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October 29, 2009

Empire Wars:

US Soldier, 7 Iraqis Killed, More Attacks on US and Iraqi Targets, October 28, 2009

No Trace of Al-Qaeda Anywhere But Clinton Still Wants Pakistanis to Find it  
Obama Signs $680 Billion Defense Bill, Marks Military Spending Transition  

Somalia Piracy a 'Desperate' Response to Poverty, Says Prime Minister  

Somali Centenarian Man Weds 17-Year-Old Young Woman  

US:

NASA Launches New Rocket, Ares I-X  

US economy rebounds in third quarter after four consecutive quarters of contraction  

Israeli Aggression & War Crimes:


Haniyah Welcomes US Medical Delegation, Says Willing to Talk to US, Supports Just Peace  

Moshe Ya'alon Cancels Trip to Europe for Fear of Arrest as Israeli War Criminal, Olmert to be Arrested in Britain  

Gazan pilgrim stranded at Jordan airport, turned away from Saudi, Egypt  

Women, elderly among those beaten with Israeli rifle-butts in Hebron

October 28, 2009


80 Pakistanis Killed in Car Bomb Attack in Peshawar, October 28, 2009  

6 UN Staff, 2 Afghani Guards, 3 Taliban Fighters Killed in a Kabul Attack, October 28, 2009


Israeli Aggression:

Israeli Occupation Forces Cause Death of Palestinian Driver, Kidnap 18 in the West Bank, Including 3 Minors  

Six Palestinians Wounded By Illegal Israeli Settlers Near Nablus  

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Demolish Two Jerusalem Homes, Kidnap 7 Palestinians, Settlers Assault Farmers Near Nablus  

Mansi Deplores Israeli Government for Demolishing Palestinian Homes in Jerusalem  

Sabeel Organizes Christian-Muslim Conference In Bethlehem To Counter Christian Zionism  

Egypt to hold public auction for confiscated Gaza goods  

European Human Rights Lawyers To Sue Israeli Army Officers For their War Crimes in Gaza  

IPU human rights committee denounces IOA continued detention of 25 MPs  

Israeli peace activist Ezra Nawi sentenced to 30 days for opposing demolition of Palestinian home  

Google Co-founder, Sergey Brin, Donates $1 Million To The Hebrew National Immigration Society

October 26, 2009

Empire Wars:

14 Americans Killed, 27 Injured in Two Helicopter Crashes in Afghanistan, October 26, 2009


155 Iraqis Killed, 500 Injured in Baghdad Blasts, 3 killed, 8 Wounded in Karbala, October 26, 2009  

19 Taliban Fighters, 6 Pakistani Soldiers Killed in Attacks, October 26, 2009

Obama Says He Will Not Rush Afghanistan Decision 

Israeli Persecution of Palestinians:


Israeli Occupation Forces Kidnap 7 Palestinians, 13 Peace Activists Protesting Illegal Settlement  


Israeli Occupation Forces Raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque, 30 Muslim Worshippers Injured, 20 Kidnapped  

Haniyah Appeals for Arab, Muslim Support for Al-Aqsa Mosque Against Israeli Violations  

October 24, 2009

27 Pakistanis Killed by US Drone Aircraft Missile, October 24, 2009  

3 NATO Soldiers, 18 Afghanis Killed in Attacks, Taliban Movement Opposes New Elections  

Leaders of ASEAN+3 Discuss Regional Cooperation, Combating Global Financial Crisis  

Americans Reject Israeli War Criminal Ehud Olmert, Europeans Call for Arrest of War Criminal Zionists, Videos  

Abbas Decrees Elections on January 24, 2010, Hamas and Islamic Jihad Reject it as Unconstitutional, Harmful to National Unity  

There are 1.5 Billion Muslims in the World, in 2009  

October 23, 2009

Empire Wars:

White House Rejects Cheney's Afghanistan Criticism  


Peace Advocate David Wildman Urges Withdrawal, Talks with Taliban in Afghanistan  

25 Pakistanis Killed in Two Blast Attacks, October 23, 2009
 

Mortars, Gunfire Kill 24, Wound 60 in Somalia's Capital  

Russia Pledges Military Cooperation with Iran, Including  the S-300 Surface-to-Air System Deal  

Iranian 1st VP  Mohammad-Reza Rahimi Says China to Invest in Iran's Energy Sector  

World:

China Launches Nasdaq-Style Market to Spur Small Businesses  


Russian Parliament Passes Bill on Using Troops Abroad, Concerns Eased Over New Military Doctrine  

15th ASEAN Summit Opens in Thailand


Israeli Crimes Against Humanity:

Israeli Occupation Forces Chase Palestinian Driver to Death, Bomb Several Locations in Gaza Strip, Kidnap 5 in the West Bank  

Khudari invites Kouchner to visit Gaza via Rafah crossing, Masri says insistence on the visit step in the right direction  

Israel Must Choose to Stay as an Occupying Power or Seek Peace with its Arab Neighbors, Says Asad  

European Aid Convoy "Miles of Smiles" Still Barred by Egypt to Enter Besieged Gaza Strip  

Abbas Popularity Drops To 12 % After the Goldstone Report Delay  

October 22, 2009

Al Gore Meets with Jiabao, Chinese premier calls for Sino-U.S. cooperation on clean energy

October 20, 2009

2 US Soldiers, 11 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, October 20, 2009

7 Pakistani Soldiers Killed by Taliban Fighters

Obama Promises Maliki to Keep Deadline of Troop Withdrawal from Iraq

Pentagon-NASA US Scientist Stewart David Nozette Apprehended For Spying For Israel

US-Israeli 15-Day Air Defense Exercise Starting Wednesday

Israeli Crimes Against Humanity:

Illegal Israeli Settlers Torch Olive Groves Near Nablus

Israel Refuses To Grant French FM Bernard Koucher Permit To Visit Gaza

Israeli occupation forces step-up campaign against Palestinian Jerusalemite leaders

Man Killed, Six Injured in Gaza Tunnel, Child Died Due to the Siege

October 18, 2009

CAIR Video: Rachel Maddow Exposes Anti-Islam Extremists in Congress, Jesse Jackson to Speak at CAIR Banquet  

Members of Congress Blast Claims that Muslim Interns are 'Spies', CAIR receives death threat after right-wing reps launch Muslim-bashing book  

Republican Islamophobia: Right-Wing Reps Call Muslims 'Spies' in Congress

Empire Wars:

60 Taliban Fighters, 5 Pakistani Soldiers Killed in War Attacks, 100,000 People Flee South Waziristan, October 18, 2009  


4 US Soldiers, 40 Afghanis Killed in War Attacks, October 17-18, 2009  

15 Iraqis Killed, 37 Injured in War Attacks, October 17-18, 2009  

29 People Killed in Suicide Attack in Southeastern Iran,  Senior IRGC Commanders Martyred  

Too Early to Send More US Troops to Afghanistan, Says Senator John Kerry  

US Debt Dilemma, No Better Solution? By Liu Lina and Liu Hong  

Israeli Crimes Against Humanity:

Abbas admits ordering Goldstone report delay  


UN Human Rights Council Endorses Goldstone Report on Israeli War Crimes in Gaza  

Hamas Lawmaker Ahmed Bahar Urges International Court to Get Moving  

Escalation of Israeli Violations of Palestinian Human Rights in Occupied Jerusalem, October 18, 2009  

Israel Bars Entry Of Turkish Trailer Homes Into Gaza  

European Humanitarian Convoy Not Allowed by Egyptian Government to Leave to Gaza  

Hamas Leaders to Sue Abbas Over Remarks that they Fled During Israeli War on Gaza  

Israeli Occupation Court Defers Trial of Palestinian Detainee Nada Al-Jayousi for 7th Time, Without Setting New Date  

8,200 Palestinian Detainees in Israeli Occupation Prisons, Says Farawna

October 16, 2009

4 US Soldiers, 40 to 50 Afghanis Killed in War Attacks, Air Strikes, October 16, 2009  

NATO Forces Generally, Not Just Italians, Pay Taliban Fighters for Not Attacking them  

44 Pakistanis Killed in Attacks in Peshawar, Lahore, Wazirstan, October 15-16, 2009  

6.4 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Indonesia, Death Toll from September 30 Quake at 1,117  

Greenspan Worried About US National Debt, Not Weak Dollar  

Israeli Crimes Against Humanity:


Hamas Asks, Egypt Agrees to Extend Signing Deadline of Unity Document  

International Peace Activists Protest the Illegal Israeli Land-Grab, Apartheid Wall in Bethlehem  

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Fire at Gaza Fishermen, Vandalize Cars, Fine Farmers for Protests, Kidnap Civilians in the West Bank  

Israeli War Criminal, Zipi Livni, Demands Spain To Denounce Goldstone Report, Zapatero Calls on Israelis to Freeze their illegal Settlement Activities in Palestinian Lands  

Netanyahu Fails to Garner Support Against Goldstone Report, Charging Israelis of War Crimes in Gaza  

UNRWA Chief, Karen Abu Zayd, Urges Egypt to Allow "Miles of Smiles" Aid Convoy to Enter Gaza  

UNICEF Goodwill Envoy Mia Farrow Arrives in Solidarity Visit to Gaza  Children, Voices Outrage at Israeli Blockade

October 14, 2009

50 Afghanis, Killed by NATO Forces, October 14, 2009

18 Iraqis Killed, 68 Injured in Various Attacks, October 13-14, 2009  

Palestinian Killed in Israeli Air Strike on Rafah, 16 Kidnapped in West Bank, Settlers Assault Farmers  

Obama May Not Increase Troops, Focusing on Al-Qaeda, Not Taliban  

Obama talks US nonmilitary efforts in Afghanistan

Turkish, Armenian leaders hail move to normalize ties  

Honduran negotiators reach agreement to restore Zelaya  

US House of Representatives Passes a Sanctions Bill Against Iran  

US stocks rally on upbeat earnings, Dow returned to above 10,000 points for the first time in a year  

Arctic ice cap to disappear in summer in years  

Israeli Crimes Against Humanity:


Palestinian Killed in Israeli Air Strike on Rafah, 16 Kidnapped in West Bank, Settlers Assault Farmers  

Fatah signs reconciliation plan, Quartet Reiterates Israeli Conditions  

UN Human Rights Council Will Consider Goldstone Report Despite US Pressure, Haniyah Says Will Survive it  

Abdul Qader: Undercover Israeli agents kidnapped me  

Egypt returns body of Hamas official's brother who died in prison  

90% of Gaza Water Undrinkable Due to Israeli Criminal War of January 2009

October 12, 2009

41 Pakistanis Killed in Shangla Taliban Suicide Bombing Against Army Convoy, October 12, 2009  

13 Iraqis Killed, 100 Injured in 3 Ramadi Blasts, 5 Attacks on US Forces, October 12, 2009  

Russian PM Vladimir Putin Arrives in China for Official Visit, October 12, 2009  

Israeli Crimes Against Humanity:


Defiant Netanyahu Says Israelis Will Not Be Tried for War Crimes  

Haniya says Abbas’s speech about Goldstone's report reflects the size of his political scandal  

Kuwaiti MPs to introduce law banning any kind of dealings with Israel  

Egypt seizes reconstruction materials bound for besieged Gaza  

Swedish journalist Donald Bostrom Says the PA Was Aware of Israel’s Theft of Palestinian Human Organs  

October 9, 2009

UN Security Council Meets to Discuss Israeli War Crimes in Gaza


Turkey Cancels Military Exercises with NATO Forces Because of Israeli Participation  

27 Afghanis Killed by NATO Forces, 17 Killed by Taliban Suicide Bombing, October 9, 2009  

 


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