THE DISPOSSESSION OF THE PALESTINIANS
…of Aristobulus were massacred. (Dimont, p. 92-5; Ludwig, 114-5; Roth, p. 86-7) Hyrcanus was installed as priest-king, but he ruled as a Roman vassal. Judah was officially renamed Judea by…
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India: Islamic ‘instant divorce’ law unconstitutional
The Supreme Court of India ruled (PDF) Aug. 22 that Islam’s “instant divorce” law, which allowed Muslim men to divorce their wives by saying the word “talaq” three times, was…
UN: Iraq refugee crisis spreads instability
According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), refugee flows from Iraq are placing a considerable strain on neighboring countries, such as Syria and Jordan. Syria, for instance, has…
Bolivia: Evo sends army to oil installations
President Evo Morales announced Aug. 24 he has put all of Bolivia’s gas and oil installations under military protection, as protesters in Santa Cruz, Chuquisaca and Tarija departments prepare new…
Korea: protests as US begins THAAD installation
Protesters clashed with police in South Korea’s rural Seongju county as US forces began installing the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system April 27. Local residents attempted to block…
Argentina blasts CIA warning on instability
…would have to pay more attention to Latin America because of “some serious problems…that involve economic instability.” He later said the concerns “particularly involved Argentina, Ecuador, and Venezuela.” But Argentine…
Chile: human rights activists protest new US base
…constructing the installation, which opened on April 5 at the Chilean military’s Fort Aguayo naval base. UPI Business News writes that the site “is growing into a major destination for…
Z magazine supports genocide
“Its worse than this.” Roger Lippman of Balkan Witness sends the following commentary: You write: Herman’s secondary argument (more explicit if no more honest) is that the bodies said to…
Paramilitary terror, ethnic warfare in Nepal
…He admitted he supported the militias “morally.” In an Aug. 14 installment McAllester notes that even among Hindus, “[t]he country’s landlords, leading politicians, military officers and businessmen are nearly all…
Turkey: court drops case against writer
…Court of First Instance No. 2 had been awaiting the authorization of the Ministry of Justice to proceed with the case, but reportedly threw it out after the Ministry wrote…
Niger Delta: Ijaw militia seizes Chevron installation
…threatened action against seven other oil installations in the area. “We will blow up everything. We will set fire to them,” he said. A company source told Reuters that only…
Negroponte salivates for Cuba instability
Negroponte‘s comments on Cuba recall Rumsfeld‘s on Iraq four years ago, don’t they? From AP, Jan. 17 (emphasis added): Cuban President Fidel Castro, ailing and out of sight, has been…