11 November, 2004

Arafat leaves legacy of hope to his people

The Green Party says the legacy of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be a homeland for his people.

"Mr Arafat took up the struggle when his people were dispersed in refugee camps scattered around the Middle East," said Green Party Foreign Affairs spokesperson Keith Locke. "His life's work was to re-establish his people in a sovereign homeland.

"At the time of his death there was still much to be achieved but his single-minded determination has advanced the realisation of Palestinian nationhood.

"New Zealand should give strong support to Mr Arafat's successor in helping overcome the resistance of the Sharon administration to the establishment of a truly independent Palestinian state."

ENDS

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Gordon Campbell: On the Sony cyber attack

Given the layers of meta-irony involved, the saga of the Sony cyber attack seemed at the outset more like a snarky European art film than a popcorn entry at the multiplex.

Yet now with (a) President Barack Obama weighing in on the side of artistic freedom and calling for the US to make a ‘proportionate response’quickly followed by (b) North Korea’s entire Internet service going down, and with both these events being followed by (c) Sony deciding to backtrack and release The Interview film that had made it a target for the dastardly North Koreans in the first place, then ay caramba…the whole world will now be watching how this affair pans out. More>>