Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Embattled Hamas Shows its Moderate Face

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Analysis by Mel Frykberg "RAMALLAH, Aug 19 (IPS) - The Islamic resistance movement Hamas's rule of Gaza is facing protracted politi...

Out Now!

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At least, that's what the Iraqis are saying… by Justin Raimondo , August 19, 2009 "........It is commonly asserted that the Iraq wa...

Republicans, religion and the triumph of unreason

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How do they train themselves to be so impervious to reality? By Johann Hari The Independent "Something strange has happened in America ...
Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Video:Israel introduces new visa restrictions

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Press TV Click Here to Watch Video Also, please see Jonathan Cook's Article on the Same Subject, Posted Yesterday .

Assad: Yes We Can! Help the Puppet Maliki, That is. These Are American AND Iranian Orders, After All!

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في ختام زيارة المالكي لسوريا تعاون إستراتيجي بين بغداد ودمشق "وقعت دمشق وبغداد اتفاقا للتعاون الإستراتيجي بينهما أعلن عنه في مؤتمر صحفي...

Bring in the Clown!

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Colonel Qaddafi—A Life in Fashion Vanity Fair Via Angry Arab (14 additional fashionable photos in Vanity Fair)

British Politician Tony Benn Condemns Escalation of War in Afghanistan & Defends Britain’s Socialized Healthcare System

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Democracy Now! With Amy Goodman "While President Obama defended his escalation of the war in Afghanistan on Monday, in Britain, America...

Eight Years After Orchestrating Massacre at Dasht-e-Leili, Afghan Warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum Returns to Afghanistan to Campaign for Karzai

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Democracy Now! With Amy Goodman "One of Afghanistan’s most feared warlords has returned to Afghanistan just days before its presidenti...

The Real Obama SPREAD IT OUT, by Carlos Latuff

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" The war in Afghanistan is "fundamental to the defense of our people ," President Obama said Monday, addressing the Veterans...

Free Gaza Movement Invites Malaysian MPs To Join Mission

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Via Free Gaza Movement "KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 (Bernama) -- The Free Gaza Movement human rights group has invited Malaysian members of pa...

Egyptian Antiquity Arrives in Washington; Yes I am Talking About the Pharaoh.

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NGOs Call Mubarak to Account for Abuses By Eli Clifton "WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (IPS) - Egyptian President Mohammad Hosni Mubarak is visitin...

FAKE ELECTIONS WON’T BRING PEACE TO AFGHANISTAN

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By Eric Margolis "This week’s presidential election in Afghanistan will be an elaborate piece of political theater designed to show in...

Israel Threatens Lebanon and Obama

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By Franklin Lamb - Along the Blue Line in South Lebanon Palestine Chronicle ( Left: Rep. Steny Hoyer ) "Suddenly they were all over th...

Why these deaths hit home as hard as the Somme

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By Robert Fisk "More than 200 soldiers dead in Afghanistan, and now Gordon Brown advises us that "the best way to honour their mem...

Victory is at Hand!

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By Steve Bell, The Guardian.

Mubarak: Egypt Working to Release 'Our Prisoner' Shalit

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Al-Manar ( Cartoon by Carlos Latuff ) "18/08/2009 "Gilad Shalit is our prisoner." Believe it or not, this phrase was not men...

Report: US Plan Could See Palestinians Cede Demand for Right of Return

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Al-Manar "18/08/2009 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and US President Barack Obama will discuss on Tuesday a new initiative which wou...
Monday, August 17, 2009

New Israeli rules curb travel from West Bank

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An Important Piece By Jonathan Cook "JERUSALEM // In an echo of restrictions already firmly in place in Gaza , Israel has begun barring...

OCHA's new report, “Locked In”: The Humanitarian Impact of Two Years of Blockade on the Gaza Strip.

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. The daily average truckload entering Gaza since the blockade (112) constitutes 1/5 of the comparable figure (583) in the period bef...

East Jerusalem, by Khalil Bendib

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(Click on cartoon to enlarge)