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NOVANEWS GORDON DUFF: GENERAL McCHRYSTAL “WOUNDED” IN AMBUSH….BY ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE June 22, 2010  by Gordon Duff IS GENERAL STANLEY McCHRYSTAL THE NEXT “HELEN THOMAS?” By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor General Stanley McChrystal, top US commander in Afghanistan has been summoned home for a “briefing,” read “waterboarding session” after news of an upcoming article in this week’s Rolling Stone magazine hit the White House.  His crime?  General McChrystal is guilty of honesty, discernment, good judgement and communicating his sanity in private with the kind of candor we lived without during the Bush years, much to our sorrow.  It is obvious that General McChrystal was targeted, not unlike White House correspondent Helen Thomas.  Why?  Who or what did General McChrystal thre...

NOVANEWS Goldstone missed the cut Roll over Ben-Gurion– Michael Oren says the special relationship is over ‘NYT’ reporter who grooved on Jewish terrorism made Chomsky out to be ’self-hating’ nut Why does U.S. soccer fall short? Goldstone missed the cut Posted: 27 Jun 2010 When Israel announced the formation of an independent commission to investigate the Flotilla debacle, Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs issued a statement welcoming the news and noting that "the structure and terms of reference of Israel's proposed independent public commission can meet the standard of a prompt, impartial, credible, and transparent investigation." In the time since then, it has emerged that Amos Horev, one of the three Israeli panel members, helped castrate an Arab in the mid-1940s who...

NOVANEWS Touching Left, Islam, Israeli Lobby, Chomsky and Many other Hot Topics June 27, 2010 Discussion with Gilad Atzmon by Miriam Cotton Introduction by Miriam Cotton Gilad Atzmon is a world renowned saxophonist and musician with a deep political passion for humanist issues and concern for the fate of the Palestinian people.  He has written extensively about the issue and been published widely.  As a self-exiled, former Jewish Israeli and IDF soldier, Atzmon’s perspective within the raging public discourse on Palestine is relatively unique.... ...Atzmon also takes issue with the Western Left which he believes has failed either to recognize the true extent of Zionist influence (he singles Noam Chomsky out for criticism) and of not understanding how western Marxist/socialist i...

NOVANEWS The noble war in Afghanistan is against 100 people? What Kevin Rudd is thinking still today Lebanon considers entering the 21st century on rights New York Times wonders why those silly Arabs don’t get sick of being killed Obama soon to put serious pressure on Israel (let’s wait and see) America can never progress in Afghanistan without leaving A hug and cuddle with Tzipi Livni Midnight on the Mavi Marmara The noble war in Afghanistan is against 100 people?  27 Jun 2010 Let me get this straight. Tens of thousands of Western troops are fighting in Afghanistan because of this or are we actually occupying the country for another reason altogether? In an EXCLUSIVE interview on “This Week,” CIA Director Leon Panetta told host Jake Tapper that there were “at mos...

NOVANEWS Jon Stewart on what journalists should be asking Reporters must back war, demands Murdoch man Paying compensation to all Afghans Just in case we were worried about Tel Aviv and Washington sharing straws Julia Gillard will serve our agendas fine, say Washington and Tel Aviv interests British unions at the forefront of moves to isolate Israel Don’t bow to the military men Little faith in Gaza of business as usual How Murdoch preaches a menu of restraint and compassion Obama is an anti-Semitic, Jew-hating, Israel loathing man Jon Stewart on what journalists should be asking Posted: 26 Jun 2010 And it’s not pissing off the US military and missing “access”: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c McChrystal’s Balls – Honorabl...

NOVANEWS Ynet , June 27, 2010 “Rina Cohen, the school principle, said during a ceremony at the education institution: "The life of the youths who grew up in this country over the past few years will no longer be the same. Four years ago, during history or education lessons we could say in a resolved and confident manner that the IDF does not abandon hostages, that the IDF does not leave injured behind. After Shalit's abduction, there is a sense of hesitation in our heart.” -------------------------- Protest aimed at securing kidnapped soldier's release reaches its first stop in Kibbutz Cabri. Thousands of participants fill up lawns, including young football players and former prisoner Azzam Azzam http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3911303,00.html Hagai Einav The march for Gilad Shal...

NOVANEWS Haaretz , June 27, 2010 Hamas official facing expulsion: I won't leave my ancestral home Four Hamas politicians facing expulsion from Jerusalem received support last week from an unexpected quarter - PA President Mahmoud Abbas. http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/hamas-official-facing-expulsion-i-won-t-leave-my-ancestral-home-1.298492 By Amira Hass Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met in his Ramallah office on Wednesday and on Friday with two Islamist members of the Palestinian Legislative Council and a former Hamas cabinet minister. This rare meeting was not related to the reconciliation efforts between Fatah and Hamas. It was held thanks to the Israeli Interior Ministry and the Israel Police. On June 29, 2006 then-interior minister Roni Bar-On revoked the ...

NOVANEWS Ynetnews, June 27, 2010 West Bank  'Accepted tactic.' Beinish Photo: Ofer Amram Court to State: Implement demolition order for Ofra plant High Court gives State 90 days to declare why it has yet to destroy West Bank purification plant built on Palestinian land. Petitioners' attorney: Criminal cooperation between State, settlers exposed http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3911332,00.html Aviad Glickman The High Court of Justice on Sunday leveled harsh criticism at the State during a hearing on a petition against the construction of a sewage purification plant on Palestinian land, not far from the West Bank settlement Ofra. The petition was filed by the Yesh Din human rights group on behalf of Palestinians from the village of Ein Yabrud. During the hearing, a representative f...

NOVANEWS Haaretz, June 27, 2010 Tourism ministry pledges money for West Bank settlement hotels. Government to invest NIS 300,000 in 200-acre hotel complex in the Gush Etzion. http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/business/tourism-ministry-pledges-money-for-west-bank-settlement-hotels-1.298490 By Irit Rosenblum The Tourism Ministry is expanding its commitment to tourist sites in the West Bank: It will invest another NIS 300,000 in a new 800-dunam (200-acre ) hotel complex in the Etzion Bloc, TheMarker has learned. "We need to work quickly to advance hotels in the Gush Etzion area, and the Tourism Ministry will provide assistance by allocating the appropriate resources to quickly advance planning for the new hotel complex," Tourism Ministry Director General Noaz Bar Nir said during a tour of ...

NOVANEWS Haaretz , June 27, 2010 Planning committee to release blueprint outlining takeover of East Jerusalem Approval of the plan is expected to result in a wave of protest from Palestinians and Arab states, as well as international criticism of the government in Israel. http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/planning-committee-to-release-blueprint-outlining-takeover-of-east-jerusalem-1.298472 By Akiva Eldar The Jerusalem District Planning and Building Committee at the Interior Ministry will publish in the coming weeks a new blueprint program for development in Jerusalem that will include plans to expand Jewish neighborhoods in East Jerusalem. Most of the land earmarked for this expansion is privately owned by Arabs. If the plan is approved, after objections to it are heard, it will gr...