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Reports of Turkish-Israeli rapprochement may be premature
Suggestions of a rapprochement between Turkey and Israel following Benjamin Netanyahu’s apology “for any error that may have led to loss of life” during Israel’s raid on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla now appear to have been somewhat premature. Although Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu said on 25 March that Turkey’s main demands had been met,more recent reports tell of growing Turkish dissatisfaction with the deal.
Amina Tyler’s naked activism
Here’s the story of Amina Tyler, a 19-year- young woman who has brewed a storm of controversy in Tunisia. Tyler around 10 days ago posted two photos of herself topless on Facebook. The first image showed Amina with the words “F*** your morals” written across her chest. The second has the words “My body belongs to me and is not the source of anyone’s honor” written in Arabic.
Posted in Arab Spring, Middle East
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Obama went to Israel to try to rescue the state from deepening isolation
Unconditional American support only goes so far when the rest of the world is turning against you. That’s why Barack Obama went to Israel– to try and help Israel break out of its deepening political loneliness with an effort to jumpstart negotiations and reconcile Turkey to Israel. Will it work? By most indications, Israel’s actions and political system will continue to isolate the country.
Returning to Iraq after war and exile
Ten years ago today, Banen Al-Sheemary remembers sitting in front of the television watching the sky turn bright yellow from the massive blasts as the US invaded Iraq. She had left the country with her family during the 1991 U.S. invasion. She returned to Iraq in 2012.
Posted in Iraq, Media, Middle East, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics, War on Terror
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Muslim community under siege: Groundbreaking report documents how NYPD surveillance chills free speech and activism
The NYPD’s blanket surveillance of Muslim communities has chilled the exercise of constitutional rights and has strained community ties, placing an entire religious community under siege by the police, according to a groundbreaking report. From its impact on curtailing religious practices and free speech to how it affects Muslims on college campuses, the report, titled “Mapping Muslims: NYPD Spying and its Impact on American Muslims,” paints a disturbing picture of how a police force with no accountability has targeted an entire religious community.
Posted in Activism, Israel/Palestine, US Politics, War on Terror
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Following Rand Paul’s historic filibuster there is room for common cause in challenging killer drones
While progressives have all sorts of reasons to dislike Rand Paul’s Tea Party, small government libertarian views, killer drones is one issue on which progressives should make common cause with Paul and his growing legions of supporters. After all, it’s not about the messenger but the message. And compared to the Democratic Senators who have, with few exceptions, remained either silent or support of President Obama’s killer drones, Rand made a heroic stand. In gratitude, progressives should “Stand with Rand.”
AIPAC gives its seal of approval to Islamophobe Steven Emerson
Steven Emerson, a key member of what has been termed the “Islamophobia network,” appeared Sunday at an officially scheduled session at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s (AIPAC) annual conference. Emerson, the head of the Investigative Project on Terrorism, has been a lead pusher of anti-Muslim sentiment in the U.S. since the 1990s.
Posted in Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, US Politics, War on Terror
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AIPAC request for U.S. backing of Israeli strike on Iran gets Senators’ support
AIPAC’s annual policy conference is this weekend, and they will be pushing for U.S. Congressional backing of any Israeli strike on Iran. Today, two Senators, Lindsey Graham and Robert Menendez, announced they will be introducing the AIPAC-requested resolution.
Argo’s Oscar and the failure of truth
Argo’s Academy Award shows that we have yet again been blinded by the heavy dust of politics and our American mantra of hostility and resentment will continue to inform our decisions, dragging us closer and closer to the abyss.
Posted in Iran, Media, Middle East, US Politics
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Documents reveal how US let Israel off the hook over ‘execution’ of American Furkan Dogan
In May 2010, 18-year-old American citizen Furkan Dogan (above) was shot at point-blank range by Israeli naval commandos as he was standing on the deck of a ship and filming the violent raid on the flotilla to Gaza. The Center for Constitutional Rights has published materials acquired through the Freedom of Information Act which document the U.S. government’s actions in the aftermath of the flotilla attack. They provide compelling evidence of how the U.S. government abandoned one of its own citizens who was killed by the Israeli military.
Posted in Activism, Flotilla, Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Turkey, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics
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The 99%: Netanyahu successful as Americans agree on Iranian ‘nuclear threat’
A few months ago, Netanyahu’s presentation to the United Nations of a fourth-grader’s drawing dramatizing Iran’s imminent nuclear weapons capability drew gales of laughter. But maybe it was successful after all.
Pentagon issues new combat-related medal for drone operators
It’s award season, with the recent Golden Globes and Grammy telecasts and lots of buzz about the upcoming Oscars, so it’s no wonder that the Pentagon didn’t want to be left out of the fun. That’s why they’ve come up with a new medal to award for “extraordinary achievement” in the field of drone warfare.
Posted in US Politics, War on Terror
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Hey Girl, You’ve Made My Kill List: Five Valentines Day drones for that special someone
Five drone-themed Valentine’s Day cards.
Posted in US Politics, War on Terror
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Mali: Between the ‘curse of Jefferson’ and the ‘spirit of Timbuktu’
The continuing violence in Mali highlights one of the vital challenges facing humanity: the perpetual wars over property acquisition, corporation creeds—the Curse of Jefferson and its radical adversaries from the religious extremists. Both are a clear hindrance to the human potential to break away from perpetual war, and live up to the goodness in all humanity—the spirit of Timbuktu. Challenging the ethical roots of these institutionalized creeds and religious violence is crucial if the current culture of human ‘expendability’ is to be reversed, and the art of life and peace is to be cherished and cultivated.
Posted in War on Terror
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Chas Freeman to the Middle East Policy Council: ‘American diplomacy has been running on fumes for some time. It is now totally out of gas’
Ambassador Chas Freeman’s address at the Middle East Policy Council’s conference, “U.S. Grand Strategy in the Middle East: Is there One?” lays out the bare facts of the predicament we’re facing in the Middle East, sheltering the racist expansionist state of Israel.
Why the United States must reject British foreign policy in Syria
One of the effects of the Obama presidency is that it has turned international warmongering on its head. The script, has been somewhat flipped. During the George W. Bush era there was very little doubt who was perceived to be leading the mindless, breast-beating clamour for war. What is now clear and impossible to avoid is that the United Kingdom is assuming the lead in calling for more Western intervention in the Middle East. As such and like Libya, the British have been leading the calls for a United States led intervention in Syria.
Posted in Iran, Middle East, syria, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics
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‘Birthright’ goes to Lebanon: Israel admits popular tourist attraction is located on Lebanese land
For years Birthright has taken Jewish trip goers to a kibbutz that Israel has recently admitted is located in Lebanon.
Code Pink ‘filiflustered’ Brennan confirmation hearing for CIA chief
Code Pink literally stole the show at John Brennan’s confirmation hearing on Thursday forcing Senator Diane Feinstein to halt the proceedings, clear the chambers and call for their removal.
Posted in US Politics, War on Terror
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They Can’t Hide the Sun: An interview with Omar Barghouti
Peter Rugh interviews Omar Barghouti about the Brooklyn College controversy, the global BDS movement and the Arab Spring rebellions across the Arab world.
Posted in Activism, Arab Spring, BDS, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Occupation, US Politics
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Lawsuit filed against NYPD wants restrictions on surveillance targeting Muslims
A lawsuit filed this week as part of a long-running civil liberties case against the NYPD is seeking new restrictions on how the police can carry out surveillance operations targeting Muslims. The suit claims that the NYPD has violated federal guidelines on how the police can monitor political activity and requests than an independent monitor be appointed to oversee the department’s efforts aimed at what they say are terrorists.
Posted in Israel/Palestine, War on Terror
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Obama set to visit Israel this spring
White House spokesman Jay Carney announced today that President Obama will travel to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan this spring.
10 questions to ask John Brennan at his CIA confirmation hearing
John Brennan’s confirmation hearing to become head of the CIA will take place at the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday, February 7. If CODEPINK had a chance to question John Brennan as his hearing on Thursday, here are some questions we would ask.
Israeli strike on Syria followed violations of Lebanon’s airspace and movement of missile defense system to north
Late Tuesday evening Israeli plans bombed a weapons convoy in Syria destined for Lebanon, marking Israel’s military entry into the now two-year crisis in Syria
Posted in Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, syria
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From Islamophobic surveillance to ‘stop and frisk’: Organizers decry criminalization of their communities in NYC
A packed house gathered in an Upper West Side church January 29 to hear about the connections between Islamophobia and police “stop and frisk” policiees in New York City. The event, organized by the Jews Against Islamophobia Coalition, was testament to the burgeoning coalition between Black and Latino groups working on “stop and frisk,” Muslim activists working on Islamophobia and Jewish activists supporting that work.
Posted in Activism, Israel/Palestine, US Politics, War on Terror
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Drone warfare panel brings home the civilian carnage U.S. policy produces around globe
Surgical strikes, terrorists and high-level militants–those are the buzzwords most Americans are accustomed to thinking about when a conversation turns to drone warfare. But the audience who attended the Culture Project’s panel on drone warfare last night in New York got a much different take. It was a discussion that bluntly said that drones are responsible for the deaths of hundreds of civilians and are the cause of visceral hatred against the U.S.
