Letter From the Grave
Last Thursday, Lasantha Wickramatunga, editor of the Sri Lankan newspaper the Sunday Leader, was assassinated on his way to work by two gunmen riding motorcycles. He knew it was only a matter of time before he would have to pay with his life for his sharp critcism of his governemnt and thier “war of [...]
Propaganda Wars and the Gaza Offensive
by Anne Holmes
Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, who is working to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Gaza said yesterday that slanted coverage of the war mocks world opinion. “Excuses are found for mass killings of children at schools, hospitals and mosques, especially by Jewish-backed media,” he said. “News stories saying that terrorists hide among [...]
NYC Pro and Anti-Israeli Rallies
Transcript from Democracy Now’s coverage of a counter-protest held the next day on the same spot by New York Jews:
On Monday, a group called Jews Against the Occupation staged a protest against Israel’s invasion of Gaza blocks away outside the Israeli consulate in New York. Among those protesting was renowned playwright and screenwriter Tony Kushner. [...]
Ending the War in Gaza
International Crisis Group
A war neither Israel nor Hamas truly wanted turned into a war both are willing to wage. The six-month ceasefire that expired on 19 December was far from ideal. Israel suffered through periodic rocket fire and the knowledge that its foe was amassing lethal firepower. Hamas endured a punishing economic blockade, undermining its [...]
Jose Cendon and Collin Freeman Released
Jose Cendon and Collin Freeman were freed today against ransom and are on their way to Nairobi. The photographer and writer team were reporting on piracy in Somalia when they were captured in Puntland on November 26, 2008.
