Author Archives: Diane Warth

Iqbal Tamimi: Joseph, the fifteen-month-old Palestinian Prisoner

By Iqbal Tamimi 10 May 2009 The Palestinian prisoner Fatima Alziq is a mother of nine children one of them is baby Joseph. Her children are deprived of their right of meeting their mother and their baby brother Joseph who … Continue reading

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Venezuela sees coup plot after arrests

Agence France-Presse Caracas, 10 May 2009 Venezuela has claimed that three Dominicans and one Frenchman arrested by police on Friday may have been plotting to overthrow president Hugo Chavez. The four were arrested as police seized arms and explosives including … Continue reading

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Warsan Shire: day thirty.

day thirty. | by Warsan Shire your aunt gave birth to still cities hiroshima a cyst in her stomach mogadishu a lump in her breast everyone in your family told her to stop loving so hard you won’t find a … Continue reading

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umkahlil: Seven Palestinian Children

Seven Jewish Children – a Play for Gaza (website) via: An open letter to Caryl Churchill from a Palestinian Mother Seven Palestinian Children A response to Caryl Churchill’s Seven Jewish Children: Tell her Bassem always smiled. Tell her that Bassem … Continue reading

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Jeremy Scahill: After US Strikes, Afghans Describe “Tractor Trailers Full of Pieces of Human Bodies;” Meanwhile, Obama Readies 21,000 More Troops

As rage spreads in Afghanistan after US bombing that killed up to 130 people, unnamed Pentagon officials are spinning another cover-up. Defiant Obama moves ahead with troop increase. By Jeremy Scahill As President Barack Obama prepares to send some 21,000 … Continue reading

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