Month: June 2010

The world is reeling from Israel’s deadly assault on a flotilla of aid ships trying to reach Gaza. It’s time for a full investigation to begin — and for the siege of Gaza to end. Click to sign the worldwide petition, then forward this message:

Sign the Petition

Israel, like any other state, has the right to self-defense, but this was an outrageous use of lethal force to defend an outrageous and lethal policy — Israel’s blockade of Gaza, where two thirds of families don’t know where they’ll find their next meal.

The UN, EU, and nearly every other government and multilateral organization have called on Israel to lift the blockade and, now, launch a full investigation of the flotilla raid. But without massive pressure from their citizens, world leaders might limit their response to mere words — as they have so many times before.

Let’s make the world’s outcry too loud to ignore. Sign the petition for an independent investigation into the raid, accountability for those responsible, and an immediate end to the blockade in Gaza.

AVAAZ

(Submitted by Robin Khundkar)

by MARGARET KIMBERLEY

Nothing scares the United States more than the possibility that peace might break out. Turkey and Brazil committed an unforgiveable sin, by finding a way to resolve questions about Iran’s nuclear fuel stocks. The U.S. pushed the agreement aside, preferring to move closer to war – as if that is Washington’s desired result.

Black Agenda Report for more

NEVILLE ALEXANDER

[The following address — the fourth Strini Moodley Annual Memorial Lecture, held at the University of KwaZulu-Natal on May 13, 2010 – was delivered by renowned South African revolutionary socialist and theorist Neville Alexander. From 1964 to 1974 he was imprisoned on Robben Island. Strinivasa Rajoo “Strini” Moodley (December 22, 1945–April 27, 2006) was a founding member of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa. In 1976, he was convicted of terrorism in a trial involving members of the South African Students’ Organisation and the Black People’s Convention, and imprisoned on Robben Island.]

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by C. M. NAIM

The same day Dr. Khan also published a column in Urdu, in the Urdu journal Jang, with the title: “28 May – Kis Bat ki Khushi?” (“28 May – Happy about what?”). Both journals are published by the Jang Group, which also owns and runs four television channels. The Urdu column was most likely written first—Dr. Khan writes Urdu felicitously—and then translated by Dr. Khan or someone else into English. In either case, the two were carefully crafted to cater to distinctly separate readerships.

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Continue reading “Ms. Y, the survivor of domestic violence tells her story”

by JEFF SIDDIQUI

I attended a fundraising event for Chaya, an organization that is dedicated to helping victims of domestic violence become successful survivors. Chaya also helps families come to a better understanding of how to continue with a successful model that does not permit physical, or emotional abuse in a family. I also has programs that help educate children to grow up with a feeling of respect for each other.
Continue reading “Domestic violence, it touches us all”

by MELATI MOHD ARIFF

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 (Bernama) — Dr John Tomaro, Programme Director, Health of the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is no newcomer to Malaysia.

He was here in 2006 with some officers from the Ministry of Health of Tajikistan to learn about Malaysia’s health care system.

Last April, Dr Tomaro led a joint technical mission from the Syrian Ministry of Health. The goal was to study the Malaysian Family Medicine Programme and to review the components of Malaysia’s district health system and its models of health care delivery.

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(Submitted by reader)

BIOLOGY NEWS

Researchers in Germany have used a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique called continuous arterial spin labeling (CASL) to map cerebral blood flow patterns in schizophrenic patients quickly and without using radiation or contrast agents. Their findings appear in the online edition and July printed issue of the journal Radiology.

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Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe brain disorder that affects approximately 2.4 million American adults, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Symptoms can include hallucinations, delusions, disordered thinking, movement disorders, social withdrawal and cognitive deficits.

BIOLOGY NEWS NET for more

by BILL QUIGLEY

US law officially proclaims Memorial Day “as a day of prayer for permanent peace.”

Number One in War

No doubt, the USA is number one in war. This coming year the US will spend 708 billion dollars on war and another $125 billion for Veterans Affairs – over $830 billion. In a distant second place is China which spent about $84 billion on its military in 2008.

The US also leads the world in the sale of lethal weapons to others, selling about one of every three weapons worldwide. The USA’s major clients? South Korea, Israel and United Arab Emirates.

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by B. R. GOWANI

“Israeli forces approach one of six ships bound for Gaza in the Mediterranean Sea.” PHOTO/Reuters/3News

Invade
Conquer
Occupy
Kill
Torture
Malign
Encircle
Blockade

The world protests
“F**k the world”

The only person who can stop these
Israeli Nazis plays the time game:
Says he’s collecting the data
Then he fed the data to a computer named
AIPAC (American Israeli Political Action Committee)
A warning shows up on the monitor:
SECOND TERM JEOPARDY!

So:
The UN resolution is toned down

As usual New York Times does
Offers excuses::
“The rift between Israel and Turkey
makes it difficult for the White House
to make progress on Iran’s nuclear program
and peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.”

Gaza is under Israeli blockade
People are trying to bring critical supplies.
As Israel kills many of them,
NYT is worried about …
Iran’s non-existent nuclear weapons!

Israeli leaders are acting like Nazis
New York Times’ propaganda resembles Goebblels’
What is left now?

You don’t have to gather Gazans
Gaza is a chamber
Just make an announcement:
“Gazans: Get ready for a shower”
Then drop the Zyclon B …

B. R. Gowani can be reached at brgowani@hotmail.com