April 2010
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NO2ID Newsletter 14 April, 2010: Election special – promise to protect privacy
This week, POWER2010 are focussing on privacy and government abuse of our personal information. They have set up a simple tool on their website which allows you to e-mail a customiseable letter directly to each of the parliamentary candidates in your constituency Continue reading
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Confronting the Occupation: Haiti, Neo-liberalism, and the US Occupation By Kali Akuno
The three-month marker for the earthquake that devastated Haiti is now upon us. The significance of this marker is not one determined by the Haitian people, but rather by the enemies of the Haitian people and peoples’ movements throughout the world. Continue reading
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Video: Bolivia’s Ambassador on the People’s Climate Summit
Bolivian Ambassador to the U.N., Pablo Solon, invites individuals, governments and NGOs to Cochabamba, April 20 to 22, 2010, for the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth. Continue reading
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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
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The Battle for Net Neutrality: Corporate Takeover or Opportunity? By Megan Tady
On Tuesday, April 6th a federal court decision put the Internet, and your ability to use it, in jeopardy. It’s a major setback for free speech online and for the prospects of connecting the entire country to broadband. Continue reading
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On the border By Michel Warschawski
Settlements around Jerusalem intended to make it a Jewish city Continue reading
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The Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. Continue reading
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Israeli soldiers Fire “the skunk” into Houses in Nabi Salih By Joseph Dana
The weekly protest against the stealing of farm land took place once again yesterday in Nabi Salih. The IDF escalated its repression of the protest by firing a highly toxic chemical called the “skunk” into several houses in the village of Nabi Salih in an effort to break the resistance that is forming. The skunk… Continue reading
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Medical Aid for Palestinians Newsletter No.18
12 April 2010 — MAP NEWS MAP at the Palestinian film festival Medical Aid for Palestinians is pleased to announce the UK premiere of Fatenah, at the London Palestine Film Festival on 2 May. Fatenah will be shown alongside two short films, highlighting the impact of closures on the West Bank, and the blockade of Gaza. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 