2006-08-22 Richard Moore What is Israel’s goal here? Israel most certainly knows that Hezbollah will not be slowed down one bit by a few more air raids. However it would be hardly surprising if Hezbollah were to retaliate by lobbing a few missiles toward Israel if Israel continues to break the cease-fire. It seems that … Read more

2006-08-22 Richard Moore Friends, A very interesting article, particularly if you’ve been following developments in physics. Pearson has come up with a very creative model that claims to overcome the various contradictions that physics theory is currently troubled by. From my layman’s studies, I find Pearson’s arguments plausible, but I don’t know nearly enough to … Read more

2006-08-22 Richard Moore Hassan Nasrallah is the head of Hezbollah. Strange how seldom his words are reported; could it be because he makes too much sense? rkm ³Peace cannot be unilateral. So long as there is imperialism in the world, a permanent peace is impossible. This war will not come to an end as long … Read more

2006-08-22 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060817.WORLD17-2/TPStory/TPInternational/America/ World in Brief Court rejects election claims by Lopez Obrador Mexico City — Mexico’s top electoral court rejected complaints about the July election yesterday, giving conservative candidate Felipe Calderon’s party the largest stake in the legislature. The electoral judges must declare a president-elect by Sept. 6 at the … Read more

2006-08-22 Richard Moore The Lebanese government seems more concerned with preserving its privileged position that it is with the welfare of the Lebanese people. While that government complains about Hezbollah, and while Israel breaks the cease-fire to attack alleged Hezbollah targets, Hezbollah itself is working on reconstruction. What frightens everyone about Hezbollah is that it … Read more

2006-08-22 Richard Moore Is Turkey trying to provoke an international incident? rkm ——————————————————– Original source URL: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060817/wl_mideast_afp/mideastconflictpoliticsairlineiransyriaturkey_060817115356 Iranian planes grounded in Turkey for weapons search Thu Aug 17, 7:53 AM ET Turkey has grounded two Syria-bound Iranian planes over the past month to search for weapons following Israeli intelligence that Iran is supplying rockets to … Read more

2006-08-22 Richard Moore A foolish move by Syria. Playing into Israel’s hands. They are chomping at the bit to attack Syria. Syria seems to be overlooking the extent of the damage Lebanon has suffered, and which Syria could suffer as well. Those places which have offered guerilla resistance to Israel — Palestine and Lebanon — … Read more

2006-08-22 Richard Moore ³A few weeks ago, on July the 10th, President Bush approved the last report of a so-called ‘Commission to Assist a Free Cuba.’ That means a clear plan of intervention in another country…. They said that they have additional measures that remain classified² ——————————————————– Original source URL: http://williambowles.info/americas/cuba_alarcon.html The Américas www.williambowles.info 2/8/06 … Read more

2006-08-22 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www3.telus.net/GreenwoodMuse/MeddAug14.06.htm August 14/06, Monday 12:15 am “THE NEW NORMAL” Medderick Crotteau [ Canadian ] Screening at airports. Police with sub-machine guns, bulletproof vests and riot gear patrolling public transportation junctions. How long before they are at every public transit facility and outside of corporate buildings along with private security … Read more

2006-08-22 Richard Moore Friends, The IDF is, I believe, highly respected in Israel. Methinks Peretz puts nail in his own coffin here. rkm ——————————————————– Original source URL: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060817/ap_on_re_mi_ea/mideast_israel_1 Israel downplayed Hezbollah’s arsenal By AMY TEIBEL, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 11 minutes ago Israel’s defense minister, his credentials already in question before the just-ended war … Read more

2006-08-22 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://prorev.com/2006/08/world-council-of-churches-israels.htm THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 2006 WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES: ISRAEL’S ATTACK ON LEBANON DELIBERATE AND PLANNED ELIANE ENGELER, JERUSALEM POST – Israel’s assault on Lebanon was planned even before Hizbullah attacked and was aimed at driving a wedge between the different faiths that have been living in harmony in … Read more

2006-08-22 Richard Moore Original source URL: ” Concerned that Hezbollah has an early advantage in rebuilding shattered south Lebanon, the Bush administration is trying to speed up aid and encouraging Arab states to step in quickly, United States officials said this week.” Having wrecked the china shop, the bull now wants to praised for repair … Read more

2006-08-22 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.qumsiyeh.org/thelobby/ The Lobby by Mazin B. Qumsiyeh On the Israel/Zionist lobby in America and its influence on US policy: Why strategically and tactically focusing on this lobby maybe important Why did the British Empire and all colonial powers before it use “divide and conquer” while the US government seems … Read more

2006-08-22 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/12877.asp French refuse to send troops in IN peace mission without Lebanese assurance that Hizbollah will be disarmed – Hizbollah refuses Media Release Aug. 16, 2006 Hizbollah refuses to disarm and French are not sending troops in without Hizbollah disarming. French officials on Tuesday insisted Paris would resist leading … Read more

2006-08-22 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/081606_burning_bridge.shtml BY THE LIGHT OF A BURNING BRIDGE A Permanent Goodbye to the United States by Michael C. Ruppert © Copyright 2006, From The Wilderness Publications, www.fromthewilderness.com. All Rights Reserved. May be reprinted, distributed or posted on an Internet web site for non-profit purposes only. ³Sometimes you get your … Read more

2006-08-22 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3293160,00.html Israeli officer: No solution for Nasrallah, he must die Ynetnews In New York Times interview, senior IDF officer says, ‘there is only one solution for Nasrallah. This man must die.’ Officer talks about war’s achievements, says ‘Lebanese government took control of southern Lebanon. Now we can deal with … Read more

2006-08-22 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/21/world/middleeast/21mideast.html August 21, 2006 Europeans Delay Decision on Role Inside Lebanon By MARLISE SIMONS and JOHN KIFNER PARIS, Aug. 20 ‹ The shaky, United Nations-brokered cease-fire in Lebanon suffered another blow on Sunday when the European countries that had been called upon to provide the backbone of a peacekeeping … Read more

2006-08-22 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://english.people.com.cn/200608/21/eng20060821_295283.html Mexico’s opposition leader calls for alternative government Mexican left-wing presidential candidate and opposition leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador called for the formation of an alternative “people’s government” on Sunday. Speaking to more than 200,000 followers in the Zocalo, Mexico City’s central square, Lopez Obrador said his appeal was … Read more

2006-08-22 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://infowars.com/articles/ps/internet_congress_to_unravel.htm Congress Poised to Unravel the Internet Jeffrey Chester | August 19, 2006 Lured by huge checks handed out by the country’s top lobbyists, members of Congress could soon strike a blow against Internet freedom as they seek to resolve the hot-button controversy over preserving “network neutrality.” The telecommunications … Read more

2006-08-22 Richard Moore Dear friends, A few days ago, I posted an article, “Why I think there WILL be an attack on Iran”. I was very pleased with that article, because I was able to pull together several threads of recent history in a way that was relevant to today’s unfolding events. In preparing that … Read more

2006-08-19 Richard Moore Friends, We’ve been discussing this topic for some time, and I’ve posted several very good analyses (Engdahl, Chossudovsky, etc.). I’ve also been posting LOTS of news articles from a range of sources, of varying credibility. All this material can be reviewed in the archives: http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/. From the perspective of geopolitical strategy, there … Read more

2006-08-17 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0816grupos.html Mexico’s rich build dynasties Chris Hawley Republic Mexico City Bureau Aug. 16, 2006 12:00 AM MEXICO CITY – Carlos Slim is rich. Insanely rich. Astronomically rich. If you took his $37.6 billion and laid the dollar bills end to end, they would stretch to the moon and back … Read more

2006-08-17 Richard Moore ——————————————————– From: “Brian Hill” <•••@••.•••> To: <•••@••.•••> Subject: FW: Whose terrorism?? Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 22:32:46 -0700 Organization: Institute for Cultural Ecology The Cuban Five Frank Joyce It wasn’t Libya, Afghanistan, or any other Arab-based group that first blew up a commercial airplane. Al Qaida had nothing to do with it. … Read more

2006-08-17 Richard Moore Friends, I see hope here. My fear was that there would be no recount, and Calderon would steal the election, as Bush did in 2000 and 2004. The fact that a recount has happened at all is a welcome surprise. That it indicates Obrador would have won is very encouraging. If he … Read more

2006-08-17 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/17/world/middleeast/17military.html August 17, 2006 THE MILITARY Insurgent Bombs Directed at G.I.¹s Increase in Iraq By MICHAEL R. GORDON, MARK MAZZETTI and THOM SHANKER This article is by Michael R. Gordon, Mark Mazzetti and Thom Shanker. WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 ‹ The number of roadside bombs planted in Iraq rose in … Read more

2006-08-17 Richard Moore Original source URL: Investigating New Imperialism http://www.williambowles.info/ To subscribe, email: •••@••.••• ——————————————————– <http://www.feedfire.com/site/rss.cgi?ChanContentId=001779> Key Stories on Lebanon & Syria 16 August 2006 Assembled from a variety of sources, including URUK Net, VTJP and Information Clearing House Thursday, August 17, 2006 9:39 AM <http://electronicintifada.net/bytopic/445.shtml>Electronic Lebanon | <http://williambowles.info/syria_lebanon/sl_newslinks.html>Lebanon/Syria Newslinks 17/8/06 APPENDIX II: INDEX ON … Read more

2006-08-17 Richard Moore Who is Paul Craig Roberts? Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy under Ronald Reagan (awarded the Treasury Department’s Meritorious Service Award for “his outstanding contributions to the formulation of United States economic policy.”) Senior Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and Research Fellow at the Independent Institute. Former … Read more

2006-08-17 Richard Moore Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, commander –in- chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet: ³There was no military justification for the dropping of the [Hiroshima] bomb.² Friends, I saw a film, “The Day After Trinity”, narrated by Robert Oppenheimer, chief scientist of the Manhattan Project. In this film he noted that Hiroshima and … Read more

2006-08-17 Richard Moore “It is a tinder-dry environment where anybody can drop a spark and the flames go up again” Mark Malloch-Brown UN deputy chief Original source URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4800053.stm France to head new Lebanon force France has agreed to head an expanded UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon until February, the defence minister says. But the … Read more

2006-08-17 Richard Moore Friends, Hezbollah is clearly part of the grassroots infrastructure of Lebanon, and is not going away. What can it mean if Israel promises to continue attacks against Hezbollah? It can only mean continued strikes on Lebanon generally. Perhaps this time the Iranians or Russians will give Lebanon up-to-date anti-aircraft missiles. rkm ——————————————————– … Read more

2006-08-17 Richard Moore ³Pakistan’s ISI has a shady record of supporting terrorist organizations on the one hand while helping British police and intelligence officials on the on the other hand.² We might also note that the head of ISI was named by the FBI as the ‘moneybags’ for the alleged 19 hijackers, but this was … Read more

2006-08-17 Richard Moore ³My story was never mentioned in the final report and I felt like I was being put on trial in a court room,² said Cacchioli. ³I finally walked out. They were trying to twist my words and make the story fit only what they wanted to hear. All I wanted to do … Read more

2006-08-17 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,1844618,00.html ‘People power’ is a global brand owned by America The US and the western media back protests over controversial elections when it suits them, but are silent over those in Mexico Mark Almond Tuesday August 15, 2006 The Guardian A couple of years ago television, radio and print … Read more

2006-08-17 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060816/wl_mideast_afp/mideastconflictlebanon_060816115517 Syria warns Israel over occupation of Golan Syria has warned Israel that the occupation of the Golan Heights “cannot last forever” and said Syrians would emulate Hezbollah to recover their land. “We say to the forces occupying our land that our people warn you that they will not … Read more

2006-08-17 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4797113.stm ‘Siege’ warning to Mexico rival Supporters of Mexico’s left-wing presidential candidate have pledged to place his rival “under siege” if he is declared winner of the disputed poll. A spokesman for Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s party said Felipe Calderon would not be able to operate outside his office … Read more

2006-08-17 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411749/815788 Mexican riot police seal Congress Aug 16, 2006 Hundreds of riot police in black body armour sealed Congress with roadblocks and a metal wall on Tuesday to keep leftist protesters away after a violent clash over Mexico’s disputed presidential election. Federal police took control of all the streets … Read more

2006-08-17 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1154525882124&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull IDF: We’ll disarm Hizbullah if UN can’t Gil Hoffman, THE JERUSALEM POST Aug. 16, 2006 The IDF will have to resume operations in Lebanon if the expanded United Nations force being assembled does not fulfill its obligation to dismantle Hizbullah, an official in the Prime Minister’s Office warned … Read more

2006-08-17 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1154525882141&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull IDF says free to hit Syrian arms convoys Yaakov Katz, THE JERUSALEM POST Aug. 16, 2006 Despite the cease-fire between Israel and Hizbullah, the IDF is allowed to destroy Syrian weapons convoys that cross into Lebanon to reach Hizbullah guerrillas, a top IDF officer said Tuesday. At the … Read more

2006-08-17 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=CHO20060810&articleId=2942 The Pentagon’s “Second 911” “Another [9/11] attack could create both a justification and an opportunity to retaliate against some known targets” By Michel Chossudovsky August 10, 2006 One essential feature of “defense” in the case of a second major attack on America, is “offense”, according to Homeland Security … Read more

2006-08-17 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_1042.shtml COMMENTARY They simply can’t stop lying, can they? By William Online Journal Guest Writer Jul 27, 2006, 00:54 There are times when I think that this tired old world has gone on a few years too long. What’s happening in the Middle East is so depressing. Most discussions … Read more