[Peace-discuss] Fwd: U.S.-Backed Attack on Gaza

[C. G. Estabrook]

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> Palestinian Civilians Bear the Brunt of Unrelenting Bombings in U.S.-Backed Attack on Gaza
> President Obama has announced his full support for Israel's ongoing assault on the Gaza Strip even as dozens of Palestinians, including many civilians, continue to be killed by U.S.-supplied weaponry. At least 95 Palestinians have been killed in air strikes by warplanes and drones. More than 700 have been wounded, including 200 children. On Sunday, a massive air strike leveled a home in Gaza City killing 12 people, including 10 members of the same family. Over the past week, rockets fired from Gaza have killed three Israelis. We go to Gaza to speak with Raji Sourani, an award-winning human rights lawyer and director of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights in Gaza. Watch/Listen/Read
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> U.N. Special Rapporteur Calls for Global Protection of Gaza Civilians from U.S.-Backed Israeli Assault
> Richard Falk, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, calls on the international community to help defend the people of Gaza from the ongoing U.S.-backed Israeli assault. Falk is a professor emeritus of international law at Princeton University and the author of more than 50 books on war, human rights and international law. We also speak with Raji Sourani, an award-winning human rights lawyer and director of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights in Gaza.Watch/Listen/Read
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> Live Report from Gaza Hospital: As Civilian Toll Mounts, Israel Again Bombs Palestinian Journalists
> We get a live report from independent journalist Mohammed Omer from a hospital in Gaza City, where injured journalists, medical workers and civilians — including children — are arriving for treatment. An award-winning journalist based in Gaza, Omer has been covering the latest Israeli assault since it began six days ago. We're also joined by Richard Falk, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories. Watch/Listen/Read
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> Obama in Burma: A Milestone for Reform or Groundwork for Oil-Friendly Junta Rule?
> President Obama made history today by becoming the first sitting U.S. president to visit Burma. During his six-hour visit, Obama met with President Thein Sein and visited the home of the opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, where she was confined under house arrest for most of two decades before her release two years ago. Obama's new openness toward Burma has drawn concern from human rights activists who say such overtures of friendship are "premature" due to continuing political violence plaguing large swathes of the country. We're joined by Jennifer Quigley of the U.S. Campaign for Burma and journalist Peter Popham, author ofThe Lady and The Peacock: The Life of Aung San Suu Kyi.Watch/Listen/Read
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> Palestinian Toll Mounts in Gaza as Obama Defends Israeli Assault
> Israel Wounds Journalists in Attack on Gaza Media
> Palestinian Rocket Fire Drops, Israeli Toll at 3
> Protesters in Tel Aviv, D.C. Rally Against U.S.-Backed Assault of Gaza
> Obama Pays Landmark Visit to Burma
> Thousands Protest Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Outside White House
> 1 Dead, 1 Missing in Fire on Gulf Coast Oil Rig
> Obama Calls Corporate CEOs as "Fiscal Cliff" Talks Begin
> 2nd Conspirator Sentenced in NYC Subway Bombing Plot Case
> Protesters Hold Weekend of Actions Against Military Training Base in Georgia
> Family, Supporters Mark 1-Year Anniversary of Chamberlain Killing
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