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Young athletic Obama reflects active energy whether running up the ladder stairs into his Air Force One plane, or giving speeches, such as the song-and-dance so-called [...]
Gen. Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama for president yesterday and slammed McCain's smear campaign of Obama as some kind of secret Muslim terrorist sympathizer (see video). Powell talked about a Muslim-American soldier killed in the Iraq war. Kareem Khan was only 20 when he was killed by a bomb in Baquba-Iraq last year with only [...]
Also tagged Barack Obama, Iraq, John McCain, Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan, Military, Muslim, ReligionIf you think that the "War on Terror" has come about because Islamic extremists "hate your freedoms," you are wrong. It is because of the unbalanced and deeply flawed foreign policy chosen my US politicians in the Middle East, which generated much of the anti-American sentiment found in the Arab world. If you ask, Why? [...]
Also tagged Book, chinski, conservative, Democracy, Iraq, Israel, israel-lobby, Lebanon, Mearsheimer, Media, Military, oil, Terrorism, Walt, War, ZionismHere is a new example that shows how the Israeli Lobby censors free political debate in America:
[Via: Mondoweiss]
At an appearance at Columbia University tonight, Stephen Walt, a Harvard professor and former dean, said that he and University of Chicago professor John Mearsheimer were slated to speak
Image by: Carlos Latuff
at Google headquarters recently to discuss their [...]
Also tagged Censorship, Google, Israel, Lobby, USAI have been invited to Haiti by “Haiti Solidarity” so am off there shortly. I will be staying and meeting with women activists from the Lavalas movement. I have a pretty good knowledge of Haitian history and contemporary politics but there is always more to learn and I needed to focus on [...]
Also tagged Democracy, Guest Blogger, Racism, Regional, USAAbbas demands final status talks or nothing as he heads to Egypt summit
(Via: Independent)
Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian President, is demanding that next Monday's scheduled summit with Ehud Olmert, the Israeli Prime Minister, contains a discussion over "final status" talks on a future Palestinian state, Palestinian officials said yesterday.
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Mr Abbas is reportedly insisting that the summit, [...]
Former UN Mideast envoy says UN subservient slaves to U.S. and Israel. On the other hand A secret UN report condemns US for Middle East failures. The highest ranking UN official in Israel has warned that American pressure has "pummelled into submission" the UN's role as an impartial Middle East negotiator in a damning confidential [...]
Also tagged Israel, Middle East, Palestine, UN, USA1. Is There a 'Foxification' Underway at Al Jazeera Television?
By Danny Schechter (Source: MediaChannel)
Sources inside Al Jazeera who are in a position to know what is going on now confirm to MediaChannel.org that there is an internal struggle underway that may dilute Al Jazeera’s independence and steer it in a more pro-western, pro-US direction.
"There is [...]
If you read only one thing today, it should be this one.
It is very long, however, it is worth every minute you spend reading it. I promise you, it's going to be a good read. But first, a quick background.
Avraham Burg, former Knesset speaker, former Shimon Peres protégé and former Israel Agency Director. Finally, he [...]
Yesterday, on the anniversary of the Israeli attacks on Arab states in 1967, The Guardian published two op-eds, which really say it all.
In the first one, Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh clearly sets out the Palestinians desire for peace. He said:
The first step to change this catastrophic climate is for the west to engage with [...]
I think this is a very thought-provoking article and a must read by our fellow Americans, specially the silent majority:
How willing are we to be inconvenienced to get peace/justice?
by MBQ June 5, 2007
An old saying in the fight against segregation in the South was "free your mind and your ass will follow". I was [...]
While watching the news last night, a breaking live broadcast of Bush speech in Prague was on air. I never liked to hear this dump, but for unknown reason I decided to listen to his remarks.
While listening to him, I was speaking to myself. This is how it goes (transcript can be found here):
The most [...]
Also tagged bush, Democracy, News You Can Do Without, Palestine, USAFirst of all, please meet Handala (Hat tip: Ben Heine for his great artwork):
Handala (or Hanzala) is the most famous of the Palestinian cartoonist Naji al-Ali's cartoon characters. From approximately 1975 through 1987 Naji Al-Ali created cartoons that depict the complexities of the plight of Palestinian refugees. These cartoons are still relevant today and Handala, [...]
Also tagged Arab, Democracy, Failures, Human Rights, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Palestine, Racism, Sabbah, War, Zionism
Do you believe President Bush's actions justify impeachment? 1) Yes, between the secret spying, the deceptions leading to war and more, there is plenty to justify putting him on trial. 2) No, like any president, he has made a few missteps, but nothing approaching "high crimes and misdemeanors." 3) No, the man has done absolutely nothing wrong. Impeachment would just be a political lynching. 4) I don't know.
