{"id":1607,"date":"2006-09-14T04:39:39","date_gmt":"2006-09-14T08:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/wordpress\/?p=1607"},"modified":"2006-09-14T04:39:39","modified_gmt":"2006-09-14T08:39:39","slug":"send-aid-keep-the-peacekeepers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=1607","title":{"rendered":"Send aid, keep the peacekeepers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Germans Reject Lebanon Troop Deployment<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Yesterday, the German government approved the deployment of a 2,400-person naval force, which will be in charge of patrolling the Lebanese coastline. The mission will mark the first time German forces have served in the Middle East since the end of World War II.<\/p>\n

German chancellor Angela Merkel explained her rationale, saying, “We can now become effectively active, we are no longer confined to a spectator role. This is no mission like any other. To me, this matter is of historic dimension.”<\/p>\n

Polling Data<\/strong>
\nDo you support or oppose the deployment of German troops to Lebanon?<\/p>\n

Support\t<\/p>\n

32%<\/p>\n

Oppose\t<\/p>\n

64%<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(from my e-mail<\/a><\/em>)<\/center><\/p>\n

September 13, 2006<\/p>\n

Half-Hour for Haiti: Urge Fair Coverage of Haiti in the UK Media<\/strong>
\nUpdate<\/strong>: Still no good news on political prisoners in Haiti. But some good news in the U.S.: former political prisoner, Fr. Gerard Jean-Juste, received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree Monday from the University of San Francisco. Fr. Jean-Juste expressly thanked all of us who wrote, called, faxed and prayed for his release. More good news: Fr. Gerry looked good, and is now in Miami for his last round of chemotherapy.<\/p>\n

IJDH?s analysis of the class issues<\/a> involved in the fight to free Haiti?s political prisoners was published this week by the Power and Interest News Report. <\/p>\n

The study in the prestigious British medical journal, The Lancet, which documented a brutal and widespread campaign of repression in Port-au-Prince, continues to generate controversy. Unfortunately, the controversy surrounds the activities of one of the study?s authors (including volunteering for a program for street children in Haiti), not the activities of those who preyed on poor Haitians, or what activities people in wealthy countries can do to alleviate the suffering. IJDH.org has a special section<\/a> on the study, including the study itself, some of the reporting on the study, and analyses provided by the study?s critics and its defenders, including IJDH (.pdf<\/a>). <\/p>\n

This week?s action<\/strong>: Fair reporting by the media in powerful countries is a pre-requisite for fair foreign policies towards Haiti. Although Half-Hour for Haiti often focuses on policies of the U.S. government because the U.S. has the predominant influence on Haitian affairs within the International Community, it is important to address officials and the media in other countries as well.<\/p>\n

Media Lens<\/a>, a UK-based media watchdog organization, provides us with an excellent opportunity this week to engage the media in the UK. On Monday, Media Lens issued an action alert, titled: HAITI ? The Traditional Predators (Human Rights, Media Silence And The Lancet) that examines the controversy over The Lancet study in the broader context of reporting of human rights violations in Haiti. The alert is worth reading for educational value, but it also provides a concrete way to let key players in the UK media know what you think. Please read the alert<\/a>, and let your voice be heard in the UK.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile in Baghdad…<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Dahr Jamail<\/a><\/p>\n

09\/12\/06 “t r u t h o u t”<\/strong> — — I’ve recently received several emails from Iraq. Some, like the first, have been sent to me from people I know. Others were passed on by my friend Gerri Haynes, who receives emails regularly from friends she made during her several trips to Iraq. I include them here, as the brunt of this piece, because they show the living hell that Iraq has become under US occupation. [More<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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