ETHNIC VIOLENCE ERUPTS AS OPPOSITION PROTESTS AGINST ELECTIONS
KENYA: Misna; Violent protests are erupting in many Kenyan cities as opposition supporters demonstrate against the elections result. According to the latest toll which was released by national television and is based on average estimates, over 140 people have already died in the clashes. According to MISNA’s sources, violent riots are underway also in Kisumu, where authorities … [FULL STORY ] [ 1-2-2008 ]
ALGIERS ATTACK: INTERNATIONAL OR INTERNAL TERRORISM?
ALGERIA: Misna; “In Algeria nobody believes this Al-Qaida business, even if it were true”, said an Algerian journalist to MISNA, speaking about the double bombing attack in Algiers. “Personally, I believe that the attacks are linked to the Algerian political context. The country is emerging from local elections that have disappointed many people and the government is trying … [FULL STORY ] [ 12-12-2007 ]
“HOW THEY STOLE THE BOMB. . .
INTERNATIONAL: Misna; For right-wing demagogues, the effect is even more disheartening. Binyamin Netanyahu has built his whole strategy on the Iranian scare, hoping to ride the Bomb right into the Prime Minister's office. Furthermore, when the Iranian issue cools down, the Palestinian issue warms up. That is especially true in Washington DC. President Bush is in trouble, his … [FULL STORY ] [ 12-11-2007 ]
“HOW THEY STOLE THE BOMB. . .
INTERNATIONAL: Misna; In the last few years, a broad coalition against Iran has come into being. The Iranian bomb has become the heart of an international consensus, led by America, Queen of the World. With the consent of all its five permanent members, the UN Security Council has decreed sanctions against Tehran. Now, before our very eyes, this coalition is crumbling. President … [FULL STORY ] [ 12-11-2007 ]
“HOW THEY STOLE THE BOMB FROM US” (by Uri Avnery)
INTERNATIONAL: Misna; "IT WAS like an atom bomb falling on Israel.
The earth shook. Our political and military leaders were all in shock. The headlines screamed with rage. What happened?
A real catastrophe: the American intelligence community, comprising 16 different agencies, reached a unanimous verdict: already in 2003, the Iranians terminated their efforts to produce a … [FULL STORY ] [ 12-11-2007 ]
ATTACK AT BAGHDAD PRISON
IRAQ: Misna; At least seven people were killed and 21 wounded after an attack against a jail located very close to the Iraqi ministry of the interior.
Local police sources said that militiamen fired mortar rounds around 6 am hitting some of the prisoners’ cells.
Two civilians were killed in Karrada, in the center of Baghdad, while a girl and an alleged militiaman were … [FULL STORY ] [ 12-11-2007 ]
From the director’s desk: INTERNATIONAL INTRIGUE
Pakistan: Minsa; Abu Hafs, spokesman of the Red Mosque, warned Benazir Bhutto about Musharraf hours before her return home, rejecting suppositions that she faced risks from Afghans, Arabs and those tied to the Red Mosque. Abu Hafs was quoted by the online ‘Pakistani newspaper’, that “only great desperation, disorganization and demoralization would have been able to convince … [FULL STORY ] [ 10-20-2007 ]
REVOLUTION, EXTERNAL PRESSURE OR INTERNAL FRACTURES
MYANMAR: Misna; Some believe that a popular revolt is taking place in Yangon; others sy what is happening is just a clash within the leadership of the regime. MISNA has asked an expert on the subject of Myanmar, who is now based in a neighboring country, his thought on the situation. The source wishes to remain anonymous. “It is very difficult to suggest there is a split in the … [FULL STORY ] [ 10-1-2007 ]
PROTESTS CONTINUE: DIVERGING REPORTS ON VICTIMS
MYANMAR Minsa; The demonstrations continue in Myanmar (ex-Burma), where based on the little and confusing information in circulation, also today security forces are intervening to disperse the protesters. According to international sources, the police and military have sealed off the centre of Yangon with barbed-wire barricades and blocked monasteries to impede the Buddhist monks … [FULL STORY ] [ 9-28-2007 ]
NORTH: TOLL OF ARMY-LTTE CLASHES RISES, ALSO CIVILIAN CASUALTIES
SRI LANKA; Misna: Dozens of fighters of the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) were killed in the past two days of fighting with government forces in the extreme north of Sri Lanka, in which civilians were also caught today. The Defence ministry of Colombo, which yesterday reported at least 20 dead among the rebels, communicated that at dawn the army confronted a group of … [FULL STORY ] [ 9-25-2007 ]
FORMER SOLDIERS STAGE VIOLENT PROTESTS FOR BENEFIT PAYOUTS
LIBERIA: Misna; Peacekeepers of the UNMIL (United Nations Mission in Liberia) and Liberian police patrolled the streets of Monrovia after a violent protest was staged last night by hundreds of former army soldiers, police, special security forces and immigration officers. The demonstrators were demanding the payment of pension benefits and barricaded the streets, throwing rocks … [FULL STORY ] [ 9-19-2007 ]
MOGADISHU: FIGHTING BETWEEN INSURGENTS AND ARMY, CIVILIANS KILLED
SOMALIA: Misna; Heavy fighting overnight between insurgents and Somali regular forces around Mogadishu’s main Bakara market left at least two civilians dead.
In the worst violence since the announcement of a new opposition alliance, insurgents fired rocket-propelled grenades and mortar shells in the area of a military base in the city centre.
“The gunbattle went on for … [FULL STORY ] [ 9-19-2007 ]
FROM BIKO CASE TO GUANTANAMO: 30 YRS OF LIES AND MEDICAL INVOLVEMENT IN
Iraq: Misna; On the 30th anniversary of the death of the anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, who died from head injuries sustained during interrogation by South African police, 266 medical institutes and university centres around the world published a letter on the last edition of The Lancet medical journal, revealing strong parallels between the case and situation in Guantanamo. … [FULL STORY ] [ 9-7-2007 ]
KABUL: SUICIDE ATTACK TARGETS AIRPORT
<foto>AFGHANISTAN: Misna; A suicide bomber blew himself up at the military entrance of the airport of the Afghan capital Kabul, killing one Afghan soldier and wounding another four people, including two civilians and two soldiers of the NATO-led ISAF (International Security Assistance Force), based on a still preliminary toll. According to Defence ministry … [FULL STORY ] [ 9-3-2007 ]
BAGHDAD: POWER PLANT ATTACKED, THOUSANDS WITHOUT ELECTRICITY
IRAQ: Misna; Gunmen last night attacked the Al-Doura power plant, in southern Baghdad, causing the facility to shut down. The news was referred by Iraq’s ministry of Electricity to the Aswat al-Iraq news agency, informing that “thousands of citizens” of the area are without power. The two units of the plant suffered serious damages and one was set on fire.
There is no toll … [FULL STORY ] [ 9-1-2007 ]
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