Britain obstructs global ban on use of cluster bombs
The British Government is accused of being the chief obstacle to the signing of a treaty to ban cluster bombs, which have maimed and killed thousands of civilians worldwide.
Countries that have suffered the impact of the bombs, humanitarian groups and former commanders of British forces have called [...]
It is disgusting. Hardly anything was mentioned in the “free-press” of the democratic Western. In fact the coverage in some cases equals to partner-in-crime.
Here is some examples (click on thumbnail to enlarge. Highlights in blue):
USA media - newspapers:
New York Times: Not a single word!
LA Times: Not a single word!
USA media - online news:
New York Times: [...]
This “witness statement” is a good read:
The FO’s case to the information tribunal
The Guardian, Thursday February 21 2008
I, Neil Wigan, of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London SW1A 2AH, the United Kingdom, make this statement in support of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), the Appellant in these proceedings.
Personal Background
1. I am currently the head [...]
Strange!
Oh… He is Israeli war criminal… that’s why!?
Police feared ‘airport stand-off’
An Israeli general wanted for alleged war crimes escaped arrest in the UK because British police feared an armed confrontation at Heathrow airport.
02.19.2008 | BBC News
By Dominic Casciani
Documents seen by BBC News reveal how Major General Doron Almog managed to fly back to Israel when [...]
UK police apparently digitally manipulated pix of man they shot to look like bomber
The allegedly manipulated photograph of Jean Charles de Menezes and Hussain Osman’s faces placed together. Photograph: Metropolitan police/Handout/Reuters
[Guardian Unlimited] A composite picture comparing Jean Charles de Menezes with Hussain Osman, one of the men who tried to bomb London’s transport network on [...]
University of Bradford student trapped in Gaza
Image by: Benjamin HeineUrgent Appeal: Support Khaled al-Mudallal’s Right to Education
Khaled al-Mudallal is a Palestinian and a Business and Management student at the University of Bradford. He is currently trapped in Gaza due to the restrictions on freedom of movement imposed by Israel. Khaled needs to return to Bradford [...]
And I thought someone said they have ‘freedom of speech’, ‘free media’ and its the ‘oasis of democracy’ and, blah blah blah..
The British Zionist Federation canceled a London appearance by Ha’aretz columnist Danny Rubinstein the day after he called Israel an “apartheid state” at a United Nations conference on Palestinians.
Story here!
Via: The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
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Academic Boycott - Yes or No?
Boycotts, divestments and sanctions are nonviolent methods of protest. Nevertheless, the recent proposal adopted by the UK’s University and Colleges Union congress to just discuss whether it should boycott Israeli academic institutions has caused a furor.
Supporters of [...]
Britain’s Transport and General Workers’ Union has called upon its 800,000 members to boycott Israeli-made products based on what they term Israel’s “criminal policies in Palestinian territories.”
The decision to call for a boycott, reached at a union conference in Brighton, is declarative and does not include concrete steps to implement the boycott.
The TGWU is the [...]
Via Haaretz:
…”Britain talked directly with Hamas leader Khaled Meshal and Syria to facilitate Johnston’s release, violating the global boycott of the movement…”
“How can Israel and Abbas continue to ignore the only force capable of managing the Gaza Strip?….And no less important: Is there still any point in boycotting Hamas or the Israel Defense Forces’ operations [...]
Israeli teens don't like Russians
2 Israeli teens assault elderly men playing chess because "they don't like Russians" The indictment reveals that the two had arrived at the park where they approached the immigrants. One of them blew smoke in one of the older men’s faces, and proceeded to hit him on his arm with a ... UNICEF Rejects Support From Israeli Billionaire, Leviev
Some good news: Adalah-NY - UNICEF Rejects Support From Israeli Billionaire Known for Constructing Settlements on Palestinian Lands Diamond Mogul, Lev Leviev, Facing Increasing Pressure for Human Rights Violations A senior advisor to UNICEF's Director said in a letter today that UNICEF will reject all partnerships with, or financial support from, Israeli billionaire ... UN Report: Palestinian's Right to Worship
Religious and cultural rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem is a new UN 19 pages report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. It provids shocking -but not surprising- information about the situation. Excerpt: Nablus, located 65 kilometres from Jerusalem, is the largest Palestinian city in the West Bank. ... AIPAC, The Jewish Holy Worriers
Unlike the Rolling Thunder, the Veteran group that descends on Washington, DC every Memorial Day to remind us and the nation, certainly the Congress of the brave men and women who gave up their lives for the love of the country and to remind us and the nation of the ... Obama campaign apologizes for excluding women in hijab
The Detroit News Sen. Barack Obama's campaign apologized Wednesday after volunteers asked two Muslim women not to stand or sit behind the candidate at a rally in Detroit this week out of concerns about the appearance of traditional Muslim dress in published and broadcast visuals of the events. The incident is one ...
