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August 30, 2009

18 Pakistani Policemen Killed in Suicide Bombing in Mingora, Swat Valley, August 30, 2009  

Obama Could Drop Bush-Planned Missile Sites in East Europe, Ahead of Meeting Medvedev  

Fighting Alcoholism in Russia Absolutely Impossible, Says Medvedev  

Israeli Occupation Forces Invade Bil'in, Kidnap Two Palestinian Civilians, Attack Peace Activists with Tear Gas in Bil'in, Drop Missile on Palestinian Fighters in Gaza  

100 types of medicine out of stock as a result of the Israeli siege of Gaza  

Gaza Refugee Committees Criticize UN Curriculum, Call for Removing the Holocaust Program and Replace it with the Palestinian Nakba

August 29, 2009

Empire Wars:

15 Iraqis Killed, 37 Injured, in Two Blasts Targeting Police and Market in Mosul and Al-Shurqat, August 29, 2009  


18 Alleged Taliban Fighters Killed by Pakistani Army, August 29, 2009  

US Soldier Killed, CBS Journalist Wounded in Roadside Bomb Attack in Afghanistan, August 29, 2009  

Yemeni Military Operations Continue in Sa'ada Against Houthi Rebels  

Ethiopian troops cross Somali border, chase Somali rebels out of town  

Colombia Defends its Military Agreement with US During UNASUR Summit  

US:

Tens of Thousands Pay Tribute to Late US Senator Kennedy, Funeral Arrangements  

US Shuttle Discovery Lifts off After Two Delays  

Israeli Defiance to the World:

Israeli Occupation Forces Shell Civilian Homes in Gaza, Injure 3 Palestinians, Kidnap 7 in the West Bank  

Hamas Warns of Dividing, Internationalizing Al-Aqsa Mosque, More Illegal Israeli Settlement Activities in Occupied East Jerusalem  

Archbishop Tutu: Palestinians Paying the Price of the European Holocaust

August 28, 2009

Empire Wars:

2 US Solders, 3 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, August 28, 2009
 

21 Pakistani Soldiers Killed in Suicide Bombing, 17 Pakistanis Killed in US Air Strikes and Army Raid, August 27, 2009  

Chavez Rules Out Russian Military Bases in Venezuela  

98 Palestinian Refugees from Iraq Arrive in Slovakia in their Way to Other Countries  

Russian president proposes Islamic channel to counter "extremism"  

World Capitulation to Israeli Defiance:

US Drops Demands for East Jerusalem Settlement Freeze, Egypt Objects  


Jimmy Carter and his WifeFast in Solidarity with People of Gaza Under Siege  

Palestinian Fisherman Killed by Israeli Navy, 3 Killed in a Collapsed Tunnel, Israeli Occupation Forces Attack Civilians in Hebron, Peace Activists in Ni'lin, Bil'in  

170,000 Attend Prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque on the First Friday of Ramadan

August 26, 2009

Empire Wars:

2 US Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan, Taliban Denies Involvement and Condemns Kandahar Car Bomb Blasts, August 26, 2009  

Afghani War Extension: 18 Pakistani Taliban Fighters Killed, 13 Arrested in NW Province, August 26, 2009  

Iranian Jundullah rebel leader, Abdul Hamid Rigi, Claims US Role in Terror Plots Inside Iran  

10-Year US Budget Deficit $9 Trillion  

Energy Wars:

Medvedev Visits Mongolia Signs Agreements to Exploit Uranium and Coal Mines, Modernize Railways  

New Gas Pipeline for South Ossetia Costs $476 Million, Putin Affirms Russian Supporting for Former Georgian Republics  

World Capitulation to Israeli Defiance:

Israeli occupation soldiers shoot Palestinian man in Hebron  

Netanyahu, Mitchell end meeting in London without agreement on illegal Israeli settlements in Palestinian lands  

Two Palestinian Old City Jerusalem Families Forced by Israelis to Demolish Own Homes  

Carter, Tutu among global Elders promoting peace in Israel, West Bank, while neglecting humanitarian crisis in Gaza  

US military experts provide Egypt with high-tech equipment to uncover border tunnels, tighten the Israeli siege on Gaza  

August 25, 2009

4 US Soldiers, 41 Afghanis Killed, 66 Injured in War Attacks, August 25, 2009  

Three brothers killed, eight wounded in Israeli shelling of Rafah border area  

In new defiance to the world, Netanyahu says he would not halt the construction of illegal settlements in occupied Palestinian East Jerusalem  

Israeli Special Military Courts to Try Kidnapped Palestinian Children  

August 24, 2009

Prosecutor John Durham to Investigate CIA Interrogation Tactics  

3 NATO Soldiers Killed in Southern Afghanistan, US Commanders Call for More Troops  

US Soldier, 15 Iraqis Killed, 21 Injured in Two Explosions in Wassit  

Farwana and Aftonbladet Confirm News Story About Israeli Soldiers Harvesting Body Organs from Palestinians After Killing them  

Israeli occupation forces kill a Palestinian man in Gaza, injure another, kidnap 14 in Jenin  

Israeli Jewish Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque in a New Provocation for Muslims in Ramadan  

Fawzia Sidqi Jaber, Who Was Evicted of her Jerusalem House, Asks Turkish Government to Publish Title Deeds of Palestinian Lands  

Electricity crisis in Gaza intensifies during Ramadan, as a result of the Israeli siege  

August 22, 2009

President Barack Obama's Message to Muslims at the Beginning of the Month of Ramadan

Wall Street Rallies, Dollar Rises on Bernanke's Comments that US Economy is Emerging from Recession  

August 21, 2009

30 Afghanis Killed in 73 Taliban Attacks During the Voting Day, Leading to Low Voter Turnout, August 21, 2009  

12 Pakistanis Killed in US Air Strike on North Waziristan, August 21, 2009  

Sweden Summons its Ambassador to Israel, After the Article about Killing Palestinians for their Organs by Israeli Occupation Soldiers  

Facts on the ground prove Swedish report correct about Israeli soldiers killing Palestinians for their organs, says Farwana  

Germany demands Israeli government to stop its illegal settlement activities  

Al-Hindi Rejects the US-Brokered Two-State Solution Because it Gives Israelis 80% of Palestine, Compromises Rights of Refugees  

International Women's delegation on East Jerusalem evictions: Military aid to Israel and investment should be suspended  

Israeli occupation forces attack peace activists in Ni'lin, Bil'in, and Beit Ummar  

Bethlehem deportees: Hunger strike against Italy, not the PA

August 19, 2009

108 Iraqis Killed in Attacks, Including 95 Killed and 563 Injured in Explosions Targeting Government Ministries, August 19, 2009  

6 US Soldiers, 14 Afghanis Killed in War Attacks, August 19, 2009  

Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, vows more resources to assert Arctic sovereignty  

Assad arrives in Tehran, Ahmadinejad says the West needs Iran and  Syria's help  

Israeli cabinet member Moshe Ya'alon says, "We are not afraid of the US," in defiance regarding illegal settlements  

US slams Israeli restrictions on Arab-American travelers  

Swedish newspaper: Israeli occupation soldiers harvested Palestinians' organs  

Crude oil prices jump nearly 5%, to $72 per barrel, on unexpected big supply drop  

August 18, 2009

2 US Soldiers,12 Afghanis Killed, 50 Injured in War Attacks, August 18, 2009  

Missing Russian Vessel, Arctic Sea, Hijacked, Crew Rescued  

British ME Minister, Ivan Lewis, Tours the illegal Israeli Land-Grab, Apartheid Wall in Qalqiliya  

US Christian Zionist Mike Huckabee, Jewish Zionist Irving Moskowitz Involved in Illegal Israeli Settlement Activities in Occupied Palestinian Lands  

Israeli Defiance to US & World:


Zionist scheme to settle Jewish families illegally in occupied Palestinian East Jerusalem  

Israeli occupation forces kidnap four Palestinians in Hebron raid  

Four Israeli ministers tour Palestinian areas in support for illegal Israeli settlement outposts  

Arab States Deny Entry to Palestinians Persecuted in Iraq, European and American States Take them!  

UNRWA calls for $181 million, an urgent aid to Gaza  

Turkish writer Ahmet Varol publishes biggest Aqsa Mosque slide show on the internet  

August 17, 2009


At least 12 die in suicide blast in Russia's Ingushetia  

Mubarak says Arab states won't normalize ties with Israel until peace deal signed

Israeli occupation forces kidnap 6 Palestinians, illegal Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque, annex more Palestinian lands in Qaryut  

Illegal Israeli Settlers Rapidly Increasing Illegal Settlement Outposts in the West Bank

Columbian Soldier Killed,  Egyptian Policeman Shot by Israeli Soldiers in Sinai

August 15, 2009

7 People Killed, 100 Injured in a Taliban Suicide Bombing Targeting NATO Headquarters in Kabul, 13 Afghanis Killed in Air Strike, August 15, 2009  

22 Palestinians Killed in Clashes Between Hamas Security Forces and Jund Ansar Allah Members  

Obama sells health care plan in US West, criticizes 'scare tactics'  

Missing Russian Ship, Arctic Sea, Briefly Appears on Radar, Tracked Off France  

Palestinian American Fatima Shama Appointed by Bloomberg as Head of NYC Immigration Office  

Israeli Defiance to US & World:


Obama Couldn't Force Israelis to Freeze Illegal Settlement Activities, Says Hamas Official Rezqa  

Israeli Apartheid Government issues New Visa Stamps, Restricting Travel Within the Palestinian Territories  

Peace Now Organizes Anti-Settlement Protest Sunday, Israeli Occupation Forces Attack International Peace Activists in Wad Abul Rish  

Jewish Academic, Uri Davis, Among New Fat'h Revolutionary Council Winners  

List of the Newly Elected 81 Members of Fat'h Revolutionary Council

August 14, 2009

2 US Soldiers, 3 British Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan War Attacks, Kabul Airport Rocketed, August 13, 2009  

Two police officers killed, one injured in Russia's Dagestan, Council of Europe condemns Abkhazia blast  

Ousted Honduran President, Manuel Zelaya, Says Not to Return Home Now  

Rio Tinto arrest exposes multinationals' lack of legal responsibility  

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Kidnap 15 Palestinian Civilians, Attack Peace Activists, Including Israeli MP Dove Hannen, With Tear Gas and Rubber-Coated Bullets  

Libyan ambassador, Ibrahim Al-Dabashi, Criticizes Ban Ki Moon for Ignoring Suffering of Palestinian Women in Israeli Occupation Jails  

A Song for Gaza By Murat Solmaz  

Israeli Soldiers Killed Gaza Women, Children Waving White Flags, HRW Report  

August 13, 2009

17 Afghanis Killed in War Attacks, Including a Police Chief, August 13, 2009  

20 Iraqis Killed, 35 Wounded in Sinjar Suicide Bombing, August 13, 2009  

France Posts 3 % Growth Gross Domestic Product, Exiting Recession, According to INSEE  

AIPAC-Sponsored, Israel-Firster Steny Hoyer Breaks Ranks With President Obama on Illegal Israeli Settlements  

US Republican Congressional Delegation Calls for a Halt in Illegal Israeli Settlement Activities in Palestinian Lands  

Israeli Defiance to US & World:


Israeli Occupation Forces Raid Wallajah, Beit Dajan, Barta'a, Hebron, Kidnap 7 Palestinians, Continue Attacks on Gaza Fishing Boats  

Construction Ongoing in the Illegal Israeli Settlement of Kochav Yaakov,  North of Jerusalem  

Jerusalem Municipality of Israeli Occupation Government Hands-Over a Number of Demolition Orders to Palestinian Families  

Livni: Hundreds of thousands of Israelis want to leave the country  

Qaddoumi and Qurei'a Reject Fat'h Election Results, Sha'ath Calls for Party Unity  

US Military Delegation Visits Syria, Talks Include Relations with Iraq and Israel

August 11, 2009

3 US Soldiers, Polish Soldiers, 30 Afghanis Killed in War Attacks, August 11, 2009  

22 Iraqis, 2 Foreigners Killed, Scores Injured in Attacks, August 10-11, 2009

Israeli occupation forces kidnap eight Palestinians in West Bank, shell areas in Gaza  

North American leaders say have agreed to cooperate on environment, trade, immigration  

Israeli Defiance to US & World:

Israeli occupation forces kidnap eight Palestinians in West Bank, shell areas in Gaza  

Canadian opposition MPs tour Palestine ahead of rumored fall election  

PCHR condemns Israeli humiliating crimes at checkpoints  

Zionist Racism: No Arabic or Arabic music allowed in Israeli swimming pool  

Fat'h elects new central committee, President Abbas to lead the party

August 8, 2009

US Unemployment Rate Falls, Taking Oil and Gold Prices Down with it  

58 Iraqis Killed, 306 Injured in 9 Attacks within 48 Hours, Correction, August 7, 2009  

Hugo Chavez Fights Back Saying Zionist Avigdor Lieberman Is a Mafia Boss  

Scores of Palestinian, Israeli, International Peace Activists Injured by Israeli Occupation Soldiers in Bil'in and Ni'lin for Protesting the Illegal Israeli Land-Grab, Apartheid Wall

Illegal Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinian Families in East Jerusalem After Usurping Two Homes in Shaikh Jarrah  

Abbas Re-Elected as Fat'h Chief  

Jewish Fat'h delegate, Uri Davis, nominated to Revolutionary Council  

Britain intends to reconsider exports of naval spare parts to the Israeli occupation government  

Delegation of SPSD stranded at the Egyptian side of Rafah  

August 7, 2009

Four US Soldiers, 3 British Soldiers, 10 Afghanis Killed in Southern Afghanistan War Attacks, August 7, 2009  

Aide says Pakistani Taliban leader Mehsud is dead by a US missile strike  

35 Iraqis Killed, 128 Injured in 9 Attacks within 48 Hours, August 7, 2009  

Turkey, Russia sign deal on South Stream pipeline  

US Senate Confirms Sonia Sotomayor as First Hispanic Woman Supreme Court Justice  

Israeli Defiance to US & World:

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Install Earthmounds to Prevent Movement of Hebron Civilians, Kidnap Teenager in Nablus  


Backed by their occupation army, illegal Israeli settlers bid for expansion in three locations  

Extremist Israeli right-wingers place temple replica facing Al-Aqsa mosque  

Oxfam Boots 'Sex and the City' Star, Kristin Davis, Over Link with Ahava Dead Sea Laboratories Based on an Illegal Israeli Settlement  

August 6, 2009

US Soldier, 31 Afghanis Killed in War Attacks, August 6, 2009  

Russia to increase border troops deployed in Abkhazia, South Ossetia  

Drop in US jobless claims buoy recovery hopes  

Twitter site knocked down in hack attack     

Israeli Defiance to US & World:

US Envoy George Mitchell asks Israelis for one-year freeze on illegal settlement activities on Palestinian lands  

Orders to Demolish 13 More Palestinian Homes in Jerusalem, Families Asked by Court to Prove Evacuation by Israeli Police  

Ahmed Al-Tibi says Lieberman is corrupt, stands by his statements against illegal Israeli settlements  

Gaza power plant shuts down generator for lack of fuel due to Israeli siege  

Israeli Navy kidnaps two Palestinian fishermen in Gaza

August 4, 2009

12 Taliban Rockets Hit Kabul Embassy Area, 6 Afghanis Killed in a Suicide Attack, August 4, 2009  

Bill Clinton Meets with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il, Photos Released  

3 US Nationals Detained in Iran for Illegal Border-Crossing  

Crude Oil Price Jumps to $71.58 Per Barrel, on Weak Dollar, Improving Manufacturing Data  

Dual US-Israeli Citizen, Marvin Berkowitz, Indicted with 5 Israelis on Money Laundering, Fraud, and Forgery

Israeli Defiance to US & World:


Hillary Clinton Calls Israel's Eviction of Jerusalem Families Regrettable, Fayyad Warns of Less Chances for Renewed Peace Talks


Speaker of Israeli Parliament, Reuven Rivlin, Says Creation of Israel Caused Suffering and Trauma to Palestinians, Acknowledges Jewish Racism and Arrogance

Israeli Occupation Forces Kidnap 13 Palestinians, Bulldoze  Electricity Poles in Al-Tuwani, Farmland in Beit Lahiya

Israeli Occupation Forces Kidnap Palestinian Children in Al-Khalil

Israeli Settler Government Annexes the Palestinian Village of Beit Iksa, Near Jerusalem

Fat'h Convenes General Conference in Bethlehem, Abbas Says  Struggle Compelled World to Hear Palestine's Voice

Fat'h in the Arabian Gulf Declares Boycotting Bethlehem Conference, Pledges Allegiance to Farouq Al-Qaddoumi

August 3, 2009

6 US Soldiers, 3 NATO Soldiers, 12 Afghanis Killed in War Attacks, August 3, 2009  

France and the UN Call for Talks Between NATO and Taliban Leadership  

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Inaugurated to a Second Term, Announces Continuation of Proactive Policy in International Arena  

Hamas holds mass weddings for visually impaired Palestinians in Gaza, Video  

Israeli Defiance to US & World:

US, UN, PLO Condemn the Israeli Occupation Government for Evicting Palestinian Families from their Jerusalem Homes  

Two Palestinian Families in East Jerusalem Forcibly Evicted from their Houses, Dispossessed by Israeli Settlers  

Israeli occupation soldiers attack Bil'in village and kidnap eight civilians, kidnap 14 more in the West Bank, burn agricultural lands in northern Gaza  

Israeli Settlers Attempt to Kill Palestinian in Hebron, Install an Illegal Outpost, Plan a City Threatening Palestinian Arab Resident of Galilee  

Israeli Police recommends indicting foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, on bribery, fraud, breach of trust and money laundering  

Israel admits use of white phosphorus in Gaza, Hamas demands expediting Israeli war criminals for trial  

 


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