October 2008
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GazaFriends: Israel Threatens to Forcibly Stop Us
For Immediate Release October 28, 2008 Contact: Greta Berlin, Cyprus: +357 99 08 17 67 Angela Godfrey Goldstein, Jerusalem: +972 547 366 393 Huwaida Arraf (on boat): +357 96 723 999 /SS Dignity: +357 967 80 329 Osama Qashoo, +447833381660 This morning, the Free Gaza Movement was informed through the media that the Israeli Navy Continue reading
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Action Alert: The Washington Post Undercounts Iraq Deaths
The Washington Post’s weekly Saturday feature on “Iraq War Casualties” has consistently listed a “maximum count” of Iraqi civilian deaths that is dramatically lower than the likely civilian death tolls assessed through surveys of the Iraqi public. Continue reading
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CMD’s Election Protection Wiki in the NY Times
With only eight days to go, many people are concerned about the upcoming election — not just about who will win, but about whose votes may be suppressed, which votes may not be counted because of faulty machines or ballot shortages, and a variety of other election problems. Continue reading
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Gaza Friends: YES, WE ARE COMING
As part of the message, we invited Aharon Abramovitz, Minister of Foreign Affairs and/or Ehud Barak, Minister of Defense, to join the voyage to witness first hand the devastating effects of Israel’s illegal policies on the occupied civilian population of the Gaza Strip (Please leave your weapons at home, we are nonviolent). Continue reading
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John Maxwell: Racism and Poverty
The people of Haiti are as poor as human beings can be. According to the statisticians of the World Bank and others who speculate about how many Anglos can dance on the head of a peon, Haiti may either be the second, third or fourth poorest country in the world. In Haiti’s case, statistics are Continue reading
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‘Le Feyt Declaration’ on Iraq draws widespread support from world figures
A declaration published mid-September outlines a plan to relieve Iraq of foreign occupation and leave a stable, peaceful nation. It has drawn wide support and endorsement, including from Nobel Prize winners and nominees as well as other well-known figures working for peace from many parts of the world. The declaration points to the principles existent Continue reading
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Tariq A. Al-Maeena: ‘US supporting Israeli-sponsored terrorism’
Hart expressed his alarm at the absolute lack of veracity of the spin machines of the western media when it came to reporting on Israeli ambitions and atrocities. Continue reading
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Aurobinda MAHAPATRA (India) The World Order on Anvil
“Any future configuration of world order may not be feasible without Russia at one centre. Besides Russia, the US, India, China, Japan, the EU would be definitely the other poles. In fact, the developments in trans-Caucasus in particular and in Central Eurasia in general may serve as a prelude to the coming of a new… Continue reading
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Economics 101 – Interesting times By William Bowles
24 October 2008 ‘May you live in interesting times’, traditional Chinese curse Being raised in a family of Reds has its pluses and its minuses, one of the minuses being a decidedly unworldly approach to economics. It was as if we already lived in a socialist world but of course nobody else did. The upshot Continue reading
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Rami Khouri: Iraq Sliced and Diced 22 Oct 2008
Will Iraq finally end the colonial era? One of the most fascinating developments in the Middle East these days is the attempt by the US and Iraqi governments to negotiate an agreement defining the status of American troops in Iraq, including a target date for all US troops to leave by 2011. A critical issue Continue reading
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Media Lens: Propping Up Propaganda IRAQ, CLIMATE AND THE CORPORATE MEDIA’S FEAR OF THE PUBLIC
October 22, 2008 Since starting Media Lens in 2001, we have learned that corporate journalists are very often ill-equipped, or disinclined, to debate vital issues with members of the public. In 2004, the esteemed Lancet medical journal published a study showing that 98,000 Iraqis had most likely died following the US-led invasion. John Rentoul, chief Continue reading
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FAIR Media Advisory: More Than a Two-Person Race
While the major-party race for the White House has been the subject of broad media attention for more than a year, the corporate media have mostly ignored at least four substantial third-party and independent candidates for the presidency. Continue reading
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Responses From The South To The Global Economic Crisis
The meeting concluded that the situation has worsened in the last few weeks. It has progressed rapidly from being a series of crises in the financial markets of countries in the centre and has turned into an extremely serious international crisis. This meant that countries in the South are in a very difficult situation. Continue reading
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Trade’s Trade Offs – Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Introduction Adam Smith and David Ricardo’s theories regarding the potential positive effects of free international trade are today widely leaned upon by economists and policymakers. But even Adam Smith came to qualify his claims, noting, among other things, the need for free trade to be introduced slowly so that domestic industry and labor could adjust Continue reading
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FAIR Media Advisory: Top Troubling Tropes of Campaign ’08 20 October, 2008
Corporate media coverage of election 2008 has fallen into the well-documented pattern (Extra!, 5-6/08) of reporting on the election as if it were a horse-race rather than a democratic process in which real issues were at stake. Not only do journalists organize the election story around the question–not terribly helpful to voters–of who’s up and Continue reading
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BEN TERRALL: When Ike Hit Haiti "The Damage is Immense"
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), up to 800,000 people – almost 10 percent of Haiti’s population – are in dire need of humanitarian assistance. Continue reading
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Cuban Cartoon Parody c. 1968
I must find out what happens in the third world. This is a task for Superman! I must inform Johnson as soon as possible…! Continue reading
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Sameh Habeeb – The Children of Gaza: Weaned on Fear and Trauma
Gaza Strip, Palestine – Severe terror and traumas are de facto storms for children in the occupied territories, especially those who exist in the Gaza Strip. The ongoing Israeli military operations and violent retaliation induce psychological maladies and wretched conditions. The recent CEASEFIRE in Gaza allows a temporary rest but not the cure for their Continue reading
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Locked in the Hebron Ghetto 18 October, 2008
Israeli soldiers in Hebron refuse to let Palestinians return to their homes. Volunteers with the Christian Peacemaker Team try to intervene, but they and the Palestinians are threatened with arrest. An Israeli soldier loads and cocks his automatic weapon to threaten unarmed civilians. Continue reading
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Justice 4 Jean Statement at the end of week four of the inquest
Dear Friends Hope this finds you well. Below is our statement from the end of the fourth week of the inquest Also, just to let you know, on Saturday 25th October, the Menezes family will be attending the 10th annual United Friends and Families Campaign (UFFC) Procession in London. The UFFC is London based coalition Continue reading
The New Dark Age 