Photos and text on the Intifada. Discusses events in Gaza, Qabatiya, Beita, Beit Sahour; trade unions, children and women, doctors and medical workers, farmers; more.

From Stones to Statehood: The Palestinian Uprising

Bennis, Phyllis

Olive Branch Pr

CLEAR EXPLANATIONS OF RECENT EVENTS IN THE NEW GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR The US is back at war. A new version of what was once known as George W. Bush's "global war on terror" has become the central component of American foreign policy. The US/NATO assault on Libya in 2011, thousands of troops on the ground in Iraq, plans to keep combat troops in Afghanistan, drone wars rising in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia and elsewhere and now new air wars are underway against ISIS and others in Iraq, Syria and perhaps beyond. In this newest addition to Interlink s wide-ranging Understanding Global Issues series, Phyllis Bennis asks and answers the basic questions facing so many Americans: What is ISIS? Why are they so violent? Should Obama have kept troops in Iraq? Is ISIS the same as al-Qaeda? Can you really go to war against terror? How should the US respond to ISIS violence? What dangers lie ahead? Without jargon, in an easy-to-use Frequently Asked Questions format, Bennis sorts through the hype to get to the root of this newest edition of the continuing global war on terror.

Understanding ISIS and the New Global War on Terror: A Primer

History

Middle East

Olive Branch Press

The United Nations remains a favorite scapegoat for U.S. and allied failures in places like Rwanda, Iraq, Kosovo, and East Timor. Few look beyond the headlines to the primary responsibility of the United States for what are all too often called "UN failures".Filled with tales of UN intrigue and diplomatic carrots and sticks, Calling the Shots exposes how U.S. financial and political bribes are backed by threats and punishments for recalcitrant nations who refuse to toe the U.S. line. The new edition examines U.S.-UN relations at the close of the 20th century: now $1.6 billion in debt to the UN, Washington increasingly undermines or even ignores the world organization, seeking to replace the UN's authority with that of favored military alliances such as NATO.

Calling the Shots: How Washington Dominates Today's UN (Voices & Visions - New Thinking for the New Century Series)

The United Nations remains a favorite scapegoat for U.S. and allied failures in places like Rwanda, Iraq, Kosovo, and East Timor. Few look beyond the headlines to the primary responsibility of the United States for what are all too often called "UN failures." Filled with tales of UN intrigue and diplomatic carrots and sticks, Calling the Shots exposes how U.S. financial and political bribes are backed by threats and punishments for recalcitrant nations who refuse to toe the U.S. line. The new edition examines U.S.-UN relations at the close of the 20th century: now $1.6 billion in debt to the UN, Washington increasingly undermines or even ignores the world organization, seeking to replace the UN's authority with that of favored military alliances such as NATO. Hopes rise for a new internationalism, as citizens organizations join with the UN to create the International Criminal Court, to ban anti-personnel land mines, to protect children from the ravages of war, but the U.S. stands aloof.

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

The United Nations remains a favorite scapegoat for U.S. and allied failures in places like Rwanda, Iraq, Kosovo, and East Timor. Few look beyond the headlines to the primary responsibility of the United States for what are all too often called "UN failures".
Filled with tales of UN intrigue and diplomatic carrots and sticks, Calling the Shots exposes how U.S. financial and political bribes are backed by threats and punishments for recalcitrant nations who refuse to toe the U.S. line. The new edition examines U.S.-UN relations at the close of the 20th century: now $1.6 billion in debt to the UN, Washington increasingly undermines or even ignores the world organization, seeking to replace the UN's authority with that of favored military alliances such as NATO.

Calling the Shots: How Washington Dominates Today's United Nations

Americans were uniformly shocked by the lethal ferocity of the September II attacks. Around the world, people and governments were appalled at the human carnage and extended unstinting sympathy -- but many made it clear that their sympathy for the victims did not equal support for Washington's response to the terror attacks.
Before &amp; After examines the role of US foreign policy in the terrorism/anti-terrorism crisis that began -- publicly -- with the attack on the World Trade Center, but which in fact has roots that began long before that September day. It dissects not only the specific Middle East policies long identified with public opposition in the region (for example: support for Israeli occupation of Palestinian land, economic sanctions responsible for widespread deaths of Iraqi civilians), but also provides context to these issues and the legacy of US unilateralism.
The book traces the decisions made by the Bush administration in the wake of the September II attacks, analyzes the choices ignored, the options discarded, and the international laws violated -- and the likely consequences.

Before & After: US Foreign Policy and the War on Terrorism

Americas

The rise of U.S. unilateralism, the doctrine of preemptive war, particularly in the Middle East, and the challenge of reclaiming the UN's role in the global peace movement.

Challenging Empire: People, Governments and the UN Defy U.S. Power

f you have ever wondered "Why is there so much violence in the Middle East?", "Who are the Palestinians?", "What are the occupied territories?" or "What does Israel want?", then this is the book for you. With straightforward language, Phyllis Bennis, longtime analyst of the region, answers basic questions about Israel and Israelis, Palestine and Palestinians, the US and the Middle East, Zionism and anti-Semitism; about complex issues ranging from the Oslo peace process to the election of Hamas. Together her answers provide a comprehensive understanding of the longstanding Palestinian-Israeli conflict. 
Sections include: The Crisis; The Other Players: The Role of the US, the UN, the Arab States, and Europe; Recent History: Rising Violence; Looking Backward (1900-1991); The Future.

Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Primer

Africa

Even before the US invasion of Iraq, challenging questions were on the rise. Why did three separate US administrations all agree on maintaining crippling economic sanctions on Iraq? Was it really the UN that imposed those international sanctions? Why was the second Bush administration so determined to go after Saddam Hussein? What was Operation Iraqi Freedom all about? What did oil have to do with it? Is the US occupation of Iraq connected to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Are those who oppose the war really anti-American and soft on terrorism? Even if the US mainstream press ignores many of these questions, independent analysts have examined them since before the war began. Phyllis Bennis was one of the many Middle East and UN-watchers who anticipated disaster long before the first US troops crossed into Iraq. Here, in an easy-to-read, Frequently Asked Questions format, Institute for Policy Studies scholar Bennis provides clear, unambiguous, and honest answers to these and many more queries. With the Bush administration and most Democratic presidential candidates for the 2008 elections agreeing that US troops will remain in Iraq indefinitely this handy guide is a must-read.

Ending the Iraq War: A Primer

Reference

Senator John McCain turns a classic Beach Boys song into "Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran" and receives his party's nomination for president. What is it about relations between the United States and Iran that render such posturing acceptable? Is Iran a serious threat to the United States? Is it building nuclear weapons and funding terrorists? Phyllis Bennis's primer looks at international assessments of Iran's nuclear program and gives a brief history of relations between Iran and the United States, and between Iran and its neighbors in the Middle East. Bennis's analysis provides a counterweight to the Bush administration's aggressive stance on Iran, giving voice to diplomats and activists concerned with stopping the cycle of violence across the region.

Understanding the US-Iran Crisis: A Primer

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From Stones to Statehood: The Palestinian Uprising

Understanding ISIS and the New Global War on Terror: A Primer

Calling the Shots: How Washington Dominates Today's UN (Voices & Visions - New Thinking for the New Century Series)

Calling the Shots: How Washington Dominates Today's UN (Voices & Visions - New Thinking for the New Century Series)

Calling the Shots: How Washington Dominates Today's United Nations

Before & After: US Foreign Policy and the War on Terrorism

Challenging Empire: People, Governments and the UN Defy U.S. Power

Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Primer

Ending the Iraq War: A Primer

Understanding the US-Iran Crisis: A Primer