When I read in last week’s newspapers that President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) was threatening Israel with dismantlement of the Palestinian Authority if Olmert would release Hamas leaders from detention, my first reaction was that this is no more than a spin, and that there will be an immediate statement by the President’s office, denying the Israeli journalist’s "information". And, indeed, a few hours later, Fatah leadership in Ramallah denied that such a threat was made and stated that they are demanding the release of all the Palestinian political prisoners, including Hamas activists. So far so good, though Mahmoud Abbas himself did not deny that this was his intention and message to the Israeli authorities. >suite
Dans les pays capitalistes, la « bourgeoisie » telle qu’on la connaissait a disparu : désormais, l’ordre social veut que la puissance financière et économique soit prépondérante. >suite
Ingrid Bétancourt est libre. La Coordination populaire colombienne (CPCP) à Paris s’en réjouit pour elle, pour sa famille, ses amis, et tous les comités qui l’ont soutenue. C’est un épilogue heureux après plus de six ans d’attente. >suite
La guerre globale pour les aliments met en évidence le fait que les plans sociaux sont insuffisants pour pallier la pauvreté et que seul le dépassement de l’actuel modèle permettra de diminuer les inégalités qui sévissent dans la région. >suite
African civil-society leaders, uniting to call for a free election process and an end to violence in Zimbabwe, invite members of the global public to support an open letter. >suite
A l’aube de la Conférence de Haut Niveau sur la Sécurité Alimentaire Mondiale, les paysans, les pêcheurs, les peuples autochtones et les organisations non-gouvernementales (ONG) ont déclaré l’état d’urgence populaire. >suite
Beginning in May 1949, tens of thousands of Yemenite Jews were brought to Israel on transport planes during Operation Magic Carpet. The Zionist movement, with the assistance of European colonialism, planted a western warship in the very heart of the Arab and Muslim world. This warship is guided by leaders with numerous skills and extensive experience in oppressing and humiliating which they learned in their own countries in Europe. This diseased group took over this area and during 120 years of oppression, we are witness to the Zionist expansion in the region. >suite
Les hommes armés chiites qui circulaient près de mon appartement à Beyrouth-ouest hier après-midi faisaient hurler leurs klaxons en faisant le V de la victoire, penchés en dehors des fenêtres de leurs véhicules tout-terrain avec leurs fusils pointés vers le ciel, prouvant aux musulmans de la capitale que le gouvernement élu du Liban avait perdu. >suite
Response to the tropical cyclone Nargis, which hit Myanmar on 3 May
2008 has been hijacked by vested interests on all sides, leaving
millions of Asia’s poorest people without any effective aid. >suite