April 13, 2010
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Racism in Israel: There’s something seriously wrong By Stephen Lendman
The 2008 Knesset introduced 12 discriminatory bills, and the Supreme Court failed to disqualify the 2003 temporary Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law, renewed every six months. It makes West Bank and Gaza Palestinians ineligible for residency permits if they marry an Israeli citizen, a measure harmful to thousands of families yearly. Continue reading
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America’s Imperial Design: World Military Superiority Without Nuclear Weapons By Rick Rozoff
The U.S. led three major wars in less than four years against Yugoslavia, Afghanistan and Iraq from 1999-2003 and in all three cases deployed from tens to hundreds of thousands of “boots on the ground” after air strikes and missile attacks. The Pentagon established military bases in all three war zones and, although depleted uranium… Continue reading
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Ethnic Cleansing
Latuff cartoon on ethnic cleansing in Palestine/Israel Continue reading
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Why Bolivia Called the World Peoples’ Climate Summit
Pablo Solon, Bolivia’s ambassador to the UN, at a press conference during UNFCCC negotiations in Bonn on 10 April condemned continued attempts by some developed countries to impose a deeply flawed Copenhagen Accord as the basis for future negotiations Continue reading
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Hugo Chavez gives America a piece of his mind
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called US officials “stupid” on Thursday for criticizing his recent shopping spree of Russian-made military hardware, saying it is for defensive purposes. Continue reading
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Gaza Friends: Cementing our Solidarity with the People of Gaza
Normally we don’t ask for donations for specific items, since all donations to our tax-exempt accounts in Cyprus or the U.S. are used to buy the boats or for operating costs However, we are sending out this special appeal to the hundreds of you who have said, “But can’t I contribute to something specific, something… Continue reading