Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Listen to sanity




"Its kind of amazing and inspiring to see people managing somehow to survive, as essentially caged animals, and subject to constant, random, sadistic punishment only to humiliate them" - Noam Chomsky


 "You cannot continue to victimize someone else just because you yourself were a victim once-there has to be a limit"  -  Edward W. Said



 "It would be my greatest sadness to see Zionists do to Palestinian Arabs much of what Nazis did to Jews." -  Albert Einstein


"The bottom line is this: Peace will come to Israel and the Middle East only when the Israeli government is willing to comply with international law" -  Jimmy Carter, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid













Right now, CEOs and politicians are dreaming up ways to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. They want to roll back the New Deal.
This is just the first step - but it's an important one. It's also an easy step to take: you can use this link to figure out how and when to call Congress, step-by-step, and report back.
If we speak loudly and often enough - to the point where it disrupts business as usual - then they can't ignore us if they want to proceed. Let's make some noise.
Sincerely,
The Other 98% Team: Andy, John, Josh, Nicole, Samantha





Israeli Attack Kills Hamas Military Chief And 8 Other People In Gaza
Israeli assassination of Jabari has 'opened the gates of hell'

By BBC

Hamas spokesman Taher Anunu told BBC Arabic: "This was a heinous crime that will have repercussions.


http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33028.htm

Noam Chomsky On Gaza

Video

"Its kind of amazing and inspiring to see people managing somehow to survive, as essentially caged animals, and subject to constant, random, sadistic punishment only to humiliate them"
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33030.htm




Israel/Palestinian : More Of The Same From US

By Jonathan Cook

The reality, as Netanyahu understands well, is that Obama's hands are now tied as firmly in the Middle East as they were during his first term.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33029.htm




Obama: "The Best is Yet to Come." Really?

By Alan Hart

American Jews are giving up on Israel.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33031.htm




In case you missed it
'Tears of Gaza'

Video

'Tears of Gaza' by Vibeke Lokkeberg is a documentary film that should be watched by every American, to see how Israel spends our taxes. Every European should watch it, to see the true face of Israel. It should be viewed by every Arab, to renew our resolve not to allow a racist nation to wipe Palestine and her children from the map and from history.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29165.htm




U.S. Drone Strikes: Of Backward Nations and Modern Nations

By William Blum

This is Washington's "cure" for the mental illness of not believing that America is the savior of mankind, bringing democracy, freedom and happiness to all.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33027.htm



An American Legacy: Her Deadly Warriors-in-Chief

By Gary Brumback

We live in a culture that accepts and even expects war. That must change or war will eventually annihilate humanity.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33035.htm




Is Impeachment Gone for Good?

  By David Swanson

If Bush had been known to keep a secret list of men, women, and children, American and foreign, to be killed, and had routinely killed them, support for his impeachment would not have been the bare majority it was.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33034.htm




US Military Behind Africa News Websites

By Jason Straziuso

At first glance it appears to be a sleek, Horn of Africa news site. But the site - sabahionline.com - is run by the U.S. military.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33026.htm




UN Calls on US to end Cuba Embargo
Votes 188-3 to condemn US trade ban

By Agencies

Cuba's foreign minister said the blockade against country was tantamount to "genocide."
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33025.htm




Tropical Storm Sandy: Natural or Political Disaster?

By James Petras

Neo-liberal policies, climate change and militarist empire building leading to domestic neglect and decay.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33032.htm




Attention America: Welfare is Not a Dirty Word

By Adam Parsons

Americans have long been duped by the political right into believing that they do not benefit from a welfare state.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33033.htm

Hard News  
   
Iraq attacks leave 19 dead on eve of Muslim New Year: A spate of apparently coordinated attacks across Iraq on the eve of a festival marking the Islamic New Year killed 19 people and wounded more than 150 others on Wednesday, officials said.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/world/321274/



Syria rebels 'kill 18 soldiers, seize post in northeast': Activists: The clashes -- which also left an unknown number of soldiers wounded -- took place near Ras al-Ain, a border town that the opposition fighters seized on Friday, said the Britain-based watchdog.
http://is.gd/e1SpJA



Enemy inside the gates: Syria's main foe is 'foreign-sponsored terrorists':
Today, Western countries are implementing the primitive tool of 'state-sponsored terrorism' to influence the internal situation in foreign countries, argues Pavel Zolotarev, deputy director of the Institute for US and Canada Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences.
http://rt.com/politics/syria-crisis-assad-russia-experts-597/



Syria rebels call for action, not words: Rebel fighters in Syria on Tuesday dismissed Gulf and Western support for a new opposition bloc, expecting little to change on the ground unless they get cash and weapons.
http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=456243



Syrian officials, opposition to meet in Tehran next week; Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Tehran is to host a meeting between Syrian government and opposition groups next week, PressTV reported.
http://en.trend.az/regions/iran/2087587.html



Iranian boy dies due to medication shortage: A 15-year-old hemophiliac boy has reportedly died in Iran due to a shortage of medication in the country.
http://www.payvand.com/news/12/nov/1128.html



Israeli attacks on Gaza kills 9: Medical sources said nine people died in the Israeli air strikes, including a young girl, and 35 others were wounded.
http://is.gd/m0GpqB



Child killed in Israeli attack on Gaza: Picture: Omar jihad Mashrawi, a Palestinian from Al Zeitoun holding his one year old son, who just died from his injuries, at Al Shifa hospital, city of Gaza, on November 14, 2012.
http://is.gd/tTqisT



Israel and Hamas on the brink of war after airstrike kills top militant commander: The attack came despite signs that Egypt had managed to broker a truce between Israel and Palestinian militants after a five-day surge of violence which saw more than 100 missiles fired out of Gaza and repeated Israeli strikes on the enclave.
http://is.gd/s7m8Q4



Egypt will no longer tolerate attacks on Palestinians: FJP: Egypt's Islamist Freedom and Justice Party, formerly headed by President Mohammed Mursi, said on Wednesday Egypt would no longer stand by as Israel attacked Palestinians after air strikes killed a Hamas leader.
http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/11/14/249646.html



In Pictures: 4 Days Of Bombing Gaza: Ahram Online looks at the human cost of four days of Israeli bombing of the besieged Gaza Strip
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentMulti/58128/Multimedia.aspx



Gaza under Israeli attack: Live Updates
http://rt.com/news/gaza-israel-hamas-attack-687/



Welcome to Gaza: Video - A look at the people, life, culture and history of Gaza
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSewoLqL89s&feature=share



Israel threatens to 'topple' Abbas if Palestinians win statehood - report: "Toppling Abbas's regime would be the only option in this case. Any other option would mean waving a white flag and admitting the failure of the Israeli leadership to deal with the challenge," the Foreign Ministry position paper obtained by AFP says.
https://rt.com/news/israel-threat-palestine-bid-672/



China repeats support for Palestinian U.N. bid:: China said on Tuesday it supports the Palestinian bid for U.N. observer status, with a vote on the matter at the United Nations later this month.
http://is.gd/Ngq0Pc



Egypt to receive $6.3 bn in 'support' from EU: Presidency: Egypt's presidency says the European Union approves $6.3 billion in support, to be mainly provided by the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
http://is.gd/DTteW0




Protests in Jordan after spike in fuel prices:
Thousands gathered in Amman and in other cities across the country after government announced rising fuel costs.
http://is.gd/FdNii4



Two NATO interpreters killed: Afghan police:
Afghan police say Taliban insurgents have shot and killed two young Afghan men who were working as translators for NATO occupation forces.
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/292510



Germany to cut Afghan-based troops by a quarter over the next year: Germany's foreign minister says his country is planning to reduce its troop contingent in Afghanistan by about a quarter over the next year as it moves to bring all combat soldiers home by the end of 2014.
http://is.gd/FipgrP



Afghanistan halts Helmand police fuel supplies after major theft:Cut to fuel supply after theft estimated at £380m risks ability of police to operate in Taliban stronghold
http://is.gd/OvPun5



Senior Taliban official killed in Quetta city of Pakistan:
National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Wednesday announced that a senior Taliban official was killed in Quetta city of Pakistan.
http://is.gd/fTO6mC



Senator Feinstein, Former CIA Director Petraeus To Testify On Benghazi Attack: The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee says former CIA Director David Petraeus has agreed to testify to Congress about the Sept. 11 attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans.
http://is.gd/dUeyll



Growing the empire:
Australia to host 2 US space surveillance systems: Australia will host two U.S. space surveillance systems as part of closer military ties agreed to Wednesday at a bilateral security summit.
http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2019677211_apasaustraliaus.html



Google report reveals sharp increase in government requests for users' data. The US accounted for the most requests, as it has consistently since the report was launched. US authorities asked for private details of Google users on 7,969 occasions, up from 6,321 in the last reporting period. The number is more than a third of the 20,938 requests for users' details worldwide. Google fully or partially complied with 90% of those requests.
http://is.gd/vby5iQ



Anti-austerity strikes and protests across Europe turn violent - live: There have been serious clashes between demonstrators and riot police in several Italian cities.
http://is.gd/5Wr6XT



Expert: Detroit Could Go Bankrupt Before End Of Year: Detroit's financial condition is rapidly deteriorating, and City Hall could run out of cash in December, an official told a state oversight board
http://is.gd/UZG8BB  




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Global Disaster? Not on the Agenda
Media incurious about candidates and climate change
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How game designers turn prejudice into play
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The Need to Decode GOP's Coded Messages
The ink of racism can't be factchecked away
by M. Junaid Alam

Not for Teacher
Journalists take sides in Chicago strike
by Peter Hart

'Inspiration' or Invisible
Media offer limited roles for people with disabilities
by Janine Jackson

Why Do They Hate Us Back?
'Muslim Rage' is really no mystery
by Steve Rendall

One City, Two Languages
How the El Paso Times segregates the news
by Debbie Nathan 

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