Monthly Archives: March 2008

By Raúl Zibechi After a 109-day hunger strike, Patricia Troncoso forced Michelle Bachelet’s insensitive government to yield and allow her weekend passes and completion of her sentence at a work-study center. Two other prisoners will reap the same benefits. A … Continue reading →

After failing to anticipate Hamas’s victory over Fatah in the 2006 Palestinian election, the White House cooked up yet another scandalously covert and self-defeating Middle East debacle: part Iran-contra, part Bay of Pigs. With confidential documents, corroborated by outraged former … Continue reading →

Over 112 Palestinians Killed in Five-Day Israeli Attack, Mohammed Omer Reports from Gaza AMY GOODMAN: You were describing over the weekend the smell of bodies and body parts. Where were you? What did you see? MOHAMMED OMER: Well, this was … Continue reading →

EU condemns Israel’s attacks on Gaza White House calls on end to Gaza violence UN condemns Gaza violence UN chief condemns Gaza violence UN Security Council Condemns Violence in Gaza Crisis in Gaza? Not for Obama or Clinton Update: Al … Continue reading →

2 March 2008 AL-KHALIL, (PIC)— The IOF troops killed at noon Sunday a Palestinian child called Mohamed Masalma, 14, in the Beit Awa town in Al-Khalil district, southern West Bank, and wounded more than 40 others in the wake of … Continue reading →