Middle East
Israel rejects ceasefire calls and escalates attacks in Gaza
By Peter Symonds, January 2, 2009
The murderous Israeli air assault on Gaza continued unabated for a sixth day yesterday. According to Palestinian emergency services, at least 420 people have been killed and more than 2,100 injured. T...
Israel continues to pound Gaza as troops mass on border
By Julie Hyland, December 31, 2008
Israeli jets continued to pound Gaza for a fourth day amidst threats of worse to come. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has described the lethal bombardment as just “the first of several stages” of mili...
The Gaza crisis and the perspective of permanent revolution
December 30, 2008
The onslaught against Gaza has provoked popular outrage throughout the Middle East and around the world, even as governments in the Arab world and elsewhere have lined up to provide justifications for...
Israel inflicts mass suffering on Palestinian population
By Tom Eley, December 30, 2008
Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza strip, which has killed at least 345 Palestinians and maimed scores, has sharply intensified a severe humanitarian crisis in the area.
Third day of Israeli attacks deepens anger of Arab masses
By Chris Marsden, December 30, 2008
The Israeli Air Force has waged its third day of bombing against Gaza, killing over 300 Palestinians and wounding more than 1,400. The Israeli offensive has sparked solidarity demonstrations around th...
Washington bears guilt for Gaza war crimes
December 29, 2008
The Israeli massacre of Palestinians in Gaza is a war crime for which not only the government of Israel but also that of the United States bears full responsibility.
Turkish trade unions collaborate in imposing poverty wages
By Sinan Ikinci, December 29, 2008
The Turkish trade unions have collaborated in setting a new minimum wage that fails to meet elementary requirements for workers.
As death toll mounts
Israel threatens ground invasion of Gaza
By Chris Marsden, December 29, 2008
Israel seems set for a ground invasion of Gaza following sustained bombardment that has left more than 300 dead and over 1,000 injured.
Falling oil prices shatter Iraqi budget forecasts
By James Cogan, December 20, 2008
The fall in world oil prices is slashing the revenues of the US-backed regime in Iraq, with immense implications for the mass of the Iraqi people, who face no improvement in the nightmarish conditions...
Recession looms for Turkish economy as job losses accelerate
By Sinan Ikinci, December 18, 2008
Turkish economic growth slowed in the third quarter, hitting a six-year low. Gross domestic product expanded by only 0.5 percent. Worse is yet to come.
Iraqi government seeks criminal prosecution of anti-Bush protestor
By James Cogan, December 17, 2008
Muntadhar al-Zaidi, the 29-year-old journalist who hurled his shoes at George Bush during a press conference on Sunday, was hauled before an investigating judge of the Central Criminal Court in Baghda...
Obama’s defence appointee signals continuing US belligerence
By Peter Symonds, December 16, 2008
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates’s visit to the Middle East over the past week provided a warning of what to expect from the Obama administration.
