Gaza death toll, humanitarian crisis escalates
Electronic Intifada - 5 May 2008
rr r r r rr r rr r rr r rr rr rrr rAccording to Al Mezan’s statistics, 69 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in the Gaza Strip since the start of April 2008. Of them, 20 were children and one was a woman. This brings the toll of Gazans killed by the IOF since the beginning of 2008 to 316, including 62 children and 16 women.

Iran says new talks with U.S. on Iraq meaningless
Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) - 5 May 2008
Summary: BaghdadTEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran on Monday dismissed any prospect of new talks with the United States on Iraq, accusing U.S.-led forces on Monday of a “massacre” of the Iraqi people. source: Reutersread more

Who needs Dana Perino when you have the NYT’s Michael Gordon?
Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) - 5 May 2008
Summary: Michael GordonThe administration’s war-threatening rhetoric against Iran has plainly reached new heights in the last several weeks. Whether they really intend to follow through on those threats before Bush leaves office is unclear, though some commentators with a history of insight and prescience—such as Scott Ritter—are convinced they will. source: Salon.comread more

Former UN weapons inspector says attack on Iran ‘virtual guarantee’
Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) - 5 May 2008
Summary: Scott RitterFormer UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter, who was among the original experts to question Bush Administration claims that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, now says he believes an attack on Iran is a “virtual guarantee.” source: Raw Storyread more

International Crisis Group: “There Is Reason to Fear This Is Only a Temporary Salve”
AlterNet: War on Iraq - 5 May 2008
Two new ICG reports show that, at best, the “surge” was a temporary solution and that, in Iraq, “underlying issues will again come to the fore.”

Endless War: Is the U.S. Trying to Set Whole World on Fire?
AlterNet: War on Iraq - 5 May 2008
The Iraq war won’t end, but in the Pentagon they’re already arguing about the next one.