Video: Israel’s “Colonies” – Anna Baltzer

Extracts of A Witness in Palestine, written by Anna Baltzer. Anna Baltzer, a young Jewish American, went to the West Bank to discover the realities of daily life for Palestinians under the occupation. What she found would change her outlook on the conflict forever.

Video: Israeli Wiretappers, the NSA, and 9/11 – Democracy Now

On October 14, 2008, James Bamford talked about some of the shocking research in his new book on Democracy Now!, with Amy Goodman

MSM: Drinking coffee reduces risk of Alzheimer’s: study

Middle-aged people who drink moderate amounts of coffee significantly reduce their risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a study by Finnish and Swedish researchers showed Thursday.

Rangel To Push Universal Military Draft Legislation Once More

Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) has said that he will most likely reintroduce legislation to reinstate the universal military draft this year.

Asked if he plans to introduce the legislation again in 2009, Rangel last week said, “Probably … yes. I don’t want to do anything this early to distract from the issue of the economic stimulus.” according to an article featured in The Hill yesterday.

Video: Jewish British lawmaker likens Israel to Nazis

LONDON – A veteran British Jewish lawmaker compared the Israeli offensive in Gaza Thursday to the Nazis who forced his family to flee from Poland.

90 organizations, mainly French, to prosecute Israel for War Crimes

Ninety organizations, mainly French, decided to prosecute Israel at the International Court for committing War Crimes against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip as the Israeli offensive left more than 1033 Palestinians dead, and over 4580 wounded in its first two weeks.

MSM: UN chief leads protests as Israel hits Gaza hospitals

UN chief Ban Ki-moon led international protests on Thursday describing the Palestinian death toll as “unbearable” as Israeli air strikes set hospitals, media and UN buildings ablaze.

“I have conveyed my strong protest and outrage and demanded a full explanation from the defence minister and foreign minister,” Ban told reporters in Tel Aviv after the strike on a UN compound in Gaza.

Comparison of military strength of Israel and the Palestinians

As the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians has once again flared up following Israel’s ongoing air and ground assault on the Gaza Strip, the IMEU presents a comparison of Israeli and Palestinian military capabilities.

Iran warns Israel over aid ship interception

A senior Iranian commander says if Israel continues intercepting humanitarian aid for Gazans, Iran will adopt an alternative approach.

Israeli army masses along Lebanon border

Israel deploys military units along the border with Lebanon amid growing concerns that the assault on Gaza was the onset of a multi-front war.

Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 – 1968)

Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time; the need for mankind to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to oppression and violence. Mankind must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love. Martin Luther King Jr., December 11, 1964 Let’s all take a moment to remember the life and legacy of this great man as well as his liberating teachings of freedom and equality of all. He was gunned down because of fear and ignorance and yet his words and legacy rose out of death to live forever. Quotes: “Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality.” “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” “Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars… Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” “An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.” -Peace to all beings-

Gaza Genocide – Updated

1.5 million people, mostly kids, imprisoned without food, water or medicine being ruthlessly attacked by one of the largest armed forces in the world. The Gaza conflict started by Israel launching an airstrike on Gaza on Dec 27, 2008. It has also started firing rockets at itself from Lebanon to justify an invasion there.

Bush Signs Most Draconian Gun Law in U.S. History

President Bush Signs H.R. 660, H.R. 3690, S. 863, and H.R. 2640 :

H.R. 2640, the “NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007,” which requires accurate information on individuals prohibited from possessing firearms to be transmitted by State and local government and Federal agencies to the Justice Department-administered National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS); and provides incentives for facilitating electronic transmission of such information to NICS.

Motorola To Cut 4,000 Jobs; Sees Loss In Q4

Wednesday, Motorola Inc. (MOT) stated that it would cut 4,000 more jobs in 2009 primarily in its mobile phone business and reported a preliminary fourth-quarter loss amid weaker-than-expected handset sales.