Recent reportage raises some disturbing questions about the abduction of the four activists from the Christian Peacemaker Teams now being held hostage in Iraq—Tom Fox, 54, of Virginia; Norman Kember, 74, of London; James Loney, 41, of Toronto; and Harmeet… Read moreIraq peace activist abductions: Pentagon “black op”?
ISM Press release: December 3rd, 2005 | Posted in Press Releases International Solidarity Movement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Since the first video of the four Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) members being held hostage in Iraq was released a few days ago,… Read morePalestinians unite to call for release of four peace activist hostages in Iraq
The best-case scenario for the Bush administration in Iraq now is a modicum of stability under a Shi’ite-dominated regime more loyal to Tehran than Washington. In the January 2005 elections, voters trounced the US proxies, the secular Shi’ites of Iyad… Read moreIsraeli intelligence sets deadline for strikes on Iran
Schools and offices were shut down in Bangladesh Dec. 1 in a strike called by lawyers after suicide bomb attacks at court buildings killed nine people. Lawyers and police said the attackers are singling out the judiciary to sow fear… Read moreBangladesh: general strike against terrorism
Rather inconvenient news at a time when Bush is hailing a “clear strategy for victory” (Bloomberg, Dec. 1) and “real progress” (Guardian, Nov. 30) in Iraq. RAMADI, Iraq, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Iraqi militants attacked a U.S. base and a… Read moreIraq: al-Qaeda takes Ramadi?
This Dec.1 report (condensed here) from the Tico Times, Costa Rica’s English-language newspaper, notes a World Court case between the Central American country and its northern neighbor Nicaragua over the strategic San Juan River that forms the border: With historical… Read moreNicaragua-Costa Rica tensions over strategic canal route
Kudos to G. Peter Jemison of New York state’s Seneca Nation, for keeping this bit of history from going down the Memory Hole. Maybe this legacy says more about the political tradition the US is now exporting to Iraq than… Read moreEthnic cleansing of upstate New York remembered
Those traditional and bitter Caucasus enemies Armenia and Azerbaijan both appear to be headed for regime change at the moment. First Armenia. From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Newsline, Nov. 29: Armenia’s opposition supporters today took to the streets of Yerevan… Read more“Regime change” for Armenia, Azerbaijan?
Hugo Chavez must be grinning from ear to ear. As the White House assiduously tries to demonize him, a Boston popular tabloid hails him as a savior of the city’s working class: OUR VIEW: Heating aid just in the nick… Read moreChavez wins heart of Boston proles
From the Electronic Intifada & Electronic Iraq: URGENT: UPDATE ON FOUR MISSING CPT MEMBERS IN IRAQ Press Release, Christian Peacemaker Teams, 29 November 2005 CPT Hebron contacted EI about the four members of the Christian Peacemaker Teams who were abducted… Read morePalestine solidarity activists held hostage in Iraq
The case of Chad’s former president Hissène Habré, now fighting a Belgian extradition request on atrocity charges, will be handed over to African Union leaders to decide next month, Senegal’s government announced. Senegal’s Foreign Minister Cheikh Tidiane Gadio said Nov…. Read moreAfrican Union to decide in Chad war crimes case
This is too funny. Followers of this blog will be aware that we recently had to call out “World’s Greatest Intellectual” Noam Chomsky for loaning legitimacy to vile historical revisionism on the Bosnia war. The problem with having to diss… Read moreNimmo disses Chomsky —for wrong reason
