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Break Britain’s links with Israel

Posted by seumasach on January 13, 2009

Socialist Worker

13th January, 2009

Expel the Israeli ambassador | Stop all arms sales

Israel has rained terror down on the people of Gaza – and yet world leaders respond with nothing more than soft words and no action.

The horrific number of people killed in Gaza is now approaching 1,000, including many women and children. Israel has deliberately shelled houses full of refugees, murdering whole families at a time.

If any other country had behaved like Israel, its leaders would be outcasts from the international community.

Its ambassadors would be thrown out. Military and economic aid would be stopped.

But instead the world turns a blind eye, issuing only token calls for a ceasefire and ruling out even the mildest of sanctions against Israel.

The approach of Britain’s foreign minister, David Miliband, has been typical of the so-called “international community”.

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Gaza now Israeli weapons testing lab?

Posted by alfied on January 13, 2009

Press TV

Israel has turned Gaza into a research laboratory to test out its new “extremely nasty” weapons on Palestinians, a medical expert says. Read the rest of this entry »

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Saudi Arabia Finances Israel’s Offensive.

Posted by seumasach on January 12, 2009

L’attaque israélienne contre Gaza, est une option préparée de longue date. La décision de l’activer a été prise en réponse aux nominations de l’administration Obama. Les changements stratégiques à Washington sont défavorables aux visées expansionnistes de Tel-Aviv. Israël a donc cherché à forcer la main de la nouvelle présidence états-unienne en la plaçant devant le fait accompli. Mais pour organiser son opération militaire, Israël a dû s’appuyer sur de nouveaux partenaires militaires, l’Arabie saoudite et l’Égype, qui constituent désormais un paradoxal axe sioniste musulman. Riyad finance les opérations, révèle Thierry Meyssan, tandis que Le Caire organise des paramilitaires.

[The Israeli attack on Gaza has been prepared long in advance. The decision to activate it was taken in response to the nominations for office of the new Obama administration. Washington’s strategic shifts are unfavourable to Tel-Aviv’s expansionist agenda. Israel has tried to force the hand of the incoming presidentby presenting him with a fait-accompli. But, in order to organise this operation , Israel has had to rely on new military partners, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, who now constitute a paradoxal Arab Zionist axis. Riyad finances the war whilst, reveals Meyssan, Cairo organises the paramilitaries]

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The Fed’s bubble trouble

Posted by seumasach on January 12, 2009

Peter Schiff

Asia Times

13th January, 2009

A few weeks ago when the US Federal Reserve announced a strategy designed to bring down long-term interest and home mortgage rates

through unlimited Treasury bond purchases, government debt staged a spectacular rally.

To the unschooled market observer, the spike may be difficult to understand. After all, why would the value of Treasury bonds rise while their underlying credit quality is deteriorating faster than Bernie Madoff’s social schedule? The move is actually a perfect illustration of the tried and true Wall Street strategy of “buy the rumor and sell the fact”.
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Kyrgyzstan plans to end U.S. airbase deal – paper

Posted by seumasach on January 12, 2009

MOSCOW, January 12 (RIA Novosti) – Kyrgyzstan’s president plans to terminate an agreement with the U.S. on a military airbase in the Central Asian state ahead of his visit to Russia later this week, a popular Russian daily said on Monday citing sources in Bishkek.

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Tehran Pushing for Gaza Solution

Posted by seumasach on January 12, 2009

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Hassan Qashqavi

By Maryam Nabizadeh

Iran Daily

13th January, 2009

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hassan Qashqavi on Monday said when hostilities broke out in Gaza Tehran soon set out to help find ways to end the Zionist atrocities against the defenseless Palestinians.
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Israel fails to capture Gaza City

Posted by seumasach on January 12, 2009

12th January, 2009
PressTV

Over 80 Israeli soldiers have been wounded since the start of Gaza incursion.
Israeli forces have failed to capture Gaza City despite sending thousands of reserve soldiers to invade the city on Sunday, a Press TV correspondent reports.
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Bernanke Explains Quantitative Easing

Posted by seumasach on January 12, 2009

Bernanke Explains Quantitative Easing; Dogbert Explains Investing

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Israel uses phosphorus shells as smokescreen for troops

Posted by seumasach on January 12, 2009

Shells exploding over Gaza

Fire in the sky: Shells exploding over Gaza

Israel uses phosphorus shells as smokescreen for troops

Robert Mendick, Chief Reporter
05.01.09
This is London
ISRAELI forces are using white phosphorus shells which can cause horrific burns, it was claimed today.

The weapon, seen above over the northern Gaza strip,provides cover to advancing ground troops by creating a huge smokescreen, shielding soldiers from incoming fire. Phosphorous shells can also illuminate large areas when used at night. It is highly flammable and ignites on contact with oxygen. If it hits someone’s body, it will burn until deprived of oxygen.

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Israel accused of using illegal white phosphorus shells in Gaza

Posted by seumasach on January 12, 2009

The phosporus that the Israelis deny using is the the stuff you see on Newsnight, the rather spectacular white  plumes.

Telegraph

11th January, 2009

White phosphorus is an incendiary material that causes severe burns when it comes in contact with human skin and its use in conflict zones is restricted inside civilian areas. Syria called on the UN to investigate the claim.

Human Rights Watch said its researchers witnessed the use of the materiel on Saturday and Sunday in Gaza City and Jabalia refugee camps, both built-up areas.

The Israeli military, which refuses to comment on the types of munitions it is using in the conflict, rejected the accusations. “There is no use of white phosphorus,” a spokeswoman said. “Everything we use is according to international law,” Marc Garlasco, senior military analyst at Human Rights Watch said: “Israel should not use it in Gaza’s densely populated areas.”

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News from Raed- Gaza

Posted by seumasach on January 12, 2009

Here are extracts from some Emails from Raed in Gaza which we have had forwarded to us. Note particularly  this astounding piece of psychological terror used by the Israelis:

“4 days ago was receiving  call from Israel army threatening us that they will bomb our home at midnight ,imagine how was difficult for us such thing running at nights while kids sleeping trying find another safe place ,the israely army from the starting of this process trying make a kind of terror by calling normal civil and threatening them by calls to make you feeling unsecured any where you are”

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