Rebel Newsflash: Kurt Sonnenfeld: A witness for the persecution (plus 11 more items) |  |
- Kurt Sonnenfeld: A witness for the persecution
- Analysis: 9/11 attacks to UK
- Negotiations for Peace Theme of New Documentary
- Palestinian - British Political Artist Detained And Stripped Searched At Ben Gurion Airport
- The Iraqi Rebels Didn't Get The Memo
- Another snare for Saudi Arabia
- When they shout: "We strongly condemn…"
- Parts of America, Not Safe for Americans
- Hamas Re-positioning Themselves?
- Can Obama Outwit Netanyahu?
- Indefensible Drones: A Ground Zero Reflection
- Divestment: from the campus to the streets
| Kurt Sonnenfeld: A witness for the persecution Posted: 10 Sep 2010 09:12 AM PDT  Former high-ranking FEMA official, Kurt Sonnenfeld, arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, seven years ago with a return ticket in his pocket. All he wanted was a short break from the ineffable injustice and increasing harassment which had been mounted against him in the United States. He hoped his troubles would drift away by the time he returned. He dropped into his suitcase the rough footage from his five-week Ground Zero assignment as official videographer, with unlimited access to the scene of the crime. Because of Sonnenfeld's emotionally and physically lacerating ordeal, which began shortly after the 9/11 events, he never turned the tapes over.  |
| Posted: 10 Sep 2010 02:59 AM PDT  Tuesday, September 11, 2001, dawn breaks through a cloudless sky. It appeared to be a bright and sunny day, people in their thousands making their way into work. Ready for the start of yet another ordinary day at work. But this was no ordinary day, It was a day which would turn into one of the pivotal points in history not just because of the unprecedented attacks to the economic heart of the world's most powerful economy but because of its aftermath and the conspiracy theories surrounding it. It was the point of the worlds complete metamorphosis.  |
| Negotiations for Peace Theme of New Documentary Posted: 10 Sep 2010 01:12 AM PDT  As talk of peace between Israeli and Palestinian leaders continue, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu promises that he will strive for peace within one year according to a recent CNN story. Palestinian Authority President Abbas participated last week in face to face discussions also hoping to reach a peaceful settlement within one year that will result in the emergence of an independent, democratic, and viable Palestinian state living side by side in peace and security with Israel and its other neighbors. Indeed, hope for a negotiated peace once again begins to gain momentum; a very timely and highly compelling documentary about the conflict releases in October. Little Town of Bethlehem from EthnoGraphic Media (EGM) addresses the growing nonviolence movement in Palestine and Israel. The film tells the story of three courageous men from opposite sides of the conflict who, at great personal cost, have already discovered the key to a nonviolent resolution to this seemingly intractable conflict. Produced by Mart Green, directed by Jim Hanon, and filmed on location in the West Bank, Tel Aviv, and Jerusalem, Little Town of Bethlehem brings awareness to a growing nonviolent movement in the Middle East that rarely, if ever, makes international headlines.  |
| Palestinian - British Political Artist Detained And Stripped Searched At Ben Gurion Airport Posted: 10 Sep 2010 12:37 AM PDT  On Saturday September 4th British-born Palestinian Political Hip Hop artist, Shadia Mansour, was held at gunpoint airport security and intelligence officers. Ms. Mansour was told to return to her luggage after a usual baggage xray and multiple searches, when eight agents ran towards her, weapons drawn and pointed, they aggressively kicked away her bags and surrounded her.
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| The Iraqi Rebels Didn't Get The Memo Posted: 09 Sep 2010 08:52 PM PDT  Someone seems to have forgotten to tell the Iraqis that the war is over. A recent news article reports "Even as President Barack Obama was announcing the end of combat in Iraq, American soldiers were sealing off a northern village early Wednesday as their Iraqi partners raided houses and arrested dozens of suspected insurgents. While the Obama administration has dramatically reduced the number of troops and rebranded the mission, the operation in Hawija was a reminder that U.S. forces are still engaged in hunting down and killing al-Qaida militants — and could still have to defend themselves against attacks. That reality was front and center at a change-of-command ceremony in one of Saddam Hussein's former palaces outside Baghdad that the American military now uses as its headquarters. Officials warned of a tough road ahead as the U.S. moves into the final phase of the 7 1/2-year war."
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| Another snare for Saudi Arabia Posted: 09 Sep 2010 04:35 AM PDT  When, in an article published by the New York Times yesterday, the American journalist Thomas Friedman calls on the reigning Saudi monarch, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, to welcome Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, in Riyadh and personally hand Netanyahu the 'peace initiative' he launched eight years ago when he was crown prince, we must put our hands on our hearts for two reasons; Firstly, Friedman himself was the main instigator of the Saudi monarch launching the aforementioned peace initiative. Moreover, when he visited Riyadh as an adviser and guide he had a hand in both the articles of the initiative and the details of its content.  |
| When they shout: "We strongly condemn…" Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:45 PM PDT  On August 29, 2010, Martin Indyk wrote an op-ed in The New York Times entitled "For once, hope in the Middle East". When I read it, I felt I should respond with an article that sheds light on the issues which Mr, Indyk has chosen to ignore. One of the premises he based his analysis on was that violence has receded in the Middle East in the past two years compared with the 1990s. Here, like most Western officials and journalists, Indyk ignores daily and persistent Israeli violence against Palestinians for the past sixty years which has risen to record levels in terms of the number and ferocity of Israeli crimes against Palestinian civilians in the past two years, particularly in the city of Hebron. How could Indyk ignore the 'violence' which Israel has been using for years against civilians in Gaza in terms of blockade and artillery, missile and warplane attacks? I would not have guessed that the paradox, on this particular point, would become so stark on the international scene after four Israeli settlers were killed in a village near Hebron.  |
| Parts of America, Not Safe for Americans Posted: 08 Sep 2010 07:12 PM PDT
The Washington Times reports: "The federal government has posted signs along a major interstate highway in Arizona, more than 100 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, warning travelers the area is unsafe because of drug and alien smugglers, and a local sheriff says Mexican drug cartels now control some parts of the state. The signs were posted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) along a 60-mile stretch of Interstate 8 between Casa Grande and Gila Bend, a major east-west corridor linking Tucson and Phoenix with San Diego. They warn travelers that they are entering an 'active drug and human smuggling area' and they may encounter 'armed criminals and smuggling vehicles traveling at high rates of speed.' Beginning less than 50 miles south of Phoenix, the signs encourage travelers to use public lands north of Interstate 8 and to call 911 if they see suspicious activity."
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| Hamas Re-positioning Themselves? Posted: 08 Sep 2010 03:40 PM PDT  'Negotiation today does not serve the Palestinian side… Just as there is currently no parity in the field of confrontation, there is also no parity around the negotiating table,' says Mesh'al. Hamas have been criticised recently for dragging their feet over the need to re-think their image. They now seem to have at least made a start on this important task judging by a remarkable interview with Hamas chief Khaled Mesh'al by Middle East Monitor.  |
| Posted: 08 Sep 2010 03:37 PM PDT  In the wake of last week's peace talks in Washington heralding the imminent start of face-to-face peace negotiations between the Israeli and Palestinian leaders, will Benjamin Netanyahu now follow the footsteps of Anwar Sadat, Mikhail Gorbachev or Richard Nixon who reached out to their adversaries.  |
| Indefensible Drones: A Ground Zero Reflection Posted: 08 Sep 2010 03:35 PM PDT  Libby and Jerica are in the front seat of the Prius, and Mary and I are in back. We just left Oklahoma, we're heading into Shamrock, Texas, and tomorrow we'll be Indian Springs, Nevada, home of Creech Air Force Base. We've been discussing our legal defense. The state of Nevada has charged Libby and me, along with twelve others, with criminal trespass onto the base. On April 9, 2009, after a ten-day vigil outside the air force base, we entered it with a letter we wanted to circulate among the base personnel, describing our opposition to a massive targeted assassination program. Our trial date is set for September 14.  |
| Divestment: from the campus to the streets Posted: 08 Sep 2010 01:36 PM PDT
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Liberal journalists like Arianna Huffington and Chris Mathews like to dismiss the idea of Mexican drug cartels taking over ranches and extensive swathes of US territory in Arizona and Texas. The liberals tell us that was all just right-wing paranoia ginned up by the Tea Party. So what on earth are we to make of the following story?
Following a sharp increase in divestment efforts across North American college campuses last spring, this academic year promises an even greater number of initiatives. The success and near-success of efforts at several campuses last year, coupled with Israel's attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla this summer, has inspired new efforts among peace and justice activists to target companies that profit from and abet Israel's apartheid regime.
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