Call to Action: Support Hana al-Shalabi as her health declines 4 weeks into hunger strike in Israel jail
The parents of hunger-striking political prisoner Hana al-Shalabi have issued a call to all Palestinians to protest this weekend in support of their daughter who is on her 28th continuous day without food in protest at her detention without charge or trial by Israel:
“We call upon the Palestinian National Authority, the Palestinian national factions, and all Palestinians to take to the streets on Saturday, March 17 and to demonstrate in support of our daughter Hana Shalabi and all administrative detainees.
Pressure on the Palestinian street is imperative in achieving Hana’s immediate release, as well as support for her open hunger strike [that began on February 16, 2012]
We as Hana’s family continue to support her hunger strike, and we want to let our daughter know that we are with her in every step of her hunger strike until she achieves her immediate release from the Israeli occupation jails.
Finally, we call upon all administrative detainees to join Hana’s hunger strike until they achieve their own release and to put an end to the unjust Israeli policy of adminstrative detention, which violates human rights and international law.”
Thursday, 15 March 2012
Israeli Apartheid Week connects Gaza with South Africans, Palestinians in exile
Israeli Apartheid Week connects Gaza with South Africans, Palestinians in exile
Everything in Gaza testifies to its deep-rooted culture of resistance against a ruthless system that continues to besiege, murder, and expel the Palestinian people who, instead of lamenting their endless losses, refuse but to find life in its fullest sense.
As Israel’s F-16 aircrafts dropped its bombs on whoever it deemed a “terrorist,” including a twelve-year-old boy, Palestinians still went to work, schools, universities, and even wedding parades were still to be seen in the streets.
Gaza’s Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) also went ahead, and on its first day, the first-ever musical collaboration between Palestine and post-Apartheid South Africa was launched. “The New Black” is the name of the eight-minute video clip, a name that accurately depicts the oppressive reality of the Palestinian people.
Mohammed Omar, a Palestinian oud player based in Gaza, and the South African band The Mavrix coordinated their efforts, despite siege and distance, to produce this powerful account that identifies the struggle of the Palestinians with that of the South African apartheid regime until it was torn down in 1994.
“We salute every Gazan and every Palestinian; we will remain committed for the liberation of Palestine,” said Siphiwe Thusi, a former political prisoner and anti-apartheid activist. About the video clip, he said, “We wanted to make sure the issue of Palestine becomes a daily basis in our people’s lives. We will take up your struggle to the government, to the media, until Palestine is liberated.”
Thusi spoke to us from Soweto, the South African township and heart of the South African intifada against the oppressive white supremacist regime in 1976. Although the Skype connection with Soweto was somewhat difficult due to Gaza’s fragile Internet network and sudden power cuts, Thusi’s talk ended with a standing ovation from over fifty IAW participants.
Everything in Gaza testifies to its deep-rooted culture of resistance against a ruthless system that continues to besiege, murder, and expel the Palestinian people who, instead of lamenting their endless losses, refuse but to find life in its fullest sense.
As Israel’s F-16 aircrafts dropped its bombs on whoever it deemed a “terrorist,” including a twelve-year-old boy, Palestinians still went to work, schools, universities, and even wedding parades were still to be seen in the streets.
Gaza’s Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) also went ahead, and on its first day, the first-ever musical collaboration between Palestine and post-Apartheid South Africa was launched. “The New Black” is the name of the eight-minute video clip, a name that accurately depicts the oppressive reality of the Palestinian people.
Mohammed Omar, a Palestinian oud player based in Gaza, and the South African band The Mavrix coordinated their efforts, despite siege and distance, to produce this powerful account that identifies the struggle of the Palestinians with that of the South African apartheid regime until it was torn down in 1994.
“We salute every Gazan and every Palestinian; we will remain committed for the liberation of Palestine,” said Siphiwe Thusi, a former political prisoner and anti-apartheid activist. About the video clip, he said, “We wanted to make sure the issue of Palestine becomes a daily basis in our people’s lives. We will take up your struggle to the government, to the media, until Palestine is liberated.”
Thusi spoke to us from Soweto, the South African township and heart of the South African intifada against the oppressive white supremacist regime in 1976. Although the Skype connection with Soweto was somewhat difficult due to Gaza’s fragile Internet network and sudden power cuts, Thusi’s talk ended with a standing ovation from over fifty IAW participants.
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Dennis Kucinich And “Wackiness” : Information Clearing House
Dennis Kucinich And “Wackiness” : Information Clearing House
Dennis Kucinich And “Wackiness”
By Glenn Greenwald
March 13, 2012 "Salon" -- Last week, Rep. Dennis Kucinich was defeated in a Democratic primary by Rep. Marcy Kaptur after re-districting pitted the two long-term incumbents against each other. Kucinich’s fate was basically sealed when the new district contained far more of Kaptur’s district than his. His 18-year stint in the House will come to an end when the next Congress is installed at the beginning of 2013.
Establishment Democrats have long viewed Dennis Kucinich with a mixture of scorn, mockery and condescension. True to form, the establishment liberal journal American Prospect gave Kucinich a little kick on the way out, comparing his political views to the 1960s musical “Hair” (the Ohio loser talked about “Harmony and understanding”!), deriding him as “a favorite among lefty college kids and Birkenstock-wearers around the country,” and pronouncing him “among the wackiest members of Congress.” Yes, I said The American Prospect, not The Weekly Standard.
Dennis Kucinich And “Wackiness”
By Glenn Greenwald
March 13, 2012 "Salon" -- Last week, Rep. Dennis Kucinich was defeated in a Democratic primary by Rep. Marcy Kaptur after re-districting pitted the two long-term incumbents against each other. Kucinich’s fate was basically sealed when the new district contained far more of Kaptur’s district than his. His 18-year stint in the House will come to an end when the next Congress is installed at the beginning of 2013.
Establishment Democrats have long viewed Dennis Kucinich with a mixture of scorn, mockery and condescension. True to form, the establishment liberal journal American Prospect gave Kucinich a little kick on the way out, comparing his political views to the 1960s musical “Hair” (the Ohio loser talked about “Harmony and understanding”!), deriding him as “a favorite among lefty college kids and Birkenstock-wearers around the country,” and pronouncing him “among the wackiest members of Congress.” Yes, I said The American Prospect, not The Weekly Standard.
Sunday, 11 March 2012
US Kills 16 Civilians in Afghanistan: Kabul Government
US Kills 16 Civilians in Afghanistan: Kabul Government
US Kills 16 Civilians in Afghanistan: Kabul Government
By Reuters
March 11, 2012 "Reuters" - - Western forces shot dead 16 civilians including nine children in southern Kandahar province on Sunday, Afghan officials said, in a rampage that witnesses said was carried out by American soldiers who were laughing and appeared drunk.
One Afghan father who said his children were killed in the shooting spree accused soldiers of later burning the bodies.
US Kills 16 Civilians in Afghanistan: Kabul Government
By Reuters
March 11, 2012 "Reuters" - - Western forces shot dead 16 civilians including nine children in southern Kandahar province on Sunday, Afghan officials said, in a rampage that witnesses said was carried out by American soldiers who were laughing and appeared drunk.
One Afghan father who said his children were killed in the shooting spree accused soldiers of later burning the bodies.
James Petras : The Bloody Road to Damascus : Information Clearing House
James Petras : The Bloody Road to Damascus : Information Clearing House
March 10, 2012 "Information Clearing House" --- There is clear and overwhelming evidence that the uprising to overthrow President Assad of Syria is a violent, power grab led by foreign-supported fighters who have killed and wounded thousands of Syrian soldiers, police and civilians, partisans of the government and its peaceful opposition.
March 10, 2012 "Information Clearing House" --- There is clear and overwhelming evidence that the uprising to overthrow President Assad of Syria is a violent, power grab led by foreign-supported fighters who have killed and wounded thousands of Syrian soldiers, police and civilians, partisans of the government and its peaceful opposition.
Saturday, 10 March 2012
Israeli Air Strikes Kill 15 in Gaza Strip -- News from Antiwar.com
Israeli Air Strikes Kill 15 in Gaza Strip -- News from Antiwar.com
A possible Israeli attack on Iran has been the topic of many discussions this week, but attention turns elsewhere today as Israeli warplanes have launched multiple air strikes against the Gaza Strip, killing at least 15 people and wounding 22 others.
A possible Israeli attack on Iran has been the topic of many discussions this week, but attention turns elsewhere today as Israeli warplanes have launched multiple air strikes against the Gaza Strip, killing at least 15 people and wounding 22 others.
Sunday, 4 March 2012
Saudi Arabia May Be Tied to 9/11, 2 Ex-Senators Say: : Information Clearing House
Saudi Arabia May Be Tied to 9/11, 2 Ex-Senators Say: : Information Clearing HouseMarch 01, 2012 "NY Times" --WASHINGTON — For more than a decade, questions have lingered about the possible role of the Saudi government in the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, even as the royal kingdom has made itself a crucial counterterrorism partner in the eyes of American diplomats.
Now, in sworn statements that seem likely to reignite the debate, two former senators who were privy to top secret information on the Saudis’ activities say they believe that the Saudi government might have played a direct role in the terrorist attacks.
“I am convinced that there was a direct line between at least some of the terrorists who carried out the September 11th attacks and the government of Saudi Arabia,” former Senator Bob Graham, Democrat of Florida, said in an affidavit filed as part of a lawsuit brought against the Saudi government and dozens of institutions in the country by families of Sept. 11 victims and others. Mr. Graham led a joint 2002 Congressional inquiry into the attacks.
Now, in sworn statements that seem likely to reignite the debate, two former senators who were privy to top secret information on the Saudis’ activities say they believe that the Saudi government might have played a direct role in the terrorist attacks.
“I am convinced that there was a direct line between at least some of the terrorists who carried out the September 11th attacks and the government of Saudi Arabia,” former Senator Bob Graham, Democrat of Florida, said in an affidavit filed as part of a lawsuit brought against the Saudi government and dozens of institutions in the country by families of Sept. 11 victims and others. Mr. Graham led a joint 2002 Congressional inquiry into the attacks.
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