Core of the conflict
"Israeli violations of humanitarian law concerning people under occupation go beyond the day-to-day harassments and collective punishments of Palestinians and the brutal Israeli measures including the killings, the confiscation of land, the destruction of infrastructure and the restriction of movement."
Interview with John Dugard
:: An interview with John Dugard, UN Special Rapportuer for Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, by Victor Kattan, a correspondent for Arab Media Watch and member of its advisory committee. ::
The real issue is settlers and Jerusalem
"Israel claims to be applying the convention de facto but not de jure. It claims to be upholding the humanitarian provisions of the convention, and probably is doing so no better and no worse than most occupiers--the problem, after all, is the political occupation and not the military occupation; if that were the whole story, the convention would not be an issue."
So Far, You Can Fool Most of the People Most of...
"On November 2, whether voting for Bush or his opponent, voters should focus on the president’s actual record of undermining U.S. security rather than his duplicitous and sunshiny rhetoric."
A Health Care Election
"People need to learn how to re-educate the taste buds so that they do not crave high fat and high sugary foods. Companies should be given incentives to educate their employees and for every successful fitter employee, lower health premiums should apply...For those who ignore the information, they will pay higher premiums."
