Chris Hedges

Israel captured and occupied the Gaza Strip and the West Bank 40 years ago this week. The victory was celebrated as a great triumph, at once tripling the size of the land under Israeli control, including East Jerusalem.

Armed units from the private security firm Blackwater USA opened fire in Baghdad streets twice in two days last week.

Chris Hedges's new book examines how Christian dominionists are seeking absolute power and a Christian state. According to Hedges, the movement bears a strong resemblance to the young fascist movements in Italy and Germany in the 1920s and '30s.

Professor Sami Al-Arian, whose persecution and show trial are parts of a long string of egregious acts of injustice perpetrated by the Bush administration, has been on a hunger strike since Jan. 22 to protest the prolongation of his imprisonment.

Jimmy Carter, by publishing his book Palestine Peace Not Apartheid, walked straight into the buzz saw that is the Israel lobby.

Israel has spent the last five months unleashing missiles, attack helicopters and jet fighters over the densely packed concrete hovels in the Gaza Strip.

İsrail'in 'güvenlik duvarı', onun gölgesinde yaşayan Filistinlilerin yaşamında derin bir yara açtı. Bu duvarın oynadığı rolü anlamak, şimdi açığa çıkardığı öfkeyi de anlamaya başlamak demektir.