An Arab ministerial committee convened in Doha on Saturday, where it proposed that the bloc take its initiative to end the crisis in Syria to the UN Security Council.

Following the meeting, Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem Al Thani, who is also the country’s foreign minister, accused Damascus of “procrastination” to accept an Arab League proposal to send an observer mission to Syria.

He said Arab foreign ministers will hold talks in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss the proposal.

The decision came on the heels of a surprise move by Russia to propose a draft resolution to the Security Council.

The Arab League’s measure is meant to “adopt the Arab decisions, instead of that of other countries,” said the Qatari prime minster, referring to Moscow’s UN motion.

“There is no hope to find an exit from this crisis. We have used all possible means, (but) it is clear that there is procrastination,” he said.

The Arab bloc has been mounting pressure on the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to allow foreign observers to monitor the situation in the crisis-hit country.

On November 27, the Arab bloc suspended Syria’s membership in the league and approved a raft of sanctions against the country.

Earlier this month, Syria agreed to admit the mission under a number of conditions, including the lifting of sanctions.

Meanwhile, the Russian-drafted resolution accuses the Syrian government of “disproportionate use of force by Syrian authorities,” but also raises concern over “the illegal supply of weapons to the armed groups in Syria.”

Large numbers of people, including security forces, have been killed in the months-long unrest, which the Assad government blames on foreign-backed armed gangs.

The Syrian state TV has also broadcast reports showing seized weapons caches and confessions by terrorists describing how they obtained arms from foreign sources.

As reported in Press TV

This adventure by the zionist neocons cost the American tax payers nearly $1 trillion (£643bn) and millions of affected families in the Islamic East.

Documented civilian deaths from violence according to Iraq Body Count is so far 104,106 – 113,755. Full analysis of the WikiLeaks’ Iraq War Logs may add 15,000. Add to this hundreds and thousands of undocumented murders.

“Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror”: Documentary by John Pilger

The army leaves behind about 200 soldiers and marines for security of the Largest Spy Den in the world aka the US Embassy in Iraq. Not widely mentioned are the so-called “Private Military Companies” otherwise known as mercenaries – Black water, now renamed Xe Services. These companies get the honour to continue the dirty work of “suicide” bombings, create sectarian strife and just random killings.

Video @ RT News: No credence in Blackwater revival

Video @ RT News: UAE prince hires Blackwater founder to build private army

Iranian Students protest in front of UK Embassy in Tehran

The bill, which was also approved unanimously by Iran’s Guardian Council (GC) on Monday, obliges the country’s Foreign Ministry to expel Dominick John Chilcott within two weeks, thus reducing diplomatic ties with the UK government to the level of charge d’affaires.

The motion to downgrade ties with London was first presented to the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee in 2009, following the UK’s interference in post-election unrests in Iran.

The bill was revived in response to Britain’s hostile approach towards Iran and the sanctions imposed by London against the country’s banking system and energy sector in coordination with the US and Canada over Tehran’s nuclear program.

Iranian Students protest in front of UK Embassy in Tehran

UK struggles to keep envoy in Iran
The British government has resorted to threats of international backlash after the Islamic Republic of Iran decided to expel British ambassador to Tehran.

British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, expressed his concerns over the Iranian MPs’ decision to expel Britain’s ambassador to Tehran saying such a decision would be “entirely counterproductive,” reported the Daily Telegraph on Monday.

Iranian lawmakers unanimously ratified legislation to downgrade ties with the British government to the level of charge d’affaires, a measure that was described by the Iranian lawmakers as a reasonable response to Britain’s long-lasting hostilities toward the Iranian nation throughout history both before and after the victory of the Islamic Revolution.

Moreover, Iran’s Guardian Council, the Iranian government’s constitutional watchdog, approved the bill as the council’s spokesman Abbasali Kadkhodayee said the bill “is not in violation of the religious (Islamic) rules and the Constitution.”

The bill to downgrade ties with the British government was overwhelmingly approved by Iranian MPs on Sunday with 179 yes votes, 11 abstentions, and 4 oppositions that asked for cutting all ties with the British government.

British officials did not favor the Iranian Parliament’s decision, which was made after the British government announced it would cut all financial ties with Iran’s banks.

Hoping that Iran’s Guardian Council would not ratify the bill, a Foreign Office spokesperson described Iranian MPs’ vote as “regrettable.”

Moreover, struggling to prevent the Iranian government’s decision to downgrade its ties with London, Hague, who had already retreated from war rhetoric to “a negotiated solution,” threatened the Iranian nation with a “robust response.”

Hague who spoke of an open military option against Iran while the British media failed to mislead the public by fueling media hype over military action against Iran is now quoted saying the bill is “another sign of Iran’s continued unwillingness to enter into dialogue.”

Iranian Students protest in front of UK Embassy in Tehran

The Islamic awakening, however, has aroused deep concern in the capitals of Western predatory powers. This was expected. When two of their favorite puppets — General Zine el-Abidin Ben Ali and Hosni Mubarak — were consigned to the dustbin of history in quick order, it caused panic in Western capitals including Tel Aviv, capital of the illegal Zionist entity. They could see the world order they had crafted in the aftermath of the Second World War crumbling. The most serious — and immediate — threat was to the survival of the Zionist State. The Arabian regimes that in the words of Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben Gurion, were the Zionist State’s first line of defence, were being demolished. If this protective ring could be destroyed, the humpty dumpty of the Zionist State would also come tumbling down. In a secret February 2009 report, the CIA had said that Israel faced the threat of extinction in 20 years’ time. The same message was delivered in even more stark terms by US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta during meetings with Israeli officials early last month.
The West of course has not been idle in the face of Islamic movements sweeping away long-entrenched dictators from power. Furious attempts are underway to shore up the remaining dictators led by the House of Saud, the Khalifa family in Bahrain, Ali Abdullah Saleh in Yemen and King Abdullah in Jordan — while simultaneously working to undermine those seen as challenging, in whatever form, Western hegemony: the now murdered Muammar Qaddafi of Libya and, Bashar al-Assad of Syria, for instance. These developments need elaboration.

The West has not written off Egypt or Tunisia either. It is working to subvert the gains the masses have made. In Egypt, attacks on Coptic churches by agents provocateurs, and the ensuing clashes with police point to this danger. In Tunisia, on the other hand, Salafis tried to attack a private TV station on October 8 that was showing an animated film about the Islamic Revolution overthrowing the Shah’s regime in Iran. In neither country are the masses assured of achieving their objectives, however noble, unless they remain vigilant and on the scene. It seems the masses, especially the youth, are aware of the challenges facing them and a clash with the military in both countries cannot be ruled out. Let us categorize the countries according to their status:

1. Pioneering states – Tunisia and Egypt; they led the uprisings that others are now emulating;
2. Reactionary states – Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Yemen and Jordan; the West will try its utmost to prevent these regimes from being overthrown. The nuances of course need elaboration.
3. Targeted states – Colonel Muammar Qaddafi’s in Libya and Bashar al-Assad’s in Syria. Qaddafi’s regime has been demolished with the horrible manner in which he was captured while wounded in Sirte, and then executed on October 20. The details of his murder are still murky as this issue goes to press (October 21), but even leaders of the National Transitional Council (NTC) have admitted that he was captured alive with wounds only to his legs. They have offered the pathetic excuse that Qaddafi was killed in crossfire between his supporters and NTC rebels. Few observers find this explanation credible and even the UN Human Rights Commission has called for a full investigation. The real prize, from the West’s and the Zionists’ point of view, of course, is Syria. This needs further explaining.
4. Peripheral states – Algeria, Morocco, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE); some may have a better chance of survival than others.

Reactionary states

If Tunisia, in the backwaters of North Africa, was considered a freak occurrence, the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak sent shockwaves throughout the region and beyond. The House of Saud went into a frenzy of grief and panic. King Abdullah was visibly upset with US President Barack Obama for “not doing enough” to prevent Mubarak’s fall. It seems “not doing enough” has become a popular refrain. The other Abdullah, in Jordan, was also running scared although the Islamic movement in the Hashemite Kingdom has been slow to grasp the opportunity to press for major changes to secure the peoples’ fundamental rights.

The House of Saud quickly regained composure and decided to defend itself not in the streets of Riyadh or Jiddah but in the streets of Manama in Bahrain. It was a bold move, at least from the Saudi point of view. It was also a calculated gamble that may yet backfire but for now, the Saudis seem to have gotten away with it. They followed their Bahraini gamble with other moves in Libya but most strikingly in Yemen and Syria.

It is interesting to note that while the Saudis have been anxious to shore up the Khalifas in Bahrain and Ali Abdullah Saleh in Yemen, they were the principal player in paving the way for the dislodging of Qaddafi from power in Libya, a long-time nemesis, and are attempting to undermine Bashar al-Assad in Syria. What is special about the Khalifas and Ali Abdullah Saleh to be saved and why is Bashar al-Assad unacceptable? All these have to do with the Western agenda.

Having lost two favorite clients in quick succession to the rising tide of Islamic awakening, the West decided to project itself as a supporter of the popular mood and thereby take possession of movements before other dictators are overthrown, bringing in changes that would undermine the Western/Zionist agenda. Qaddafi was a soft target. He presided over a country with enormous riches but a tiny population. He could be dislodged fairly easily, according to Western calculations.

The Saudis mobilized those members of the Arab League that were willing to advance the West’s agenda by betraying their own people. Only 12 out of the 22 members attended the hurriedly called meeting in Riyadh on March 16 and of these only nine supported a resolution against Qaddafi. This became the basis for UN Security Council resolution No. 1973 imposing a “no fly zone” on Libya on March 17. Western bombing of Libya started almost immediately followed by their mercenaries joining rebel forces to direct their operations, far exceeding the no-fly-zone mandate — a dubious one to begin with — and pushed Qaddafi into a tiny sliver of territory in Sirte ultimately killing him on October 20. The West has presented itself as the “champion” of the people when in fact Western rulers were quite happy to embrace Qaddafi for decades. He was welcomed in Western capitals — Rome and Paris — and Western leaders — Tony Blair of Britain and Condoleezza Rice of the US, for instance — paid well-publicized visits to the mercurial colonel’s tent in Tripoli. Documents retrieved from his intelligence ministry also reveal how closely Qaddafi had worked with the American CIA and British MI6.

So what turned him into a pariah so quickly? His weak power base sealed his fate despite his notorious son, Saif al-Islam, having cultivated close links with the elites in British and other Western societies. Ultimately, these proved of little help in preventing his father’s downfall and execution-style killing. This is a point the new Western-backed Libyan puppets ought to keep in mind. The West has no permanent friends; the West does not believe in friendship at all. Its only permanent policy is who can be beneficial to its interests at any given time. Once people outlive their usefulness, the West discards them dispassionately. The graveyard is full of the West’s favorite clients. Also, Egypt’s western flank had to be secured from revolutionary fervor, at least of the kind that would have ushered in real change in Libya.

Contrast this with Western/Saudi attempts to protect the Khalifas in Bahrain and Ali Abdullah Saleh in Yemen. What is special about them? The Khalifas are viewed as a bulwark against the growing influence of Islamic Iran that the Saudis see as arival in the region as well as the larger Muslim world. Since the overwhelming majority of Bahrainis are Shi‘i, overthrow of the minority Khalifa family would usher in an order dominated by them that would be a natural ally of Islamic Iran. Although Iran does not promote sectarianism — for instance, it supports the struggle of the Palestinians that are Sunnis — the Saudis and indeed their American masters can see the danger in developments in the region. The US Fifth Fleet is also based in Bahrain from where it controls much of the Persian Gulf. A new, popular-based regime in Bahrain would almost certainly end this relationship.

The situation in Yemen is different but still important for its own reasons. It is not the sectarian nature of the population that is critical although there are Houthi tribesmen in North Yemen bordering Saudi Arabia who are Zaidi Shi‘is. Yemen’s importance lies in its strategic location controlling Bab al-Mandab, at the mouth of the Red Sea. Before the US and their Zionist masters can attack Iran, they would want to make sure that there is a secure outlet for Middle Eastern oil to the outside markets because there is a high probability that in the event of an attack, Iran would immediately block the Strait of Hormuz choking all oil flow. This would have catastrophic impact on Western economies already teetering on the brink of collapse.

While Ali Abdullah Saleh is not necessarily liked by the West, he has managed to hoodwink the Americans into believing that he is a bulwark against al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. The September 30 US drone attack killing the American-born Anwar al-Awlaki and another American citizen Samir Khan, is part of this plan. The US is engaged in a full-scale war in Yemen that Saleh has claimed as his own. There is also the danger of Yemen splitting again into North and South that would naturally cause instability. The Saudis fear that Yemeni instability would spill over into the kingdom sparking an uprising that they may not be able to control. With fires burning along its borders, it will not be long before these engulf the House of Saud as well. Neither the Saudis nor the Americans are particularly wedded to Saleh. They want to ensure that power in Yemen is transferred to a safe pair of hands that would do their bidding.

Targeted states

This brings us to the situation in Syria. Bashar al-Assad is no democrat. Nobody should have any illusions on that score. But he enjoys considerable support at home and the uprising against his regime in not entirely indigenous. There is clear evidence of foreign hands — with the Saudis working in conjunction with the Americans and the Israelis — financing the uprising. Even the king of Jordan is part of this destabilization plan together with pro-Zionist Syrian and Lebanese opposition figures. The plot to launch an uprising was hatched in February of 2011 in Paris at which Saudi security advisor to the king, Bandar bin Sultan, former US ambassador to Lebanon Jeffrey Feltman and currently US undersecretary of state, as well as representatives of the Syrian and Lebanese opposition figures were present. They agreed to launch an armed insurrection against Bashar al-Assad’s regime with weapons smuggled in from Jordan.

Syria’s importance to Muslim East politics cannot be overemphasized. Together with Islamic Iran, Hizbullah and Hamas, it is part of the resistance front against Zionist Israel. Take Syria out of the equation, and a serious blow would be dealt to the resistance. Further, Syria would fall into the hands of groups that are beholden to the Saudis. A vicious internal power struggle would ensue that would open Syria to even greater foreign manipulation. Regardless of which group emerges in power it would not be part of an alliance against Israel. After all, Saudi Arabia is part of the US-Israeli nexus against Islamic self-determination whether in Palestine, Lebanon or anywhere else in the Muslim East. Also, the worst kind of sectarianism would be unleashed, a favorite tool of the obscurantist Saudis who never miss an opportunity to stoke sectarian conflict in the Ummah, as witnessed in Pakistan.

The fall of the Western-installed and supported monarchy in Jordan would also be a blow to US-Israeli designs. It would open another front against the Zionist State and also expose the Saudis to further pressure. The Saudis are pumping in some $1.5 billion annually to shore up the Jordanian monarchy.

Peripheral states

Among the peripheral states — Algeria, Morocco, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) — none is democratic. They are either tribal monarchies or military-backed regimes with a democratic façade. What is common to all of them is that they are beholden to the West and have cordial relations, albeit under the table, with the Zionist regime. The loss of any to the rising tide of Islamic awakening would deliver painful blows to the West. Already, the US has lost immense prestige as a result of the duplicitous policies of President Barack Obama. People in the Muslim East have finally seen through the lies he spun in Cairo on June 4, 2009 when he mesmerized them with his rhetoric and quotations from the Qur’an. His betrayal of the Palestinians has only added fuel to the fire. With the US mired in deep financial woes and its economy in tailspin, it has little clout left to effect change elsewhere.

Looking ahead

Washington is banking on subverting the pace of change in places like Egypt while simultaneously trying to overthrow the regime in Syria to recoup some of its losses. It is also working hard to prevent the fall of other client regimes. These moves are not lost on the people in the region. Three countries are crucial to this game plan: Egypt, Syria and Saudi Arabia. The ultimate objective is to protect the Zionist state of Israel.

Time may be running out for Uncle Sam and the illegitimate Zionist entity of Israel. The power of the people will be difficult to contain especially when they are charged with Islamic spirit and are prepared to make every sacrifice to achieve their noble goals.

The Islamic awakening sweeping the region will not only blow away the decrepit and corrupt regimes but also demolish the colonial imposed order that has kept people in bondage for so long. The desert is about to blossom and with it there will emerge a new Muslim East that is free of oppression, tyranny and exploitation. In time, their example will be emulated by other people around the world. We are already witnessing its effects in the Occupy Wall Street Movement in the US itself.

Welcome to the New World Order but this one will not be manufactured in Washington, London, Paris or Tel Aviv.

For those who are unaware, Harper is a staunch right wing Zionist supporter, bypassing the Americans many times over. Prime Minister Stephen Harper was elected by less than 25% of Canadians. The rest of 75% + having to choose from other parties.

DePape’s show of courage was noteworthy in the presence of the Governor General of Canada David Johnston[ who was reading the speech from the Throne in the Senate chamber], the Prime Minister, cabinet ministers, Supreme Court justices, Senators and other dignitaries.

DePape was dismissed from her job. Here are some excerpts from her on why she did it:

One person alone cannot accomplish much, but they must at least do what they can. So I held out my “Stop Harper” sign during the throne speech because I felt I had a responsibility to use my position to oppose a government whose values go against the majority of Canadians.

Harper Cartoon

It is a country of people burning with desire for change.

…politics should not be left to the politicians, and that democracy is not just about marking a ballot every few years. It is about ensuring, with daily engagement and resistance, that the vision we have for our society is reflected in the decision-making of our government.

A broken system is what has left us with a Conservative government ready to spend billions on fighter jets we don’t need, to pollute the environment we want protected, to degrade a health-care system we want improved, and to cut social programs and public sector jobs we value. As a page, I witnessed one irresponsible bill after another pass through the Senate, and wanted to scream “Stop.”

I have been inspired most of all by Asmaa Mahfouz, the 26-year-old woman who issued a video calling for Egyptians to join her in Tahrir Square. People did, and they together made the Egyptian revolution. Her words will always stay with me: “As long as you say there is no hope, then there will be no hope, but if you go and take a stand, then there will be hope.”

Ms. DePage has started a fund to support peaceful direct action and civil disobedience against the Harper agenda: www.stopharperfund.ca

The transition means that Egypt, which has been under a state of emergency for the past 30 years, will continue to be ruled by the military.

This is while millions of Egyptians have for the past 18 days called for the departure of Mubarak and the establishment of a democratic government.

Egyptians poured into the streets to celebrate the toppling of the 82-year old dictator.

Meanwhile, the main opposition party Muslim Brotherhood, has called on the military to swiftly hand over power to a civilian-led government.

Muslim Brotherhood has also called for the establishment of a constitution that “guarantees freedom and human Rights.”

Earlier in the day vigilantes opened fire on pro-democracy protesters in Egypt in a move unprecedented over the past couple of days.

“We have welcomed His Excellency Ben Ali and his family to the kingdom,” the Saudi Press Agency quoted a government statement as saying.

Ghannouchi, who announced that he had taken over as interim president shortly after Ben Ali left the country, has now declared a state of emergency.

The interim president says army helicopters will ensure security around the capital, but there are reports that security forces have left their posts as the national crisis deepens.

Gunshots were heard in central Tunis late on Friday but had fallen silent in the early hours of Saturday.

Witnesses say there are helicopters flying over the city with spotlights as the central train station of Tunis and many supermarkets are on fire.

Ghannouchi described the situation as complete security chaos and called on residents to join forces to protect their property.

Tunisian demonstrators have also called on Ghannouchi to step down and leave the country.

Late on Friday, European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton called for a peaceful resolution in Tunisia, saying, “We urge all parties to show restraint and remain calm in order to avoid further casualties and violence.”

France said it does not want Ben Ali to seek a bolt-hole on its territory and the Foreign Ministry in Paris formally confirmed that the ousted Tunisian president had not asked for asylum.

Ben Ali’s fall comes after weeks of bloody protests over corruption, unemployment, and high food prices.

Human rights groups say dozens of Tunisian protesters were killed in the government crackdown before Ben Ali, who had ruled the country since 1987, stepped down and fled the country.

Public gatherings have been banned in Tunis and security forces have been authorized to fire on anyone refusing to obey orders. A dusk-till-dawn curfew has also been imposed.

Tunisians are furious about the fact that the police killed 13 more people on Thursday night, especially since the president had promised to end the use of live rounds against protesters.

One more dictator gone, few more left to go!

The Jundallah group has claimed responsibility for numerous terrorist attacks in Iran. The group has carried out mass murder, armed robbery, kidnapping, acts of sabo

Rigi arrested

In their latest attack, which occurred on October 18, more than 40 Iranians — among them 15 members of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), including top commanders, in addition to several tribal elders — lost their lives when Jundallah terrorists carried out an operation in the border region of Pishin, located in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan.

Iranian security forces said he was at a US base in Afghanistan 24 hours before his capture and had a forged Afghan passport issued by the US in his possession when he was detained.

Terrorist ring leaders Maryam Rajavi and Rigi

“This is a disgrace for a country which tries to portray itself as an avid supporter of human rights. The details of Rigi’s arrest and his link to the US government will be made public by the Intelligence Ministry in the near future”.

Citing US and Pakistani intelligence sources, the news group of an American television network, ABC, reported in 2007 that the terrorist group “has been secretly encouraged and advised by American officials” to destabilize the government of Iran.

ABC News Exclusive: The Secret War Against Iran

Rigi arrested

Seymour Hersh on Covert Operations in Iran – Audio
The Pakistan-based terrorist organization denies having any link to Washington but Rigi’s brother, arrested earlier and now in Iran’s custody, confirmed in an interview with Press TV that the Jundallah leader had, in fact, established links with the US administration.

Abdolhamid revealed that a go-between, named Amanollah-Khan Rigi, put the terrorist group in connect with the US administration, which had promised the anti-Iran terrorist group a safe haven in Pakistan.

As told to Press TV: “His name is Amanollah-Khan Rigi. He is my father’s cousin. He was a royalist during the Shah’s regime. After the [1979] Revolution in Iran, he left the country via Pakistan and sought asylum in the United States. The Americans had asked Amanollah-Khan to forge a link between the US and Jundallah. The Americans asked [Amanollah-Khan] to introduce them to [Abdolmalek] Rigi in Pakistan and that’s how link was established.”

He also claimed to have visited the US Embassy in Pakistan to seek more US cooperation with the terrorist group. “The most important issue that I raised was Jundallah’s security in Pakistan. I told the Americans that we needed support from the media, newspapers, radios and satellite channels to get our message across to the Baluch around the world,” he said. According to Abdolhamid, the Pakistani government was well aware of the whereabouts of the Jundallah terror group. “It is impossible to believe that Pakistan is unaware of Jundallah’s presence on its soil,” he said. “Pakistan is a perfect haven for Jundallah.”

As always, Imperialist western media is again playing the sectarian card to twist this news. Look at the sync in title, total dictation.

BBC: Iran ‘arrests leader of Sunni militants Jundullah’
CNN: Iran arrests Sunni militant leader
ABC: Iran Captures Sunni Militant Group Leader
FOX: What arrest? we are busy spinning the Toyota story to rake up American car sales. In other words no mention here, even after a search.

and the Imperialist supporters:

Gulf News: Iran arrests leader of militant Sunni group Jundallah

Al Arabiya Interview with Jundallah Leader Abdolmalek Rigi, 17 October 2008

Press TV’s “Iran Today” on Jundallah, with Interview with Brother of Jundallah Leader Abdolmalek Rigi

Headlines from most global media outlets clearly show the zionist ideology, apart from a few friends of the Revolution:

Al Manar TV: Unprecedented Achievements Mark the 31st Anniversary of Islamic Revolution

Gulf News: Thousands of Iranians rally to mark the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution

BBC: Hundreds of thousands back Iran Revolution
BBC: Iran accused of blocking opposition communications

National Post: Clashes, arrests reported as Iran marks Revolution Day

Toronto Star: Protests rock Iran on Revolution Day

CNN: Clashes on Iran anniversary, protesters demand change

New York Times: Iran’s Leader Shifts Spotlight From Protests to Nuclear Step

Fox News: Iranian Forces, Opposition Clash on Revolution Anniversary

The Washington Post: Iran claims new success in uranium enrichment

Al Arabiya – Ahmadinejad hails nuke Iran on Revolution Day

Asharq Al Awsat: Opposition Leaders Attacked on Iran Revolution Day

The Hindu: Protestors clash with police in Iranian capital

Getty images: Thousands Gather To Mark Iranian Revolution

Time: Iran Makes Batch of Highly Enriched Uranium

China Daily: Iran situation ‘still evolving’

The Jerusalem Post: We’re ready to pay the price

Haaretz: Iran clamps down on opposition rally as thousands mark Islamic revolution in Tehran

Arutz Sheva: Ahmedinajad: We’ve Upgraded Our Enriched Uranium

Khaleej Times: Huge rally and protests mark Iran revolution

Saudi Press Agency: President Ahmadinejad: Iran succeeds in enriching uranium 20 per cent

January 2002, a group of Israeli reserve officers and combat soldiers returned from their duty in the Gaza strip, and drafted a letter that would change they way Israelis conceive the military control of the occupied territories. This document came to be known as the Combatant’s Letter:

• We, reserve combat officers and soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces, who were raised upon the principles of Zionism, self-sacrifice and giving to the people of Israel and to the State of Israel, who have always served in the front lines, and who were the first to carry out any mission in order to protect the State of Israel and strengthen it.
• We, combat officers and soldiers who have served the State of Israel for long weeks every year, in spite of the dear cost to our personal lives, have been on reserve duty in the Occupied Territories, and were issued commands and directives that had nothing to do with the security of our country, and that had the sole purpose of perpetuating our control over the Palestinian people.
• We, whose eyes have seen the bloody toll this Occupation exacts from both sides,
• We, who sensed how the commands issued to us in the Occupied Territories destroy all the values that we were raised upon,
• We, who understand now that the price of Occupation is the loss of IDF’s human character and the corruption of the entire Israeli society,
• We, who know that the Territories are not a part of Israel, and that all settlements are bound to be evacuated,
• We hereby declare that we shall not continue to fight this War of the Settlements.
• We shall not continue to fight beyond the 1967 borders in order to dominate, expel, starve and humiliate an entire people.
• We hereby declare that we shall continue serving the Israel Defense Force in any mission that serves Israel’s defense.

The missions of occupation and oppression do not serve this purpose — and we shall take no part in them.

Israeli Soldiers against the Occupation:
http://www.combatantsforpeace.org/
http://www.breakingthesilence.org.il
http://sjlendman.blogspot.com/
http://www.kibush.co.il/
http://www.calpeacepower.org/
http://www.seruv.org.il/

Israeli Soldiers Refuse To Serve In Palestine: Part 1 (2002)

Israeli Soldiers Refuse To Serve In Palestine: Part 2 (2002)