–No shock to the Left (or the Right-wing that pays attention). He truly is the great survivor.

–The role of Iran… or the role of the Iranian people? We must trust that the people are moving forward as much as they can, as fast as they can. Support the people.

–Some interesting comments for the new leader of NeoLabour in Britain. If Brown thinks that he can get by with the flash of a media campaign declaring that he is different than Blair but then not do anything different or say anything different then I think that he is underestimating the people of Britain.

–Ya think?

–Of interest to those that are looking for the realities to the recent elections and fallout in Nigeria. The people continue to organise and continue to use their power to get what they want… well, not all that they want…

A server breakdown at our hosting company (and my lack of backing up the database since June 16th) means that posts and comments between June 16th and June 27th have been lost. I apologise for the inconvenience.

Graham Cox
Editor
Leftnews.org

This is likely the most lucid analysis available on what is transpiring in the Occupied Territories.

“From the moment of its election victory, Hamas acted pragmatically and with the intent to integrate itself into the existing political structure. It had observed for over a year a unilateral ceasefire with Israel and had halted the suicide attacks on Israeli civilians that had made it notorious … Despite a bloody attempted coup against Hamas in December and January, Hamas still agreed to join a “National Unity Government” with Fatah brokered by Saudi Arabia at the Mecca summit … Haniyeh in a speech [yesterday] evening carried live on Al-Jazeera issued 16 points, among them that the “unity government” represented the will of 96 percent of Palestinians under occupation freely expressed at the ballot box. He reaffirmed his movement’s commitment to democracy and the existing political system and that Hamas would not impose changes on people’s way of life. Haniyeh said the government would continue to function, would restore law and order and reaffirm Hamas’ commitment to national unity and the Mecca agreement … Wise leaders in Israel and the United States would recognize that Hamas is not a passing phenomenon, and that they can never create puppet leaders who will be able to compete against a popular resistance movement … the Palestinian people have not won any great victory. The sordid game at their expense continues.”

“We’re deeply concerned about the lack of democracy, the lack of transparency in this process”

“Mr Banna was arrested in The Gambia in 2002 with another former Guantanamo detainee, Bisher al-Rawi, who has been freed. The two men had travelled to west Africa to set up a peanut processing plant but were arrested and taken to Afghanistan and Guantanamo after an MI5 tip-off.”

“Israeli officials were quoted as saying that Ehud Olmert would tell President George Bush that Gaza and the West Bank will now have to be treated differently, and that the military would need to enforce a ” separation policy” between the two Palestinian entities.”

Also see: Hamas offers amnesty to Fatah leaders | Yahoo News

“Atlantica is part of the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America, which aims to create a common market between the Maritime provinces, Newfoundland, parts of Quebec, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and upstate New York.”

Also see: Police on lookout for protests | The Daily News

Also see: The Myth of Atlantica | The Council of Canadians, and The Atlantic Canadians’ Declaration Against Atlantica.

“The US state department said on Tuesday it believed Gen Musharraf would seek re-election from parliament after, not before, elections due later this year.”

“The men were arrested in July 2004 after Afghan forces raided a house in a Kabul neighbourhood and discovered eight Afghan men being held captive.”

“People in red T-shirts are gathering for 40 marches countrywide”

The quote of the day.

I am doubtful that Labour under Barak can offer an alternative to what Kadima has been peddling for the past two years.

Also see: Shimon Peres wins Israeli presidency | Yahoo News

“The bombing could possibly unleash another wave of sectarian killings similar to the one that swept Baghdad and other areas of Iraq in the months that followed the destruction of the shrines dome.”

Mindless action by the state.

Even though Labour is considered to be the left-of-center political party in mainstream Israeli politics, they consistently alienate the majority of leftists in the country.

“A top American university has denied tenure to a prominent academic amid allegations of anti-Semitism and his defence of the Palestinian cause.”

Sounds pretty horrible.

The general should understand that anything less than elections will only breed more turmoil.

Also see: A Black Day for Pakistan’s Press | Counterpunch

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