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Israel hijacks Madleen, detains all aboard

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Continuing its long streak as a rogue nation, Israel attacked and hijacked the Madleen aid sailboat in international waters and is detaining all the people on board. Like so many of Israel’s actions in Palestine, this is a blatant violation of international law. Since they were sailing in international waters under the UK flag, this means that Israel just attacked the … [Read more...] about Israel hijacks Madleen, detains all aboard

Israel’s violent, unprovoked attack on the USS Liberty

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58 years ago, on 8 June 1967, Israeli forces launched a deliberate, devastating, unprovoked attack on the USS Liberty in international waters in the Mediterranean. Radio communications make it absolutely clear that the attackers and their commanders were aware that it was a US ship. Yet the US government accepted Israel's official story that it was just a tragic accident. … [Read more...] about Israel’s violent, unprovoked attack on the USS Liberty

What do Three Mile Island, the Julian Assange case, and the US role with Israel have common?

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I think they all show the government's willingness to protect itself (and corporations) even when it harms the people, violating its fundamental responsibility to act in the best interests of the people. They also demonstrate the willingness to keep government actions secret (even while reducing individual privacy). Here are four stories that shed some light on this: … [Read more...] about What do Three Mile Island, the Julian Assange case, and the US role with Israel have common?

A Real Plan for Justice in Palestine

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Craig Mokhiber recently resigned as Director of the New York office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights due to the continuing failure of the UN to protect human rights and international law. His letter clearly states the key facts and presents ten points essential to live up to the UN Charter, international law, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. His … [Read more...] about A Real Plan for Justice in Palestine

Climate impacts of war…

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As noted in this story, these preliminary estimates are likely to be drastically understated. Emissions from Israel’s war in Gaza have ‘immense’ effect on climate catastrophe Exclusive: First months of conflict produced more planet-warming gases than 20 climate-vulnerable nations do in a year, study shows Nina Lakhani The planet-warming emissions generated during … [Read more...] about Climate impacts of war…

ICJ hearings!

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 I hope you are following the presentations at the International Court of Justice [ICJ] on South Africa's request for immediate action on the genocide case.  Not only is this a vitally-important case, but the depth of South Africa's presentation was impressive — including Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh, the counsel from Ireland who's on their team. Israel's 'he hit me first' response, not … [Read more...] about ICJ hearings!

New reports on Gaza:

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New additions on December 15: Also note that Israeli has now admitted that Nearly one-fifth of Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza died due to friendly fire and other accidents, IDF says. Update – video news & expert opinion on Gaza New additions on November 25: Some people prefer to get news and opinion from online video, so here are a few of the better ones … [Read more...] about New reports on Gaza:

Why American capitalism is so rotten, Part 1

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From Robert Reich, an excellent primer on how things actually work here in the U.S.: … Power has been leached out of conventional discussions about what is occurring. … But you cannot understand American capitalism today without confronting power head on. It is the most important subterranean force. Power is exercised through institutions — big Wall Street banks, global … [Read more...] about Why American capitalism is so rotten, Part 1