On the eve of Mexico’s presidential elections, a dialectic of militant protest and ugly repression is escalating throughout the country’s southern and central regions—although you’d never know it by reading the gringo press. Note the multi-issue nature of this protest… Read moreMexico: pro-Zapatista march attacked in Hidalgo
From the Mexican news agency APRO, June 27, via Chiapas95 (our translation): Toluca- The first penal judge based in Tenang del Valle formally brought charges against 13 of the 21 police detained by the Mexican [state] prosecutor in the Atenco… Read moreMexico: more police arrested in Atenco case; protests continue
With the world’s eyes elsewhere, the still-unresolved status of Kosova is a major crisis just waiting to erupt. Kostunica delivered this speech outside a 14th-century monastery in the town of Gracanica rather than at the Plain of Blackbirds, the site… Read moreKostunica emulates Milosevic on Kosova?
How interesting. The Supremes rule that Congress did not give Bush a “blank check” to tear up the Geneva Conventions when it voted to approve military action after 9-11. Now, Bush uses precisely the same argument to justify the program… Read moreSupreme Court strikes down Gitmo tribunals
Greg Palast risks jeopardizing his wild popularity among the leftoid legions by raining on their increasingly beloved “Jewish Conspiracy” theory. Bashing this bosh is long overdue, but we sure wish Palast had done a better job of it. His arguments… Read moreGreg Palast: “Did the Jews do it?”
Israeli tanks and troops have entered southern Gaza after warplanes attacked three bridges and knocked out electricity to the coastal strip—in response to the capture of a young Israeli soldier by Palestinian militants. (AP, June 28) But mainstream reports are… Read moreIsraeli army veteran protests media bias in Gaza coverage
More sacrifices for the American way of life. From Newsday, June 27: Brooklyn bike rider killed on Houston Street For the third time in 13 months, a bike rider was killed yesterday on Houston Street, leading one advocate to label… Read moreWHY WE FIGHT
A taped message purported to be from fugitive Taliban leader Mullah Omar was broadcast on Geo TV, a commercial station in Pakistan June 25. The voice on the tape issued a challenge to the Afghan government and foreign troops fighting… Read moreMullah Omar speaks —again
While federal authorities tilt at windmills in Miami, it seems the real al-Qaeda is still very much alive. From AP, June 24, via the UAE’s Khajeel Times: Al Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri vowed in a videotape on Al Jazeera… Read moreZawahiri speaks —again
Voice of America reports June 26 that the US will be deploying Patriot missile batteries in Japan under an agreement reached May 1 in response to the supposed threat from North Korea. AFP adds that the US Missile Defence Agency… Read moreUS plans Japan anti-missile base, neo-militarists pleased
Remember how the firefighters, cops and rescue workers who answered the call of duty at New York’s Ground Zero were exploited shamelessly for war propaganda—as if saving lives in New York was somehow the same as taking lives in Iraq?… Read moreNYC: no 9-11 liability
From Newsday, June 23: In a Brooklyn neighborhood known for its patriotic fervor, residents were shocked Thursday to discover that seven American flags displayed outside homes had been set ablaze overnight, including one on a block named for a firefighter… Read moreOld Glory torched in Brooklyn intifada?
