Arab-Canadian released from Israeli jail
Jamal Akkal, a Canadian citizen born in Gaza, returned home to Windsor on August 30, having been released from an Israeli prison where he spent close to four years....Khadr case back on
On September 24, the U.S. Court of Military Review, set up for appeals on Guantanamo cases tried by military courts, reversed the military court decision throwing out...Iran: Petrol rationing is bumpy ride
TEHRAN (IPS) — Two months after the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad began rationing petrol to "vaccinate" itself against possible sanctions, critics say the......
Neocons tie North Korea to Israeli strike on Syria
WASHINGTON (IPS) — Nearly two weeks have passed since Israeli warplanes conducted a mysterious raid against an as yet unidentified target in northeast Syria. Details of...Time for Canada to exit NATO
NATO has recently had one of its regular meetings of the "Military Committee" in Victoria, B.C., Canada, with appropriate demonstrations against it for Canada's role......
Benamar Benatta sues Canada for torture
Benamar Benatta has decided to sue Canada for his treatment at the hands of Canadian and U.S officials. He is asking $35 million. His story begins back in his homeland....U.S. denies visas to Iranian religious leaders
WASHINGTON (IPS) — A religious delegation from Iran has canceled a scheduled visit to the United States this week after members of the group were denied visas by the......
An important marker has been passed in global boycott effort against Israel
From a limestone hill rising above Qalandia refugee camp, you can see Jerusalem. I watched a lone figure standing there in the rain, his son holding the tail of his long...Muslims scapegoated in Canada
Fear-mongering at the expense of Muslims is the current political game in Canada. In Quebec we have a public consultation on what constitutes "reasonable accommodation"......
Robert Fisk: Even I question the ‘truth’ about 9/11
Each time I lecture abroad on the Middle East, there is always soameone in the audience — just one —whom I call the "raver." Apologies here to all the men and women who...Bush plans war on Iran
The Sunday Times of London is reporting that the Pentagon has plans for three days of massive air strikes against 1,200 targets in Iran . Last week, Alexis Debat,......
Examining the religion-building enterprise
Blaming Islam for the lack of democratic and scientific developments in Muslim countries is not a new idea but an old enterprise, rooted in the nineteenth and twentieth...Canada: Dual citizenship in question
When Canada spent $100 million to rescue Lebanese-Canadians from the war between Israel and Hizbullah last year, some Canadians reacted by accusing these people of being......
Strange request from Bush on detainees
The American government has approached Canada on several occasions with a request to admit 17 Ugyhurs being held in Guantanamo. Canada is reluctant to grant this strange...Israel “boycotts” Palestinian scholars
When the British University and College Union voted to promote a boycott of Israeli universities, critics hit back with a firm defense of academic freedom. Lee......
Iran ties weaken Iraqi government further
BAGHDAD (IPS) — Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's increasing ties with Iran have triggered a splintering of his government. Several groups, both Sunni and Shi'a,...Terror label for Revolutionary Guards entrenches U.S.-Iran enmity
WASHINGTON (IPS) — The White House's decision to designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist organization could deal a double blow to efforts to......
Prospects of Armageddon: A strike against Iran
The logic that defends past nuclear atrocities is now used to support a strike against Iran It is appalling, if unsurprising, to read the neoconservative cheerleader...Bush line distorts Iran’s real interest in Iraq
WASHINGTON (IPS) — As U.S. and Iranian diplomats met in Baghdad thisweek for a second round of talks on Iraq, the domestic U.S. political climate appears decidedly more......
E.U. support of U.S. Mideast policy challenged
BRUSSELS (IPS) — The European Union's foreign policy supremo Javier Solana this week declared himself "fully behind" the call for an international conference on the...The cold war that could explode
Iran's President AhmadinejadsThe release of the 15 British naval personnel this week should not be seen solely within the context of the U.N. sanctions placed on Iran......
