Israel: "statements are not part of any diplomatic negotiations"
on Aug 28, 2009 in "Israel" Al-Ahram Weekly27 August 2009 The US is insisting on restarting talks between the Palestinians and Israel, but to what end, asks Khaled Amayreh in occupied JerusalemHaving utterly failed to get Israel to freeze Jewish settlement expansion in the West...

Israel's 2nd attack on Gaza kills 3
on Aug 26, 2009 in "Israel" Israeli airstrike on Gaza smuggling tunnel kills 3 The Associated Press August 25, 2009 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — An Israeli airstrike on a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt killed three Palestinians inside and wounded seven o...

Hamas fights terror: Mossad/Al Qaeda-inspired militants subdued by Hamas forces
on Aug 26, 2009 in "Israel" In Gaza Strip, a deadly clash at mosque L.A. TimesAugust 15, 2009 Abdel-Latif Moussa, right, was killed in an explosion at one of his hide-outs. Hamas officials said one of Moussa's aides had detonated a suicide ex...

Fiji freemasons held for sorcery
on Jul 16, 2009 in Etc. BBC NewsJuly 16, 2009 A group of freemasons have had to spend a night in jail in Fiji, after local villagers complained they were practising witchcraft. The 14 men, including eig...

An Open Letter to DBS (An urgent appeal for the pure play)
on Jul 3, 2009 in RC Brigades Greetings, Daryl --The 800lb Gorilla completely supports your message, which has maintained an admirable consistency over the years despite adverse and often confusing circumstances. You’re one of the few truth-tellers out there to get at the r...

GENUINE OPPOSITION: CAMPAIGN UPDATE 2
on Jul 2, 2009 in RC Brigades Over the course of the last several hours, the 800lb Gorilla has sent emails to some 10,000 journalists and editors-in-chief at leading mainstream news publications throughout the continental United States, from the New York Times to the Sacramento B...

GENUINE OPPOSITION CAMPAIGN UPDATE
on Jul 1, 2009 in RC Brigades The ‘Free Gaza’ affair has come to a close after McKinney’s dramatic seizure and incarceration by Israeli forces and she is currently awaiting deportation. And what have the besieged Palestinians of Gaza gained? Sure, Israel got som...

KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL: Largest Israeli seizure of Palestinian land since 1967
on Jun 30, 2009 in "Israel" Israel announces 50 new settler homes, land seizure Associated PressJune 30, 2009 Israel on Monday approved construction of an initial 50 new homes at a West Bank settlement and announced plans to expropriate West Bank land between Jerusalem and the...

KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL: Israel announces largest seizure of Palestinian land since 1967
on Jun 30, 2009 in "Israel" Israel announces 50 new settler homes, land seizure Associated PressJune 30, 2009 Israel on Monday approved construction of an initial 50 new homes at a West Bank settlement and announced plans to expropriate West Bank land between Jerusalem and the...

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE PURE-PLAY?
on Jun 29, 2009 in RC Brigades A CALL FOR COORDINATED ACTIONAt the risk of incurring the wrath of those pushing the “Free Gaza” campaign, we’re going to say what no one else wants to admit: that up until this point, Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney has given the an...