Monthly Archives: January 2009

Congressman Eliot Engel: Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bombing Of Children

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Mash

Shihab Rattansi of Al Jazeera tries to make some sense of the nonsense coming out of the mouth of Democratic Congressman from New York, Eliot Engel. This week, the US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution supporting Israel’s actions … Continue reading →

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“In the name of humanity, what is Israel doing?”

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Mash

[H/T The Heathlander] Britain’s Channel 4 does the kind of reporting that the U.S. media refuse to do. In this report, the ICRC describes how the IDF would not allow ICRC ambulances to evacuate four starving children in Gaza who … Continue reading →

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The Children Of Gaza

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Mash

The International Committee of the Red Cross has issued a written release demanding immediate access to Gaza after the discovery of weak children laying next to their dead mothers. In the release, the ICRC states: The ICRC/PRCS team found four … Continue reading →

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Support Juan Cole

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Mash

The neoconservative bloggers have organized a "Stop Juan Cole" campaign to prevent Juan Cole from winning the Best Middle East Blog distinction at the 2008 Weblog Awards. Apparently Mr. Cole has not gotten with the program in showing blind support for … Continue reading →

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The Slaughter Of Innocents

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Mash

Up to sixty members of one family in Gaza were rounded up into one house and then bombed to death by the IDF: In what the United Nations fears could be the bloodiest single attack of the Israeli assault, as many … Continue reading →

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