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226 [lbo-talk] "The secret's out: We must get used to new reality where Google Earth uncovers our top secrets" -- rank: 1000

I just think it is cool that I can finally see our house on Google Maps, which until a few weeks ago, the entire city was merely a blurry smudge... But anyway... -------------------------- The secret's out We must get used to new reality where Google Earth uncovers our top secrets http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3456564,00.html Alex Fishman Published: 10.06.07, 15:59 / Israel Opinion Before anything else, this satellite image website must shake our consciousness. We must understand tha ...

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Author:	Bryan Atinsky
Date:	Sat Oct 6 13:25:03 PDT 2007

227 [lbo-talk] The Annapolis Conference and the Left and Democratic Movements in Palestine -- rank: 1000

* News from Within Podcast: ***The Annapolis Conference and the Left and Democratic Movements in Palestine **On Sunday, 18^ November 2007, I spoke with Dr. Naim Abu Tair. Dr. Naim operates a private medical clinic in East Jerusalem. In addition, he was formerly the director and president of the Palestinian Health Work Committee, and is currently the General Director of the Bisan Center for Research and Development and co-chair of the board of the Alternative Information Center. We spoke about t ...

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Date:	Tue Nov 20 12:55:49 PST 2007

228 [lbo-talk] Whose Road Map? -- rank: 1000

Whose Road Map? by Jeff Halper The Jerusalem Post (The Post now makes you pay for the article, because it is from Nov. 7, so archived...so I don't provide the link) As did his pronouncements last August in Jericho, where Prime Minister Ehud Olmert indicated a willingness to withdraw from an area equivalent to 100% of the occupied territories, his latest declarations to the Saban Forum, in the presence of Condoleezza Rice and Tony Blair, sounded promising, even stirring. "Annapolis is a land ...

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Date:	Mon Nov 12 01:36:43 PST 2007

229 [lbo-talk] Ground Zero for Drugs and Prostitution at the old Central Tel-Aviv Bus Station -- rank: 1000

I have to go by this place every time I go to get my taxi to Jerusalem to work. From what one can see about what is going on there during the daylight hours, this seems to be an accurate portrayal of the situation. Bryan --------------------------------------------- http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/922008.html Vision of hell By Vered Lee "Slaves of the white powder that falls on the city, ambassadors of the dream, angels of the anesthetized" (Tamir Greenberg, "To you, the sleep ...

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Date:	Sat Nov 10 04:29:52 PST 2007

230 [lbo-talk] Is the '56 Option about to come to fruition? "US fears Israeli strike against Iran over latest nuclear claim" -- rank: 1000

I wonder if it is "US fears" or "US desires/promotes." The media has been quite 'chicken little' on this, so who knows...but I guess it is better to keep a heads up on this, in case the sky does fall one of these times (or at least things begin to fall from the sky)... ---------------------- US fears Israeli strike against Iran over latest nuclear claim Tom Baldwin in Washington, James Hider in Jerusalem and Francis Elliott, Deputy Political Editor http://www.timesonline.co.u ...

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Date:	Thu Nov 8 01:52:15 PST 2007

231 [lbo-talk] Satellite photos don t lie: Details of Syria nuke site bombing emanate familiar scent of political spin -- rank: 1000

Satellite photos don t lie *Details of Syria nuke site bombing emanate familiar scent of political spin * B. Michael Published: 11.07.07, 20:04 / Israel Opinion <http://www.ynetnews.com/home/0,7340,L-3084,00.html> http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3468755,00.html The story known as the operation in Syria (according to foreign sources: an Israeli bombing of a Syrian target) continues to stir the imagination of journalists across the world. Not a week goes by without yet another ...

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Date:	Wed Nov 7 14:10:39 PST 2007

232 [lbo-talk] "The Problem of the Good Native" and "Is Deserting War a Way towards Peace?" -- rank: 1000

* The Problem of the Good Native: Implications of Police Violence in a Northern Israeli Town* / // Written by Michael Warschawski, Alternative Information Center (AIC) / A cellular antenna was placed by one of the Israeli telephone companies on the roof of a private house in the middle of a residential area. The local residents decided to act in a way that they thought would best protect their environment and health, and burned down the antenna. Nothing special about this. It has happened many t ...

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Date:	Sun Nov 4 04:22:05 PST 2007

233 [lbo-talk] New Audio: The Experience of Administrative Detention Prisoners in Israeli Prisons -- rank: 1000

News from Within: Palestine/Israel Podcast - The Experience of Administrative Detention Prisoners in Israeli Prisons Ahmad Abu Haniya, the Youth Project Coordinator for the Alternative Information Center, was released from administrative detention on 14 May 2007, after two years of imprisonment without any trial or formal charges being brought against him. Ahmad was detained at an Israeli military checkpoint on his way to work on 18 May 2005 and placed in administrative detention, which is impri ...

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Date:	Thu May 31 15:18:23 PDT 2007

234 [lbo-talk] Israel's Investigation of Azmi Bishara in Context: An Interview With MK Jamal Zahalka, Chairman of the Balad Party -- rank: 1000

News from Within: Palestine/Israel Podcast - Israel's Investigation of Azmi Bishara in Context An Interview With MK Jamal Zahalka, Chairman of the Balad Party by Bryan Atinsky and Susana Mendoza, Alternative Information Center (AIC) On Monday, 21 May 2007, we spoke with Dr. Jamal Zahalka, Chairman of Balad, the National Democratic Assembly Party, at his office in the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem. Dr. Zahalka, a Palestinian citizen of Israel from Kfar Kara in the Galilee, has been a Member of the ...

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Date:	Thu May 24 15:13:27 PDT 2007

235 [lbo-talk] Peretz begins to hallucinate -- rank: 1000

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3404220,00.html Peretz expects to win primaries, become Finance Minister "Write this down. Monday, with God's help, I will announce victory and return and stand before you as the Finance Minister of Israel," said Defense Minister Amir Peretz, regarding the upcoming Labor party primaries. Peretz, speaking at a workers conference Thursday evening said that, despite his low scores in the polls, he expected to "surprise everyone and win big.&q ...

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Date:	Thu May 24 14:00:40 PDT 2007

236 [lbo-talk] buried in a matchbox -- rank: 1000

Meaning: He's so full of shit, there wouldn't be anything left of him if you removed it. Jim Straub wrote: > Don't laugh, but I don't get this joke. Can someone splain? > It's probably because I only have a vague sense of what happens during an > enema. It's, like, pumping water in your butt... or something, right? > > >> Missed this the first time around. Hitchens to Hannity: "If you gave >> Falwell and enema you could have buried him in a matchbox." Doug ...

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Date:	Tue May 22 02:03:43 PDT 2007

237 [lbo-talk] Interview with Nassar Ibrahim: Analysis of the Current Situation In the Gaza Strip -- rank: 1000

News from Within: Palestine/Israel Podcast - Analysis of the Current Situation In the Gaza Strip On the 18th of May, 2007, I spoke with Nassar Ibrahim, Palestinian author, political analyst and co-director of the Alternative Information Center, at his office in Beit Sahour. We discussed the current situation in the Gaza Strip, ongoing Palestinian factional violence and its relation to the Israeli occupation and international economic boycott, and practical actions that need to be taken on both a ...

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Date:	Sun May 20 05:22:21 PDT 2007

238 [lbo-talk] Benjamin Netanyahu Calls on the Israeli Government to Cut Water and Electricity to the Gaza Strip, a Violation of International Humanitarian Law -- rank: 1000

Likud Chairman, Benjamin Netanyahu Calls on the Israeli Government to Cut Water and Electricity to the Gaza Strip, a Violation of International Humanitarian Law Written by Bryan Atinsky, Alternative Information Center (AIC) http://www.alternativenews.org/news/english/netanyahu-calls-on-the-israeli-government-to-cut-water-and-electricity-to-gaza-strip-20070520.html On Thursday, 17 May, former Israeli Prime Minister and present Chairman of the Likud Party, Binyamin Netanyahu, called on the Israeli ...

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Date:	Sun May 20 04:26:55 PDT 2007

239 [lbo-talk] Secret IDF anthrax experiment participants develop illnesses -- rank: 1000

What's that saying about the cure being worse than the disease? Well, I guess that full blown Anthrax would be worse, but.... ----------------- Secret IDF anthrax experiment participants develop illnesses http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=859835&contrassID=1&subContrassID=5 By Haaretz Staff Israeli investigative program "Uvda" (fact) reported Tuesday that dozens of soldiers belonging to elite Israel Defense Forces units have been suffering from various illne ...

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Date:	Tue May 15 04:53:52 PDT 2007

240 [lbo-talk] Great News: AIC Youth Project Coordinator Ahmad Abu Haniya Released Today after Two Years in Administrative Detention! -- rank: 1000

AIC Youth Project Coordinator Ahmad Abu Haniya Released Today after Two Years in Administrative Detention! http://www.alternativenews.org/news/english/aic-youth-project-coordinator-ahmad-abu-haniya-released-after-2-years-in-administrative-detention-20070514.html Ahmad Abu Haniya, the AIC Youth Project Coordinator, will be released from administrative detention this morning (Tuesday 14 May), after two years of imprisonment without trial or charges. Ahmad was detained at a checkpoint on his way to ...

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Date:	Mon May 14 00:56:07 PDT 2007