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This week on Uprising —

* Israel pounds Lebanon – we’ll go to Beirut and Haifa for reports
* Milan Rai analyzes British foreign policy one year after the London Subway bombings
* Upcoming author Reyna Grande reads from her debut novel, “Across a Hundred Mountains,” a story of immigration and familial separation
* Empire Notes by Rahul Mahajan on North Korea and the Use of Force
* The Black Commentator with Glen Ford on the National Minimum wage

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Israel Pounds Lebanon

GUEST: Ilan Pappe, Professor History at Haifa University, Khatchig Mouradian, a journalist based in Beirut, editor of Aztag newspaper.

Lebanon called for a ceasefire yesterday after Israel’s heaviest offensive against its northern neighbour in 24 years. Israeli warships blockaded the Lebanese coast, while fighter jets bombed the runway at Lebanon’s only international airport, forcing it to close, and bombed two military air bases near Syria. Also bombed were gas stations, a Hezbollah TV station, and the road leading to Damascus. The latest death toll in Lebanon is about 60, and they are mostly civilians. Hundreds have been injured.

Israel says it is responding to the kidnapping of two of its soldiers earlier this week by Hezbollah, and the firing of two rockets into the Israeli town of Haifa yesterday. Hezbollah denies firing the rockets. The assault on Lebanon follows weeks of bombardment of the Gaza strip in Palestine. Meanwhile, President Bush said Israel had a right to defend itself and chastised what he called “a group of terrorists who want to stop the advance of peace.”

Empire Notes on North Korea and the Use of Force

GUEST: Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade

Empire Notes are weekly commentaries filed by Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade. Today’s commentary is on North Korea and the Use of Force
Empire Notes is online at www.empirenotes.org.

Britain, Iraq, Afghanistan, and 7/7

GUEST: Milan Rai, founder of British branch of “Voices in the Wilderness,” co-founder of anti-war group “Justice Not Vengeance,” author of several books including “War Plan Iraq: 10 Reasons Against War with Iraq,” “Regime Unchanged,” and “Chomsky’s Politics.” His latest book is “7/7: The London Bombings, Islam, and the Iraq War.”

For the first time since the US-led invasion of Iraq, Britain has handed back to Iraq, responsibility for security in one of the country’s 18 provinces. The handover marked the end of the permanent presence of coalition troops in the province. The US and Britian are closely monitoring the situation – other provinces are expected to follow suit. Meanwhile Britain just agreed to send an additional 900 troops to Afghanistan. There have been rising numbers of British soldiers killed in the dangerous southern provinces of the country in recent weeks. It’s been a little over a year since the July 7th 2005 London subway bombings which killed 52 people. My guest, peace activist Milan Rai explains in his new book that the violence of last year was rooted less in al-Qaeda brainwashing than in disaffection and “humiliation” felt for the suffering of Muslim people worldwide at the hands of Western powers or their proxies, particularly in Iraq. Milan Rai is the founder of British branch of “Voices in the Wilderness,” co-founder of anti-war group “Justice Not Vengeance,” author of several books including “War Plan Iraq: 10 Reasons Against War with Iraq,” “Regime Unchanged,” and “Chomsky’s Politics.” His latest book is “7/7: The London Bombings, Islam, and the Iraq War.”

For more information, visit www.j-n-v.org.
Black Commentator on the National Minimum wage

Glen Ford, co-publisher of The Black Commentator

The Black Commentator is an online political magazine bringing you commentary, analysis and investigation from a black perspective. Today’s commentary is about the National Minimum wage

The Black Commentator is online at www.blackcommentator.com.

GUEST: Reyna Grande, author of Across a Hundred Mountains

“Across a Hundred Mountains,” is the title of author Reyna Grande’s debut novel. Coming at a time when immigration has become a flashpoint for national debate, “Across a Hundred Mountains,” tells the story of undocumented immigration, and familial separation. Through the novel’s intertwining characters of Juana and Adelina, Reyna Grande puts a human face on the often controversial issue of immigration. Grande, herself an immigrant from Guerrero, Mexico, drew on her own personal experiences to shape characters in her book. Both Reyna Grande’s parents crossed the U.S. – Mexico border in search of a better life for her and her siblings. After being caught twice, Grande crossed the border successfully a third-time with her family. Acclaimed author Victor Villaseñor said of Across a Hundred Mountains, “There aren’t many books that become so alive and real for me.”

For more information, visit www.reynagrande.com.

Sonali’s Subversive Thought for the Day:

The great social adventure of America is no longer the conquest of the wilderness but the absorption of fifty different peoples. — Lippmann, Walter