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  • On the Jewish silk trail
    23 November 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
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    GLORIA DEUTSCH , THE JERUSALEM POST Nov. 22, 2007
    All of a sudden, everyone you know has either been or is going to China, and it has become a popular destination for wandering Jews.
    Although climbing the Great Wall and visiting the Forbidden City have become the in thing to do, my recent two-week visit with a group of Jews from England had an extra dimension, and the tour, organized by the quarterly publication Jewish Renaissance, took us to places of particular Jewish interest. The (…)

  • An Open Call for the Mother-of-all-Jihads Upon this Evil Government!
    22 November 2007 par (Open-Publishing)

    The openly racist oppression of Muslims by the State and its politicised judiciary in Britain goes on. The latest case is that of the 25-year-old Pakistan-born Abdul Rahman who has been convicted for having a letter encouraging a call-to-arms in Afghanistan!
    Not in Britain but in Afghanistan!
    According to the BBC, "Rahman admitted having the letter with a view to circulating it to encourage others to join the jihad." And when Police raided Rahman’s house in Manchester,
    they found (…)

  • How to Populate Concentration Camps, from Fallujah to Lodz Ghetto
    22 November 2007 par (Open-Publishing)

    “Three years after a devastating U.S.-led siege of the city, residents of Fallujah continue to struggle with a shattered economy, infrastructure, and lack of mobility.
    “The city that was routed in November 2004 is still suffering the worst humanitarian conditions under a siege that continues. Although military actions are down to the minimum inside the city, local and US authorities do not seem to be thinking of ending the agonies of the over 400,000 residents of Fallujah.”
    The following (…)

  • PLASTIC TURKEYS
    21 November 2007 par (Open-Publishing)

    Here’s the discussion: With George W. Bush in the WH acting as CIC, playing the Decider/Uniter — with US and NATO troops on the ground, Afghanistan has realized a bumper crop of poppies each of the last seven years. The Taliban now controls 54% of that nation and gaining ground on a daily basis.
    Ex-press secretary Scott McClellan has came out with a tell all book about the leak of CIA covert operative Valerie Plame and the roles Bush, Cheney, Rove, Libby and Card played in the leak cover (…)

  • US military action on Pakistan advocated
    20 November 2007 par (Open-Publishing)

    * Analysts say likely dangers include collapse of Pakistan govt * Propose Special Forces operation to prevent nukes from falling into wrong hands * Suggest supporting army
    Daily Times Monday, November 19, 2007 By Khalid Hasan
    WASHINGTON: Two experts have proposed that the US should take pre-emptive action to secure Pakistan’s nuclear weapons before they fall into the wrong hands.
    Frederick Kagan of the right-wing American Enterprise Institute and Michael O’Hanlon of the more (…)

  • U.S aims to arm Pakistani paramilitaries
    20 November 2007 par (Open-Publishing)

    The New York Times has reported that U.S. military officials want to enlist Pakistani paramilitaries along the border with Afghanistan. At a military strategy meeting of the United States Special Operations Command, the strategy was formulated as a means of expanding the ongoing battle against the Taliban and al-Qaeda.
    Tuesday 20th November, 2007
    The strengthening and expansion of Pakistani soldiers on the border would require higher approval and would involve a paramilitary force of (…)

  • Chavez in Tehran: "Empire of dollar is crashing"
    20 November 2007 par (Open-Publishing)

    Chavez in Tehran: "Empire of dollar is crashing"
    Reuters – November 19, 2007
    Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Monday the "empire of the dollar is crashing", a day after his country and anti-U.S. ally Iran advocated action over the weakening U.S. currency during an OPEC summit in Riyadh.
    Chavez, who on Saturday said oil prices could double to $200 per barrel if the United States attacks Iran over its disputed atomic ambitions, spoke to reporters after talks with his Iranian (…)

  • IRAQ: FALLUJAH Now Under a Different Kind of Siege
    20 November 2007 par (Open-Publishing)

    by Ali al-Fadhily
    FALLUJAH, Nov 20 (IPS) - Three years after a devastating U.S.-led siege of the city, residents of Fallujah continue to struggle with a shattered economy, infrastructure, and lack of mobility.
    The city that was routed in November 2004 is still suffering the worst humanitarian conditions under a siege that continues. Although military actions are down to the minimum inside the city, local and US authorities do not seem to be thinking of ending the agonies of the over (…)

  • Slain Pakistani Jounalist`s Widow Killed
    19 November 2007 par (Open-Publishing)

    Slain Pakistani Jounalists Widow Killed
    Muhammad Taimoor – Islamabad , 18 Nov. 2007
    Mehrunnisa, the widow of Pakistani journalist Hyatullah has been killed by a bomb planted outside her house in Harmaz, North Waziristan, Pakistan. Her late husband, Hayatullah, was killed last year after reporting a missile attack on his village, which exposed the lies of the Musharraf regime.
    Possibly in an effort to make an example of him, Hayatullah was abducted by unknown armed men and killed after (…)

  • Iraqi archivist demands US return seized documents
    19 November 2007 par (Open-Publishing)

    Millions of historical documents seized by US occupation forces from Iraqi archives remain held in the United States by the CIA and the Pentagon and must, under international law, be returned to Iraq, Dr. Saad Eskander, the director of the Iraqi National Library and Archive in Baghdad, told an audience at Columbia University in New York City on November 12.
    wsws.org By Sandy English 17 November 2007
    Eskander stressed that the taking of these documents threatened the Iraqi people with (…)