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November 29, 2008

381 Muslims Massacred in Jos, Nigeria, With Complete Black Out  of CNN-Fox

34 Thai anti-gov't protestors injured in grenade explosion,  Atmosphere tense in Bangkok, emergency decree imposed  


Pakistan offers full co-op in probe of Mumbai terror attacks, 59-hour Mumbai siege comes to end  

US Presidential Candidate Cynthia Mckinney Prevented from Leaving Atlanta to Speak at a Human Rights Conference in Damascus

US-Led Occupation of Afghanistan:

61 Afghanis Killed in War Attacks, Massacres Continue Without End, November 29, 2008  

US Occupation of Iraq:

25 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, 30 Bodies Found in Ba'aqouba Mass Grave, According to November 28-29, 2008 News Reports  

US-Backed Iraqi Parliament Approves US Forces Presence Three More Years  

Israeli War Crimes in Palestine:


EU development commissioner Louis Michel calls Israeli blockade of Gaza as collective punishment, Libyan boat breaks the siege  

Israeli Occupation Forces and Settlers Injure, Assault, Tear Gas Palestinian and International Peace Activists  

Israeli Jewish extremists desecrate Islamic cemetery in East Jerusalem  

8 Israeli Soldiers, 2 Palestinian Fighters, 3 Civilians Injured in Gaza Attacks


November 22, 2008

Gaza's power plant will shut down in 30 hours if Israeli blockade not eased


Ban Ki-Moon regrets Israel did not heed his calls on Gaza crossings, John  Ging appeals for allowing entry of humanitarian assistance 

APEC leaders call for joint efforts to tackle financial crisis


US-Led Occupation of Afghanistan:

32 Afghanis, French Soldier Killed in War Attacks, According to November 21-22, 2008 News Reports  

US War in Pakistan:

5 People Killed in Pakistan in a US Missile Attack, Including 3 Children  

US-Backed Ethiopian Occupation of Somalia:

17 Somalis Killed in a Mogadishu Attack

US Occupation of Iraq:

5 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Iraqi-Turkish Oil Pipeline on Fire, According to November 22, 2008 News Reports


Israeli War Crimes in Palestine:


Ban Ki-Moon regrets Israel did not heed his calls on Gaza crossings, John  Ging appeals for allowing entry of humanitarian assistance  

European MPs send protest messages to Egypt for barring their entry into Gaza, Nobel laureate Mairead Maguire to UN: Suspend Israel's membership  

UN humanitarian chief, John Holmes, urges immediate action on Gaza Strip, bakeries turn to animal feed as human supplies run out  

UNRWA Head, Karen Abu Zayd: Gaza Strip Facing Catastrophe  

In Gaza, mud ovens and kerosene stoves replace electric and gas, due to the brutal Israeli siege

Hamas pledges to abide by truce if Israel does the same  

Illegal Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians in Hebron, Write Graffiti on Mosque Walls Insulting Muslims, Calling for Killing of Arabs  

Two 17-Year-Old Palestinian Bethlehem Girls in Israeli Detention Without Charges or Trial Since June 5, 2008  

November 21, 2008

Israeli War Crimes in Palestine:

Gaza Suffering Genocidal Israeli War Crimes, with Arab Governments Participation, World Silence  

Israeli Occupation Forces Injure 10 Demonstrators in Jenin, Dozens in Qalqila and Ni'ilin, Kidnap PLC Members, Transfers Scottish activist Andrew Muncie to Solitary Cell  

US Occupation of Iraq:

3 US Soldiers,11 Iraqis Killed, Including 4 Executed by Death Squads, According to November 21, 2008 News Reports

Thousands of Iraqis Protest Proposed US-Iraqi Security Pact in Baghdad  

Ethiopian Occupation of Somalia:

Piracy won't stop until the international community helps re-build Somalia as a state, UN out of touch resolutions solve nothing  

US:

Excited New York Brokers Surge Stocks 5% for Nominating New York Banker Timothy Geithner as Obama's Treasury Secretary

Hillary Clinton, Obama's US Secretary of State  

 Israelis Cheer Record Number of Jewish Legislators in the US, 13 Senators and 32 Representatives

Global warming will help Russian economy – US intelligence

November 20, 2008

Hu Jintao addresses Peruvian Congress, vows to establish comprehensive cooperative partnership with Latin America

Somali Pirates Finally Get World Attention, After Years of Neglect, Foreign Invasion, Occupation, and Disruption of their Society  

US:

Barack Obama Declared a Bedouin Arab by a Palestinian Tribe in Galilee

U.S. major indexes plunge to five year low on deep recession concerns  

S&P 500 index plunges below 11-year-low

Crude Oil Prices Drop Below $50 Per Barrel  

Muslim American News Briefs, November 20, 2008


US War in Iraq:

20 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Including 5 Executed by Death Squads, 9 Found in Mass Grave, According to November 20, 2008 News Reports

US-Iraqi Proposed Agreement in Violation of Both Iraqi and US Constitutions, Kept Secret by the Bush Administration So Far  

US-Assisted Israeli War on Palestine:

Israeli Occupation Forces Kill a Palestinian in Gaza, Kidnap 20 in the West Bank, Illegal Settlers Escalate Attacks  

Israeli War Criminals Tighten Siege of Gaza, Causing Extremely Severe Conditions and Civilian Suffering  

Three international activists Jailed by Israeli occupation government declare hunger strike, demanding hearing


US:

Texas grand jury indicts Cheney, Gonzales for organized criminal activity  

Georgia Makes List for Worst Power Plant Pollution, One of Dirty Dozen States in Mercury Pollution  

November 18, 2008

Polish Mercenary Politicians Make Fun of Obama's Skin Color! Believe it or Not!
 
Czechs rally in Prague to protest U.S. radar base  

US in recession, jobless to peak at 7.5%, Dollar mixed against major currencies

Merkel says Berlin to decide on help to carmaker Opel before Christmas  

US War in Afghanistan:

26 Afghanis Killed in War Attacks, According to November 18, 2008 News Reports  

US War in Iraq:


5 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, According to November 18, 2008 News Reports

 US Forces to Withdraw from Iraq by January 2011, According to Proposed Agreement


US-Assisted Israeli War on Palestine:

Israeli occupation tanks, bulldozers invade southern Gaza, clashes reported in the north  

Israeli Occupation Forces Kidnap 20 Palestinians from Refugee Camps, Towns, at Checkpoints  

Israeli occupation navy forces kidnap Scottish national and ten Palestinians at sea, warships surround two additional boats of international activists  

Norwegian Government Seeks to Increase Trade With the Racist State of Israel, Meeting With Companies Building Illegal Settlements


November 16, 2008

G-20 World Leaders Agree Steps to Tackle Financial Crisis  

Showdown looming in Congress of automaker rescue  

US War in Iraq:

24 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Including 15 in Jalawla, US-Iraqi Security  Agreement Condemned by Opposition Groups, According to November 16, 2008 News Reports  

US-Assisted Israeli War on Palestine:

4 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Air Strikes, Daily Killings Resumed After US Elections  

10 Palestinian Children, Kidnapped by Israeli Occupation Forces in East Jerusalem  

Gaza: Basic Food Supplies May Run Out Within Days  

Under siege, 70% of Gaza blacked out, Israelis turn away convoy carrying medicine  

US Muslims News:

Muslim American News Briefs, November 16, 2008

New Evidence Links Aish Ha Torah to Obsession, Horowitz Continues Hate Campaign Against Muslims in US Campuses


November 15, 2008

US Occupation of Afghanistan:


US missile strike kills 10 People in Pakistan, Government Warns that Attacks Violate International Law, Deepen Resentment Against the US 

 US Soldier, 2 British Soldiers, 19 Afghanis Killed in War Attacks, November 13, 2008

US Occupation of Iraq:

2 US Soldiers,16 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Helicopter Crashes, 7 Americans Killed in Fedex Crash, New Admission of Government Terror,   According to November 15, 2008 News Reports  

Blackwater smuggles offensive weapons to Iraq

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Israeli Occupation Forces Kill 2 Palestinians in Gaza, Injure 6 Demonstrators in Nablus and Ni'lin, Beat Peace Activists in Bethlehem

Gaza Running Out of Food, Fuel Supplies, UN and EU Calls on Israel to Allow Supplies to Avoid Humanitarian Catastrophe  

Israeli Occupation Government Builds Shopping Center, Conference Hall Next to Al-Aqsa Mosque

Palestinians mark obstructed Independence Day, 20 years since declaration

12-Year-Old Palestinian Child, Muhammed Al-Khawajah, Speaks of his Kidnapping and Mistreatment By Israeli Occupation Soldiers


November 12, 2008

US Occupation of Iraq:

4 US Soldiers Killed by an Iraqi Soldier, 14 Iraqis Killed in Two Bombings, Government Admit Funding Murderous Sectarian Militias, According to November 12, 2008 News Reports  

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:


Israeli occupation forces kill four Palestinian fighters in Gaza incursion

Israeli Daily Brutality in the Wall-Strangled Al-Khader Village


Muslim American News Briefs, November 12, 2008

November 11, 2008

Obama wants trials of Guantanamo detainees on U.S. soil, visits Bush at White House

US calls on Russia to resume missile defence talks  

US Occupation of Afghanistan:


US New York Times Journalist Kidnapped Near Afghan Capital

US Occupation of Iraq:


5 Iraqis Killed, Scores Injured, in War Attacks, According to November 11, 2008 News Reports


Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Israeli Occupation Forces Invade Jenin, Nablus, Hebron, Kidnap 10 Palestinian Civilians


No Food, No Fuel Supplies, No Journalists Allowed to Besieged Gaza, Israeli Occupation Government Decides

Money Launderer, Russian Jewish Businessman, Arkady Gaydamak, Running for Mayor of Occupied Jerusalem !!!

November 10, 2008


G-20 summit agrees to strengthen institutions, co-op to face financial crisis, China's 4 trillion yuan stimulus to boost economy, domestic demand  

US Occupation of Afghanistan:

14 Afghani Civilians Killed by US Forces, 2 Spanish-NATO Occupation Soldiers Killed in a Suicide Attack  


US Occupation of Iraq:


50 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks All Over Iraq, 4 Attacks on US Forces, According to November 10, 2008 News Reports  

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:


Israeli Occupation Forces Kidnap 24 Palestinians, Invade Jenin, Tulkarem, Qalqilia, Ramallah, Bethlehem

Blackouts expected as Israel closes Gaza borders for sixth day, EU MPs see victims of the brutal siege

Israeli soldier beats Palestinian laborers with rock, three in hospital with multiple fractures

Russian Mufti joins Hebron sit in, sends encouragement to Palestine from Russia


November 7, 2008

Letter of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to US President-Elect, Barack Hussain Obama

7 Somalis, 3 Ethiopians Killed in Escalating Fighting in Mogadishu

US Soldier, 5 Iraqis Killed, Romanians and Bulgarians Withdraw by End of 2008, British Occupation Forces Follow by June 2009, According to November 7, 2008 News Reports

Israeli occupation soldiers film themselves humiliating a bound Palestinian man

Student detained after refusing to shake hands with Israeli President, murderer of children

Student detained after refusing to shake hands with Israeli President, murderer of children

Grow gills! Earth will sink by 2030


November 6, 2008

Dow Jones Loses 4.8%, Crude Oil Prices Decline to $60 Per Barrel, on Recession Concerns

Obama's White House Chief of Staff, Rahm Israel Emanuel, Served in the  Israeli Army

President Barack Hussain Obama Photos November 4, 2008  

Russia:

Medvedev's address reflect Putin's policies

11 killed in minibus blast in Russia's North Caucasus  

US Occupation of Iraq:

11 Iraqis Killed, Including 5 Executed by Death Squads, According to November 6, 2008 News Reports  

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Israeli Occupation Forces Kill a Palestinian in Gaza, Kidnap 8 in the West Bank, Fire at European and American Volunteer Olive Harvesters

18 Jerusalemites wounded, 17 detained during Israeli demolition of buildings

Palestinians protest construction of Israeli museum over Islamic cemetery in Jerusalem


November 5, 2008

Results of of November 4, 2008 Presidential and Congressional Elections

US Occupation of Afghanistan:

40 Afghan civilians killed as US air strike hits wedding party, victims including 10 women, 23 children  

US Occupation of Iraq:

US Soldier, 11 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, According to November 5, 2008 News Reports  


Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Israeli Occupation Terrorist Forces Invade Gaza Strip, Killing 7 Palestinians, Kidnapping 7 Family Members Including 3 Women  

12 Palestinian Civilians Injured, 15 Detained as Israeli Occupation Terrorist Forces Demolish 4 Jerusalem Houses

 Hamas Says Israeli Aggression is Military Escalation, Puts Truce on the Line

Israeli occupation government builds the biggest domed synagogue in Jerusalem to obscure landscape of Al-Aqsa Mosque


November 4, 2008

Americans making historic elections, economy top issue

EU finance ministers agree on plan to reform global financial system

Crude oil futures surge above $70 per barrel, on weak dollar and production cut

US Occupation of Iraq:

US Soldier, 21 Iraqis Killed in War attacks, Including 2 Executed by Death Squads in Mosul, According to November 4, 2008 News Reports  

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:


Illegal Israeli Settlers Attack and Injure Palestinians, Restrain EU Deputy Parliament President Luisa Morgantini, Settler Police Harass Ahmed Qurei  

Israeli Occupation Forces Raid Bethlehem, Jenin, Tulkarem, Terrorizing Residents, Kidnap 8 Palestinian Civilians  

Israeli prosecutor acquits army officer who shot a handcuffed, blindfolded young Palestinian peace activist in Bil'in


November 3, 2008

Barak Obama in Ohio, One Day Before Elections

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Five Palestinians, including two children, wounded in an Israeli Occupation Forces incursion in Al-Fara'a refugee camp

Palestinians Mark 91st Anniversary of the Evil Balfour Declaration

Jerusalem researcher, Ibrahim Al-Fani, uncovers Israeli plans to build temple over Al-Aqsa Mosque



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