Rachel Corrie’s family takes Israel to court
Electronic Intifada - 10 Mar 2010
rr r r rr r rr r rr r rr r rr rrr rSeven years after Rachel Corrie, a US peace activist, was killed by an Israeli army bulldozer in Gaza, her family was to put the Israeli government in the dock today. A judge in the northern Israeli city of Haifa was due to be presented with evidence that 23-year-old Corrie was killed unlawfully as she stood in the path of the bulldozer, trying to prevent it from demolishing Palestinian homes in Rafah. Jonathan Cook reports.

Truth in labeling: EU court challenges “Made in Israel”
Electronic Intifada - 10 Mar 2010
rr r r r rr r rr r rr r rr rr rrr rOn 25 February, the European Court of Justice ruled that imports manufactured in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank shouldn’t benefit from a trade agreement between Israel and the European Union. The ruling follows protests of Israel’s export of products from the illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) to the EU and Switzerland labeled as “Made in Israel.” Products labeled as such benefit from favorable import taxes under the EU-Israel Association Agreement of 2000. Phon van den Biesen and Adri Nieuwhof comment for The Electronic Intifada.

Interview: “Anything you want, we can bring to the Gaza Strip”
Electronic Intifada - 10 Mar 2010
rr r r rr r rr r rr r rr r rr rrr rThe siege on Gaza is tightening as the Egyptian government continues construction of an underground steel wall at the Rafah border with Gaza to block the tunnel trade. The Electronic Intifada contributor Jody McIntyre spoke with Abu Hanin, a Palestinian laborer from Gaza who works in one of the tunnels at the border with Egypt.

Turkey, Angry at U.S., Pledges Support for Iran
Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) - 9 Mar 2010
Summary: ErdoganAs the Obama administration scrambles to contain the diplomatic fallout with Turkey over the ?Armenian genocide? resolution in the U.S. Congress, Turkey?s tilt towards Iran continues largely unnoticed. source: CNSNews,comread more

Brazil’s president says new UN sanctions could lead to war
Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) - 9 Mar 2010
Summary: Brazil’s president warned Tuesday that U.S.-proposed sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program could lead to war, and said he will make his own efforts to head off further conflicts ? an example he said shows his country’s growing global prominence. source: LA Times read more

Sanctions on Iran counterproductive, says India
Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) - 9 Mar 2010
Summary: India believes sanctions on Iran are counterproductive, the government told Parliament on Tuesday in the first public articulation of the government?s views on U.S. efforts to tighten the screws on the Islamic Republic. source: The Hinduread more

It?s time: Declare lies for war with Iran as treason against our soldiers and US Constitution
Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) - 9 Mar 2010
Summary: Five thousand dead American soldiers in wars all based in known lies. Thirty thousand admitted American soldiers wounded and injured with over 100,000 disability claims granted. Over one million dead Iraqi and Afghan citizens and God knows how many wounded and suffering. $3 to $5 trillion in long-term costs to American taxpayers. That?s $30,000 to $50,000 per US household of $50,000 annual income. If your household makes more than $50,000 per year, do the math to understand your personal obligation to pay for these long-term costs based on known lies. source: San Francisco Examiner read more