December 2008
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Saddam lawyer to defend Bush shoe attacker
Saddam Hussein’s former lawyer said on Monday he was forming a team to defend the Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at US President George W. Bush during his farewell visit to Baghdad. Continue reading
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Free Muntather al-Zaidi
Muntather Al-Zaydi who hurled a pair of shoes at George Bush on 12/14/2008 in Baghdad in reaction to Bush’s immoral invasion of Iraq and the war-crimes committed by the occupying forces with the aid of local warlords. Continue reading
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VIDEO: Iraqi journalist throws two pairs of shoes at Bush
http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/Groupvideo.1862717 Comment from Layla Anwar, An Arab Woman Blues: December 14, 2008 Bush bidding his last goodbyes in occupied Baghdad. Bush the president of the United Asses reaping the fruits of his labor and that of his American people from my Beloved. Bush congratulated his stooges, the extra-large Zionist/Kurdish buffoon Talabani and the other Kurdish Continue reading
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Ilan Pappe: State of Denial: Israel, 1948-2008
The 1948 war’s diplomatic maneuvers and military campaigns are well engraved in Israeli Jewish historiography. What is missing is the chapter on the ethnic cleansing carried out by the Jews in 1948: 500 Palestinian villages and 11 urban neighborhoods were destroyed, 700,000 Palestinians were expelled from their homes, and several thousands more were massacred. Why… Continue reading
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WIKILEAKS: US military’s human terrain system exposed
The end may be nigh for the US military’s controversial and sometimes fatal attempt to embed hundreds of anthropologists and social scientists into military units under the “Human Terrain Program” or HTS. Continue reading
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The murder of Jean Charles de Menezes: Statement from the family
“Today is a very important day for our family and campaign for justice. We have spoken to Jean’s family in Brazil and they like us feel vindicated by the jury’s verdict. The jury’s verdict is a damning indictment of the multiple failures of the police and the lies they told. It is clear from the Continue reading
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Khalid Amayreh – EU rewards Israel for starving Gazans!
The plainly immoral decision came as a surprise, not because the EU is a paragon of virtue and morality, but rather because Israel has been behaving and acting very much as a Nazi state would. Hence, the decision can only be viewed as a cheap appeasement and expression of political promiscuity. Continue reading
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Livni fantasises about MORE Arab expulsion, in reality, this is a crime against humanity
“I will also be able to approach the Palestinian residents of Israel, those whom we call Arab Israelis, and tell them: ‘your national aspirations lie elsewhere.” Continue reading
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GazaFriends 11 December, 2008: Dignity Ship Leaves Gaza with Palestinian Students
The Free Gaza Ship “Dignity,” departed from Gaza International Port at 22:10 hours, Thursday 11 December. Aboard the ship were eleven Palestinian students who had been denied exit by Israel to attend their universities abroad. Over 700 students are currently trapped in Gaza, unable to obtain permission from Israel to continue their education. Continue reading
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Recent Pictures From BAGnewsNotes
BAGnewsNotes offers a daily analysis of news images from a progressive point of view. The BAG calls out media bias, breaks down right wing visual propaganda, and helps turn its readers into sharper “visual consumers.” Continue reading
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Remi Kanazi: To Exist is to Resist
Free Minds for a Free Palestine http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/Groupvideo.1849051Palestinian New Yorker, Remi performs 2 of his poems. In my mind Palestinian New Yorker, Remi performs 2 of his poems. In my mind I’ve freed Palestine Envisioned a dream That just needs to be seen Olive trees and fields of figs Orange groves That lead to our roads Continue reading
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Poets for Palestine!
The works presented are by a wide range of (mostly) young poets. There is an overall feel of musicality and rhythm that is a soundtrack of the Palestinian urban experience as well as a facet of the Exile experience that many Palestinians live, where the need for space is always a pulsing demand. Yet, there… Continue reading
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David Adam: Too late to save the climate? Why Scientists Say We Should Expect the Worst
The cream of the UK climate science community sat in stunned silence as Anderson pointed out that carbon emissions since 2000 have risen much faster than anyone thought possible, driven mainly by the coal-fuelled economic boom in the developing world. Continue reading
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Yuriy RUBTSOV: NATO in Ukraine and Georgia: out the door, back through the window
What is especially important for Russia is that during the meeting in Brussels many members of the alliance insisted that Moscow`s official position was heard and cooperation with Russia was resumed after the August war conflict in the Caucasus. Continue reading
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UN attacks Israeli rights ‘crimes’: The delivery of essential aid to Gaza has been stemmed by the Israeli blockade
Israel’s policies against the Palestinians are tantamount to a “crime against humanity”, the United Nations’ human rights rapporteur has said. Continue reading
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Solidarity, not charity, for the people of Gaza By Ewa Jasiewicz
The humiliation of those trying to exit Gaza for medical treatment, the visitation of loved ones and for the right to pursue education also creates the fear of never being able to develop, to learn, to survive, to live, and to love. Freedom of Movement is a basic, human right. Continue reading
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Russia Today: Was US anti-missile test aimed at Russia and China?
‘To avoid agitating public opinion, U.S. Missile Defense Agency officials say the test was aimed at intercepting North Korean and Iranian rockets. But we missile specialists understand that it was in fact aimed at stopping Russian and Chinese intercontinental missiles.’ Continue reading
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Fourth blockade-defying boat docks in Gaza port
Press TV coverage of 4th Blockade-Busting Boat Arrival into Gaza http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/Groupvideo.1844907 more about “Fourth blockade-defying boat docks in…“, posted with vodpod Continue reading
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Jerusalem Diaries: Umm Kamel al-Kurd Returns Home
When Umm Kamel was evicted from her home in Sheikh Jarrah (Jerusalem) on 9 November, where she had been living with her family since 1956, it was the second time in her life she was forced by the state of Israel to leave her home. The first time was in 1948, when she and her… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 