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Friday, 9 January 2009
Yes, it's anti-Semitism
The Great Dragon Awakens: China Challenges American Hegemony
11 septembre: «Je demande pardon»
Wednesday, 7 January 2009
Afghan War Crime Evidence Destroyed
Worries In Pakistan Of 'Parallel' Government
Ex-Detainee of U.S. Describes a 6-Year Ordeal
By JANE PERLEZ, RAYMOND BONNER and SALMAN MASOOD
Though never charged with a crime, Muhammad Saad Iqbal spent six years in American custody, during which he says he was secretly taken to Egypt and tortured.
Tuesday, 6 January 2009
Panetta Chosen as C.I.A. Chief in Surprise Step
India will buy eight reconnaissance aircraft from Boeing for $2.1 billion (£1.4 billion) in its biggest military purchase from the US
US vehicle sales fell more than 35 per cent in December, dragging automakers' annual sales totals to their lowest levels in 50 years
M&S cuts 1,000 jobs as fashion sales dive
M&S cuts 1,000 jobs as fashion sales dive
Retailers the first big losers of 2009 as Britain returned to work with the worst employment prospects in a generation
El peligro del desgaste en el combate urbano
Cruentos combates en la ciudad de Gaza
Tehran offers to 'protect' Ebadi
New US embassy opens in Baghdad
China to 'clean up' the internet
India Gives Terror Evidence to Pakistan
The So-called International Community
Westerners seem to expect more civilized behavior from Israel than fromits adversaries. Should they?
Thierry Meyssan: «Si j’avais plié, je n’aurais pas eu à partir»
Les maîtres de la défaite : l’empire états-unien en déconfiture, au milieu de force fracas belliqueux
Économie : Obama choisit ceux qui ont échoué
| La nouvelle administration US |
Israel's Gaza Strategy
Martin Kramer (Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies-Shalem Center)
- Unlike the Lebanon war of 2006, this war has been planned in advance, and every stage has been war-gamed. After the Hamas takeover in June 2007, Israel imposed a regime of economic sanctions on Gaza. The West Bank enjoyed an economic boomlet while Gaza languished under sanctions, with zero growth - reinforcing the message that "Islamic resistance" is a dead end.
- The Israeli operation is meant to impress on Hamas that there is something far worse than the sanctions - that Israel is capable of hunting Hamas on air, sea, and land, at tremendous cost to Hamas and minimal cost to Israel, while much of the world stands by, and parts of it (including some Arabs) quietly applaud.
- Hamas assumes (probably correctly) that its Palestinian opponents fed Israel with much of the intelligence it needed to wage precision warfare against Hamas. There is likely to be a vicious settling of scores as soon as a cease-fire is in place, if not before.
- The temptation to "engage" Hamas has grown, which means skirting the Quartet's insistence that Hamas not be "engaged" until it accepts past PA-Israel agreements, recognizes Israel, and renounces armed struggle. Legitimation of Hamas could seal the fate of the "peace process," and give "resistance" the reputation of a truly winning strategy.
- Israel is united in pursuing its war of demolition against Hamas. Its aim is not only to stop the rockets from falling in southern Israel, but to move a long stride forward toward a change of regime in Gaza.
Israel setzt Angriffe unvermindert fort

Israel setzt Angriffe unvermindert fort
Trotz internationaler Bemühungen will Israel seine Bodenoffensive im Gazastreifen nicht beenden. Die Hamas überlegt einen Waffenstillstand. » mehr
Israeli Attack Splits Gaza; Truce Calls Are Rebuffed
Ukraine Gas Dispute Intensifies
The CIA-ISI axis
Sony, the embattled Japanese electronics group, is set for a program of job cuts and sweeping changes to management and manufacturing processes
Monday, 5 January 2009
China factory output dips further
Israeli forces split Gaza in two
Sunday, 4 January 2009
Israeli Forces Enter Gaza Strip
El 20% de los españoles son de origen judío
El 20% de los españoles son de origen judío
04.01.09 @ 10:25:46. Archivado en Sefarad
The Invasion of Gaza: "Operation Cast Lead", Part of a Broader Israeli Military-Intelligence Agenda
The Irish Economy’s Rise Was Steep, and the Fall Was Fast
Gas Dispute Has Effects Past Russia and Ukraine
Is the Real Target Hamas Rule?
Obama Considers Major Expansion in Aid to Jobless
Israeli Troops Launch Attack on Gaza
Israelische Truppen marschieren in Gaza ein - Regierung mobilisiert Zehntausende Reservisten
Israelische Truppen marschieren in Gaza ein - Regierung mobilisiert Zehntausende Reservisten
Die Boden-Offensive hat begonnen: Im Norden des Gaza-Streifens haben israelische Streitkräfte nach Angaben eines Militärsprechers die Grenze passiert. Für die Hamas wird es damit ernst - die Regierung lässt bereits Zehntausende Reservisten in die Kasernen rufen, um die Truppen zu verstärken. mehr... [ Forum ]
A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip takes off toward Israel
A classroom hit by a Palestinian rocket on Wednesday in Beersheba, Israel
La nueva Vietnam
Israeli troops enter Gaza Strip
The Wall Street Ponzi Scheme called Fractional Reserve Banking
Saturday, 3 January 2009
Ethiopia begins Somalia pullout
Russia looks to re-route EU gas
Friday, 2 January 2009
"Taking Action" Thousands of years before the term "proactive" was coined bymotivational experts, the Jewish Sages gave this indispensable tool forsuc
'Hitler’s Private Library'
A tantalizing study of Hitler’s book collection and what it says about the man.
'Things I've Been Silent About'
The author of “Reading Lolita in Tehran” fleshes out personal stories left untold or half-told in her earlier work.
Hamas' march to victory
The World from Berlin: 'Hamas Has Not Been Weakened'
With Israel's offensive against Hamas about to enter its second week, there is little sign of the violence letting up. German commentators call on the international community to act and say that Turkey could make the perfect mediator between the two sides.
Gazprom vs. Kiev: Europe Worried as Gas Stops Flowing to Ukraine
Russia has once again shut off its gas supply to Ukraine over a price dispute. This time Europe says it's ready with stockpiles, but the dispute is far from over: Russia swears to verify on Friday that Ukraine has not siphoned gas bound for Europe
Nuclear Fusion: Energy of the Stars, With No Emissions
Nuclear Fusion: Energy of the Stars, With No Emissions A consortium of governments will build a groundbreaking fusion power plant in France for a price in excess of Euro5 billion. After decades of discouraging setbacks, plasma physics has made jaw-dropping recent progress. Could it save the world? http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,599211,00.html
Interview with Israeli Author Meir Shalev: 'Even the Left Was in Favor
An operation against Hamas was necessary -- but a war aimed at eliminating the Palestinian radical group is irresponsible, says Israeli author Meir Shalev in an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE. Israel, he says, needs to find a political solution through negotiations.
Aligning With the Nazis, Blindfold Tightly in Place
Movie Review | 'Good'
Reviewed by STEPHEN HOLDEN
“Good” is an anemic screen adaptation of C. P. Taylor’s play about a respectable “good German” who passively acquiesces to Hitler’s agenda.
A Society in the Forest, Banding Together to Escape Persecution
Movie Review | 'Defiance'
Reviewed by A. O. SCOTT
Edward Zwick’s stiff, musclebound new movie tells the true story of the Bielski partisans, who fought the Nazis and rescued hundreds of Jews through the darkest years of war and genocide.
Striking Deep into Israel, Hamas Employs an Upgraded Arsenal
Chinese Migrants Return to Rural Roots
Bribes Corrode Afghans’ Trust in Government
Steel Industry, in Slump, Looks to U.S. Stimulus
Iran's China Model: Economic Growth Without Political Reform
Iran's China Model: Economic Growth Without Political Reform
Experts from Frankfurt, Tehran, and Boston discussed Iran's use of China as an economic role model on Radio Farda's weekly roundtable, "Viewpoints" [read more in Persian]. Meanwhile, one economist says Iran's inflation rate is likely to rise substantially in the near future [listen in Persian].
Rockets put Israel's nuclear plant in battle zone
Rockets put Israel's nuclear plant in battle zone
Military chiefs fear that new long-range Hamas missiles could threaten the country's top-secret nuclear facility at Dimon
Russia reassures Europe over gas
Stimulus Versus Recession
Israel's Attacks On Gaza Deepen Palestinian Rift
Thursday, 1 January 2009
Moscou a fermé le robinet du gaz vers l'Ukraine
Moscou a fermé le robinet du gaz vers l'Ukraine
FBI: Mumbai's culprit has no Pak links
Nasrallah: The Gaza solution lies in Egypt
Israel bombardiert weiter
Israel bombardiert weiter
Vorerst kein Waffenstillstand. Israel will seine Angriffe auf den Gaza-Streifen fortsetzen, bis die "Bedingungen" stimmen - also die Raketenangriffe der Hamas aufhören. Deren Aktionen treffen auch im arabischen Lager auf harte Kritik. mehr... [ Video | Forum ]
















