Iran involved in Sadr City truce, says Iraqi MP
Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) - 11 May 2008
Summary: BAGHDAD, May 12 (Reuters) – Iran played a prominent role in a deal struck by Iraqi Shi’ite factions to end seven weeks of fighting in the Baghdad stronghold of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, a senior Shi’ite Iraqi legislator said on Monday. source: Reutersread more

Battle Against al Qaeda in Iraq Has Turned Mosul into a Ghost Town
AlterNet: War on Iraq - 11 May 2008
Five years after the fall of Saddam Hussein, Mosul, one of the world’s great cities, has become a desolate battleground.

81 Dead in Lebanon as Hezbollah Clashes with US-Backed Pro-Government Forces
Democracy Now - 11 May 2008
“This is very much similar to what is happening in Sudan, in Palestine, in Iraq, in Afghanistan and Somalia, [where] the United States is basically instigating and funding civil wars,” says professor As’ad Abu Khalil.

World Renowned Philosopher Slavoj Zizek on the Iraq War, the Bush Presidency, the War on Terror & More
Democracy Now - 11 May 2008
Part two of our wide-ranging discussion with Slavoj Zizek, the philosopher, psychoanalyst and cultural theorist. He has been called the “Elvis of cultural theory” and is widely considered to be one of Europe’s leading intellectuals. He has written more than fifty books and speaks to sold-out audiences around the world. [includes rush transcript]

Headlines for May 12, 2008
Democracy Now - 11 May 2008
Oxfam: Burma on Brink of Massive Public Health Catastrophe, Junta Blocks & Delays Aid Supplies to Burma, Burma Held National Referendum Saturday on New Constitution, Climate Change Group: Cyclone Is a Sign of Things to Come, GOP Convention Coordinator Resigns Over Ties to Burma’s Junta, Obama Gains Support of 21 Superdelegates, 81 Killed in Lebanon Since Wednesday, After 1,000 Killed, a Ceasefire Is Reached in Sadr City, US-Backed Iraqi Troops Launch Attack in Mosul, Report: Blackwater Won’t Face Criminal Charges for Civilian Deaths, Israeli Troops Kill UN Palestinian Teacher, Sudan Cuts Off Ties with Chad Following Rebel Attack, Price of Oil Reaches New High: $126 Per Barrel, Military Judge Dismisses General Involved in War Crimes Trials, NYPD Disciplines White Officer Who Stopped Black Commander, Environmental Activist Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison