“Israeli forces have boarded a ship trying to carry aid and pro-Palestinian activists to the Gaza Strip in defiance of Israel’s blockade of the territory. The 20 passengers include former US congresswoman Cynthia McKinney and Nobel Prize winner Mairead Maguire. . . . Ms McKinney described it as ‘an outrageous violation of international law’, as the boat was on a humanitarian mission and was not in Israeli waters.” (Read more at news.bbc.co.uk)
Daily Archives: 30 June 2009
George Washington: “Steer clear of permanent alliances . . .”
UN? IMF? World Bank? Israel? Nato? South Korea? Japan?
US drone attack claims 80 lives in Pakistan
“ISLAMABAD – What appeared to be the deadliest U.S. missile attack ever on Pakistani soil brought an unusual reaction Wednesday in a country that has previously denounced such strikes as an affront to its sovereignty – silence.” (Read more from news.yahoo.com)