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“We Are Eager to Get to Gaza”: Democracy Now! Exclusive Report from Greece on U.S. Gaza Aid Flotilla

by Haitham Sabbah June 27, 2011

Aaron Maté from Democracy Now! is in Athens to cover the journey of The Audacity of Hope, named after President Obama’s bestselling book. He and fellow producer, Hany Massoud, are the only journalists with the U.S. delegation. They file this exclusive report.

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Weapons of mass deception

by Paul J. Balles January 6, 2011

What does the reference to “alternative” media mean? It refers to newspapers, magazines, radio or television that cover news that doesn’t get reported or is under-reported in the mainstream media.

A number of reliable alternative sites include news and commentary related to international issues as well as accurate and fair perspectives on the Middle East.

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The folly of the Israeli AND Arab approach to Iran

by Alan Hart December 3, 2010

Netanyahu was absolutely correct when he told a group of editors in Tel Aviv that “Israel has not been damaged at all by the Wikileaks publications.” A senior Israeli government official went further in his response to questions from AFP. He said: “We have come out looking good.” The leaked documents, he added, “confirm that the whole Middle East is terrified by the prospect of a nuclear Iran… The Arab countries are pushing the United States towards military action more forcefully than Israel.”

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John Pilger: There Is a War on Journalism

by Haitham Sabbah June 30, 2010

Decmocracy Now! Interview With John Pilger: John Pilger, award-winning investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker. He began his career in journalism nearly half a century ago and has written close to a dozen books and made over fifty documentaries. He lives in London but is in the United States working on a forthcoming documentary about what [...]

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Cowardice asks the question…

by Mazin Qumsiyeh October 4, 2007

Image by: Carlos Latuff By Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD “Cowardice asks the question – is it safe? Expediency asks the question – is it politic? Vanity asks the question – is it popular? But conscience asks the question – is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither [...]

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Congressmember Weiner Gets It Wrong On Palestinian Group He Tried To Bar From U.S.

by Haitham Sabbah September 1, 2006

Amy Goodman from Democracy Now! interviews Congressmember Anthony Weiner about his attempt to bar the Palestinian delegation at the United Nations. In May, Weiner infamously stated the delegation “should start packing their little Palestinian terrorist bags.” Weiner says Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas does not represent the PLO and that the group is listed as [...]

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Isreali Ambassador Caught Lying Through his Teeth

by Haitham Sabbah August 13, 2006

The israeli ambassador to the United States gets questioned by the Institute for Public Accuracy! Watch Isreali Ambassador to the US, Daniel Ayalon, dodge the truth and squirm his way through this interview with Sam Husseini, from the Institute of Public Accuracy. Ayalon buries himself with his brazen arrogance and intransigence. Typical. Towards the end [...]

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