Why Not Sanctions for Israel? By Paul Craig Roberts, Counterpunch, September 1, 2009 In Israel, a country stolen from the Palestinians, fanatics control the government. One of the fanatics is the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Last week Netanyahu called for…
Israel and Palestine Through the Eyes of a Jewish UN Worker
Israel and Palestine Through the Eyes of a Jewish UN Worker: Perspectives of a Winnipeger working in Israel/Palestine with Aaron Perlov, UN employee talk with discussion followed by Shabbat dinner potluck When: Friday evening, September 4, 2009, 6 – 10…
Afghanistan: Civilian slaughter continues
Obama’s Unspoken Trade-Off: Dead US/NATO Occupation Troops versus Dead Afghan Civilians? KANDAHAR, Aug 5, 2009 : Villagers look at the bodies of three children after they were killed in an airstrike by foreign troops in Arghandab district of Kandahar, south…
Pipeline politics: Afghanistan and the new Great Game
by John Foster, rabble.ca, August 27, 2009 Why is Afghanistan so important? A glance at a map and a little knowledge of the region suggest that the real reasons for Western military involvement may be largely hidden. Afghanistan is adjacent…
Obama recycles Bush “extraordinary rendition” policy
U.S. President Barack Obama is being accused of recycling one of his predecessor’s most controversial policies: the transfer of prisoners for interrogation to third countries, also known as rendition. An Al Jazeera panel discusses whether this policy has helped the…
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Women Arise – Afghanistan
by Journeyman Pictures, August 24, 2009 ‘The Sex Law’ may have been watered down but forced marriage, domestic violence and rape still define life for most Afghan women. Now a fledgling women’s rights movement is determined to change that legacy.…