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    On-Trial for Murder Palestinian Leader Compared to Moses by Israeli Defender
    And not just by any Israeli defender. The Moses analogy was made, in public, by the son of Yehoshua Liebowitz, a towering Israeli figure who received ... more

    Jordan: The 'Safe Country'
    Now deceased King Hussein use to joke that the American fortress Embassy had become the Headquarters of the CIA in the Middle East. Some years ago, a ... more

    Al Gore Pledges Fealty to Israel Forever (Flashback to 1998)
    GORE PLEDGES HIS TEAR, YOUR BLOOD AND SWEAT TO ISRAEL FOREVER (Flashback to 1998)It is a "given" in Washington that U.S. politicians who do not bow to ... more

    Back of the Bus Seat for 'Human Rights'
    "Human rights take a backseat in the 'war on terrorism'"(YellowTimes.org - 27 Oct) – In an October 1st letter to British Prime Minister Tony Blair, re ... more

    Bush's Fall
    BUSH'S FALLBy Dick MorrisOctober 29, 2002 -- JUST when control of Congress hangs in the balance, President Bush is losing the popularity he so despera ... more

    Pentagon #2 Man Attacks Clinton Policies on Iraq
    Wolfowitz: Clinton let Saddam off lightlyBy Pamela HessUPI Pentagon CorrespondentNASHVILLE, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Former President Bill Clinton's decision ... more

    New US Super Bio Weapons Exposed
    US weapons secrets exposedJulian Borger in Washington[The Guardian - October 29, 2002}Respected scientists on both sides of the Atlantic warned yester ... more

    A United States of Europe to Challenge US Domination?
    Unveiled: the blueprint for United States of EuropeBy Stephen Castle in Brussels[The Independent - 29 October 2002]Leading article: A step in the righ ... more

    'Free Speech' for Sale in the Middle East
    Free speech for sale in the Middle EastAfter 9/11, an obscure TV station based in Qatar became essential viewing. Jason Nissé meets the marketing dire ... more

    The CIA's HQ in the Middle East Takes A Hit
    Murder of US envoy shows anti-Bush feeling is spreadingBy Robert Fisk in Beirut[The Independent - 29 October 2002]:No one was surprised. That was the ... more

    Former CBS Anchor Cronkite Warns Iraq War Will Ignite WWIII
    CRONKITE WARNS: IRAQ CONFLICT WILL CAUSE WORLD WAR 3By CHRISTOPHER FERRELL Bryan/College Station EagleWalter Cronkite, the veteran newsman who covered ... more

    Hidden Billions for the Fanatical 'Settlers'
    Billions for settlers `hidden' in ministries' budgets, MK says By Zvi Zrahiya[Ha'aretz - 28 Oct]:MK Mussi Raz (Meretz) claims that billions of shekel ... more

    Torture, Rape in Chechnya - This is what led to the Moscow Siege
    TORTURE AND RAPE STALK THE STREETS OF CHECHNYAKrystyna Kurczab-Redlich[Guardian (UK), 10/28/02]:At 5am on 14 April 2002, an armoured vehicle moved slo ... more

    The New Zionists - With White House Connections
    MEET THE NEW ZIONISTSMatthew Engel[The Guardian (UK), 10/28/02]:At first sight, the scene is very familiar: one that happens in Washington DC and othe ... more

    Unforgiveable Sins by Israel's Labor Party and American Jews
    Labor's unforgiven sinBy Akiva Eldar[Ha'aretz, 28 Oct]:The political commentators are busy analyzing the implications of early elections on the positi ... more

    New 'RoadMap' Charade from Washington
    Both sides criticise new US peace plan for Middle EastBy Mark Lavie[Associated Press, Jerusalem - 24 October 2002]A new Middle East peace plan launche ... more

    From Glascow - Protesting Israeli War Criminals
    Shameful stain on city's reputationKEVIN WILLIAMSON Comment[The Herald, UK, 28 October]:"It was that churlishly brilliant Mancunian fall guy, Mark E S ... more

    Al Qaeda Has Nukes Washington Leaks
    Just as the U.N.Security Council nears its vote after 6 weeks of American attempts to get its way, the US Government leaks the following story:------- ... more

    Israeli Extremists Attack 'Internationals'
    INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT (ISM)Grassroots International Protection for Palestinians (GIPP)Sunday, October 27, 2002MASSIVE ISRAELI SETTLER ATTA ... more

    100,000+ Rally in Washington Against Bush Admin and War Policies
    Thousands Rally Around World Against Iraq WarBy Mark WilkinsonWASHINGTON (Reuters - 26 Oct) - Tens of thousands of anti-war protesters marched peacefu ... more

    No so 'Free Press'
    U.S. Media RiggedJournalists from major media outlets bemoan the fact that big corporations and advertisers dictate their stories. Exclusive to Americ ... more

    'Christian Groups' Collide Over Israel
    With extreme Christian Fundamentalists and their Jewish ADL-provacature-type allies on one side; and another extreme allied with the Naturei Karti ant ... more

    NYTimes Charges 'Anti-Semitism' on Egyptian Stage


    Bin-Laden's Last Will ?


    Growing Anti-US Anger in Arab World
    Anger Builds and Seethes as Arabs Await American InvaderBy DANIEL J. WAKINNYTimes, 25 October - CAIRO, Oct. 24 — After last Friday's Prayers at Al Azh ... more

    Panicking Saudis Ask Bush To Intervene
    All kinds of signs the Saudi royals are panicking these days. They fired long-time independent-minded London Ambassador al-Gasaibi, and put in his pl ... more

    Israel's Economic Bad Times
    It's outrageous really. Even as they create a neo-apartheid in the Middle East and besiege the Palestinians into submission, the Israelis want still ... more

    Moscow Siege - Payback to Russia for Terrible Chechnyan Killings and Torture


    Bush Exploits Govt for Political Purposes In Unprecedented Way


    American Illusions and Deceptions
    American goals, Israeli illusions By Meron Benvenisti[Ha'aretz - 24 Oct]The tiresome negotiations between the U.S. and the UN Security Council over t ... more

    World Conquest American Style - How Truly Bizarre
    How truly bizarre the American enterprise of world conquest has become. First, there was the bombing of Afghanistan, the equivalent of bombing Sicily ... more

    'Outstanding Soldier,' Muslim, Sniper Arrested in DC
    Muslim arrested in Beltway caseNationwide manhunt for John Muhammad, stepson leads to MarylandBy Art Moore� 2002 WorldNetDaily.comTACOMA, Wash. 24 O ... more

    Libya Exits Arab League in protest
    Libya Withdraws From Arab LeagueBy KHALID AL-DEEBTRIPOLI, Libya (AP - 24 Oct) -- Libya has decided to withdraw from the Arab League, Moammar Gadhafi's ... more

    Netanyahu Keeps Coming on Strong and Wants to be PM Again


    Nabil Shaath Conspires Again to End Intifada
    Once more the despised and hatred Nabil Shaath - agent of the Americans and Israelis - has conspired to end the Intifada and do what his US and Israel ... more

    A Radical Rethink of International Relations and War Crimes
    There was only one workers' state, Bolshevik Russia. All governments except the Soviet Union's usurped power that history had determined should belong ... more

    Israelis Teach Racist 'Transfer' Ideology
    These are the same Israelis who condemn the Arab and Muslim worlds for teaching Islamic and Palestinian views.

    CIA Expanding As Never Before Stateside


    Now They're Trying to Link Iraqis to Oklahoma City Bombing
    The supposed meeting between the 9/11 head, Atta, and Iraqi intelligence in Praque apparently didn't even take place. And after expending the vast re ... more

    Iraqis Make Believing and Helping Them Harder Than Ever


    Palestinians Civilians Targeted and Dying


    Danny Pipes and the Israeli/Jewish Lobby's Latest
    How to shut up your critics with a single wordRobert FiskINDEPENDENT, 21 October 2002Thank God, I often say, for the Israeli press. For where else wil ... more

    More About What The Israelis Are Doing to the Palestinians


    The 'Conservative' Case Against Pre-emptive War on Iraq


    Never Trust A Christian Cowboy
    The image of the lone gunfighter who is suspicious of fancy talk and who acts fearlessly to defeat the forces of evil is the defining mark of a certai ... more

    Bush Makes Things Up and Twists Things as He Goes
    For Bush, Facts Are MalleablePresidential Tradition Of Embroidering Key Assertions ContinuesBy Dana MilbankWashington Post Staff Writer[Washington Pos ... more

    NYTimes to go International - Forces out WP IHT arrangement
    Washington Post Sells Stake in Herald TribuneBy Peter BehrWashington Post Staff WriterTuesday, October 22, 2002; 3:04 PMThe Washington Post Co. said i ... more

    Bin Laden's Secrets Revealed?
    Bin Laden's secrets are revealed by Al Jazeera journalistIntelligence agencies to study book on al-Qa'ida as suspect stands trial in Germany and diplo ... more

    Reaping the Whirlwind - Bodansky's dishonest disengenuous book
    Reaping the Whirlwind'The Age of Sacred Terror' by Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon and 'The High Cost of Peace' by Yossef BodanskyReviewed by Mark St ... more

    Carters Top Aides Continue the Big Coverup
    Carter's Winning PresidencyBy Zbigniew Brzezinski and Stuart E. EizenstatWashington Post Op Ed - Tuesday, October 22, 2002; Page A27The long-delayed a ... more

    How the latest 'ethnic cleansing' of Palestinians begins
    Jewish Settlers' Zeal Forces Palestinians to Flee Their TownBy JOEL GREENBERGNew York Times - 22 Oct - KHIRBAT YANUN, West Bank — The alleys of this P ... more

    New York Times Op Ed About Israel
    NYTimes Op Ed about Israel - 16 Oct 2002 Shaping Strategy With IsraelAs a potential target of Iraq's unconventional weapons, Israel is a crucially in ... more

    Sharon Pushes To Add Syria, Lebanon, and Iran to the Target List
    "Israel and America are consulting now as never before in the past... The Syrians, together with the Iranians, are playing a double game, escalating ... more

    Pakistan Pushed Further Into Corner...
    "President Musharraf's crackdown on militant groups supporting the insurgency in Kashmir, however imperfect, is seen among Pakistan's governing class ... more

    Students to Students - Old Idea, New Form
    Back during the Vietnam War there was the effort by American students and Vietnamese students that resulted in the 'People's Peace Treaty'. Indeed, t ... more

    White House 'Axis of Evil ' Spin Out
    White House Spins Out on an Axis of Evilby Robert Scheer Los Angeles Times - 22 Oct:What a nuisance! Just as the Bush administration had Saddam Hussei ... more

    Public Blackmail by Sharon - $10 billion worth
    Prof Kleiman says Mr Sharon is seeking to take advantage of Washington's concern about Israel's role in any coming conflict with Iraq. "I think Sharon ... more

    Bishop Tutu's Courageous Stand


    Daddy Bush says Jr. Bush Faces Most Difficult Time Since Lincoln!
    Elder Bush praises son during D.M. stopBy THOMAS BEAUMONTDesMoines Register 10/21/2002 - Former President George Bush said Sunday in Des Moines that ... more

    Israel Wants $10b more from US to beef up economy and military
    ISRAEL WANTS $10b MORE FROM U.S.!TEL AVIV, October 21 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - An inter-ministerial team headed by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel ... more

    Bush - The Silly Boy Emperor
    The Soufflé DoctrineBy MAUREEN DOWDNew York Times Op Ed Page - October 20, 2002:WASHINGTON — The Boy Emperor picked up the morning paper and, stunned, ... more

    Jesse Also Suggests Powell Not Much of a Black Man


    Bush/Cheney Methodist Church Makes Scathing Attack on War Plans
    Iraq war 'unjustifiable', says Bush's church headEd Vulliamy in New York[The Observer - 20 Oct 2002]:President George Bush's own Methodist church has ... more

    Expulsions of Yesteryear as Modern-Day 'Transfer' Looms
    A COUNTRY OF THE MINDOutside our old house in Jerusalem, I confronted the lost world of myPalestinian childhoodBy Ghada Karmi[The Guardian, 19 October ... more

    Expulsions Escalating in Occupied Palestine
    Palestinians Abandon VillageBy Mohammed DaraghmehSaturday, AP, October 19, 2002YANUN, West Bank -- Sobbing as they filled a truck with furniture and p ... more

    Israel Huge Arsenal of Weapons of Mass Destruction
    Time For A Dossier On IsraelBy Niel SammodsMiddle East International, London, 11 Oct 2002] [As pressure mounts on Baghdad to allow arms inspections ... more

    Bush's Armageddon Obsession
    Bush's Armageddon ObsessionThe Looking Glass Warby MICHAEL ORTIZ HILLI'd become accustomed to George W. Bush's use of the wordevil until he told the n ... more

    Thank God for the Israeli Press!
    Robert Fisk: How to shut up your critics with a single word[The Independent - 21 October 2002]:Thank God, I often say, for the Israeli press. For wher ... more

    The 'Settlement Rabbis' are 'Shitty Inciters' - Peres Lashes Out
    Peres: Settlement rabbis 'sh-tty inciters'Gil Hoffman Jerusalem Post - Oct. 21, 2002:Foreign Minister Shimon Peres Sunday called the rabbis of Judea, ... more

    'World's Biggest Detention Camp' - British Amb Proud of Comments
    "The Biggest Detention Camp in the World" Haaretz News October 15 2002OCCUPIED JERUSALEM - The British ambassador to Israel, Sherard Cowper-Coles, sai ... more

    Peres Warns Israel's Future Threatened Soon By Right-Wing Zealots
    Peres: Blindness of extreme right could bring catastropheWithin three years, the Middle East could turn into an arena of nuclear, biological and chemi ... more

    BBC in Israel Boycotting PM Sharon


    Israeli Analysis on 2nd Year Anniversary of Intifada II


    Will Hezbollah Attack/Provoke Israel in upcoming war?


    Oslo Assaulted as only half of Knesset shows up for Rabin Memorial


    Qatari Emir a Foolish Man
    He's really a foolish fellow making comments of this kind and presuming to speak for anyone but himself. But don't expect Al Jazeera to take him on a ... more

    NYC Facing Major Crisis in wake of 9/11


    Israelis Hold Over 5000 Palestinians
    If an occupying army was in control of the U.S., the equivalent would be about half a million Americans held in prison without charges REFORM ... more

    The View from Baghdad - A World of Allies
    From Its Palaces, Iraq's View Is of a World Filled With AlliesBy JOHN F. BURNSNew York Times - 20 October - BAGHDAD, Iraq, Oct. 19: As Iraq confronts ... more

    Hollywood and Bush Washington Colliding


    Target Saudi Arabia Says New York Council on Foreign Relations


    How al-Qaeda Does It


    US Now Targets More in the Saudi Elite


    Actor Sean Penn Lashes out at US Government and Upcoming War


    Mercenary US Forces begin to train for Iraq Takeover


    Al-Qaeda too secretive for NSA
    Terror group's messengers steer clear of NSA ears Al-Qaeda not leaving clues to intercept, officials say By John DiamondUSA TODAY, WASHINGTON, 18 Oct ... more

    N.S.A. - basic information
    Terror group's messengers steer clear of NSA ears Al-Qaeda not leaving clues to intercept, officials say By John DiamondUSA TODAYWASHINGTON - 18 Oct: ... more

    CLEAN LIES, DIRTY WARS - Realities of the Last Iraq War
    CLEAN LIES, DIRTY WARS As the United States continues to ponder war with Iraq, a military scientist and writer now living in Reno recalls the truths s ... more

    Council on Foreign Relations Targets Saudi Arabia
    Report: Saudi Charities Back al-QaidaBy GEORGE GEDDAWASHINGTON (AP - 17 Oct) - For years, Saudi Arabian officials have ignored Saudi-based individuals ... more

    Still More Deception from CNN - for the money


    Pakistan Still More in the American Crosshairs
    U.S. Says Pakistan Gave Technology to North KoreaBy DAVID E. SANGER and JAMES DAO[New York Times, 18 October] - WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 — American intelli ... more

    Silence of the Sheep - Gush Shalom Israeli Ad


    Hebrew U not so much fun anymore


    Top US Admiral to be Laison with Israel During War


    Tom Friedman and the Big Big Lie - Campus Hypocrisy
    Campus HypocrisyBy THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN[New York Times Op Ed Page - 16 October]:The Washington Post recently reported that students and faculty at a gro ... more

    'Recruiting' Collaborators - This is a mild sanitized version
    "How Israeli intelligence recruits collaborators"By Muhammad Al-BabaThe Jerusalem Times (independent Palestinian weekly) 17 October 2002:A young man f ... more

    The Real Big Prize - Black Gold


    Justice Dept OUT OF CONTROL Says Dick Armey - House Majority Leader!
    Armey: Justice 'out of control,' violating rights By Mimi HallUSA TODAY - 17 Oct - WASHINGTON -- House Majority Leader Dick Armey, R-Texas, lashed out ... more

    Americans Advised to ZIGZAG by Police
    Tips for Staying Safe Wednesday, October 16, 2002; Page A14 Police yesterday offered these tips for protection against sniper-style shootings:• While ... more

    Woody Harrelson - Sick of all the US Lies
    I'm an American tired of American lies Woody HarrelsonThursday October 17 - The Guardian: The man who drives me to and from work is named Woody too. A ... more

    US Hijacked by Israel
    The hijacking of AmericaBut now many conservatives are speaking up against U.S. foreign policyBy ERIC MARGOLIS Contributing Foreign EditorLOS ANGELES ... more

    Iran and Palestine
    Iran Denies Policy Shift on MideastTEHRAN (Reuters - 16 October) - Iran denied Wednesday that it had shifted its policy toward acceptance of a t ... more

    Bush Gives Israel Public Green Light - The War is On!
    Bush: Israel to Respond if AttackedBy STEVE WEIZMANWASHINGTON - AP - 16 October: President Bush, calling Saddam Hussein a dangerous man, said Wednesd ... more

    Israel Grabs the Land and the Water
    Lebanon Taps River at the Center of Israel RowWAZZANI, Lebanon (Reuters - 16 October) - Lebanon started pumping water Wednesday from a southern river ... more

    How 95% is really 8.3% - Funny Math By the Politicians and the Lobbies
    "Numbers are like people; torture them enough...and they'll tell you anything." PERCENTAGE OF WHAT? Some diplomat ... more

    NEWSFLASH - Washington: No More Nativitie Scenes in US Capital
    The Supreme Court has ruled that there cannot be a Nativity scene inWashington, DC this Christmas.This isn't for any religious constitutional reason. ... more

    The 'Settlements' Disaster - Both 'Legal' and 'Illegal'
    A fictitious debate By Gideon Levy[Ha'aretz - 16 Oct]:There is no difference between an "illegal outpost" and a "legal settlement ... more

    The Trance March To War - Said in the Arab Media
    Israel, Iraq, and the United StatesAmerica marches to war as if in a trance. We must do everything in our power to slow down and finally stop the reco ... more

    Sharon and Hamas Really Have Same 'Conflict' to the end agenda
    Locked in War's Embrace Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon needs Hamas and its suicide bombers to destroy Yasser Arafat and his Palestinian ... more

    'Their Tragedy, and Ours' - 2/3+ of Palestinians now in total poverty and despair
    Their tragedy, and ours[Ha'aretz, 16 Oct]:The survey that the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories presented to the cabine ... more

    DOUBLE STANDARD - Economist Speaks about Iraq and Israel


    Palestinian Activists Spammed and Tearful


    Gaza Diary - Scenes from the Palestinian Uprising
    A very thoughtful and shocking article from the Gaza Ghetto. Published in the October 2001 issue of HARPER's Magazine.

    Crafting the US President's Words Over Coffee and Ideology


    Campus Divestment from Israel campaign stirs things up


    From Gaza With Love - Open Letter to Pres Bush
    14 October 2002President George W. Bush President of United States of America The White House Washington DC USA Dear Mr. President, ... more

    UN Security Council Resolutions Israel Refused Compliance With
    And this only includes those passed by the Security Council, not the many vetoed by the U.S.:------------------------UN Security Council Resolutions t ... more

    Apartheid Then and Now


    India and Israel Linked to Pakistan Plot
    India, Israel Linked to Pakistan Plot By Syed Saleem Shahzad KARACHI - 14 Oct - For the past 23 years, Afghanistan has served as a proxy military play ... more

    'We're in bed with the Israelis' - Jimmy Carter
    Jimmy Carter: "We're in bed with the Israelis." ------------------------------------------------------------------------WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (AFP) - No ... more

    Hanan Ashrawi's Latest
    Between Armageddon and Peace: Iraq and the Israeli OccupationBy Hanan AshrawiOctober 14, 2002It is no coincidence that the most vociferous voiceadvoca ... more

    Walid Khalidi and the Arab League View
    The Prospects of Peace in the M.E.A speech delivered by Professor Walid Khalidion the occasion of receiving the Arab League Educational, Cul ... more

    The Trance March To War
    Israel, Iraq, and the United States America marches to war as if in a trance. We must do everything in our power to slow down and finally stop the rec ... more

    Dreaming of an Arab World - Mohamed Heikal
    Heikal's dreamBush says Iraq is a threat. Arab leaders warn of chaos in the region in the event of a strike against the Gulf country. Heikal says some ... more

    'Transfer' of Palestinians Looming?
    Israel May "Transfer" Palestinians During the Waron IraqBy WILL YOUMANS[CounterPunch - 9 October 2002]In 1989 Benjamin Netanyahu told students at Bar- ... more

    Bernard Lewis Joins the 'It Was A Mistake' Crowd
    Bernard Lewis InterviewJanuary 20, 2002Number 01/02 #07 This interview is with Prof. Bernard Lewis, by some regardedas the foremost historian of the A ... more

    World's Largest 'Detention Camp'
    Palestinian territories largest detention camp inworld, says UK envoyBy Nazir MajallyOCCUPIED JERUSALEM, 15 October — Arab News (Saudi Arabia) British ... more

    Bandar's Saudi Father Tells US: 'No'
    The Saudi Royals have a long sordid history of saying one thing in public and doing another thing behind the scenes. That said, look what they feel ... more

    The Growing Sounds of the Intifada - 'Transfer'
    Indeed, many Palestinians think that the coming clashes of the intifada will be less violent and more civic in nature. During a privateconversation in ... more

    Banned in the USA - Published in India
    Author's Note: The U.S. features agency which distributes world-wide a weekly column by me has baulked at carrying thepiece that follows. After 225 y ... more

    Chomsky in India


    Iraq Maps - BBC


    'Frightening' US Plan to Seize and Govern Iraq


    'No Crumbs of Comfort' for Blair from British Lawyers


    Blair Fails to get Putin and Russia on board...so far


    NCC Calls on Bush to Repudiate Falwell/Robertson
    NCC Board Repudiates Falwell's "60 Minutes" Comments on IslamProtestant, Orthodox, Anglican Leaders Call Bush to Condemn Falwell's RemarksNEW YORK, NY ... more

    Christian Fundamentalist White House Promotes Bible Study for first time


    Saudis To Play Tit for Tat with US


    Bali - The Beginning of New Wave of Attacks?


    Bush Totally Wrong about JFK and Cuban Missile Crisis Says Key Participant
    "I think the whole shift from containmentand deterrence, which is why we won theCold War, to preventive war is mostalarming," Schlesinger said. "That' ... more

    Preemption '62 Now Haunts Preemption '02 Debate


    Almost Nuke War on 27 Oct 1962


    Sharon on Way to Washington for Pre-War Briefing and Orders
    SHARON TO U.S. FOR PRE-WAR BRIEFINGPrime Minister Ariel Sharon is scheduled to depart for a short visit to the U.S. tonight. Bush invited him ... more

    80% in Gaza Ghetto in Poverty
    80 percent of Gazan Palestinians live in poverty, Israeli policy coordinator says13 October - JERUSALEM POST: Maj.-Gen. Amos Gilad, coordinator of ac ... more

    Anti-Falwell Demos Continue in India, Kashmir
    EIGHT DEAD, 90 INJURED IN UNABATED ANTI-FALWELL DEMOS IN INDIABOMBAY, India, October 12, 2002 (IslamOnline & News Agencies): The death toll in demonst ... more

    US Will Grab Iraqi Oil and Control World Oil Markets Even More Directly
    Will Bush's carve-up of Iraq include getting hands on its oil?By Robert Fisk Middle East Correspondent12 October 2002There is no Emperor of Iraq – or ... more

    Israel's New 'Berlin Walls'
    Kibbutzniks offer land to Palestinians in a rare protest over Israel's'Berlin Wall'By Justin Huggler in the West BankThe Independent - 13 October 2002 ... more

    US Regime Lawlessly Assaults Canadian Sovereignty andCitizenship this time
    Canadian's deportation causes furor By PETER CHENEYSaturday, October 12, 2002 - Globe and Mail Foreign Affairs officials are demanding that Washingto ... more

    Pentagon Moves Top Brass to Kuwait and Prepares for War
    U.S. Orders Battle Staffs to Kuwait Sat Oct 12By ROBERT BURNS, AP Military Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - In moves suggesting new Pentagon (news - web sites ... more

    Falwell's Not Quite and Not Real Apology
    LYNCHBURG, Va., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- I sincerelyapologize that certain statements of mine made duringan interview for the September 30 edition of C ... more

    War Inevitable - US Buying, Bribing, Coercing Its Way Forward
    It is growing clearer that war is inevitableGulf Times - Paris

    Coke etc. boycott Wars Looming
    Muslims prepare for the 'Coca-Cola War' From the International DeskPublished 10/12/2002 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- As the United States pr ... more

    Only Americans Can Stop This War - The Real 'Voice of America'
    Americans can stop America's next war as they have stopped similar planned or actual idiocies in the past. That the Bush cliquepays scant heed to Arab ... more

    Death Warrants Put Out on Falwell and Robertson
    Iran leadership representative issues call to killthree US ministersABC - Saturday, October 12, 2002A personal representative of Iran's supreme leade ... more

    Preparing for Smallpox War


    CIA Undermines Bush's Propaganda War


    US Hawks Associated with Israeli-Jewish Lobby now in Charge of Remaking the Mid East


    OCCUPATION of Iraq by US military regime now planned


    Jimmy Carter and his miserable 'peace prize'
    He managed to get his 'friend', Anwar Sadat assassinated; Lebanon invaded and raped; and the settlements he promised were 'frozen' greatly expanded. ... more

    Campus Wars
    Mideast war rages on U.S. campusesWebsites add to arsenal of students fighting anti-Israel biasBy Diana LynneWND - October 12, 2002A Mideast war rages ... more

    Falwell Comments Provoke Further Muslim-Hindu Clashes in India
    Rev. Falwell remarks prompt Hindu-Muslim clashes inwestern India, 5 killed MUMBAI (Canadian Press - 11 Oct) - At least five people were killed inHindu ... more

    Powell a 'Tragic Failure' Belefonte Adds
    Belafonte Stands by Criticism of PowellLast Updated: October 11, 2002 07:22 PM ET Print This Artic ... more

    Jimmy's Peace Process Leaves Tale of Real Camp David Untold
    What really happened at Camp David, why it lead to expanded Israeli settlements, the Iranian Revolution, the war in Lebanon, the assassination of Anwa ... more

    White Southern Senator Comes to Black Jamaican Powell's


    Hilary's Bags - Another Tale of American Democracy


    Jerusalem Mayor Taps Pat Robertson
    Ha'aretz: 10/10/2002Olmert picks anti-Islam evangelist as Jerusalem Fund co-chair By Yair Sheleg, Ha'aretz Correspondent, and Agencies (Photo: AP) Pa ... more

    Big Gala to Honor Harry Belefonte in Washington even after his outburst about Colin Powell


    `Tis a pity they didn't speak to Gandhi
    The roots of "voluntary transfer" of the Palestinians are embedded deeply in the Zionism of Israel's Labor party. Unlike the right-wing that used gran ... more

    US Gave Iraq The Germ Bio Weapons
    U.S. GAVE GERMS TO IRAQTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS Oct 01, 2002WASHINGTON - Iraq's bioweapons program, which President Bush wants toeradicate, got its start ... more

    What BUSH 'Forgot' to Mention
    Robert Fisk: What the US President wants us to forget[The Independent - 9 October 2002]:Each day now, someone says something even more incredible – ev ... more

    Hollywood and the War - Barbra et. al.


    American Jews in Decline - numbers not yet influence


    CNN News Chief Talks to Israeli/Jewish Lobby
    Middle East news coverage challengesBy Walter Isaacson, Chairman and CEO of CNN News Group EDITOR'S NOTE: CNN Chairman Walter Isaacson wasinvited to g ... more

    Polarization Regarding Israel and the Palestinians


    Powell a 'Sell-out' of his race - so says Harry Belefonte
    BELAFONTE SLAMS COLIN POWELL AS RACE SELLOUT Singer Harry Belafonte took to the AM radiowaves on Tuesday morning to slam Secretary of State Colin Powe ... more

    Pres Bush a 'Threat to World Peace' - Black Leader


    Total Gaza Invasion Coming


    Israel #2 Threat To World Peace Say the French


    'Peace Process' Collapsing - Northern Ireland One
    Both the Middle East and the Northern Ireland 'Peace Processes' were built on political quicksand; and both are now erupting and disappearing.

    A White House That Can't Manage Speech Wants to Manage the Middle East
    Bush Talks, But Networks Speechless By Lisa de MoraesWashington Post - Tuesday, October 8, 2002; Page C01 If the president of the United States gives ... more

    Blair Ready to Order UK Troops Into Battle


    No War with Pakistan says Indian PM


    Condi Speaks


    Pogrom/Massacre in Gaza Today
    Israeli operation kills 12,Palestinians sayKHAN YOUNIS, Gaza (CNN - 7 Oct) --An operation by Israeli helicopters and dozens of tanksearly Monday left ... more

    Israel Deploys New Anti-Missile Missile with US help/funds


    Bush Man Speaks to Israeli/Jewish Lobby with Forked Tongue
    U.S. Assures It Does Not Seek to 'Conquer' IraqBy Carol Giacomo, Diplomatic Correspondent LEESBURG, VA. (Reuters - 5 Oct) - The Bush administration, r ... more

    Egypt's Terrible Corruption Getting a Little Facelift


    Palestinians Condemn US Recognition of Israeli Jerusalem
    Palestinians Rally Against U.S. over JerusalemBy REUTERSFiled at 12:08 p.m. ETOct 4 - JABALYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - Thousands of Palest ... more

    WAG the WAR - US 2002 Election
    WAG THE WARBy Howard Fineman Bush hopes talk of Iraq will help the GOP reverse the tides of history. But on the ground, the fight is as much about fin ... more

    Nablus - Under Siege As Never Before in History
    An Israeli's Sorrowful Rule Over a Sullen NablusBy JAMES BENNET[NYTIMES, Page 1 - 3 Oct 2002]: NABLUS, West Bank, Oct. 2 — The Israeli colonel, the ... more

    It's MUCH Worse Than You Think - Israel's Plans
    The Israeli agenda is way ahead of what critics of Israel abroad manage to grasp in their sometimes too careful language. I have just seen Edward Said ... more

    Bio-Attack Warning System for US


    Malcolm X Film got Walker Lindh interested in Islam
    Walker Lindh: Al Qaeda planned more attacksFBI report: 'He swore allegiance to Jihad'From Henry Schuster (CNN)ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) --John Walker Lin ... more

    They (Israelis) Took the Meat and Left Us (Palestinians) the Bones
    "We had 40 acres over there. They also told the farmers in those days that they could still go to their fields but, when they did, many were shot as i ... more

    Preparing for Ongoing War, US May Vaccinate All for Smallpox


    British MP Urges Arabs To Fight Crusasading Americans and Brits...the 'crusaders'
    Galloway tells Arabs to fight 'Crusaders'By Colin Brown, Political EditorElectronic Telegraph - September 29, 2002 George Galloway, the Labour MP and ... more

    Israelis Exercise to EXPEL Arafat
    Expelling Arafat to the Libyan Dessert would be quite symbolic of course. But its really the grander plot to expel as many Palestinians as they can m ... more

    Caged and Suicidal Guantanamo
    Guantanamo detainees attempt suicideBy Iván Román Orlando Sentinel, San Juan BureauOctober 3, 2002GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba -- The number of det ... more

    Time to use the OIL WEAPON says PM in Malaysia
    Mahathir says Muslims should use oil as a weaponAFP - Thursday October 3, 2002 Oil should be used as a weapon to protect theinterests of Muslims, Mala ... more

    Yasser Awakes to find Jerusalem Gone
    Arafat Lashes Out at U.S. over Jerusalem LawOctober 02, 2002 Print This ArticleBy Jeffrey Heller ... more

    It's the Rusians, the Americans, and the Israelis who really have huge arsenals of the terrible weapons


    Jerusalem now 'by U.S. law' the Capital of Israel
    The Arab and Muslim groups in Washington are quite pathetic in not only their weaknesses, but also in how they have been terribly co-opted and self-ma ... more

    Streisand Lashes Out at Bush's Amerika - with or without Shakespeare's help
    BARBRA STEISAND on stage at the Kodak Theatre 28 Sept:"We have the facts on our side, the truth on our side," Streisand declared in an Alan andMarilyn ... more

    Israeli Lobby Expands to Academic Intimidation on the Web
    Pro-Israel Web site causes furor among academicsPHILADELPHIA (AP - 29 Sept) -- A pro-Israel organization has setup a Web site to monitor professors an ... more

    Perle, Feith, the Hashemites, and Bibi Netanyahu


    Potential Schism Between US and Europe
    New U.S. Doctrine Worries Europeans Decades of Coalition-Building Seen at Risk By Glenn FrankelWashington Post Foreign ServiceMonday, September 30, 20 ... more

    Saudi is the Past; Russia is the Future
    It's really all about oil and money, wealth and power; much of the rest is pretext and excuse. And now the Russians want in; indeed their first tanke ... more

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    Interview with Marwan Barghouti - Leader of the Intifada
    Intl. Herald Tribune, Athens Sep 30 A new kind of leadership for Palestine The Intifada’s most popular leader gives Kathimerini his first interview si ... more

    Battle of Gaza Looms
    Israeli analysts point to a larger agenda: The raid, they say, signals that Gaza is likely to follow in the footsteps of the West Bank, whose cities h ... more

    Israeli General Steps Forward - War With Iraq NOT Needed
    Ha'aretz -Tuesday, September 24, 2002Waging war on Iraq is not justified By Aharon Levran What are we fighting for? That is a crucial question when g ... more

    Byrd Reveals US Armed Iraq with Bio Weapons
    Senator Robert Byrd has torn the lid off some of the darkest and nastiest secrets of the Reagan/Bush I years, and he did so standing in the well of th ... more

    London Mayor Condemns War on Iraq
    London Mayor hits out at possible war on Iraq By Alfred Lee STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAUSeptember 30, 2002 LONDON - An astonishing attack by London May ... more

    US Special Forces Frustrated and Failing in Afghanistan


    Pentagon Prepares for North Korea...et al.
    After Iraq comes Iran, Syria, North Korea and Pakistan. The New World Order cum Pax America is on the march.

    Hollywood Figures Back the War - Cruise, Speilberg, Hitchens
    Just hours after Barbra St
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