Jul 20 2011
Freedom and dignity are basic rights for all, even Palestinians By Randa Abdel-fattah, July 20, 2011 … There was an element of tragicomedy to the situation. Me, the daughter of a dispossessed Palestinian, dressed up as a settler in order to enter the Israeli city of Jaffa. With me was my American host, Sophie, who …
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Jul 18 2011
Stand up to Herman Cain’s bigotry By Eugene Robinson, Monday, July 18, 7:04 PM … It is time to stop giving Herman Cain’s unapologetic bigotry a free pass. The man and his poison need to be seen clearly and taken seriously. Imagine the reaction if a major-party presidential candidate — one who, like Cain, shows …
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Jul 18 2011
As the US nears the brink, the budget row is exposing Republican madness By Gary Younge, Sunday 17 July 2011 21.00 BST … Back in 2004 I met a pleasant Republican called Burton Kephart, who had lost his son in Iraq and wanted to save my soul. Opening his Bible at Matthew and Romans, he …
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Jul 18 2011
The US love affair with drones By Ted Rall, 18 Jul 2011 07:39 … One of the pleasures of traveling through the developing world is that things develop. They change. There’s always something new. Afghanistan is, depending on one’s point of view, developing, deteriorating, or doing both at once. Example: Last August found me and two …
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Jul 17 2011
Jewish settlers are terrorising Palestinians, says Israeli general By Catrina Stewart in Jerusalem, Monday, 18 July 2011 … A senior Israeli army commander has warned that unchecked “Jewish terror” against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank threatens to plunge the territory into another conflict. In unusually outspoken comments, Major General Avi Mizrahi took aim …
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Jul 17 2011
Now the Arab Spring becomes an Arab Summer By Robert Fisk, Saturday, 16 July 2011 … Syrians shot down in the streets across the country, tanks surrounding the major cities of Syria, soldiers killing unarmed, largely Sunni Muslim demonstrators as the authorities protest that “armed gangs” are themselves killing troops. In northern Syria, citizens barricade …
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Jul 17 2011
Republican with self-belief and God on his ticket By Rupert Cornwell, Sunday, 17 July 2011 … Are you of the view that the last thing the US wants is another swaggering, tax-cutting, God-fearing governor of Texas running for president? Think again. Unless he’s deliberately been leading everyone a barn dance these last couple of months, …
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