Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from April 18, 2009

Letter from Nelson Mandella to Thomas Friedman

Letter from Nelson Mandella to Thomas Friedman : "Thomas, I'm not abandoning Mideast diplomacy. But I'm not going to indulge you the way your supporters do. If you want peace and democracy, I will support you. If you want formal apartheid, we will not support you. If you want to support racial discrimination and ethnic cleansing, we will oppose you. When you figure out what you're about, give me a call."

US Threatens to Invade Eritrea -- News from Antiwar.com

US Threatens to Invade Eritrea -- News from Antiwar.com : "The United States has reportedly threatened to invade Eritrea and subject it to “the same fate as Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in the wake of the September 11 attacks” for providing support to the al-Shabaab resistance movement in Somalia, which the US has since attempted to link with al-Qaeda. The Daily Telegraph quotes one source as saying “There are consequences for working with al-Shabaab when President Obama cannot afford to look weak on terrorism.”"

DU-Azzawi.pdf (application/pdf Object)

DU-Azzawi.pdf (application/pdf Object) 1.0 Introduction: Depleted Uranium (DU) weaponry has been used against Iraq since the Gulf War 1 in 1991. Estimated (DU) expenditure of 320 - 800 tons were mainly shot on the withdrawing Iraqi troops from Kuwait to the north of Basrah City. The use of (DU) ammunition and bombs on Iraqi territory never stopped since 1991.....................

Souad Al Azzawi - Let the numbers talk

Souad Al Azzawi - Let the numbers talk Dr. Souad N. Al-Azzawi, Associate Professor, Baghdad, Iraq, member of the B Russell s Tribunal Advisory Committee (26 March 2009) Dear Friends, I pride myself in being a scientist and a researcher. I built my academic career on theories and numbers. As a teacher, I teach my students that everything is based in science - everything has reason. For this reason, I am always frustrated with myself when I find I am overwhelmed with feelings on specific topics. One such topic is the occupation of my country, Iraq. On this subject I find that I cannot always be dispassionate. I cannot be the researcher and observer and discuss it without feeling or emotion as I am sometimes expected to do. I find myself doing research on the damages caused by the war and occupation, and my head buzzes with anger, my eyes burn with tears of desperation at the state of my country. Six years after the attack and the pain i