A first-hand account of non-violent protests in Bil’in, a West Bank village affected by the Israeli West Bank barrier Nominated for Best Documentary Feature in the 85th Academy Awards. [youtube]u2daSJzT0MY[/youtube]
South West Asia
A complaint about broadcaster Vincent Browne referring to Israel as the “cancer of foreign affairs” on his late night TV3 show was upheld by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland’s complaints committee. During the programme, Mr Browne said Israel “polarises the Islamic community of the world against the rest of the […]
Miko Peled, the General’s Son. Seattle. Oct. 1, 2012 [youtube]TOaxAckFCuQ[/youtube] Much to consider here: 1. Why a “two state” solution is a fantasy that will never happen 2. Why one state – with democracy for all – is the solution just as Switzerland and Belgium managed to pull disparate nations […]
[ … and I know it’s not an election issue .., … … but … ] More than 40,000 people have been killed in 20 months of conflict between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces and those [ foreign funded forces ] fighting for his overthrow, a violence monitoring group said […]
“Why Is the Arab world so easily offended?” asks the headline atop an article by Fouad Ajami, which the Washington Post published online last Friday to give perspective to the recent anti-American violence in Muslim capitals. “Why Is the Arab world so easily offended?” . Find out why here
Anyone still totally missing the point can still reference The Book : The Film: [youtube]Z4rBDUJTnNU[/youtube] The T-Shirt : … and still be completely and absolutely fully – creeped – out.
[ Hey does anyone else smell ‘Earthquake Weapon’ ? ] Officials say at least 180 dead after twin earthquakes strike near town of Tabriz, officials tell state news agency. . . Articles and maps and later videos and stuff here
It’s our second visit to Salah Eldien ~ the Syrian army has restored order here. Foreign backed armed groups have declared a tactical withdrawl blaming it on their sponsoring countries for shortage of weapons, manpower and ammunition. But there is something different in this visit. [youtube]QTkF287SvSQ[/youtube] We didn’t have to […]