Israel approves more construction in West Bank settlement
Approval to build 112 new flats in Beitar Illit comes despite Israeli government's partial curbs on settlement construction. The Israeli defence ministry today authorised further construction in a Jewish settlement on the occupied West Bank. The decision came prior to the arrival in Israel of the US vice-president, Joe Biden, who is expected to announce a new round of indirect peace talks.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/
Jericho: Israel forces distribute demolition orders
Jericho – Ma'an – Israeli forces were seen distributing demolition orders to a number of Jericho residents on Monday in the Fasayel and Al-Jiftlik villages, north of Jericho. Residents say they were told that they had two weeks to evacuate their homes, declaring certain areas military zones.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/
Settlers overtake lands near Salfit
Salfit – Ma'an – Dozens of Israeli settlers from the illegal Netifim settlement tried to take control of a spring used by shepherds and farmers in the occupied West Bank on Monday, a local official said. Abdul-Karim Rayyan, head of the local village council of Qarawat Bani Hassan, said the Netifim settlement was built on lands originally owned by the village, located west of Salfit in the northern West Bank.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/
Erdogan: Heritage sites will never be Jewish
Turkish prime minister says Rachel's Tomb, Cave of Patriarchs will forever be Islamic sites.
http://www.ynetnews.com/
Settlement cemetery property deemed Palestinian
Efrat municipality claims reimbursement from Civil Administration, after it lost NIS 300,000 in preliminary construction of cemetery on land belonging to Palestinian.
http://www.ynetnews.com/
Quiet revolution that is freezing Palestinians out of Jerusalem
Evictions and planning decisions on the ground are jeopardising prospects for a two-state Middle East peace deal.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/
Activism/Solidarity/Boycott,
Young boy critically injured in Nabi Saleh
March 7th, 2010-- A 14-year-old Palestinian boy was critically injured during a demonstration Friday in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, north of Ramallah. Ehab Fadel Barghouthi was shot in the head with a rubber-coated steel bullet; doctors said the bullet entered his forehead above his right eye and penetrated his brain.
http://stopthewall.org/
UPDATE: Boy critically injured by Israeli Forces in An Nabi Saleh in a coma
UPDATE: Ehab Fadel Beir Ghouthi, who was shot by Israeli Occupation Forces on Friday during the weekly demonstration has been in intensive care since reaching the hospital in Ramallah. On Monday 8 March, after a few days of slow improvement he was reported to have gone into a coma. Doctors have not been able to give precise information about his condition.
http://palsolidarity.org/2010/
Volunteer work at Qarawa Bani-Hassan prompts settler activity
March 8th, 2010-- Tens of Israeli settlers have returned to the sight of the springs at Qarawa Bani-Hassan; a village 14 Km west of Salfit, known for its beautiful landscape and water springs. This time, the settlers are supported by the Occupation army and bulldozers, and also by Israeli volunteers from Tel Aviv and Herzliya. They have brought construction materials to the spring and have started what looks like the first steps to building yet another settlement, and stealing more Palestinian land.
http://stopthewall.org/
Villages continue to fight the Wall across the West Bank
March 8th, 2010-- Weekly protests against the Wall are continuing as old struggles reappear in Bethlehem. On Friday, in addition to the ongoing actions in Beit Jala and other areas, the villages of al-Ma’sara, Bil’in, Nabi Saleh and Ni’lin held their weekly demonstrations. Protestors faced tear gas, rubber bullets and live rounds, and one young boy was seriously injured in Nabi Saleh.
http://stopthewall.org/
Clashes Reported In East Jerusalem
Israeli sources reported Saturday evening that one soldier was mildly wounded during clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian residents at the entrance of the Shufat refugee camp. Clashes were also reported in al Esawiyya town,in east Jerusalem.
http://www.imemc.org/index.
Ongoing action in Beit Jala to block Wall construction
March 7th, 2010-- Clashes continued much of today between Palestinian demonstrators and Occupation forces on the lands near old Cremisan in Beit Jala, leading to 11 injuries, 8 from tear gas inhalation and three more from rubber-coated bullets. Occupation forces fired on demonstrators as they resisted the ongoing bulldozing, which is affecting a wide, planted stretch of land. The targeted land will be used to continue building the Apartheid Wall.
http://stopthewall.org/
PA moves to ban Palestinians from working in settlements
The Palestinian Authority is moving to prevent Palestinian workers from taking jobs in settlements, as officials Ramallah repeatedly declare their refusal to resume direct negotiations until all Israeli construction in the West Bank is halted. Palestinians vehemently oppose the settlements Israel has built on land they want for a future state. But with unemployment high in the West Bank, thousands of Palestinians work in settlements.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/
Weekly Protest Video Round-Up
http://www.palestinemonitor.
Boycot Divestment Sanctions: H&M Campaign
On the 11th of March the Swedish clothes and fashion store H&M is opening its first out of seven planned stores in Israel. The familiar red H&M sign will be visible in the Azriel Mall in Tel Aviv and, a few days later, in the Malcha shopping centre in Jerusalem, a city gradually cleansed of its Palestinian population to be replaced by Jewish-Israeli settlements.
http://palsolidarity.org/2010/
U.S. Jewish activist: Why I am protesting the Friends of the IDF dinner
Why am I protesting the $1,000-a-plate Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) dinner honoring Chief of the IDF Staff Gabi Ashkenazi at the Waldorf on March 9? Like many American Jews, I grew up hearing that the IDF was the most moral army in the world. An honest look at the historical and current evidence, however - most recently documented in the report of the UN Fact-Finding Mission on the Israeli Invasion of Gaza (the Goldstone Report)- reveals a very different reality.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/
PROTEST FRIENDS OF IDF FUNDRAISER March 9 NYC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Facebook group to organize online day against Gaza siege
An active group on the Facebook website intends on the ninth of March to organize an online day in solidarity with the besieged Gaza Strip.
http://www.palestine-info.co.
Pro-Apartheid
Veolia involved in more dirty business as BDS campaign grows
The French multinational company Veolia has been a key target since the beginning of the BDS movement. This has been largely due to Veolia and Alstom’s involvement in the tramline that will link the ring of settlements around to Jerusalem to the western part of the city. This ongoing project has been the center of a legal trial in France. However, Veolia is also involved with bus routes that are reserved for settlers only, in addition to operating the Tovlan landfill, which is located in the Jordan Valley in the West Bank.
http://stopthewall.org/
Aggression and Violence
IOF shooting wounds civilians, reporters
Three reporters and a number of Palestinian citizens were wounded when the IOF opened gunfire at them during a peaceful demonstration in Beit Jala west of Bethlehem on Sunday.
http://www.palestine-info.co.
Settlers Step Up Attacks In Northern West Bank
Israeli settlers attacks were reported on Monday at two Palestinian villages located near Nablus city northern West Bank.
http://www.imemc.org/index.
Detainees
Report: 3 children detained by Israeli forces while gathering herbs
Bethelehem - Ma'an - Three Palestinian children were detained by Israeli soldiers on Sunday as they gathered herbs in At-Tuwani village, southern Hebron, a peace organization reported. The children, two 13-year-olds and one 14-year-old, were with members of the Nonviolent Peace Corp group, Operation Dove, on privately owned land on Khelly hill, near the Ma'on settlement, when Israeli soldiers arrived in a jeep, a statement by the organization said.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/
Hamas, Fatah prisoners reconcile in Israeli jail
West Bank --March 7, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Hamas and Fatah members imprisoned in an Israeli jail declared reconciliation Saturday as a symbolic step to urge their leaders to bury the hatchet as well. The detainees signed the deal at Ofar prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah, according to a statement of a Palestinian prisoners' rights group sent to the media.
http://www.paltelegraph.com/
Female detainee marks 9th year on International Women's Day
Gaza – Ma'an – As the world celebrates International Women's Day, Iman Muhammad Hassan Ghazawwi marked her ninth year in Israeli custody on Monday. Ghazawwi, 33, was sentenced to 13 years, accused of planting an explosive device near an Israeli military patrol, said Detainees' Support Committee spokesman Riyad Al-Ashqar. He added that Ghazawwi is one of the longest-serving female prisoners in Israeli detention.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/
Humanitarian Issues/Human Rights/Siege
International Women’s Day – Gazan mothers despair electricity crisis
World Vision Middle East/Eastern Europe/ Central Asia office This International Women’s Day, March 8, candles will be lit across homes in Gaza – not in celebration of women, but because an electricity crisis has plunged Gazan families into darkness – and desperation. According to Oxfam International, only 48% of the 3.5 million litres of fuel and 36% of the 1,750 tonnes of cooking gas needed per week in Gaza are being delivered.
http://www.alertnet.org/
On the 8th of March, Efforts Should be United to End Palestinian Women’s Suffering
The 8th of March marks the International Women's Day, which was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1977 to support women's struggle for their rights that are ensured according to international standards. This day have become a symbol for women's struggle for their rights and against discrimination.
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/
War Criminals
UK to delay change in law governing arrest of war criminals
UK, March 7, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) -Changes in the law to remove the threat of foreign politicians becoming victims of "politically motivated" war crime arrests every time they visit Britain have been postponed until after the general election. The justice secretary, Jack Straw, said the decision to delay immediate legislation had been taken because the government recognised it was a controversial issue that involved the long-standing right of private prosecution.
http://www.paltelegraph.com/
Israel's Arab Helpers
Egyptian authorities still thwart travel of many Gaza university students
The Egyptian authorities are still persistent in obstructing and imposing restrictions on the travel of many Gaza students who obtained visas to study in universities abroad.
http://www.palestine-info.co.
Saudi-Israeli conspiracy? What Saudi-Israeli conspiracy?
Deputy Minister for the Development of the Negev and the Galilee, MK Ayoob Kara (Likud), said Israel had received messages from radical Muslim states with which it does not have diplomatic relations saying they would back any Israeli or US move against Iran. "These are positive, secretive messages which say that they will support any move," Kara said at a cultural event in Beersheba Saturday. "They have conveyed clear messages that they are concerned about the Iranian problem."
http://angryarab.blogspot.com/
PA source: Israel told us to fight violence or we will
Israel has conveyed messages to the Palestinian Authority over the past few days that it must contain the popular protests that have recently erupted in the West Bank, stop PA officials from participating in them and keep them from turning violent, Palestinian sources told Haaretz.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/
Politics and Diplomacy
Palestinians: indirect talks last chance for peace
* U.S. envoy shuttling between Israelis and Palestinians
* Palestinians seek negotiations on borders for state
* Peace push coincides with visit by U.S. vice president
http://www.alertnet.org/
As U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden flew to Israel with the aim of kick-starting U.S.-mediated peace talks, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Monday that he would rather be negotiating with the Palestinians face to face.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/
Biden in Israel after pledging U.S. support on Iran (Reuters)
Reuters - Vice President Joe Biden began a visit to Israel and the West Bank on Monday, assuring Israelis in a newspaper interview that Washington would close ranks with them against any threat from a nuclear-armed Iran.
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/
MIDEAST: Palestinians Preparing for Statehood Anyhow
JERUSALEM, Mar 8, 2010 (IPS) - Was it Yasser Arafat's biggest political error? A decade ago, the deadline for the creation of an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel as envisaged in the 1993 Oslo peace accords thrust itself into the fruitless Palestinian-Israeli negotiations.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.
Other News
Interpol: All Dubai assassins wanted
International Criminal Police Organization announces 27 people now wanted for alleged involvement in Hamas figure's killing. Interpol secretary-general says Dubai police's thorough probe has established clear link between passport records, security footage, DNA.
http://www.ynetnews.com/
US Congress may honor the Israeli spitters
A spit unto the nations: "Shocked by growing reports about Ultra-Orthodox Jews spitting at Christians in Jerusalem's Old City, a group of Anglo residents is now mobilizing against this ugly practice. Although such incidents reportedly have decreased since a council of Haredi rabbis issued an official condemnation in January in response to the public outcry, Christian and Jewish activists agree the problem is unlikely to disappear anytime soon."
http://angryarab.blogspot.com/
Can the US afford to ignore the JDL?On February 14 2010, Israel Hayom published an article by Efrat Porsher suggesting that the Jewish Defense League (JDL) is reorganizing to defend Israeli speakers on campuses in the US and UK and to “prevent diplomats from enemy countries or from countries that are hostile toward Israel from speaking at university venues.” Due to the violent history of this organization — such an endeavor should worry the US as it attempts to prevent domestic terrorist attacks.
http://coteret.com/2010/03/07/
You steal their lands and you want them to serve you food? I mean, beyond Chutzpah
"The Azad Restaurant in Haifa refuses to serve IDF soldiers in uniform, Channel 10 reported on Thursday. The ban on uniformed soldiers was revealed after soldiers who were refused service turned to the channel. The restaurant, owned by Israeli Arabs, said there is no special ban on IDF soldiers, but a general ban on any uniformed diners, since the appearance in uniform hurts the restaurant’s ambiance"
http://angryarab.blogspot.com/
Audio slideshow: Palestinian Bagpipers
Across the West Bank on public holidays, thousands of Palestinian scouts march through the streets twirling batons, banging drums and playing bagpipes. The scouts and marching bands are a legacy of the British mandate from 1920 to 1948, but it is the Scottish cultural connection that now resonates with some Palestinians, who see historical parallels with their own struggle against Israeli occupation.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/
MKs slam PM over treatment of Falashmura
Knesset speaker slams Netanyahu, says 'it cannot be that he said one thing as opposition chairman and another thing as prime minister.' MKs come out against Interior Ministry, which has yet to complete list of those eligible to immigrate.
http://www.ynetnews.com/
Jonathan Cook, "Israel in OECD: Israel Set to Join Club of Richest Nations"
An exclusive club of the world's most developed countries is poised to admit Israel as a member even though, a confidential internal document indicates, doing so will amount to endorsing Israel's illegal occupation of Palestinian and Syrian territories. Israel has been told that its accession to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is all but assured when the 30 member states meet in May. . . . Israel's bid for OECD membership has been opposed by the leaders of its Arab minority, one-fifth of the population. Last month the Higher Follow-Up Committee, the minority's main political body, petitioned the OECD to reject Israel. It has pointed out that half of Israel's Arab citizens are living below the poverty line, a rate three times higher than among Israeli Jews, and that on average Arab citizens earn salaries that are one-third less than Jews. Mohammed Zeidan, head of the committee, blamed the disparities in wealth on what he called Israel's "racist and discriminatory polices." Another OECD report, published in January, showed that, even on the basis of Israel's figures excluding the Palestinians, Israel would still have the widest social gaps of any member state if it were accepted.
http://mrzine.monthlyreview.
Analysis/Opinion/Human Interest
The Israeli Occupation as an Apartheid System
During the sixth International Israeli apartheid week, the Alternative Information Center is hosting events and lectures. On 2 March, Hazem Jamjoum of the Badil Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights discussed about Israeli apartheid system in the AICafé. On this occasion we interviewed him.
http://www.alternativenews.
Richard Cohen used ‘apartheid’ description of West Bank twice in ‘04, Philip Weiss
A few days ago Richard Cohen opined that Israel has its faults, but apartheid isn’t one of them. Well, Richard Cohen really ought to read Richard Cohen. Here are two explicit references to apartheid in Cohen’s reporting from the West Bank. From a June 2004 column about settlements...
http://mondoweiss.net/2010/03/
Is Europe Planning Seal of Approval for Israeli Settlers?, Jonathan Cook - Nazareth
An exclusive club of the world's most developed countries is poised to admit Israel as a member even though, a confidential internal document indicates, doing so will amount to endorsing Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian and Syrian territories. Israel has been told that its accession to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is all but assured when the 30 member states meet in May.
http://palestinechronicle.com/
Jews of good will need to understand that they no longer get to decide for Palestinians
Last night’s huge demonstration against the Israeli government’s program of Judaizing East Jerusalem, which took place at Sheikh Jarrah, looks to me like it could become one of those historic symbols that mark a fundamental turning point. It’s not the first such moment for Israel/Palestine, by any means, but it’s big and striking and (I hope) will take its place in the history of the struggle. For other contexts, think Stonewall. Think Rosa Parks. Think Selma. Think Little Rock. Think the great march on Washington.
http://mondoweiss.net/2010/03/
Israel’s ’sensitive artist narrative’ just might implode at the Oscars tonight!, Ira Glunts
“Ajami” is the Israeli nominee for “Best Foreign Film” at this year’s Academy Awards ceremony. However, what promised to be a public relations coup for the Israelis threatens to become a political embarrassment that exposes the wide rift between the country’s Jewish and Arab citizens. The film (the third consecutive Oscar nomination for Israel) has been applauded for its realistic view of life in an Arab slum neighborhood in Jaffa and also for the oft-mentioned multicultural feel-good component; the film was co-directed by two young filmmakers, Yaron Shani and Scandar Copti — one Jewish and one Palestinian-Israeli.
http://mondoweiss.net/2010/03/
Obama Caught in His Illusion
The White House probably didn't expect to cash its check so soon. US envoy George Mitchell has landed in Jerusalem to oversee the Palestinian Authority's final review before entering “indirect negotiations” with Israel. Set to begin next week, if the green light is given, Mitchell will shuttle between Netanyahu’s envoy Yitzhak Molcho in Jerusalem and the PA’s chief negotiator Saeb Erekat in Ramallah.
http://palestinechronicle.com/
Novelist Henning Mankell says Israel faces ‘final insurrection’ and ‘fall’, Philip Weiss
I am continually impressed, as so many contributors to this site are, by how advanced the world conversation on Israel/Palestine is, and how far behind the American conversation is. The explanation is, per Shlomo Sand in his amazing book, The Invention of the Jewish People, that Israel replaced aliyah with diaspora– it gave up the idea of bringing Jews to Israel and instead based its future on the Jews in the U.S. But where was I going? The Swedish writer Henning Mankell, whose mysteries are in my house, went to the Palestine Festival of Literature and got an eyeful of the occupationand apartheid, from Hebron to Jerusalem. He wrote a piece for Aftonbladet, translated here.
http://mondoweiss.net/2010/03/
It is Ethan Bronner: so what do you expect, really
Israel is a refugee camp? Yes, Oz. A refugee camp with a massive arsenal of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons. A refugee camp that has invaded at least five countries. A refugee camp that occupies countries and commits war crimes. A refugee camp that has a per capital income similar to that of the UK. A refugee camp that in my life time has bombed Tunisia, Sudan, Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Jordan, and Iraq. A refugee camp that sends it dumb Mossad killers to assassinate around the world. A refugee camp that receives billions in foreign aid from the US. Any person who makes this statement is not only a racist but has the sensitivity and humanity of a holocaust denier. But this is the real Amos Oz.
http://angryarab.blogspot.com/
On Israel/Palestine, ‘NYT’ prefers obfuscation, Alex Kane
Maybe the New York Times should just quit covering Israel/Palestine. They never get it right. Take this weekend’s edition: Deborah Solomon, the Times’ magazine writer who publishes the “Questions For” column, interviews Desmond Tutu, and Op-Ed columnist Maureen Dowd writes her second article on Middle East politics from Saudi Arabia.
http://mondoweiss.net/2010/03/
Sacco's 'Footnotes in Gaza' is 'comic book like no other'
US, March 8, 2010 (Pal Telegraph, by Tim McGirk) - Joe Sacco's Footnotes in Gaza is a comic book like no other. It has no super-heroes, and not many laughs, but few would expect much levity in a story set in a territory under constant siege and bombardment by the Israelis. But Gaza's present plight simply forms the backdrop against which the book's main character, the cartoonist himself, wanders through 388 finely crafted pages, dodging Israeli missiles and sniper fire as he tries to re-construct events surrounding two massacres of Palestinians in Gaza by Israeli soldiers in 1956.
http://www.paltelegraph.com/
Iraq
Iraq election voter turnout '62%'
The voter turnout in Iraq's parliamentary election was 62%, officials say, despite attacks that killed 38 people.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-
Iraq: A day after the national vote
A day after Iraq's national elections, a sense of uncertainty pervades as many citizens anxiously hope for a new future. But there are some fears that votes will not be counted and Iraq's political system is beyond the possibility of fixing. Al Jazeera's Anita McNaught reports from Baghdad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Maliki leads in early poll count
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's State of Law Coalition is ahead in the second parliamentary election since the downfall of Saddam Hussein, according to early indications from Sunday's poll. A non-sectarian agenda combined with support from Sunni heavyweights and the declining popularity of Shi'ite groups may help give him a mandate, even though his pledge to restore security has looked threadbare in a campaign marred by terrorist violence. - Sami Moubayed (Mar 8, '10)
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/
Patience urged in Iraq vote count
Electoral commission appeals for time to determine results in parliamentary election.
http://english.aljazeera.net/
Iraqis determined to vote
Security measures are on hight alert on the eve of the elections.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Basra has a 'good feeling' about vote
Turnout is 60% in the southern Iraqi city. Many voters expressed optimism has they voted in their fifth election since Saddam Hussein's ouster. But some fear rivalries could spill into violence. With an air of practiced efficiency, Iraqis strolled down the potholed, trash-strewn streets of this oil-rich city to vote Sunday.
http://feeds.latimes.com/%7Er/
Witness - The Iraqi Candidate
Abdulrahman Dheyab, an Iraqi living in London, returns to stand in the 2010 elections, finds politics in Iraq is not just dirty, but dangerous.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Inside Iraq - Who will win Iraq's election?
Millions of Iraqis are pinning their hopes on the country's election, but who will win it? Critics are predicting a landslide for Iyad Allawi, the country's former prime minister, believing that many have grown disillusioned with the government of Nouri al-Maliki, the current prime minister. Inside Iraq asks if the election will improve the fortunes of Iraqis.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Painful tragedy of an Iraqi boy
Fadel is an Iraqi young boy who got gripped by cancer and is unable to undergo treatment because of his family’s financial status. For more details, click on play movie.
http://www.alsumaria.tv/en/
Violations of Iraqi Children Rights Under the American Occupation
For two decades, Iraqi children, along with all other elements of Iraqi society, have been subjected to grave human rights violations.
These violations began with the destruction of all civil services and Iraqi civil infrastructure by the US/UK aggression on Iraq during the Gulf War of 1991, and were followed by the brutal economical sanctions which deprived the people of Iraq of food, clean water, health care, education and security.
http://www.thepeoplesvoice.
Lebanon
Hezbollah disarmament not for discussion: minister (AFP)
AFP - A Hezbollah minister said on Sunday that disarming his Shiite militant group was not "a subject for discussion," two days before Lebanon's national dialogue on defence strategy is due to resume.
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/
“IAF Bases in North Could Be Targets in Future War”
08/03/2010 An internal study conducted by the Israel Air Force reveals that IAF facilities in northern and central Occupied Palestine could for the first time come under fire from very accurate long-range missiles. The Israeli air force has already begun to prepare personnel serving on its bases, who are used to relatively secure conditions at their installations near the home front, for this possibility. Intelligence officials said that Hezbollah and the Syrians are procuring tens of thousands of missiles and rockets, some with a range that could allow them to strike central Occupied Palestine, and that they are now much more precise. It is believed that if war breaks out in the north, the Syrian army and Hezbollah, and perhaps Hamas and Iran as well, will try to hit settlers centers in the Zionist entity as well as certain military targets - such as deployment areas and especially air force bases.
http://almanar.com.lb/
Lebanese women wed to foreigners fight for rights
Samira Soueidan thought she had won a major battle last year when a judge ruled she could pass on her Lebanese citizenship to her children, a first for women wed to foreigners in this tiny Mediterranean nation.
http://www.arabtimesonline.
U.S. and Other World News
Adam Gadahn Arrested: Al Qaeda's American Spokesman Arrested In Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan — The American-born spokesman for al-Qaida has been arrested by Pakistani intelligence officers in the southern city of Karachi, two officers and a government official said Sunday, the same day Adam Gadahn appeared in a video urging U.S. Muslims to attack their own country.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/
Guest Post: The Hurt Locker’s (Mis)use of Sacred Muslim Symbols
After watching Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker I felt it was necessary to write about what I found to be a careless use of sacred sound design. The Hurt Locker is an Oscar nominated film about a US army bomb disposal unit in Baghdad during the early stages of the US occupation of Iraq in 2004. The film contains various intense scenes encountering IEDs, car bombs, and explosive vests disarmed by the film's protagonist, a young die hard bomb expert Sergeant First Class William James.
http://www.kabobfest.com/2010/
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