by MRN | Jan 1, 2013 | Archive 2012
Bringing the death toll from strikes since March 10 to 17 and dashing Hamas hopes of restoring a tacit truce By Sunday evening in Gaza, a weekend of relentless Israeli bombing has left 18 people dead and dozens wounded. Israeli propaganda insists that the attacks are...
by MRN | Jan 1, 2013 | Archive 2012
Robbing Iraq’s oil wealth by Zafar Bangash (Saturday, August 15, 2009) “The invasion of Iraq may have cost the US hundreds of billions of dollars — two trillion dollars according to Harvard economist Joseph Stiglitz — but the “price” for...
by MRN | Jan 1, 2013 | Archive 2012
I am writing to you because we are faced by a totally unexpected crisis which has the potential to force us to cease operations early next month. We received notification the day before yesterday from our bank, the Islamic Bank of Britain (IBB), that Lloyds TSB (their...
by MRN | Jan 1, 2013 | Archive 2012
Hold Israel to the same standard of civilised conduct as other lands Mondli Makhanya As we hugged, kissed, shook hands and made merry on Wednesday night, Gaza was bleeding. • Israel pummels the Gaza Strip • Gaza’s awful toll on Israel’s soul • Gaza’s Bloodiest Days...
by MRN | Jan 1, 2013 | Archive 2012
You Decide Freedom Fighters, Terrorists or Schlemiels? By SAUL LANDAU Condi Rice: “What we’re seeing here, in a sense, is the growing birth pangs of a new Middle East.” Jon Stewart: “Birth pangs? Yes, I believe today’s contraction took out a city block.” On January...
