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Remember, no matter what the facts say, just keep repeating to yourself: This is not a ghetto. This is not a ghetto. This is not a ghetto.... A West Bank checkpoint managed by a private security company is not allowing Palestinians to pass through with large water bottles and some food items, Haaretz has learned.... The private security company Modi'in Ezrahi...stops Palestinian workers from passing through the checkpoint with the following items: Large bottles of frozen water, large bottles of soft drinks, home-cooked food, coffee, tea and the spice zaatar... continua / continued [55613] [ 01-jul-2009 22:09 ECT ]

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First written in 1972, it was updated in a 2003 edition that's every bit as relevant now - thus this review focusing on Hudson's new preface, introduction, and detailed account of the book's theme. He revisited it in his 2008-09 Project Censored award- winning article titled: "Economic Meltdown - The 'Dollar Glut' is What Finances America's Global Military Build-up" in which he explains the following - the "inter-related dynamics" of: -- "surplus (US) dollars pouring into the rest of the world for yet further financial speculation and corporate takeovers;" -- global central banks "recyl(ing) these dollar inflows (into) US Treasury bonds to finance the federal US budget deficit; and most important (but most suppressed in the US media),"-- "the military character of the US payments deficit and the domestic federal budget deficit.".. continua / continued [55612] [ 01-jul-2009 22:03 ECT ]

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:: If you find this site informative, please donate - every onation helps us keep Babil Province Human Rights Commission president Fawziya al Jashami revealed that detainees in Babil p with costs. Thanks. Province have been subjected to tortures and sexusal abuses. In her press release Fawziya said the members of the commission have revealed during their visit to Hilla city prisons especially in Big Crimes Prsion that detainees are subjected to tortures under so-called investigation processes... continua / continued [55611] [ 01-jul-2009 21:54 ECT ]

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L'Assemblea Generale dichiara he: la soggezione dei opoli a dominio traniero, conquista e sservimento ostituisce una egazione dei diritti mani fondamentali, contraria alla Carta elle Nazioni Unite ed un impedimento alla romozione della pace della cooperazione mondiali. utti i popoli hanno iritto all' autodeterminazione; in virtù di ale diritto essi evono liberamente eterminare il loro tatus politico e beramente erseguire il loro viluppo economico, ociale e culturale".

A Secret History of Dissent in the All-Volunteer Military Tom Engelhardt & Dahr Jamail On May 1st at Fort Hood in central Texas, Specialist Victor Agosto wrote on a counseling statement, which is actually a punitive U.S. Army memo: "There is no way I will deploy to Afghanistan. The occupation is immoral and unjust. It does not make the American people any safer. It has the opposite effect." Ten days later, he refused to obey a direct order from his company commander to prepare to deploy and was issued a second counseling statement. On that one he wrote, "I will not obey any orders I deem to be immoral or illegal." Shortly thereafter, he told a reporter, "I'm not willing to participate in this occupation, knowing it is completely wrong. It's a matter of what I'm willing to live with.".. continua / continued [55610] [ 01-jul-2009 21:48 ECT ]

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“ARE YOU A SUBVERSIVE?” Desertpeace :: Newsletter ...Little did that Immigration Officer know, but in the United States I WAS considered a subversive…. in fact, I carried with me a ten page document of allegations against me from Army 'Intelligence’ which ended with the words "Your entrance into any branch of the Armed Forces at any time would be detrimental to the security of our nation." How much more of a ’subversive’ can one hope to be? It would be ’safe’ to say that I owe my life to the FBI. The document I mentioned above was full of information provided by them. Their 'planted’ informants knew the exact date and time that I joined the Communist Party of the United States. They knew every move I made during all my years of activity... continua / continued [55609] [ 01-jul-2009 17:18 ECT ]

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Yesterday, the Israeli Navy boarded the Free Gaza Movement boat, SPIRIT OF HUMANITY and kidnapped the 21 human rights activists, humanitarian workers and activists on their way to Gaza. As of today, none of them have had the right to see an attorney even though they came to the detention center to see them. The Free Gaza Movement is calling for their release and the release of our boat, seized in international waters off the coast of Gaza as our SPOT locator clearly shows. But more importantly, twenty-one internationals can get headlines. What about the 11,000 Palestinians who languish in jail, many of them tortured. We will update you on the status of our kidnapped passengers and our impounded boat, but who will do the same for the Palestinians and their boats?... continua / continued [55608] [ 01-jul-2009 15:32 ECT ]

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Franklin Lamb Israeli jounalist Amnon Kapeliouk was my kind of Journalist and my kind of Jew. Sadly, he died the other day and was buried near his birth place in West Jerusalem. For more than 40 years Kapeliouk reported on Palestinian and Arab affairs for half a dozen newspapers and was an old school Robert Fisk- Janet Stevens’s type journalist for whom reporting meant getting to the scene fast and carefully scribing with pencil and note pad. I knew Kapeliouk mainly through his writings and a dozen or so path crossings over the years following our first improbable encounter during the infamous Beirut summer 1982. Those months of US-armed Israeli carnage, which continue to shape the region, left him with an indelible scar. He once told me: "I can’t forget. It doesn’t fade. I don’t think it ever will." I understood what he meant. In his last communication he said he would try to attend the 27th Anniversary Memorial to the victims of the Sabra-Shatila Massacre set for this coming September 16-18 at Beirut’s Shatila Camp... continua / continued [55606] [ 01-jul-2009 15:19 ECT ] Font size Carattere 123

We are NOT the “Story”, It’s Not Just Our 21 Kidnapped Passengers

Free Gaza Team :: If you find this site informative, please donate - every On June 30th 2009 Israeli Occupation Forces forcibly boarded the Free Gaza boat, SPIRIT OF HUMANITY, and onation helps us keep kidnapped 21 human rights workers and journalists who were on their way to deliver much needed p with costs. Thanks. humanitarian and reconstruction supplies to besieged Gaza. Those abducted by Israel include Nobel peace prize laureate Mairead Maguire and former U.S. Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. Since their kidnapping, tens-of-thousands of people around the world have mobilized to demand their immediate and unconditional release. The Free Gaza Movement would like to thank everyone who has made a phone call, sent a fax or email, written a letter, or organized a demonstration on behalf of our 21 imprisoned friends... continua / continued [55604] [ 01-jul-2009 15:12 ECT ]

Israeli naval abductions and shooting at Palestinian fishermen: it’s routine Eva Bartlett, In Gaza

"They told us 'go west or we will shoot you’," says Ashraf Sadallah. "Initially, we refused, so they began shooting very close all around our boat." At 6am on Jun. 16, Sadallah and his brother Abdel Hadi Sadallah, in their early twenties, went roughly 400 metres out to sea off the coast of Sudaniya in Gaza’s northwest. "We wanted to bring in nets we had left out the night before," says Sadallah. Their small fishing boat, known as a hassaka, was in Palestinian fishing waters when three Israeli navy boats approached the brothers... continua / continued [55607] [ 01-jul-2009 15:19 ECT ]

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THE PIRATES OF ZION: OBAMA MISSES THE BOAT! By Alan Sabrosky* Israel’s boarding and capture in international waters of The Spirit of Humanity, an unarmed boat carrying relief supplies to the suffering people of Gaza, shows that state-sponsored piracy is a real peril today. It is just one more breach of international law added to the global "rap sheet" of a rogue state that, as Netanyahu remarked a few weeks ago, is not like other countries. But Israel’s capture of this boat was also Netanyahu’s test of Obama’s resolve – a test Obama failed, to his shame and discredit... continua / continued [55602] [ 01-jul-2009 14:38 ECT ]

A United Opposition Hezbollah After the Elections FRANKLIN LAMB ...Party members unanimously express the view that Hezbollah will stay far away from any power struggle between an Ahmaddinejad/Khameni group and a Mousavi/Rafsangani faction, and some members interviewed recently expect that Iran’s leadership, after perhaps "some reshuffling of portfolios and accommodations" will come together for the good of its people. They explain that Hezbollah has nothing to do with Iran's internal affairs and that it does not take sides in internal matters and that the June 12 election was solely an internal Iranian issue. "What is happening there has nothing to do with our situation," Naim Qassim told the Beirut media on June 25, 2009... continua / continued [55601] [ 01-jul-2009 14:12 ECT ]

Zionist narratives of Palestinian land Marcy Newman, body on the line

Navigating Palestine can be a difficult task given that the land has been so judaized so that villages are covered up with forests and colonies and the names altered so as to cover up the crimes committed by Zionists over the years. One of the people who has eased this process is Salman Abu Sitta whose book the return journey: a guide to the depopulated and present Palestinian towns and villages and holy sites is an indispensable tool. This book, which has all the necessary place names in Hebrew, Arabic, and English maps Palestinian villages onto a Zionist colonist map to aid people in finding the remnants of Palestinian villages as well as navigating Zionist roads.... continua / continued [55600] [ 01-jul-2009 14:06 ECT ]

Foreign forces "losing" in Afghanistan Reuters The United States and its NATO allies are losing in Afghanistan because of a lack of coordination and broad commitment, one of Britain's top diplomats and defence experts said on Tuesday. Paddy Ashdown, the former British representative for Bosnia and once tipped to be the U.N. special representative in Afghanistan, said the U.S.- and NATO-led coalition faced defeat unless operational changes were made. "We're losing," Ashdown told an audience of defence experts at the launch of a new British security strategy in London... continua / continued [55599] [ 01-jul-2009 14:02 ECT ]

A letter to the world:what will you do to sprouts germination? Saeed Valadbaygi, Revolutionary Road... I am writing this letter on behalf of a starred (prohibited from studying) PhD student. I am writing this letter on behalf of a flogged worker on first of May. I am writing this letter on behalf of a sentenced to death teenager. I am writing this letter on behalf of a sentenced to death by stone woman.I am writing this letter on behalf of Saeed Valadbeygi... continua / continued

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Advice for people in USA from Donna Baranski-Walker Free Gaza Team

Within the past hour the Free Gaza boat, the SPIRIT OF HUMANITY, was boarded by the Israeli Navy, and according to Free Gaza's Tweet, http://twitter.com/freegazaorg, the Israeli military has issued a statement saying they have taken over the boat. My contact at the U.S. State Department returned my call 40 minutes ago to say that they are in touch with the Israeli government and have been since the boat was surrounded some 6 hours ago. Overall, our State Department seeks to assure the safety of all on board and would like to see the boat get through as it is carrying humanitarian relief and cement to the people of Gaza, specifically aiding non-governmental organizations... continua / continued [55597] [ 01-jul-2009 13:44 ECT ]

Final toll of Kirkuk blast reaches 126 - medic Aswat al-Iraq The final toll of the blast that occurred earlier today in a vegetable market in northern Kirkuk has reached 126, according to a local medic. "A total of 33 persons were killed and 93 others were wounded according to a final count," Dr. Sabah Ameen al-Dawdi, the director of the Kirkuk health department, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. "Twenty out of the 93 wounded were rushed to hospitals in Kurdistan region," he added... continua / continued [55596] [ 01-jul-2009 13:25 ECT ]

Inhumane treatment of Palestinian prisoner International Solidarity Movement The 23 year old Palestinian women, Somod from Nablus, was recently released after having been imprisoned in Israel for four and a half years. Despite her young age, she suffered from inhumane treatment such as rape-threats, isolation, and denial of access to basic sanitation facilities. She went to court as many as 18 times before she was released... continua / continued [55595] [ 01-jul-2009 04:32 ECT ]

$2,000 for a Dead Afghan Child $100,000 for Any American Who Died Killing it Jay Janson

After Obama apologized for the strike which the Afghan government claimed killed well over a hundred ordinary country folk, came the report that the families of those killed, and subsequent Afghani dead falling in harms way of the US military, continuing as before, can apply to receive up to $2,000 compensation. This is the price the great United States of American puts on an Afghan or Pakistan human being, while awarding $100,000 to families of Americans who die while fighting and killing wherever... continua / continued [55594] [ 01-jul-2009 04:21 ECT ]

US general in Iraq will not say how many troops remain AFP As US forces completed a withdrawal from Iraqi cities Tuesday six years after the US-led invasion, the top US commander General Ray Odierno refused to spell out how many would be left behind. "June 30, 2009 marks a significant milestone for Iraq as the Iraqi security forces assume responsibility for security within the cities across the country," Odierno told US journalists in a video-briefing from Iraq. "In accordance with the security agreement between the United States and Iraq, US combat forces completed the withdrawal. A small number will remain in cities to train, advise, coordinate with Iraqi security forces, as well as enable them to move forward."... continua / continued [55593] [ 30-jun-2009 22:40 ECT ]

Group points to “horrific” rights violations in Iraqi prisons Azzaman Iraqi prisoners are being tortured and sexually abused, said a senior human rights official. Fawziya al-Jashami said she had seen "horrific traces" of torture during a visit to a prison in the southern Province of Babel of which Hilla is the capital. "I saw types of torture which are so vicious and horrific that I cannot describe them as a woman. "It is a kind of sexual torture which one is ashamed to talk about and occurs for the first time in Iraq," Jashami, who heads the Human Rights Committee in the province, said... continua / continued [55592] [ 30-jun-2009 21:47 ECT ]

Iraq's "National Sovereignty Day" is U.S.-Style Hallmark Hype Jeremy Scahill

The puppet government in Iraq has named June 30 as "National Sovereignty Day," and—without mentioning the hundreds of thousands of Iraqis maimed, killed, tortured or made refugees by the U.S. invasion and occupation—thanked the occupiers for placing them in power. "President" Jalal Talabani termed today "a glorious day," saying, "While we celebrate this day, we express our thanks and gratitude to our friends in the coalition forces who faced risks and responsibilities and sustained casualties and damage while helping Iraq to get rid from the ugliest dictatorship and during the joint effort to impose security and stability."...In a grotesquely symbolic move, the Iraqi government marked "National Sovereignty Day" by "open[ing] up some of its massive oil and gas fields to foreign firms... continua / continued [55591] [ 30-jun-2009 21:22 ECT ]

Human Rights Watch: Israeli drone-launched missiles indiscriminately killed civilians in Gaza Katherine Orwell A new report brought out by Human Rights Watch on Tuesday reveals that Israel violated international laws of war during the recent Gaza war, by carrying out attacks on civilians with guided missiles from aerial drones. "The attacks, with one of the most precise weapons in Israel's arsenal, killed civilians who were not taking part in hostilities and were far from any fighting", the report stated... continua / continued [55589] [ 30-jun-2009 21:05 ECT ]

4 US soldiers killed during Iraq cities pullout PATRICK QUINN, AP Four U.S. soldiers were killed in combat shortly before the American military completed a withdrawal from Iraq's cities, and the prime minister assured Iraqis that government forces taking control of urban areas on Tuesday were more than capable of protecting the country. Nouri al-Maliki said in a televised address that "those who think that Iraqis are not able to protect their country and that the withdrawal of foreign forces will create a security vacuum are committing a big mistake." The streets of Baghdad were relatively quiet, as the Iraqi government named June 30 National Sovereignty Day and declared it a public holiday... continua / continued

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Israel's navy seizes 'Humanity' ship off Gaza Ma'an News

Israeli naval forces intercepted and boarded, and took control of a converted ferry bound for Gaza, towing its passengers, crew, and cargo to Israel’s port of Ashdod on Tuesday afternoon. Activists aboard the ship, dubbed the 'Spirit of Humanity" denounced the action as a violation of international law. "This is an outrageous violation of international law against us. Our boat was not in Israeli waters, and we were on a human rights mission to the Gaza Strip," said Cynthia McKinney, a former US Congresswoman who was on board, according to a statement relayed through compatriots in Cyprus, where the boat left on Monday... continua / continued [55587] [ 30-jun-2009 17:28 ECT ]

ISRAEL ATTACKS JUSTICE BOAT; KIDNAPS HUMAN RIGHTS WORKERS; CONFISCATES MEDICINE, TOYS AND OLIVE TREES Free Gaza Team Today Israeli Occupation Forces attacked and boarded the Free Gaza Movement boat, the SPIRIT OF HUMANITY, abducting 21 human rights workers from 11 countries, including Noble laureate Mairead Maguire and former U.S. Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney (see below for a complete list of passengers). The passengers and crew are being forcibly dragged toward Israel. "This is an outrageous violation of international law against us. Our boat was not in Israeli waters, and we were on a human rights mission to the Gaza Strip," said Cynthia McKinney, a former U.S. Congresswoman and presidential candidate. "President Obama just told Israel to let in humanitarian and reconstruction supplies, and that's exactly what we tried to do. We're asking the international community to demand our release so we can resume our journey."... continua / continued

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Obama’s Quiet War Jeremy Scahill In a new interview, Obama said he has "no intention" of sending US troops into Pakistan. But US troops are already in the country and US drones attack Pakistan regularly. Three days after his inauguration, on January 23, 2009, President Barack Obama ordered US predator drones to attack sites inside of Pakistan, reportedly killing 15 people. It was the first documented attack ordered by the new US Commander in Chief inside of Pakistan. Since that first Obama-authorized attack, the US has regularly bombed Pakistan, killing scores of civilians. The New York Times reported that the attacks were clear evidence Obama "is continuing, and in some cases extending, Bush administration policy." In the first 99 days of 2009, more than 150 people were reportedly killed in these drone attacks. The most recent documented attack was reportedly last Thursday in Waziristan. Since 2006, the US drone strikes have killed 687 people (as of April)... continua / continued [55585] [ 30-jun-2009 15:39 ECT ]

We Do Not Seek a Confrontation Free Gaza Movement (At Sea, 60km off the coast of the Gaza Strip) - Human Rights activists aboard the Free Gaza ship, the SPIRIT OF HUMANITY, today demanded that the Israeli Navy immediately stop threatening them. "This aid is desperately needed by the people of Gaza," said Mairead Maguire, winner of the Noble Peace Prize and Pacem in Terris Award for her work in Northern Ireland. "President Obama has called upon the Palestinians to abandon violence but Israel is denying them the right to non-violently resist the siege of Gaza."... continua / continued [55584] [ 30-jun-2009 15:36 ECT ]

Jewish settlers burn Palestinian crops Palestinian Information Center

Jewish settlers attacked Palestinian homes in Assira Qabalia village, south of Nablus city, and set fire to their crops on Monday night, local sources reported. They said that dozens of settlers from the nearby Yitzhar settlement, established on lands of the village along with other nearby villages, threw firebombs and stones at the houses under the protection of Israeli occupation forces who fired bullets and gas canisters to disperse the citizens who tried to repel the settlers' attack. A number of citizens were treated for suffocation and injuries from flying glass, the sources said... continua / continued

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Israeli doctors colluding in torture … while world’s medical ethics chief turns blind eye Jonathan Cook Israel’s watchdog body on medical ethics has failed to investigate evidence that doctors working in detention facilities are turning a blind eye to cases of torture, according to Israeli human rights groups. The Israeli Medical Association (IMA) has ignored repeated requests to examine such evidence, the rights groups say, even though it has been presented with examples of Israeli doctors who have broken their legal and ethical duty towards Palestinians in their care... continua / continued [55582] [ 30-jun-2009 15:13 ECT ]

Oil and the Iraq “withdrawal” James Cogan It is fitting that today’s deadline for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq’s cities coincides with a meeting in Baghdad to auction off some of the country’s largest oil fields to companies such as ExxonMobil, Chevron and British Petroleum. It is a reminder of the real motives for the 2003 invasion and in whose interests over one million Iraqis and 4,634 American and other Western troops have been killed. The Iraq war was, and continues to be, an imperialist war waged by the American ruling elite for control of oil and geo-strategic advantage... continua / continued [55581] [ 30-jun-2009 15:08 ECT ]

Rising casualties in the buffer zone Eva Bartlett, In Gaza

"There was an explosion, maybe 20 meters away. Then another immediately after. I realized I had been hit," said Saleh Ahmad al-Medani, pulling aside the collar of his T-shirt to show one of three places where he was punctured by the metal darts known as "flechettes." The razor-like flechettes are dart-shaped bits of metal packed by the thousands into a single shell that are approximately two inches long. At just after midnight on 3 June, the 17-year-old was walking home from a friend’s house in Umm al-Nassir, a collection of tents and dilapidated houses in the northwest Gaza Strip, just more than 1 kilometer from the northern boundary with Israel... continua / continued [55580] [ 30-jun-2009 15:03 ECT ]

Israel permits new settlement homes Aljazeera.net Israel has approved the construction of 50 new homes in a West Bank settlement and announced plans to expropriate more Palestinian land. The move comes just hours before Israel's defence minister, Ehud Barak, visits the US in a bid to defuse tensions over Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land. The land grab and new permits come despite a demand from Barack Obama, the US president, for a complete freeze to all Israeli settlement activity, and could exacerbate a rare public spat between the allies... continua / continued [55578] [ 30-jun-2009 14:59 ECT ]

U.S.-built bridge is windfall — for illegal Afghan drug trade By Tom Lasseter | McClatchy Newspapers In August 2007, the presidents of Afghanistan and Tajikistan walked side by side with the U.S. commerce secretary across a new $37 million concrete bridge that the Army Corps of Engineers designed to link two of Central Asia's poorest countries. Dressed in a gray suit with an American flag pin in his lapel, then-Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said the modest two-lane span that U.S. taxpayers paid for would be "a critical transit route for trade and commerce" between Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Today, the bridge across the muddy waters of the Panj River is carrying much more than vegetables and timber: It's paved the way for drug traffickers to transport larger loads of Afghan heroin and opium to Central Asia and beyond to Russia and Western Europe.. continua / continued [55577] [ 30-jun-2009 14:38 ECT ]

URGENT ALERT - Israeli Navy surrounding SPIRIT and threatening to open fire Free Gaza Team

At 1:40 am, the Israeli Navy surrounded the SPIRIT while in international waters off the coast of Israel as it is on its way to the Gaza Strip. We got a call from the boat saying that they were being threatened, told to turn back or they would be fired on. Huwaida Arraf, one of the delegation leaders, was on the phone with the Israeli gunboats, and we could hear her saying, "You Cannot Open Fire on Unarmed Civilians" several times. At this writing, they are surrounded by several ships shining bright lights into the SPIRIT... continua / continued [55575] [ 30-jun-2009 14:35 ECT ]

Iraq snapshot - Monday, June 29, 2009 The Common Ills Monday, June 29, 2009. Chaos and violence continue, the US military announces another death, one media outlet prepares to offer indepth coverage of the targeting of Iraq's LGBT community, June 30th play day frenzy builds, uh-oh-Gordo, he's in trouble again, and more.... continua / continued [55572] [ 30-jun-2009 02:29 ECT ]

Iran's Do-It-Yourself Revolution Stephen Zunes ...Yet scores of leftist bloggers are trying to convince people that all this was something planned and organized by Americans over the past few months. There is something profoundly ethnocentric in arguing that civil insurrections and other pro-democracy campaigns have to be launched from Washington and that Iranians (like Eastern Europeans) are incapable of organizing a popular movement on their own. This argument simply adds weight to the neocons' insistence that democracy can only take hold in Middle Eastern countries through U.S. intervention. The future of Iran belongs in the hands of the Iranians... continua / continued [55571] [ 30-jun-2009 02:17 ECT ]

Pro-Israel Lobby Alarmed by Growth of Boycott, Divestment Movement Art Young

The movement to call Israel to account for its crimes against the Palestinian people is growing. It is "invading the mainstream discourse, becoming part of the constant and unrelenting drumbeat against Israel." It could eventually threaten the existence of the Jewish state by undermining the support it receives from its strongest backer, the U. S. government. That was the message of alarm delivered by the Executive Director of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Howard Kohr, to the AIPAC Policy Conference on May 3... continua / continued [55570] [ 30-jun-2009 02:13 ECT ]

US troops will not sleep in Iraqi cities anymore.. That is the withdrawal Roads to Iraq Al-Akhbar called the American military withdrawal: "in name only", which means they will not sleep in the Iraqi cities anymore, but the forces will continue to operate in and out the cities. Nikola Nasir on Al-Arab AlYoum says: What we see right now is redeployment of the American forces in Iraq, which means the American forces will stop plying the policeman in the Iraqi streets, but the occupation still exists.... continua / continued [55569] [ 30-jun-2009 02:04 ECT ]

$2.775 billion in US aid supports Israeli nuclear weapons program Grant F. Smith President Barak Obama’s fiscal year 2010 budget request for $2.775 billion in military aid to Israel is proceeding smoothly through the Congress. On June 17, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs held a "mark-up" session on the budget. The subcommittee came under pressure from an antiwar group that sought to suspend or condition foreign aid over Israel’s use of US weapons which left 3000 Palestinians dead during the Bush administration. The subcommittee held its session in a tiny Capitol room denying activists and members of the press access. The budget quickly passed and is now before the full House Appropriations Committee... continua / continued [55568] [ 30-jun-2009 02:01 ECT ]

UN rights mission hears of Gaza children's suffering By Sakher Abu El Oun, AFP

A UN human rights mission listened to testimony about the suffering of children in the Gaza Strip on Monday before wrapping up two days of public hearings into alleged Israeli war crimes. Around 20 percent of children in Gaza suffer from post-traumatic stress syndrome brought on by witnessing violent acts, child psychologist Dr Iyad Sarraj told the panel. "The amount of killing and blood that they have seen or that their relatives have suffered from... it's a huge amount, and this leads to negative psychological feelings, to radicalism and a cycle of violence," he said. More than half of Gaza's population of 1.5 million is under 18 years of age... continua / continued [55567] [ 30-jun-2009 01:53 ECT ]

Mohammed El-Gharani, Guantánamo’s youngest prisoner, speaks to al-Jazeera Andy Worthington Speaking for the first time since his release from Guantánamo after seven years’ imprisonment without charge or trial, following a successful habeas corpus appeal in January, Mohammed El-Gharani, now a free man in Chad, told Mohamed Vall of al-Jazeera, in an exclusive interview, how he felt about being imprisoned from the age of 14 to the age of 21. "Seven of the most beautiful years of youth were lost in prison," he said. "I couldn’t learn or work. Seven years were just lost — for nothing." Recounting the torture he experienced, which I reported last April in my article, "Guantánamo’s forgotten child: the sad story of Mohammed ElGharani," Mohammed also revealed, for the first time, that the interrogators in Guantánamo tried to force him to spy on his fellow prisoners... continua / continued [55566] [ 30-jun-2009 01:15 ECT ]

EGYPT: Police shut down Iran solidarity march Amro Hassan An attempt by Egyptians to march in solidarity with Iranian protesters and to honor Neda-Agha Soltan -whose death earlier this month made her the icon of Iran's opposition movement -- was halted by security forces in Cairo over the weekend. The Cairo rally was called by democracy activist and opposition leader Ayman Nour and was scheduled to be held in Talaat Harb square in the Egyptian capital's downtown. But dozens of security vehicles surrounded Nour and his fellow protesters upon their arrival at the square. Police arrested four protesters belonging to Nour's party and prevented reporters from covering the event. "It is very ironic how Egyptian authorities, who earlier expressed their dismay against the Iranian regime's oppressive means of handling protesters, are now banning us from a march that shares the same perspective," Nour said at a news conference at his party's headquarters... continua / continued [55565] [ 30-jun-2009 00:44 ECT ]

A Few Thoughts on the Coup in Honduras Jeremy Scahill

There is a lot of great analysis circulating on the military coup against Manuel Zelaya in Honduras. I do not see a need to re-invent the wheel. (See here here here and here). However, a few key things jump out at me. First, we know that the coup was led by Gen. Romeo Vasquez, a graduate of the US Army School of the Americas. As we know very well from history, these "graduates" maintain ties to the US military as they climb the military career ladders in their respective countries. That is a major reason why the US trains these individuals. Secondly, the US has a fairly significant military presence in Honduras. Joint Task Force-Bravo is located at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras... continua / continued [55564] [ 30-jun-2009 00:40 ECT ]

Iran and Leftist Confusion Reese Erlich When I returned from covering the Iranian elections recently, I was surprised to find my email box filled with progressive authors, academics and bloggers bending themselves into knots about the current crisis in Iran. They cite the long history of U.S. interference in Iran and conclude that the current unrest there must be sponsored or manipulated by the Empire. That comes as quite a shock to those risking their lives daily on the streets of major Iranian cities fighting for political, social and economic justice. Some of these authors have even cited my book, The Iran Agenda, as a source to prove U.S. meddling. Whoa there, pardner. Now we're getting personal... continua / continued [55563] [ 30-jun-2009 00:30 ECT ]

One dead and three injured as war-damaged house collapses in Gaza Katherine Orwell

A house in Eastern Gaza, that had been damaged by shelling during Israel's offensive in Gaza in the beginning of this year, collapsed on Monday killing one Palestinian and injuring three others. According to witnesses the house collapsed while workers were doing repairs. It has been reported that there might have been three more people missing in the house... continua / continued [55562] [ 30-jun-2009 00:26 ECT ]

Iran's Guardian Council confirms vote results PressTV After the conclusion of the partial vote recount, Iran's electoral watchdog, the Guardian Council has confirmed the result of the June 12 poll.After the announcement of the result of Iran's presidential election, which saw President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad re-elected to a second four-year term, provoked major protests in the country, the Guardian Council set up a special committee to do a partial vote recount... continua / continued

[55561] [ 29-jun-2009 19:38 ECT ]

GI Special 7F17: The Asterisk President [ 28 June 2009 ] Thomas F. Barton A Public Appeal From Iraq Veterans Against The War: "While The Occupation In Afghanistan Is Being Escalated, The Occupation Of Iraq Is Far From Over". "This Summer’s Convention Is Going To Be A Critical Component Of Our Re-Tooling Process, And We Can’t Do This Without Your Support". continua / continued

[55574] [ 30-jun-2009 09:55 ECT ]

June 29, 2009 Lies & Illusions: UPDATE on The Iraqi Charade. Layla Anwar, An Arab Woman Blues This is a detailed update on the Iraqi charade or you may also call it - HOW THE PROPAGANDA DISCOURSE IS CONSTRUCTED. In that other post I argued the following : - the puppet government will market 30th of June day of "withdrawal" of American troops as a victory day for national sovereignty. When there is NO Sovereignty in Iraq. - I also said the Al-Qaeda/insurgents argument will pop up over and over again - And I asked the reader to pay notice to the usage of words in this propaganda set up. I now want to illustrate my points in bold red ink and/or in capital letters by cutting and pasting extracts from an article that just appeared and that will confirm the points I tried making... continua / continued [55560] [ 29-jun-2009 19:26 ECT ]

Red Cross: '1.5 Million Palestinians living in despair in Gaza' Saed Bannoura - IMEMC

The International Red Cross reported Monday that six months after Israel's offensive in Gaza, 1.5 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are still living in poverty, despair and are unable to rebuild their lives and structures. The Red Cross added that the strict Israeli siege and restrictions on the Gaza Strip are blocking the international efforts to rebuild the Gaza Strip although 4.5 million US dollars are allocated for reconstruction efforts. It also stated that the Gaza Strip lacks basic medications, its basic infrastructure is ruined, and that the water supplies are irregular, while sanitation is collapsing... continua / continued [55559] [ 29-jun-2009 16:57 ECT ]

Following in Bush’s footsteps Obama administration preparing order for indefinite detentions By Tom Eley The Obama administration is drafting an executive order that would give the US president the power to arrest without charge, and imprison indefinitely without trial, foreign nationals it accuses of being terrorists, according to several senior government officials who spoke with the Washington Post and a reporter for nonprofit news source ProPublica on condition of anonymity. The order, should it be released, would likely reuse arguments made by the previous administration of George W. Bush that the laws of war allow the executive branch to disregard the established judicial system and domestic laws and rights, such as those guaranteed in the Bill of Rights... continua / continued [55558] [ 29-jun-2009 16:52 ECT ]

Sunday's Protest March Broken Up; Rafsanjani Defers to Khamenei Juan Cole ...In a bad sign for Mousavi, his ally former president Akbar Hashimi Rafsanjani appeared to desert him on Sunday....Rafsanjani has clearly decided to defer to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on handling the outcome of the elections, and has come out as critical of the crowd politics and occasional turbulence they produced. As a multi-billionaire and man of the establishment, he may well have been frightened that the massive street rallies for Mousavi a week ago signalled a danger to the status quo, which he is attempting to preserve continua / continued [55557] [ 29-jun-2009 16:47 ECT ]

Free Gaza Boat "Spirit of Humanity" Departs Cyprus Free Gaza Team

The Free Gaza boat the "Spirit of Humanity" departed Cyprus at 7:30am on Monday, 29 July. Twenty-one human rights and solidarity workers representing eleven different countries were aboard. The passengers include Nobel laureate Mairead Maguire and former U.S. congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. The ship also carries three tons of medical aid, children's toys, and rehabilitation and reconstruction kits for twenty family homes. Over 2,400 homes were destroyed in Gaza during the Israeli massacre in December/January, 490 of them by F-16 airstrikes, as well as 30 mosques, 29 educational institutions, 29 medical centers, 10 charitable organizations, and 5 cement factories... continua / continued [55556] [ 29-jun-2009 16:44 ECT ]

REALITY CHECK; ILLEGAL CHECKPOINTS IN PALESTINE NOW OPERATED BY PRIVATE COMPANIES Desertpeace FOOD is now confiscated by those operating these sites. FOOD!!!! Anyone that has ever visited a Palestinian village or city knows that mealtime is not necessarily just a family event, it is a community event. Especially on Fridays, it is not unusual to share your meal with relatives from both sides of the family, their children, and neighbours. It is a way of life in Palestine, a way of life that the Israelis apparently have a problem with…. a way of life that Israelis do not want us to know about... continua / continued [55555] [ 29-jun-2009 16:27 ECT ]

East Africa: Is Obama Following in the Disliked Footsteps of Bush in East Africa? Africom to Continue Under Obama

With the Obama administration set to oversee significant increases in US security assistance programmes for African countries, Daniel Volman examines the US government's plans for its military operations on the African continent over the coming financial year. Stressing that the US president is essentially continuing the policies outlined under his predecessor George W. Bush, the author considers the proposed funding increases for initiatives like the Foreign Military Financing programme and the International Military Education and Training (IMET) programme. Pointing out that the administration is yet to offer any public explanation of its policy, Volman concludes that it would be a mistake to assume that there will be no US military action if the situation in Somalia deteriorates.... continua / continued [55554] [ 29-jun-2009 16:20 ECT ]

The scramble for Iraq's 'sweet oil' By Nicole Johnston, Al Jazeera correspondent With proven oil reserves of around 112 billion barrels and up to another 150 billion barrels of probable reserves, Iraq is the greatest untapped prize for international oil companies. To put that in context, if Iraq does turn out to have around 300 billion barrels of oil, it will rival the world's biggest producer Saudi Arabia - which has around 160 billion barrels of proven reserves. So it is little wonder that giant international oil companies are lining up to get back into Iraq after the industry was nationalised in the 1970s and the oil majors were kicked out. On June 30 major companies - including Exxon, Shell, BP and Total - will gather at Iraq's oil ministry in Baghdad for a two-day meeting to take part in the first bidding round for oil service contracts... continua / continued [55553] [ 29-jun-2009 16:00 ECT ]

Selling Iran: Ahmadinejad, Privatization and a Bus Driver Who Said No by Billy Wharton A creeping assumption lies just beneath the surface of arguments concerning the disputed election in Iran. Incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is cast as an anti-US populist crusader resisting the materialistic advances of the West. His opponent, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, as his foil — a Western-backed liberal intent on implementing free-market policies. Violent street battles have been presented as a re-enforcement of the Western disposition to see the two idealized positions as the limit of what is politically imaginable. Such arguments conveniently avoid a third force — the people of Iran, whose street politics threaten to move well beyond the confines of the electoral campaigns. Questions remain. Is Ahmadinejad really a populist — the only force preventing a wave of pro-market policies in Iran? Does Mousavi’s campaign mark the limits of the reform movement? Since his election in 2005, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, under the guidance of the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, has overseen a regime dedicated to the privatization of state-controlled industries... continua / continued [55552] [ 29-jun-2009 15:37 ECT ]

CIA Crucified Captive In Abu Ghraib Prison By Sherwood Ross

The Central Intelligence Agency crucified a prisoner in Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad, according to a report published in The New Yorker magazine. "A forensic examiner found that he (the prisoner) had essentially been crucified; he died from asphyxiation after having been hung by his arms, in a hood, and suffering broken ribs," the magazine’s Jane Mayer writes in the magazine’s June 22nd issue. "Military pathologists classified the case a homicide." The date of the murder was not given. "No criminal charges have ever been brought against any C.I.A. officer involved in the torture program, despite the fact that at least three prisoners interrogated by agency personnel died as a result of mistreatment," Mayer notes... continua / continued [55547] [ 29-jun-2009 14:42 ECT ]

Video: Israeli incursion in Faraheen International Solidarity Movement Israeli forces have entered the village of Faraheen this morning and are still currently there using bulldozers to destroy farmland. According to local villagers there are now 2 graders, 4 tanks, 2 tanks armored with canons, 2 tractors and 4 bulldozers on the farmland. The army has also ignited a fire... continua / continued [55550] [ 29-jun-2009 15:12 ECT ]

Thousands of Pakistanis hold anti-US rally ‘Go America Go’ rally demands end to US interference Regional Times

A mammoth 'Go America Go’ rally organized here on Sunday by Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi chapter lambasted the USA for interference into Pakistani affairs and asked local rulers to shun toeing the US agenda and keep supreme the interests of Pakistani nation and country. In a resolution, passed at the end of the Go America Go rally, the participants demanded immediate end to the US interference in the internal affairs of Pakistan. They said the root cause of all the problems facing Pakistan is this unwanted US meddling. The US has even violated the sanctity of territories of Pakistan and killed thousands of innocent men, women and children in drone and missile attacks, but the rulers instead of raising voice against this hegemony are playing role of silent spectator... continua / continued [55551] [ 29-jun-2009 15:24 ECT ]

Israeli soldiers poisoned well in West Bank village, say local officials Ma'an News Israeli soldiers poured dirt, stones and toxic chemicals in the only well in the hamlet of Khirbat Makehl near the village of Ya’bad in the northern West Bank overnight on Saturday, according to Palestinians in the community. The village’s official representative, Walid Hamdan, said soldiers riding in three military jeeps entered the community overnight and sabotaged the well. The chemicals caused the water to change color and taste, he said. The 80 cubic-meter well is the only source of water for the village of 70 to 80 families, Hamdan said.. continua / continued [55548] [ 29-jun-2009 14:47 ECT ]

FREE AHMAD SA'ADAT AND ALL PALESTINIAN PRISONERS! A Letter to Ban Ki-Moon The Campaign to Free Ahmad Sa'adat

We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, call upon you to immediately take action in defense of the lives, health and rights of the over 11,000 Palestinian political prisoners held inside Israeli occupation jails. This number includes numerous elected members of Palestinian Legislative Council, among them Ahmad Sa'adat, General Secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine; Marwan al-Barghouthi, Fateh leader; Abdel-Aziz Dweik, Hamas leader and President of the Council, just freed after three years in prison, and dozens of other elected political leaders, in addition to thousands of other Palestinian activists, union members, community organizers, fathers, mothers, sons and daughters... continua / continued [55549] [ 29-jun-2009 15:03 ECT ]

More Palestinian lands annexed for settlement construction Saed Bannoura - IMEMC The Al Quds newspaper reported that the Lands Registration Department at the Maaleh Adumin settlement in East Jerusalem published advertisements in Israeli papers declaring intentions to annex nearly 139.000 Dunams claimed to be 'unregistered’. The announcement stated that the officials at the so-called State Lands Department submitted a request register the 139.000 Dunams in the Dead Sea area under 'abandoned lands’ registry in preparation to assume control over them and use them for settlement construction... continua / continued

[55546] [ 29-jun-2009 14:09 ECT ]

An Iraqi Charade... Layla Anwar, An Arab Woman Blues It's well past midnight here and I am very tired...but I feel this urgency to write this post as I think it is very important. At first I was torn between writing this post on the Iraqi charade that is due to take place on the 30th of June 09, torn between that and that of writing an equally important post on the current Iranian charade... But I have learned to get my priorities right and since both are very much interlinked, I will start with the most important one - Iraq. There are HUGE misconceptions surrounding U.S troop withdrawal on the 30th of June... continua / continued [55545] [ 29-jun-2009 13:44 ECT ]

Video: Calm ends in Iran; protesters gather again in streets AP

Several thousand protesters — some chanting "Where is my vote?" — clashed with riot police in Tehran on Sunday as Iran detained local employees of the British Embassy, escalating the regime's standoff with the West and earning it a stinging rebuke from the European Union. Witnesses said riot police used tear gas and clubs to break up a crowd of up to 3,000 protesters who had gathered near north Tehran's Ghoba Mosque in the country's first major post-election unrest in four days... continua / continued

[55544] [ 29-jun-2009 03:56 ECT ]

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