The Israeli Interior Ministry has given the green light to 1,200 more homes in the occupied Eastern Jerusalem. The internationally-criticized expansion comes as retaliation for Palestinian Authority’s statehood bid. The approval of the plan for expansion in the south of East Jerusalem near the city of Bethlehem came on Monday. posted December 25, 2012 by…
by Daud Abdullah posted December 20, 2012 by MEMO The most common explanation for the political impasse in Egypt is that it stems from an ideological tussle between Islamists and liberals. That is, however, only one side of the story. The other side shows, more vividly, a struggle between a nation yearning for democracy and…
by Peter Hart Posted December 18, 2012 by Information Clearing House We do not live in a world that treats all life equally. Not even close. Human beings inevitably feel certain tragedies more deeply, based on proximity to the victims, national identity, the circumstances of death and so on. It is not surprising that there…
by George Monbiot Barack Obama’s tears for the children of Newtown are in stark contrast to his silence over the children murdered by his drones posted December 18, 2012 by The Guardian Mere words cannot match the depths of your sorrow, nor can they heal your wounded hearts … These tragedies must end. And to end…
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Development Dictionary In this pioneering collection, some of the world’s most eminent critics of development review the key concepts of the development discourse in the post-war era. Each essay examines one concept from a historical and anthropological point of view and highlights its particular bias. Exposing their historical obsolescence and intellectual sterility, the authors…
Hezbollah Secretary-General has said that certain countries are benefiting from the crisis in Syria and are trying to prolong the violence in the country. Nasrallah said that the US and its allies are in no hurry to end violence because they want Syria to be destroyed over its anti-Israeli stance. posted December 16, 2012 by…
by Stephen Gowans posted November 6, 2012 by Global Research “Economic sanctions are, at their core, a war against public health.” – The New England Journal of Medicine [1] While campaigns are organized to deter the United States and Israel from acting on threats to launch an air war against Iran, both countries, in league…
The last head of state of the Soviet Union warned the US of an imminent Soviet-like collapse if Washington persists with its hegemonic policies. Speaking in Istanbul, Gorbachev noted that disintegration was the atonement that the former Soviet Union made for its mistakes and the same fate awaits the US. posted December 15, 2012 by…
As many as 12 active-duty soldiers committed suicide in November, pushing the US Army above last year’s record number of suicides with one month left to go in the year. The Army has now had 177 suspected suicides among soldiers this year. Last year’s total of confirmed suicides was 165. posted December 13, 2012 by…