Monthly Archives: July 2008

Mukoma Wa Ngugi, Pambazuka News, 23 July 2008 Fatima Hassan, is a prominent South African human rights lawyer who was part of a South African Human Rights Delegation that in early July visited the Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. … Continue reading →

Cable talking heads accuse broadcast networks of liberal bias — but a think tank finds that ABC, NBC and CBS were tougher on Barack Obama than on John McCain in recent weeks. By JAMES RAINEY, Los Angeles Times, 27 July … Continue reading →

Peter Beaumont, The Observer, 27 July 2008 Fawzia al-Kurd’s home is nothing special. She has lived within its walls for the past quarter of a century, in the heart of East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah district. The house is tidy. But … Continue reading →

Jamal Dajani, Huffington Post, 25 July 2008 There are similarities between Senator Barack Obama’s visits to Jordan and Germany: Mr. Obama has chosen historic backgrounds for his outdoor appearances. In Germany, Mr. Obama spoke to an adoring crowd just a … Continue reading →

Gabriel Sherman joins the cadre of writers insisting there was a love affair between the press and Obama and are declaring that it’s over.