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Four days ago(6.30) the German(bourgeois) magazine Der Spiegel made a interview with Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook..

..the second Hamas' commander in Syria:

"No Matter What, the Violence Will Never Stop"

Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook is second in command of the political Hamas leadership in Syrian exile. In an interview, he tells SPIEGEL ONLINE that the agreement with Fatah on the foundation of a Palestinian state does not mean that his organization will recognize Israel. Hamas, he say, will remain committed to violence against its occupier.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: Israel has accused the political office of Hamas of organizing the abduction of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Was this kidnapping ordered by Damascus?

Abu Marzook: No, that is not true. Israel has often falsely accused us in similar instances. It is not our task to make such decisions: They are made by the military wing. The military and political wings work independently of each other.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: That means that the political leaders are not consulted prior to an action?

Abu Marzook: We are no experts here on military issues. We never know in advance about military actions, when or how they take place.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: That would indicate that there is no coordination between the wings of Hamas.

Abu Marzook: But of course there is, because our actions relate to the same strategy, under which everything is organized. And that strategy is to resist the occupation of Palestine. A part of Hamas pursues this goal politically, and another pursues it militarily.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: Now, Hamas has approved the so-called "Prisoners' Paper," which recommends a two-state solution. Does that mean that Hamas is now prepared to recognize the state of Israel?

Abu Marzook: With this agreement, we have primarily agreed to strengthen the resistance in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Aside from that, we have agreed on the goal of establishing a Palestinian state in these areas.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: Doesn't that mean that Hamas inevitably accepts the Israeli state in the rest of that area?

Abu Marzook: The paper does not say that at all. It is purely about the future of our people and about how a government uniting all Palestinian factions can work on building their independent state.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: And does Hamas also believe that an Israeli state can exist alongside a Palestinian state?

Abu Marzook: Hamas has always said clearly: We will never accept the occupation, because it is not legal, not correct and not just.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: Hamas approved the agreement at the very moment the Israeli invasion began. Did Hamas hope that this concession would ward off the military action?

Abu Marzook: The one has nothing to do with the other. Hamas said from the start: 90 percent of the paper is good. But we wanted to push through some changes. For example, we insisted on including a paragraph that says that we will never recognize the legitimacy of the occupation. In addition, we wanted to more strongly emphasize that the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank have the right to resist. When Fatah accepted these changes, Hamas supported the paper.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: After the abduction of the soldier, Israel began to bomb Gaza. Would that not suggest that such actions only lead to violence against Palestinians?

Abu Marzook: The Israeli aggressions will never stop anyway. In the last two weeks alone, 11 Palestinian children have been killed in attacks. Now it is about one soldier who was taken in combat. And suddenly the whole world rises up and demands that he be set free. At the same time there are more than 400 Palestinian children in Israeli jails. No one asks about them.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: Looking at the consequences, one has to recognize that violence against Israel will never really help the Palestinian people.

Abu Marzook: Of course such actions help. Because every Israeli now knows that there will always be a reaction to violence. If Palestinians are killed, Israelis will be killed. That should be clear to all Israelis.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: It is hard to imagine that approach would ever bring an end to reciprocal violence.

Abu Marzook: No matter what, the violence will not stop. We are on the weaker side and we do whatever we can. The Palestinians have no other choice.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: The Palestinian head of government Ismail Haniyeh, also from Hamas, recently showed himself to be more diplomatic than the political leadership in Damascus. That suggests a certain lack of unity in Hamas.

Abu Marzook: No, there is no split, just various approaches. The government, the military wing and the political office all follow the same strategy, but each one works in a manner appropriate to his tasks.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: Now Hamas is no longer only a terrorist group or a resistance group, but also a governing party. Do you think - given all the chaos since the election success - that Hamas has carried out this transformation successfully?

Abu Marzook: Our task was not to change. The Palestinian people live under occupation, so we are still a resistance movement. The people elected us because they did not get the feeling that all the negotiations by Fatah had brought them closer to having their own state. We respect their choice, but we did not seek to be in the government.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: But now that Hamas is in the government: Should it not handle its conflicts with negotiations rather than attacks?

Abu Marzook: Of course. On the other hand, we are not a government like any other independent state. We are a government under occupation. And the task of such a government is to carry out resistance, in every possible way. I think that every single Palestinian should resist, and should keep it up until there is an independent Palestinian state.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: In other words, not even the current military attacks by Israel will lead Hamas to change its strategy?

Abu Marzook: No. I think that our strategy is a promising one, and that it will eventually bring the Palestinians to a point where they can build their own state.

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From the Blue House to Daechuri: March for Peace

Beginning on July 5th, anti-war and human rights activists will march from the Blue House (Korea's Presidential Residence) to Daechuri, in Pyeongtaek, the site of the U.S. military's Camp Humphreys.

The 285 li (a li is a traditional Korean measure of distance) march will protest the Korean and American governments' expropriation of the 2,850,000 pyong (1 pyong = 3.3 meters squared) of land currently belonging to the farmers of Daechuri and Doduri.

On July 5th, the march will begin with a press conference at 10am at the Blue House and will then pass through Gwanghwamun, move on to Seoul Station, and will pass Yongsan Garrison, the U.S. military's headquarters on the peninsula. There will be a performance in front of the Korean Ministry of National Defense at 1pm. The march will then cross Seoul's Dongjak Bridge and will hold a 7pm candlelight vigil at Sadang Station. The day's march will then continue to Gwacheon where the marchers will rest for the evening.

On July 6th, the march will resume with a 10am rally in front of the Government Complex at Gwacheon. The march will then continue to Anyang Prison and the Keyonggi-Do police Headquarters. A 7pm candlelight vigil will be held at Suwon Station.

On July 7th, the march will begin at 10am in front of Suwon Airbase. The route will pass Byeongjeom Station and Osan College Station before holding a 7pm candlelight vigil at Osan Airbase (located in Songtan). The marchers will sleep outside the main gate of Osan Airbase.

On July 8th, the march will resume at 10am from Osan Airbase and will continue to the Pyeongtaek City Council Building. A 1pm rally will be held at the Pyeongtaek jail, where Kim Jitae and others are being held. This will be followed by a 7pm candlelight vigil at Pyeongtaek Station. The marchers will then continue on to Daechuri village.

July 9th, a general demonstration will be held in Daechuri.

http://www.saveptfarmers.org/

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DAY 4 & 5 (日/月)

First of all the latest news: It seems that the three militant Palestinian groups(PRC's Salah Ed-Din Brigade, Islamic Army and Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas' military wing) who kidnapped one week ago the Israeli soldier G. Shalit want to push the current situation now to the final battle. Just a few while ago they announced a ultimatum in which thay gave the Israeli govt. time until 6 AM local time(Gaza/Tel Aviv/Jerusalem, 5 AM CET, 12 AM KST) to release 1,000 Arab/Palestinian prisoners. "Military Communique 3" Issued on Monday by Hamas' armed wing and two other factions said: "If the enemy does not agree to our humanitarian demands ... We will regard this case as closed."(Ynet) Israel's first reaction: "FORGET IT! NO WAY!!" ..of course!!

So - likely - in the next few hours the situation on the ground will be increasing extremely.

Already in the last 24 hours more attacks by the IDF/IAF against Palestinian targets, such as PA institutions but also militants' facilities were reported. But also clashes between Palestinan militants and the IDF were increasing in the last hours, mainly with deadly results on the Pal. side. Since the morning, local time, the first time some(smaller) IDF units are operating in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.

Here the latest news by int'l news agencies, newspapers..:

Guardian, GB:

Soldier's captors issue ultimatum to Israel



Relatives of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel demonstrate at the headquarters

of the Red Cross in Gaza city. Photograph: Mohammed Salem/Reuters
 

Ynet/Yedioth Ahronot:

Palestinian terrorists issue ultimatum

Factions behind Corporal Gilad Shalit's kidnapping give Israel until 6 a.m. Tuesday to meet their demands for release of Palestinian prisoners, threaten Israel will bear 'full responsibility for consequences' if it fails to comply. Israel not likely to meet ultimatum..

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3270345,00.html

Israel rejects Palestinian ultimatum

 

Statement issued by PM's office in reply to Palestinian ultimatum regarding hostage's release says: We will hold no negotiations over prisoners' release..

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3270554,00.html

 

 

Haaretz:

 

PM's bureau says Israel won't succumb to extortion

Israel rejects militants' ultimatum on prisoner exchange   The bureau of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday that Israel rejected an ultimatum issued earlier in the day by Palestinian militants holding an Israel Defense Forces soldier, saying that Israel would not give in to blackmail. The three militant groups behind the kidnap of Corporal Gilad Shalit said they were giving Israel until 6 A.M. Tuesday to agree to release 1,000 Palestinian prisoners or "pay the consequences.".. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/733789.html     IHT/AP: Ultimatum from militants   IHT/NYT: Israel steps up raids in bid to free soldier

Washington Post: Israel Orders Army to Free Soldier at All Costs .......................

Here, how I promised some days before, (a part of) my opinion about the future of the "crisis":   When I read articles like that (Ynet reported this today)..   Muhammad Deif presents: Hamas' military academy   In al-Jazeera interview, senior wanted Palestinian terror suspect presents academy which prepares thousands of activists to fight against Israel; 'Jew that came to lands of Palestine is a murderer, occupier and he is the one we fight.."... http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3270338,00.html (I was asking Palestinians here who are able to see Al Jazeera TV, and they nearly confirmed this article..)       ..I’m convinced that there will be no solution in the Israeli/Arab, Palestine conflict in the near future. Even the Isreali govt will meet the demands of the Palestinian militants to release Shalit, the IDF will withdraw from Gaza... What will be happen? Likely the militant groups will resume the Qassam attacks against s. Isreali towns and villages – just for example.. (how they did this immediately after the complete withdrawal of the Isreali Occupation Forces last year).   Until now for the majority of the Palestinian "resistance" organizations the "liberation of Palestine" means the "67-territories"(West Bank and Gaza) and "48-teritories", a.k.a. the entire present State of Israel.   Even secular organizations, such as PLO, PFLP, DFLP (the last two were called in the past as "communist" parties), see Palestine only in the borders of 1948(even at this time this territory had no real borders, because there was no state).   PLO   PFLP   DFLP     And until now for this kind of Palestine they want to fight... by all means. .....................................       Finally here the latest news(perhaps the latest for today/local time):   Haaretz: Israel rejects militants' ultimatum on prisoner exchange Minister Ramon: IDF operations in Gaza will be 'far far worse' if Shalit harmed Justice Minister Haim Ramon on Monday warned of a harsh military response in the Gaza Strip if an abducted Israeli is harmed by his Palestinian captors. Justice Minister Haim Ramon made the threat after the militants holding Israel Defense Forces Corporal Gilad Shalit implied the soldier would be killed if Israel does not begin releasing Palestinian soldiers by Tuesday morning. "If God forbid, they should hurt the soldier, our operations will be far far worse," Ramon told Channel 2 TV.. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/733789.html   Ynet/Yedioth Ahronot:   Minister: Unprecedented price if Gilad harmed   Hours before deadline set by kidnappers of IDF soldier runs out, Absorption Minister Boim says: 'We will work according to the Jabotinsky doctrine – respond to pressure with pressure.' Soldier’s father: 'I hope State doesn't retrieve deterrence on the back of my son'    Interior Minister Ronnie Bar-On has warned that the kidnappers of Gilad Shalit will pay "an unprecedented price if they harm the soldier."   Bar-On spoke with Ynet on Monday hours before the ultimatum set by Shalit's kidnappers expired.   "There's no connection between this incident and past incidents. This is a kidnapping of a soldier inside the State of Israel by a terror cell which set out from Gaza. This government's worldview is that it won't surrender to blackmail. We have done everything possible and appropriate under the circumstances. Despite the ongoing military and diplomatic pressure, the results are clear: There's no one to talk to," he said.   "We probably won't talk with them," Bar-On said. "We need to remember that we left Gaza and they set out from there to harm us and kidnap a soldier. It is unfathomable that we will hold negotiations under these circumstances.".. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3270674,00.html   IHT/NYT:   Israel shuns ultimatum from militants

I have to stop it now. Later more about it. (That's just the beginning of MY thoughts..)

 

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THE 4th DAY

Actually Friday and Saturday was Shabbath, the Jewish holiday, but of course IDF wasn't resting, not at all. According to news agencies seven main roads were bombed in Gaza by IAF and even, late Sat. afternoon, clashes between Palesinian fighters and IDF near Khan Younis were reported. But until now the main invasion by IDF isn't realized.

Here a summary of the latest developments:

Israel: Either free Shalit or we will act to free him (Haaretz)
 
Peretz meets with IDF, Shin Bet officials on Shalit 
 
Defense Minister Amir Peretz told U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday that Syrian President Bashar Assad to influence Hamas political bureau chief Khaled Meshal to bring about the release of abducted Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit.

Peretz met with senior IDF and Shin Bet security service officials on Saturday evening regarding Shalit...

A statement released by the office of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas earlier Saturday said mediation efforts by Egypt and other countries to resolve the crisis over Shalit had yet to bear fruit mainly because it was unclear who in Hamas - the militants or the group's leadership abroad - was authorized to make decisions about Shalit's fate. Abbas later said that the statement should not be attributed to him.

Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, a Hamas leader, apparently has no say in the matter, according to a statement from Abbas' office.

"The next hours are critical, sensitive and serious. And though the efforts are still ongoing, we have not reached an acceptable solution until now," Abbas' office said in a separate statement.

"After a week of continuous and long contacts with all parties, Palestinian, Arab, international and particularly Egyptian, the [Abbas] ... is still exerting efforts to stop the Israeli aggression and avoid more disasters for the Palestinian people," the statement said.

Abbas also appealed to all parties to work to find "an acceptable solution" to the crisis.

Israel said Saturday that it rejects a demand by the three Palestinian militant groups holding Shalit to free 1,000 security prisoners being held in its jails and end the IDF offensive launched in Gaza in the wake of his kidnap.

Meanwhile, a Palestinian deputy minister said Saturday that Shalit has received medical treatment for wounds sustained during his abduction and that he is in stable condition.

Speaking at a news conference in Ramallah, Deputy Minister for Prisoner Affairs Ziad Abu Ein cited unidentified "mediators" as telling him that Shalit had been wounded during his abduction.

"He has three wounds," Abu Ein said. "I guess shrapnel wounds." He did not give further details.

But Abu Ein told Haaretz later Saturday that he had simply been quoting media reports and had not received any new information.

Channel 1 television, citing a senior Israeli security official, reported Friday night that a Palestinian doctor treated Shalit for minor shoulder and stomach wounds, and that the soldier was in good condition. Israel Radio said the doctor's visit took place Thursday.

A statement released overnight Friday by the three groups did not say explicitly that the soldier would be freed should their demands be met. But a spokesman for the military wing of the governing Hamas party, one of the three factions involved in the kidnapping, said the demands specified in the statement were in fact conditions for releasing Shalit.

Repeating Israel's refusal to bargain for Shalit's release, Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev said in response to the statement that "Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has reiterated that there will be no deals, that either Shalit will be released or we will act to bring about his release."

IDF troops entered the southern Gaza Strip in the early hours of Wednesday, in a bid to pressure the Palestinians to release Shalit.

The militants' demand Saturday for the release prisoners was the second statement by the groups since Shalit's abduction. "We are declaring to the public our just and humanitarian demands," the statement said.

The statement repeated an earlier demand for the release of women prisoners and minors in exchange for information on Shalit, but made the added request for Israel to free 1,000 "Palestinian, Arab and Muslim prisoners."

It said these would have to include all Palestinian faction leaders as well as humanitarian cases.

The statement cast doubt on hopes voiced by mediators that Shalit could be freed soon.

"In spite of the good efforts of the mediators who tried in silence to speed up the treatment of this humanitarian matter, the enemy and their political leadership are still under the pressure of the security and military command," it said.

"The escalation and arrogance mean the enemy will be responsible for the bad consequences," it said.

Strikes across Gaza

Meanwhile, the Israel Air Force attacked several sites late Friday and early Saturday in the latest round of raids across the Gaza Strip. There were no casualties in any of the incidents, Palestinian medical workers said. (Click here for a map of Gaza)

The attacks were on what the IDF called a "terrorist training facility" in the south of the Strip, and on a building in Gaza City which Palestinians said was used by Hamas militants.

The military confirmed attacking a Hamas facility in Gaza and a former Israeli settlement near Rafah, close to the Egyptian border, which was abandoned in last year's Israeli withdrawal and taken over by militants.

Palestinians said the new occupants, activists of the Abu Rish Brigades,
loosely affiliated with Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah, recently evacuated the complex, fearing just such a strike.

The military could not confirm reports of a missile landing on open ground near the southern town of Khan Yunis.

Also early Saturday, IAF aircraft reportedly hit a Hamas training facility in central Gaza. There were no injuries, but the building was set on fire, Palestinian officials said. The IDF said it was looking into the claim.

Earlier Friday evening, three Palestinians were hurt in an IAF strike in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian security sources said. According to witnesses, an IAF missile was fired and landed adjacent to a vehicle in Gaza City.

The IDF said the strike targeted an Islamic Jihad Qassam rocket-launching cell. Palestinian sources said four militants were in the vehicle at the time of the strike. Three managed to flee.

Qassam lands hundreds of meters from Ashkelon
Also Friday, a Qassam rocket fired from the Gaza Strip landed within hundreds of meters of Ashkelon, in what police said was the closest a Qassam strike has come to the southern city.

Police confirmed that the rocket was an improved version of the Qassam. No injuries were reported in the incident.

Early Friday, the IAF struck the Palestinian Interior Ministry in downtown Gaza City, Palestinian witnesses said, setting it on fire. There was no word of casualties.

The Interior Ministry is nominally in charge of Palestinian security forces, though Abbas removed most of its authority.

The IDF confirmed its planes hit the office of Interior Minister Saeed Siyam, which it called "a meeting place to plan and direct terror activity."

A Palestinian militant injured in the strike died of his wounds early Friday, the first fatality in the IDF incursion in Gaza, hospital officials said. The local leader of Islamic Jihad, Mohammed Abdel Al, 25, had been seriously wounded in an air strike in Rafah in southern Gaza.

Three Fatah militants said they were wounded early Friday in a gun battle with IDF forces in northern Gaza, while the army denied troops had entered or fired into the territory, where forces have been massing.

Palestinian hospital officials said a 5-year-old girl was wounded in an air strike in northern Gaza early Friday. Doctors said her condition was not serious.

On Thursday night, IDF artillery shells hit the electricity distribution network in the northern Gaza Strip, plunging parts of the area into darkness.

Palestinian officials said two power transformers were struck, and two security officers were wounded by shrapnel. Dr. Ali Mousa, director of the Abu Yousef al-Najar Hospital in Rafah, also said a 15-year-old boy was moderately wounded by shrapnel in the blast.

The strike came two days after IAF aircraft attacked a major Gaza City power station, reportedly leaving roughly two-thirds of Gaza's 1.3 million residents without electricity.

The IDF confirmed it had been firing artillery at open spaces in the area at the time of Thursday's incident. The army said it has a report of an electrical pole being hit and was checking if the artillery fire was in any way related.

According to information gleaned by the PA, Shalit is being held in the Khan Yunis refugee camp in southern Gaza. Peretz said Thursday afternoon that the IDF would sustain its blockade on the Gaza Strip until Shalit is brought home safely.

Militants killed in Nablus

In the West Bank, IDF troops Friday shot and killed two Palestinian militants during a fierce gunbattle in a Nablus cemetery, Palestinian security officials said.

The soldiers surrounded the cemetery, trapping four militants inside. Initially, two of the militants were arrested, one fled and one was killed, the security officials said. The militants belong to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, which is tied to Fatah.

A military source said shooting broke out when troops entered Nablus on a raid to arrest militants. The troops fired back, killing the first militant, the IDF said. The second militant was killed in a exchange of fire which pursued after he had already been arrested by troops.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/733349.html
 

Ynet/Yedioth Ahronoth wrote this:

Abbas: Hamas indecision obstacle to ending hostage crisis

Egyptian efforts to diplomatically resolve crisis over abducted soldier are being set back by confusion about who has decision-making power on Palestinian side - Hamas government or militants holding the captive

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday that Egyptian efforts to diplomatically resolve a crisis with Israel over an abducted soldier are being set back by confusion about who has the decision-making power on the Palestinian side: The Hamas government or the militants holding the captive...

.."Hamas political leadership outside are saying the decision is in the hands of its military wing inside Gaza, while the military wing is saying the decision is in the hands of the political leadership outside. Ismail Haniyeh, the current prime minister of Hamas government, appears not to have any say in what is going on in this regard," Abbas said in a statement issued by his office.

"If things do not change, all indications are leading into one direction, more bloodshed, more chaos and poverty, more catastrophes, and worse instability in our region," Abbas said of the hostage crisis... 

Read the full article here:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3269703,00.html

Perhaps today(Sunday) the Israeli govt. will lose its "patience"..

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..in the point of view of the

 rulers in the DPRK

Wow.. "only" 6 days after it was happen KCNA(DPRK's central "news" agency) was able to "report" about 6.24 anti-war rally/demo in Seoul!! So KCNA was writing yesterday following "meaningfull" article, full with many informations about the important event:

Anti-War Event in S. Korea

   Pyongyang, June 30 (KCNA) -- An event of "the June 24 anti-war action to denounce murder of Iraqi civilians, get the Jaitun unit withdrawn and oppose the expansion of the U.S. military base in Phyongthaek" was reportedly held at the Maroni Park of University Road in Seoul under the sponsorship of the south Korean People's Action against Troop Dispatch. Noting that grudges against the U.S. forces were being pent up in Iraq day by day and, even in the United States, there was a growing public demand for their withdrawal from Iraq, the speakers called upon all the people to turn out in the movement for peace against war.
    Branding the move to expand the U.S. military base in Phyongthaek as a highly dangerous act to turn the Korean Peninsula into a battlefield of the U.S. war of aggression, they said the movement for peace against war was linked with the fight against the expansion of the military base.
    A resolution was read out at the event, which declared that people of all social strata would stage a mammoth anti-war protest late in September to close the chapter of the U.S. forces' occupation of Iraq and get the Jaitun unit withdrawn.
    Meanwhile, a signature campaign for the total withdrawal of the Jaitun unit within the year and a photo exhibition exposing the killings of Iraqi civilians by U.S. troops took place around the venue of the event.

Oops & Wow.. once again!

Of course the N.K. propaganda is not publishing pictures

about events like that..(6.24)

And of course KCNA and Rodong Shinmun are regularly commentating the struggle in and around Pyeongtaek, like before y'day:

United Action against Expansion of U.S. Military Base Urged in S. Korea

   Pyongyang, June 30 (KCNA) -- The All-People Measure Committee for Checking the Expansion of the U.S. Military Base in Phyongthaek of south Korea reportedly held a press conference in front of "Chongwadae" on June 26 at which it strongly denounced the "government's" moves to expand the U.S. military base. A press release read out at the press conference warned that if the "government" persists in the forcible eviction of the residents in the planned area for the expansion of the U.S. military base, it will face stronger resistance of the people.

    Then Mun Jong Hyon, who has been on a hunger sit-in strike for the 21 consecutive days against the expansion of the U.S. military base in Phyongthaek, published an appeal to the people.

    Accusing the "government" of ruthlessly cracking down upon the residents while unilaterally pushing forward the expansion of the U.S. military base in Phyongthaek, the appeal termed this a submission to the U.S. and, at the same time, an act of disturbing peace on this land.

    Pak Sun Hui, permanent representative of the south Korean National Catholic Alliance for Justice, speaking at the press conference, said the hunger struggle helped them renew their firm resolution to fight it out as long as they are alive.
    Kim Je Nam, secretary general of the Green Federation, said that civic organizations will also join in the struggle to prevent Phyongthaek from being turned into the U.S. base for war of aggression.

Struggle against Expansion of U.S. Military Base in Phyongthaek

to Be Continued

   Pyongyang, June 30 (KCNA) -- The struggle against the expansion of U.S. military base in Phyongthaek has been carried on in south Korea in June, too. Early in May, the south Korean authorities mobilized heavily armed forces to seize land in the area of Taechu-ri and Todu-ri of Phaengsong Township, Phyongthaek City and to mercilessly repress the protesters.

    The fascist tyranny triggered the furies not only from the Koreans in the north, south and abroad but also from the world people of conscience.

    The All-people Measure Committee for Checking the Expansion of U.S. Military Base in Phyongthaek has been formed with chairmen group of the south Headquarters of the National Alliance for the Country's Reunification, religionists of the four main religious fraternities and some 130 political parties, civic and social organizations in south Korea. The committee and activists of the civic organizations and men of the press across south Korea have issued special appeals and statements almost every day and held hundreds of candle-events, sternly condemning the military authorities' anti-national submissive acts of rendering soil to the aggression troops.

    The mass media of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea widely report the struggle of the south Korean people against the expansion of the U.S. military base in Phyongthaek.

    Rodong Sinmun says: The forcible removal was conducted under the U.S. pressure in accordance with its aggressive intention to convert south Korea into its main advanced base for its war strategy. And it clearly shows once again that the south Korean authorities are pro-U.S. traitors.

    Statements and talks have been made public by the European Regional Headquarters of the National Alliance for the Country's Reunification, the Society for Cooperation among Koreans in Germany, 14 organizations of Korean residents in U.S. and other overseas Koreans. The "Ministry of National Defense" and police authorities of south Korea committed tragedies in Phyongthaek similar with those in Kwangju in May of 1980, the statements and talks said. They strongly demanded that the south Korean authorities turn out in genuine national cooperation in conformity with the June 15 era.

    The struggle has become a matter of concern in the international arena.

    The Amnesty International demanded that those forcibly walked away be released forthwith and the south Korean "government" solve the Phyongthaek issue through dialogue with the people. Over 150 civic organizations and figures of Japan, foreign mass media are voicing firm solidarity with the south Korean people in their struggle for defending the land of Phyongthaek.

http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2006/200607/news07/01.htm#6 

..blabalabala...

Harrharr.. "Amnesty International demanded".. wow, what a surprise, that they can spell the name this organization.. HYPOCRISY!!

If N.K. really would be interested to support the anti-war movement in S.K. (KCNA, Rodong Shinmun.. are calling it "south Korea") and to decrease the current strange situation on the peninsula it should suggest disarmament and peace agreements between the South and North, instead to threaten the region with long-range missiles.. (aeh~ I mean, its just my opinion..).

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Kim Young-Ri

2006-06-29, Voice of People

△KTX attendants urged Pres. Roh to solve their problem.

ⓒKim Chul Soo, Voice Of People

Attendants of the nation's bullet train, KTX(Korea Train Express) are still on a strike even though media's attention is getting less and less. June 2 was the 115th day since they've been starting there fight.  
  
  Their eyes, ears and mouths are focusing on President Roh Mu Hyun now. They insist that the leader of government, Roh has to be responsible for their reasonable demand if Korea Railroad corporation, the Ministry of labor and the Prime Minister of premier can't solve the problem. They have been demanding that Korea railroad corporation have to employ them directly.    
    
  Following 21, attendants gathered again for protesting in front of Bosingak on Chongno. They urged President Roh to make an effort for solving the problem.
      
  About 200 participants include 100 attendants, attendants' parents and laborers on a indefinite strike marched from Chongno to Yullin Simin Park on Gwanghwamun. They wrote down their hope on yellow balloons and flew it to the sky toward Blue House.
  
  "Don't pretend not to know irregular laborers tear and sorrow any more..."
  "I hope I can step into my KTX again, wearing my uniform . Bring it on until then"
  "Please wipe irregular laborers tears out..."
      
   They said "We are too weak and young to endure exhaustion and complications causing by long term strike. Nevertheless, we will never give up even if the number of our comrades will be getting less and less because our self confidence which is expressed by our demand is so right."
    
   Attendants reported that they were going to keep protesting until Pres. Roh makde announcement about their problem with the variety way such as a one man protest.

△One attendant is writing down her hope on a yellow balloon.

ⓒKim Chul Soo, Voice Of People


△'I will never give up because our demand is so right'

ⓒKim Chul Soo, Voice of People


△One attendant is writing down her hope on a yellow balloon.

ⓒKim Chul Soo, Voice Of People


△'Go the the Blue House and tell Pres. Roh about our tear and sorrow'

ⓒKim Chul Soo, Voice Of People

Documentary by

숲속홍길동同志 (Hong-dongji)

No Cut [KTX 투쟁 ④]

"파업 72일째, 공권력 농성장 침탈 농성자 전원강제연행"
(파업 72일,거점 64일째 5.11일 속보)

More documentaries about the KTX strike by Hong-dongji you can see here:

[KTX 투쟁 ⑤] "정리해고 저지를 위한 힘다지기 투쟁결의문화제"

[KTX 투쟁 ③]"외주위탁 가장한 불법파견에 맞선 투쟁!"

[KTX 투쟁 ②] "농성자 전원 해고통보! 그리고 구청사 재점거"

[KTX 투쟁 ①] "외주용역화에 맞서 투쟁하는 비정규직 노동자!"

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eKantipur reported before y'day:

PLA

Let's put two armies under a single command: Prachanda

Maoist supremo Prachanda has proposed to put the Nepali Army and "People's Liberation Army"(PLA) under the same command after formation of interim government.
Talking with officials of the Federation of Nepalese Journalists on Thursday in Lalitpur, the top rebel leader floated the idea. "We are ready to put the armed forces of both sides under a single command when a government is formed as per the new interim statute," the Maoist leader said. "The Prime Minister of the day will be the supreme commander of the combined army."

He argued that it was the only way to resolve the problem of "two armies" during the transitional period. "There will be a joint committee comprising Nepali Army generals and PLA commanders, but camps will be separate." He said it was a process toward creating a national army."

Referring to pressures coming from all sectors of society to settle the question of arms before joining the interim government, Prachanda said he had put the proposal even during his June 16 meeting with leaders of the ruling seven party alliance.

"We will reach a conclusion soon after taking up the matter with alliance leaders," said Prachanda.

Another senior Maoist leader Dr Babu Ram Bhattarai was also present on the the occasion.

Prachanda termed the concept of inviting foreigners to settle arms and armies as "meaningless" and said, "Why do we need to invite foreigners? Let's try to manage it by ourselves first. If there is any technical problem, we can invite them later on." When journalists asked if his proposal was a response to widespread call for him to give up the post of PLA's supreme commander, Prachanda said, "No, I just wanted to make the way clear for solution."

He said he and Dr Bhattarai came back to Kathmandu as they smelt some conspiracy against the 8-point agreement. "But signs are positive now."

The rebel leader also said contentious issues like people's court, Maoist's local governments, and display of arms by the rebel army will be settled once the interim government is in place. "If we give up our stance on these issues, there will be no bargaining card left with us." He also admitted that "some mistakes" have been committed by rebel cadre at the local level.

Prachanda expressed disappointment over debate on the interim constitution drafting committee and "unnecessary" delay in starting the draft work. "A five-page document based on the 25-point code of conduct and 8-point agreement is enough but there are attempts to make a 25-member committee."

http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=78247

PLA

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THE 3rd DAY

ISRAEL: STILL SHOOTING

BUT NOT MOVING

(Today's headline in CNN World News Asia, midday edition)

First of all some summaries about the latest developments in the last 24 hours:

Government orders freeze on IDF operation in north Gaza

Mubarak: Hamas offers terms for soldier's release

(Haaretz, Israel, reported in the morning)

Read the full text here:

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/732506.html

The Guardian, GB, published following in the midday(local time, CET):

Hope for captive as Gaza bombing goes on


Officials inspect the damage to the Palestinian interior ministry building following

Israeli air strikes on Gaza city. Photograph: Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images
 

Jets and helicopters fired missiles at government buildings and roads while the army fired hundreds of artillery shells at northern Gaza. Israeli jets caused sonic booms over Gaza City through the night and morning.

Israeli officials said that military operations were continuing to maintain pressure on Palestinians holding Corporal Gilad Shalit, although a plan to take over the town of Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza had been postponed.

Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, said in a newspaper interview that Hamas had given conditional approval for the release of the 19-year-old soldier. He said that Israel had not yet agreed to the conditions, which he did not stipulate.

Cpl Shalit is believed to be in the custody of militants of Hamas and the Popular Resistance Committees, who are demanding that Israel free Palestinian prisoners in return for his release.

Mark Regev, a spokesman for the Israeli foreign ministry, said: "We are talking to the international community, such as the European Union and Egypt. If we can achieve the release of our soldier through international intervention, then we can de-escalate the situation."

He said that Israel's limited military action was an important factor in diplomatic activity. "We waited a full three days before we moved. Our limited operations have augmented the chances of success of diplomacy."

Israel has massed troops and armour in and around Gaza, carried out scores of air raids and fired hundreds of artillery shells. One man, a member of Islamic Jihad, has been killed and several people have received light injuries. However, the entire population of Gaza has been subjected to electricity cuts, fuel shortages and the constant threat of violence.

Since Sunday, Israel has closed all the terminals that supply Gaza with food and goods. John Ging, the Gaza operations director for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which provides services for refugees in Gaza, said that his organisation had stockpiled food in recent weeks and had reserves to last a couple of weeks.

"The main problem is fuel and electricity. We have limited reserves of fuel and we are facing increasing demands for the little we have. Fuel is needed for generators to power hospitals and water and sewage pumps. The electricity cuts are causing real hardship," he said.

Mr Regev said that Israeli action was also aimed at harassing Hamas and preventing the firing of homemade Qassam rockets at Israel. "There was a long period of time when Hamas was not involved in hands-on terrorism and we did not target them. If they are going to get back into terrorism, we have every right to respond," he said.

Israel today revoked the right of four prominent members of Hamas to live in Jerusalem. The four, Khaled Abu Arafa, the minister of Jerusalem affairs, and three Palestinian legislative council members, Mohammed Abu Teir, Ahmed Abu Atoun and Mohammed Totach, were among the 64 Hamas members arrested yesterday.

Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel in 1967, have many of the same rights as other Israelis but are not citizens and do not vote in Israeli elections. The removal of the men's residency right means they and their family will be in effect exiled in the West Bank.

Israel also fired missiles at the individual offices of Hamas officials of the interior ministry in Gaza City. Senior members of Hamas have been in hiding for most of the week, fearing that Israel will assassinate them as it did with two other Hamas leaders, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and Abdel Aziz Rantisi, in 2004.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1809847,00.html

Hamas says Israel is out to destroy its administration

In Gaza, Shelter Sought (Washington Post)

Just a short while ago Ynet/Yedioth Ahronoth reported this(its includes a video report about last night's attack against the ministry of the Interior in Gaza City):

LATEST "NEWS":

According to the German magazine Der Spiegel the Al Aqsa Brigades (a part of Abbas' Fatah) boasted themselves today with a new kidnapping of a Israeli soldier in the West Bank..

But actually especially Isreali sources didn't confirm it until now. Just two days ago Al Aqsa Brigades announced a similar thing... but in fact it was just empty prattle. The problem (or perhaps better said the luck): sometimes the Palestinian "resistance fighters" can't differentiate between their wishes and the reality.. Hopefully today it is the same!

Ynet news ticker right now is writing: "The Israel Defense Forces is looking into a claim made by a group belonging to the al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades that its people have abducted an IDF soldiers in the West Bank area.

IDF officials said that there was no official confirmation of the Palestinian report at this stage, but the issue was being checked. Senior al-Aqsa members told Ynet that they were not aware of a soldier being kidnapped by the organization."

Already yesterday(6.29) the German(bourgeois) magazine Der Spiegel published following article:

"There Will be More Abductions"

As Israel worries about the well-being of a soldier held hostage in the Gaza Strip, an abducted Jewish settler in the West Bank has been found dead in Ramallah. Have militant Palestinians decided to copy the tactics used by Islamic extremists in Iraq? A visit with Hamas and the Al-Aqsa Brigade.

 
The office in Ramallah is sparsely furnished and unmarked outside. But the space on the seventh floor of this building in the center of the West Bank town belongs to Hamas. Over the past six months -- since the militant Islamic group took power over the Palestinian Authority -- it was possible to meet smiling and smirking Hamas politicians here, patting each other on the backs because they had finally come to power.

But these days, the situation is different. The tired eyes of Ziad Dayeh, a Hamas spokesman, are proof he hasn't gotten much sleep lately. He's been left to handle the group's PR efforts alone following Israel's arrest of two dozen Hamas parliamentarians. "Hamas isn't responsible for this escalation," he claims. "It's not our fault that Israel wasn't prepared from the outset to pay a price for the release of this soldier."

What the spokesman is trying to play down is actually an act of psychological and physical brutality. After two of his companions were killed, Palestinian militants kidnapped a 19-year-old Israeli corporal. For his freedom they demanded the release of some 300 Palestinians women and youths allegedly held in Israeli jails. A deal that Israel's government quickly rejected, even though such prisoner exchanges have taken place in the past. According to the Palestinians, some 12,000 of their people are held in Israeli custody.

Since the incident, the turbulent Middle East has become even more violent. The Israeli army has already moved into the Gaza Strip. Many in the region are asking whether militant Palestinians have developed a horrible new strategy after watching terrorists in Iraq carry out countless kidnappings. Such abductions have so far been rare in Israel and the West Bank. But on Thursday morning, the body of an Israeli settler who had been kidnapped was found in Ramallah. A group called the Popular Resistance Committees said the settler had been "executed," borrowing similar terminology used by Islamists in Iraq.

Two abductions only a few days apart have sparked concerns of a new form of terrorism. Hamas spokesman Dayeh, however, finds nothing wrong with the new tactics. "It's our right!" he says, rationalizing it with a claim that the Israeli army abducts people all the time. It certainly is true that Israeli commandos carry out raids and frequently arrest militant Palestinians by the dozens, holding them for months or longer without charges. But Dayeh won't accept the difference that the Palestinian "hostages" aren't killed in cold blood.

Kidnapping terror

Israel has traditionally been prepared to suffer heavy losses when its security is at stake -- just like the Palestinians. But a living hostage is a traumatic affair. No Israeli who has ever been abducted by Palestinian terrorists -- regardless whether by Hezbollah or leftist Palestinian nationalists -- has ever survived. That goes a long way toward explaining why Israel has threatened to retaliate hard to either free the hostage or extract revenge.

"We aren't afraid," say three young men on the main street of Ramallah. Bombings. Tanks. Curfews. "We've seen it all before and survived," the men, named al-Rahman, Thair and Wisam, say. They justify the kidnappings and murders with the same argument as that of the Hamas-led government, even though they themselves support the Fatah faction of Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas. Abductions of Israeli soldiers and Jewish settlers in the occupied territories are fine, they argue, but not other civilians or foreigners like in Iraq. "That is forbidden, cowardly and inhumane. But everything else is part of our right to armed resistance."

Such kidnappings might even be organized in the future by a man who calls himself Abd al-Salam. Thin and in his mid-thirties, he's dressed in a white polo shirt and drives a white Fiat Uno. "There will be more of these kinds of abductions," the mid-level member of the al-Aqsa Brigade, the militant wing of Fatah, says. "We have also taken setters as hostages and killed them," he says, referring to the alleged death of a 62-year-old man from Tel Aviv. Israeli authorities claim the man died of natural causes. "They're just trying to calm their people -- pure propaganda," says the Palestinian militiaman.

"You could say we've developed a new tactic," says al-Salam, adding that abductions in the West Bank are likely to become more frequent. Over 100,000 Jewish settlers live in the occupied territories -- handy living targets for militants. Following the deaths of a dozen Palestinian civilians recently, many are ready to extract revenge. "We are sick of it, we must avenge ourselves," says al-Salam, adding that if kidnappings are so painful for the Israelis, the Palestinians should have started doing it earlier.

The scenario of mass kidnappings is the "ultimate nightmare of the Israeli army," according to Israel's press. In the worst case scenario, it could escalate the crisis in the Middle East as the advent of suicide bombings once did. But at the moment, it's impossible to tell whether the militants are simply using the threat of abductions as propaganda. They certainly aren't supported by Palestinian leaders. Both President Abbas and Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh are opposed to taking hostages. As is the majority of the Palestinian population. "These idiots," complains an auto mechanic named Salih. "Now the West will think we're just brutal terrorists."

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And when I read/understand it well - just now IDF is intensifying its killing operations in Gaza.. And this might be (unfortunately) really true..

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THE 2nd DAY..

Settler teen’s body found in Ramallah

(Ynet/Yedioth Ahronoth today morning, CET)

IDF finds body of 18-year-old Eliyahu Asheri in Ramallah; teen was kidnapped earlier in week by Popular Resistance Committees..

IDF soldiers discovered early Thursday the body of 18-year-old Itamar settler Eliyahu Asheri in Ramallah’s Tira neighborhood.

At around 5 a.m. Itamar settlement spokesman Rabbi Avi Ronsky informed the teen's parents that their son's body was found...

Wednesday’s arrest and interrogation of a senior Fatah member suspected of murdering Asheri led security forces to the body. The investigation revealed that the teen was shot in his head from short range...

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3268843,00.html 

PRC: Kidnapping settler teen was easy

Spokesman for the Popular Resistance Committee says Eliyahu Asheri’s abduction, execution proves 'Israel’s security is paper tiger'; adds: Teen killed when Gaza offensive launched. We will kidnap and kill you and burn the earth beneath you. We promise to drown you in fear and terror,' spokesman says..

“We promise that this will not be our last attempt,” Abu Abir declared. “Operation ‘Cavaliers’ Wrath’ is continuing and there will be more kidnappings. I promise Olmert and Peretz that when they spill Palestinian blood, our only response is through our operation: We will kidnap and kill you and burn the earth beneath you. We promise to drown you in fear and terror.”...

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3269003,00.html

Al-Aqsa Brigades: We're preparing deathtraps for IDF (Ynet)

While IDF is warming up the engines ahead of its entrance to northern Gaza, al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades member says: 'We are preparing suicide bombers, car bombs, explosive devices, tunnels, and booby trapped donkey'..

At a joint press conference held by armed organizations, the groups announced their joint preparations in order to repel the IDF operation.

 

They said that Israeli side should expect surprised and unprecedented resistance, which will cause many casualties among IDF soldiers...

 

..Palestinian fighters will use massive amounts of rockets and mortars against the IDF forces that will advance towards them. "We will use tonight and in coming days in weapons and rockets that have not yet been operationally used. The Israelis won't know from where they are being it. Northern Gaza will turn into one large cemetery for the invaders. We also commit to carry on firing rockets on Sderot and Ashkelon during the Israeli operation."

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3268821,00.html 

 

 

 

Both sides still ready for the final clash

 

 

Israelis batter Gaza and seize Hamas officials
(IHT/NYT)

 

Peretz: No Hamas member immune

(Ynet)

 

In the early morning: IDF arrested 64 Hamas cabinet ministers,

lawmakers and activists in the West Bank

 

Abducted West Bank Settler Found Dead

(Washington Post)

 

Israel denies tactical role of arrests

(Al Jazeera)

 

Israel rounds up Hamas politicians

(Guardian)

 

Gaza: Air strike targets senior terrorist

(Ynet)

 

 

Palestinian Militants Blow Hole in Wall

(AP)

 

Defense Minister okays next stages of Gaza raids (Haaretz)

 

Defense Minister Amir Peretz authorized the next stages of the Israel Defense Forces' incursion into Gaza, and ordered troops to monitor the humanitarian situation in the Strip.

Peretz told the defense establishment that despite the diplomatic standstill, a breakthrough was still possible in Israel's efforts to to pressure Palestinian militants into releasing the IDF soldier seized in an attack on a military position near the Gaza border...
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/732506.html

 

 

 

 

 

IDF delays entry into northern Strip

 

Soldiers stationed in field informed on cancellation of operation planned for Thursday night. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert convenes security consultation; decision to delay entry to northern Strip possibly related to diplomatic efforts

Chance for diplomacy?

Following the entry of the Israel Defense Forces into the southern Gaza Strip, IDF soldiers stationed in the field were informed that the entry into the northern Strip has been postponed. The entry planned for the later hours of Thursday evening has been cancelled for now.

 

The decision was made following a security consultation held by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in Tel Aviv and is possibly related to the tendency to give the diplomatic efforts one last chance.

 

However, any security escalation, such as the firing of Qassam rockets, or any other incident in which Israelis are hurt, may lead to a change in plans.

 

Defense Minister Amir Peretz said earlier that "we are now in one of the most significant moments in terms of determining the rules of the game between us and the terror groups in the Palestinian Authority in the near future."...

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3269183,00.html

 

 

Israel puts off further Gaza incursion

(Al Jazeera) 

 

 

 

Meanwhile during the afternoon Palestinian Information Center, close to Hamas, reported this:

IOF invasion of Gaza escalates as Qassam Brigades fire back at IOF positions

 

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BTW.. around noon Haaretz reported that several Qassam rockets were shot in the direction of Sderoth. Actually without any real result. But the report said also that Al Aqsa Bigades(a part of Fatah, Palestinian Prime Minister Abbas is the boss of Fatah) announced that the group for the first time was using "chemical war heads". "Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades sources claimed Thursday they fired a rocket with a chemical warhead at Israel. The IDF said they did not identify an impact of any such rocket nor was there even evidence of a launch.", according to Haaretz.

 

 

A little earlier Haaretz new ticker quoted S. Erekat, one of the Palestinian top politicians: "We have no government, we have nothing!". Already yesterday morning in a telephone interview with BBC World he was screaming "War crime, crime against humanity.."... and until that time, even not until now, no Palestinian was injured or killed. What he will say when IDF really will commit war crimes(I'm 100 per cent sure, if the invasion will continue the Israeli military will commit war crimes!!!)? Perhaps then he will scream "GENOCIDE"