Translations, Party Statements, and News from Around the World.
Pro-Palestinian activists say Israeli naval forces are boarding their two ships in international waters, as they were trying to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza. Twitter accounts associated with the activist groups running the flotilla said Friday that Israeli forces were… Read More ›
Netanyahu trying to persuade cabinet to support attack on Iran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak are trying to muster a majority in the cabinet in favor of military action against Iran, a senior Israeli official has… Read More ›
Israeli military officials confirmed today that the Netanyahu government has given them a green light to launch any attacks on the Gaza Strip necessary to stop rocket fire, “including ground operations” inside the constantly besieged strip. Though Prime Minister Benjamin… Read More ›
CAIRO (AP) — Growing in confidence after eight months in power, Egypt’s military generals appear more determined than ever to crush the protest movement that ousted Hosni Mubarak and has turned critical of their rule. This week, they detained Alaa… Read More ›
Probably one of the most common right-wing arguments against social welfare spending is that it constitutes “redistribution of wealth” or “sharing the wealth,” and is thus a road to socialism. Indeed, “socialism” is often defined by these reactionaries as the… Read More ›
DENVER – Denver Police fired rubber bullets on Occupy Wall Street protesters in downtown Denver and arrested seven in a tense showdown. The Saturday afternoon standoff started when some protesters tried to march up the steps of the Colorado Capitol…. Read More ›
WASHINGTON — The guns in Libya have barely quieted, and NATO’s military assistance to the rebellion that toppled Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi will not end officially until Monday. But a new invasion force is already plotting its own landing on the… Read More ›
DOHA: Qatar revealed for the first time Wednesday that hundreds of its soldiers had fought alongside Libyans in their battle to topple longtime despot Moammar Gadhafi. “We were among them and the numbers of Qataris on ground were hundreds in… Read More ›
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Conservatives concerned about Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s Democratic past may have one less reason to worry. From Perry’s past comes a crucial rebellion: a vote against a Democrat’s proposal to sanction Apartheid-era South Africa. In 1985, another… Read More ›
West Bank settlers to receive tear gas and stun grenades to prepare for ‘Operation Summer Seeds’. By Chaim Levinson The IDF has conducted detailed work to determine a “red line” for each settlement in the West Bank, which will determine… Read More ›
(CBS/AP) BRUSSELS – NATO postponed a definite decision to end its bombing campaign in Libya as consultations continued Wednesday with the U.N. and the country’s interim government over how and when to wind down the operation. Last week, the alliance… Read More ›
No the Colonization of Libya! With the victory of the NATO-backed rebels and the National Transitional Council, Libya has been colonized once again. Moammar Gaddafi, the leader of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, has been killed according to the country’s rebel… Read More ›
Conflicting Stories Emerge Hiding in a spiderhole in his hometown of Sirte, former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi was discovered by rebel troops and screamed “don’t shoot, don’t shoot” before the troops mowed him down. Celebrating troops kicked his body up… Read More ›
The Red Phoenix 