What if Israel Were in Your Neighborhood? By Russell Mokhiber
What does it say about Obama's character that he sides with the Israeli slaughter machine against those that it slaughters? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21851.htm === Turley: Obama 'Accessory' To War Crimes If No Prosecution By David Edwards and Ron Brynaert "And the problem here is it wouldn't make Obama an apologist it would make him an accessory," Turley argued. "He would be preventing the investigation of war crimes. How could he go from that and say that he's all about the rule of law?" http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21857.htm === Gaza 2009 We Will Never Forget Video Montage documenting the genocide committed by Isreal in "Operation Cast Lead" http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21852.htm === "You Can't Talk About The Reality Of Israel" Omid Memarian interviews former CIA operative ROBERT BAER In an interview with IPS, Baer discussed the regional implications of the Gaza conflict and his take on Iran's Revolutionary Guard, Hamas and Hezbollah, three major groups in the Middle East which have been called terrorist organisations. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21856.htm === Iran Moves to Hold War Crimes Tribunal By Press TV While Israel cannot be tried in the International Court of Justice, any country that is a signatory to the Geneva Convention can try to prosecute individuals who took part in the Gaza operation as culpable of war crimes. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21853.htm === US War Crimes Video UN Rep Says, The U.S. Is Required To Bring George W Bush & Donald Rumsfeld Before A Court! http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21854.htm === US Attacks Fuel Afghan Anger Video Report From Al Jazeera Afghan civilians have rallied against America amid reports that civilians were killed in a US air raid over the weekend. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21855.htm === Obama's First TV Interview as President Video - Al-Arabiya TV Exclusive - Posted January 27, 2009 Obama, in his first interview with Arab television since becoming president, told al-Arabiya television his administration would adopt a more comprehensive approach in its relations with the Muslim world. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21849.htm === IDF: Hamas didn't carry out attack - but is responsible: The attack on an IDF force patrolling the Gaza border earlier on Tuesday was carried out by a cell belonging to the Worldwide Jihad http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3662806,00.html === Ground Troops Return to Gaza; Hamas Attacks Negev: The government authorized the IDF to send ground troops back into central Gaza Tuesda. Hamas warned that it has not agreed to a "calm" and that its previous ceasefire announcement is dependent on Israel's re-opening Gaza crossings to all commercial traffic. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/159921 === 'Israel targeted UN Staff during Gaza standoff': In a seminar Tuesday morning, United Nations staff claimed that they were directly targeted by the Israeli army during the 23-day standoff at Gaza. "I mean what I am saying," said Dr. Sami Mushasa media director for United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA.) http://www.xpress4me.com/news/uae/dubai/20011619.html === Former nightclub bouncer Lieberman set to hold balance of power after Israeli elections: A former nightclub bouncer viewed as an anti-Arab extremist is the main political beneficiary of the Gaza war and could hold the balance of power in a new parliament after elections. http://tinyurl.com/cafecp ===== US to hold 'direct talks' with Iran: The US ambassador to the United Nations has said the new Obama administration will engage in "direct diplomacy" with Iran. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/01/2009126195224889956.html === US occupation forces pay $40,000 after 15 Afghans killed in raid: U.S. commanders on Tuesday traveled to a poor Afghan village and distributed $40,000 to relatives of 15 people killed in a U.S. raid http://tinyurl.com/ajdkga === 3,000 US troops deploy near Afghan capital: - Thousands of U.S. troops originally destined for Iraq have deployed south of Afghanistan's capital in the first illustration of a new military focus on the increasingly difficult fight in the South Asian nation, NATO said Tuesday. http://tinyurl.com/ddfkj8 === U.S. defence chief eyes 3 more brigades for Afghanistan: U.S. President Barack Obama considers Afghanistan the top overseas military priority and could send as many as three more brigades to the country by the end of the summer, Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday. http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/01/27/afghanistan-gates.html === Gates: U.S. lacks strategic plan to win in Afghanistan: After more than seven years of combat, the United States still does not have a unified strategic plan for winning the war against radical Islamic insurgents in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged today. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/world/bal-afghan0127,0,6138404.story?track=rss Britain must release Iraq war files: The tribunal said: "We have decided that the public interest in maintaining the confidentiality of the formal minutes of two cabinet meetings at which ministers decided to commit forces to military action in Iraq did not... outweigh the public interest in disclosure. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2009/01/200912717378150766.html === Iraq ruling: Only Robin Cook and Clare Short spoke against war, minutes show http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/blog/2009/jan/27/iraq-cook-short === Halliburton Will Settle KBR Suit for $559 Million: Halliburton, the huge oil services company in Houston, said yesterday that it has agreed to pay $559 million to settle corruption charges with the U.S. government linked to its former subsidiary KBR. http://tinyurl.com/bwmx4j --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ShadowGovernment" group. 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