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The Palestinian people in Gaza have not surrendered!

’Israel resembles a failed state’

by Ali Abunimah

27 December 2009

One year after Israel’s Operation Cast Lead, the conditions of Palestinians in Gaza have not improved; in many respects things may seem even more dire, as hopes of a serious peace effort have been dashed. However, it would be a mistake to miss the more dynamic situation that suggests (...)

Gaza: France oversees the extension of the Separation Wall

26 December 2009

With only a restricted number of goods allowed into the Gaza Strip, either from Israel or Egypt, hundreds of tunnels have been dug under the Egyptian border to bring in supplies for the population. Freedom fighters also use them to smuggle in arms.
The Israeli State is transforming the Gaza (...)

Obama Declares War on Pakistan

by Webster G. Tarpley

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 15 December 2009

As he made clear in his West Point speech, President Obama is poised to use the escalation of the Afghan War as an excuse to further escalate the Pakistan War as well. Since taking office he has dramatically increased the number and severity of the drone strikes against northern Pakistan and (...)

Liberation Theology

The Kairos Palestine Document

by Lucy Thaljieh, Nora Kort, Rev. Dr. Rafiq Khoury , Rev. Fadi Diab , Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb , Rev. Dr. Naim Ateek , Rev. Dr. Jamal Khader , Rev. Dr. Yohana Katanacho , His Beatitude Michel Sabbah , His Grace Bishop Dr. Munib Younan , His Eminence Archbishop Atallah Hanna , Cedar Duaybis, Geries S. Khoury, Nidal Abu El Zuluf, Rifat Kassis, Yusef Daher

Betlehem (Palestine) | 14 December 2009

A group of religious leaders representing the principal Christian denominations, with the exception of the Anglo-Saxon Evangelical Churches, are appealing to theologians not to legitimize the injustices inflicted on the Palestinians. They evoke the duty of the faithful to resist evil, (...)

Remarks by Barack Obama at West Point

by Barack Obama

1 December 2009

Good evening. To the United States Corps of Cadets, to the men and women of our Armed Services, and to my fellow Americans: I want to speak to you tonight about our effort in Afghanistan — the nature of our commitment there, the scope of our interests, and the strategy that my administration (...)

Hizbollah’s Political Document

Beirut (Lebanon) | 19 November 2009

In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful; Lord of the Worlds. Peace and blessings upon the Seal of the Prophets, Prophet Muhammad, and upon his holy family, chosen companions, and upon all the prophets and messengers. Allah the Exalted said in his Glorious Book:
« As (...)

by Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed

London (United Kingdom) | 15 November 2009

The myth that Islamic fundamentalist militants are the enemies of Israel and Western governments no longer needs debunking. In his latest work, Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed provides a concise summary of the deep politics of the ’War on Terror’ spanning several decades and continents. Articulated (...)

Setting the U.S. Trap for Saddam Hussein (Part 2)

The 1991 Gulf Massacre

by Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed

London (United Kingdom) | 8 November 2009

In the second part of his study Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed offers a behind-the-scenes account of the 1991 Gulf War revealing that, contrary to conventional opinion, there exists considerable evidence to indicate that the Gulf War had not only been anticipated by the United States, but fell well (...)

Speech by Wen Jiabao At the Headquarters of the League of Arab States

by Wen Jiabao

Cairo (Egypt) | 7 November 2009

Your Excellency Secretary General Amr Moussa, Your Excellencies Diplomatic Envoys, Ladies and Gentlemen,
As-Salamu Alaykum.
I am delighted today to have the opportunity to meet you, diplomatic envoys and Egyptian friends from various sectors, here at the headquarters of the League of Arab (...)

The Historical & Strategic Context of Western Terrorism in The Gulf (Part 1)

The 1991 Gulf Massacre

by Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed

London (United Kingdom) | 28 October 2009

From one of the world’s foremost authorities in terrorism and conflict analysis, this masterful study - published by Voltaire Network in two parts - dissects the structure of Western policy in the Middle East. Based on an historical perspective of the Iran and Iraq cases, Nafeez Mosaddeq (...)

The geopolitics behind the phony US war in Afghanistan

by F. William Engdahl

Frankfurt (Germany) | 21 October 2009

One of the most remarkable aspects of the Obama Presidential agenda is how little anyone has questioned in the media or elsewhere why at all the United States Pentagon is committed to a military occupation of Afghanistan. There are two basic reasons, neither one of which can be admitted openly (...)

’Jundallah terrorists trained in Pakistan’

20 October 2009

A senior Iranian military official says the terrorists who recently carried out a deadly bombing in southeast Iran were trained in Pakistan.
The terrorist group Jundallah has claimed responsibilty for a bombing that killed at least 41 people, including a number of senior commanders of the (...)

The 2009 Fatah Charter

Ramallah (Palestine/Israël) | 19 October 2009

Revolution is our path to freedom, independence, and construction It is a revolution until victoryIntroduction
In accordance with the Basic Charter ratified by Fatah’s Fourth General Conference held in Tunis in 1989, In adherence to the principles, objectives, and methods agreed by the (...)

After Goldstone, Hamas faces fateful choice

by Ali Abunimah

9 October 2009

Having already opted for a long-term strategy of unity with the Palestinian Authority, the powerful wave of popular anger against Abbas’ treasonous capitulation in relation to the Goldstone Report has put Hamas in a quandary. The more difficult question for Hamas will be, what comes next? (...)

On the road to justice?

Why The Goldstone Report Matters

by Richard Falk

9 October 2009

In dissecting the Goldstone Report, Richard Falk points to a number of limitations and pitfalls which he himself would undoubtedly have averted. He nevertheless acclaims the report as an historic milestone in the struggle for Palestinian justice, which has already shaken Israel’s pedestal of (...)

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