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From: openDemocracy [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 22 January 2004 23:59
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Subject: Europe, Asia - Iowa!!
EUROPE, ASIA IOWA!!
This week www.openDemocracy.net reports from three continents on little
people, big business, and even bigger ideas about democracy. Caspar
Henderson concludes five exhilarating days at Mumbai s World Social Forum;
Simon Zadek warms up at the elite World Economic Forum in Davos, and
Todd Gitlin s second column on the American election reads a lesson in
the Iowa snowfall.
Plus: Iraqi poet Khalid Kishtainy s satirical take on suicide bombing
(yes, really).
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THE WEEK'S TOP FIVE
EDITOR'S NOTE: WE ARE ALL AMERICANS NOW
The US presidential election is a world event. The new weekly column by
Todd Gitlin is at the heart of openDemocracy's coverage, says ANTHONY
BARNETT
http://www.opendemocracy.net/themes/article-3-1692.jsp
DAVOS DIARY
SIMON ZADEK, of NGO Accountability, reports daily from the high-altitude
World Economic Forum with corporate and government leaders in Davos.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/forums/thread.jspa?
forumID=128&threadID=42169&tstart=0
THE BALANCE OF FOLLIES
The patriotic duty of Palestinians? To stay in bed. The interest of
Israelis? To let them be. Iraqi poet KHALID KISHTAINY S unique
perspective on endless violence.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article-2-97-1686.jsp
IS THIS HOW TO TREAT A FRIEND?
Iraqi Kurds are worried that the US will again deny their right to rule
themselves, warns AYUB NURI
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article-2-95-1687.jsp
CENSOR THIS: IRAN'S WEB OF LIES
Iran s censors have a new enemy: the internet. Users of new media in the
country are discovering their power to expose, reports HOSSEIN DERAKHSHAN
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article-8-85-1683.jsp
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COLUMNS
OUR ELECTION YEAR: DEMOCRATS GET REAL
Democratic voters are teaching their party to fight smart, argues Todd
Gitlin
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article-3-77-1689.jsp
GLOBAL SECURITY: RETHINKING WAR
Afghanistan and Iraq are forcing the United States to re-examine its
military doctrine. Paul Rogers asks: will it go deep enough?
http://www.opendemocracy.net/themes/article-2-1688.jsp
GLOBOLOG: THE WHOLE WORLD IS HERE
Through five hectic days at the World Social Forum in Mumbai, Caspar
Henderson sent these punchy, flavoursome reports
http://www.opendemocracy.net/themes/article-6-1690.jsp
WORLD DIARY: STARBUCKS, ATKINS AND PLASTIC SURGERY
French discrimination, swelling markets, Chinese kissing
http://www.opendemocracy.net/other_content/article-1691-worlddiary.jsp
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