Freedom Rider: Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb IranCampaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) - 27 Mar 2008Summary: It took a force of rebellious generals and senior intelligence officers to thwart the Bush regime?s plans to attack Iran, just a few months ago. But the Bush/Cheney war criminals are intent on an armed assault on Iran before the clock runs out on their terms in office. House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers is once again making noises about possible impeachment, but only after Bush?s planes and missiles hit Iran. source: Black Agenda Reportread more
US moves towards engaging IranCampaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) - 27 Mar 2008Summary: The coming few weeks are going to be critical in the standoff between the United States and Iran as the upheaval in the Middle East reaches a turning point. And all options do remain on the table, as the George W Bush administration likes to say, from military conflict to a de facto acceptance of Iran’s standing as the region’s dominant power. source: Asia Times Onlineread more
Normality in the West BankElectronic Intifada - 27 Mar 2008rr r r rr r rr r rr r rr r rr rrr rIt is the constant reminder that every aspect of people’s lives here is affected by the occupation. My Palestinian friends who have lived their whole lives in this context tell me that one of the worst things of existing under such conditions is that after a while it becomes normal. One comes to expect everything. One has to endure everything. One has to remain hopeful that life will become easier one day. Maria York’s words and photographs tell about daily life in the occupied West Bank.
Nazareth, the neglected city of JesusElectronic Intifada - 27 Mar 2008rr r r rr r rr r rr r rr r rr rrr rLast weekend, Catholics in Nazareth and around the world celebrated the most holy and significant events to Christianity, Good Friday and Easter Sunday, marking the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, a man in Biblical times known simply as “Jesus of Nazareth.” However, today Nazareth faces a slow and painful death in the face of land theft and colonization. Christine Bro writes for EI.
Food prices double in besieged GazaElectronic Intifada - 27 Mar 2008rr r r r rr r rr r rr r rr rr rrr r”There have been rapid price increases over the last few months because of the closure. Three months ago, for instance, a liter of corn oil cost 19 shekels [the equivalent of $4.50]. Now it costs 29 shekels [$7]. The price of flour has also doubled; three months ago a kilo of flour was two shekels. Now our customers have to pay four shekels.” PCHR reports on how the siege has affected business owners like Anwar Abu al-Kass and the availability of food in Gaza.
