'Just World News' with Helena CobbanInfo, analysis, discussion-- to build a more just worldTahdi'eh, and fading of two-state prospects- June 18, 2008 AP reports the following details about the tahdi'eh (ceasefire) deal that Hamas says it has now reached with Israel, with Egypt mediating: The truce takes effect at 6 a.m....http://justworldnews.org/archives/002958.html US Diplomats and Boumediene Case- June 16, 2008 I too am encouraged by the US Supreme Court's Boumediene v. Bush ruling that detainees held at Gunatanamo Bay are entitled to Habeas Corpus protection -- the right to challenge...http://justworldnews.org/archives/002957.html More confirmation on Israel-Hamas deal- June 15, 2008 Haaretz publishes this today: Israel has agreed in principle to an Egyptian-mediated proposal for a cease-fire and the opening of intensive talks for the release of kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit,...http://justworldnews.org/archives/002956.html Hamas-Israel deal about to be reached- June 14, 2008 Time.com's Tim McGirk reports from Jerusalem today that: both Israeli and Palestinian sources expect that by the middle of next week, a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas brokered by...http://justworldnews.org/archives/002955.html Washington: Concealing SOFA plans since November 2003- June 14, 2008 The National Security Archive at George Washington University has succeeded in winning declassification of some intriguing-- though heavily "redacted"-- documents dating back to Nobember 2003 that detail the Pentagon's longstanding...http://justworldnews.org/archives/002954.html Obama, Iraq, and Washington's unilateralist echo-chamber- June 14, 2008 So if Barack Obama wins the presidential election, what will his policy toward Iraq actually be in 2009 The answer to this question is extremely important to our country and...http://justworldnews.org/archives/002953.html Baghdad: Ways of seeing- June 14, 2008 Saad Khalaf of the LA Times's Baghdad bureau has a very interesting post over at the LAT's Mideast staff blog, Baghdad & Beyond. It recounts a helicopter visit he recently...http://justworldnews.org/archives/002952.html Israeli lawyers: Treatment of Gitmo detainees worse than what Israel does- June 13, 2008 I was interested, and encouraged, to see that among the 23 'amicus curiae' (friend of the court) briefs presented to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the habeas corpus...http://justworldnews.org/archives/002951.html A banner day for the rule of law in America!- June 12, 2008 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that the Guantanamo detainees have the right to challenge their detention before a civilian U.S. Court! This is such excellent news! The New...http://justworldnews.org/archives/002950.html Ceasefire in Somalia- June 12, 2008 Who knew The Qataris, that's who....http://justworldnews.org/archives/002949.html |