George Cadman of Free Radio Santa Cruz interviews David Ray Griffin about his book, "The New Pearl Harbor; Disturbing Questions about the Bush Administration and 9/11". David Ray Griffin has been Professor of Philosophy of Religion at the Claremont School of Theology in California for over 30 years. He is the author and editor of more than 20 books.

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International Court of Justice in the Hague

Are Iraq veterans going to be treated the way Vietnam veterans were?

This report is from the Israeli government and was distributed on July 5, 2004. It documents the number of Israelis killed or wounded in attacks originating from the West Bank for 2003 and 2004. The data is further divided by those areas that are behind the completed portions of Israel's controversial security fence and those who were in areas where the fence has not yet been completed. The results are better than anyone could have imagined. So far, for 2004 there have been NO DEATHS and NO ONE INJURED for those areas where the fence has been completed. I don't like the wall/fence/barrier. I wish there was no need for it. I would greatly have preferred a politial and negotiated end to the conflict, but I realize the need for it exists to save lives. Perhaps some day the barrier can come down. I really think it is up to the Palestinian people to vanquish the terror groups that are operating within their midst and cynically recruiting their own children to be used in propaganda wars against Israel.

For peace activists who pray for a day when the violence will end, this should be good news. A passive resistance method does seem to be working to end the violence. Furthermore, with the fence up, many of the IDF checkpoint within the West Bank can be dismantled allowing Palestinians more freedom of movement within their communities.

I welcome anyone to post any data that refutes this data or can show that this data is in error.

On July 4th, as millions of Americans celebrated a 228 year legacy of slavery and genocide, about two dozen Santa Cruz residents gathered at Harvey West Park for a non-traditional barbeque.

Grilled pineapple, tofu skewers, salad mix, bread, and scones was served up by the local chapter of Food Not Bombs, who were kind enough to bring along three American flags as the main course.