Gaza: A New Middle East Indeed (Ramzy Baroud)

Jan. 16, 2009 (World News Trust) -- As Israel unleashed its military fury against Lebanon for several weeks in July-August 2006, it had one major objective: to permanently ‘extract’ Hezbollah from th ...

Is Israel Winning the 'Media War' over Gaza? (Ramzy Baroud)

Jan. 9, 2009 (World News Trust) -- "We are all Hamas," screamed a scrawny Mauritanian, repeatedly, as he determinedly drew his face closer to a TV camera. Behind him, thousands more protesters tunefu ...

Israel Attacks UN Aid Convoys to Gaza (Jeremy R. Hammond)

Jan. 10, 2008 (World News Trust) -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has suspended operations in Gaza since coming under attack by Israeli military forces on Friday.

US Senate Endorses Israel's War on Gaza (Jeremy R. Hammond)

Jan. 9, 2009 (World News Trust) -- The U.S. Senate Thursday passed a non-binding resolution promoted by the influential Israeli lobby AIPAC (The American Israel Public Affairs Committee), effectively ...

Consumers Can Rescue the Economy (Joel S. Hirschhorn)

Jan. 9, 2009 (World News Trust) -- When I was young, talk about millions of dollars impressed me. When I was older talk about billions of dollars dismayed me. Now, regular talk about trillions of dol ...

Top 5 Lies About Israelâ€™s Assault on Gaza (Jeremy R. Hammond)

Jan. 3, 2009 (World News Trust) -- Lie #1) Israel is only targeting legitimate military sites and is seeking to protect innocent lives. Israel never targets civilians.

Gaza and the World: Will Things Ever Change? (Ramzy Baroud)

Jan. 3, 2009 (World News Trust) -- In times of crisis, most Arabs tune in to Aljazeera television. Sometimes it’s comforting for the truth to be stated the way it is, with all of its gory and unsettl ...

Americans Should Act to End Violence Against Gaza (Jeremy R. Hammond)

Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip was predictable, if not preventable. Israel's crimes against the Palestinians simply could not take place on such a massive scale were it not for U.S. support. ...

Mickey Z.: My Personal Trainer and Yours (Susie Day)

Dec. 31, 2008 (Monthly Review) -- "Edupunk," one of 2008's official buzzwords, means someone who is self-educated, "without concern for schools, corporations, or governments." I shall now describe Mi ...

Elements of an Inside Job in Mumbai Attacks (Jeremy R. Hammond)

Dec. 21, 2008 (Foreign Policy Journal) -- Indian police last week arrested Hassan Ali Khan, who was wanted for investigations into money laundering and other illicit activities, and who is also said ...

Gaza: The Untold Story (Ramzy Baroud)

Dec. 18, 2008 (World News Trust) -- It’s incomprehensible that a region such as the Gaza Strip, so rich with history, so saturated with defiance, can be reduced to a few blurbs, sound bites and reduc ...