Month: October 2005

Traprock homepage “But Iran’s nuclear program may have already taken a decisive step in the direction of nuclear weapons in recent weeks. According to information obtained by SPIEGEL, the president has placed himself at the head of a new “Control Center for Nuclear Issues,” which is managed by his friends, the Revolutionary Guards. This enables… Continue reading DER SPIEGEL on: “The Threat from Tehran”

“NO one should die for a lie!” Cindy Sheehan insists, in front of the White House. Please raise your voice with hers. IN THIS ISSUE ————— 1. Bells for 100,000 dead in Iraq, Greenfld, Noon, Friday 2. 100,000 Signatures? MA Download any hour, any night, http://www.homefromiraqnow.org 3. Protest Fund-raiser at Copley Plaza Friday, Boston, 5pm… Continue reading Bells for 100,000, 100,000 Signatures! Protest at Copley, Saturday: Nukes Conference, DC Rally, Boston Rally, In Northampton: Nonviolent Peaceforces – How? + Lui Collins, Deerfield

Student antiwar activists chart way forward By Michael Smith | October 28, 2005 | Reprinted with the kind permission of Socialist Worker http://www.socialistworker.org/2005-2/563/563_11_CAN.shtml BERKELEY, Calif.–More than 650 college and high school students, parents and community activists from across the country participated in this past weekend’s On the Frontlines counter-recruitment conference at the University of California-Berkeley.… Continue reading Student antiwar activists chart way forward

NRC gives VT Yankee the hot gas, then turns off their radar guns. By Sally Shaw, October 26, 2005 The VT Yankee Nuclear Reactor Uprate may have deleterious effects on public health, but the public may never know about them. On Oct. 21, NRC spokesman Neil Sheehan said the agency had completed its draft review… Continue reading NRC gives VT Yankee the hot gas, then turns off their radar guns.

As number of U.S. soldiers killed nears 2,000… Maimed in Bush’s war October 21, 2005 reprinted with permission of Socialist Worker ERIC RUDER looks at the spiraling cost of the war in Iraq–in human lives. “WE DON’T do body counts on other people,” said Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld in November 2003. Since the beginning of… Continue reading As number of U.S. soldiers killed nears 2,000…

October 13, 2005 – Scott Ritter has had to postpone tomorrow’s event in Amherst. It will be rescheduled. Scott apologizes for any inconvenience this has caused, as does Traprock. We will announce a rescheduled event soon. We will provide an educational program at the Jones Library, Amherst at 7 PM on October 14th for those… Continue reading Scott Ritter talk postponed

The confrontation at the bridge How Katrina unleashed a storm of racism October 14, 2005 reprinted with permission of Socialist Worker ERIC RUDER reports on a confrontation at a bridge out of flooded New Orleans–between armed police and people trying to get out of the devastated city. THE HUNDREDS of people–a mixture of New Orleans… Continue reading The confrontation at the bridge – How Katrina unleashed a storm of racism

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS 1. Nonviolence Film Series, (Wed.-Shelburne Falls; Thurs.-Deerfield) 2. Scott Ritter in Amherst, reservations recommended, Fri., 10/14 3. An 18-second Margin to Meltdown? Address for 2 men on the Vermont Public Service Board 4. Traprock II, downtown? 5. “College not Combat” Berkeley Conference, 10/21-23 6. Bring Them Home Now Tour – Press Conference Audio… Continue reading News Highlights

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS 1. Today, Thursday, October 6, 11AM SOLIDARITY MARCH WITH HCC ANTI-WAR STUDENTS Starts at G Building, near the center of Holyoke Community College campus, west of US91 in Holyoke, Massachusetts. March for Free Speech! March Against the War in Iraq! March for College, Not Combat! The UMass-Amherst Anti-War coalition, in solidarity with HCC… Continue reading Oct 6 Traprock News – Solidarity w/students; Sternglass comes Oct 7

Traprock Homepage http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/americas/3025737.stm Published: 2003/05/13 23:15:50 GMT Congress moves to back tactical nukes By Steve Schifferes BBC News Online in Washington Congress moves closer to approving a new generation of small tactical nuclear weapons, despite the warnings of arms control experts. The US House of Representatives looks set to approve funds for the research and… Continue reading Congress moves to back tactical nukes