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These are the posts from April 2007

April 29, 2007
Posted by yaman

Syrian political prisoners at Adra prison speak out

Prisoners being held in Syria’s Adra prison have written a letter to the public. The entire letter, in English and Arabic, is available here, but here is a short excerpt:
Syrians have paid a high price for their rights and freedom and we hope to be the last group forced to pay this price to help [...]

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April 28, 2007
Posted by yaman

A delightful story: Marilee Jones

Marilee Jones, the former Dean of Admissions at MIT, could not have been a more perfect embodiment of her own beliefs. Disregarding all the judgment that has been passed on her old decision to lie about her credentials, you have to admit: is there a more perfect way to illustrate the lack of importance of [...]

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April 26, 2007
Posted by yaman

Syrian Opposition Wins in Landslide Parliamentary Elections

Just kidding. However, the Syrian President, elected in his own right in a similar landslide, did praise the institution which reflected the will of the people–especially his own–and would lead Syria to a promising future. He added that few other countries around the world had elections so safe and carefully planned that the results would [...]

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IAC and Israeli Independence Day at Berkeley

Students from the Israel Action Committee at UC Berkeley today celebrated Israeli Independence Day on Sproul Plaza today by introducing the student population to one of the State’s many innovations in the past 59 years: hip-hop music. The new Israeli genre has stirred a musical renaissance world-wide, and pop culture will certainly be indebted to [...]

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April 20, 2007
Posted by yaman

The IDF doesn’t shoot nobel peace laurates

From here:

Noble Peace Prize laureate Mairead Corrigan was treated for injury in leg sustained by rubber bullet
Nobel Peace Prize Mairead Corrigan has been injured during confrontations between security forces and left-wing activists protesting the security fence route near Bilin, activists said.
Corrigan, who won the prize in 1976 for her work in encouraging a peaceful solution [...]

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April 19, 2007
Posted by yaman

محمد منير – علي صوتك

على صوتك بالغنى لسه الاغانى ممكنة, ممكنة
ولسه يامه ياما ياماه فى عمرنا
على صوتك بالغنى لسه الاغانى ممكنة, ممكنة
ولو فى يوم راح تنكسر لازم تقوم
واقف كما النخل باصص للسما للسما
ولا انهزام ولا انكسار ولا انهزام ولا انكسار
ولا خوف ولا ولا حلم نابت فى الخلا
على صوتك بالغنى لسه الاغانى ممكنة, ممكنة
غنوتك وسط الجموع تهز قلبى اللى انفرح
تداوى [...]

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April 14, 2007
Posted by yaman

زياد رحباني – أنا مش كافر

أنا مش كافر بس الجوع كافر
أنا مش كافر بس المرض كافر
أنا مش كافر بس الفقر كافر و الذل كافر
أنا مش كافر لكن شو بعملك
أذا اجتمعوا فيي كل الإشيا الكافرين
أنا مش كافر…
يللي بيصلي الأحد و يللي بيصلي الجمعة
واعد يفلح فينا علطول الجمعة
هو يللي دين قال و أنا يللي كافر عال
راجعوا الكتب السماوية راجعوا كلام القادر
أنا مش [...]

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April 10, 2007
Posted by yaman

Are Hamas and Hizballah terrorist organizations?

Pundits and propagandists alike often pose this question to those who dissent against current American and Israeli policies in the Middle East. For them, the dichotomy is simply one of “I support terrorism” or “I am against terrorism.” The slightest deviation from thought deemed acceptable by those coordinating policy results in such a question, even [...]

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    ei: UC Berkeley student senate votes in favor of divestment

    Ibrahim Shikaki, a Visiting Scholar from Palestine, spoke in favor of the bill although he did not feel that it was written from the Palestinian perspective. Shikaki explained that “If this were a Palestinian bill it would have mentioned my grandfather’s land that was stolen from him, or my friend w…

    Source: electronicintifada.net

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    Palestinian classes held at Israeli army checkpoint | Sabbah Report

    Israeli soldiers prevent students and others from crossing a checkpoint between their homes and schools on the edge of the West Bank city of Qalqiliya on 17

    Source: sabbah.biz

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    UC Berkeley student senate passes divestment resolution | KABOBfest

    For the first time in the University of California history, the UC Berkeley Student Senate has approved a bill to divest from two US companies in response to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and to Israel’s siege and bombardment of the Gaza Strip. The Senate bill directs both the UC…

    Congratulations everyone!!

    Source: www.kabobfest.com

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    David Bromwich: The Break on Palestine

    Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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    FBI Uses Fake Online Profiles To Spy On Suspects

    The document shows that U.S. agents are logging on surreptitiously to exchange messages with suspects, identify a target’s friends or relatives and browse private information such as postings, personal photographs and video clips.

    Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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    Police: US troops kill Iraqi journalist and husband

    U.S. troops opened fire on a car in western Baghdad, killing an Iraqi journalist and her husband, a police official said Thursday.

    Source: news.yahoo.com

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    Tom Friedman Writes The Happy Ending To The Iraq War He Helped Enable

    OH, HELLO. Here’s some good news, after years and years of promoting the necessary destruction of Iraq and Iraqis, all for the purpose of a war that diverted the United States from pressing issues of national security, Tom Friedman has declared the Iraq misadventure to be a success and has officiall…

    Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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    Cops vs. Kids in New York City Schools – NYTimes.com

    It’s time to rein in the way police and safety officers in New York public schools mistreat students.

    Police the police.

    Source: www.nytimes.com

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    Student Activists Beaten After Rally On Interstate (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

    Produced by HuffPost’s Eyes & Ears Citizen Journalism Unit On March 4th, 2010, demonstrators in California and across the country took to the streets to protest massive cuts at all levels of education and government imposed austerity measures.

    Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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    Occupy CA: Statement on Highway Takeover

    Frederick Douglas tells us that power concedes nothing without a demand: Street rebellions force the establishment to yield to the demands of the movement or be faced with an ungovernable, rebellious populace. In short, stopping highway traffic in protest of the dismantling of public education was a…

    Source: occupyca.wordpress.com

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