NEWS FROM THE WAR VIS THE LOCAL PRESS (11: 50) AM
Daily Star, Beirut: “Israel battered roads, mobile phone antennas and fuel tanks in Lebanon on Friday, further devastating its neighbor’s economy after Hizbullah guerrillas captured two Israeli soldiers.
Israeli warplanes blasted the main Beirut-Damascus highway overnight, tightening an air, sea and land blockade of Lebanon, and […]
VOTING RIGHTS ACT RENEWAL PASSES HOUSE
Southern conservative efforts on amendments fail
”WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Thursday to renew the 1965 Voting Rights Act, rejecting efforts by Southern conservatives to relax federal oversight of their states in a debate haunted by the ghosts of the civil rights movement.
IRAQ: WOUNDED FIGHT FOR INSURANCE
http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13875
COUNTERPUNCH: “SAYING THE OBVIOUS […]
TIME FOR THE UN TO ACT
David White writes:
”Danny- Wouldn’t it so refreshing to see the UN Security Council again taking trying to control the nation that is the biggest threat to peace in the Middle East: Israel- take up the issue of Israel’s violations of international law (how many times have they invaded Lebanon?), […]
By Danny Schechter
As millions of homes are foreclosed upon, as unemployment grows and inflation mounts, it is time to understand the origins of the crisis and the need to fight for economic justice.
Written by veteran media critic and Emmy winner Rory O'Connor, Shock Jocks features unsparing profiles of the ten worst conservative radio talkers in America, including Michael Savage, Bill O' Reilly, Rush Limbaugh, Don Imus and the rest.
