“The United Nations believes that acceptance of these principles will help the Palestinian people achieve their legitimate goal of an end to occupation and the creation of an independent and viable state, living in peace and security with its neighbors.” PeopleBelieveEndsStatesHelpingNationsGoalUnitedPrinciplesAchieveSecurityCreationAcceptanceIndependentNeighborOccupationPalestinianUnited NationsPeace And Security Author:Kofi Annan
“So long as there is an Israeli occupation in Palestine and so long as U.S. policy is biased, the so-called terrorism that the United States fears will escalate because the mistakes of U.S. foreign policy are pouring oil on fire.” LongStatesUnitedMistakeUnited StatesFirePolicyTerrorismOilOccupationForeign PolicyPalestineIsraeliPouringBiasedIsraeli Occupation Author:Khaled Mashal
“I want to tell the United States, the international community and all those who speak about peace that... the shortest way for this is that they should work for halting the Israeli aggression and occupation of the Palestinian territories.” WayWantShouldStatesSpeakCommunityUnitedUnited StatesInternationalOccupationTerritoryAggressionPalestinianIsraeliInternational CommunityIsraeli Occupation Author:Khaled Mashal
“The birth certificate of the royal baby lists her parents' occupations as being 'the prince and princess of the United Kingdom.' It says that under occupation, which I guess sounds better than 'unemployed.'” ParentSoundUnitedBabyBirthListsKingdomsOccupationPrincessRoyalUnemployedCertificatesUnited KingdomBirth Certificate Author:Conan O'Brien
“A stranger would think that the people of the United States had no other occupation than electioneering.” PeopleThinkingStatesUnitedUnited StatesStrangerOccupation Author:John Quincy Adams
“When I say hip-hoppers, I mean black, white, Asian, Latino, Chicano, everybody. Everybody. Hip-hop has united all races. Hip-hop has formed a platform for all people, religions, and occupations to meet on something. We all have a platform to meet on now, due to hip-hop. That, to me, is beyond music. That is just a brilliant, brilliant thing.” PeopleMeanBlackWhiteUnitedRaceHip HopDuesBrilliantHipsHopsOccupationPlatformsAsianLatinoBlack White Author:KRS-One
“Why should Iran have a deterrent strategy? Well, it's surrounded by hostile enemies. Both of its borders have been under occupation by a hostile superpower, the United States, which is constantly violating the U.N. charter by leaving open what they call the saying, 'all options are open' - meaning the threat of war.” ShouldWellsHas BeensWarStatesUnitedEnemyUnited StatesStrategyThreatLeavingBordersIranOccupationHostileSuperpowerCharterDeterrent Author:Noam Chomsky
“The conduct of President Bush's war of choice has been plagued with incompetent civilian leadership decisions that have cost many lives and rendered the war on and occupation of Iraq a strategic policy disaster for the United States.” Has BeensWarStatesChoicesPresidentLeadershipDecisionUnitedUnited StatesPolicyCostIraqDisasterOccupationCiviliansPresident BushStrategicIncompetent Author:John Olver