Evangelical Christians and the ICJ Ruling on the Israeli Wall

"Setting aside the Christian aspect, good evangelical Christians should be concerned that Palestinian families are being separated, children are not able to get to schools, farmers cannot get to their farmland with ease, and the sick cannot get medical care."

‘Dispersing Demonstrations — Or Chemical Warfare?’

"When will professional investigators begin to retrieve and test the gas canisters? Why has no one but James Longley bothered to document interviews with victims, doctors, and other eyewitnesses? In a world in which one country’s mere possession of chemical weapons can be an excuse for international retribution, how another country’s use of chemical weapons against civilians be dismissed as a "regrettably excessive" tactic of crowd control?"

Morning in Iraq?

"Although the Bush administration likes to blame the violence on rogue elements (foreign terrorists and former Saddam supporters), the Iraqi people don’t seem to be turning in these people to the occupation forces."

An invitation devoid of meaning

"Throughout the history of Israeli occupation since 1967, a Jordanian political role in the West Bank has been a tempting idea for Israeli governments. More than one--including those led by Labor and Likud--entertained this possibility. It has never and will never work, in spite of the very special relationship between the Jordanian and Palestinian peoples."

Congress government is not good news for Muslims

"A draconian anti-Muslim law, TADA, was introduced during Congress rule to arrest thousands of Muslims, most of whom are still being held in Indian jails."

An understandably reluctant partner

"...some Israeli strategic planners and political leaders, who apparently are not listening to the Egyptian and Jordanian leadership, persist in thinking that what's best for Egypt and Jordan is to intervene in Palestine and help ensure security and stability where Israel and the Palestinian Authority have failed, and to that end even to absorb excess Palestinian population!"

Fahrenheit

"So then, what’s left to learn from Fahrenheit 9/11? More important than any of the facts I just rattled off for you, there are women in this documentary who you have to pay attention to. Christian, Muslim, American, Iraqi; mothers who are, as are most women in times of war, left behind trying to make sense of the loss of life."

The Limits of Media Dream Machines

"In the corporate media zone, when it comes to the wakened world, some dreams don’t rate very high. Powerful marketers aren’t on any campaign for basic social justice along the lines of ending poverty."

The "Handoff"

"History will ultimately judge these events and the actors who set them in motion. But even at this early point in time it seems clear from the reality on the ground and the public's reactions to them that this war was more than policy makers bargained for."

The Land of the Unfree and the Home of the Unwitting!

The U.S. Supreme Court’s outrageous decision in the Yaser Hamdi case has opened up a pandora's box. It has put its imprimatur on the evil of preventive detention. Its cautionary words, that the ruling applies only to the “narrow circumstances" described in its opinion, are meaningless in light of the fact that the Bush-Cheney Gang has no respect for the law or the truth, as its illegal and unjust war in Iraq abundantly shows.

"Bless God America!" :: Satire ::

"We thank God for giving us air-conditioning, which will help us endure global warming as long as we stay indoors or in our air-conditioned SUV's."

A Deafening Silence of Meaning

"It is important to remember that George Bush, while a top contender for title of Biggest Flop in American History, is largely a spent force. It is difficult to see what else he could possibly do to damage the planet."

Justice, Gas and Tears

"Ariel Sharon may well be satisfied with the court’s decision. True, the path of the wall will have to be planned anew, costing more money and time. But in a week the International Court of Justice in The Hague will deliver its decision on the wall and the matter will return to the UN. There the Israeli and American representatives will argue that the Israeli court has already rectified the inequities that needed to be addressed."

Putting Palestinian needs first

"An international lobbying group made up of committed individuals should be formed with a clear mandate to put the humanitarian interests of the people ahead of all other considerations. Only with such a strong lobby, focused exclusively on this humanitarian issue, can we guarantee that generals and politicians no longer hold the people hostage to their narrow interests and their zero-sum game."

Shifting sands and awakening public

"As citizens and filmmakers begin to question of a system corrupted by power and influence, perhaps it is time for US mainstream media to allow full discussion and disclosure of the facts."

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The "Janjaweed" Militia in Darfur

"Those who attribute every single act of violence or criminality to the "Janjaweed" and claim that all these acts are on the instructions of the Sudanese government are either naïve or are seeking to deliberately mislead the international community."

America has sown the seeds of civil war in Iraq

"The trial might succeed in serving short-term propaganda purposes in the west, but it will not hide the fact that in installing a protege government, the US has taken the most dangerous step on the road to civil war in Iraq."

Anatomy of a Home Demolition

"All of this is happening under the watchful eye of the United States, the EU and the UN in contravention of international law and UN resolutions."

Misconceptions

"The needed change will have to come from massive political movements, from opposition parties that will place, at the head of their platforms, peace and development, jobs and the common good."

Ordeal for Saddam

"We would like to suggest to the United Nations and the world community to influence and persuade the Americans to hold an open trial of Saddam Hussein where the charges are heard by a panel of independent judges and the proceedings are made accessible to journalists—now-a-days once again assembled on the soils of Iraq—from all-over the Orb."