Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel of carrying out terrorism in Gaza: "Those who associate Islam with terrorism close their eyes in the face of mass killing of Muslims, turn their heads from the massacre of children in Gaza," Erdogan told a...
‘Flatten all of Gaza’
For those that haven't seen it, a piece in Jerusalem Post by Gilad Sharon (Ariel Sharon's son) grabbed some attention over the weekend. In it, he essentially argues for annihilating Gaza and its inhabitants. First, he denounces the worry about civilian casualties,...
‘It is not a war. It is murder.’
Here is Noam Chomsky's statement on Israel's latest aggression in Gaza: "The incursion and bombardment of Gaza is not about destroying Hamas. It is not about stopping rocket fire into Israel, it is not about achieving peace. The Israeli decision to rain death and...
Israel Bombing Residential Areas, Civilian Infrastructure in Gaza
Via Electronic Intifada, Israeli attacks on Gaza "have caused serious damage to civilian infrastructure including homes, schools, sports facilities and a hospital in many parts of Gaza City," according to the the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights: Israeli forces...
Israeli Bombs Interrupt CNN Interview With Gaza Resident
US-Backed Honduran Soldiers Chase Down, Murder Innocent Teenager
Soldiers in Honduras that were "trained, vetted and equipped by the U.S. government" chased down and murdered a Honduran teenager, in the latest egregious example of US-fueled human rights abuses in that country. Associated Press: Ebed Yanes, 15, was killed the night...
Is Israel Escalating War on Gaza to Foil US-Iran Deal?
The flare up of violence between Israel and Gaza looks like its about to escalate, with an Israeli airstrike today killing a Hamas commander and Israeli military leadership talking openly about the possibility of an expanded war on Gaza, possibly including a ground...
Petraeus Scandal Demonstrates How Easily the Government Can Snoop on You
Aside from the juicy details of the Petraeus sex scandal, the case raises some serious questions about the ease of government surveillance and individual privacy. Scott Shane at the New York Times: The F.B.I. investigation that toppled the director of...
The Threat of ‘Anti-Access’ and Public Delusions About Security
Those with a hand in crafting US foreign policy are always more explicit about their strategies than those in the servile political and pundit classes who have a bullhorn to the ear of the American public. The result of this is that the public are under grand...
Israel’s Latest Assault on Gaza: The Lie of Who Started It
Israel has again attacked Gaza. In its aerial and ground assault that began on Saturday, November 10th, at least 7 Palestinians have been killed, 5 of them civilians, 3 of whom were children. Up to 52 others, including 6 women and 12 children, have been wounded. As in...


