20 September 2006
Collective punishment in Iraq Al Anbar
Asia Times Online ran an article today quoting residents and officials at Al Anbar province, the largest province in Iraq, sharing a border with Syria, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, as saying that the occupation troops were behind the collective punishment of civilians across the province. “Ramadi, the capital of al-Anbar province, is still living with the daily terror of its people getting killed by snipers and its infrastructure being destroyed,” said Ahmad, a local doctor.
05 August 2006
End the “coward silence” over Israeli atrocities
“Time’s glory is to unmask falsehood and bring truth to light.” - William Shakespeare. In an action unprecedented in Maryland politics, Kevin Zeese, an Independent candidate in Maryland for the U.S. Senate, has demanded that an incumbent congressman, who has close ties to the powerful Israeli Lobby, break his silence on Israeli wrongdoing
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