The New American articles from October 2001

The New American archives from October 2001

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
October 8, 2001... Kudos to Jasper I wish to express my gratitude to THE NEW AMERICAN for having such a fine staff of writers. Writers whom we can depend upon for their accuracy. With truth as our only weapon, it is wonderful to have it in the form of THE...

America Under Siege.(attack on the World Trade Center, 2001)
October 8, 2001... Terrorists have struck hard at the heart of our great nation. The challenge now is to deal swift, sure justice to the perpetrators while preserving our essential freedoms. Within a few hours on September 11th, our nation was struck by four...

Annan Tours UN "Re-education" Camp.(secretary-general Kofi Annan of the United Nations)(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... In what must be considered a surreal spectacle, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan paid a visit to the northern Rwanda village of Nkumba, where he was entertained by 600 veterans of the Rwandan killing fields. As we've reported previously (see "A...

UN Recruits Mugabe's Killers as Kosovo "Peacekeepers".(dictator Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe)(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... Just in time for the UN's World Conference on Racism in Durban, South Africa, Zimbabwe's Marxist dictator Robert Mugabe escalated his campaign to liquidate that nation's white farmers. At the same time, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) were...

He Said/She Said in the Balkans.(more arrests of war criminals expected in Yugoslavia)(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... Calling for more arrests of alleged war criminals in Yugoslavia, UN prosecutor Carla del Ponte asserted on September 4th that Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic agreed to cooperate with the Hague tribunal and transfer former Bosnian Serb...

The Pentagon and Propaganda.(war movies)(Buyers Guide)(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... As reported by the August 31st South China Morning Post, according to recently released military documents, "Hollywood filmmakers have frequently changed story lines, altered history and amended scripts at the request of the Pentagon." The...

Peacekeepers as Pedophiles.(child molesters among the United Nations peacekeeping troops)(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... During the Senate debate over ratifying the League of Nations Covenant, Senator William Borah (R-Idaho) warned that a world "peacekeeping army" would consist of "the gathered scum of the nations organized into a conglomerate international...

Radicals, Celebs Turn Out for Mumia Abu-Jamal.(murderer convicted to die gets help from some of his publicity-seeking friends)(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... The professional compassion lobby was out in force in Philadelphia on August 17th. The Rev. Jesse Jackson, actor Ossie Davis, former comedian Dick Gregory, radical poet Sonia Sanchez, and the Lesbian Avengers joined about 1,000 demonstrators at...

Computerized Euthanasia.(computer program: life or death decisons)(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... As 83-year-old Sam J. Calderone lingered in a coma following a devastating stroke, his adult daughters, faced with the question of whether to put him on life support, turned to a computer program called LifePath. They did this for help "in...

Bush Cites Executive Privilege -- To Protect Clinton.(George W. Bush, president, Bill Clinton, ex-president)(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... Among those who thought that Executive Branch obstructionism would end with the departure of the Clinton administration was Congressman Dan Burton (R-Ind.). But Rep. Burton, who heads the House Government Reform Committee, has been stymied by...

Communist China Encourages North Korea.(President Jiang Zemin of China visits North Korea)(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... Communist China and North Korea recently solidified their relationship when Chinese President Jiang Zemin made a trip to Pyongyang that ended on September 5th. According to a September 5th Washington Post report, Jiang's visit to the North...

A Supra-National Police Force for Europe?
October 8, 2001... The violent July demonstrations at the Genoa summit of the G-8 leaders has provided an excuse to call for a special pan-European "riot police." After two days of talks in Rome, Interior Minister Otto Schily of Germany and his Italian...

NATO to Police Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?(questionable Middle East peace plan by New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman)(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... New York Times foreign affairs columnist Thomas L. Friedman has a grand design for a Middle East peace settlement: Deploy NATO to conduct a Kosovo-style "peacekeeping" mission to Israel. "Obviously, first there would have to be a cease-fire...

Reno Makes a Run for It.(former Attorney General Janet Reno will run for governor of Florida)(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... Former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno has thrown her hat into the ring for the governorship of Florida. According to a September 4th Washington Post report, Reno officially entered the race that day as a Democratic candidate. Supposedly...

U.S. Has "No Objections" to China's Nuclear Buildup.(the Bush administration, in an apparent effort to pursue its missile defense plans, has dropped its objections to China's nuclear buildup)(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... According to a September 2nd New York Times article, unnamed senior Bush administration officials have indicated that the White House intends to soften its traditional anti-nuclear proliferation doctrine by dropping objections to China's...

PETA Drops Insensitive Pro-Shark Ad Campaign.(People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), the radical "animal rights" group, pulled an ad campaign urging sympathy for sharks following a series of shark attacks along the Atlantic Coast that left two people dead and two severely...

"Protecting" Students from God.(People For the American Way organization warns against increased Bible study in US schools)(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... The Internet website of the left-wing People For the American Way warns: "As a new school year begins across the country, parents, students, teachers and school officials in many districts will find themselves confronted by right-wing efforts...

Bush Stem Cell Policy Worse Than Clinton's.(embryonic stem cell research, under the Clinton and Bush administrations)(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... The New York Times reported on August 18th that scientists "may find there are fewer restrictions on research with embryonic stem cells under the Bush administration than they would have faced under the Clinton administration, whose guidelines...

Pro-Life Convoy Shows Shocking Truth of "Choice".(Center for Bio-Ethical Reform's advertising utilizes graphic abortion photos)(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... The pro-life creators of the "Reproductive Choice Campaign" are proclaiming their rolling billboard project a "shocking success." Meanwhile, pro-abortion forces are fuming. In July, drivers on California's freeways began seeing the ugly truth...

What About Abortion Victims?(controversial research on fetal pain)(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... According to a panel of experts appointed by the British government's Medical Research Council, an unborn child "may be able to feel pain as early as 20 weeks into pregnancy, a finding that suggests pain relief should be considered for the...

Abolishing Our Borders.(President Vicente Fox of Mexico pushes for US amnesty to all illegal Mexican immigrants)
October 8, 2001... Amnesty for illegal Mexican immigrants is only part of larger drive to erase the U.S.-Mexican border and to create a regional power bloc in this hemisphere la the European Union. Mexican President Vicente Fox's September state visit to the...

Locking Up Our Lands.(proposed Conservation and Reinvestment Act calls for increased government ownership of land)
October 8, 2001... Though the federal government already owns one-third of all land in the United States, still more landgrabs are being planned through the Conservation and Reinvestment Act. How do you create a seemingly unstoppable bill in Congress? Step...

China's Man in America.(insurance executive Maurice Greenberg lobbies for China's interests)
October 8, 2001... Financial mogul Maurice Greenberg presides over a vast and expanding insurance empire. Meanwhile, he consorts with and lobbies for the barbaric Communist regime in Beijing. Maurice R. "Hank" Greenberg leads a charmed and busy life. As...

The UN Conference on Racism.
October 8, 2001... The The United Nations conference against racism ended September 7th, after a week of hostility, rancor -- and racism. Officially convened as the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance...

Southern Hospitality.(South Carolina citizens go out of their way to help during an automobile breakdown)(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... During the holiday season last December, Michael B. Merrill, pastor of the Parma Free Methodist Church in Hilton, New York, and his family decided to take a quick vacation to Florida. All went well until they reached rural South Carolina and...

Achiever.(the many achievements of blind high school student Quinton Williams)(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... Quinton Williams of Riverton, Utah, recently began his senior year at Riverton High School. Earlier this year, while a junior, he received a $25,000 national scholarship (and a $2,500 state-level Tribute Award) from the American Association of...

Subway Samaritan.(maintenance supervisor Patrick Ramnauth is awarded a Carnegie Medal for intervening in a knife attack)(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... Dawn M. Malcolm, 30, of Brooklyn, New York, was sitting in a subway car on July 14, 1999 when a stranger approached her and, without provocation, slashed one of her hands with a knife. Patrick Ramnauth, 50, a maintenance supervisor, was sitting...

Only in Canada.(British Columbia policeman rescues baby ducks, after being led to them by their mother)(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... On July 11th, police officer Ray Peterson was walking his beat in Vancouver, British Columbia, when a duck waddled up and grabbed him by a pant leg. "I thought it was a bit goofy, so I shoved it away," he later recalled, but the bird persisted,...

The In-Laws.(family argument and shooting incident in Kentucky)(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... Jerry Ruby and Billy R. Hager of Owenton, Kentucky, are brothers-in-law (their wives are sisters). The Hagers, however, are in the midst of a divorce. On August 3rd, Mrs. Hager asked Jerry to help move a truck from the Hager property, which he...

Life-saving Performance.
October 8, 2001... Brian Walters, 26, is a part-time San Francisco music promoter. He met Deandre Johnson, 32, at a recent performance and invited Johnson to visit his apartment for an apparent business meeting. At around 10:30 p.m. on August 14th, Walters buzzed...

THE RIGHT ANSWERS.(state lotteries, and other topics)(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... Q. Who are the biggest purchasers of state lottery tickets? -- R.S., Northglenn, Colo. A. Sold as voluntary moneymakers for states, more than half of all state lottery tickets are bought by about 5 percent of the population. Testifying...

CORRECTION, PLEASE!(corrections in a report of ethnic Albanians turing over weapons to NATO troops)(this and other items are discussed)(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... Another Balkan Intervention ITEM: "Hundreds of ethnic Albanian fighters lined up to hand in their weapons to NATO troops," reported the August 28th New York Times, which headlined how "smoothly" things were going. The operation is...

Class-action Communism.(questionable activities of the legal profession throughout history)(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... There was a time when the legal profession teemed with defenders of individual liberty. No seriously -- it did. In his 1789 History of the American Revolution, David Ramsay recorded that of the delegates to the 1774 Continental...

FROM THE EDITOR.(terrorist attacks in the United States)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
October 22, 2001... GARY BENOIT If evil could be eliminated from the hearts of men, there would be no more terrorism and no more tyranny. There would be no need for the government to protect us from evildoers and no need for the people to pay any attention to...

The UN Is Not Your Friend.(United Nations)
October 22, 2001... Behind the mask of peace, brotherhood, and universal understanding, the United Nations promotes terror and tyranny in order to achieve its real objective: world government. Few if any Americans gave thought to the fact that the September...

When Globalists Tell the Truth.(quotes by politicians on United Nations' role in international affairs)
October 22, 2001... Supporters of a global socialist order often display amazing candor in defining their vision for the world. There is a chance for the President of the United States to use this disaster [the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks] to carry out what...

Perpetual War -- Unending Terror.(United Nations)
October 22, 2001... A photographic history of the United Nations The United Nations, we have been told, is the world's "last, best hope for peace." Peaceful resolution of conflicts and harmony among nations are noble aspirations shared by all decent people....

Building the UN Army.(United Nations)
October 22, 2001... Following a seemingly innocuous plan for peace through disarmament, the United States has been gradually turning control of the U.S. military over to the United Nations. At her press conference on September 19, 2001, our nation's national...

Attacking Our Courts.(America under United Nations jurisdiction)
October 22, 2001... Through its proposed subsidiary, the International Criminal Court, the United Nations is plotting the ultimate subversion: The destruction of the American judiciary system. Pearl Harbor, the terrorist attack on America -- some events change...

Civilian Disarmament.
October 22, 2001... The goal of UN disarmament programs is to take weapons away from private citizens as well as national militaries, giving the world body a monopoly of power. Much of what the United Nations does and intends to do is clouded by double-talk,...

The UN Attack on Property.(United Nations)
October 22, 2001... Ownership of the fruits of one's labor is essential to liberty. By its efforts to abolish the right to private property, the UN has shown that it cares nothing for individual freedom. Across America property owners are under concerted...

The Global Taxman.(global taxation for everybody)
October 22, 2001... One small step at a time, advocates of global government are pushing schemes for global taxation as part of the plan to mold the United Nations into a world government. So you think you pay enough taxes? That your crippling tax liabilities...

UN Attack on World Population.(United Nations)
October 22, 2001... To UN family planners, human life is not sacred but is a plague afflicting "Mother Earth" that needs to be cured by coercive population control programs. Decent people everywhere are horrified when they learn of China's indescribably...

Children of the State.(United Nations socialist policies)
October 22, 2001... To create its world socialist dictatorship, the UN is working to undermine traditional family values and indoctrinate children with the values and ideology of global government. Apparent concern for the welfare of children has been UNICEF's...

A World Without the UN.(United Nations)
October 22, 2001... Our Founding Fathers set America on a course for peace, security, and friendly relations with all nations. In a world without the UN, we can return to this non-interventionist path. The fruits of more than a half-century of United Nations...

The Way to Win.(G. Vance Smith is chief executive officer of The John Birch Society)(Interview)
October 22, 2001... Interview of G. Vance Smith To preserve American independence and freedom, dogged determination must be combined with a sound strategy for victory. The John Birch Society provides both. G. Vance Smith is chief executive officer of The...

The UN and the Occult.(United Nations)(Brief Article)
October 22, 2001... The UN's "Meditation Room" (left) is a sort of New Age monument to the many UN-affiliated New Age and occultic groups like the Lucis Trust and the UN's Society for Enlightenment and Transformation. Stained glass near the entrance to the...