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Timing of leak of Afghan mineral wealth evokes skepticism
WASHINGTON (IPS) — The timing of the publication of a major New York Times story on the vast untapped mineral wealth that lies beneath Afghanistan's soil is raising major questions about the intent of the Pentagon, which released the information.Given the increasingly negative news that has come out of Afghanistan — and of U.S....
Israeli flotilla attack may violate international, maritime laws
June 23rd, 20100 A photograph supplied by the Israeli Forces shows Israeli sailors in the navy base in Haifa as they prepare to set sail into the Mediterranean Sea on May 29, 2010 in order to track and intercept the Free Gaza Movement flotilla. Photo: EPAUNITED NATIONS (IPS) — When two widely-divergent investigative panels launch their probes on the...
Rights groups say Gaza blockade must go
June 21st, 20100 Palestinian boys sit in front of a mural depicting a Palestinian prisoner in an Israeli jail, during a summer camp organized by the Hamas movement in Gaza City June 17, 2010. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem RAMALLAH (IPS) — Under intense international pressure Israel declared last week that it would ease its crippling blockade on Gaza by...
The Nation Publisher: Isn’t there some room for Helen Thomas?
June 8th, 20100 White House correspondent Helen Thomas (2nd L) takes notes as former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson faces reporters during a news conference in the White House Oval Office, in this handout photograph taken on April 25, 1968 and obtained on June 7, 2010. Thomas announced her retirement on June 7, 2010 according to media...Memorial services to be held for Gaza aid flotilla victims
Demonstrators line up for funeral prayers on a main street leading to the residence of Israeli Ambassador to Turkey Gabby Levy in Ankara June 1, 2010. REUTERS/Umit BektasDEARBORN — The Congress of Arab American Organizations in Michigan is to hold memorial services to the humanitarians who lost their lives last week...The Madness of Arrogance
Israel’s attack on the Gaza-bound aid flotilla on America’s Memorial Day was all too predictable, although the form it took surprised even me. And it confirms the old proverb that “Those whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad,” for the attack was the kind of madness only unbridled arrogance can assume.It wasn’t just...Guantanamo deaths in 2006 won’t go away
NEW YORK (IPS) — A leading good-government group is asking the U.S. Justice Department to disclose details of its investigation into the deaths of three Guantanamo prisoners in 2006. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) Wednesday sent a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Justice Department...Where the bikini meets the hijab
BEIRUT — Hijab or bikini? That is a question that Lebanon seems to be forever balancing. Both extremes make up the social fabric of the country, and the recent "Miss USA" pageant, which saw the election of Rima Fakih, a Muslim Shi'aa of Lebanese origin, has once again spotlighted the diversity and often paradoxical image of women...Egypt extends Emergency Law another two years
CAIRO (IPS) — The government's decision to renew Egypt's longstanding Emergency Law has drawn furious reactions from opposition figures and rights advocates. While government spokesmen say the law will only be used against terrorism and drug trafficking, critics say it is aimed primarily at stifling political dissent.Egypt voted in...
IN PICTURES: Worldwide protests against Gaza blockade, flotilla attack
June 6th, 20100 CHILE A Pro-Palestinian demonstrator shouts slogans during rally outside the Israeli embassy in Santiago June 1, 2010. REUTERS/Luis Hidalgo BOSNIA Palestinians, Syrians, Turkish students and Muslim citizens protest in Sarajevo June 3, 2010. REUTERS/Danilo Krstanovic CHINA A protester from a student group demonstrates outside the Israeli...
Local community condemns Israeli piracy, demands lifting of Gaza blockade
June 5th, 20100 About 450 people from various ethnic and religious backgrounds assembled on the steps of Dearborn City Hall on Tuesday, June 1 in solidarity with protesters from countries across the world to demonstrate against Israel's raid on aid ships heading to Gaza in international waters that killed at least 9 and injured...
Iraqi politician shot dead in Mosul
June 5th, 20100 An Iraqi politician from the Iraqiya bloc has been shot dead by armed men in the northern city of Mosul, officials say. Iraqi soldiers guard the Baghdad headquarters of ex-premier Iyad Allawi's political bloc. PHOTO: AFPPolice say unknown assailants shot Faris Jassim al-Jubouri early on Saturday in his home in Mosul about 350km north of...Israel averts international probe on Gaza atrocities
UNITED NATIONS — Less than 48 hours after the Israeli attack on a flotilla of six ships carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, the most powerful political body at the United Nations acted most ineffectively: it opted for a shaky "presidential statement" instead of a demanding resolution.The United States diluted that statement even further...State Department officials visit Detroit, discuss issues facing Iraqi refugees
TROY and DEARBORN — U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of near Eastern Affairs Michael Corbin and the Deputy Assistant for Refugee Issues Larry Bartlett visited southeast Michigan this week with a focus on gathering information from the local Iraqi American community. Their visit included a Town Hall meeting with...Oak Park market, restaurant lost in fire
OAK PARK - Kashat International Foods market and Sahara Restaurant were lost in a fire on Wednesday evening. Both businesses, located in Oak Park, MI near the intersection of Coolidge and 9mile, were open and filled with customers at the time of the incident.“When I walked out, the smoke covered my face and we couldn’t see,” said......
Sister of local flotilla activist urges action at vigil
DEARBORN - Speaking in Dearborn for the first time since her sister, University of Michigan graduate and co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement Huwaida Arraf, was located and found to be safe in Israel following the Gaza humanitarian aid flotilla attacks, Mariam Arraf told a gathered crowd of about 150 people at Dearborn...Leyton, two Republicans vying for Michigan Attorney General
With Attorney General Mike Cox running for governor in 2010, several candidates are looking to replace him in this year’s election on November 3. BishopSenate Majority Leader Mike Bishop, former State Appeals Judge Bill Schuette and Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton are all in the running for the attorney general’s...Protests erupt after Israeli flotilla raid
NEW YORK (IPS) — Protests are being staged in cities around the world following Israel's widely condemned raid on a flotilla of ships carrying humanitarian aid bound for Gaza. BELGIUM Demonstrators hold Palestinians flags and placards during a protest in front of the European Union Council in Brussels June 2, 2010. ...American Lebanese Center honors bridge-builders at first awards dinner
DEARBORN - The American Lebanese Center (ALC) honored compelling leaders for building bridges between communities for over 20 years during its first-ever awards dinner on May 30 at the Byblos Banquet Center in Dearborn.“It’s an opportunity to recognize people who have spent so much time and effort to improve the community. The......
Award-winning local director films latest movie in Detroit
DEARBORN — As a former coffee shop owner with a degree in Business and Finance from the University of Michigan-Dearbron, it's safe to say that Lebanese American Lance “Khalid” Kawas' path to success in the movie business was anything but a straight one. But Kawas, a movie buff who grew up in the west African country of Sierra Leone...ACC awarded federal grant to assist refugees with job placement
DETROIT — The Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC) was recently awarded a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration to provide employment training and job placement services to Iraqi refugees and other dislocated workers residing in the Detroit metropolitan area. The program,......
Arab Americans to demonstrate against fatal attack on Gaza aid flotilla
An injured pro-Palestinian activist reacts after Israeli commandos landed on a Gaza-bound ship in the Mediterranean Sea in this frame grab taken from footage released by DHA on May 31, 2010. Israeli commandos intercepted Gaza-bound aid ships on Monday and at least 10 pro-Palestinian activists on board were killed in bloodshed that...
Israeli Navy Storms Humanitarian Flotilla
May 31st, 20100 RAMALLAH (IPS) - Israeli naval commandos killed at least nine people and wounded dozens Monday as they attacked an unarmed humanitarian and civilian flotilla - in international waters - trying to bring desperately needed aid to Gaza. The death toll was expected to rise. Israeli soldiers ride aboard a naval vessel in the......
