Life after Syria

24 pictures of Hama

2009-04-12T01:11:00.000-07:00

Just found this trove of pictures in my archives and never published them.So here they arehttp://album.syrie.be/Hama

Story of my banishment

2008-04-26T22:31:00.000-07:00

I had written all the details of my ban on my French speaking blog but Rime Allaf suggested I write the story in English. She wrote an introduction which you will find hereHere is my report :"Six months ago, on October 27, 2007, in the bleak hours of the morning I was about to board a flight to Brussels at the Damascus international airport. I was leaving for a holiday, or so I thought.I had

The Israeli Project Has Failed in Lebanon

2008-04-26T22:02:00.000-07:00

This will be my last post for a whileFrom CounterPunchApril 25, 2008Why the Bush Administration Wants to Negotiate Now with HezbollahBy FRANKLIN LAMBNote: This is the second installment in Franklin Lamb’s extraordinary three-part series, which we are publishing across Thursday, Friday and the weekend. Editors. "These fools do not learn from their past mistakes. When they withdrew from Lebanon,

Syria nuke charge backlash

2008-04-26T14:42:00.000-07:00

A very interesting videoFormer U.N. weapons expert David Kay talks about allegations Syria built a nuclear reactor.Source: CNNAdded On April 26, 2008

Syria scoffs at U.S. nuclear claims, says CIA fabricated photos

2008-04-26T01:31:00.000-07:00

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria is scoffing at U.S. claims it was building a nuclear reactor at a site attacked by Israel warplanes seven months ago.Syria's ambassador to the United States said Friday the CIA fabricated pictures allegedly taken inside the secret reactor.Ambassador Imad Mostapha also predicted that in the coming weeks the U.S. story about the site will "implode from within."He said the

Obama

2008-04-25T13:19:00.000-07:00

I don't think any of the candidates is very desirable but he is probably the lesser evil.Source

Occupied minds

2008-04-23T12:43:00.000-07:00

The above is only the blurb."Occupied Minds is the story of two journalists, Jamal Dajani, a Palestinian-American, and David Michaelis, an Israeli citizen, who journey to Jerusalem, their mutual birthplace, to explore new solutions and offer unique insights into the divisive Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The film takes viewers on an emotional and intensely personal odyssey through the streets of

If Americans Knew What Israel Is Doing! VIDEO WAS CENSORED!

2008-04-21T12:47:00.000-07:00

"It is the goal of If Americans Knew to provide full and accurate information on this critical issue, and on our power -- and duty -- to bring a resolution." - IfAmericansKnew.orgThe Israeli government's Foreign Ministry is involved in efforts to influence public opinion on the Internet. Israel's Foreign Ministry orders Internet propagandists, so called "trainee diplomats," to skew online polls

A pro-Israel group's plan to rewrite history on Wikipedia

2008-04-21T09:43:00.000-07:00

EI exclusive: a pro-Israel group's plan to rewrite history on WikipediaReport, The Electronic Intifada, 21 April 2008A pro-Israel pressure group is orchestrating a secret, long-term campaign to infiltrate the popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia to rewrite Palestinian history, pass off crude propaganda as fact, and take over Wikipedia administrative structures to ensure these changes go either

Not so cool facts about Israel

2008-04-21T04:55:00.001-07:00

"NOT So Cool Facts About IsraelThis is in response to a propaganda video I have seen called "Cool Facts About Israel", which is nothing but a bunch of B.S. Here are the real facts about the Zionist terror state. The truth they don't want you to see. (NOTE: This video has been changed slightly from the original version.)A person filed a copyright violation against all people showing the original

Jimmy in Damascus

2008-04-19T23:03:00.000-07:00

This video was referred by Josh Landis at syriacommentSource

Jewish settlers flood Palestinian neighbours with sewage

2008-04-19T15:21:00.001-07:00

Beitar Illit settlers release sewage on Palestinian Wadi Fuqeen village farmlandsBy Redress Information & Analysis19 April 2008The authorities in the illegal Jewish settlement of Beitar Illit, which is built on stolen Palestinian land, regularly open their sewage tanks on to the farmlands of the Palestinian village of Wadi Fuqeen, ruining crops, contaminating the water table and posing a serious

Iran training media for Israel-Syria war

2008-04-19T08:19:00.001-07:00

Written by The Media Line News Agency StaffPublished Thursday, April 17, 2008 The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting Corporation (IRIB) has begun a training course for war journalists, who will be sent to Syria and Lebanon in case these countries engage in war with Israel, the Iranian news agency 'A'sr Iran reported. The course, titled "Training Reporters in Crisis," will be taken by 20 radio

Mr Carter shunned by Israel, Hamas'hero

2008-04-18T08:13:00.000-07:00

Watch videoFormer President Carter meets with Hamas and outrages Israeli officials.

Chilling footage

2008-04-17T16:35:00.000-07:00

Settler curses Fida' Abu 'Ayesha in the Tel Rumeida neighborhood of Hebron. Filmed by Fida' Abu 'Ayesha, 14, Shooting Back project, 4 July 2006.From B'Tselem (Israeli information center for human rights in the occupied territories)"Shooting Back"A year ago, B'Tselem launched "Shooting Back", a grassroots video advocacy project. "We provide video cameras to Palestinians who live in high-conflict

From Al Jazeera

2008-04-17T09:45:00.000-07:00

Al Jazeera's Jacky Rowland reports from Gaza where a Reuters cameraman, Fadl Shanaa, was killed by Israeli troops.Shanaa was covering the most recent of clashes that resulted in 17 other Palestinian deaths. Ehud Olmert, Israel's prime minister, said that Hamas was "responsible" for the violence.Did the soldier aim at him deliberately ? You bet he did !

Gaza: The Holocaust Continues

2008-04-17T08:40:00.000-07:00

By One "Democratic" State Group 17 April, 2008 Countercurrents.org The latest Israeli war crimes in the besieged Gaza Strip have resulted in the brutal killings of 21 Palestinians, including 6 children, within the last 12 hours. More than 40 have been injured.Fadel Shanaa, a Reuters

Carter: Arafat fought for a just cause

2008-04-16T05:39:00.000-07:00

Carter, my man.Compare this with Blair who hardly bowed his headWed, 16 Apr 2008 05:15:41 Carter lays a wreath at Arafat's grave Former US

Even Reagan ...

2008-04-16T04:02:00.000-07:00

Beneath the photo from the REAGAN DIARIES is an actual quote that Reagan wrote about George "W" in his diaries, recently edited by author Doug Brinkley and published by Harper Collins: "A moment I've been dreading. George brought his n'er-do-well son around this morning and asked me to find the kid a job. Not the political one who lives in Florida; the one who hangs around here all the time

The London Palestine Film Festival 2008

2008-04-14T14:50:00.000-07:00

18th April - 1st MayWeek one at the Barbican and week two at SOASThe Palestine Film Foundation (PFF) programmes and runs the annual London Palestine Film Festival. This two-week Festival is the largest event of its kind in the world, showcasing over 35 films dealing with the subject of Palestine each year. Art, fiction, documentary, and experimental work by artists from across the world are

History brings tourists to Syria

2008-04-14T14:29:00.000-07:00

Syria's archaeological riches are one of its main attractions Syria is enjoying a boom in foreign tourism, its government has said, with visitors attracted by its stability as well as the richness of its history. Visitor numbers rose 23% in the first quarter of the year, the state-owned news agency Sana

SYRIA: New draft law targets sex traffickers

2008-04-13T12:55:00.000-07:00

Photo: Haretha Yousuf/IRIN Clients throw paper money at an Iraqi prostitute in a bar outside Damascus. Syria is working on a new law to target trafficking, which agencies say includes bringing girls from Iraq to SyriaDAMASCUS, 17 March 2008 (IRIN) - In 2003 Hiba (not her real name), then aged 11, was forced to marry her cousin. The following

The Al-Arian case

2008-04-13T09:31:00.000-07:00

I watched the movie advertised in the previous post."Documentary USA vs. Al-Arian"The Sami Al-Arian case is really an attempt at intimidation. Making people scared of speaking up for Palestine in the US.Bless the jury and damn the judge who perverted the justice system.You can help by signing the petition and writing to the judge.

USA's war on "terror" : Free Sami al-Arian

2008-04-12T06:35:00.000-07:00

"Documentary USA vs. Al-Arian" This revealing documentary presents a close portrait of an Arab-American family facing terrorism charges leveled by the U.S. government.In February 2003, the FBI arrested university professor and political activist Sami Al-Arian in Tampa, Florida. Charged with supporting terrorism, he was placed in solitary confinement for 2 1/2 years before he received a

MIR: Egypt - The War of Bread

2008-04-12T01:39:00.000-07:00

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