Monthly Archives: August 2006

(from my e-mail) Over 120 Coalitions & Organizations Sign Open Letter to the Middle East Groups protest indiscriminate attacks on civilians, Israel’s actions, US policy Over 120 coalitions and organizations, representing thousands of people throughout the United States, signed a … Continue reading →

By Amira Hass 23 August 2006 Ha’aretz On Jerusalem’s Jabotinsky Street, opposite the President’s Residence, a medium-sized plaque is fixed on a locked gate, enclosing a broad building and a lovely garden: “This building was the location of the British … Continue reading →

Institute for Public Accuracy 915 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045 (202) 347-0020 * http://www.accuracy.org * ipa@accuracy.org Behind Bush’s Rhetoric on Iraq: * Democracy * Oil PM Monday, August 21, 2006 Interviews Available RAED JARRAR Jarrar, the Iraq Project director … Continue reading →

By Kathy Kelly August 21, 2006 Upon arrival in Beirut in early August, 2006, Michael Birmingham met Abu Mustafa. Michael is an Irish citizen who has worked with Voices campaigns for several years. Abu Mustafa is a kindly Lebanese cab … Continue reading →

(from my e-mail) 20 August, 2006 Silaa is a small village in southern Lebanon that, according to the villagers, has thus far been overlooked by all of the aid agencies except our small, inefficient grassroots group of amateurs. Nevertheless the … Continue reading →