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Thursday, December 4, 2008

Tutu, Obama and the Middle East

Posted by Amy Goodman on Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 12:24 PM

As President-elect Barack Obama focuses on the meltdown of the U.S. economy, another fire is burning: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

You may not have heard much lately about the disaster in the Gaza Strip. That silence is intentional: The Israeli government has barred international journalists from entering the occupied territory.

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Thursday, December 4, 2008

Tutu, Obama and the Middle East

Posted by Amy Goodman on Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 12:24 PM

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