Nadine Gordimer: Stand against Israel’s apartheid too
Electronic Intifada - 24 Apr 2008
rr r r r rr r rr r rr r rr rr rrr rThe following is an edited open letter from Gaza lecturer Dr. Haider Eid to Nobel Prize-winning South African author Nadine Gordimer: The news of your conscious decision to take part in the “Israel at 60” celebrations has reached us, students and citizens of Gaza, as both a painful surprise, and a glaring example of a hypocritical intellectual double standard. My students, psychologically and emotionally traumatized and already showing early signs of malnutrition as a result of the genocidal policy of the country whose birth you will be celebrating, demand an explanation.

Pentagon Propaganda: So Much Worse Than We Thought
AlterNet: War on Iraq - 24 Apr 2008
The Bush Administration has spent millions on deceptive PR to sell the war, as recently documented in the New York Times. Where’s the fallout?

Petraeus promotion an ominous sign of possible war with Iran
Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) - 24 Apr 2008
Summary: The promotion of Gen. David Petraeus is another ominous sign that the Bush administration may attack Iran. President Bush is nominating Petraeus, Commanding General of the Multi-National Force in Iraq, to replace Adm. William Fallon as head of Centcom: U.S. Central Command, which oversees the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Fallon was forced to resign last month after his outspoken opposition to an attack on Iran. Petraeus, by contrast, has been heating up the rhetoric against Iran. source: The Progressiveread more

Forty Years After Historic Columbia Strike, Four Leaders of 1968 Student Uprising Reflect
Democracy Now - 24 Apr 2008
Forty years ago this week, hundreds of students at Columbia University started a revolt on campus. Students went on strike. They occupied five buildings, including the president?s office in Low Library, and barricaded themselves inside for days. The students were protesting Columbia’s ties to military research and plans to build a university gymnasium in a public park in Harlem. The 1968 Columbia uprising inspired student protests across the country. We spend the hour with four of the strike leaders: Gustin Reichbach is now a New York State Supreme Court Justice; William Sales is now a professor at Seton Hall University; Tom Hayden is a former California state senator; and Juan Gonzalez, our own Democracy Now! co-host. [includes rush transcript – partial]

Headlines for April 25, 2008
Democracy Now - 24 Apr 2008
Facing Fuel Shortage, UN Halts Aid to Gaza, Israel Rejects Latest Hamas Truce Offer, Bush Hosts Abbas Amidst Claims of Secret Approval of Israeli Settlement Expansion, Israeli Ambassador to UN: Carter a ?Bigot?, 7 Killed, 45 Wounded in Baghdad Clashes, I-G: Pentagon Overestimating Iraq Troop Readiness, Admin Shares Intel on Alleged Syrian Nuke Site, Pakistan Nearing Truce With Militants, WFP Warns of Food Aid Cut, Soaring Heating Costs Could Bring Record Energy Shut-Offs, California Delays Controversial Pesticide Spraying, Senate Commerce Committee Moves to Veto FCC Repeal of Media Ownership Limits, McCain Faults Bush Admin on Katrina Response, Obama?s Ex-Pastor Breaks Silence Following Controversy over Criticism, Verdict in Bell Murder Trial Expected Today