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The following was printed in the first edition of The Handstand on-line : A  PLEA  FOR  PEACE  AND  JUSTICE  AMONG  WORLD  GOVERNMENTS

Sirs, Mesdames, in addressing the UN and Governments of the European Union and Internationally, may we ask how it is that another month, another day, has passed without political outcry against this dark stain of War and indiscriminate Military violence on the face of history, that has introduced the New Millennium? A historical pause in Time,which citizens of the world had hoped would introduce new moral reflection and justice.
Surely the dark night of the soul has come for the ordinary citizen who watches yet more elected men and women submitting themselves to the leadership of the puppets of power and finance. In Palestine, where the geographic core of the soul of mankind has lain as a palimpsest under the signatures of time's and mankind's wrathful hold on a concept of religious peace, that has been sweeping the world for centuries, there is now a suicidal threat, that in its true configuration has now been seen to threaten the sanity of the entire world.
The USA, in yet again dismissing the world's plea for justice and peace, that your government representatives constantly seek to push through the Security Council of the United Nations, has to be challenged by you, sirs. The UN Security Council must be re-configured and this stain on history placed in the forefront of political action this year, this month. As citizens of the world who must finally intermingle their outcry, we address you ,we ask you to admit to your inner minds the total abhorrence and despair we feel when faced with the implacable fear of yet another season of this colossal error of the “military solutions” in the structure of mankind's societies.
Only, when you men and women, who flaunt the world's achievements in the palaces and architectural splendours of Government buildings, you, whose insecurity by vote and tolerance of subject peoples brings about this intellectual puppetry and criminal corruption, only, when you bring up the problems of trust and conscience into government mandate will the citizens of the world be able to turn to you in confidence.
The route to dominance by military violence must cease. The psychological irresponsibility of freedom within the cowardice of weapons of war, that has been allowed to usher in a new millennium, that is clearly recognised by all must be placed under final censure.
.Signed Jocelyn Braddell, editor.


ART: Eamonn Dowd
........ Human Rights, L.Braddell
.........Sculpture, Benedick Tranchell
........ Photography, Orchids, J.Burris
.........The Bannerman and his Wife, Jer O'Leary
.........Photographic Essay in Stone
.........Max Beckman, Prophet
.........Algheiro Boetti,Life is Beautiful
.........Jose Bedia,RHA,Dublin
.........Australian Aboriginal Art: Copyrights & Art Across Borders - Middle East
.........Mariusz Dydo - Paintings, Sculptures,
.........AXA Internat. Piano Competition, Drawings of Competitors, j.braddell,editor
.........A Study of Art. Israel Shamir
.........Art from American Gaols
BOOKS, REVIEWS, WRITERS: Noise, Jacques Attali
.................................................... The Universe in a Nutshell, S.Hawking
.................................................... Dublin Writer's Festival, THHouligan
.................................................... A Guide to the Perplexed, Gilad Atzmon
.................................................... Interview with Alia Mamdouh,Mona Chollet
................................................... Georges Bataille, Philosopher,R.Braddell
................................................... Baudrillard A Study of Dust Breeding, report
....................................................Amiri Baraka,I Will Not Resign!
....................................................Jean Genet,The Position of Sudden Departure, by L Shahid
....................................................Sisyphus, Albert Camus
....................................................Jewish Book Week
....................................................Freedom Dreams; The Black Radical Imagination, R.D.G.Kelley
....................................................Fighting Hackers, Paranoia by Ramzy Baroud ( Editor's Desk)
....................................................One Event, Two Signs, Hasan Khader
................................................... Truth and Lies and the Legend of 9/11, Chaim Kupferberg
....................................................Sufi Stories of Nasruddin
....................................................Figures of Dissent,T.Eagleton, Review L Ruairc
....................................................Book Reviews December 2003
EUROPE: NICE is getting Nastier, THHouligan
.................EuroNews: Transnat. Foundation for Peace and Future Research
.................Europe as a Partnership of Legal Equals,Prof.A.Coughlan
.................PORTUGAL The International Peace Camp
................Why the Rise in Anti-Semitism in Europe?, Alfred M.Lilienthal
.................Blood on His Hands, John Pilger
................Africans Crossing the Sahara to Europe
................Friends of Clean Accounts, Gabriele Stauner,MEP
................Sharing Our Values, Raymond Deane
................Responsibilities and Scapegoats, Raymond Deane
................Jews for Justice, speech Ben Young, London.
................International Dialogue, A.Herrhausen Society, AVera-Savala
................George Galloway's Historic Speech
................Fidel Castro Addresses the European Union
................English Farmers Want Review of Publically Funded Science
.................Propaganda Surge Behind Howard,Letwin,Saatch
FILM: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, Luis Bunuel
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...........Dirty Little Billy, Stan Dragotti
.......... Karl Valentin
...........Recent Films,Human Intervention,by Raymond Deane
...........Mel Gibson and Michael Moore - Bus Documentary?
...........Juan C.Fresnadillo "Intacto
..........The Nazi Who Refused to Die, S.Deshpande
HISTORY: Notes from Robert Lansing, Woodrow Wilson's Adviser on Foreign Affairs
..................The Death of Queen Elizabeth 1st,by David Hume
..................Fact Finding, Modern History of Korea
IRELAND: Letter to Francis,D.Tynan; Pearse Square,L.Braddell
..................The Sunshine Cafe,D.Tynan
................. Irish, Our Language, Enda Cunningham
..................The Celtic Cross - Ancient Artefact? C.E.M.Miller
..................Brendan the Navigator, C.E.M. Miller
..................Data Protection,R.Braddell
.................Aran Islands, Photographs K.Zyla
.................John Hume, at the Agreed Ireland Forum,Beaconsfield Arts Gallery,London
.................Out on Inis Mor, Aran Islands, R.Braddell
.................INISTIOGE:.An Archaeological Sketch,B.Kirwan
.....................................Of Bands and Bandits B.Kirwan,E.Cody
.................................... Inistioge's Notorious Rapparee, Imelda Kehoe
.....................................Histories from Inistioge, from B.Kirwan
.....................................The Ominous Remark, E.Cody
.....................................Maura O'Neill, Poet of Inistioge
.....................................Photographs, Michelle Cahil
.....................................Fatal Shots on Mount Brandon
.....................................The Funeral of Lady Tighe, T.Whyte
.....................................The History of an Estate :Capt.Tighe's Death
MISCELLANEOUS WRITING:
........ Science Fiction? A Short Story
.........Innards, Alex Gordiani
.........Beduoin Tales from Raja Mattar
.........Film of Gobs,J.Vilhotti
.........Showing the Way to the Light,J.Vilhotti
.........The Stolen Childhood by Tamer
.........Strange Weather Lately, Kurt Vonnegut
.........Angry Eyes, J.L.Larocca
.........To Remember Shani Baraka
..........The Camouflage Man, J.Vilhotti
..........A Lawyer Examines the TALL TALES He Has Been Told
..........The Long Bar, THHouligan
..........Eyes Over Soothing Melodies, J.Vilhotti
..........The Fear To Be an Individual, David Cromwell
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MUSIC: . Bartok and Nationalism, R. Braddell
................Jazz Photography, R. Braddell
................Jazz Drawings, jocelyn braddell.editor.
............... Sonorities Festival Belfast, R.Braddell
................Living Music Festival,Helix,Dublin,R.Braddell
................Cork Jazz Festival,text,drawings,jb,editor
................Babatunde Olatunje, Master Drummer
................Luciano Berio, A Tribute, R.Braddell
................Remembering Johnny Cash, Tribute.
................Hood Notes on The Blues,J Burl-Smith
................The Cork Jazz Festival,j.braddell,editor
PHILOSOPHY:Options for the Mind, T.H.Houligan
........................ Options for the Mind, jocelyn braddell, editor
.........................John Rawls,Philosopher l921-2002 & Grass Roots Globalisation,T.Mertes
.........................Options for the Mind - Plato's Myth
.........................Options for the Mind May 2003 jb,editor
.........................Options for the Mind Sept.2003, jb,editor
POLITICS :AFGHANISTAN History
................................................Kites by G.Podelco.
................................................Perpetual Death from America,Prof. M.Daud Miraki
................................................Children,USA Troops prevent Rescue,Y.Ridley
................................................Ghani Khan - Renaissance Man, Dr. F.Marwat
................................................Afghan Reports Various
................................................Dr.Nakamura's Solitary Work in Afghanistan
..................PALESTINE Israel and Hamas, Rezeq Faraj
....................................... History of Palestine in Maps,R.Braddell
....................................... Marwan Barghouti biog.
....................................... The Nakbah Demons, Prof. Ilan Pappe
........................................The State of Mind, I.Shamir
........................................Ghassan Andoni,Director Internat.Solidarity Movement(ISM)," I Note.."
........................................Nablus; ISM.Reports
........................................Coalition for Justice and Peace, Rezeq Faraj
........................................Ramallah, One Day and One Night, Y.Harel
........................................A Suicide Bomber - the Aftermath, by Ewa, I.S.M.
.......................................When Will We Resist? Edward Said
.......................................Twilight Zone, Gideon Levy
........................................Rachel, by Ghassan Andoni
........................................Kloie,Nablus & Environmental Concerns
........................................Addameer re. Palestinian Prisoners
........................................Freedom of Conscience,Y.ben-Artzi (Netanyu's nephew)
........................................Arafat by Uri Avnery.
........................................The Edge of Reason by Lauri King-Irani
........................................Ambient Death in Palestine, Paul de Rooij
........................................Dismantling the Matrix of Control, Jeff Halper
........................................Beware the Cyclops by Wole Soyinka
.......................................Who Killed the Caliph?Dr.Eyad El-Sarraj
.......................................The I.S.M. by Joseph Phelan
.......................................The Meaning of Rachel Corrie, Edward Said
.......................................The city of the Moon, Israel Shamir
.......................................The I.S.M. is a Non-Violent Organisation, TWallace and R.Sainath
.......................................Help Through Partnership, Not Domination, Ghassan Andoni
.......................................Dreams and Delusions, Edward Said
.......................................Hardy's Thrush, Edward Said
.......................................The Palestine Water for Life Campaign
.......................................Sydney Peace Prize : Dr.Hanan Ashrawi
.......................................Mahmoud Darwish: Farewell to E.Said
.......................................The Waiting Game, Ahdaf Soueif
.............................IRAQ Should we go to War against these Children?,J.Pilger
........................................Staying Alive by Ahdaf Soueif
........................................Snakes Alive! Thanks be for St.Patrick...
........................................Conscience of Humanity by Pope John Paul
........................................British Soldiers Conscientious Objectors and in Israel
........................................My Brother Marines are Dying for Nothing Again,R.S.Finnegan
........................................Robert Fisk interview by A.Goodman
........................................Radioactive Weapons and Debris Litter Iraq
........................................Cluster Bombs in Iraq
........................................Crisis Report from Baghdad, Yasmin Hannouna
........................................Cover-up of U.S. Role in Looting.Archaeology Monthly
........................................We All Died, by Nick Rosen
.........................................The Real Reason for War Begins to Appear, K al-Sharqi
.........................................The U.S. Never Intended Build Up Iraq, But to Destroy It?
.........................................Cancel the Contracts! Ditch the Deals! Naomi Klein
..........................ISRAEL Letter from Itamar Shachar
........................................An Urgent Warning,Prof.Avraham Oz
........................................Sharon's Fingerprints on the Suicide Bomb (Gaza Diary)
........................................Tul Karem by Prof. Ilan Pappe
........................................Settlements, A User Guide, Gabriel Ashe
........................................Israel's Most Common Mistakes. Gilad Atzmon
........................................Partition is No Longer a Viable Option, M.Benvenisti
........................................In the Beginning was the Word and the Word was Sabra
........................................Five to Midnight, Israel Shamir
........................................Ariel Sharon's Plan: Remove Palestinians from "Israel"Gordon Thomas
........................................Israel's New War Machine Opens the Abyss,J.Brooks
........................................Israel's Latin-American Trail of Terror, J Bigwood
.............................U.S.A. Media-Sizzle for an Army of Fun.N.Solomon
........................................Letter to Kofi Annan, U.N. , Lane Pope
....................................... Eugene Debs speech "Against War"
........................................Get Tough With Israel, Brigadier General J.J.David
........................................Bush Is'nt a Moron, He's a Cunning Sociopath, Bev Conover
........................................Noam Chomsky, Interview with Mark Thomas
........................................Economic Sanctions, A Weapon of Mass Destruction, Joy Gordon
........................................Homo Petrolophagos,Luciana Bohne
........................................From the Editor's Desk, Bev Conover,Onlinejournal.com
........................................Women of the World, Mumia Abu Jamal
........................................Noam Chomsky interviewed by Michael Albert
.........................................The Mother of All Racial Preferences, T.Wise, Znet
.........................................Senate: Lifting the Ban, Low-yield Nuclear Weapons
.........................................Trotsky's Legacy to American Neo-Conservatives by Jeet Heer
.........................................Letter to Our Afro-American Sisters and Brothers - Latino Activists
.........................................Down-Under with D.U. - DUBYA? by Dr. Rokke
.........................................The Road Not Taken, John Kaminski
.........................................Victum Dictum,Language of Domination, Reanna Brooks
.........................................Ron Kovich, Reborn, by T.Gilmer
.........................................Def Sham? Amadi Ajamu
.........................................The President A Horse, His Vice-President the Rider, Jim Lobe
.........................................The American International System of Justice, A. Abunimah
.........................................Uncensored Gore by Marc Cooper
.........................................Remembering JFK: His Executive Order on the Dollar
.........................................Cynthia McKinney,Celebrating the Vision,Enduring the Struggle
.........................................Protect the Right to Know
.........................................Dude, Where's My Country?, Michael Moore
.............YUGOSLAVIA: Interview with Milosevic, N Varkevisser & J Israel
........................................Gypsies in Kosova, Paul Polansky
........................................Milcho Manchevski and the Macedonian Clues
........................................Milosevic Calls for Defence Centre, J.Israel
.........CONTROVERSY: Who Let the Cat Out of the Bag? I.Shamir
.........................................Let Us Enquire about the Red Cross
........................................Who Are the Real TERRORists? A.Feitz
........................................Bali Halloween, I.Shamir
........................................Robert Fisk,At Your Cab Stop, by Hal Womack
........................................Turning the World into Hell? David Cromwell,ZNet
........................................The Elders of Zion and the Masters of Discourse.I.Shamir
........................................On Pests, Weeds and Terrorists, V.Shiva
........................................Powell - Blair Iraq Dossier, J.Steinberg
........................................Chasing Chimeras? Roadmap to more Conflict?I.I.Nawwab
........................................Demographic Politics, Sterilisation.
........................................The Arab Condition, Edward Said
........................................Why are so Many African Govt.s Corrupt? D.Montague
........................................Revolution for a Global Peace, Dieter Duhm
........................................The Main Focus of Anti-Global Protest, Yves Engler
........................................Anserable to No-one, J.Chuckman
....................................... Leo Strauss,Founding Father Neo-Cons.
........................................Deep Roots of Islamophobia, James Brooks
........................................Chief Prosecuter of International Criminal Court Interviewed
........................................Journalism: War on Free Press, Ramzy Baroud
.........................................20thCentury Revisionism, Simon Jones
........................................Plenty of Bloody Hands to Go Round,Alton Raines
........................................Amnesty: Interview with Dr.Francis Boyle
........................................Human Civilisation is Drowning in a Sea of Lies,L.N Smith
...................MONEY Conference, Internat Finance, Fidel Castro
..................................Hard Landing by Craig Harris, Economics by Prof.M.Qumsiyeh
..................................Law and Money Anomalies Considered.
..................................Debt-Free Money Reform, James Robertson
.................................Controlling the World's Money System, Joan Veon
SCIENCES: Sellafield Semantics byDr. R.E.Blackith
.................... Water Conservation in the Mediterranean Basin
.....................Neutrons and other Nuclear Ideas
....................Welcome to the BabyLab,Guardian newspaper.
....................BioWarfare and Terrorism, Prof. Francis Boyle
....................Rainwater Harvest
....................World Water Forum; Overvue M.E. water Resources
....................Cosmic Lebensraum; US Space Wars?...L.Wirbel
....................The Institute of Science in Society(I.S.I.S), Launch.
....................The Case for a GM Gree Sustainable World - I.S.I.S.
....................A Machine to End War? Nikolei Tesla
....................Dark Energy, Dark Matter, Galactic Research
.....................Biggest Solar Flare Ever Recorded
.....................R.F.I.D.What Is It?
.....................A Black Hole With A Musical Note,RRBritt
THEATRE: Al Midan Theatre, Haifa, j.braddell,editor
THE POET: jocelyn braddell,editor
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....................Somebody Blew-up America, Amiri Baraka
....................Poems to Share,Doreen Miller
....................Happy as a Pig in Shite!,jocelyn braddell, editor
....................3.Poems,jocelyn braddell editor
................... Zeinab Habash
....................A Moment of Silence,Emanuel Ortiz
....................James Kelly
...................Amilcar Cabral
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...................Illusions, C.E.M.Miller
....................Vance Hinton and Robin Asantewaa
....................Brendan O'Beirne
....................Speak Out, Lawrence Ferlinghetti
....................Fred Johnston
.....................Song for Palestine, anonymous
....................Spring Tide, C.E.M.Miller
.....................Amanuensis,jocelyn braddell,editor
....................Six Tablets of Poems by Rumi
....................A Woman on the Stones, jocelyn braddell,editor
.....................Mississippi Godamn, Nina Simone - Memorial
.....................Vincent White
....................With Wide Open Eyes, McBett
....................Dave Lordan
....................The Mirror Boat, Fred Johnston
....................Ashley Archer
....................Tenor Man, Joseph Nyerere
....................Opal P Adisa
....................Three Poems at the Lara,jocelyn braddell,editor
....................Have You Seen Her? jocelyn braddell,editor
.....................Poems by Zeinab Habash
....................An Early Poem, Dylan Thomas

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