(RussiaToday) – Fresh explosions and gunfire have been heard in Tripoli, as international coalition forces continue to bombard Libya. The country’s government says further civilian casualties occured following a third day of allied air strikes. Meanwhile, troops loyal to the Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi are reportedly attacking rebel strongholds in the west. As the allied bombing of Libya enters day three, America is getting involved in another long-term war, which will ruin its economy. That’s the opinion of Lew Rockwell, chairman of the U.S.-based Ludwig von Meezes Institute think tank. Read the rest of this entry »

(IPS) – New information on the Central Intelligence Agency’s campaign of drone strikes in northwest Pakistan directly contradicts the image the Barack Obama administration and the CIA have sought to establish in the news media of a programme based on highly accurate targeting that is effective in disrupting al Qaeda’s terrorist plots against the United States.

A new report on civilian casualties in the war in Pakistan has revealed direct evidence that a house was targeted for a drone attack merely because it had been visited by a group of Taliban soldiers. Read the rest of this entry »

The bombing of urban areas results in heavy civilian casualities. In this video, the pilot kills 30 refugees in the street. Read the rest of this entry »

It was as if they had stepped on a mine, but there was no shrapnel in the wound. Some had lost their legs. It looked as though they had been sliced off. I have been to war zones for 30 years, but I have never seen such injuries before. Read the rest of this entry »

It was as if they had stepped on a mine, but there was no shrapnel in the wound. Some had lost their legs. It looked as though they had been sliced off. I have been to war zones for 30 years, but I have never seen such injuries before. Read the rest of this entry »

We are now able to estimate the number of Iraqis who have died in the war instigated by the Bush administration. Looking at the empirical evidence of Bush’s war legacy will put his claims of victory in perspective. Of course, even by his standards — “stability” — the jury is out. Read the rest of this entry »

We are now able to estimate the number of Iraqis who have died in the war instigated by the Bush administration. Looking at the empirical evidence of Bush’s war legacy will put his claims of victory in perspective. Of course, even by his standards — “stability” — the jury is out. Read the rest of this entry »

What Uri Dromi says about Hamas is pure and poisonous Israeli propaganda (This Hamas hallucination, 23 January). In every respect his article is almost the exact opposite of the truth. Dromi claims that: “The Orwellian mindset of the organisation is as much a barrier to peace as the rockets it fires.” But it is the newspeak of Israeli propagandists like Dromi that is truly Orwellian. Read the rest of this entry »

An Inquiry into Israel’s use of DIME weaponry in of the Gaza Strip

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End The Blockade; Stop Arms Sales To Israel; Bring The War Criminals To Justice; Free Palestine!!! – London 24 Jan 2009 Read the rest of this entry »

The Gaza Strip is a land in ruins, devastated by 22 days of war.

In this news special from Gaza, Al Jazeera focuses on the damage from the war – the human, physical and political damage suffered by people here, people already weakened by an 18-month siege at the hands of Israel. Read the rest of this entry »

Controversial American Jewish scholar and specialist on the Middle East, Norman Finkelstein, says Israel committed massive atrocities in Gaza during the three-week war against Hamas militants. Read the rest of this entry »

March on Market St. In San Francisco January 10th, 2009. STOP THE SLAUGHTER!!! Read the rest of this entry »

A message to the world on the Obama “Inauguration”…Wake Up!

If you want to know who the real establishment is in America and around the world, the real power behind the so-called “military-industrial complex”, the real maleficent power that has led this world to inexorable conflict, war, hatreds, destruction of real human values, morality, conscience — it is the global media establishment. Read the rest of this entry »

On January 17, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced a unilateral ceasefire, where Israel will stop its attacks but continue its military presence. “We have met and even surpassed our goals,” declared Olmert, as he thanked the Israeli public for their continued support of the 22-day onslaught in Gaza.

To those paying even minimal attention to the developments of this war, this is a perplexing statement. Read the rest of this entry »

On January 17, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced a unilateral ceasefire, where Israel will stop its attacks but continue its military presence. “We have met and even surpassed our goals,” declared Olmert, as he thanked the Israeli public for their continued support of the 22-day onslaught in Gaza.

To those paying even minimal attention to the developments of this war, this is a perplexing statement. Read the rest of this entry »

Radjaa Abou Dagga, followed a team of Palestinian medics during the Israeli assault:

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Not many Americans know anything about the hideous barbarity in Gaza, because US cable networks and newspapers rarely carry pictures of disfigured blood-splashed children who have been killed, maimed or orphaned by the Israelis, says Brian Cloughley. Read the rest of this entry »

This week the death toll in Gaza passed the 1,000 mark, after three weeks of Israeli air and ground attacks. But surprisingly, no one has reported an even more appalling statistic: that there are some 1.5 million injured Palestinians in Gaza. How is it possible that such an astounding figure could have passed the world’s media by? Read the rest of this entry »

DOSSANI: The Israeli government and many Israeli and U.S. officials claim that the current assault on Gaza is to put an end to the flow of Qassam rockets from Gaza into Israel. But many observers claim that if that were really the case, Israel would have made much more of an effort to renew the ceasefire agreement that expired in December, which had all but stopped the rocket fire. In your opinion, what are the real motivations behind the current Israeli action? Read the rest of this entry »

VIENNA, Austria – Arab nations accused Israel on Monday of blasting Gaza with ammunition containing depleted uranium and urged the International Atomic Energy Agency to investigate reports that traces of it had been found in victims of the shelling. Read the rest of this entry »

An excellent montage of sounds and images that juxtaposes Israeli propaganda with the realities on ground, and the cynicism of politicians like Barack Obama who aid and abet the crimes against the Palestinian people for domestic political gains (i.e., to placate the Israel Lobby). Read the rest of this entry »

Israel has announced to unilaterally cease fire in the Gaza Strip while leaving its troops in positions they had seized during the so-called Operation Cast Lead. Al Mezan Center’s staff visited some of the areas the IOF left last night and today morning. It found out that a disaster had struck these areas, which had not been accessible for weeks. The findings provide evidence about the likelihood that the IOF had perpetrated war crimes in these areas. In particular, dozens of civilians’ corpses have been found in a bad condition under the rubble of destroyed houses. Moreover, the scene of destruction of neighborhoods suggests that wide-scaled home demolitions were systematically conducted by the IOF.

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The Gaza Strip is one of the most densely populated pieces of property in the world. The presence of militants within a civilian population does not, under international law, deprive that population of their protected status, and hence any assault upon that population under the guise of targeting militants is, in fact, a war crime. Read the rest of this entry »

The Gaza Strip is one of the most densely populated pieces of property in the world. The presence of militants within a civilian population does not, under international law, deprive that population of their protected status, and hence any assault upon that population under the guise of targeting militants is, in fact, a war crime. Read the rest of this entry »

With the Gaza “cease fire” in place for one week (after Israeli forces murdered at least 450 Children), the Beit Sahour vigil that was held daily for the past 22 days will be transformed to increased action.  Tomorrow (Monday) at 10 AM local, Palestinian Civil Society Organizations in the Bethlehem area will hold a second work day for Gaza where we will be emailing, writing media and politicians, sharing ideas and developing strategies to develop the Boycotts, Divestments, and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel as well as bringing Israeli leaders to justice for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Read the rest of this entry »

In the long sixty-year tortured history of the Palestinian expulsion from their lands, Congress has maintained that it is always the Palestinians, the Palestinian Authority, and now Hamas who are to blame for all hostilities and their consequences with the Israeli government. Read the rest of this entry »

How The Times broke the story | Photographic evidence | Spent shells prove use | The burn victims | War in Gaza photojournalism

The main UN compound in Gaza was left in flames today after being struck by Israeli artillery fire, and a spokesman said that the building had been hit by shells containing the incendiary agent white phosphorus. Read the rest of this entry »

How The Times broke the story | Photographic evidence | Spent shells prove use | The burn victims | War in Gaza photojournalism

The main UN compound in Gaza was left in flames today after being struck by Israeli artillery fire, and a spokesman said that the building had been hit by shells containing the incendiary agent white phosphorus. Read the rest of this entry »

I recently read that one of my heroes, Kevin Barrett, is leaving the country.  Barrett is a strong proponent of 9/11 truth and an even stronger enthusiast for human rights.  He cited several things, pictures of dead babies on the news overseas, probably the most exasperating, but he mentioned something else that should hit all of us square between the eyes, as well…the American Dream is dead.  He, like so many of us, is just plain fed up with the lack of conscience of this country’s leadership.  I have to say, that I can’t blame him.

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Tel Aviv – A Palestinian doctor from Gaza who was a regular guest on Israeli television Friday called a reporter who had interviewed him many times, screaming frantically that his house had just been bombed by the military.

‘My girls, oh god, they’ve killed my girls,’ cried Ezz al-Din Abu al-Aish, the doctor, as the Israeli reporter held his mobile phone to the microphone during a live broadcast. Read the rest of this entry »

Tel Aviv – A Palestinian doctor from Gaza who was a regular guest on Israeli television Friday called a reporter who had interviewed him many times, screaming frantically that his house had just been bombed by the military.

‘My girls, oh god, they’ve killed my girls,’ cried Ezz al-Din Abu al-Aish, the doctor, as the Israeli reporter held his mobile phone to the microphone during a live broadcast. Read the rest of this entry »

George Galloway’s powerful speech in the House of Commons debate on Gaza, Thu 15 Jan 2009 (5.30pm), highlighting the hypocrisy and brazen double-standards of Western foreign policy towards Israel policies, including assassinations and other war crimes. Read the rest of this entry »

George Galloway’s powerful speech in the House of Commons debate on Gaza, Thu 15 Jan 2009 (5.30pm), highlighting the hypocrisy and brazen double-standards of Western foreign policy towards Israel policies, including assassinations and other war crimes. Read the rest of this entry »

How to Sell “Ethical” Warfare

One of my students was arrested yesterday and spent the night in a prison cell. R’s offence was protesting the Israeli assault on Gaza. He joins over 700 other Israelis who have been detained since the beginning of Israel’s ruthless war on Gaza: an estimated 230 of whom are still behind bars. Within the Israeli context, this strategy of quelling protest and stifling resistance is unprecedented, and it is quite disturbing that the international media has failed to comment on it. Read the rest of this entry »

How to Sell “Ethical” Warfare

One of my students was arrested yesterday and spent the night in a prison cell. R’s offence was protesting the Israeli assault on Gaza. He joins over 700 other Israelis who have been detained since the beginning of Israel’s ruthless war on Gaza: an estimated 230 of whom are still behind bars. Within the Israeli context, this strategy of quelling protest and stifling resistance is unprecedented, and it is quite disturbing that the international media has failed to comment on it. Read the rest of this entry »

Assad: resistance has become only path to peace, enemy only understands language of force.

DOHA – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad called on Friday for all Arab countries with diplomatic ties to Israel to close their embassies in the Jewish state. Read the rest of this entry »

Ninety organizations, mainly French, decided to prosecute Israel at the International Court for committing War Crimes against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip as the Israeli offensive left more than 1033 Palestinians dead, and over 4580 wounded in its first two weeks. Read the rest of this entry »

UN chief Ban Ki-moon led international protests on Thursday describing the Palestinian death toll as “unbearable” as Israeli air strikes set hospitals, media and UN buildings ablaze.

“I have conveyed my strong protest and outrage and demanded a full explanation from the defence minister and foreign minister,” Ban told reporters in Tel Aviv after the strike on a UN compound in Gaza. Read the rest of this entry »

1.5 million people, mostly kids, imprisoned without food, water or medicine being ruthlessly attacked by one of the largest armed forces in the world. The Gaza conflict started by Israel launching an airstrike on Gaza on Dec 27, 2008. It has also started firing rockets at itself from Lebanon to justify an invasion there. Read the rest of this entry »

Cal Perry speaks to Syria’s first lady about suffering in Gaza… Read the rest of this entry »

Cal Perry speaks to Syria’s first lady about suffering in Gaza… Read the rest of this entry »

Jerusalem, Jan 10, (RHC).- Evidence has emerged proving that Israel has been using controversial white phosphorus shells during its offensive in Gaza, despite official denials by Tel Aviv. There is also evidence that the rounds have injured Palestinian civilians, causing severe burns. The use of white phosphorus against civilians is prohibited under international law.

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Jerusalem, Jan 10, (RHC).- Evidence has emerged proving that Israel has been using controversial white phosphorus shells during its offensive in Gaza, despite official denials by Tel Aviv. There is also evidence that the rounds have injured Palestinian civilians, causing severe burns. The use of white phosphorus against civilians is prohibited under international law.

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