Berlusconi and Blair no longer head of their States ? Lets hope !

Wouldn´t it be wonderful, if both would not get re-elected ? Please to all: send e-mails to those countries - newspapers friends - whatever and let them know: please don´t vote for them. Maybe then someone else has to re-think and get out of Iraq. Don´t beat around the bush. Please pass it on and lets all hope ! The world would be a better and safer place again !

Angie Germany

 

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SHARON REMAINS SHARON

AS IF...

Sharon seems to obey the Supreme Court of Israel. The path of the Separation Wall seems to have been moved to the vicinity of the Green Line.

But now it becomes clear that he is building more walls, under the guise of "protecting the settlers' roads". One wall will be built along route 443 (the Modi'in-Jerusalem road in the occupied territories), another in the south Hebron area, along route 317 (between the Susita-Karmel settlements).

These roads cut the West Bank into pieces, in order to imprison the Palestinians in isolated pockets. Exactly as the original path of the Separation Wall, which was vetoed by the Supreme Court, was intended to do.

 

Robert S. Rodvik

Gush Shalom, Author/media analyst

 

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Sunni and Shia are Muslims, Not Only Arabs

Dear NPR,

On a daily basis I hear U.S media sources (including this mornings broadcast from NPR) use the expressions Sunni Arabs and Shia Muslims in reporting news from Iraq.

As an American Sunni Muslim, as were others such as the late El-Hajj Malik El Shabazz (aka Malcolm X), the terms Sunni and Shia are terms which refer to two branches of Islam, not a particular nationality.

With the increased interaction between the West (more specifically the U.S) and Muslim countries, understanding of the Muslim faith and constructive dialog with Muslims, will take on an even degree of importance.

Unfortunately, Western media sources, especially those in the U.S, have gone into overdrive to ensure that Islam continues to be portrayed as it's most lethal adversary. This demonization has resulted not only in the increasing hostility toward Muslims by citizens of other faiths, arbitrary, indefinite detentions of Muslims but also unjust wars based upon outright falsehoods!

Education in it's truest sense, occurs with communication not bombs, propaganda or missiles!

Timothy Stinson Miami, Florida

 

Earth, a planet hungry for peace

The Israeli Land-Grab Apartheid Wall built inside the Palestinian territories, here separating Abu Dis from occupied East Jerusalem. (IPC, 7/4/04).

The Israeli apartheid (security) wall around Palestinian population centers in the West Bank, like a Python. (Alquds,10/25/03).