Re: Gov't Acts to Stop Arab Water Theft, Confiscates Piping
(in **MIDEAST POLITICS**)
looks like you stepped on some toes wil..
I think..
The most important measure for succes for Israel is peace with its neighbors..
In that sense its still a failed state..
discussion post on Wed, August 20, 2008 - 12:55 PM
Re: Gov't Acts to Stop Arab Water Theft, Confiscates Piping
(in **MIDEAST POLITICS**)
"It is my understanding that the settlements are illegal according to international law."
You are right..
The thief is accusing the victim here.
"I am big on the rule of international law as i think that is basically what stands between us...
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discussion post on Tue, August 19, 2008 - 10:32 PM
Re: Forget Afghanistan. It's not worth saving.
(in ! * POLITICS * !)
In the meanwhile..
The British Guardian takes a more fair and rational look at the Afghanistan war.
Afghanistan catastrophe continues to get worse
How can this bloody failure be regarded as a good war?
Seumas Milne
The western occupatio...
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discussion post on Mon, August 18, 2008 - 10:46 PM
Re: Israeli response to death of Reuters cameraman makes journalists official targets
(in **MIDEAST POLITICS**)
I think the murder of journalist is a form of brutal occupation..
The movie "in the line of fire" gives insight in the broader problem of IDF attacks on journalist..
The behaviour of the IDF is so brutal that many zionist flee in denial when the...
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discussion post on Mon, August 18, 2008 - 10:22 PM
Re: Israeli settlers renew their attacks on citizens in occupied Hebron
(in **MIDEAST POLITICS**)
thank you Carolyn...For posting this article..
I think its important we rarely get direct news from the many Palestinians in Hebron that suffer from the few aggressive Jewish settlers that live there..
discussion post on Sun, August 17, 2008 - 1:12 PM
Re: the latest Justin Raimondo
(in ! * POLITICS * !)
"That's why it's so important that we continue our work,."
I have been shocked by the recent events in South Ossetia..
I have been on vacation..away from the net for awhile..
I know very little about this region..
But i will read up on it ...
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discussion post on Thu, August 14, 2008 - 10:27 PM
Re: Israeli settlers renew their attacks on citizens in occupied Hebron
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" Care to comment on the thread about the missiles that hit Israel?"
I already made my comments on the rocket attacks many times..So did Carolyn..
I think these attacks are criminal..i hope they stop..They can never be an excuse for Israels ...
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discussion post on Thu, August 14, 2008 - 9:37 PM
Re: Canada's asylum to US war resisters
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Here is what happens when Canadiana do not live up to their promise...
If you are anti Iraq war
You should support these war resisters ...
Iraq War resister Robin Long jailed, facing three years in Army stockade
By Courage to Resist....
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discussion post on Fri, August 8, 2008 - 12:35 AM
Re: Corporate Media Makes Greens Invisible
(in ! * POLITICS * !)
It is no surprise..
The Green party is not a tool of the oil and coal lobby or the military industrial complex..
The corporate media is and so are the main stream parties.
When you do not parrot the corporate powers you will get no air time.....
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discussion post on Wed, August 6, 2008 - 10:08 PM
Re: Path to One Democratic State in Palestine
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I checked out the side..
Its controversial but i could not find anything racist or hatefull about it..
Maybe contact your provider? They have no right to block you from it..
It looks like a case of breach of net neutrality..
http://one-s...
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discussion post on Wed, August 6, 2008 - 9:53 PM
Re: video on West Bank Security Checkpoints...Must see...
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I watched it Carolyn..
Impressive message.
discussion post on Wed, August 6, 2008 - 10:50 AM
Re: stop coal
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"It is not because of polar bears that I will be joining the climate camp outside the coal plant at Kingsnorth. It is not because of butterflies or frogs or penguins or rainforests, much as I love them all. It is because everything I have fought f...
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discussion post on Tue, August 5, 2008 - 10:46 PM
Re: Iraq's female bombers rise as Qaeda's men fall
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Its going great in Iraq..NOT..
"There have been 23 suicide bomb attacks carried out by women in Iraq so far this year, compared to eight attacks for the whole of 2007, the U.S. military says.
Last week, on July 28, three women wearing explos...
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discussion post on Tue, August 5, 2008 - 10:03 PM
Re: Afghanistan: Bagram Air Base Worse Than Guantanamo and Abu Graib
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i am glad some Americans do care considering the positive response to the documentary "Taxi to the dark side" that deals with the torture in Afghanistan.
On youtube there is a good trailer + interview with the director..
Taxi to the dark s...
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discussion post on Tue, August 5, 2008 - 9:19 AM
Re: summer's over ~ for me ~ BE HERE WHEN I have time!!!!!!!!
(in LisAnnes' smoyfriend tribe)
i have two weeks vacation..
i am leaving for a train/bike trip up north friday.
discussion post on Tue, August 5, 2008 - 12:58 AM
Re: A Vicious Downward Spiral, or How This Economy Is Going To Play Out
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"I don't pretend that its original, i just assert that its true."
We agree..
But most people are still ignorant about the problems of "economic growth"..
You put it in your own words, so it was kind of original..
In either case..
i just...
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discussion post on Tue, August 5, 2008 - 12:28 AM
Re: A Vicious Downward Spiral, or How This Economy Is Going To Play Out
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> more astounding thoughts. Economic "growth" is not a sign of a good economy.
>>Prom, you often have some brilliant insights
It is a brilliant insight but its not really new..
Here is a good essay about it..
Limits to Growth, The 30 ...
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discussion post on Tue, August 5, 2008 - 12:14 AM
Afghanistan's refugee crisis 'ignored'
(in *~U.S. and Allies Out of Afghanistan!!~*)
NATO and the US do not seem to care about refugee crisis they caused...
The Afghanistan mission should be rebranded to "enduring misery"...
Afghanistan's refugee crisis 'ignored'
· Red Cross says unknown number are fleeing homes
· Villagers ...
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discussion post on Mon, August 4, 2008 - 11:41 PM
Re: Join the "No Meat Week" campaign: Help stop global warming!
(in ! * Environmental Protection * !)
Okay..
I will try..
When are we going to have a "no car week"..Or a "no air travel week"..
Because they are also major contributors to climate change..
discussion post on Mon, August 4, 2008 - 11:14 PM
Re: Three women brutally murdered in Mosul
(in **MIDEAST POLITICS**)
" I'm just thankful we were able to get this thread back on an Israel-bashing track."
I missed that part..This is a thread about the occupation of Iraq..
I have seen no reference to Israel..
discussion post on Mon, August 4, 2008 - 10:59 PM
Re: Puzzlin Evidence
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This is recommended video..
Kudos to the Guardian for giving this the attention it deserves..
discussion post on Mon, August 4, 2008 - 10:31 PM
Re: On Collective Punishment....
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"In most cases, Israelis who kill or assault Palestinians are acquitted from their charges. Not so long, a soldier who deliberately shot handcuffed Palestinian at a very short range with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the foot was released from j...
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discussion post on Mon, August 4, 2008 - 10:27 PM
Re: Three women brutally murdered in Mosul
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That was also a interesting read Prince..The term "Green Zone hooker" is a new one for me..But i am not surprised..
" So far, according to official governmental data and we all know that the current puppet government is a master of deceit, conf...
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discussion post on Mon, August 4, 2008 - 10:25 PM
Re: Three women brutally murdered in Mosul
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I found this interesting..
"Anti-women violence started with the coming of the Americans in Iraq in 2003 which ushered in a period of lawlessness in the country."
discussion post on Mon, August 4, 2008 - 10:21 PM
Re: Jewish settler numbers grew in 2007-Palestinian
(in **MIDEAST POLITICS**)
"The number of Jewish settlers living on occupied Palestinian land increased by nearly 4 percent in 2007,"
Israel puts another nail in the coffin of the peace process..
Israel claims they want peace but there actions proof the opposite..
When...
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discussion post on Mon, August 4, 2008 - 10:13 PM
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