(Seattle activist Bert Sacks defied the draconian sanctions against Iraq, for which the U.S. government fined him $16,000. But he refused to pay despite years of government threats and court actions.) Friends:Those who’ve followed these postings know that my legal battle with the federal government over a $16,000 fine (for traveling to Iraq to bring […]
WRITTEN BY AMAL SEDKY WINTER To see more of Amal’s writing, go to her blog: “My Eye on Egypt.” CAIRO, Egypt — Last night (President Hosni) Mubarak promised that the current parliament would study the two constitutional articles that limit the rights of people to run for elected offices including the presidency for which he […]
WRITTEN BY AMAL SEDKY WINTER To see more of Amal’s writing, go to her blog: “My Eye on Egypt.” Cairo, Egypt Tuesday, February 1, 2011 “I used to call them the spoiled brats of the internet,” one Cairo woman confessed. “Now I kiss their feet,” she said, referring to young men who broke the […]
By Amal Sedky Winter To see more of Amal’s writing, go to her blog: “My Eye on Egypt.” January 30, 2011 Cairo, Egypt Today, the fourth day of what must now be called an Egyptian revolution, 100,000 people showed up in Tahrir Square, the political center of the people’s protest against President Hosni Mubarak and […]
From Al Jazeera, Saturday: Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has appointed the country’s head of intelligence to the post of vice-president, in a move said to be a reaction to days of anti-government protests in cities across the country. Omar Soliman was sworn in on Saturday, the first time Mubarak appointed a vice-president during his 30-year […]
(The following is from a Seattle Mideast Awareness Campaign press release.) On Dec. 27, the second anniversary of Israel’s three-week assault on Gaza, Seattle-area activists are launching a Metro bus ad campaign to expose the use of U.S. taxpayer money to support Israel’s ongoing crimes against the Palestinian people. Inspired by similar public advertising campaigns […]
The following is from the Media with Conscience news site and is used with permission of the author: Iraq has between 25 and 50 percent unemployment, a dysfunctional parliament, rampant disease, an epidemic of mental illness, and sprawling slums. The killing of innocent people has become part of daily life. What a havoc the United […]
The cover of the August 9 edition of Time magazine was designed with shock and awe in mind. It shows a picture of Bibi Aisha, a young woman from Afghanistan whose nose and ears had been cut off. The photo was accompanied by the headline: “What happens if we leave Afghanistan”. I’m sure it’s just […]
A British nonprofit group working to help prisoners – from death row to Guantanamo – sent out the following press release. It speaks for itself. Reprieve April 6, 2010 Reprieve launches emergency legal action for Guantánamo prisoner Ahmed Belbacha as US government makes worrying deal with Algeria Lawyers for former British resident Ahmed Belbacha yesterday […]
Today, as the first of President Obama’s 30,000 additional “surge” troops begin to arrive in Afghanistan, it might be useful to take a look at the Bush surge in Iraq. On Tuesday, a string of bombings killed nine people in two of Iraq’s largest cities, Baghdad and Mosul. Examiner.com posted a slide show from these […]
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