…the protection of civilians and not the shelling of more civilians.” (Middle East Online, WP, March 20) Libyan state television is broadcasting pictures of what it says are civilian victims…
…for the step. But Hajri said the turnout figure was fudged and that only 133 members attended. (Middle East Online, March 23) See our last posts on Yemen and the…
…total of 300 people had been killed in the unrest so far, with casualties “mounting on a daily basis.” (AFP, Reuters, Middle East Online, NYT, Feb. 1) See our last…
…Spain in 1939. We can expect no better of Great Power politics. But what explains the willful blindness on the left? —— RESOURCES: Text of the pending Iraqi constitution, online…
…understanding. The political, economic and social trends in Algeria merit close watching. —— Rene Wadlow is editor of the online journal of world politics Transnational Perspectives (www.transnational-perspectives.org) and an NGO…
…officers they were holding as hostages. But guerilla violence continued. Turkey’s Zaman Online reported Aug. 23 that dozens of soldiers and guerillas alike had been killed in fighting in Iran…
…leaders disagree. Authorities also said PJAK guerrillas released four police officers they were holding as hostages. But guerilla violence continued. Turkey’s Zaman Online reported Aug. 23 that dozens of soldiers…
…editor of Upside Down World, an online magazine covering activism and politics in Latin America. This story originally appeared in Upside Down World, Nov. 16 http://upsidedownworld.org/main/content/view/116/1/ SOURCES: “US Military in…
…Freedom in Iraq. It also includes a new introduction by the author (me) providing an overview of Iraq’s civil resistance. This introduction is not available online or anywhere else. We…
…Business Journal online version, Dec. 8; Regional Indigenous Organization of Atalaya-OIRA, Nov. 30) Edward Bendezu Palomino, general secretary of the Federation of Residents of the Lower Urubamba, said the situation…
…Online at CommonDreams.org http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0823-03.htm New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) http://www.nycosh.org/ See also: 9-11’s HIDDEN VICTIMS New York’s Hero Rescue Workers Face Kafkaesque Nightmare by Joe Flood…
…to voice his opinions online. The US Mission to the UN also tweeted to express disappointment in Bahrain’s government for sentencing Rajab and reiterated the idea that “No one should be imprisoned…