January 28, 2009
Posted by yaman
Dissident Voice : Fuelling the Cycle of Hate
Bravo.
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January 28, 2009
Posted by yaman
Bravo.
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January 25, 2009
Posted by yaman
Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza have been subjected to Israeli occupation for 41 years. In the meantime, they were a party to a peace process for more than 18 years. Almost half of their since-1967 occupation years were spent engaged in peace performances. Should not this simple fact alert us…
Peace process? What peace?
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“Palestinian boy Mohammed Kutkut, 14, right, covers his face as he sits next to the name sign of his killed friend Ahed Qaddas in the Fakhoura boys school in Jebaliya, northern Gaza strip, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009. Three friends of his class where killed when the Israeli army shelled Jebaliya in the …
Israel did this.
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January 22, 2009
Posted by yaman
The Electronic Intifada: Opinion/Editorial: Sharpeville 1960, Gaza 2009
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January 19, 2009
Posted by yaman
“I’d been looking forward to this for months, but hotel prices started going up, things got kind of crazy at work, and also Israel’s whole history is basically a decades-long horror show of ethnic violence, harsh reprisals, and geopolitical madness.” Kaufmann said.
Source: www.theonion.com
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January 18, 2009
Posted by yaman
Israel’s continued assault on the Gaza Strip, having killed over 1,100 Palestinians, has produced an interesting range of response in the United States, some of it surprising, much of it predictable. Amid this commentary a distinct form of ethical reasoning has emerged, one that has had a presence i…
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January 17, 2009
Posted by yaman
I wrote this last night.If you had 10 friends in Gaza…10 lost someone they know or love.9 are civilians (as Israel prefers, “human shields”)8 are refugees.7 do not have electricity or …
Source: www.kabobfest.com
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Olmert looked like a fool, unbelievably out of touch with reality, but I doubt he cares. He was speaking to his public, a public that has been enthusiastically cheering on the slaughter of hundreds of civilians in Gaza over the past three weeks, a public so out of touch with reality themselves that …
Source: www.kabobfest.com
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January 15, 2009
Posted by yaman
President George W. Bush gave a farewell speech to nation on Thursday night. The text of the speech follows:
Source: www.cnn.com
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January 14, 2009
Posted by yaman
US lawyers are concerned that George Bush will pardon members of his administration who sanctioned torture
This one’s for all those jerks (you know who you are) who played loyalist to the Bush regime for the past 8 years.
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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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
(Discussion)It’s time to rein in the way police and safety officers in New York public schools mistreat students.
Police the police.
(Discussion)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
(Discussion)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
(Discussion)We would not be where we are today as a country if people who were politically marginalized had not stood up for their rights. As a student and human rights activist, I expect that our universities will allow space for all points of view, including my nonviolent and heartfelt protestations against O…
(Discussion)On Sunday, February 28th the New York Times published an outrageous oped by Efraim Karsh full of lies, distortions and mistakes. Karsh claims that Muslims view themselves as part of the House of Islam and the rest of the world as part of the House of War. I have worked in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Soma…
Nir Rosen destroys many of the myths that are common to American approaches to Iraq, Muslims, and the Middle East in general.
(Discussion)Fear tactics? Not the best fundraising strategy. First, your plan divides Republican donors into two main categories: small donors who are “visceral,” “reactionary” and motivated by “fear,” and large donors who are “calculated,” “ego-driven” and motivated by “access.”
Source: www.washingtonpost.com
(Discussion)Charles Washington with his wife Tracey, holding her 5-year-old son, speaks on behalf of his family at the Asian Law Caucus office in San Francisco.
Gavin Newsom wrecking homes and families in San Francisco.
(Discussion)A noose hung to intimidate African-American students is the latest racist incident to spur activism at UC San Diego ahead of the March 4 Day of Action.
Especially noteworthy is the section about the Black Student Union denouncing the administration-led “leadership bodies” as “a tactic to divide student leaders from the student movement.” All student ‘government’ is a tactic to divide student leaders from students.
(Discussion)The scandal is that many students at UCSD consider black people and communities as a product of their imaginations and consumer habits: an entertainment commodity we pay to watch on MTV, or hear on the radio. A stereotype we have the “right” to enjoy and take pleasure in, because we have paid good m…
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