Fuente: Al Ahram Weekly Traducción: Loles Oliván, Rebelión Nuevo manifiesto político de Hezbolá por Omayma Abdel Latif 3 de diciembre, 2009 Veinticuatro años, dos órdenes mundiales, una guerra de liberación, una guerra de resistencia y numerosos acontecimientos políticos separan el primer manifiesto político de Hezbolá, publicado en 1985, y el segundo emitido el lunes [1 de diciembre de 2009]. Por [...]

A generation of British Islamists have been trained in Afghanistan to fight a global jihad. But now some of those would-be extremists have had a change of heart. Johann Hari finds out what made them give up the fight by Johann Hari November 16, 2009 Ever since I started meeting jihadis, I have been struck by one thing [...]

To justify enforcing a corporate land grab, the state needs an enemy – and it has chosen the Maoists by Arundhati Roy October 30, 2009 The low, flat-topped hills of south Orissa have been home to the Dongria Kondh long before there was a country called India or a state called Orissa. The hills watched over the Kondh. [...]

Nonviolent Resistance Is the Most Powerful Tactic Against Oppressive Regimes by Stephen Zunes September 16, 2009 On the outskirts of a desert town in the Moroccan-occupied territory of Western Sahara, about a dozen young activists are gathered. They are involved in their country’s long struggle for freedom. A group of foreigners-veterans of protracted resistance movements-is conducting a training [...]

by Riaz Hassan September 11, 2009 Suicide bombing attacks have become a weapon of choice among terrorist groups because of their lethality and ability to cause mayhem and fear. Though they are depressing, the almost-daily news reports of deaths caused by suicide attacks rarely explain what motivates the attackers. Between 1981 and 2006, 1,200 suicide attacks made [...]

Entrevista al líder de Hamas, Khaled Meshal por Ken Livingstone 17 de septiembre, 2009 Ken Livingstone trata sobre la religión, violencia y posibilidades de paz con el líder de Hamas, Khaled Meshal. La clave para la paz en Oriente Próximo es la restauración del derecho internacional y el reconocimiento del derecho a vivir en paz y seguridad tanto de [...]

english version below El cerco de Gaza por Ramzy Kysia 27 de julio, 2009 “Si eres neutral en situaciones de injusticia, has elegido el lado del opresor.” Desmond Tutu

por Thelma Mejía 21 de julio, 2009 TEGUCIGALPA, 21 jul (IPS) – Algunos temen que a consecuencia del golpe de Estado del 28 de junio en Honduras se desate una guerra civil similar al baño de sangre de 1924, que fue resultado de un fraude electoral en este país centroamericano.

by Kia Mistilis July 9, 2009 Behind fighter-planes and gunboats, Nigerian forces launched a full-scale offensive in the Niger Delta on May 13, displacing 30,000 people and sparking a humanitarian crisis. Thousands of civilians fleeing destroyed villages are now trapped between armed resistance groups and the Nigerian military. These civilians are hiding in the bush without food, [...]