June 30, 2008

Oil Behind Wars:

US advised Iraq on oil deals with Five Western Companies

EPA Urged to Reduce US Ethanol Mandate

Moro group, Suara Bangsamoro, opposes Sulu oil exploration

US Occupation of Iraq:

11 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, According to June 30, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Aggression Outside Palestine:

Missing Israeli pilot confirmed dead by Hizbullah, prisoner exchange close

Blocking Chances of Peace with Syrians and Palestinians, Israeli Parliament Conditions Withdrawals to Referendum, Two-Third Votes

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

3 Palestinians Injured, 8 Kidnapped in the West Bank by Israeli Occupation Forces on June 30, 2008

Prize Winner Palestinian Journalist, Muhammed Omer's Hair-Raising Encounter with Israeli Shin Beth Agents

Hamas lawmaker Faraj Al-Ghoul says extending Abbas' term beyond January 5, 2009 is illegal

Israeli doctors torture Palestinian detainees during interrogation, a PHR report

Ma'an signs contract with Dutch and Danish governments, Voices of Iraq assisted by Reuters

June 29, 2008

Mugabe wins victory in Zimbabwean presidential run-off, NATO governments & media furious

Condoleezza Rice Visits Quake-Hit China Region of Sichuan

US Occupation of Iraq:

11 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, 50 Bodies of Iraqis Executed by Death Squads Found in Samarra, Statue of Abu Ja'afar Al-Mansoor Restored, According to June 29, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Israeli occupation forces kill Palestinian teenager, Muhammed Daraghmah, in the northern West Bank city of Tubas

US to Veto UN Security Council Demanding Halt to Israeli Theft of Palestinian Lands, Called Settlement Expansion

Israeli occupation troops repress anti-Apartheid Wall demonstration in Ni'lin, injuring 13

Israeli aggression against Gazan farmers continues despite truce

New law designed to deny Palestinians seeking compensation for damages caused by Israeli occupation forces

June 28, 2008

As the World Celebrates 90th Birthday of Freedom Symbol on Planet Earth, Nelson Mandela, AIPAC-Controlled US Congress Finally Removes him from Terrorist List !

Oil Prices Hike: Is Speculation All to Blame? By Yang Lei

US Occupation of Iraq:

Azerbaijani Soldier, 14 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, According to June 28, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Ex-Dutch premier, Andreas Agt, accuses Israeli Occupation Forces of being a terrorist organization

Former Israeli Defense Minister, Benjamin Ben Eliezer, Sued in Spain With Crimes Against Humanity for Dropping One-Ton Bomb on Palestinian Civilians in 2002

Palestinian Organization Launches Campaign to Sue British Government for Crimes it Committed Against the Palestinian People Between 1917 and 1948

US Congress approves $170 million increase in Israel's security aid to $2.55 billion in 2008, to face Iran and maintain occupation of Palestine

Israeli occupation forces disrupt funeral of teenager Muhammed Al-'Alami, killed on Friday in Beit Ummar, injure mourners

70% of Gaza families under poverty line due to the Israeli siege

200 Palestinians Stranded in Egypt Appeal for Allowing them to Cross Border to Rafah

June 27, 2008

Nations in six-party talks welcome North Korean cooling tower demolition  

Russia, EU launch talks on new strategic relations, Medvedev meets Jansa

Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton Show Democratic Party Unity in Campaign in New Hampshire

Oil prices hit new record at $140, Wall Street tumbles on bad economic news, record oil prices

US Occupation of Iraq:

3 US Soldiers, 16 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, According to June 27, 2008 News Reports

US Soldier, 43 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Including 20 in Falloujah and 17 in Mosul Blasts, According to June 26, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Gaza Under Siege Again, After Israeli Violation of Ceasefire and Palestinian Retaliation

Israelis breached the truce 15 times in first week

More Israeli War Crimes: Israeli closure of Gaza border crossings causes renewed fuel shortage, says Jamal Al-Khudari

7 peace activists injured during protests against Israeli Land-Grab, Apartheid Wall in Al-Khader, Bil'in

Israeli occupation forces injure 21 protesters in anti-wall march in Ni'lin near Ramallah

Israeli occupation government approves exile for Palestinian political prisoners

June 25, 2008

US Occupation of Afghanistan:

3 NATO Soldiers, 103 Afghanis Killed in War Attacks, in June 23-25, 2008

US Occupation of Iraq:

3 US Soldiers, 21 Iraqis Killed, According to June 25, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Israeli Occupation Government Violates Truce by Closing Gaza Border Crossings, a Palestinian Farmer Injured by Israeli Occupation Forces east of Khan Younis

19 Palestinians Injured, 9 Kidnapped by Israeli Occupation Forces in the West Bank Cities of Tulkarem, Hebron, Villages of Na'alin, 'Attil, and Nour Shams Refugee Camp

World:

OPEC daily price sets new record of $131 per barrel

Chinese Vice President, Xi Jinping, Visits North Korea, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Yemen

June 24, 2008

OPEC President, Shakib Khalil, Sees No Easing of Oil Prices, EU-OPEC Say Secure Oil Demand Key to Spurring Oil Investment

US Occupation of Iraq:

4 US Soldiers, Personnel, Italian, 19 Iraqis Killed, Including 3 Family Members by US Forces, According to June 24, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Israeli occupation forces kill two Palestinians in the West Bank city of Nablus, Islamic Jihad retaliates with three projectiles at Sderot

Palestinian Child Injured, 5 Kidnapped During Israeli Occupation Forces Raids on West Bank Cities and Villages

Arab members of Israeli parliament Wasel Taha and Jamal Zahalka slam Tzipi Livni for her statement about Jewishness of the state

Supporters of the Israeli Occupation:

Angela Merkel Conditions $242 Million from Donors on No Reconciliation with Hamas until Recognition of Israeli Dispossession of the Palestinian People

Betraying French Resistance to NAZI occupation, Zionist Sarkozy Describes Palestinian Resistance as Terrorism

US Muslims:

Invasive Body Scans at US Airports, Muslim Group Reminds Passengers of their Right to Request an Alternative Measure

US Supreme Court Gives Guantanamo Bay Detainees the Right to Challenge their Detentions in Civilian Courts

June 23, 2008

Jeddah energy meeting calls for greater transparency in oil market deals

US Occupation of Afghanistan:

US-led Coalition Forces Kill 55 Afghanis Monday, Scores on Sunday

US Occupation of Iraq:

1-3 US Soldiers, 17 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, According to June 23, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Israeli Occupation Forces Seriously Injure Elderly Palestinian in Gaza, Kidnap Five Palestinians in Dair Abu Mesha'al, in the West Bank

Israeli army uproot 500-year-old olive grove in Beit Hanina near Jerusalem

Israeli Aggression:

Sarkozy says nuclear Iran unacceptable but no peace without resolution of Palestinian refugee plight

Olmert threatens to pull out of prisoner exchange deal because Hizbullah demands release of Palestinian prisoners

US Muslims:

US Supreme Court to Hear Challenge from Muslims Held after September 11

Flood Damages Historic American Mosque in St. Paul, MN, Help for Repairs

Obama Apologizes to Two Muslim Women Barred from Photo Op

June 22, 2008

21 Iraqis Killed, Attacks on US Forces with Casualties, According to June 22, 2008 Initial News Reports

Iranian Defense Minister warns of limitless response, Iran's Revolution Guards to Counter Any Israeli Attack

Iran, Russia to jointly produce passenger airplanes

6 Palestinians Kidnapped from Qurta and Zububa, 5 Injured during anti-Wall protest in Ni'ilin, Israeli occupation soldiers abuse detainees

June 21, 2008

Summit of Major Oil Producers and Consumers Meet in Jeddah to Discuss Oil Prices and the Role of Speculators

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping Visits Saudi Arabia, Meets King Abdullah, Crown Prince Sultan

Obama, Hillary to Campaign Together

US Occupation of Iraq:

US Soldier, 8 Iraqis Killed, Including 3 Family Members Executed by Death Squads, According to June 19, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Aggression:

Ehud Barak rules out full negotiations with Syria in 2008

Israeli military exercise to attack Iranian nuclear facilities, Larijani dismisses it as psychological warfare

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

The truce holds: Gaza enters third day of calm

Hamas rejects a multinational Arab force in the Gaza Strip

Haniya says Gaza siege will be fully lifted after 10 days of truce

In devastated towns near Khan Younis, some return home, others fear Gaza truce is fragile

Lawmaker Bassem Al-Za'arir says Israel is punishing Palestinians  for refusing to die

Massive amounts of tear gas fired at peaceful protesters in Bil'in, burning olive trees, Israeli occupation troops storm ambulance center in Beit Ummar

Palestinian groups launch campaign to stop expulsion of Palestinians from occupied Jerusalem

Residents of Palestinian Village of Arab Al-Ramadin Threatened with Expulsion from their Lands by Israeli Occupation Forces

UNRWA Commissioner-General, Karen Abu Zaid, Says the Israeli Siege Destroyed Life in Gaza

June 19, 2008

Latin America rejects new EU law on illegal immigrants, Venezuela threatens to suspend oil supply to Europe in protest

US Occupation of Iraq:

8 Iraqis Killed, 2 US Vehicle Destroyed with Casualties, According to June 19, 2008 News Reports

Lucrative Iraqi Oil Contracts to Exxon Mobil, Shell, Total, and BP, No Contracts for Chinese, Russian, and Indian Companies

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Palestinian fighter killed, two others injured in Israeli airstrike an hour before start of ceasefire

Israeli occupation forces kidnap six brothers and demolish two houses in Qalqilia, illegal Israeli settlers burn agricultural lands and close roads in Nablus

June 18, 2008

Islamic Movement in Jordan warns of "Jordanian Option" idea raised by McCain

China, US conclude 4th round of Strategic Economic Dialogue, sign 10-year energy, environment framework

US Occupation of Afghanistan:

6 NATO Soldiers, 25 Afghanis Killed in Fierce Fighting in Afghanistan

US Occupation of Iraq:

63 Iraqis Killed, 75 Injured in Al-Hurriyah District Explosion, According to June 18, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

3-Stage Israel-Hamas Truce to Begin Thursday, Expectations Low for Success of Ceasefire

Islamic Movement in Jordan warns of "Jordanian Option" idea raised by McCain

Situation in Occupied Palestinian Territories Remains Grave, Says UN HCHR Louise Arbor

Israeli occupation army kidnaps 8 Palestinian civilians from the West Bank

Extremist illegal Israeli settlers forcefully occupy two Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem

Israeli Government Blackmails Palestinian Female Political Prisoner, Noura Al-Hashlamoan, to Choose Between Deportation and Continued Imprisonment  

Israeli Occupation Forces Decides to Deport Palestinian Prisoner Suhaib Ulayan to Brazil

Israeli Occupation Forces Still Use Palestinian Civilians as Human Shields, Al-Mizan Report

Palestinian Female MP, Mariam Saleh, Kidnapped by Israelis for Two Years Denied Family Visits

June 17, 2008

US Occupation of Afghanistan:

30 Afghanis Killed on June 16 and 60 Killed on June 14, 2008 by NATO-Led Forces

US Occupation of Iraq:

3 US Soldiers, 22 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Including 4 Family Members Killed by US Forces in Mosul, According to June 17, 2008 News Reports

Bush secures Brown's backing in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Hamas-Israel Ceasefire in and Around Gaza Strip Starting Thursday, June 19, 2008

6 Palestinians Killed, Four Injured in 3 Israeli Air Strikes on Al-Qarara and Dair El-Balah

Israeli occupation forces invade Nablus, Beit Fourik, Jenin, kidnapping ten Palestinians

June 16, 2008

US Occupation of Iraq:

9 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, According to June 16, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

4 Palestinians Killed, 3 Injured by Israeli Occupation Forces in Gaza Strip, 4 Kidnapped in the West Bank

Swiss lawmaker, Daniel Vischer, says Europe's silence towards the Israeli siege of Gaza is shameful

World:

Anti-war demonstrators clash with police as Bush visits in London

Former White House Official, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Warns US Against Iran War

EU foreign ministers to discuss treaty impasse

Dollar falls against major currencies, crude oil prices hit new record high, $140 per barrel

June 15, 2008

Abdullah Tells Ban Ki-Moon Saudi Arabia Willing to Act to Bring Oil Prices Down

Chinese vice premier leaves for U.S. to attend strategic economic dialogue

Iran Discovers New Oilfield in Southwest, 2nd Iran Gas Forum Opens in Tehran

America's Image Remains Dim in Muslim World, Poll

June 14, 2008

Bronze Statue of Che Guevara Unveiled in Argentina in his 80th Birthday

US Occupation of Afghanistan:

Afghan police chief says 870 inmates escaped in Taliban prison assault

US Occupation of Iraq:

US Soldier, 13 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, According to June 14, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

10 Palestinian injured by Israeli occupation forces in Bethlehem, Two Israeli air strikes on Gaza, Beit Lahia Thursday casualties caused by internal explosion

635 Palestinians Killed by Israeli Occupation Forces in Gaza in One Year

June 13, 2008

Ireland rejects Lisbon Treaty, EU expresses regret

Future trend of oil prices lies in ambiguity, OPEC head stresses need for multilateral approach to energy crisis

Phoenix lander gets close-up look at Mars dirt, delivers 1st soil sample to microscope

US Occupation of Iraq:

2 US Soldiers, 19 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Including 2 Executed by Death Squads, According to June 13, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Haniya, Barak, Mofaz Speak About the Delayed Agreement on an Israeli-Palestinian Truce

Illegal Israeli Settlers Caught on Videotape Beating an Elderly Palestinian Woman, her Husband, and Son

Israel's decision of not allowing foodstuff into Gaza is a war crime, says European anti-siege committee

June 12, 2008

US Occupation of Afghanistan:

Dozens of Afghani Civilians Killed by US Forces in Paktika

US Occupation of Iraq:

10 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, US Casualties in Attacks on US Forces, According to Initial June 12, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

11 Palestinians Killed, Scores Injured by Israeli Occupation Forces in Gaza Strip, 5 Palestinians Kidnapped, Family Attacked by Illegal Settlers in the West Bank

Islamic and Christian Leaders Condemn Barak Obama's Reference to Jerusalem as the Undivided Capital of Israel

Israeli court sentences Al-Aqsa journalist, Muhammed Al-Halayka, to one year in jail

June 11, 2008

China to Continue its Constructive Role in Darfur, Said Hu Jintao to Ali Othman Taha

Oil prices jump to $136 on US inventory drop, China's oil imports up by double digits in first 5 months of 2008

US Occupation of Afghanistan:

US Air Strike Kills 11 Pakistani Soldiers on the Border with Afghanistan

US Occupation of Iraq:

US Soldier, 22 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Including 5 Executed by Death Squads, According to June 11, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

3 Palestinian Civilians, One Fighter Killed in Israeli Terrorist Invasion of Al-Qarara, air strikes on Jabalia, 33 Kidnapped in the West Bank

Israeli Occupation Government Demolishes Three Palestinian Houses in Occupied Jerusalem

June 10, 2008

Bush threatens Iran with new sanctions despite confirming peaceful nature of its nuclear program

EU, U.S. unable to make breakthrough on climate change

OPEC daily prices rise over $130 for first time

XTO Energy to buy Hunt Petroleum for $4.19 billion

US Occupation of Iraq:

24 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Including Shaikh Ali Al-Nida, 4 Executed by Death Squads, According to June 10, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

3 Palestinian Fighters Killed, 5 Civilians Injured in Israeli Shelling of East Gaza City, Announcement of Killing Israeli Female Soldier

Israelis start building a big settlement project near Al-Aqsa Mosque

Egypt to Review prices of gas exported to Israel

Israeli Human Rights Activists Move to Help Palestinians Regain Land Usurped by Illegal Israeli Settlers

Occupation of Palestine is a Millstone Around Israel's Neck, Report Says

June 9, 2008

Lust for Iranian Oil:

Oil Prices at $139 Per Barrel Due to Speculations, Fraying US-Saudi Ties, and Israeli Threats to Attack Iran

Shaul Mofaz Announcement Takes Israeli Lust for Iranian Oil to Highest Levels, Following Success in Iraq

US-Israel Vs. World:

Defending Israeli Occupation Abuses of the Palestinian People, Condy Rice Accuses UN Body of Israel Bashing, Announces US Withdrawal from UN Human Rights Council

US Occupation of Afghanistan:

3 British Soldiers Killed, As Taliban Attacks Against NATO Occupation Forces Intensify

US Occupation of Iraq:

38 Iraqis Killed, Scores Injured in War Attacks, Including 25 Executed by Death Squads, According to June 9, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Olmert holds consultations on war decision on Gaza,  Velnai says the onslaught is nearing

Israeli Occupation Forces Invade Beit Lahia, Atteel, Doura, Al-Fawar, Na'aleen, Terrorizing Palestinian Civilians, Illega Israeli Settlers Attack Farmers and Shepherds

June 8, 2008

Hillary Clinton formally conceded nomination race to Obama, endorses

G-8 Energy ministers focus on oil prices, global warming

US Occupation of Iraq:

2 US Soldiers Killed, 17 Injured, 20 Iraqis Killed, Scores Injured in War Attacks, According to June 8, 2008 News Reports

Shi'i cleric Mohammed Taqqi Al-Mudarressi warns of a popular uprising against Iraq-US long-term agreement

Israeli Occupation of Palestine: 

Israel's Nuclear Bombs are the Problem in the Middle East

Palestinian fighter killed, two injured by Israeli tanks in Gaza

Intensified Efforts for Hamas-Fateh Dialog and Reconciliation in Senegal and Arab states

June 6, 2008

Following Fallon, US Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne and Chief of Staff Michael Moseley Forced to Resign, Is an Attack on Iran Imminent?

US Occupation of Iraq:

Georgian Soldier, US Soldier Killed, 21 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Including 12 Executed by Death Squads, According to June 5, 2008 News Reports

$3 Million US Bribes to Iraqi Members of Parliament for Voting in Favor  of Agreement About Permanent US Military Bases in Iraq

US holds hostage $50 billion in Iraqi foreign reserves in military deal negotiations  

Israeli Occupation of Palestine: 

Palestinian Civilian Killed, 29 Injured, Including 3-Month-Old Baby, in Israeli Air Strikes on Gaza Strip

Eight-year-old Palestinian girl, Aya Al-Najjar, killed by an Israeli air-land rocket

US Presidential Candidates and Officials Pledge Obedience to  Israeli Policies Before AIPAC, Olmert Incites Against Iran

June 5, 2008

Haniya responds positively to the Abbas Initiative

Two Palestinians, One Israeli Killed, Including 4-Year-Old Palestinian Girl in Khuza'a, Mother Injured

5 Palestinians Injured, 16 Kidnapped by Israeli Occupation Forces in the West Bank

June 4, 2008

Barack Obama Declares Victory, Claiming Democratic Presidential Nomination

3 US Soldiers Killed in Hawijah, 34 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Many Deaths Not Reported, According to June 4, 2008 News Reports

US Pressures Iraqi Government to Sign Military Bases Agreement, Described as Eternal Occupation

Israeli Occupation Forces Injure 2 Palestinian Peace Activists, Kidnap12 in the West Bank Today, 475 Kidnapped from Gaza Strip in April-May 2008

French people hold protests over rising fuel costs

London stock market falls by midday, Wall Street drops on financial, energy shares

Suicide car bomb hurts 23 in E Afghanistan

June 3, 2008

3 US Soldiers, 43 Iraqis Killed, Talks Suspended on the Bush-Maliki Agreement About Permanent US Military Bases in Iraq, According to June 3, 2008 News Reports

Israeli PM Olmert Okays New Illegal Settlements in Occupied Jerusalem, Incites US to Attack Iran, Gets US F-35 Jets

Israeli Soldier, 3 Palestinian Fighters, 2 Civilians Injured in Gaza Strip, 8 Kidnapped in Tulkarem and Hebron

Hizbullah returns remains of five Israeli soldiers, as a step towards prisoner exchange  

World leaders meet in Rome, on soaring food prices