Dahr Jamail: Hezbollah Rides a New Popularity

2006-08-08 Richard Moore ——————————————————– Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2006 15:24:54 +0300 From: •••@••.••• Subject: Hezbollah Rides a New Popularity ** Dahr Jamail’s Iraq Dispatches ** ** Visit the Dahr Jamail Iraq website http://dahrjamailiraq.com ** ** Website by http://jeffpflueger.com ** Hezbollah Rides a New Popularity *Inter Press Service* Dahr Jamail *BEIRUT, Aug 7 (IPS) – As … Read more

War exercise Oct 24 – cover for first strike?

2006-08-07 Richard Moore Document name: Global Strike A Chronology of the Pentagon’s New Offensive Strike Plan Published by: Federation of American Scientists, March 15, 2006 Excerpt: “It is important to understand that the Global Strike mission and CONPLAN 8022 are different than previous missions and plans both in their intent and capabilities. Although promoted as … Read more

Israel purposely allowing Hezbollah to send rockets into Israel

2006-08-07 Richard Moore ——————————————————– From: •••@••.••• Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2006 21:45:49 EDT Subject: Israel purposely allowing Hezbollah to send rockets into Israel SHOW: CNN RELIABLE SOURCES August 6, 2006 Sunday TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT Host: Howard Kurtz, media critic, Washington Post Guest: Thomas Ricks, Washington Post KURTZ: And joining us now here Thomas Ricks, Pentagon reporter … Read more

US & Israel preparing for major escalation

2006-08-06 Richard Moore ——————————————————– From: “Global Network” <•••@••.•••> To: “Global Network Against Weapons” <•••@••.•••> Subject: U.S. & Israel Selecting Targets for Cruise Missile First-Strike Attack Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2006 08:41:19 -0400 U.S. & Israel Selecting Targets for Cruise Missile First-Strike Attack Multiple military sources have told the Global Network that Pentagon personnel responsible for … Read more

US blames Lebanon conflict on Iran & Syria

2006-08-06 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060804/pl_afp/mideastconflictus_060804180233 US jabs Iran, Syria, as seeks UN Lebanon resolution Fri Aug 4, 2:02 PM ET The United States issued a new rebuke to Iran and Syria accusing them of directing Hezbollah, as it said agreement on a UN resolution on the conflict in Lebanon was moving ever closer. … Read more

911 inside job? 1/3 of Americans say yes

2006-08-06 Richard Moore This raises the question: What does “going mainstream” really mean? Why isn’t 1/3 “mainstream”? What does this say about the power of mainstream media to define what we perceive as real? rkm ——————————————————– Original source URL: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/279827_conspiracy02ww.html SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER Was 9/11 an ‘inside job’? Thursday, August 3, 2006 By THOMAS HARGROVE AND … Read more

Images from Lebanon By Dahr Jamail

2006-08-06 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://rense.com/general73/aimages.htm Images from Lebanon By Dahr Jamail 8-4-6 I have taken many photographs of different aspects of the conflict in Lebanon. Israeli Air Strikes Targeting Lebanese Red Cross Click here http://dahrjamailiraq.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumN ame=Lebanon_Red_Cross_Ambulance_Target_Israel_Air_Strike Scenes from Shelter in Qana where on July 30, Israeli air strikes killed over 60 civilians, 37 … Read more

Water As A Conflict Issue in South Lebanon

2006-08-06 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://williambowles.info/syria_lebanon/water_conflicts.html Web www.williambowles.info Subscribe to InI¹s Mailing List/Newsletter 2001 Water As A Conflict Issue in South Lebanon by Tobias Eickelpasch (Year 2001) www.scripps.ohiou.edu/news/beirut/tobias.html Introduction In a certain way, to take a closer look at water in Lebanon and the Middle East means to become a hydrologist. Hydrologists are experts … Read more

US, France agree UN Lebanon text

2006-08-06 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5248868.stm US, France agree UN Lebanon text The US and France have agreed the wording of a UN resolution to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. It calls for a “full cessation of hostilities”, demanding that Hezbollah halt all attacks and Israel stop all offensive military operations. A … Read more

It’s about annexation, stupid!

2006-08-06 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/HH05Ak01.html Middle East Aug 5, 2006 It’s about annexation, stupid! By Kaveh L Afrasiabi Officially, Israel’s ground invasion of Lebanon is an act of self-defense against Hezbollah’s threat, aimed at creating a security buffer zone until the arrival of a “multinational force with an enforcement capability”. But increasingly, as … Read more

Helen Caldicott: The growing threat from nuclear power

2006-08-06 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.nuclearpolicy.org/index.cfm/page/article/id/2666 Our friend the Atom? The growing threat from nuclear power Dr. Helen Caldicott Sojourners Jul 10, 2006 The Bush administration and the nuclear industry are embarking on an ill-conceived ³renaissance² of nuclear power, deploying the spurious message that it is emissions-free, green, safe, and will save the world … Read more

FY I – God Is In The Magic Mushrooms

2006-08-06 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://rense.com/general72/mush.htm God Is In The Magic Mushrooms This just in: Psychedelic drugs could be very good for your mind, heart, soul. Can you believe? By Mark Morford SF Gate Columnist 8-5-6 Hide the children. Pour some absinthe, fluff the pillows, take off your pants. It is time. Because now … Read more

Air Force Times: Thousands of troops say they won¹t fight

2006-08-06 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.airforcetimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-1930387.php July 05, 2006 Thousands of troops say they won¹t fight By Ana Radelat Gannett News Service Swept up by a wave of patriotism after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Chris Magaoay joined the Marine Corps in November 2004. The newly married Magaoay thought a military career would allow … Read more

Richard Heinberg: Middle East at a Crossroads

2006-08-05 Richard Moore ——————————————————– From: <•••@••.•••> Subject: MuseLetter for August Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 10:10:56 -0700 MuseLetter 172 / August 2006 MIDDLE EAST AT A CROSSROADS At the fifth annual conference of ASPO (the Association for the Study of Peak Oil), held in July in Pisa, Italy, there were many excellent presentations, one of … Read more

RFK Jr. Blows the Whistle on Diebold

2006-08-05 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.alternet.org/story/39152/ RFK Jr. Blows the Whistle on Diebold By John Ireland, In These Times Posted on July 21, 2006, Printed on July 21, 2006 On July 13, the Pensacola, Fla.-based law firm of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed a “qui tam” lawsuit in U.S. District Court, alleging that Diebold … Read more

Mexico Election Dispute May Escalate

2006-08-05 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.forbes.com/home/business/2006/08/03/mexico-conflict-president-cx_np_0804oxford.html International Mexico Election Dispute May Escalate Oxford Analytica 08.04.06, 6:00 AM ET The occupation of main avenues in the center of Mexico City marks a significant change in the strategy of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who is seeking a recount of last month’s presidential election. According to official … Read more

Lebanon: Israel wages war of starvation

2006-08-05 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060804/ap_on_re_mi_ea/mideast_fighting_lahoud_1 Lebanon: Israel wages war of starvation Fri Aug 4, 7:56 AM ET Israel is waging a “war of starvation” on Lebanon’s civilians in an effort to force the government to agree to Israel’s demands, Lebanese President Emile Lahoud said in a statement issued Friday. His comments came after … Read more

Germany joins US, British, Israeli axis of aggression

2006-08-05 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.wsws.org/articles/2006/aug2006/germ-a04.shtml World Socialist Web Site www.wsws.org WSWS : News & Analysis : Europe : Germany Germany joins US, British, Israeli axis of aggression By Ulrich Rippert 4 August 2006 Back to screen version | Send this link by email | Email the author Last Sunday, German government spokesman Ulrich … Read more

CNN propaganda re/Iran

2006-08-04 Richard Moore The following article is entitled “Iranian president: Destroy Israel”. It then begins with “Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday the solution to the Middle East crisis was to destroy Israel, state-media reported.” In fact, what Ahmadinejad talked about was “the elimination of the Zionist regime”. He is talking about his hope for … Read more

Syria promises to help bring peace

2006-08-04 Richard Moore Washington has also refused to involve either Syria or Iran in talks on ending the Israeli offensive in Lebanon As usual, Washington makes it clear that peace is the last thing they want, by refusing to involve those who need to be involved. rkm ________________ Original source URL: http://iafrica.com/news/worldnews/861502.htm MIDDLE EAST Syria … Read more

Israel plans further atrocities against Beirut

2006-08-04 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5243758.stm Israel ‘renews attacks on Beirut’ Israeli jets have renewed strikes on southern Beirut, Lebanese sources say, despite a Hezbollah threat to bomb Tel Aviv in retaliation. Israel’s army has also reportedly been told to plan a push into Lebanon as far as the Litani river, which is up … Read more

Are the neocons on the way out?

2006-08-04 Richard Moore Here’s a view from a so-called progressive think tank. What they interpret as ‘progressive moves’ are in reality ‘realist damage control’, but there are some interesting observations nonetheless. rkm ——————————————————– Original source URL: http://www.fpif.org/fpifzines/pr/3383 The Progressive Response Institute for Policy Studies Vol. 10, No. 10 July 24, 2006 Editor: John Feffer, IRC … Read more

Escalating Conflict: a geopolitical analysis

2006-08-04 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.pinr.com/report.php?ac=view_report&report_id=532&language_id=1 01 August, 2006 31 July 2006 ”Escalating Conflict in the Middle East Could Spark a Global Recession” Efforts by Washington and Tel Aviv to militarily establish a new Middle East are designed to weaken the growing power of the Shi’a alliance between Lebanon, Syria and Iran in favor … Read more

Antiwar sentiment in Israel: an analysis

2006-08-04 Richard Moore ——————————————————– From: “Global Network” <•••@••.•••> To: “Global Network” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Anti-war demonstrations continue in Israel Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 16:13:54 -0400 X-Originating-IP: 64.223.233.29 International release, July 31. Day 20 of the Lebanon carnage And more than a month since the tanks rolled into Gaza Adam Keller We got up with the … Read more

Jamail: Lebanese Red Cross Repeatedly Targeted

2006-08-04 Richard Moore ——————————————————– Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2006 18:41:03 +0300 To: •••@••.••• From: •••@••.••• Subject: Iraq Dispatches: Lebanese Red Cross Repeatedly Targeted ** Dahr Jamail’s Iraq Dispatches ** ** Visit the Dahr Jamail Iraq website http://dahrjamailiraq.com ** ** Website by http://jeffpflueger.com ** Lebanese Red Cross Repeatedly Targeted *Inter Press Service* Dahr Jamail *TYRE, Aug … Read more

Jamail: No Hezbollah Rockets Fired from Qana

2006-08-04 Richard Moore ——————————————————– Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2006 18:37:42 +0300 To: •••@••.••• Subject: ‘No Hezbollah Rockets Fired from Qana’ ** Dahr Jamail’s Iraq Dispatches ** ** Visit the Dahr Jamail Iraq website http://dahrjamailiraq.com ** ** Website by http://jeffpflueger.com ** ‘No Hezbollah Rockets Fired from Qana’ *Inter Press Service* Dahr Jamail * QANA, Aug 1 … Read more

Open Season on Journalists in the Middle East

2006-08-04 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0802-21.htm Published on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 by CommonDreams.org Open Season on Journalists in the Middle East by Lawrence Pintak After the carnage of this past weekend, they would seem to fade almost into insignificance ­ and that¹s understandable, but they bear noting. The Israeli destruction of TV transmission … Read more

more dialog re Fitts, Russo, “R”, liberals, etc…

2006-08-03 Richard Moore ——————————————————– From: J To: “‘Richard Moore'” <•••@••.•••> Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 14:17:20 +0100 Thought the dialogue and your responses on the Jane Austin Fitts piece on Gore were excellent …and very diplomatic. The feedback does demonstrate just how deeply entrenched the matrix is in some apparently enlightened individuals. I’m coming more … Read more

Google video: 9/11 American Scholars Symposium

2006-08-03 Richard Moore Highly recommended: 9/11 American Scholars Symposium Panel Discussion 5 star Avg: 182 ratings Alex Jones – prisonplanet.com 1 hr 31 min 46 sec – Jul 8, 2006 www.prisonplanet.com http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4258946892514662399

Meria Heller show: free during August

2006-08-01 Richard Moore ——————————————————– From: “Meria” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Press release – please forward to all your groups, news lists, etc Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 23:07:03 -0700 In honor of entering her 7th year on the net, the webcast “The Meria Heller Show” at <http://www.Meria.net>www.Meria.net will be FREE the entire month of August! Every live … Read more

Israel declares free-fire zone

2006-08-01 Richard Moore ——————————————————– Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 00:11:05 +0300 From: •••@••.••• Subject: “If You Haven’t Left, You’re Hezbollah” ** Dahr Jamail’s Iraq Dispatches ** ** Visit the Dahr Jamail Iraq website http://dahrjamailiraq.com ** ** Website by http://jeffpflueger.com ** “If You Haven’t Left, You’re Hezbollah” *Inter Press Service* Dahr Jamail *SIDON, Lebanon, Jul 30 … Read more

Bush warns Iran and Syria over Hezbollah

2006-08-01 Richard Moore Height of hypocrisy: The president is telling Iran to stop sending weapons and money to the militants. And he warns Syria to stop its “support for terrorism” and to respect the sovereignty of Lebanon. rkm _______________ Original source URL: http://www.wistv.com/global/story.asp?s=5214798 Bush warns Iran and Syria over Hezbollah (Washington) July 29, 2006 – … Read more

Israel, the UN and the assassination of Count Bernadotte

2006-08-01 Richard Moore ——————————————————– From: <•••@••.•••> List-Id: <mobglobplan.yahoogroups.com> Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 16:08:59 -0400 (EST) Subject: [mgp] Israel, the UN and the assassination of Count Bernadotte Israel, the UN and the assassination of Count Bernadotte By David Walsh 29 July 2006 On July 25, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) launched a sustained attack on … Read more

Lebanon: Invasion was on eve of peace agreement

2006-08-01 Richard Moore ——————————————————– Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 07:58:27 -0500 (CDT) From: <•••@••.•••> Subject: Likud, Israeli “FBI” axed Gaza peace process Greetings, The following is a press release dated yesterday (7/28/06) from Nafeez Ahmed, one of the most respected commentators on mideast affairs in Britain. Author of several well know books, including one about … Read more

Degrading Behavior: Barbarism of War from the Air

2006-08-01 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.tomdispatch.com/index.mhtml?emx=x&pid=106273 Degrading Behavior The Middle East and the Barbarism of War from the Air By Tom Engelhardt Barbarism seems an obvious enough category. Ordinarily in our world, the barbarians are them. They act in ways that seem unimaginably primitive and brutal to us. For instance, they kidnap or capture … Read more

Chossudovsky: The War on Lebanon and the Battle for Oil

2006-08-01 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=CHO20060726&articleId=2824 [original has maps] The War on Lebanon and the Battle for Oil By Michel Chossudovsky July 26, 2006 Is there a relationship between the bombing of Lebanon and the inauguration of the World’s largest strategic pipeline, which will channel more than a million barrels of oil a day … Read more

Jamail: Israelis Accused of Using Illegal Weapons

2006-08-01 Richard Moore ——————————————————– Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 18:59:46 +0300 From: •••@••.••• Subject: Israelis Accused of Using Illegal Weapons ** Dahr Jamail’s Iraq Dispatches ** ** Visit the Dahr Jamail Iraq website http://dahrjamailiraq.com ** ** Website by http://jeffpflueger.com ** Israelis Accused of Using Illegal Weapons *Inter Press Service* Dahr Jamail * BEIRUT, Jul 28 … Read more

US has been on verge of using nukes many times

2006-08-01 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB195/index.htm Nixon White House Considered Nuclear Options Against North Vietnam, Declassified Documents Reveal Nuclear Weapons, the Vietnam War, and the “Nuclear Taboo”* National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 195 Edited by William Burr and Jeffrey Kimball For more information contact: William Burr – 202/994-7000 Jeffrey Kimball – 513/529-5121 … Read more

U.N. officially warns Iran over nuclear program

2006-08-01 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13165160/ MSNBC.com U.N. officially warns Iran over nuclear program Security Council OKs Aug. 31 deadline for Tehran under threat of sanctions MSNBC News Services Updated: 11:23 a.m. ET July 31, 2006 UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Security Council passed a resolution Monday giving Iran until the end of August … Read more

NY Times: Housing Slows, Taking Big Toll on the Economy

2006-08-01 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/29/business/29housing.html July 29, 2006 Housing Slows, Taking Big Toll on the Economy By VIKAS BAJAJ and DAVID LEONHARDT The housing industry ‹ which largely carried the American economy through the tribulations of the 2000 stock-market crash, a recession and climbing oil prices ‹ has lost its vigor in recent … Read more