be just

"Security for Everyone, Not Just Settlers and Occupiers" - Ali Abunimah on Opening of US-Brokered Mideast Peace Talks : "'Security for Everyone, Not Just Settlers and Occupiers'–Ali Abunimah on Opening of US-Brokered Mideast Peace Talks Abuminah US-brokered talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority begin today in Washington. Both sides agreed to sit down last month after the US successfully pressured Palestinian leaders to drop their precondition of an Israeli settlement freeze. On the eve of the summit, Palestinian militants killed four Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. We speak with Ali Abunimah, co-founder of The Electronic Intifada. - Sent using Google Toolbar"

Alexander Zaitchik on "Common Nonsense: Glenn Beck and the Triumph of Ignorance" : "Glenn Beck organized a much-publicized 'Restoring Honor' rally on Saturday in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. Beck’s fans reportedly number in the millions, and Saturday’s rally drew nearly 100,000 supporters. We speak with Alexander Zaitchik, author of Common Nonsense: Glenn Beck and the Triumph of Ignorance. - Sent using Google Toolbar"

Africa ... states of independence - Programmes - Al Jazeera English

Riyadh questions maid torture claim - Middle East - Al Jazeera English : "Saudi government officials have questioned the account of a Sri Lankan maid who said her Saudi employers planted 24 nails and needles into her body. Saad al-Badah, the chairman of the National Recruitment Committee, told Saudi state television on Tuesday that the account of L.T. Ariyawathi seemed '80 per cent fabricated' and suggested the motive could be extortion. He questioned how the woman, who worked for a Saudi family in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, for five months until August, could have continued to be healthy and without infection with nails in her body. He also said that it was hard to believe she could have passed through several airport metal detectors on her return from Riyadh with so many pieces of metal in her body. 'Even someone with just one coin in his pocket has to remove it when passing through the detector,' Badah said. Abdel-Hadi Abaeri, the head of the security ...

Islamist rebels launch deadly attack on Chechen president's village | World news | The Guardian : "At least 19 people were killed today after Islamist rebels launched an audacious attack on the heavily defended residence of Chechnya's pro-Kremlin president, Ramzan Kadyrov. Chechen officials said that 12 insurgents and two guards were killed after the rebels slipped into Tsentoroi, Kadyrov's home village, also known as Khosi-Yurt, in the early hours of this morning . Russian TV reported that five civilians had also been killed in fierce fighting. The main rebel website, www.kavkazcenter.com, claimed 60 'mujahideen' had stormed Kadyrov's village at 4.30am, destroying two checkpoints and blowing up an armoured personnel carrier. It said five of its fighters from three units were 'martyred' during the operation. TV footage showed a burnt-out car 150 metres from the entrance to Kadyrov's residence. The rebels claim they carried out a 'sweep' ...

Somali presidential palace shelled - Africa - Al Jazeera English

Somali fighters attack capital - Africa - Al Jazeera English : "Somalia's al-Shabab fighters say they have called in 11 truckloads of their armed forces to reinforce newly acquired positions in the capital, Mogadishu. The call for reinforcements comes less than a week after the group declared a 'final, massive war' to take over the Somali capital. But government forces have said they are still in control of the airport, sea port and the presidential palace, adding that attacks on the presidential palace have been resisted. Al Jazeera's correspondent in Mogadishu, Gama Nour, said that the fighting between al-Shabab and government forces had calmed down by Friday morning. - Sent using Google Toolbar"