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From veteranstoday.com By Paul Rockwell Submitted by Florida Vets for Peace There are two kinds of courage in war – physical courage and moral courage. Physical courage is very common on the battlefield. Men and women on both sides risk their lives, place their own bodies in harm’s way. Moral […]
The Government is working on an exit plan to pull all New Zealand troops out of Afghanistan. [ whoa – my PR press release BS meter just went off … ] Defence minister Wayne Mapp has admitted that plan includes an acceptance the Taliban will have to be included in […]
“New technologies are allowing Israel to maintain control over its occupation remotely” [youtube]MXdD38MuXBo[/youtube] LIA TARACHANSKY, PRODUCER, TRNN: The peace process between Israel and the Palestinian Authority seems to be coming to a stalemate. This week, the chief Palestinian negotiator announced that the two-state solution is no longer viable, as Israeli […]
It’s time for us all to wake up to the realities of what’s really going on in our world and what the true motivations are that are driving and directing our relations with other peoples who, for the most part, share our basic values, and who, with us, long to […]
If Not Now, When? A short film in which Jews speak out against the illusion of Jewish consensus on Israel. From Jewish Conscience. Don’t see the embedded video? Click here to watch it. Looking back on my Sunday school lessons, I felt that I had been hoodwinked. Indeed, it was […]
… it’s not a pretty picture. invasions … bombings … overthrowing governments … occupations … suppressing movements for social change … assassinating political leaders … perverting elections … manipulating labor unions … manufacturing “news” … economic and political sanctions … death squads … torture … biological warfare … depleted uranium […]
By Gideon Levy Haaretz.com Barack Obama has been busy – offering the Jewish People blessings for Rosh Hashanah, and recording a flattering video for the President’s Conference in Jerusalem and another for Yitzhak Rabin’s memorial rally. Only Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah surpasses him in terms of sheer output of recorded remarks. […]
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Exclusive – Anna Baltzer & Mustafa Barghouti Extended Interview Pt. 1 www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Crisis The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Exclusive – Anna Baltzer & […]
HSBC earned more than £650m in fees from work for Textron, US manufacturer of cluster weapons By Nick Matheson Guardian.co.uk The deadly trade in cluster bombs is funded by the world’s biggest banks who have loaned or arranged finance worth $20bn (£12.5bn) to firms producing the controversial weapons, despite growing […]