“One of the cardinal lessons of international conflict resolution is that two warring parties will not be interested in a peaceful settlement if they believe continuing to fight is worth more than negotiating.” By Mel Gurtov PeaceVoice August 5, 2014 John Kerry faced this truth as he struggled to broker something more meaningful in Gaza More
Yes, how many times can a man turn his head Pretending he just doesn't see? The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind. By David Swanson warisacrime.org 05 August 2014 There's a wide and mysterious chasm between the stated intentions of the Israeli government as depicted by the U.S. More
BY ED FELIEN Southside Pride August 4, 2014 Gaza has been Arab since the dawn of civilization. The city of Gaza was the home of the Philistines at the time of Moses. It was an Egyptian city with an Egyptian religion and social customs. According to the Torah the Arabs wouldn’t let the Jews pass More
"You don't see this on American television." Watch the video here. HuffPost Live | By Chris Branch Posted: 07/24/2014 11:04 am EDT Updated: 07/24/2014 11:59 am EDT Jeremy Scahill joined HuffPost Live on Wednesday to discuss his expose for the Intercept on the way the U.S. government handles its terrorist watchlist database. During the interview, host Alyona More
"You don't see this on American television." Watch the video here. HuffPost Live | By Chris Branch Posted: 07/24/2014 11:04 am EDT Updated: 07/24/2014 11:59 am EDT Jeremy Scahill joined HuffPost Live on Wednesday to discuss his expose for the Intercept on the way the U.S. government handles its terrorist watchlist database. During the interview, host Alyona More
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/101160714] from Bill Sorem PRO About 1,500 people of many ethnic groups and many faiths gathered at 44th and Central in North Minneapolis to rally in support of the Palestinian people on the day Israel invaded Gaza with army troops. The death toll at that time was estimated at 274 Palestinians, mostly children and women and two More
By Kevin Gosztola Dissenter, FireDogLake.org February 28, 2014 Graphic made by activists targeted in FBI raids to raise awareness around their case. (from StopFBI.net) Alleged evidence the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) used to obtain search warrants for raids on the homes of antiwar and international solidarity activists in the midwestern United States were unsealed. The More
While the eyes of the world are riveted on Syria, settlers continue to colonize Palestinian land. Violence is perpetrated against Palestinians as a form of ethnic cleansing as the U.S., Israel’s biggest supporter, turns a blind eye. By Liza Burr WAMM Newsletter October 2013 — In an article published in the June/July 2013 issue of More
The Treason of the Intellectuals "These liberal warmongers, 10 years later, remain both clueless about their moral bankruptcy and cloyingly sanctimonious. They have the blood of hundreds of thousands of innocents on their hands." By Chris Hedges Posted on Mar 31, 2013 truthdig.com The rewriting of history by the power elite was painfully evident as the nation marked the 10th More
The Treason of the Intellectuals "These liberal warmongers, 10 years later, remain both clueless about their moral bankruptcy and cloyingly sanctimonious. They have the blood of hundreds of thousands of innocents on their hands." By Chris Hedges Posted on Mar 31, 2013 truthdig.com The rewriting of history by the power elite was painfully evident as the nation marked the 10th More
Elites Will Make Gazans of Us All Illustration by Mr. Fish By Chris Hedges Posted on Nov 19, 2012 truthdig.com Gaza is a window on our coming dystopia. The growing divide between the world’s elite and its miserable masses of humanity is maintained through spiraling violence. Many impoverished regions of the world, which have fallen off the economic cliff, More
Elites Will Make Gazans of Us All Illustration by Mr. Fish By Chris Hedges Posted on Nov 19, 2012 truthdig.com Gaza is a window on our coming dystopia. The growing divide between the world’s elite and its miserable masses of humanity is maintained through spiraling violence. Many impoverished regions of the world, which have fallen off the economic cliff, More
