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Ann Wright
Just a month ago, while Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and US President George Bush met for the last time as heads
of state in late November 2008 in Washington and continued their relentless bellicose rhetoric toward Iran, I and three
activists ...
International Solidarity Movement
2:30am 29th December 2008 - Canadian Human Rights Activist Eva Bartlett has reported that the Israeli attacks into the
Gaza Strip have escalated again, with the Israeli Navy shelling Gaza.
Walter Brasch
The New York Yankees just bought a first baseman for $180 million. For the next eight years, Mark Teixeira will earn
about $22.5 million a season. The week before, the Yanks bought seven years of pitcher CC Sabathia's life for $161
million, about ...
Friends Of Gaza
The Dignity, a Free Gaza boat on a mission of mercy to besieged Gaza, is being attacked by the Israeli Navy in
international waters. The Dignity has been surrounded by at least half-a-dozen Israeli warships. They are firing live
ammunition around the Dignity, ...
Global Peace And Justice Auckland
1. The deafening silence of the New Zealand government on the massacre in Gaza. New Zealand should unreservedly condemn
Israel’s slaughter in Gaza and support calls for an international boycott of Israel.
Air New Zealand
The world's first commercial aviation test flight powered by a sustainable second-generation biofuel took-off at 11:30am
(NZ time) from Auckland International Airport.
Abukar Arman
By now, most of the world is aware of the horrific news of death and destruction that visited upon the people of Gaza .
Millions have watched in utter shock the footage depicting Israel ’s indiscriminate and disproportionate bombing of Gaza
.
Prof. Francis A. Boyle
During the summer of 1982 I had the opportunity to visit the Nazi concentration camp just outside Dachau, Germany and
then the little town itself. Given the proximity of the town to the camp, my immediate reaction was: “This town is so
close to the ...
EECA
New Zealand's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority has congratulated Air New Zealand for its successful test
flight using second-generation biofuels.
Allen Roland
President Elect Obama's silence on the ongoing criminal atrocities of Gazans by Israel is a deafening affirmation of
the Bush policy of preemptive criminal attack and force to achieve limited political capital. As such, Israel's obvious
moral decay ...
United Nations
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and its partners have started to deliver supplies to help an
estimated 200,000 Afghan returnees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) get through the country’s harsh winter.
Air New Zealand
The world's first commercial aviation test flight powered by the sustainable second-generation biofuel jatropha has been
successfully completed in Auckland.
United Nations
A military officer serving with the United Nations-African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) died today, after
being shot in the leg two days ago during a car-jacking in the strife-torn Sudanese region.
United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today demanded that Israel and Hamas halt their acts of violence, take all
necessary measures to avoid civilian casualties, and that Israel keep open all border crossings necessary for the
continued provision ...
Federated Farmers
“New Zealand's superb on farm verification standards means we are streets ahead of Australia in terms of sheep meat and
other exports into the European Union," said Lachlan McKenzie, Federated Farmers board spokesperson.
Content.net
Dec. 30 – The New Zealand dollar reached a seven-month high against the British pound after a report showed the slump
in U.K. property prices would extend into next year, indicating a prolonged recession.
Dan Lieberman
The tepid response of world leaders to Israel’s ferocious attack on a defenseless Gaza conveys a helpless feeling to all
world citizens - brutality rules and we are all vulnerable to attack. EU foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, commented
that ...
Palestine Human Rights Campaign
As a member of the world community, New Zealand has a responsibility to play its part in helping to secure international
peace and stability. The present carnage in the Gaza Strip is the latest episode in the State of Israel's sixty-year
history ...
International Solidarity Movement
This will be hurried as very short collision of internet, electricity, and me, before we have to head for our night time
locations before dark.
Free Gaza Movement
(Larnaca, Cyprus 29 December 2008) - There is a time when silence is complicity and inaction is unacceptable. On
Saturday, December 27, Israel began Operation "Cast Lead," a military onslaught against the civilian population of the
Gaza Strip ...
United Nations
A United Nations-backed landmine clearing operation in Cyprus is in danger of folding next month before its work in
de-mining the buffer zone on the island is complete, risking the lives of the local population.
Neve Gordon
Israel seems more concerned with electoral politics and restoring its military reputation than stopping the Qassam
rockets The first bombardment took three minutes and 40 seconds. Sixty Israeli F-16 fighter jets bombed 50 sites in
Gaza, killing more than ...
Rhythm and Vines
Thousands of music lovers rolled into Waiohika Estate yesterday to take part in the biggest New Year’s music festival
event in the country. The music kicked off early on with the likes of The Constituents, The Suns of IO and The Mystery
Jets. During ...
Melvin A. Goodman
During his campaign for the presidency, Barack Obama spoke out against the militarization and politicization of the
intelligence community and indicated that an Obama administration would address the intelligence abuses of the past
decade. Unfortunately, his maneuvers ...
New Zealand Police
The TECT Rescue Helicopter from Tauranga has located the missing vessel 'WAIT N SEA' 3km west of Motiti Island.
Global Peace And Justice Auckland
At the 4pm protest this afternoon GPJA will be calling for a comprehensive boycott of Israel in response to the latest
massacres of Palestinians trapped in the siege of Gaza.
Michael Collins
'Stop criticizing Obama. You'll ruin everything!' The Absolute Right of Citizens to Speaking Freely
Christian World Service
CWS is launching an appeal to assist the DSPR health programme as it struggles to cope with emergency cases at its
clinics.
New Zealand Labour Party
Rt Hon Helen Clark, Labour Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, today endorsed the call of the United Nations Security
Council for a cessation of violence on all sides in Gaza.
Maritime New Zealand
Family members of a group of people missing in a boat off the Tauranga coast have reported receiving a second text
message this morning from those on board seeking help.
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