The situation for 1.5 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip is worse now than it has ever been since the start of the Israeli military occupation in 1967. The current situation in Gaza is manmade, completely avoidable and, with the necessary political will, can also be reversed.
Since the March 2003 invasion, the US-UK occupation of Iraq has utterly failed to bring peace, prosperity and democracy, as originally advertised. This major report assesses conditions in the country and especially the responsibility of the US-led Coalition for violations of international law.
Iraq is unraveling at an accelerating rate, and even if U.S. and Iraqi forces can slow the spreading violence, the country's fragile government is unlikely to deliver stability to its people during the next year, according to a much-anticipated assessment by America's intelligence agencies.
"This report offers seventy-nine proposals for the situation in Iraq. Although there is no explicit timetable, it calls for a short-term increase in US forces with a gradual decrease by early 2008. It recommends direct engagement with Iran and Syria, and renewed commitment to dealing with the Israel-Palestine issue." - Council On Foreign Relation
