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Sunday, January 4 2009
by Richard Falk, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories
Huffingtonpost.com
January 2, 2009
For eighteen months the entire 1.5 million people of Gaza experienced a punishing blockade imposed by Israel, and a variety of traumatizing challenges to the normalcy of [...]

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Livni and Barak pin their hopes on Gaza rampage
by Jonathan Cook
Of the three politicians who announced the military assault on Gaza to the world on Saturday, perhaps only outgoing prime minister Ehud Olmert has little to lose – or gain – from its outcome.

IAF uses new US-supplied smart bomb
…The Israel Air Force used a new bunker-buster missile that it received recently from the United States in strikes
…GBU-39
…Israel received approval from Congress to purchase 1,000 units in September and defense officials said on Sunday that the first shipment had arrived earlier this month
…Tests conducted in the US have proven [...]

RCMP study: Canada’s largest airports overrun with gangs and smugglers…A new RCMP study finds Canada’s airports are being overrun by organized crime, with Vancouver International among the hardest hit. Hundreds of workers have been accused of smuggling drugs and people over …
Powell lashes out at Palin: I’m from the South Bronx, [...]

http://www.miamiherald.com…
An ultra-Orthodox party said it will not join a new coalition government being formed by prime minister-designate Tzipi Livni, opening the door for more hawkish parties to take control.
BY DION NISSENBAUM
McClatchy Newspapers
JERUSALEM — Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni’s hopes of becoming the second woman to lead her nation suffered a serious setback on Friday when [...]