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Archive for August, 2007

Robert Fisk: Even I question the truth about 9/11

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

Robert Fisk - Published: 25 August 2007

[...] But - here we go. I am increasingly troubled at the inconsistencies in the official narrative of 9/11. It’s not just the obvious non sequiturs: where are the aircraft parts (engines, etc) from the attack on the Pentagon? Why have the officials involved in the United 93 [...]

Palestinians on the United Nations

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

The international community-spurred by renewed US interest-is gearing up for another major push for peace in the Middle East: President Bush recently dispatched Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to garner support for an international conference on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Tony Blair is leading the latest attempt of the Quartet-which includes the UN, the US, [...]

Take Action

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

+ Take Action 1: Sign Petition to support Barnard College giving tenure to Dr. Nadia Abu Al-Haj (like Norman Finkelstein, she was targeted by the Israel lobby forces). The new McCarthyism must be stopped or all will be in danger (and write the media)
http://www.petitiononline.com/Barnard2

+ Take Action 2: Oppose $30 Billion in Military Aid Package to [...]

Racist (and misnamed) “Anti-Defamation League”

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

Abe Foxman fires New England ADL leader for speaking truth about Armenian Genocide.

For security reasons, Israel bans paper from Gaza schools

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

Not a joke, but yes sick…

The Israeli government forbade the entrance of paper for making text books to children from Gaza Strip, denounced Palestinian-Israeli Information-Investigation Center (CIIPI).

A released issued by the institution revealed that Palestinian children will attend the classrooms in September without their pens, pencils, books and more if the military command withholds the [...]

PCHR: Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

Israeli Violations Documented during the Reporting Period (16 - 22 August 2007)

Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Continue Systematic Attacks on Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)

16 Palestinians, including 3 children, were killed by IOF in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

10 of the victims were extra-judicially executed by [...]

30 U.S. members of Congress want Europeans to say NO to UN committee for Palestinian issues

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

The Jewish Telegraphic Agency reports:

More than 30 U.S. members of Congress signed on to a letter urging the European Parliament to end its cooperation with a U.N. committee for Palestinian issues.

Israel has protested the European Parliament’s plans to a host a forum at the end of the month to be led by the U.N. Committee [...]

Wikipedia and Israeli lobbyists

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

This is very revealing of how the Israeli PR machine bends Wikipedia…

After 7 years of destroying peace process, U.S. wants a farewell party

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

A conference of cowboys
By Alon Liel

In the absence of a nightingale, even a raven is a songbird - or is it? The international conference initiated by U.S. President George W. Bush in the twilight of his term in office is definitely no songbird. It is more of a raven than a nightingale. After seven years [...]

GOP lobbying firm with close ties to Bush hired to help Allawi oust Malaki

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

“The revelation that lobbying firm Barbour, Griffith and Rogers, whose president is a former US envoy to Iraq, is supporting former interim prime minister Ayad Alllawi, was first reported by IraqSlogger. The firm has sent hundreds of e-mails in Allawi’s name from an e-mail address it purchased, DrAyadAllawi@Allawi-for-Iraq.com, and it has purchased the Web domain [...]