A picture is worth a thousand words. A class room in Gaza after the Israeli war crimes. The papers on the desk mark the names of the former classmates who were killed.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
You know I really don't like beating a dead horse. But I have been shocked of late to find friends, colleagues and the like who either fall prey to the spin or are just plain ignorant of the facts when it comes to the Gaza crisis. Especially in light of the news that Israel would defend any of its soldiers accused of war crimes; For someone who knows the history, not surprising, For those who do not, how can you not think of a criminal syndicate speaking and not a "democratic state" or one that respects human rights.
Henry Siegman, a former president of the American Jewish Congress, lays the facts out bare in spite of the spin for anyone who cares:
http://www.lrb.co.uk/v31/n02/sieg01_.html
A Jewish member of Parliament presented a passionate speech about how the Israelis are no different than the Nazis, in whose name Israel constantly tries to invoke sympathy and justification.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMGuYjt6CP8
Lastly, here's a compilation of the bs intermixed with the facts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnfteCNdBMk
Henry Siegman, a former president of the American Jewish Congress, lays the facts out bare in spite of the spin for anyone who cares:
http://www.lrb.co.uk/v31/n02/sieg01_.html
A Jewish member of Parliament presented a passionate speech about how the Israelis are no different than the Nazis, in whose name Israel constantly tries to invoke sympathy and justification.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMGuYjt6CP8
Lastly, here's a compilation of the bs intermixed with the facts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnfteCNdBMk
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Two pieces of news stood out in the sporting world today, and I don't think either one of them involved a typo of the missing 000 or a proportional difference in currency valuation.
Yankees need $370 million in public funds to complete the Yankee Stadium project.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/17/nyregion/17bonds.html?_r=1
I guess if the stadium costs $370 million, it costs $370 million. Not that shocking huh? Well, I forgot to mention this is in addition to the already paid $942 million, making the project a $1.3 billion in public funding....
The Aussies on the other hand want to make some renovations and add another covered arena for the Australian Open Venue.
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/aus09/news/story?id=3861270
Its not 1 billion, 300 million or even 100 million. It's 3.3 million.....
The Yankees have always had the gigantic payroll for their 25-40 players as compared to the other major league teams. I guess the contractors and construction workers decided they want their proportional share too...
Unfortunately, this speaks volumes on how we as Americans waste.
Yankees need $370 million in public funds to complete the Yankee Stadium project.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/17/nyregion/17bonds.html?_r=1
I guess if the stadium costs $370 million, it costs $370 million. Not that shocking huh? Well, I forgot to mention this is in addition to the already paid $942 million, making the project a $1.3 billion in public funding....
The Aussies on the other hand want to make some renovations and add another covered arena for the Australian Open Venue.
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/aus09/news/story?id=3861270
Its not 1 billion, 300 million or even 100 million. It's 3.3 million.....
The Yankees have always had the gigantic payroll for their 25-40 players as compared to the other major league teams. I guess the contractors and construction workers decided they want their proportional share too...
Unfortunately, this speaks volumes on how we as Americans waste.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Usually, when you turn on the tv, radio or open to the news websites, you come away depressed, frustrated, maybe even angry. Definitely pessimistic. The world is a cold ugly place that doesn't seem to want to change except for the worse. What couldn't have been fathomed before is almost normal.
But sometimes, you get a little hope, a little optimism. I wanted to share some of that type of news with you.
The Obama campaign was supposedly all about change. Now that he is in office, he has to "put up" or "shut up"
And Put up, it seems he has:
http://us.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/21/guantanamo.hearings/index.html
3 executive orders planned:
- Close Guantanamo
- Ban torture
- Review detention policies
Not bad. What there's more?
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/20/national/inauguration09/main4741434.shtml?source=mostpop_story
- Freeze staff salaries
- Limit lobbyists access
Not bad for a first day
He even revived the Freedom of Information Act (I did not know it was dead???)
http://www.slate.com/id/2209524/?from=rss
Can there be good news about Gaza? Well I guess there can be something refreshing that grants us optimism that there is still good in people in this world, no matter their affiliation or label. Our Jewish community in LA took a positive stance about Gaza
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/01/jewish-activist.html
So there is hope for humanity?
Especially in light of the rest of the news.....
But sometimes, you get a little hope, a little optimism. I wanted to share some of that type of news with you.
The Obama campaign was supposedly all about change. Now that he is in office, he has to "put up" or "shut up"
And Put up, it seems he has:
http://us.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/21/guantanamo.hearings/index.html
3 executive orders planned:
- Close Guantanamo
- Ban torture
- Review detention policies
Not bad. What there's more?
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/20/national/inauguration09/main4741434.shtml?source=mostpop_story
- Freeze staff salaries
- Limit lobbyists access
Not bad for a first day
He even revived the Freedom of Information Act (I did not know it was dead???)
http://www.slate.com/id/2209524/?from=rss
Can there be good news about Gaza? Well I guess there can be something refreshing that grants us optimism that there is still good in people in this world, no matter their affiliation or label. Our Jewish community in LA took a positive stance about Gaza
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/01/jewish-activist.html
So there is hope for humanity?
Especially in light of the rest of the news.....
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
With all the hoopla about the inauguration, we almost forgot about the crisis in Gaza. The Israelis now claim they are out all the way. What they fail to mention is the tragedy they have left behind.
The following set of pictures illustrates the terrorism of the Israelis. It is of a son sitting with his dying mother, weeping. I am sure this family once had a home and land, and was, like so many others, forced to move to the slum refugee camp that is Gaza. And I am sure that they had been suffering for years to survive, under the oppression of the Israeli regime. What was his crime? What was hers? Who will raise him?
At least now, the mother will hopefully be in a better place, and let us pray that this boy does not have to live under these conditions for much longer. Let's hope for an end to injustice, and for true peace.
The following set of pictures illustrates the terrorism of the Israelis. It is of a son sitting with his dying mother, weeping. I am sure this family once had a home and land, and was, like so many others, forced to move to the slum refugee camp that is Gaza. And I am sure that they had been suffering for years to survive, under the oppression of the Israeli regime. What was his crime? What was hers? Who will raise him?
At least now, the mother will hopefully be in a better place, and let us pray that this boy does not have to live under these conditions for much longer. Let's hope for an end to injustice, and for true peace.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Some creative individual put together a solicitation letter from the GWB presidential library, outlining his legacy. Sorry, don't know who you are so I can't give proper credit (another classic email forward)
The George W. Bush Presidential Library
Dear Fellow Constituent:
The George W. Bush Presidential Library is now in the planning stages
and accepting donations.
The Library will include:
1. The Hurricane Katrina Room, which is still under construction.
2. The Alberto Gonzales Room, where you won't be able to remember anything.
3. The Texas Air National Guard Room, where you don't even have to show up.
4. The Walter Reed Hospital Room, where they don't let you in.
5. The Guantanamo Bay Room, where they don't let you out.
6. The Weapons of Mass Destruction Room, which no one has been able to find.
7. The National Debt Room, which is huge and has no ceiling.
8. The Tax Cut Room, with entry only to the wealthy.
9. The Economy Room, which is in the toilet.
10. The Iraq War Room. (After you complete your first visit, they make
you go back for a second, third, fourth, and sometimes fifth visit.)
11. The Dick Cheney Room, in the famous undisclosed location,
complete with shooting gallery.
12. The Environmental Conservation Room, still empty.
13. The Supreme Gift Shop, where you can buy an election.
14. The Airport Men's Room, where you can meet some of your favourite
Republican Senators.
15. The Decider Room, complete with dart board, magic 8-ball, Ouija
board, dice, coins, and straws.
Note: The library will feature an electron microscope to help you
locate and view the President's accomplishments.
The library will also include many famous quotes by George W. Bush:
1. 'The vast majority of our imports come from outside the country.'
2. 'If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.'
3. 'Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother
and child.'
4. 'No senior citizen should ever have to choose between prescription
drugs and medicine.'
5. 'I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and
democracy - but that could change.'
6. 'One word sums up probably the responsibility of any Governor, and
that one word is 'to be prepared'.'
7. 'Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things.'
8. 'I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments
in the future.'
9. 'The future will be better tomorrow.'
10. 'We're going to have the best educated American people in the world..'
11. 'One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some
fantastic pictures.' (during an education photo-op)
12. 'Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not
having it.'
13. 'We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur.'
14. 'It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the
impurities in our air and water that are doing it.'
15. 'I stand by all the misstatements that I've made.'...George W.Bush
to Sam Donaldson
PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY!
Sincerely,
J. A., Co-Chair
G.W. Bush Library Board of Directors
The George W. Bush Presidential Library
Dear Fellow Constituent:
The George W. Bush Presidential Library is now in the planning stages
and accepting donations.
The Library will include:
1. The Hurricane Katrina Room, which is still under construction.
2. The Alberto Gonzales Room, where you won't be able to remember anything.
3. The Texas Air National Guard Room, where you don't even have to show up.
4. The Walter Reed Hospital Room, where they don't let you in.
5. The Guantanamo Bay Room, where they don't let you out.
6. The Weapons of Mass Destruction Room, which no one has been able to find.
7. The National Debt Room, which is huge and has no ceiling.
8. The Tax Cut Room, with entry only to the wealthy.
9. The Economy Room, which is in the toilet.
10. The Iraq War Room. (After you complete your first visit, they make
you go back for a second, third, fourth, and sometimes fifth visit.)
11. The Dick Cheney Room, in the famous undisclosed location,
complete with shooting gallery.
12. The Environmental Conservation Room, still empty.
13. The Supreme Gift Shop, where you can buy an election.
14. The Airport Men's Room, where you can meet some of your favourite
Republican Senators.
15. The Decider Room, complete with dart board, magic 8-ball, Ouija
board, dice, coins, and straws.
Note: The library will feature an electron microscope to help you
locate and view the President's accomplishments.
The library will also include many famous quotes by George W. Bush:
1. 'The vast majority of our imports come from outside the country.'
2. 'If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.'
3. 'Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother
and child.'
4. 'No senior citizen should ever have to choose between prescription
drugs and medicine.'
5. 'I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and
democracy - but that could change.'
6. 'One word sums up probably the responsibility of any Governor, and
that one word is 'to be prepared'.'
7. 'Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things.'
8. 'I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments
in the future.'
9. 'The future will be better tomorrow.'
10. 'We're going to have the best educated American people in the world..'
11. 'One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some
fantastic pictures.' (during an education photo-op)
12. 'Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not
having it.'
13. 'We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur.'
14. 'It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the
impurities in our air and water that are doing it.'
15. 'I stand by all the misstatements that I've made.'...George W.Bush
to Sam Donaldson
PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY!
Sincerely,
J. A., Co-Chair
G.W. Bush Library Board of Directors
The BBC carried a nice piece about something you don't hear enough about. The legacy of the Islamic civilization, especially as it related to science. Long before Isaac Newton, there was al-Hassan Ibn al-Haytham.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7810846.stm
The contribution to the knowledge of the human civilization by the likes of al-Hassan Ibn al-Haytham, Ibn Sina (Avicenna), Ibn Rushd (Averroes), AlKhawarizmi (founder of algebra, algorithms, etc), and others have long been neglected as a result of historical revisionism...
It's refreshing to see credit where it is properly due. Now if only the Muslim peoples could get their act together and get back to the ideals that made them the leaders of the world during the supposed "Dark Ages". Instead of looking like fools, as aptly illustrated by this genius below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7810846.stm
The contribution to the knowledge of the human civilization by the likes of al-Hassan Ibn al-Haytham, Ibn Sina (Avicenna), Ibn Rushd (Averroes), AlKhawarizmi (founder of algebra, algorithms, etc), and others have long been neglected as a result of historical revisionism...
It's refreshing to see credit where it is properly due. Now if only the Muslim peoples could get their act together and get back to the ideals that made them the leaders of the world during the supposed "Dark Ages". Instead of looking like fools, as aptly illustrated by this genius below:
Right before taking office, Obama has set it straight on torture. It will not be tolerated in any form. The hypocrisy that was the US for the last 8 years hopefully will be righted one step at a time. Let's hope our foreign policy, especially as it is directed towards the US, will get the tweak necessary to foster peace and a positive view of the US...
I am obviously against the whole concept of the lottery. The people who lose in the lottery are usually the people with the most to lose. The harm of it definitely outweighs the benefit.
Anyways before I get carried away on that rant, a bit of irony. A lottery which was for the benefit of victims of sex abuse was won by whom? You guessed it ... A sex offender.
Read on if interested.
Anyways before I get carried away on that rant, a bit of irony. A lottery which was for the benefit of victims of sex abuse was won by whom? You guessed it ... A sex offender.
Read on if interested.
Monday, January 19, 2009
So ends the legacy of President GW Bush....
And with it one last example of his shameless tyranny. He gave Israel a pass, a nod and a wink.
Israel took full advantage of the pass given to them, and lets looks at the preliminary results:
5,000 homes destroyed
20,000 houses damaged
16 government buildings destroyed
20 mosques destroyed
80% of the crops destroyed.
1300+ killed, at least 159 of whom were children.
5400+ injured
I mean what can be said? And all GWB could do is barely blink.
Even Israelis themselves were shocked.
A Palestinian doctor who contributed to the Israeli tv affiliate of CNN throughout the ordeal himself suffered at the hands of the Israeli monsters. His own children were killed when his home was shelled. See for yourself and the reaction of the broadcasters on the Israeli tv live:
More on the doctor
More on other victims
A relative of a Gazan in Chicago shared her family's experiences in an op ed in the Chicago Tribune
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-oped0108attackjan08,0,7499009.story
GWB didn't take a second look when the UN's own building was bombed by the Israelis. In a scene reminiscent of the massacre of Srebrenica, the Israelis instructed the refugees to go to the UN building for shelter, and then mercilessly slaughtered them.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090115/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians_725
http://us.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/09/zeitoun.gaza.israel/index.html
They even used the banned phosphorous weapons on the UN building...
http://uk.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUKN15406345
And weapons that had depleted uranium
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090119/ap_on_re_eu/eu_nuclear_israel_gaza
Keep in mind these were used against a very densly populated refugee camp. A nice primer on the background and circumstances of Gaza was published as an Op Ed by the NY Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/08/opinion/08khalidi.html?_r=2
These war crimes didn't even stir W. He had better things to do and care about. I guess packing and preparing his defense for his own future trials for his crimes. He did though want to save face a little, by leaking that he had rejected a request by Israel last year to attack Iran. Bravo....
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-01-10-bush-israel_N.htm?csp=34
The Wall Street Journal carried an editorial by George Bisharat about the Israeli War Crimes.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123154826952369919.html
If you want on the ground reporting, the BBC is carrying a relief worker's blog from Gaza during the ordeal.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7802295.stm
The best the Israelis could do is half apologize to the UN, and question all the reporting being done on their crimes as being fake, concocted or otherwise not true. Especially considering they had done their best to prevent media and aid workers from being in the area and covering their actions.
See eg. http://us.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/09/gaza.video.accusations/index.html
Robert Fisk poses the question again, Why do they hate us? in reference to the Arab and Muslim world. Isn't it obvious? You fund, supply and support such oppression, and expect everyone to love you?
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-why-do-they-hate-the-west-so-much-we-will-ask-1230046.html
In Haaretz, an Israeli paper, a columnist made the basic argument about if the roles were reversed, how would they expect to act or respond...
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1052057.html
And with it one last example of his shameless tyranny. He gave Israel a pass, a nod and a wink.
Israel took full advantage of the pass given to them, and lets looks at the preliminary results:
5,000 homes destroyed
20,000 houses damaged
16 government buildings destroyed
20 mosques destroyed
80% of the crops destroyed.
1300+ killed, at least 159 of whom were children.
5400+ injured
I mean what can be said? And all GWB could do is barely blink.
Even Israelis themselves were shocked.
A Palestinian doctor who contributed to the Israeli tv affiliate of CNN throughout the ordeal himself suffered at the hands of the Israeli monsters. His own children were killed when his home was shelled. See for yourself and the reaction of the broadcasters on the Israeli tv live:
More on the doctor
More on other victims
A relative of a Gazan in Chicago shared her family's experiences in an op ed in the Chicago Tribune
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-oped0108attackjan08,0,7499009.story
GWB didn't take a second look when the UN's own building was bombed by the Israelis. In a scene reminiscent of the massacre of Srebrenica, the Israelis instructed the refugees to go to the UN building for shelter, and then mercilessly slaughtered them.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090115/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians_725
http://us.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/09/zeitoun.gaza.israel/index.html
They even used the banned phosphorous weapons on the UN building...
http://uk.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUKN15406345
And weapons that had depleted uranium
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090119/ap_on_re_eu/eu_nuclear_israel_gaza
Keep in mind these were used against a very densly populated refugee camp. A nice primer on the background and circumstances of Gaza was published as an Op Ed by the NY Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/08/opinion/08khalidi.html?_r=2
These war crimes didn't even stir W. He had better things to do and care about. I guess packing and preparing his defense for his own future trials for his crimes. He did though want to save face a little, by leaking that he had rejected a request by Israel last year to attack Iran. Bravo....
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-01-10-bush-israel_N.htm?csp=34
The Wall Street Journal carried an editorial by George Bisharat about the Israeli War Crimes.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123154826952369919.html
If you want on the ground reporting, the BBC is carrying a relief worker's blog from Gaza during the ordeal.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7802295.stm
The best the Israelis could do is half apologize to the UN, and question all the reporting being done on their crimes as being fake, concocted or otherwise not true. Especially considering they had done their best to prevent media and aid workers from being in the area and covering their actions.
See eg. http://us.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/09/gaza.video.accusations/index.html
Robert Fisk poses the question again, Why do they hate us? in reference to the Arab and Muslim world. Isn't it obvious? You fund, supply and support such oppression, and expect everyone to love you?
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-why-do-they-hate-the-west-so-much-we-will-ask-1230046.html
In Haaretz, an Israeli paper, a columnist made the basic argument about if the roles were reversed, how would they expect to act or respond...
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1052057.html
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
The Jerusalem Post quotes Roseanne Barr, the famous comedian and actress who also happens to be Jewish, as referring to Israel as a Nazi State
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1230733139909&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
You have to give her credit, she says it like it is.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1230733139909&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
You have to give her credit, she says it like it is.
More from Gaza:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/4143303/Israel-strike-kills-up-to-60-members-of-one-family.html
Israel murders 60 members of one family
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N06437468.htm
Obama breaks his silence on Gaza (He deferred to President Bush for comments on foreign policy, which is pretty weak considering he has not deferred on other issues. Lets give him a chance, albeit a brief one to make this right immediately after inauguration)
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_ISRAEL_REPORTING_THE_WAR?SITE=MTMIS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=national-2008.php&CTIME=2009-01-05-17-14-29
Israel denies entry to Gaza for Journalists and Human Rights Workers
From the Daily Show, watch especially the last 30 seconds
Lastly, were you aware that Congresswoman and former Green Party Presidential Candidate Cynthia McKinney was on a relief boat headed to Gaza with other concerned dignitaries, physicians, and activists? Did you also know that Israel rammed that boat? I didn't, and I can thank the fair and balanced media for this.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/4143303/Israel-strike-kills-up-to-60-members-of-one-family.html
Israel murders 60 members of one family
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N06437468.htm
Obama breaks his silence on Gaza (He deferred to President Bush for comments on foreign policy, which is pretty weak considering he has not deferred on other issues. Lets give him a chance, albeit a brief one to make this right immediately after inauguration)
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_ISRAEL_REPORTING_THE_WAR?SITE=MTMIS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=national-2008.php&CTIME=2009-01-05-17-14-29
Israel denies entry to Gaza for Journalists and Human Rights Workers
From the Daily Show, watch especially the last 30 seconds
Lastly, were you aware that Congresswoman and former Green Party Presidential Candidate Cynthia McKinney was on a relief boat headed to Gaza with other concerned dignitaries, physicians, and activists? Did you also know that Israel rammed that boat? I didn't, and I can thank the fair and balanced media for this.
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
The zionists and their media buddies keep trying to spin this. "Dozens of Palestinians die and more terrorist attacks on poor Israeli citizens" is as good a summary title of the news spin as I can come up with.
Leave the spin out, and what are you left with?
Genocide.
Attacks on an impoverished area of refugees in slum camps who were already facing a humanitarian disaster as a result of a blockade, by a powerful military subsidized by the US. From the same folks who have been stealing the land of these refugees for years. Attacking all those who have been democratically elected in favor of someone the Israelis, the US and seemingly everyone else wants to impose on these people.
Today, 40 civilians were killed in a UN school. Many had gone there to take shelter from the ongoing attacks.
Yet the world is silent. The US vetos potential UN security council resolutions.
We hear more about the dead cat of the Bush family and the dead son of John Travolta than of the 629 killed and 2700 injured.
If President Elect Obama really is about change, he should listen to what the world is saying. Forget about the facts on the ground.
The world as a whole is outraged. How dare this be allowed to go on? This is murder plain and simple. This is a violation of every human right the UN and US stand for. This is a violation of the US Arms Export Control Act.
Obama and every human being on this planet have a duty. To prevent oppression. to prevent genocide. Speak out. Pray. Do not allow this to go on without any action by you. How would you want it to be if the roles were reversed, and the Palestinians were watching you be victimized? Write to your representatives and to the President elect. Write to your local paper. Speak out on the radio and the forums
Some more to read and do:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090106/ts_nm/us_palestinians_israel_139
http://us.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/05/gaza.voices/index.html
http://us.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/05/gaza.children/index.html very powerful point that such oppression and apathy by the rest of the world breed desperation which breeds vengeance and continued conflict
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/28439763#28433263 Interview with Zbiginew Brzezinski about the implications on US foreign policy
http://muslimmatters.org/2009/01/04/action-gaza-can-we-spare-60-minutes-can-we-walk-the-talk/ What you can do?
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/index.aspx?c=jhKPIXPCIoE&b=2590179&template=x.ascx&action=11553&tr=y&auid=4376621 take action with Amnesty International
http://www.counterpunch.org/gordon12312008.html Where's the outrage over Israel's bombing of a university?
http://www.counterpunch.org/eno01022009.html The irony and tragedy of Israel creating Warsaw type ghettos and oppressing a population.
http://planetirf.blogspot.com/2009/01/comment-what-israeli-doctors-are-saying.html
What Israeli doctors are saying.
http://www.elfarra.org/gallery/gaza.htm Gallery of pictures - please exercise caution when opening.
http://www.occupation101.com/ Occupation 101 - an awesome documentary on the occupation
Leave the spin out, and what are you left with?
Genocide.
Attacks on an impoverished area of refugees in slum camps who were already facing a humanitarian disaster as a result of a blockade, by a powerful military subsidized by the US. From the same folks who have been stealing the land of these refugees for years. Attacking all those who have been democratically elected in favor of someone the Israelis, the US and seemingly everyone else wants to impose on these people.
Today, 40 civilians were killed in a UN school. Many had gone there to take shelter from the ongoing attacks.
Yet the world is silent. The US vetos potential UN security council resolutions.
We hear more about the dead cat of the Bush family and the dead son of John Travolta than of the 629 killed and 2700 injured.
If President Elect Obama really is about change, he should listen to what the world is saying. Forget about the facts on the ground.
The world as a whole is outraged. How dare this be allowed to go on? This is murder plain and simple. This is a violation of every human right the UN and US stand for. This is a violation of the US Arms Export Control Act.
Obama and every human being on this planet have a duty. To prevent oppression. to prevent genocide. Speak out. Pray. Do not allow this to go on without any action by you. How would you want it to be if the roles were reversed, and the Palestinians were watching you be victimized? Write to your representatives and to the President elect. Write to your local paper. Speak out on the radio and the forums
Some more to read and do:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090106/ts_nm/us_palestinians_israel_139
http://us.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/05/gaza.voices/index.html
http://us.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/05/gaza.children/index.html very powerful point that such oppression and apathy by the rest of the world breed desperation which breeds vengeance and continued conflict
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/28439763#28433263 Interview with Zbiginew Brzezinski about the implications on US foreign policy
http://muslimmatters.org/2009/01/04/action-gaza-can-we-spare-60-minutes-can-we-walk-the-talk/ What you can do?
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/index.aspx?c=jhKPIXPCIoE&b=2590179&template=x.ascx&action=11553&tr=y&auid=4376621 take action with Amnesty International
http://www.counterpunch.org/gordon12312008.html Where's the outrage over Israel's bombing of a university?
http://www.counterpunch.org/eno01022009.html The irony and tragedy of Israel creating Warsaw type ghettos and oppressing a population.
http://planetirf.blogspot.com/2009/01/comment-what-israeli-doctors-are-saying.html
What Israeli doctors are saying.
http://www.elfarra.org/gallery/gaza.htm Gallery of pictures - please exercise caution when opening.
http://www.occupation101.com/ Occupation 101 - an awesome documentary on the occupation
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