Israel's shooting of young girl highlights international hypocrisy, say Palestinians

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:22 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

Aya was the second child killed by the Israeli army last week. Soldiers near Ramallah shot 13-year-old Munadel Abu Aaalia in the back as he walked along a road reserved for Jewish settlers with two friends.

israel, middle-east, palestinians, hamas, gaza, palestine, world-news, fatah

'Bigotry Conquers All,' Gay Rights Groups Say of U.S. Vote at UN

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:11 AM EST (us.oneworld.net)

The governments of the United States and Iran demonstrated rare unity of cause this past week when Washington backed a Tehran initiative to deny UN access to advocates of sexual minorities' rights.

us, bush, un, human-rights, iran, rights, gay-rights, world-news, sexual, lgbt

Human Rights Award Recipient, Teresa Grady, Sentenced in Federal Court

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2006 2:37 PM EST (Common Dreams)

Teresa Grady, 40, will be receiving a special human rights award tomorrow, Jan 28, in Ithaca, NY, but won't be able to attend the ceremony in person -- she was taken into custody today to serve four months in federal prison.

iraq, human-rights, us-news, teresa-grady, st-patrick-s-four

US plans to 'fight the net' revealed

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:22 PM EST (BBC News)

Bloggers beware. A newly declassified document gives a fascinating glimpse into the US military's plans for "information operations" - from psychological operations, to attacks on hostile computer networks.

technology, us, pentagon, war, military, internet, nsa, propaganda, inofrmation-operations

Jimmy Carter's secret Hamas summit

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:17 PM EST (Toronto Star)

Ten years ago, Carter himself sat down with Hamas in an attempt to bridge the gap between PLO chief Yasser Arafat and the then-fledgling militant Islamic group.

israel, hamas, peace, east, arafat, palestinian, palestine, world-news, middle, jimmy-carter

U.S. Propaganda Aimed at Foreigners Reaches Public: Pentagon Document

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:12 PM EST (-)

The Pentagon acknowledged in a newly declassified document released Jan. 26 that the U.S. public is increasingly exposed to propaganda disseminated overseas in psychological operations.

pentagon, war, us-news, propaganda

In 2002, Justice Department said eavesdropping law working well

Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:15 AM EST (The San Jose Mercury News)

A July 2002 Justice Department statement to a Senate committee appears to contradict several key arguments that the Bush administration is making to defend its eavesdropping on U.S. citizens without court warrants.

spying, law, eavesdropping, u-s, justice-department, us-news

More Americans favor impeaching Bush, poll says

Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:11 AM EST (Kentucky.com: Homepage)

The word "impeachment" is popping up increasingly these days and not just off the lips of liberal activists spouting predictable bumper-sticker slogans.

bush, poll, politics, united-states, impeachment, impeach

Report finds violence, poor planning hurt reconstruction projects

Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:59 AM EST (RealCities.com)

Billions of dollars earmarked for rebuilding war-torn Iraq have been diverted from reconstruction projects because of insurgent violence and poor planning by the United States, a new report concluded Thursday.

iraq, war, world-news, iraqi-reconstruction