Last night saw serious clashes as Egyptian riot police used clubs and tear gas to break up protests by international volunteers attempting to deliver medical supplies to Gaza. The 450 participants in the Viva...
" GENEVA (AFP) – UN chief Ban Ki-moon announced he would visit Sri Lanka as relief agencies and governments called for urgent humanitarian aid after Colombo said it had defeated the Tamil Tiger rebels. Ban, who...
The military in Sri Lanka have declared the shelling of the makeshift hospital in the conflict zone to be staged. Their take on the incident is that the Tamil Tigers staged the photos that were presented...
History was made last night - and, sadly, much of the Western media was either oblivious or under pressure to turn a blind eye. Algérie Presse Service has reported that the Viva Palestina convoy - a remarkable...
opinion by ectomorfo | 45 wks ago | updated 45 wks ago 409 views | 22 recommendations | 9 comments
Obama's move does not represent a fundamental shift in U.S. policy with regard to the Middle East. But it does represent a quick and appropriate response to the letter sent this week to Secretary of State...
created by Karen Hatter | 48 wks ago | updated 48 wks ago 248 views | 14 recommendations | 7 comments
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has refused to air a television fund-raising Gaza appeal by the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC). It stated such action was taken to "avoid compromising...
created by rahul | 49 wks ago | updated 49 wks ago 168 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
In the following article by Yigal Schleifer at the Christian Science Monitor, summits his perspective on the use of web 2.0 to analyse the recent Israeli attack on Gaza. According to...
created by rahul | 49 wks ago | updated 49 wks ago 337 views | 25 recommendations | 3 comments
The end of 2008 is near. We are in the darkest months of the year. It is easy to see only bad news on the horizon. In spite of the gloomy predictions for the globe, there is hope and goodness in...
In a most regrettable act, Israel blocked a Libyan ship on its way to the Gaza strip. The ship carried humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians enduring the Israeli blockade. Israel stated this blocking move with the...
created by rahul | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 216 views | 9 recommendations | 5 comments
" Bush asked for $70 billion extra budget. The majority to fund the war efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Oh, and also a $770 million aid package. Oh, and that also included the promotion of genetically modified...
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In a puzzling series of events, Sudanese officials have been purging their country of selected visiting officials. The expulsion of Paul Barker of Care, a US-based aid agency, follows the expulsion of the EU ambassador and a Canadian official.No explanation has been given for...
created by PEP | 2 years ago 144 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"This is kind of a follow-up to NEWSFLASH! People Actually Live in Iraq, a piece I posted Jan. 15. At that time, reports were that there were as many as 800,000 iraqi refugees in Syria alone. It turns out that the...
created by Wisco | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 287 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"We often hear from right wing pundits and warbloggers that we aren't getting the 'good news' from Iraq. Rueters AlertNet's Deputy Editor Tim Large asks in his blog if we're actually getting all of the bad...
created by Wisco | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 289 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"A humanitarian crisis in Somalia is being aggravated by stepped up fighting after a US air strike on a suspected al Qaeda stronghold. It's easy to forget that Somalia isn't just a place that people fight in, it's...
created by Wisco | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 190 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"If you look at the map, it looks like this -- from left to right -- Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia,
Somalia. The war between the weak somali government and the Islamic Courts Union is one thing. The genocide in the Darfur...
created by Wisco | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 462 views | 0 recommendations | 3 comments