The transparent attempt to abridge free speech by calling a television station “terrorist” is shameful to begin with; the Obama administration’s failure to prune al-Manar from the list when real terrorists like the Nigerian underwear bomber are slipping through the net is outrageous:
- The Israel Lobby’s War on Al Manar TV (Palestinian Chronicle)
With 70% of Karzai’s nominees rejected, Parliament points to “ethnicity or bribery or money” rather than merit or ability as the main critierion in Karzai’s selection:
- Afghan Lawmakers Reject Most of Karzai’s Cabinet Picks (Washington Post)
After missing the deadline imposed by the West, Iran risks a political standoff and US pressure for sanctions by imposing its own deadline:
Trailer for the new movie “Erased Wiped Off the Map” makes visible the struggle of Gazans against the blockade and Israeli violence:
- ERASED Wiped Off the Map (Wiped Off the Map)
Having admitted its direct role in the bombings in Yemen, the U.S. now shuts its embassy in the expectation of “attacks on the US interests in the next month by al-Qaeda”:
- US and UK Shut Yemen Embassies (Al Jazeera)
“”When other countries violate international law [or commit] war crimes … [they] get punished…. Israel has become in the international community like a spoiled child…. It does what it wants….”: — Prince Saud al-Faisal
- Saudi Arabia Criticizes Israel Settlement Building (AP / Washington Post)
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