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    Uri Dan Dead, and Ariel Sharon's Legacy Lives On
    It was Dan who, years later, forecast that those who would not have Ariel Sharon as chief of staff would have him as defense minister and those who wo ... more

    Did Israel's Acquisition of Nuclear Weapons Lead to 1967 War?
    How bogus so much of the history of Israel and the Middle East is. In this case they don't even have their basic facts straight when it comes to the ... more




    How the US and Israel tricked Saddam into invading Kuwait...
    On January 30, 1991, Murray Waas, a well-known investigative journalist published an article in the San Francisco Bay Guardian titled “Who Lost Kuwait ... more


    Woodward Drops the Pardon Bomb, Pundits Owe Nation an Apology



    Amazon May Come To An End! Global Warming


    MER - Caesar Is Dead by STEALTH ASSASSINATION
    It's the worst possible end for Yasser Arafat, and more importantly for his life-long quest for justice, dignity, and a free independent Palestinian ... more

    Iranians see only hypocrisy from the world's nuclear powers


    Israel Sets Up Iran For America's Next Onslaught


    MER - KERRY, (the Jewish State in, but not of) Israel, Jews,and the Middle East
    "With the various right and left arms of the Israeli-Jewish lobby firmly in control of both political parties in the U.S...'the lobby' is assured tha ... more

    Surprising Historical Infomation On The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
    Did you know? 1 - THAT, when the Palestine Problem was created by Britain in 1917, more than 90% of the population of Palestine were Arabs, and that ... more

    Carter 2004: Arafat assassination likely if
    But then when Arafat was 'stealth assassinated' by the Israeli right-wingers with President Bush's OK, the former American President said nothing... < ... more

    2003: Jerusalem Post Calls For Arafat Assassination
    "The world will not help us; we must help ourselves. We must kill as many of the Hamas and Islamic Jihad leaders as possible... And we must kill Yasse ... more

    2003: Arafat Assassination Threat a Serious Mistake, say Palestinians
    And indeed look at the situation in the once Holy Land today, and throughout the Middle East: From the article: Israel was waiting for the right mom ... more

    The Arafat Assassination - check out MER in the lead


    Remembering the Iraq War's Pollyanna pundits


    The scapegoating of Saddam
    Can anyone hold the U.S. accountable and bring its President to the international court of justice?

    US and EU View World, Iraq, and Saddam Differently


    Clinton 1998 - Why We Are Bombing Iraq


    Saddam's Final Message Wasn't...
    Actually this internet-published letter just before he was hanged was not final at all. Rather it was written it seems nearly two months before at a ... more

    "Palestine is Arab" Saddam Utters As Parting Words
    "Saddam later was taken to the gallows and refused to have his head covered with a hood," al-Askari said. "Before the rope was put around his neck, Sa ... more

    American TV Debates How Much To Show of Saddam


    Saddam Hussein hanged on first day of Muslims


    Secret U.S. plan to overthrow Syrian gov’t


    The Videoman - Maliki's Own


    Only “Zionists” can curtail U.S. plans to strike Iran
    Ritter says that the U.S. has no real conflict with Iraq, Iran, Syria, Hamas or Hezbollah. It’s Israel who feels threatened by those states. more




    Is there a Sunni Majority in Iraq?
    Therefore, one of the main reasons for the drastic failure of U.S. policy in Iraq must be attributed to the reliance on the false premise that the Sun ... more

    Only “Zionists” can curtail U.S. plans to strike Iran


    Column One: The new Zionist occupiers


    Editor's Notes: A terrible silence


    Middle Israel: Who will be Jewish after we are nuked?


    Finally Told - Sharon's Assassination of Arafat with Bush OK


    Israeli journalist reveals the secrets of the assassination of Arafat by Ariel Sharon
    MAAN NEWS AGENCY --------------------------- Israeli journalist reveals the secrets of the assassination of Arafat by Ariel Sharon Date: 29 / 12 / ... more

    American Cannive with Their Baghdad Regime to Give Saddam 'Dignified' Hanging


    In the end Americans orchestrate Saddam's Hanging
    Aides to Prime Minister Nouri al- Maliki were waiting for U.S. representatives to arrive at his office to set the hour for the execution, the official ... more

    Untangle the World Wide Web with RSS
    "RSS" is one of the coolest things you've never heard of when it comes to the Internet. Short for "Really Simple Syndication," a name that seems desi ... more

    US WAR ON IRAN AND SYRIA


    Israel's year of the zigzag


    Storm Clouds Over Iran
    A dangerous escalation of tensions in the Middle East could produce a devastating new war there if diplomatic steps are not taken to head it off. The ... more

    Vanunu and His Threat to Israel - Daniel Ellsberg


    Apartheid in the Holy Land


    Israelis, US, Arab 'client regimes' prepare their 'Client' Palestinians to win Civil War


    Jewish National Fund 115 Years Old


    NATO Gears Up With US and Israel To Take On Iran
    Earlier in the month, IDF Military Intelligence (MI) hosted a NATO conference on global terrorism and intelligence, following which high-ranking MI of ... more

    Yemeni PM urges Bush to stop Saddam's execution
    "A few minutes ago we received correspondence from the Americans saying that President Saddam Hussein is no longer under the control of US forces," ac ... more

    Provisional State with Provisional Boundaries Provisionally
    With no real policies they can actually pursue for real with the Palestinians, the Americans and the Israelis are now planting the seeds for pursuing ... more

    Palestinian Radio War


    Gates and Pentagon Not Happy About Bush/Cheney Surge
    You've got to wonder at this point what Bush/Cheney and the Neocons/Evangelicals are really up to. Is this more about Iran at this point and the alli ... more

    Israel Survey Results Shock
    Nearly 70 percent of respondents to a survey conducted by a leading Christian publication believe in disinvestment from companies whose products are u ... more

    Florida's overbuilt condo market starts to fizzle


    US Prepares Saddam For Hanging
    The U.S. military received a formal request from the Iraqi government to transfer Saddam to Iraqi authorities, NBC reported on Thursday, which is one ... more

    The vaccine to cure every strain of flu


    That Hot Blond... Crazy?
    That hot blonde you've been casually kicking it with (and doing) may be the girl of your dreams - or she could be a nightmare just waiting to rear her ... more

    Leaving the United Nations, the Secretary General tells us why it's not working.
    See You Annan - Leaving the United Nations, the Secretary General tells us why it's not working.

    Shanghai - Problems lurk beneath China's shiny new surface
    Regrettably or not, daily life in China, even here in this showcase city, offers periodic disruptions to the dream, moments when skepticism is warrant ... more

    Example - Page of Podcasts Easy to Select and Play


    Example - Page of Podcasts


    Panel urges revote on Iraq if troop surge is too big
    One of the Dem think-tanks finds something to talk about about Iraq.

    Will the Iraq panel be a chapter or footnote in history?


    Rumsfeld and the American Way of War
    Rumsfeld did not initiate this myopia, which has been inherent in the U.S.' foreign and military policies after 1947 regardless of whether Democrats ... more

    The Ivy League Dissects the Neocon Cabal


    The Ivy League Dissects the Neocon Cabal


    Neo-Conservatism Archives


    Now We Find Out - Pres Ford Greatly Disagreed With Bush/Cheney War on Iraq


    Dark Side of Rev. Moon


    The October Surprise Mystery - Archive


    MEDIA CRISIS


    Iran lawmakers vote to revise nuke ties


    Remembering Arafat Stumble...CBS doesn't air special report on Ford death


    UAE Diversifying from Dollar - Dollar hit by news of central bank selling
    The dollar fell amid news that the United Arab Emirates was diversifying its reserves.

    Why NYT's Friedman Should Resign


    Wash Post Moves Further Toward NeoCons Hiring former Top Washington Speech Writer


    Realities of THE WASHINGTON TIMES
    Conservatives love it, liberals may hate it, but as President Bill Clinton told me personally when I was still a reporter for The Times, “I read you e ... more

    Ethiopians Closing In on Capital of Somalia
    Bottom Line: The CIA is once again igniting a regional conflict that is likely to spread, last a long time, and bring about much death and misery. B ... more

    The GOP's $3 Billion Propaganda Organ - The Korean Fanatic Owned WASHINGTON TIMES
    The American Right achieved its political dominance in Washington over the past quarter century with the help of more than $3 billion spent by Korean ... more

    Pushing Civil War in Palestine - Made in the USA and the UK
    December 22, 2006 What Price a Retirement Made in Hebron? Provoking Civil War in the Occupied Territories By ARTHUR NESLEN So it's official. Britai ... more

    Ike Was Right
    Ike Was Right By Robert Scheer Tuesday 26 December 2006 The public, seeing through the tissue of Bush administration lies told to justify ... more

    Is the "Israel lobby" distorting America's Mideast policies? IL
    Walt and Mearsheimer's paper began as an article commissioned by the Atlantic Monthly in 2002 on the subject of Israel and the U.S. National Interest. ... more

    Right On!: Give American Jews a 'birthright honeymoon'


    Two leading academics have tried to break the taboo against criticizing Israel's powerful U.S. lobby. It's a worthy aim, but their clumsy argument may backfire. IL
    A critique of the critique from a Jewish writer in Salon.com -- just what one would expct in fact.

    Why Jimmy Carter is not an anti-Semite - the Jerusalem Post no less


    Lets have ' BackDoor Talks' Says Abbas
    The crazy semantics of the 'Middle East Peace Process' reaches new highs all the time. Of course Abbas wants talks...it's the only thing that keeps ... more

    Bethlehem 2006


    Irony of History - Blair Meets Olmert at the King David Hotel
    Remember now, this is the hotel the pre-Israeli Jewish 'terrorists' blew up in 1947 when it was being used by the British.

    Baath Party threatens to attack US interests everywhere
    "The Baath and the resistance are determined to retaliate, with all means and everywhere, to harm America and its interests if it commits this crime," ... more

    Judge Orders Saudi Princess Deported from US
    A Saudi Arabian princess accused of breaking U.S. immigration laws by locking up her domestics' passports and forcing them to work for low pay was ord ... more

    Letter to Brown: Stop Blair’s Iran war plans


    For years, Israel had been leaving no stone unturned in its effort to precipitate a Palestinian civil war, notes Nicola Nasser.
    The U.S administration and Israel are accelerating their coordinated meddling in the internal Palestinian divide between the Fatah-led presidency and ... more

    Arab-American writer is ambassador for Middle East - Nathalie Handal


    Letter: Saddam blames US, Iran for inflaming country’s sectarian bloodshed, calls on Iraqis to unite.
    "O faithful people, I bid you farewell as my soul goes to God the compassionate," he wrote. "Long live Iraq. Long Live Iraq. Long live Palestine. Long ... more

    Middle East Online


    VIDEO - Iraq: The Hidden War - Channel 4
    Images of Iraq dominate our TV news bulletins every night but in this film, Channel 4 news presenter Jon Snow, questions whether these reports are su ... more

    VIDEO - The Plot To Overthrow FDR - America's Hidden History
    The Plot To Overthrow FDR reveals how, inspired by political trends in Germany and Italy, this group conceived of a plan to either overthrow the newly ... more

    Iran backed dangerously into a corner
    Washington and Tel Aviv, aided by London, are taking this region on a collision course. Arab League Secretary-General Amr Mousa once warned that the ... more

    Why did Russia and China vote to sanction Iran? And What Are Bush/Cheney Really Planning?


    Existential Battle for Palestine


    Pakistan to mine and fence Afghan border


    Noam Chomsky Comments on the Iraq Study Group Report


    The spies who pushed for war - The Jewish Neocon Cabal in Washington - IL
    Julian Borger reports on the shadow rightwing intelligence network set up in Washington to second-guess the CIA and deliver a justification for toppli ... more

    A neoconservative clique seeks to ensnare our country in a series of wars that are not in America’s interest. - 2003 in The American Conservative
    The War Party may have gotten its war. But it has also gotten something it did not bargain for. Its membership lists and associations have been expose ... more

    Washington's Zionist hawks to reshape Mid-East for Israel



    Target Iran: Former UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter and Investigative Journalist Seymour Hersh on White House Plans for Regime Change



    Impeachment Petition


    Crime of the Century: Are Bush & Cheney Planning Early Attack on Iran?
    If Bush and Cheney perpetrate this crime, the Congress should initiate immediate impeachment proceedings and should simultaneously pass legislation te ... more

    Crime of the Century:Are Bush & Cheney Planning Iran Attack


    Minneapolis Star-Tribune Sold


    Report: Iran oil profits could dry up by 2015
    Gee...suddenly it looks like the Iranian focus on the need for nuclear energy is right on the money... From the article: Iran is suffering a stagger ... more

    Warmer winters change Washington foliage


    Historians have raised fears that A-level history will be "dumbed down"


    Revealed: Why our favourite songs are ones from teenage years
    ...between the ages of 16 and 21, the human brain is at its peak and soaks up experiences like a sponge.

    Target stores pull Che Guevara CD case
    This is what the great America has come to...yanking pictures available worldwide from the store shelves. It's not the same thing but it does bring t ... more

    Archbishop warns of a future full of dread for the Middle East
    The Christian churches, most especially the retarded Vatican, move very slowly in this age of instant communications and jet travel. But at least the ... more

    Pentagon Wants To Recruit Foreign Mercenaries


    After the Abrupt Resignation of the Ambassador, Saudi Arabia Names 9/11 PR Man As New Envoy
    Saudi Arabia has chosen the man who was charged with disassociating the royal family from al Qaeda in the wake of the 9/11 attacks as Riyadh's new amb ... more

    Pakistan on the Edge: Angry Citizens Say Time for 'Busharraf' to Go
    "A worse case scenario," said Robert Grenier, the former director of CIA Counterterrorism, "is that it turns into a full-blown tribal war, and the cos ... more

    NYT Reporter: I Was Assaulted by Pakistani Agents


    Israelis Confused About What To Do About Syria


    Israelis Plan New Settlements in 'Jordan Valley'


    Don't Count on the Democrats to End the Iraq War
    Don't Count on the Democrats to End the Iraq War What's Going On? By MARJORIE COHN Mother, mother There's too many of you crying Brothe ... more

    Neocon Failures? And 'Dividing' Iraq


    Too Little Too Late for Abbas and Olmert - Haaretz Editorial
    yup...

    LA Times Asks Wolfowitz To Answer for IRAQ...but...
    True enough. Wolfowitz not only owes us answers but was the primary personality with the ear of the President pushing hard to invade/occupy Iraq from ... more

    Why Condemning Israel and the Zionist Lobby is so Important - IL
    “It’s no great secret why the Jewish agencies continue to trumpet support for the discredited policies of this failed administration. They see def ... more

    Worse Than Apartheid - Chris Hedges
    The stark reality of Gaza, however, has failed to penetrate the consciousness of most Americans, who, when they notice the Israeli and Palestinian con ... more

    GET CARTER! Chris Hedges
    Jimmy Carter, by publishing his book Palestine Peace Not Apartheid, walked straight into the buzz saw that is the Israel lobby.
    Bill O'Reilly's Latest on Iraq and Great America
    There is a Christmas tree inside Saddam's big palace at Camp Victory on the outskirts of this beleaguered city, and there is also a Menorah. I bet Sad ... more

    Is a damaged Administration less likely to attack Iran, or more?
    In the current issue of Foreign Policy, Joshua Muravchik, a prominent neoconservative, argued that the Administration had little choice. “Make no mi ... more

    Worst Christmas In 30 Years


    Candid TV footage shows Olmert coaching Prodi


    Departing Annan attacks Bush's 'war on terror'


    Bethlehem wall is 'deeply wrong' says Archbishop


    Archbishop voices Palestinian solidarity at Bethlehem


    Global Warming Claims First Inhabited Island


    Simon Cowell - Super Hype Yes, But Don't You Believe It!
    There are hundreds of celebrities I could name who are pale shadows of their famous personae when the TV cameras stop rolling, the concert crowds have ... more

    Pope Makes Christmas Appeal for Children


    Review - Left Behind Eternal Forces


    Left Behind Eternal Forces


    Jewish Singles Mingle on Christmas Eve +


    Jimmy Carter, the Saudis, and Arab Money...and
    The info is this editorial is on the whole accurate. Missing of course is perspective; especially perspective on how big money plays a far larger rol ... more

    Bethlehem Christmas pilgrims scarce


    Royal Intrigue, Unpaid Bills Preceded Saudi Ambassador's Exit - IRAN Tensions Behind Struggle
    The Saudis are big time players when it comes to throwing around their money weight; even among themselves. This from the article: As relations amo ... more

    Founder of Wikipedia plans search engine to rival Google


    UN sanctions hit Iran after call by Bush


    Dec. 24 Becomes Party Night for Jewish Singles


    Channel tunnel is terror target
    What nonsense this actually is when in fact during the cold war the threat of nuclear annihilation itself was ever-present. But it is critial to the ... more

    Commander Said to Be Open to More Troops
    How confusing it must be to much of the public, though not to insiders, that the top military brass has to be kicked into supporting more troops for I ... more

    Archbishop of Canterbury Condemns Israeli Wall Around Bethlehem


    Blair's Mideast Message Echoes Past Failure


    Major Church Leaders Visit Bethlehem and Protest
    Full text of Dr. Williams's speech follows:Your Beatitudes, Your Eminences, Your GracesWe are overwhelmed by the welcome we have received and althoug ... more

    Open Bethlehem Organization and Campaign


    Palestinians Being Strangled


    Archbishop of Canterbury Appeals for Bethlehem


    Mohammed Revered Jesus, Clash of Civilizations Need Not Be
    It reminds us that the so-called clash of civilisations was by no means inevitable. For centuries Muslims cherished the figure of Jesus, who is honour ... more

    Bush laments loss of bath towel service
    "What am I going to miss about the mansion? It's beauty, its tradition, the food," said Bush. "The hot water -- the water pressure in the hot water is ... more

    Is Carter an anti-Semite?


    Olmert and Bush - How Olmert is hiding behind Bush's back


    Report: U.S. weighing plan for Palestinian state by end of 2007
    A prominent U.S. Jewish weekly has reported that the Bush administration is weighing a plan to declare an independent Palestinian state with temporary ... more

    Ahmadinejad: UN sanctions cannot scare Iran; Tehran vows to drive nuclear program at 'full speed'
    "This resolution will not harm Iran and those who backed it will soon regret their superficial act," Ahmadinejad said. "Iranians are neither worried n ... more

    Majority of Americans Believe in Angels
    And when it comes to the spiritually as well as politically misguided Americans, get this: An overwhelming majority, almost regardless of backgrounds ... more

    Most Britons believe religion does more harm than good - say they are NOT religious!
    The real headline here is the amazing differene between the crusading Zealatrous Americans and even their closest allie in Europe, Great Britain, wher ... more

    Israel and the US Target Iraq and other countries in the region including Iran
    Good Cop/Bad Cop - Good Democrats/Bad Repuglicans - Good Zionist Liberasl/Bad Sharon/Likud/Olmert -

    About Michael Chertoff from the Far Right


    Elliott Abrams: The Neocon’s Neocon


    Partial list of Jews in the Bush Adminstration
    THE JEWS IN George II's CABINET

    All There Is to Know about Zionism - Ziopedia.Org


    From Gaza With Pain
    "We don’t’ know anymore who's right and who’s wrong, and who’s at fault and who isn’t. And we just want it to end."

    Now Hear This - Israelis and Amerian Jews Creating Lobby #2 - IL
    This could be titled 'Taking George For A Ride'... And this George is not the Bush one, it is the Soros one. Here's the needed perspective on all th ... more

    Review - Magellan 760


    Spitting on the dead dictator
    At the general's funeral, two grandchildren haunted by the specter of Pinochet reveal Chile's struggle.

    Blog: NYT to Ignore White House, Run "Classified" Op-Ed
    (ed.note: After this post was written, the post by Steve Clemons, which we referenced above, was taken down from his site, The Washington Note. The po ... more

    Trump Compares Rosy To Iraq War!
    "When people lie, Larry, I like to go after them. And I think, frankly, more people should be like that. I mean you look at this country, look at the ... more

    Zogby on Bethlehem


    NYTimes runs 'classified' and government 'censored' Op Ed


    Hispanic groups call for moratorium on work raids - compare today to Nazi raids on Jewish workers in 1930s
    U.S. Hispanic groups and activists on Thursday called for a moratorium on workplace raids to round up illegal immigrants, saying they were reminiscent ... more

    Saudis, Turks fault redeployment plans in Baker Report


    NPR - Terrorists Manipulate 'Dark Web' to Spread Jihad
    A new report finds that no one may be using more advanced Web techniques than terrorists, and they may be doing it even better than the U.S. governmen ... more

    US Hiring Billions of Dollars Worth of Translators for IRAQ
    GLS, a joint venture of DynCorp International and McNeil Technologies, has received a five-year contract, with a maximum value of $4.645 billion. more

    Preparing for a new DRAFT even while saying NO


    'Victory' For Hamas In The Streets Even Though Hamas Soldiers Vastly Outnumbered


    More Victory for Hamas Even Tough Much Numbered by Fateh-Israel-US Militia


    Israel - 'Only military action can stop Iran'
    The Israelis have been pushing to attack Iran for some time now as has their powerful lobby in Washington. It was just last March in fact that AIPAC ... more







    Syria building 'death trap' villages


    Bush Okays law blocking aid to Hamas gov't


    The Region: US primacy lives
    As far as the Middle East is concerned, other countries could largely be divided into three categories: those determined to sabotage US efforts (notab ... more

    Right On!: In praise of Christian Zionists
    Guided by faith, they love Israel passionately and pray for her well-being, rejoicing in her successes and grieving over her setbacks. They are Americ ... more

    Peretz okays Ma'aleh Adumim barrier


    Has Carter crossed the line? Dershowitz on Carter in The Jerusalem Post


    Peres predicts eventual peace with Syria
    Vice-Premier Shimon Peres says he is certain there will be peace between Syria and Israel "sooner or later." In an interview with The Jerusalem Post o ... more




    Judge: Iran partly responsible for terrorist attack


    How Apartheid Ended... De Klert and Mandela


    Digital Technology Makes 'Citizen Journalists' Out of Eyewitnesses Eager to Click and Post
    Governments have always controlled information, from the Nazis to South American dictators hiding evidence of their "disappeared" enemies, said David ... more

    Ads masked as blogs new online marketing ploy
    The curtain has been pulled on a deceptive new advertising tactic in which companies camouflage ads as product praise in online postings masquerading ... more

    Part One: The Arabs on the outside
    Part 1 - 12/19/06 - The Arabs on the outside. For Israel, barrier is 'life and death' issue Part 2 - 12/20/06 - The long walk to class - Ahmed's jou ... more

    Part two - The long walk to class
    Christian Science Monitor Three Part Series on the Israeli Wall:Part 1 - 12/19/06 - The Arabs on the outside. For Israel, barrier is 'life and death' ... more

    Part three • From the West Bank, a circuitous road to market


    Report by Scott Kennedy on Gaza visit
    Subject: Report by Scott Kennedy on Gaza visit Distributed by: PLO Mission – Washington, DC “Five killed in clashes in West Bank and Gaza” ... more

    New Draft? Oops Says Bush Cabinet Secretary


    Arab American Voters Coalition on the Israel Lobby
    Pro-Israelis: Iraq “Not Our Problem !” By Ziad A.E. Jazairi Arab American Voters Coalition 20 December, 2006 Houston, Texas, USA. Paul ... more

    Even small bomb in NYC Tunnel could be catastrophic
    The explosion from a small bomb could flood commuter train tunnels between New York and New Jersey in a matter of hours, according to a new government ... more

    Jewish Lobby Organizations Try to Hook New U.N. Sec-Gen
    Landau is reportedly backed by Malcolm Hoenlein, the influential executive vice-chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Orga ... more

    Late Night Quiz for Carter


    Annan Made the Nations a Little Less United Against Israel


    Rabbis Speak Up Against Carter


    Another Jewish Moralist Lectures former President Carter
    Type in “blogs on Jimmy Carter’s book,” and Google comes up with 766,000 entries. Among these are very many that rapturously endorse the book and many ... more

    Bush Plans to Push False 'Provisional' 'Palestinian State


    London Braces for Attack; 'Miracle' If There Isn't One


    Brits and Americans Want Arab States and Israel to Line Up With Them Against Iran and 'Terrorists'


    Iran rejects Blair's 'hateful' criticism


    ** Viral Video - Technology Highlights of 2006


    Defiant Iranian president mocks Bush


    More Nutty Tom Friedman's Rantings That Pass As Wisdom in the NYTimes and Simple-Minded American TV Programs


    Israelis Prepare Americans To Attack Iran
    The ideal scenario, from Israel's point of view, would be an American military attack that would destroy Iran's nuclear facilities and remove the thre ... more

    Omissions In the Iraq Study Group Report


    Gaza resident looks back on the year


    Japan population 'set to plummet'


    Iraqi bloggers react to the violence


    Pentagon Wants Super Cruise Missiles To Attack Anywhere Within One Hour
    Hypersonic Cruise Missile: America's New Global Strike Weapon The American military and CIA are on a rampage, even as they are nowhere near victory in ... more

    U.S. Commanders Wary of Iraq Troop Plan


    Analysts: U.S. at root of effort to topple Lebanese government


    US Military Taking Over More Functions at US Embassies
    More and more the U.S. is controlled by the Pentagon, the CIA, and the military-industrial complex.

    Israel Press Pushes Question: Is Carter An Anti-Semite?


    Not So Secret Anymore Israeli Saudi Connections


    Poverty Is A Threat To Peace - Nobel Speech by Muhammad Yunus


    Behind The Gaza Breakdown - US and Israel Push Palestinians To Civil War
    The U.S. and Britain have backed this maneuver, whose legality the American media persist in casting as “unclear.” But according to Nathan Brown, a sc ... more

    Senators Go To Damascus to Meet Assad


    US Working Spending to Overthrow Assad


    Bloggers Must Disclose Sponsored Posts


    Surging to Nowhere But More Destruction


    Mohammed overtakes George in list of most popular names


    Blair Singles Out IRAN As Main Enemy


    Olmert and Blair Play Pussy-Foot with their man Mahmoud Abbas
    "I hear that Abu Mazen (Abbas) will be happy to hold a meeting with me. If it is possible to make him and myself happy, I see no reason not to do so, ... more

    Isaelis Step Up Killing of Palestinian Fighters


    Israelis and US Rewarding Their Man Abbas with More Guns and Money and Covert CIA Help
    Of course it's obviously part of ongoing payoffs, 'rewards', and escalating attempts to arm and money those Palestinians who are in the US and Israeli ... more

    Ahmadinejad: Britain, Israel, US to 'vanish like the pharaohs'
    "Today, it is the United States, Britain and the Zionist regime which are doomed to disappear as they have moved far away from the teachings of God," ... more

    Future: Robots and 'Artificial' Robots to Have 'Rights'


    The world according to Blair, by 'Mr Tony'
    Get this now. The Prime Minister of Great Britain doesn't even know what Sykes-Picot was...is...oh my:From the Article: Tony Blair left an audience ... more

    TIME Person of the Year Video - YOUTube Video in 2005
    NOW PLAYING:YouTube: The Early DaysIn May 2005, just a month after YouTube launched, the founders discuss the uncertain future of their new video shar ... more

    TIME Man of the Year - The Beast With a Billion Eyes
    On the Web, anyone with a digital camera has the power to change history

    Bush Threatens Iran On Behalf of 'Strong ally' Israel


    The Great China Sale
    Foreign collectors want them. Newly minted local millionaires want them. The rise and rise of the country's modern artists

    Andrew Sullivan on IRAQ and Bush and One Last Desperate Gasp


    Abbas's Troublesome Election Call
    The British leader's hearty endorsement of an election to get rid of the Hamas-led government democratically elected just 11 months ago to govern unti ... more

    What Went Wrong With Iraq - TIME Magazine Panel
    What led to so many post-9/11 fumbles? A group of intrepid authors gives us answers

    Blair Very Publicly Warns and Threatens Iran


    YOU - Person of the Year Says TIME Magazine
    In 2006, the World Wide Web became a tool for bringing together the small contributions of millions of people and making them matter
    Abbas's Troublesome Election Call
    Analysis: Why the Palestinian president's proposal to dissolve the elected Hamas government could make matters worse

    Syria in Bush's Crosshairs
    Exclusive: A classified document suggests the Administration is considering a plan to fund political opposition to the Damascus government. Some criti ... more

    Star Wars and Real Wars - New High-Tech White House War Room to Debut in January.
    The situation room was, in part, the result of the Cuban Missile Crisis, when then-president John F. Kennedy conceived of a secure place to meet and ... more

    Study: Iraq Media Outlets "Tools of War"


    Exposed: Sadr's Ramblings, Anxieties


    Cheney's Latest Victim - Scene on Wisconsin Ave.


    Baker Report Would Turn Failed Ideas Into Policy - Daniel Pipes


    High Anxiety Reigns in Saudi Arabia


    Prominent Jews Urge Indictment of Iran President


    Person of the Year: Ahmadinejad
    As is the case sometimes Pat Buchanon likes to call it straight and in view of others not doing so his commentaries sometimes stand out: From the art ... more

    More Kofi Annan Financial Twists for Family and Self


    To Avoid ‘Boomeritis,’ Exercise, Exercise, Exercise


    Chinese Success Story Chokes on Its Own Growth


    Pentagon Joint Chiefs Unanimously Oppose Bush/Cheney War Plans


    Carter’s letter to Jewish citizens of America
    “The chairman of the group, Rabbi Andrew Straus, then suggested that I make clear to all American Jews that my use of "apartheid" does not apply to ci ... more

    Sean Penn Takes on Bush and Company Again
    They tell us we lost 3,000 Americans on 9/11. Is that enough? We're about to match it. We're within weeks, if not less, of killing 3,000 Americans in ... more

    French Documentary Claims Elite Forces Had Bin Laden But Never Got Shoot Order


    Fear sweeps Gaza as streets turn into battlefields
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    Chants urging PM Fouad Siniora to quit echoed across the city on the 10th day of protests against his government.

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    While the White House remains wary of the proposal to talk with Iran, Tehran sources tell TIME that the regime believes such talks are in the country' ... more

    The Baker Agenda: Troops out, Oil Companies in?
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    How bad a President is George W Bush?The US leader is on the ropes as blow after blow wrecks his credibility.

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    IRAQ STUDY GROUP REPORT - U.S. Institute for Peace


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    "Truthiness" was credited to Comedy Central satirist Stephen Colbert, who defined it as "truth that comes from the gut, not books." "We're at a point ... more

    AP Stands By Iraq Story, Calls Charges 'Plain Wrong'


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    "It is a moment when the president must acknowledge what is obvious even to his former supporters in the U.S. Senate," the editorial concludes. "It i ... more




    Iraq Study Group and Its 'Bogus' Proposals
    This analysis, ironically published in the newspaper once known as Judith Miller's war tabloid, is more on the mark about the Iraq Study Group and Pre ... more

    Jimmy Carter Says Newspapers Ignoring Book -- Or Hitting It As 'Anti-Israel'
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    Iraqi president rejects Iraq Study Group report


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    According to DHS, ATS was the primary means used to bar 565,417 people from entering the U.S last year; 493 of them were found to be inadmissible unde ... more

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    Viewpoint: Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, warns against letting the failure in Iraq cause America to lose sight of its ... more

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    One immutable law of insurgency warfare is that, while conventional armies need to win, insurgents need only to avoid losing. The disagreeable truth i ... more

    After Baker, what next for the war in Iraq?
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    The American secret service was bugging Princess Diana's telephone conversations without the approval of the British security services on the night sh ... more

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    "There is disagreement as to when their program will be operational, but we predict that Iran will achieve [nuclear weapons] capability in the near fu ... more

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    Israelis Ready and Train for Next War with Lebanon, Iran, Syria


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    London Mayor Livingston Appolgizes to British Jews


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    Iran is also pushing Hamas very hard to continue the suicide bombings in Israel.

    There’s Little Hope for Peace if Occupation Is a Proper Noun


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    And, when one applies Baker-like realism to Baker's proposals, the picture gets even grimmer. Essentially, Baker has three diplomatic prizes in mind: ... more

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    Baker's Israel Obsession - Marty Peretz - IL


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    Lebanese leader blocks UN court


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    Rumsfeld's final message: we'll succeed in Iraq


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    There is an answer to this problem. There is a way to defeat terrorism while building new and better alliances in the Arab world. It will be an enormo ... more

    Ireland's bishops voice opposition to lowering age of consent


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    Big Earthquake Inevitable for Istanbul


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    Nobel Laureate: Award Highlights Microcredit


    Shopping Mall Terrorist Caught


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    Global warming: a few skeptics still ask why it's happening


    Israelis Escalating Pressures for War with IRAN


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    Israel cites some doubts, but Arabs say their advice is now being heard.

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    Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called for more dramatic measures to be taken against Iran and declined to rule out a military attack against Tehra ... more

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    Dems Off Selling Policy To Lobbyists and Big Money - "Time to Party in the Capital. Just Bring the Checkbook"


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    Thursday's front page of the New York Post depicts the two chairman of the Iraq Study Group as "surrender monkeys," suggesting that the bipartisan ind ... more

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    When the Iraq Study Group's report was unveiled this week, it was like the opening of a blockbuster movie, with reporters counting down the minutes un ... more

    GOP Senator: Iraq War "May Be Criminal"


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    Carter Lambasted by His Own Former Aide


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    Jimmy Carter Fires Back at Longtime Aide Over Book


    FBI Can Hear You On Your Cellphone, Even When Off!
    Cell phone users, beware. The FBI can listen to everything you say, even when the cell phone is turned off.

    Top Air Force Lawyer Practiced Law for 20 Years After Being Disbarred


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    71% Disapprove of Bush and Iraq


    Top Wash Post Journalists Leave For New Internet Venture


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    "I agree that we should reach out to the Iranians and the Syrians and try to get a regional solution."

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    Last men standing: Blair heads to US for crucial talks with Bush


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    Responding to Anti-Americanism in the Arab World: Have We Been Effective Since 9/11? Over the five years since 9/11, American foreign policy, securit ... more

    Muslim distillery to unveil new product


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    A gauntlet was thrown at George Bush's feet yesterday.

    Somalis threaten to fight 'invasion' of UN peacekeepers


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    The cautious words of the Baker-Hamilton report stand in sharp contrast to the savagery and terror that dominate everyday life in Baghdad. Many of the ... more

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    A more devastating indictment of the strategy of a sitting American president could not be imagined.

    Long-awaited Iraq report offers 79 ways to 'cut and stay'


    Robert Fisk: The Roman Empire is falling - so it turns to Iran and Syria


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    Pitfalls and promise seen in China's Africa embrace


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    Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said today that he disagreed with the a U.S. advisory group's report that would link efforts to stabilise Iraq with ... more

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    "This report is worrisome for Israel particularly because, for the first time, it mentions the question of the 'right of return' for the Palestinian ... more

    Under what circumstances will the U.S. attack Iran?


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    Tom Hayden Confronts His Past Experiences with The Israel Lobby


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    Rich Indeed Getting Richer....


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    First President Bush Sobs While Talking of Son


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    Junkets to Israel are one of AIPAC's big items, along with all kinds of other Capitol Hill tricks...

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    Our World: Olmert's Saudi friends


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    Why Do they Hate Us? How About Israel, the Palestinians, and Nuclear Weapons


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    And this doesn't even begin to take account of all the Resolutions that would have been passed but for a U.S. veto; and all the watering down of most ... more

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    US actress Gwyneth Paltrow prefers British life to American
    The British are much more intelligent and civilized than the Americans."

    From Lavon to Pierre Gemayel: Will We Ever Learn?


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    "I'm telling you in plain language that as of now on, if you try, whether in your propaganda or at international organizations, to take steps against ... more

    Iran’s Ethnic Groups


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    Kofi Annan today bitterly criticised the Iraq war, saying Iraqis suffered greater fear than under Saddam Hussein. The United Nations Secretary Genera ... more

    Egypt says arrested foreigners had terror links


    RUSSERT FED UP: Pins Bush Adviser Hadley To The Wall On Iraq Mistakes...


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    Breaking News: The New York Times Thinks You're Stupid I've got some earth-shattering news to report from The New York Times: Hillary Clinton is thi ... more

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    PRes. Carter talks about VP Dick Cheney and basically calls Cheney a liar.

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    Former President Carter confronted on C-SPAN by caller who calls him an 'anti-Semite'. ... (more)

    Outside View: Neocon Optimism on Iraq


    Carter on CSPAN 3 Dec 2006 - Israel, Palestine, Apartheid, Peace


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    Myths of Pearl Harbor


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    Funny George W. Bush Pictures


    Historians View Bush - Very Badly


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    No, Bush is not Hitler. Like Blair, he once thought he was Winston Churchill, a man who never - ever - lied to his people about Britain's defeats in w ... more

    Former President Jimmy Carter Examines Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
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    Mideast allies near a state of panic


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    US Deeply In Debt to Foreign Nations


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    Robert Fisk: A French colonial legacy of despair
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    New 911 Pentagon Video - Again No Plane Visible


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    Ahmadinejad's Message to "Noble Americans"


    New UN resolutions back Palestinian right to a state


    Bush Gambles With Lives and Death - Andrew Sullivan
    The problem is that he seems to understand nothing else. Constructing a viable, flexible, practical strategy to defeat and defang this threat seems ut ... more

    UN calls for Israel to pull out from West Bank, Golan


    Did the government pressure AIPAC to stop paying Rosen's and Weissman's legal fees? IL
    First, and most important, (but this was already published when I took my short vacation) is the court ruling that set a high bar for conviction in th ... more

    Text of U.S. Security Adviser’s Iraq Memo


    AIPAC Staffers Now Likely To Get Off - IL
    Burden of Proof in AIPAC Case is "Not Insubstantial," Court Says A federal court this month denied a motion that would have eased the government's pr ... more

    KILLING HABEAS CORPUS
    Since the Middle Ages, habeas corpus—“You should have the body”—has been the principal means in Anglo-American jurisprudence by which prisoners can ch ... more

    Dutch bank divests holdings in J'lem light rail, cites settlements
    A Dutch bank has decided to divest itself of its holdings in a French company that is participating in building Jerusalem's light rail system, on the ... more

    One More Cease-Fire Up in Flames
    "I reach out my hand in peace to our Palestinian neighbors," Ehud Olmert said in his Sde Boker speech, his most impressive speech, which promises the ... more

    Ex-top IDF officer: War more likely if Siniora quits or if Israel Acts
    Barakeh said he does not believe that another conflict between Israel and Lebanon would erupt soon: "The situation can only change if Israel decided t ... more

    Ledeen Starts Blogging


    While Iraq Burns - Americans Obliviously Celebrate


    BattleStar America
    With these key developments, 2007 is set to be the biggest battle of space-based weapons since President Reagan proposed “Star Wars” in 1983...Coming ... more

    The East Is West: The Best Chinese Restaurants in Southern California
    THERE are probably more Chinese in Los Angeles than in any metropolitan area outside of China. (The same very likely could be said of Mexicans, Irania ... more

    Rumsfeld's Final Iraq Memo
    Following is the text of a classified Nov. 6 memorandum that Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld sent to the White House suggesting new options in Ir ... more

    Baker Panel Aide Expects Israel Will Be Pressed
    An expert adviser to the Baker-Hamilton commission expects the 10-person panel to recommend that the Bush administration pressure Israel to make conce ... more

    Bush Hints His Team Will Link Iraq to Arab-Israeli Conflict
    While Mr. Bush yesterday was forceful in adhering to his original vision for the war — that America leave Iraq after the nation has become a free demo ... more

    George Soros and Dangerous Political Currents
    Except for Mr. Soros, most of the other names mentioned in connection with the intended group may not mean very much to the average reader, but they i ... more

    Peres Threatens New UN Sec-Gen


    Israel slammed at UN General Assembly
    The General Assembly approved six pro-Palestinian resolutions over US and Israeli objections, culminating the annual UN debate aimed at showing the wo ... more

    Royal slams Israel-Nazi comparison
    French presidential candidate Segolene Royal, visiting the Middle East on Saturday, condemned comments by a Lebanese Hizbullah legislator who compared ... more

    Saudis Work to Curb Iran's Influence
    Worried by Iran's deepening involvement in the Arab world, Saudi Arabia has been working quietly to curtail the Shiite nation's influence and preven ... more

    Museun of Chinese in America - New York


    Ahmadinejad: Israel will disappear
    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh held talks in Doha, Qatar on Friday. The Islamic Republic News Ag ... more

    Some Lessons for U.S. in Vietnam and Iraq Parallels
    As Frances Fitzgerald wrote in "Fire in the Lake," her seminal study of America in Vietnam: "Americans see history as a straight line and themselves s ... more

    Tom Friedman's Iraq - 10 Months or 10 Years
    This has left us with two impossible choices. If we’re not ready to do what is necessary to crush the dark forces in Iraq and properly rebuild it, the ... more

    Latest Plan to Threaten and Pressure Iran - NYTimes
    Iran will never be in a better position than it is now to obtain a favorable deal that would improve its economy, employment and quality of life. more

    NYTimes Letters - Exit IRAQ Gracefully or Otherwise


    For Evangelicals, Supporting Israel Is 'God's Foreign Policy'
    ''Israel -- to walk where Jesus walked, to pray where Jesus prayed, to stand where he stood -- there is no other place like it on earth,'' Mr. Rober ... more

    NYTimes Publishes Another Letter Defaming Iran With Anti-Semitism
    Iranian’s Letter: More Anti-Semitism (1 Letter) * E-Mail * Print * Save Article Tools Sponsored By Published: December 2, 2006 To ... more

    The Tom Friedman disease consumes Establishment Washington
    Someone e-mailed me several days ago to say that while it is fruitful and necessary to chronicle the dishonest historical record of pundits and politi ... more

    How Colin Powell Saluted One Last Decisive Time -- and the US Invaded Iraq
    They used Colin Powell to make the case, for without him they didn't have the credibility. And in the process they showed Powell's true loyal colors ... more

    Excerpt from the new Carter Book about Palestine


    Buddhist point of view - China


    Carter: Israeli 'domination' over Palestinians is 'atrocious'


    A city of commerce, in one mall - China
    Retailers shop until they drop at the 30,000-store International Trade City in Yiwu, China.

    Computer - Watch TV on Your PDA
    Step 4: In this next step, you'll learn how to set up the MyTV ToGo software. Plus, we'll show you how to choose the target device, video quality, and ... more

    Colin Powell, His U.N. Speech, and 'The Life of Colin Powell'
    "My colleagues," Powell said, "every statement I make today is backed up by sources, solid sources. These are not assertions. What we are giving you ... more

    Weary rivals review Mid-East deadlock
    After months of deadlock, is there at last a bit of movement in Israeli-Palestinian relations?

    One Laptop Per Child - Mary Lou Lepsen
    Mary Lou Jepsen, Ph.D. 11A Melrose St Apt 3 Boston, MA 02116 Tel: +1.415.302.5958 mlj@joeinc.tv

    Iran leader appeals to US people
    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has made an unprecedented and direct appeal to the US people, urging them to reject US foreign policy. more

    Generation Next: A young world


    Beirut - American Embassy Memorial to 'They Came In Peace'
    "They Came In Peace"...or so at least the Americans must believe...

    Protesters set up camp in Beirut


    'No proof' of Iran nuclear arms


    The Unreality President - NYTimes Editorial


    Syria the spoiler - FT Editorial


    Lebanese fear return to civil war
    For the first time in years, Lebanese have started to think the unthinkable – that the country could slide back to the dark days of the 1975-1991 civi ... more

    9/11 Truth Event London: Was 9/11 an inside job?


    First Muslim Congressman To Swear on Koran Not Bible
    Keith Ellison, D-Minn., the first Muslim elected to the United States Congress, has announced that he will not take his oath of office on the Bible, ... more

    Hezbollah-led rally demands Lebanon govt quit


    The Flying Imams - The Extended Tale
    The case of U.S. Airways flight 300 gets stranger by the minute. When six traveling Muslim clerics were asked to deplane last week, it looked like ano ... more

    kpfa - 911 and american empire.avi
    Send link - Embed HTML Post to: MySpace - Blogger LiveJournal - TypePad From: e.g. myemail@gmail.com To: Separate emails with , Text: Send ... more

    Seismic Proof 9/11 Was An Inside Job
    On September 11, 2001, the seismic stations grouped around New York City recorded seismic events from the WTC site, two of which occurred immediately ... more

    The AIPAC Spy Case


    AIPAC Spy Case Likely To Fold
    Looks like after alot of behind-the-scenes manuevering and deal making the fix is in and the AIPAC staffers will get off and be well-rewarded for thei ... more

    Analysis: High bar set in AIPAC case
    Analysis: High bar set in AIPAC case By Shaun Waterman UPI Homeland and National Security Editor Nov. 30, 2006 at 10:02AM The government has been se ... more

    One-Fifth of Lebanon Takes to Streets To Demand Pro-US Govt Resign
    Hundreds of thousands of protesters from Hezbollah and its pro-Syrian allies massed Friday in downtown Beirut seeking to force the resignation of Wes ... more

    Islamist Website Presents First Issue of Technical Mujahid Magazine
    It should be noted that the magazine is just one example evident on the Islamist websites of the growing interest on the part of the mujahideen in inf ... more

    The Highjacking of a Nation - Sibel Edmonds - Part 1
    THE HIGHJACKING OF A NATION Part 1: The Foreign Agent Factor By Sibel Edmonds In his farewell address in 1796, George Washington war ... more

    The Highjacking of a Nation - Sibel Edmonds - Part 2
    November 29, 2006 -- Guest Column: The Highjacking of a Nation Part 2: The Auctioning of Former Statesmen & Dime a Dozen Generals By Sibel Edmonds ... more

    Sunni Arab states wary of Iran’s role
    Though hardly enchanted with US policy in Iraq and the rest of the region, the so-called “moderate” Arab states are as reluctant as the White House to ... more

    SmartPhones Hit


    New Rules Make Firms Track E-Mails, IMs
    U.S. companies will need to keep track of all the e-mails, instant messages and other electronic documents generated by their employees thanks to new ... more

    Dear America, from Ahmadi-Nejad
    Having been ignored when he wrote to George W. Bush earlier this year, President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad of Iran sought to appeal over his head on Wednes ... more

    Terrorism Score For Travelers - More From 'Homeland Security'
    Without notifying the public, federal agents for the past four years have assigned millions of international travelers, including Americans, computer- ... more

    Powell Says Talk Yes Attack No - IRAN


    Baker report prompts fears of ‘too little, too late
    Rarely has Washington awaited a report with such eagerness. But when the 10-member Iraq Study Group – better known as the Baker commission, after Jame ... more

    Read the full program transcript of Debbie Whitmont's report on the Israel Lebanon conflict, "In the Line of Fire".
    DEBBIE WHITMONT: From mid July - for more than a month - the most powerful army in the Middle East pounded Lebanon. More than a thousand Lebanese were ... more

    In the Line of Fire - The Israel Lebanon War on Australian TV
    DEBBIE WHITMONT: From mid July - for more than a month - the most powerful army in the Middle East pounded Lebanon. More than a thousand Lebanese were ... more

    Hollow visions of Palestine's future
    Avnery hopes that his peace camp may be the small wheel that can push the larger wheel of organisations like Peace Now in a new direction and thereby ... more

    Salvaging Bush's Mideast disaster


    Apartheid: Israelis adopt what South Africa dropped
    Restrictions on freedom of movement imposed by a rigid permit system enforced by some 520 checkpoints and roadblocks resemble, but in severity go well ... more

    Israelis adopt what South Africa dropped
    In these circumstances, the United States should not be surprised if the rest of the world begins to lose faith in its commitment to human rights. more

    U.S. warns of possible Qaeda financial cyber attack
    The U.S. government warned American private financial services on Thursday of an al Qaeda call for a cyber attack against online stock trading and ban ... more

    ADL slams UN body for making Tutu head of Beit Hanun mission
    The Anti-Defamation League on Thursday blasted the United Nations Human Rights Council for appointing Desmond Tutu as head of its fact-finding mission ... more

    Courting Syria
    A change in the United States' Middle East policy seems to be in the offing. The reasons for this expectation are the failure in Iraq and the defeat o ... more

    Outline for Israel to Take a Diplomatic Offensive
    What should be done? Do. Do everything Israel can do to sober up the international community at the last minute, to make the U.S. regain its composure ... more

    Rice to tell Abbas: Don't miss opportunity, impose order


    Another Reason Why the Israelis and Americans Assassinated Arafat
    As a result of this affair and the revelation of the budding relationship between Arafat and Iran, U.S. President George Bush changed his attitude and ... more

    It's IRAN, not the Palestinians...
    And prepare Israel now for the possibility that Iran won't be stopped. Invest everything in creating a decisive deterrence to Iran and preparing Israe ... more

    The Story of the Palestinian Grandmother Suicide Bomber.
    It was in November 2006 that the first Palestinian grandmother suicide bomber became a martyr; a testiment to what has been done to the people of Pale ... more

    Saudi Arabia Will Protect Sunnis if the U.S. Leaves
    In effect the Saudis are threatening to enter the Iraq war far more directly in order to challenge rising Iranian domination. They do so knowing they ... more

    Bomb Iran - Diplomacy is doing nothing to stop the Iranian nuclear threat; a show of force is the only answer.
    Can President Bush take such action after being humiliated in the congressional elections and with the Iraq war having grown so unpopular? Bush has sa ... more

    Clerics want to form a council that would reach out to Shiites.
    With sectarian violence reaching new extremes, some Sunni Muslim clerics are breaking with the most militant factions in their sect and reaching out t ... more

    Confronting Iran - Force Is the Only Answer; Diplomacy Has Done Nothing to End Tehran's Nuclear Threat
    After the Bolshevik takeover of Russia in 1917, a single member of Britain's Cabinet, Winston Churchill, appealed for robust military intervention to ... more

    Niall Ferguson: Some civil wars never end - Lebanon and Iraq show that some long-fought civil wars only have cease-fires.


    Max Boot: Iran and Syria aren't our friends in Iraq
    Hard to believe, but those who advocate negotiations under such circumstances are known as "realists." A real realist would realize that Syria and I ... more

    Iran's president urges Americans to back Iraq exit
    Iran's president appealed directly to the "God-fearing, peace-loving and justice-seeking" American people in an open letter released Wednesday, saying ... more

    Reparations for Palestinian Refugees - Lubrani Tells of Past Attempts
    "I believed at the time, and I still believe, that the refugee problem, or part of it, can be solved with reparations," he says. "At the time I came t ... more

    Tour firms hope U.S. opens door to Chinese
    Promoting tours to the U.S. is banned in China because the country isn't among Beijing's approved travel destinations, which is largely due to Washin ... more
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