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Issue: 192

July 20, 2006

Cover Story

Israeli Apartheid

By Bruce Dixon Editor

Citizens of the eleventh class, really not citizens at all, have no rights citizens of the first class or their government are bound to respect. Their residence is forbidden in nearly nine-tenths of the country, all of which they used to own. The areas left to them are cut up into smaller and smaller portions…

Citizens of the eleventh class, really not citizens at all, have no rights citizens of the first class or their government are bound to respect. Their…

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Commentary

Still Reaching for the BC Goal

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

If you want to know more about what it means to become a BC Paid Subscriber please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page. If you have a question we didn’t answer, please let us know by contacting Nancy Littlefield. Thank you. Your comments are always welcome. Visit the Contact Us page to send e-Mail or…

If you want to know more about what it means to become a BC Paid Subscriber please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page. If you have…

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Commentary

Freedom Rider: Israel’s Terror

By Margaret Kimberley Guest Commentator

“Israel must be like a mad dog, too dangerous to bother.” – Moshe Dayan Moshe Dayan was one of the founding fathers of the state of Israel. His political and military successors are certainly living up to his frightening advice. In retaliation for the capture of an Israeli soldier, a policy of collective punishment has…

"Israel must be like a mad dog, too dangerous to bother." – Moshe Dayan Moshe Dayan was one of the founding fathers of the state of…

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Commentary

Bruce’s Beat

By Bruce Dixon Editor

The Voting Rights Act has worked so well for minorities in Georgia, a couple of Republicans from that state disingenuously proclaimed, that they introduced amendments to extend its provisions nationwide to every jurisdiction with substantial numbers of blacks, Asians, Native Americans and Hispanics. They knew that with no documented history of disenfranchisement openly and admittedly…

The Voting Rights Act has worked so well for minorities in Georgia, a couple of Republicans from that state disingenuously proclaimed, that they introduced amendments to…

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Commentary

Radio BC: Bush’s Crazy Plan to Occupy Cuba

By Glen Ford Co-Publisher & Executive Editor

Listen Now in MP3 Format All audio players can play this format Radio BC Master Page Believe it or not, the Bush regime has developed a plan to occupy and rule Cuba, before or after Fidel Castro leaves office. It is an Alice In Wonderland scheme, a dreamscape of the corporate mind overlaid with fantasies…

Listen Now in MP3 Format All audio players can play this format Radio BC Master Page Believe it or not, the Bush regime has developed a…

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Commentary

CBC Monitor Report: What Good is the DCCC for the CBC?

By Leutisha L. Stills Guest Commentator

What good is the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) to the re-election of Black members of the U.S. House of Representatives? The inquiring minds of the CBC Monitor would like to know after reading numerous articles describing what amounts to political extortion on the part of DCCC Chair Rep. Rahm Emmanuel (D-IL), who forces Democratic…

What good is the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) to the re-election of Black members of the U.S. House of Representatives? The inquiring minds of the…

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Guest Commentary

Mexico’s Elections System Beat US, Hands Down

By Tom Grayman Guest Commentator

This article originally appeared in Intelligence Squad Reports, of which Mr. Grayman is publisher. As we all know, Mexico held its presidential election early this month. The official results show the conservative candidate with an extremely small margin over the liberal one. A color-coded map of the state-by-state results shows a North/South regional divide. And…

This article originally appeared in Intelligence Squad Reports, of which Mr. Grayman is publisher. As we all know, Mexico held its presidential election early this month.…

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Commentary

Were Black ‘Terrorists’ Entrapped?

By Wendell P. Simpson

This article originally appeared on the website of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, the NNPA. In the language of George Orwell’s double speak, war is peace, truth is lies. And 2006 is 1984. In today’s post-9/11 environment, Big Brother’s prying eyes peer into your phone records, your Internet conversations and the intimate transactions of your…

This article originally appeared on the website of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, the NNPA. In the language of George Orwell’s double speak, war is peace,…

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