palestine solidarity co-founder still in israeli detention

After being arrested from his home in the middle of the night by Israeli forces on April 11th, Mousa Abu Maria, co-founder of the Palestine Solidarity Project remains in administrative detention, being held without charge or trial. PSP is a peace and justice organization that advocates and agitates for popular unarmed resistance to the occupation, and works on projects to increase Palestinian self-sufficiency. 

If you’re in the cities, you may have seen Bekah Wolf, another PSP member speak at Macalester. Mousa is Bekah’s longtime partner and friend. She appears in the video below posted on the PSP site which gets a little schmultzy and sentimental, but is still worth watching. 

Two ways to help:

1. By contacting your governmental representatives to demand that they inquire into Mousa’s unjust detention with the Israeli foreign ministry in their respective country.

2. By holding a fundraiser, benefit, or personally donating to PSP and to Mousa’s legal fund via the website:
http://palestinesolidarityproject.org/donate/
or by writing a check made out to PSP-NY and mailing it to:

PSP-NYC
P.O. Box 721234
Jackson Heights, NY 11372

blackwater: the rise of the world’s most powerful mercenary army

in portland i saw journalist jeremy scahill talk at powell’s bookstore about his book

 which was interesting both because i learned a lot more about the war industry, private military contracting, and blackwater in particular, but also because jeremy scahill was a clear and direct speaker who, while writing for mainstream progressive publications and appearing on tv and radio programs of the like, offers an analysis of war and war profiteering that leads to a systematic critique of government regardless of party politics. below’s a clip of him on bill moyers talking about blackwater and other contractors in new orleans. i bought the book too, which you should borrow from me when i’m done with it.