by As'ad AbuKhalil I lived more than half of my life in the US and I never felt the alienation that I felt on the day I read George Habash, the Palestinian revolutionary who passed away last week, labeled as a "terrorism tactician" in a front page obituary in The New York Times. What do you when they want to convince you that a kind and gentle man you met and respected as a person is a terrorist when you know otherwise? Do you quibble with their definitions to no avail? Do you go back and see how they wrote glowing obituaries for Zionist militia leader and later Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, a man whose record of killing civilians is as horrific and grotesque as that of Osama Bin Laden, former Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin, Fatah Revolutionary Council founder Abu Nidal or … [read more]

by Askapena Last year once again, the Spanish government destroyed all hopes of resolving the conflict between the Basque Country and the French and Spanish States. The Spanish Labour Party PSOE alongside the Basque Nationalist Party PNV, closed the door of the negotiations with the Basque pro-independence movement.During the negotiations, the majority of pro independence organisations continued to be banned or political activities were suspended by judges. Several media were closed down. 40 pro-independence activists were called to declare due to their political or social activities. 50 political events of the pro-independence movement were banned. 25 demonstrations were brutally attacked. 200 militants were judged for their activities before the negotiation period. 700 check points … [read more]

The slow genocide is still under way in Gaza We were all pleased to see a new wall tear down, but unlike the Berlin Wall, this does not mean that the occupation is over and Gazans are free. Egypt closed the border back and the 5 days of freedom the Gazans courageously allowed themselves by demolishing the walls of their prison didn't allow them to erase 6 months of blockade, without medicines, without drinking water, without electricity, without fuel, without food balanced, without freedom. The mainstream media reported that Israel will resume its fuel deliveries to Gaza, but they forget to mention that it will deliver only 20% of the amount necessary to the Gaza needs. Israel has also announced that on February 7, it would reduce by 5% its electricity supplies to Gaza where power is … [read more]

We condemn the 5 December 2007 attacks of the German authorities on ATIF organizations and members Resistance Not Terrorism!The German government has once more demonstrated its close links with the Turkish military regime, and that Germany is an imperialist party in the war throughout the "Greater Middle East" as well as a loyal ally of the United States and the State of Israel. Any forces of resistance in the region as well as their exiles elsewhere are denounced as "terrorists" and are to be repressed and silences in internationally coordinated actions, such as the one on 5 December.Germany and the European Union complement their external policy of war with an unprecedented internal abrogation of democracy. Civil liberties are about to be suspended. The judiciary and the media largely … [read more]

Freedom of Expression and freedom of Opinion under a US installed regime Parviz Kambakhsh is one of the very recent victims of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan who, because of his personal believes, opinions and his political opposition to US installed regime in Afghanistan, has been kept in the awful detention center of the National Security Department (SND) in Marzar e Sharif for the last three months.Parviz Kambakhsh a 23 years old youth, student of 3rd class of Journalism faculty of Mazar e Sharif University and was a reporter for "Jahan e Naw" news paper. He belongs to a poor family from a poor province of Saripul.During the detention period he was constantly tortured physically and mentally, even he was threatened to death if he did not confess. During this period he had no … [read more]

Urgent call from the starving ghettoA humanitarian crisis is underway as the Gaza Strip's only power plant began to shut down on Sunday, and the tiny coastal territory entered its third full day without shipments of vital food and fuel supplies due to Israel's punitive sanctions. The Gaza Strip's power plant has completely shut down on Sunday because it no longer has the fuel needed to keep running. One of the plant's two electricity-generating turbines had already shut down by noon. This will drastically reduce output to 25 or 30 megawatts, down from the 65 megawatts the plant produces under normal conditions. By Sunday evening the plant will shut down completely, leaving large swaths of the Gaza Strip in darkness. Omar Kittaneh, the head of the Palestine Energy Authority in Ramallah, … [read more]

Promoters: Islamic Movement, National Democratic Assembly, Abnaa elBalad"Together we will break the siege"Invitation to Demonstrate Against the criminal siege of the Gaza StripThe Anti-imperialist Camp gives it full support for this important initiative taken by the organisations of the native Arab inhabitants of Palestine robbed by the Zionists in 1948. It is at the same time brave given the ferocious repression by the Israeli state against the liberation movement both within the 48 Palestine and the 67 Palestine:The Coalition against the Siege, with the participation of the Islamic Movement (Northern and Southern), the National Democratic Assembly (al-Tajamu') and Abnaa elBalad, call for a mass demonstration in the city of Nazareth on Saturday 5.1.2008. The participants are called to … [read more]

by Asghar Ali Engineer, Mumbai, India Gujarat has made history. Gujarat is in news ever since genocide of 2002. For every small or big development it remains in news. Gujarat carnage was unparalleled in the history of India and it will continue to be discussed for a long time to come. Like partition of our country it cannot be easily forgotten. Any election in Gujarat will draw into discussion Gujarat carnage. Modi, I maintain, could not have won 2002 election without organizing that carnage nor the 2007 election could he have won without it. In my opinion it is wrong to maintain that he won election due to economic development he helped achieve in Gujarat. Gujarat is as much polarized today as it was in 2002. Even if Modi had not mentioned anything related to Hindutva, he would have won. … [read more]

Third dispatch from occupied PalestineIn a statement by Dr. Ahmed Bahar, acting speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, issued on December 26, he thanked the Italian solidarity delegation for its efforts to break the unjust embargo against the population of Gaza. Bahar defined the Italian delegation as "living example of human consciousness" which wants to fight against injustice and aggression represented by the Israeli occupation amid the most complete silence by the so-called international community. He denounced the Israeli decision to block the delegation as an attempt to hide the suffering of the Gaza population before the world public.Bahar invited the free citizens of the world and the parliamentarians of the Arab and Islamic world to follow the example of the delegation. … [read more]

Statement by the office of Prime Minister Haniya about preventing the Italian delegation to enter the Gaza StripThe Palestinian Territories are suffering form the siege imposed for years on the Palestinians specially in the Gaza strip, where 1,5 million people live under the sanctions and the closure of the passages.In this week the Occupation authorities prevented an Italian delegation from entering the Strip to express their solidarity with the isolated people and to see how misery is the situation in Gaza, how do the sanctions affect their lives. The delegation also was schedule to estimate the medical situation in Gaza, which is on the verge to collapse due to the lack of the Medical supplies.The delegation consisted from well-known figures, representatives, Academics and Human … [read more]

Second dispatch by the Italian solidarity delegation to GazaYesterday we closed the day watching al Jazeera which reported both on the apostolic blessing Urbi et Orbi and on our delegation.Today, December 24, we received a phone call by the Gaza authorities who expressed their regret about the fact that we were not allowed into Gaza by the Israeli army. Actually they had been ready to receive us with all honours. We have been informed that the news about our delegation was spread throughout Gaza. At the same time the solidarity communiquà© by the "Popular Committee against the Siege" has been sent around the world.This morning we held a press conference in Ramallah with the kind help of our Palestinian friends. We were the guests of "Ramattan TV" which co-operates with numberous Arab … [read more]

by the Popular Committee against Siege, Gaza Popular Committee against Siege (PCAS) is very sorry for what happened to you but this is an indication of the false claims of our oppressors. Israelis claim that they are democratic, but you have seen that they are barbarous by denying your entry to Gaza strip. This shows how Israeli democracy is false. It's only a game to make the people believe that they are victims. Yet, you have seen that the are putting all Gaza residents in a big concentration camp to perish one by one. But, they will never succeed because we are supported by the real democratic like you, the real lovers of freedom who came from far places to say nay for Israeli's crime. Your attempt has debunked the Israeli allegation that they are the paragon of democracy. Imagine … [read more]

Five years' balance and our future tasks, Anti-imperialist Camp / Italy Following document is the product of a thorough discussion process of the Italian section of the Anti-imperialist Camp. It tries to draw a balance sheet of the struggles we have conducted in the last decade as well as the difficulties we have encountered due to the decline of the radical left which continues unabated. It is attempting to explore way of access to a new generation which cannot be reached by the historic left. It served as well as a contribution to the International Conference of the Anti-imperialist Camp which took place in Vienna on 2-4 February, 2008. Herewith the document is submitted to the international debate:THIRTY-TWO THESES FOR THE RESTART OF THE ANTI-IMPERIALIST CAMPOrientation and … [read more]

Statement from Eretz checkpointApropos concentration camps:This morning the Italian solidarity delegation, which departed from Rome yesterday, was blocked by the Israeli military at the Eretz checkpoint. Entry into Gaza was denied.The criminal embargo imposed by Israel, the U.S. and the European Union is not limited to goods but does cut all human contacts. The Gaza strip is not an open air prison but an outright concentration camp. Prisoners usually are allowed to receive visits, but not in Gaza.With the lockout of this morning the Israeli government slapped as well in the face of the Italian authorities. The Italian foreign ministry had assured that all necessary steps had been taken to allow the delegation into Gaza.In order to denounce the genocidal embargo the solidarity delegation … [read more]

by Ron RidenourA great victory, an unexpected one for several of the affected and observers, was delivered today by Copenhagen's City Court for those who fight for their liberation and sovereignty and for those who act in solidarity.One juridical judge and two lay judges found the seven accused Danish solidarity activists, "Fighter and Lovers", innocent of the Justice Ministry's charge that they had materially supported "terror groups" FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) and PFLP (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine).Since FARC and PFLP are not terrorist organizations, concluded the judges, neither are the seven activists guilty of any crime.The seven had produced and sold t-shirts with FARC and PFLP emblems in an effort to raise a debate about Denmark's terror law, … [read more]

Italian delegation: Let us help Gaza to resist!Blessed are you who are poor,for the kingdom of God is yours.Blessed are you who are now hungry,for you will be satisfied.Blessed are you who are now weeping,for you will laugh.from the Gospel of Luke1974 years ago, Jesus of Nazareth was crucified for having promised the oppressed hope in salvation and justice. 1974 years later, in the same places, another martyrdom is taking place, and this time it is the whole Palestinian people which is undergoing it.The Gaza Strip is the symbol of this tragedy.During the last year, the embargo decreed by the Israeli authorities has turned Gaza into a concentration camp: one and a half million people survive with great difficulty. There is no other way of putting it: we are facing a humanitarian … [read more]

Interview with Dr. Djimadoum LEY-NGARDIGAL, secretary-general of the"Chad Action for Unity and Socialism" (Actus), one of the numerous opposition forcesQ: What do you think of the European military mission?Ley: Nearly the entire opposition, which is composed of very heterogeneous forces, oppose the deployment of the EUFOR troops. The uninterrupted presence of French troops from the beginning of the colonial times until today - under the guise of the defence of the territorial integrity of an "independent" state - leave a bitter flavour. Several popular revolts against the different dictatorships imposed on us by France have been drowned in blood under direct involvement of French troops. Actually they are nothing less than occupation troops. The EUROR [of which the main contingent is … [read more]

London, December 1This conference of delegates from peace, anti-war, anti-imperialist and liberation movements across the world declares its opposition to the "endless war" prosecuted by the US government against states, peoples and movements in all parts of our planet.We oppose the interference of the US and its allies in sovereign states, and assert the right of all peoples to self-determination. We support all people fighting for peace and against imperialism.In particular, we demand: * An immediate end to the illegal military occupation of Iraq, which has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths and displaced millions of people, a withdrawal of all foreign troops and the full transfer of sovereignty to the Iraqi people and their representatives. * A halt to all preparations for an … [read more]

Interview with GN Saibaba of the Revolutionary Democratic Front, IndiaIndia is at a turning point, says GN Saibaba, a representative of the Revolutionary Democratic Front. He stresses the deep poverty and terrible living conditions of ordinary Indians co-existing with the economical boom. Either India breaks with imperialism or sectarianism and Hindu right-wing nationalism will prevail, he warns. His is a message of hope, but also fearful warnings.Poverty boomThe economy of India, when measured in USD exchange-rate terms, is the twelfth largest in the world, with a GDP of US $1.09 trillion (2007). It is the third largest in terms of purchasing power parity. India is the second fastest growing major economy in the world, with a GDP growth rate of 9.4% for the fiscal year 2006-2007.- If … [read more]

Revolutionary Democratic Front (RDF)Condemn the Continuing Genocidal Fascist Attacks on the fighting tribals of Bastar in the name of Salwa Judum! In the name of Salwa Judum in Bastar region of Chhathisgarh, India, not only have hundreds been arrested, tortured, murdered, gang-raped, but their entire economic lifelines have been smashed by the state. Through brutal terror the government's aim is to extinguish the sparks of revolution developing day by day in the very heart of India. Over the last 25 years the people of the region have witnessed a great awakening. Over the past 25 years, the Naxalites, as Maoists in India are known, became one with the tribals of the region in their struggle for a life of self-respect and dignity, smashing the cruel, brutal, exploitative authority of the … [read more]