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[OPIRG-EVENTS] (Sat Apr 27) 9/11: PRETEXT for WAR: Zwicker & Chossudovsky




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Title:      SEPTEMBER 11: A PRETEXT for WAR

When: 	    Saturday, April 27,  7:00 - 9:30 p.m.

What:       PRESENTATIONS by: Michel Chossudovsky and Barrie Zwicker
             Barrie and Michel will discuss how the terrorist attacks 
of September 11 have been used as a pretext to unleash the so-called 
"War on Terrorism" whose real purpose is to project U.S. military, 
political and economic control over Central Asia and elsewhere.

             VIDEO: "The Great Deception" (about 30 minutes)
             Barrie's controversial new video will also be shown.

Where:	    Room 203, Montpetit Hall,
	    125 University Ave.
	    University of Ottawa.   See campus map: http://www.uottawa.ca/map/
             (One block west of King Edward Ave., between Osgoode St., 
aka Thomas-More & Somerset St. E., aka Marie-Curie)

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:

    *  MICHEL CHOSSUDOVSKY
An internationally acclaimed scholar, Michel Chossudovsky writes 
extensively on the civilian toll of globalization, the IMF, World 
Bank, NATO, US foreign policy and most recently, the wars against 
Yugoslavia and Afghanistan.  He is co-editor of the new magazine 
"Global Outlook."  The premiere issue, called "Stop the War," focuses 
on the hidden agenda behind the so-called 'War on Terrorism.'
More info:
http://www.globalresearch.ca/
http://www.transnational.org/tff/people/m_chossudovsky.html

    *  BARRIE ZWICKER
A long-time journalist and media critic, Barrie Zwicker hosts Vision 
TV's weekly "Insight Media File" which recently broadcast a 
controversial series of his illustrated commentaries, called "The 
Great Deception." In these commentaries, Barrie dares to question the 
official version of what really happened on September 11.
More info:
http://hamilton.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=972&group=webcast
http://www.visiontv.ca/programs/insight/insight.htm

This event is being organized by:
   * Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade (COAT)
   * NOWAR/PAIX (Network to Oppose War and Racism/
     Pacte contre l'agression, l'intolérance et la xénophobie)
   * Ontario Public Interest Research Group - Ottawa

Endorsed by:
   * Centre for Research on Globalisation
   * Global Outlook
   * Muslim Students' Association
   * Peace and Environment Resource Centre
   * Women's International League for Peace & Freedom / Canada

For more information, contact us at:
   613-523-1077
   nowar_paix@flora.org   (NOWAR/PAIX)
   ad207@ncf.ca           (COAT)


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