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Corrie went to Gaza under the auspices of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), a group that, according to its Web site, is “a Palestinian-led movement committed to resisting the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land using nonviolent, direct-action methods and principles.” These “methods” usually take the form of sending American students to disrupt Israeli military activity including the demolition of Palestinian homes—some of which have been built to hide smuggling tunnels used to bring explosives for suicide bombers...
EVERYONE WHO SMELLS LIKE ABRAMOFF Ew. Voters flushed a number of Congressmen tainted by (all together now!) disgraced superlobbyist Jack Abramoff, including Senator Conrad Burns and Representative Richard Pombo. We may soon find out whether it's possible to be viewed as too dirty to land a lobbyist...
...free from controversy. In January, Tata Steel's plans to build a mill in the eastern state of Orissa went tragically awry when police fired on protesters who accused the state government--acting as a broker in the development--of making a profit on the sale of their land. Twelve people were killed. But to lay off 40,000 employees in Jamshedpur, Tata Steel offered to pay their salaries until retirement along with free health care for life, and allowed workers to keep their company houses for three years. Initiatives like these have kept the group free of strikes...
Fergie “Fergalicious” Dir. Fatima Robinson What do you get when you cross Candy Land with an overtly sexualized one-time child actress turned ghetto-funk star? Fergie’s new video “Fergalicious” is Willy Wonka’s wet dream. Fergie prances through candy-cane forests and lollipop trees wearing the flouncy frocks that remind us of childhood—except they are a whole lot shorter than you remembered. She later titillates with the most revealing girl-scout costume you’ve ever seen. In the words...
...tank gunner pumped five shells into the streets of Beit Hanoun, an act that incurred condemnation from the European Union and Muslim countries. But an Israeli military spokeswoman made it clear on Wednesday that despite the tragedy, Israel would continue its offensive in Gaza for "as long as rockets land in Israel." In this unending spiral of violence, Palestinians shot off eight more rockets yesterday from Gaza. And now more will surely come...