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Saturday, 14 April 2007 |
 A UN envoy for children in conflict said Thursday she had been horrified by the destruction of a Lebanese village besieged by IDF troops last year, and that many of Israel's actions during the war against Hizbullah had violated international law. She said she was "horrified" by the destruction she saw in the southern Lebanese village of Bint Jbail "and the considerable impact that it had on children." Israel's bombing of Lebanese infrastructure - including water and fuel supplies, bridges, schools, hospitals, the airport and electricity network - is costing the country US$2.8 billion in repairs. Many of the actions taken in the Lebanese war appear to have violated international humanitarian law," Coomaraswamy said.  Be first to comment this article
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Saturday, 14 April 2007 |
 In the past few months, as the situation in Iraq has deteriorated, the Bush Administration, in both its public diplomacy and its covert operations, has significantly shifted its Middle East strategy. The “redirection,” as some inside the White House have called the new strategy, has brought the United States closer to an open confrontation with Iran and, in parts of the region, propelled it into a widening sectarian conflict between Shiite and Sunni Muslims. To undermine Iran, which is predominantly Shiite, the Bush Administration has decided, in effect, to reconfigure its priorities in the Middle East. In Lebanon, the Administration has cooperated with Saudi Arabia’s government and clandestinely with Sunni extremist groups that espouse an extremist vision of Islam and are sympathetic to Al Qaeda.Be first to comment this article |
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Saturday, 14 April 2007 |
 We are being led towards perhaps the most serious crisis in modern history as the Bush-Cheney-Blair "long war" edges closer to Iran for no reason other than that nation's independence from rapacious America. The safe delivery of the 15 British sailors into the hands of Rupert Murdoch and his rivals (with tales of their "ordeal" almost certainly authored by the Ministry of Defence - until it got the wind up) is both a farce and a distraction. The Bush administration, in secret connivance with Blair, has spent four years preparing for "Operation Iranian Freedom". Forty-five cruise missiles are primed to strike. And yet there is a surreal silence in Britain.Be first to comment this article |
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Thursday, 12 April 2007 |
 Violence reached the heart of the Iraqi Government today, when two MPs were killed and 10 others were wounded in a suicide attack on the canteen of the parliament building in Baghdad. Iraqi officials and witnesses said that a suicide bomber blew himself up on the first floor of Baghdad's convention centre, which sits in the heavily-fortified Green Zone and is one of the most secure buildings in the city. The convention centre houses the Iraqi parliamentary chamber and dozens of legislative offices, as well as the consular section of the British Embassy. No Britons were reported hurt in the blast.Be first to comment this article |
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Thursday, 12 April 2007 |
 Black community leaders have strongly criticized British Prime Minister Tony Blair for his blaming of a spate of murders on black culture. Tony Blair has claimed the spate of knife and gun murders in London was not being caused by poverty, but a distinctive black culture. Mr Blair said there needed to be an "intense police focus" on the minority of young black Britons behind the gun and knife attacks. His remarks angered community leaders, who accused him of ignorance and failing to provide support for black-led efforts to tackle the problem. Be first to comment this article |
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Thursday, 12 April 2007 |
 Hezbollah's information relations office commented on the interview by the Guardian with deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Kassem saying: "The British Guardian daily dealt with the content of Wednesday's interview with his eminence, in a way that led to another meaning than the intended." The Guardian published an article covering issues discussed in the interview on Wednesday, 11th April 2007. Hezbollah's information relations office highlighted two cases relating to the armament of groups within Lebanon and future confrontations with Israel.Be first to comment this article |
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Monday, 09 April 2007 |
 A remarkable picture of the way Tony Blair has lost the faith of British voters over his 10 years in power is revealed today by a comprehensive study of public attitudes towards the Prime Minister. As Blair prepares to leave office, the poll of more than 2,000 adults shows that people believe the country is a more dangerous, less happy, less pleasant place to live. There was a negative response to nearly all of more than 40 questions the public was asked about trust in politics, how they felt about their own lives and whether public services had got better.Be first to comment this article |
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Monday, 09 April 2007 |
 Hundreds of thousands of Iraqi Shias have gathered in the holy city of Najaf for a mass demonstration calling for US-led troops to leave Iraq. Up to one million people were expected in Najaf after an appeal by Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr, who branded US forces "your arch enemy" in a statement. He called Iraqis to Najaf to mark four years since US troops entered Baghdad and ended the rule of Saddam Hussein. The BBC's Jim Muir, in Baghdad, says the Americans regard the cleric and his militia as the biggest danger to Iraq today.Be first to comment this article |
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