Wednesday, June 18, 2008

ANALYSIS / Cease-fire deal means Hamas is calling the shots

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By Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz Correspondent "The main points of a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas grant the Islamic organization a pol...

EGYPT: Govt Forced to Bend on Israel Gas Deal

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By Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani "CAIRO, Jun 18 (IPS) - In the last two months, popular and parliamentary opposition to the s...

Condi's Quick 'Hello-Goodbye' to Lebanon

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By Franklin Lamb - Beirut Palestine Chronicle "......It is likely Ms. Rice's last visit to Lebanon, but not her finale to the regi...

Legalizing Occupation: Bush's Last Manoeuvre in Iraq

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By Ramzy Baroud Palestine Chronicle "When US forces descended on Baghdad five years ago, they seemed unstoppable. Military arrogance ha...

Rice Midwifes Lebanon's Latest 'Birth Pangs'

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by Khody Akhavi "......Rice and other State Department officials remain deeply unpopular in Lebanon. During the 2006 war between Israel...

Snapshots of life in Baghdad

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The dangerous face of ordinary life has been captured by Iraqis on their mobile phones – reaching the places Western photographers can no lo...

Foot of History

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By Steve Bell, The Guardian

Real News Video: Does the Afghan war matter to the US?

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Ahmad: Permanent bases and strategy towards China long term US objectives in Afghanistan (1/4) "As the Taliban offensive expands in so...

Israel has won the European cup: a special relationship

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Arjan El Fassed, The Electronic Intifada , 18 June 2008 "During her sixth visit to Israel since last November's Annapolis summit, U...

Crossing the Line interviews professor Nasser Aruri about AIPAC conference

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Podcast, Crossing the Line , 18 June 2008 "This week on Crossing The Line: Lawmakers made their annual pilgrimage to the the annual Ame...

سلبيات وايجابيات اتفاق التهدئة

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سلبيات وايجابيات اتفاق التهدئة "...... واللافت ان هذه المفاوضات التي استغرقت ستة اشهر ظلت محصورة في حركة حماس والمسؤولين فيها، دون ان ي...
Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Watch Out! Asad's "Liberation" of The Golan Will Start Any Minute Now, From......Paris

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French FM says Syria to join Israel at Mediterranean summit (Click on cartoon by Khalil Bendib to enlarge) " In Israel As in Hollywood,...

Manufacturing Consent to Attack Iran......

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Nuclear find raises the ante against Iran By Ehsan Ahrari Asia Times "There is no evidence that Iran has got hold of electronic bluepri...

Yemeni Daggers Unsheathed

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Forgotten Lives in a Forgotten War By RANNIE AMIRI CounterPunch "...... Indeed, the struggle of al-Houthi’s forces in north Yemen is no...

Chomsky Speaks

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On Iraq, Iran and Norman Finkelstein By WAJAHAT ALI CounterPunch "......Thus, it was no surprise that after six months of email tag, Pr...

Like Shooting Fish in a Barrel: 7 Palestinian Fighters Killed in 3 Attacks on Cars. Of Course They Always Travel in Groups, Chatting on Cell Phones

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في ظل الحديث عن قرب تطبيق "التهدئة " ستة شهداء و5 جرحى في ثلاث غارات صهيونية على جنوب قطاع غزة ووسطه "اغتال الطيران الحربي ال...

Despite Ceasefire, Israel Still Preparing for Gaza Op

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Al-Manar "The IDF will respect a cease-fire but is also getting ready for a large-scale military operation in the Gaza Strip ," Is...

Mearsheimer and Walt in Israel

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By Gush Shalom – Tel Aviv "Contrary to some expectations, the visit of the two controversial American professors was a great success. ...

Bush Inspires Least Confidence as World Leader

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By Jim Lobe ".....Last month, Bush, who has repeatedly claimed that history will vindicate his more controversial policies, notably his...

America’s great mistake was to make too much of al Qa’eda

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By Tony Karon " Following the manic preaching of Ayman Zawahiri from his far-off cave, it’s hard not to think of Leon Trotsky . It’s no...