US shell-casings tell their own story

by Yvonne Ridley, source As people across Egypt continue to rise against the brutal dictatorship of Hosni Mubarak it is quite clear they will not stop until he flies into exile. Quite clear to everyone, that is, except US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is so out of touch with what is happening on [...]

Omar Suleiman and the Rendition to Torture

The Torture Career of Egypt’s New Vice President by STEPHEN SOLDZ, source In response to the mass protests of recent days, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has appointed his first Vice President in his over 30 years rule, intelligence chief Omar Suleiman. When Suleiman was first announced, Aljazeera commentators were describing him as a “distinguished” and “respected [...]

In Egypt, we are fearful but not cowed

Note: This video was taken on Friday Jan 28, 2011 Egypt’s desperate regime is sending message of terror to the people: either Mubarak or the deep blue sea by Amira Nowair, guardian.co.uk After six days of unprecedented protests, Hosni Mubarak and his regime still refuse to go. The fig leaf covering this regime has finally [...]

Blaming and (Killing) the Messenger: A Wikileak on the US and Al- Jazeera

by KATHLEEN CHRISTISON, source The United States has had it in for al-Jazeera at least since 2000, when the Qatar-based news network began reporting on Israel’s harsh treatment of Palestinians during the intifada and, a year later, covered the start of U.S. war-making in the Middle East, revealing to the Arab world a graphic picture [...]

Egypt protesters increase pressure

Al Jazeera Opposition movement calls for “march of millions” on Tuesday in a bid to topple president Hosni Mubarak. The so-called April 6 Movement said it plans to have more than one million people on the streets of the capital Cairo, as anti-government sentiment reaches a fever pitch. The call came as Mubarak swore in a [...]

Israeli fear apparent for their long term ally Mubarak: sending weapons and making calls to support him

Rights NGO claims that Israeli planes carrying crowd dispersal weapons have arrived in Egypt MEMO The International Network for Rights and Development has claimed that Israeli logistical support has been sent to Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak to help his regime confront demonstrations demanding that he steps down as head of state. According to reports by [...]

Film shows settler shooting dead Palestinian

Film shows Jewish settler shooting dead Palestinian NAZARETH, (PIC)– A Jewish settler was captured on video shooting dead a Palestinian man in plain view of Israeli soldiers. The Israeli Ynet newspaper posted the clip caught on a surveillance camera on a nearby Israeli watchtower in the Nablus village of Iraq Burin. The troops claimed the [...]

“Israel” levels Negev village for 11th time

THE NEGEV, (PIC)– Hundreds of Palestinians were left homeless after Israel leveled the Negev village of Araqib for the eleventh consecutive time on Monday morning. Israel does not recognize the village, which residents have rebuilt time and time again making it a symbol of resistance. Despite cold and rainy weather, a large force of police [...]

Israeli court sentences Palestinian activist to 9-year term

NAZARETH, (PIC)– An Israeli court in Haifa on Sunday sentenced Palestinian activist Amir Makhoul to nine years imprisonment term plus a one year suspended sentence on a number of security charges. Palestinian human rights activists in 1948 occupied Palestine said that the sentence followed a deal between the general prosecution and the defense team. Makhoul [...]

Activists launch campaign against Abbas and HRW slams PA for suppressing supporters of Egypt’s uprising

Activists launch Facebook campaign demanding removal of Abbas GAZA, (PIC)– As expected, the current wave of revolution in the Arab world is moving towards the Palestinian territories mainly the West Bank. Activists have launched a campaign on Facebook demanding the removal of the West Bank-ruling Fatah Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization. PA chief Mahmoud Abbas [...]

Sudanese Student Dies of Wounds following Khartoum Clashes

Al Manar 31/01/2011 A Sudanese student died after he was beaten by police during anti-government protests in Khartoum on Sunday. “Mohammed Abdulrahman, from Ahlia University, died last night in Omdurman hospital as a result of his … wounds after he was beaten by police,” an activist who took part in Sunday’s protest told AFP news [...]

Palestinian detainees in Egypt make it back to Gaza

GAZA, (PIC)– As a wave of anti-regime protests was sweeping Egypt, five Palestinian detainees from Hamas somehow managed to arrive in the Gaza Strip on Sunday after they were freed from Egyptian jails. Spokesman for the prisoners’ families Imad Assayed told the reporter of the Palestinian information center (PIC) that four detainees from Hamas arrived [...]

George Galloway: ‘News of the World tried to silence me’

Press TV The News of the World has tried to bribe former British MP George Galloway to silence him after it was revealed that his phone was hacked by the newspaper. Galloway said he had been offered “substantial sums of money” by the News of the World, a tabloid newspaper published in Britain, after his [...]

‘Security services still active in Tunisia’

Press TV Interview with the head of Ennahdha Movement, Rached Ghannouchi. The leader of Tunisia’s Ennahdha Movement, Rached Ghannouchi, has returned to his homeland after spending 22 years in exile. Ghannouchi’s arrival indicates the trend of change presently occurring in Tunisia since President Zein El Abidin Ben Ali fled the country days ago. The following [...]

Iran Arrests Israeli Spies Linked to Ron Arad Foundation

Al Manar 31/01/2011 Iran has arrested main culprits linked to a foundation formed to secure information regarding missing Israel Air Force navigator Ron Arad, a top Iranian official said on Monday.   Speaking to the Iranian ISNA news agency, Iranian Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi said Iranian intelligence had succeeded in identifying and arresting “Zionist spies,” [...]