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Iraq January 17, 2008

The Iraqis Don’t Really Want Us

Did you miss this? It should have been the lead story in every newspaper and radio and TV program in America. In the Washington Post it was on page 14.
InterviewsOther Blogs January 17, 2008

GV interview with Wa7da Masrya

Georgia Popplewell from Global Voices interviews Egyptian blogger Wa7da Masrrya in a seven minutes podcast profile. You can find an interview in French as well. She´s been on my blogroll
MB in International press January 16, 2008

Thank you Mr President !

President Bush has left the Middle East after eight days , six countries and a occupied territory, that he expects to be on the verge of independence by the end
IranIraq January 16, 2008

Robert Fisk: Bloody reality bears no relation to the delusions of this President

As a bomb explodes in Beirut and Israel kills 19 in Gaza raids, Bush takes his Middle East peace mission to Saudi Arabia (and signs off $20bn weapons deal with
Human Rights January 16, 2008

Britain: Prosecution of civil servant under Official Secrets Act fails

A civil servant at the Foreign Office accused of breaching the Official Secrets Act by leaking government documents to the media had the charges against him dropped at the Old
Activites January 16, 2008

POLITICS-US: Pentagon’s Islam “Expert” Hoisted by His Own Jihad

Neoconservative hawks lamented the latest casualty in the war on terror last Friday, as the axe fell on Stephen Coughlin’s job. The Pentagon decided not to renew the contract of
Human RightsReports January 16, 2008

Syrian Human Rights Committee reports “Accelerated Deterioration” of human rights in Syria

In its seventh annual report, the Syrian Human Rights Committee (SHRC) have monitored the accelerated deterioration of the status of human rights in Syria on all levels.
Human RightsReportsTorture January 16, 2008

Human rights center report: Torture in Egypt is a policy

Nadeem Center for Psychological Therapy and Rehabilitation of the Victims of Violence issued its third report titled "Torture in Egypt: a State Policy" in which the center dealt with the
Human RightsPrisoners of Conscience January 16, 2008

On Its 6th Anniversary, Protests and Demands for Closing Gitmo

In January 2002, the US Guantanamo base in Cuba turned into the world’s most notorious prison after the United States sent to it the so called terrorist suspects or those
Eye on IOFHuman RightsPalestine January 16, 2008

IOF special units assassinate Quds commander in WB

Israeli special forces on Wednesday assassinated Walid Obaidi, 40, the commander of the Quds Brigades the armed wing of Islamic Jihad Movement in the West Bank, and kidnapped two of