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Barsamian: Obama's Change?
Znet Article, January, 08 2009
David Barsamian
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Now I am sure you have all heard that on November 4th the United States had a regime change with the election of Barak Hussain Obama.
Cohn: Israel's Collective Punishment of Gaza
Commentary, January, 07 2009
Marjorie Cohn
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Since Israel began its war on Gaza 11 days ago, more than 560 Palestinians - about a quarter of them civilians - have been killed. Some two thousand Gazans, including hundreds of children, have been wounded. Israel's "Operation Cast Lead" marks an...
Podur: This kind of "war"
Znet Article, January, 05 2009
Justin Podur
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The current crisis in Gaza began with Israel's breaking the ceasefire with Hamas on November 4, 2008. The five-month ceasefire was unsustainable for two reasons.
Ali: From The Ashes Of Gaza
Znet Article, January, 02 2009
Tariq Ali
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The assault on Gaza, planned over six months and executed with perfect timing, was designed largely, as Neve Gordon has rightly observed, to help the incumbent parties triumph in the forthcoming Israeli elections. The dead Palestinians are little ...
Mcgehee: The Pathology of Apologetics
Blog Post, December, 31 2008
Michael Mcgehee
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The Pathology of Apologetics
Bennis: The Gaza Crisis: December 2008
Commentary, December, 30 2008
Phyllis Bennis
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Analysis explaining Israeli violations of international law, US complicity, and what should be done now.
Landau: Roger (Cohen) and Me
Commentary, December, 29 2008
Saul Landau
Landau's ZSpace page
As the prosperous, ethical and super-duper powerful United States erodes, The New York Times Magazine editors decided to feature, on its December 2 cover, the demise of Cuba's socialist society.
Podur: Palestine doesn't get to have a 9/11
Znet Article, December, 29 2008
Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page
In September 2001, a group of terrorists from al Qaeda killed several thousand Americans in New York. US friends and enemies alike condemned the attacks and the attackers.
Bennis: Detaining the United Nations
Znet Article, December, 23 2008
Phyllis Bennis
Bennis's ZSpace page
Richard Falk was detained at the airport and denied entry to Israel on December 13, when he arrived in Tel Aviv. The American professor of international law was traveling to the West Bank and Gaza, to fulfill his mandate as the United Nations Spec...
Young: Testing the Propaganda Model
Znet Article, December, 19 2008
Kevin Young
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A comparison of US press coverage of Venezuela and Colombia over the past decade, focusing on two sets of parallel political actions taken by the Venezuelan and Colombian governments.
Cohn: Cheney Throws Down Gauntlet, Defies Prosecution for War Crimes
Znet Article, December, 18 2008
Marjorie Cohn
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Dick Cheney has publicly confessed to ordering war crimes. Asked about waterboarding in an ABC News interview, Cheney replied, “I was aware of the program, certainly, and involved in helping get the process cleared.†He also said he stil...
Raptis: A [Friendly] Suggestion to Ordinary Iraqis
Commentary, December, 18 2008
Nikos Raptis
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It seems a bit arrogant to address an entire population and offer even a [friendly] suggestion. However, if that population, the Iraqis, are the ones that have suffered [together with the Palestinians] more than any other population in recent hist...
Brecher: Will War Crimes Be Outed?
Znet Article, December, 17 2008
Jeremy Brecher
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As the officials of the Bush administration pack up in Washington and move into their posh suburban homes around the country, will they be able to rest easy, or will they be haunted by the fear that they will be held accountable for war crimes com...
Roy: 9 Is Not 11 (And November Isn't September)
Znet Article, December, 14 2008
Arundhati Roy
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The Mumbai attacks have been dubbed 'India's 9/11', and there are calls for a 9/11-style response, including an attack on Pakistan. Instead, the country must fight terrorism with justice, or face civil war.
Hoodbhoy: The Mumbai Massacre And Pakistan's New Nightmares
Znet Article, December, 13 2008
Pervez Hoodbhoy
Hoodbhoy's ZSpace page
In spite of vociferous demands by the Indian public, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government has withstood the pressure to conduct cross-border strikes into Pakistan. Correspondingly, in spite of the bitter criticism by Islamic parties, Pakista...
Bohmer: Social Movements and Resistance—The Time has Come
Blog Post, December, 12 2008
Peter Bohmer
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I think there is a good possibility that we are about to enter a period of major uprisings, social movements and major protests focusing on but not limited to the global recession/depression we are entering into. I am talking both about the Unite...
Bhushan: Lessons from the Mumbai Terrorist Attacks
Znet Article, December, 06 2008
Prashant Bhushan
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It is only when the attacks were directed at five-star hotels that our elite citizenry, and the media controlled by them, comes out on the streets to rail against the politicians and the security establishment.
Kolhatkar: Afghans to Obama
Znet Article, November, 29 2008
Sonali Kolhatkar
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Eman, an Afghan woman's rights activist with RAWA tells Uprising host, Sonali Kolhatkar, that Obama must end the occupation.
Raina: Enough is Enough
Znet Article, November, 29 2008
Badri Raina
Raina's ZSpace page
Like every other Indian, therefore, I am deeply saddened both by the insane loss of life, notable and ordinary, and by the damage done to this edifice. Especially when I recall that the Taj was the result of a laudable anti-colonial impulse, sinc...
Landau: Response to poverty and empire: Denial
Commentary, November, 17 2008
Saul Landau
Landau's ZSpace page
In the 1970s, Martin Agronsky, a weekend talk show host in Washington, finally invited the venerable I.F. (Izzy) Stone to join the establishment "pundits." From the early 1950s through the early 1970s, Izzy had raised the basic issues to a readers...
