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> AlterNet Launches New " Understanding Terrorism " Page

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> Since September 11, hundreds of thousands of readers have turned

> to AlterNet for the in-depth background information and analysis

> they need to understand 9-11's terrible events. We continue our

> coverage with the fourth in a series of special pages:

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> Terrorism and Counter-terrorism

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> Featuring

> - Ten Things to Know about Terrorism

> - insights into the terrorist mindset

> - leftist excuses for past terrorism

> - investigations of the Al Qaeda network

> - an interview with Osama bin Laden

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> Also today on the AlterNet frontpage:

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> 10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT TERRORISM

> Mark LeVine, AlterNet

> How does an act of terrorism differ from an act of war? What

> is the history of terrorism? Find out in this 10-point summary.

> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=11647

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> AFTER THE ATTACKS, CRISIS LOOMS FOR CHARITIES

> Rood, AlterNet

> Many nonprofits fear that despite the huge giving to disaster

> relief efforts, many of the nation's 1.7 million charities

> will be left hard up for money in the wake of 9-11.

> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=11655

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> ENVIRONMENTALISTS RE-CHECK PRIORITIES, STRATEGY AFTER 9-11

> J.A. Savage, AlterNet

> National green organizations fear being tainted as un-American

> for continuing to oppose Bush's anti-environmental policies,

> and are significantly shifting their strategies.

> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=11656

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> A MESSAGE TO TROOPS, WOULD-BE TROOPS AND OTHER YOUTH

> Jeff Paterson, AlterNet

> The first active-duty military resister of the Persian Gulf

> War talks about his refusal to kill people in the Middle East,

> and why today's soldiers should do the same.

> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=11648

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> OF CANNABIS AND COMPASSION

> Sid Tafler, Monday Magazine

> A trip through the (not so) underground cannabis culture in

> British Columbia, Canada. Is the world ready for the

> marijuana revolution?

> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=11643

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> DREAMING OF WAR

> Ellen Willis, The Nation

> Will our nation's new confrontation with real terror kill our

> taste for the vicarious kind? Perhaps, but we will be no less

> susceptible to illusion.

> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=11657

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> THE LONG TERM AFFECTS OF THE ATTACKS FOR LOW-INCOME AMERICANS

> Torie Osborn, WorkingForChange

> For millions of Americans living in poverty or teetering at

> the brink, the attack on the World Trade Center has imperiled

> any slight gains made in recent years.

> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=11659

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> WAIVING THE FLAG

> Aubry Kaplan, LA Weekly

> I understand America's need to fly flags, our need for symbols

> bigger than the biggest words. Then why was I shocked when my

> husband brought one home?

> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=11646

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> VISIONARY AND LEADER PASSES ON

> Farah Jasmine , LISTEN Inc.

> This Monday saw the unfortunate death of Sullivan, the

> founder and president of LISTEN Inc., a unique youth development

> organization. She will be greatly missed around the country.

> * In WireTap: http://www.wiretapmag.org

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> HYBRID CARS ARE READY, ARE YOU?

> Ross , Conscious Choice

> War in the Middle East could mean higher gas prices. That

> makes electric and hybrid cars a good choice for even the

> not-so-eco-minded driver.

> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=11628

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> TRACKING TERRORIST MONEY -- TOO HOT FOR U.S. TO HANDLE?

> Lucy Komisar, Pacific News Service

> A controversial European book that exposed the secret banking

> systems possibly used by terrorists remains unpublished in the

> U.S. Ironically, Rudy Giuliani may already know its details.

> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=11650

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> REICH: FED RESPONSE IS TOO TEPID

> Reich, AlterNet

> Alan Greenspan is pushing on a wet noodle. Instead of interest

> rate cuts or corporate tax cuts, the government should cut

> payroll taxes by $100 billion over the next 12 months.

> http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=11658

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