Tag: israel
-
news on the march
townhall: ron paul will place 2nd in iowafrom usa today: Patrick Ruffini makes the case this morning at the conservative Townhall blog that Republican Rep. Ron Paul will place second at the Iowa GOP’s “straw poll” Aug. 11 in Ames… Hugh Hewitt, also writing this morning at the blog, thinks Ruffini may be over-thinking things.…
-
lieberman: US will back israeli strike on iran
from blacklisted news/israel today: Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Avigdor Lieberman said on Tuesday that he received the tacit blessing of Europe and the United States for an Israeli military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. “If we start military operations against Iran alone, then Europe and the US will support us,” Lieberman told Army Radio…
-
bush pledges more free money to israel
from bring it on!: Israel currently receives $2.4 billion annually in military aid. This is in addition to the dozens of million dollar loans given to Israel of which most have been forgiven. Since 1973, Israel has cost the United States about $1.6 trillion. If divided by today’s population, that is more than $5,700 for…
-
press corps evacuated from white house building
from raw story: A building close to the White House was evacuated says a breaking news report at the Associated Press. “The evacuated building was the White House conference center, which is around the corner,” AP said of the facility cleared due to a ‘bomb scare.’ “The conference center temporarily houses the White House press…
-
news on the march
3 guardsmen charged with human smugglingfrom new york times: Three members of the Texas National Guard helping patrol the Mexican border have been charged with human smuggling after federal agents found one of them in uniform driving a van crammed with 24 illegal immigrants north of Laredo, the Justice Department said Monday. The guardsmen, including…
-
joint us-israeli military exercises begin
from rogue government/afp: American and Israeli air forces on Sunday began week-long joint exercises in southern Israel, simulating dog-fights and bombing targets on the ground, the army said. Dozens of aircraft are taking part in the exercises in the southern Negev desert, it said. Army radio said the exercises were taking place in the context…
-
theater festival under fire for ‘rachel corrie’
for a few years, i was a sound designer at the contemporary american theater festival. i also worked for ed herendeen, off & on, for almost ten years. i can say first hand that ed has always staged controversial plays; from the death of danny casolaro in ‘the octopus’ to sleeping with terrorists in ‘homeland…
-
rachel corrie: an american conscience
from znet: The late Rachel Corrie (1979-2003) was articulate, straightforward and resolute. Her castigation of Israel’s military occupation of the Palestinian people and the Israeli Government’s disregard for the safety of Israelis and Palestinians rang with clarity. Through peace activism she ascertained the facts on the ground. She called it as she saw it. The…
-
israel almost shot down US passenger jet
from usa today: Israeli fighters buzzed an American jet this afternoon after the civilian aircraft failed to check in with the airport on its approach to Israel. “This was the closest we ever came to intercepting a civilian airplane,” a military officer tells the Jerusalem Post. The paper says Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his…
-
news on the march
on war’s anniversary, bush hosts jock-o-ramafrom san jose mercury news: In a chilly South Lawn ceremony, Bush lauded the University of Florida’s football team on Monday for its 2006 championship season… “Like you might remember, all the pre-game polls said you couldn’t win… So much for polls.” ‘iraq withdrawal may spark 9/11 repeat’from telegraph: President…
-
the ringworm children
from google video/barry chamish: In 1951, the director general of the Israeli Health Ministry, Dr. Chaim Sheba flew to America and returned with 7 x-ray machines, supplied to him by the American army. They were to be used in a mass atomic experiment with an entire generation of Sephardi youths to be used as guinea…
-
what is aipac?
from google video/wikipedia: The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is a special interest group that lobbies the United States Government in favor of maintaining a close US-Israel relationship. Describing itself as “America’s Pro-Israel Lobby,” it is a mass-membership organization including both Jews and non-Jews. AIPAC was formed during the Eisenhower administration, and since then…
-
sex, bombs & permanent probes
israel, US storm out of UN nuclear forumfrom haaretz: The Israel and U.S. delegations walked out of the United Nations’ disarmament forum in Geneva, Switzerland yesterday after Iran said Israel was the “real source of nuclear danger in the Middle East” and had a “dark record of crimes.” Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki told the…
-
news on the march
hearing begins for suspected 9/11 mastermindfrom 9/11 blogger/telegraph: Hearings begin today at Guantanamo Bay for a group of 14 terrorist suspects including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged September 11 mastermind. No lawyers or reporters will be present at the hearings so the only account of the outcome will come from the US military… A Pentagon…
-
israel unveils portable hunter-killer robot
from reuters: An Israeli defense firm on Thursday unveiled a portable robot billed as being capable of entering most combat zones alone and engaging enemies with an onboard armory that includes a machine-pistol and grenades. The VIPeR, roughly the size of a small television, was invented as part of Israel’s efforts to develop weaponry that…