December 20, 2010
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Fault Lines – Canada-Israel: The other special relationship
The Reut Institute is an Israeli extreme right think tank with very close ties to the Israeli government. In some degree, this institute dictates the activities of Israeli governmental agencies in Israel and abroad. The rhetoric and tactics initiated by them is adopted by various bodies including “friends of Israel” and foreign governments. Continue reading
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US secret aims in Yemen secret no more — RT
As confirmed by a recent WikiLeaks dispatch of classified diplomatic cables, US special operations forces are carrying out strikes against suspected terrorists in Yemen, and the Yemeni government is taking the credit. But US plans in Yemen go further than strikes. The military are discussing long-term bases and asking for more than a billion dollars… Continue reading
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Israel Effectively Denies Palestinian Victims of Operation Cast Lead Access to Justice
As a result of the physical, financial, and legal obstacles imposed by Israel, Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip – including the thousands of victims of Operation Cast Lead – are effectively prevented from seeking redress before Israeli courts. This situation results in the systematic denial of fundamental human rights. Continue reading
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Raji Sourani – Petitioning the Israeli High Court for Justice
The reality of life in the Gaza Strip is hard to convey. Individuals throughout the world have seen the pictures and the images: shootings and maiming, air strikes and artillery shelling, and the unforgettably horrific sight of white phosphorous raining down over Gaza city. However, beneath these images lies a complex reality. The civilians of… Continue reading
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Eric Dolphy ‘God Bless the Child’
20 December, 2010 — Jazz on the Tube The one and only Eric Dolphy. 1st collector for Eric Dolphy ‘God Bless the Child’Follow my videos on vodpod Continue reading
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Who’s Who at Wikileaks? by Julie Lévesque
Wikileaks is now being used by the authorities, particularly in the US, to promote the cyber warfare narrative, which could dramatically change the Internet and suppress the freedom of expression Wikileaks claims to defend. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 19 December, 2010: Israel/West Bank: Separate and Unequal
19 December, 2010 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Teenage shepherd shot and injured by Israeli troops in Gaza IMEMC – 19 Dec 2010 – Sunday December 19, 2010 – 19:32, On Sunday, Israeli soldiers stationed on the northern border between Gaza and Israel shot a Palestinian shepherd, 19, who was herding his Continue reading
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Lynne Stewart Transferred to Texas By Stephen Lendman
Seven previous articles discussed Lynne Stewart’s case and status, explaining the gross injustice against a heroic human rights lawyer who devoted her career to defending society’s poor, unwanted, and unfairly persecuted – defendants deprived of due process without an advocate like her. Continue reading
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Wikileaks News Roundup 19-20 December, 2010
20 December, 2010 — creative-i.info TRNN Skewer: Rap News 6 – Wikileaks’ Cablegate: the truth is out there Will Julian Assange regret WikiLeaks? Past whistleblowers say no Wikileaks: Play the Ball, not the Man – and Check Who’s Kicking it Wikileaks News roundup 19 December, 2010 Who’s Who at Wikileaks? No naps, and no clothes Continue reading
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TRNN Skewer: Rap News 6 – Wikileaks’ Cablegate: the truth is out there
Cablegate has burst open. With a steady trickle of Diplomatic communiques leaking out every single day, the Book of Revelations is expanding dramatically. Continue reading
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WikiLeaks' lesson on Haiti By Mark Weisbrot
One area of US foreign policy that the WikiLeaks cables help illuminate, which the major media has predictably ignored, is the occupation of Haiti. In 2004, the country’s democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, was overthrown for the second time, through an effort led by the United States government. Officials of the constitutional government were jailed… Continue reading
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Rachel Corrie’s Dream
20 December, 2010 Must watch! Rachel Corrie’s Dream Follow my videos on vodpod Continue reading
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GAZAN YOUTH’S MANIFESTO FOR CHANGE
We, the youth in Gaza, are so fed up with Israel, Hamas, the occupation, the violations of human rights and the indifference of the international community! We want to scream and break this wall of silence, injustice and indifference like the Israeli F16’s breaking the wall of sound; scream with all the power in our… Continue reading