J-Street: “Our Message of Hope and Urgency”

As Israeli-Palestinian peace talks enter crunch time, we’re making clear that broad supports exists for bold peace moves.

Our ads in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and other papers urge Netanayahu, Abbas, and Obama to make history now by freezing settlement growth, staying at the table, and giving talks a chance to succeed. > more.

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Qur’an burning – Protester shot dead

Man reported to have been killed in Faizabad, northern Afghanistan, after crowds attack Nato base in protest at Florida pastor’s plans.

A protester against a US pastor’s plans to burn copies of the Qur’an is reported to have been shot dead in northern Afghanistan after crowds attacked a Nato base. > more.

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2010: Welcome to Orwell’s World

By John Pilger. In Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell described a superstate called Oceania, whose language of war inverted lies that “passed into history and became truth. ‘Who controls the past,’ ran the Party slogan, ‘controls the future; who controls the present controls the past.’”

Barack Obama is the leader of a contemporary Oceania. In two speeches at the close of the decade, the Nobel Peace Prize winner affirmed that peace was no longer peace, but rather a permanent war that “extends well beyond Afghanistan and Pakistan” to “disorderly regions and diffuse enemies.” He called this “global security” and invited our gratitude. To the people of Afghanistan, which America has invaded and occupied, he said wittily: “We have no interest in occupying your country.” > more.

foto: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – NOVEMBER 04: Journalist and human rights activist John Pilger accepts the Sydney Peace Prize 2009 at the University of Sydney on November 4, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. picapp.com

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Are Arab Leaders Really So Unhappy to See Ahmadinejad Re-elected?

So far most Arab leaders have reacted to the Iranian electoral crisis in typical Middle Eastern fashion: they haven’t. Amir Moussa, the head of the Arab League, took one for the team and made this non-statement statement: “We hope that the next term will witness progress on the relations between Iran and the Arab world and co-operation in establishing peace in the Middle East.” Other than such empty formalities, there has been an awkward silence from most Arab capitals. > more.

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Barack Obama defends America’s global image

“US president rejects stereotype of Americans as ‘selfish and crass’ as he addresses students in Istanbul. - Barack Obama today called for greater understanding between countries as he addressed students in Istanbul at the end of his European tour. 
Seeking to repair the damage to America’s international reputation by his predecessor, George Bush, the US president rejected the stereotype that Americans are “selfish and crass”.” > more.      Bild: zyrcster,flickr.com

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Barack Obama: Humility, Gratitude, Sacrifice

“Humility, gratitude and sacrifice. From his first words, Barack Obama let us know that even on a day so bright he was not blinded. Not by the cloud of witnesses in front of him. Not by the lights of cameras sending his words across the planet. That he was willing to sound so somber on his day of celebration tells us many things at once. At a time of scarcity, do not waste opportunities. ” > more.

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Obama: ‘This is your victory’ (+ videos)

“Barack Obama has won the 2008 U.S. presidential election, defeating John McCain, and will be sworn in as the first African-American to hold the nation’s highest office.” > full story

Also read: 
> America’s first black president (video)
> Obama speech (video)
> World media comment
> All videos
> Russian Pravda: A change for the better

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