How Do We Resolve the Palestine-Israel Conflict?
If history can provide a perspective for the present, consider the following two observations: Before the UN partition plan was proposed in 1947, the Jews in the historic Palestine owned no more than 6 to 8% of the land. The UN Partition plan, written by the imperial powers of the time, gave 54% of the land to the Jews. The Jews were not even a majority in the land, which shows that the unequal treatment of Palestinians was built into the imperial policies. Within a year of the proposed plan,...
Read MoreWhat Gaza asks from supporters?
Gaza Supporters We must not stop at demanding just a ceasefire. We must turn our sporadic protests into a sustained movement and demand a real ‘change’ in the American foreign policy. Because until America stops its relentless and unconditional support for Israel, massacres like those in Sabra-Chatila, Qana, Beirut, and Gaza will continue to occur. For that movement to develop we need a well-grounded understanding of the politics in the region and a vision for sustained activism in the...
Read MoreDesktop Wallpaper – January 2009
January inspiration for your desktop. If you are a creative designer, here is an opportunity for you to reach and motivate people in various parts of the world. Find out how Click on your screen size to preview and download. Versions with and without the calendar are shown: FREE Palestine Its almost a week since the gaza cull is in effect. Israel is inflicting as much civilian damage as possible. Casualties so far are almost 435 dead and 2300 injured. This wallpaper shows Palestinian resolve...
Read MoreDesktop Wallpaper – Join Now!
Are you a Designer? The creativity that you posses can inspire individuals or masses. Here is an opportunity for you to reach and motivate people in various parts of the world. In order to be featured, the wallpapers need to have some idea, not the pure advertising of a designer who created it. Wallpapers will be published in the beginning of every month. You the designer will have full freedom to explore your creativity through your work. Think out of the box and push your creativity to the...
Read MoreDeepak Chopra Blames Washington For Mumbai Terrorist Attacks
Deepak Chopra is an Indian medical doctor and a popular writer. He has written extensively on spirituality and diverse topics in mind-body medicine. Here is an excerpt from his recent CNN interview – transcript and video: Chopra: What we have seen in Mumbai has been brewing for a long time, and the war on terrorism and the attack on Iraq compounded the situation. What we call “collateral damage” and going after the wrong people actually turns moderates into extremists, and...
Read MoreWhat Next? The Elections, the Economy, the World
America's most influential public intellectual Naom Chomsky America’s most influential public intellectual Naom Chomsky gave a speech to a packed house in Boston on November 24th, his first public address since the US presidential elections. What follows is the full text of his remarks. Well, let’s begin with the elections. The word that the rolls off of everyone’s tongue is historic. Historic election. And I agree with it. It was a historic election. To have a black...
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