America's other glorious war
William Blum The Pentagon pushes hard for a large increase in troops for Afghanistan. Barack Obama has been calling for the same since well before the November election. Listen to the drumbeats telling us that the security of the United States and the… more »
Death toll 450, injured 2350, disastrous humanitarian situation
PCAS Gaza Strip,3, January, 2oo9 -In the recent reporting period of this report, Israeli army is using all naval, ground and air forces to attack Gaza. With the early hours of Saturday morning, Israeli army started to shell and launch heavy air strikes… more »
Israeli forces bomb schools and mosque
Al Mezan A child killed when Israeli forces extrajudicially executed Nizar Rayyan, and the rest of his family, 2 January 2009. Hatem Omar & MaanImages. Al Mezan Center for Human Rights expresses its strongest possible condemnation of the Israeli… more »
The Politics of An Israeli Extermination Campaign: Backers, Apologists and Arms Suppliers
James Petras Because of the unconditional support of the entire political class in the US, from the White House to Congress, including both Parties, incoming and outgoing elected officials and all the principle print and electronic mass media, the… more »
The Secret and Profitable World of Intelligence and Narcotrafficking
Antifascist When Afghan drug kingpin Haji Bashir Noorzai was arrested in New York in 2005, it set off a chain of events that continue to echo today. A federal jury in Manhattan convicted Noorzai September 22, for his involvement in an international… more »
The Israeli holocaust in Gaza -Some reflections
Khalid Amayreh The virtual holocaust Israel is now waging against the Gaza Strip is taking its toll on innocent civilians. The shocking scenes speak for themselves. The gruesomeness transcends reality; it exceeds by far the most eloquent of words.… more »
The U.S. Response to the Gaza Crisis: Unfair and Unbalanced
Wajahat Ali Moral relativism, political double talk, and a military juggernaut blind to its violence against an occupied people highlight the most recent, tragic conflagration in Israel and Palestine. In justifying Israel’s most brutal and bloody… more »
PALESTINE’S LONG TORMENT
Anindya Bhattacharyya In 1917 the British foreign secretary Lord Balfour gave official backing to their colonial ambitions. He hoped that a Zionist state in Palestine would serve the interests of British imperialism. The Gaza Strip is effectively the… more »
The US Army Document That Proves the US is the World's Number One Sponsor of World Terrorism
Len Hart In a 'manual' which was officially to be released only to 'students from foreign countries on a case-by-case basis only', the US Army outlines a program of what it now calls 'irregular warfare', in fact US state sponsored terrorism, insurgency,… more »
UN complicity in Israel's massacre in Gaza
Omar Barghouti A friend forwarded to me the most original greeting for the New Year: "I wish in 2009 a horrible year for all war criminals and their accomplices." I could not but think of whether some UN officials can be counted among such… more »
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