In the month of Rajab, on the anniversary of the destruction of the Khilafah "Caliphate", Hizb ut-Tahrir organised political activities across occupied Palestine. However the tyrants of the Palestinian Authority brutally clamped down on some of these, even manhandling women protestors.

Firstly, the Palestinian Authority banned a conference organised by Hizb ut Tahrir on 31 July 2008 in Jenin. The venue was surrounded by the army and the army then arrested a few of the shabab of Hizb ut-Tahrir. Secondly, the Palestinian Authority banned a conference organised by Hizb ut Tahrir on 31 July 2008 in Bethlehem . The venue was again surrounded by the army and the army arrested a few more of the shabab of Hizb ut Tahrir. On 31st July 2008, despite the clamp down by the Palestinian Authority over 3000 people demonstrated in Gaza.

Butcher of Bosnia is finally caught but what about those who kept silent

This week, Radovan Karadzic was finally apprehended and will be put on trail for the slaughter of 20,000 Muslims. But even if the infamous butcher of Bosnia is successfully prosecuted the question will always remain what about those who were in a position to stop the genocide, but chose not to. The biggest culprits were the Europeans who encouraged the genocide in their own back yard because they feared that Bosnia would turn into an Islamic state. And as long as the Muslim countries remain divided and weak the western powers will do nothing to protect the honour and blood of Muslims in Bosnia , Kosovo or elsewhere. Only the Khilafah "Caliphate" can return honour and glory to the Muslims of Bosnia and punish those colonialist powers that spurred Karadzic to commit genocide in the first place.

Russia seeks to consolidate its foothold in the Americas

Reacting to reports that Russia is seeking bases in Cuba to host Tu-160 supersonic bombers, US General Norton Schwartz said," I think we should stand strong and indicate that that is something that crosses a threshold, crosses a red line, for the United States of America ." Cuba 's main ally in the region is also testing America 's resolve by seeking closer co-operation with Russia . Amid talks about a billion-dollar arms purchase from Russia , Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez said on 22/7/2008 that he wanted the two nations to become strategic partners to ensure " Venezuela 's sovereignty, which is currently being threatened by the United States ." Tension between the erstwhile cold war foes have increased in recent months and especially after the Czech Republic agreed to deploy military equipment to facilitate the deployment of a US missile shield in Europe . Therefore, Russian ventures into the Americas through Cuba and Venezuela are viewed to be part of a Russian strategy to offset American gains in Europe .

Pakistan-America: Who is planning an attack on whom?

On 23/7/2008 the US Democratic candidate Barack Obama said that a conspiracy is being planned in tribal areas for attacking the United States . He said, "That is where the 9/11 attacks were planned, and today in Afghanistan and the border region of Pakistan, al Qaeda and the Taliban are mounting a growing offensive against the security of the Afghan people and, increasingly, the Pakistani people while plotting new attacks against the United States." However, the stark reality is that it is more likely for America to attack Pakistan than the other way round. The re-positioning of USS Abraham Lincoln from the Gulf to the Arabian Sea, the dispatching of extra US troops to Afghanistan and sabotaging of peace talks between the Pakistani government and the pushtun militants speaks volumes about US intentions. Moreover, the increasingly belligerent remarks by NATO and US officials, and their stooge Karzai against Pakistan have intensified pressure on Pakistan to cooperate with the US or else face severe consequences.

BJP helps Congress rescue its nuclear deal with America

After a protracted conflict with the communists and heated debates in parliament-
often punctuated by charges of bribery and corruption-Singh's United Progressive Alliance (UPA) of 12 parties survived, a sustained onslaught by the opposition, winning by 275 votes to 256. Oddly enough, Singh was helped by ministers from the pro-American BJP, which hitherto had vehemently opposed the deal-first signed by Singh and Bush in 2005. The Indian media has relentlessly portrayed the deal as necessary to meet India 's growing energy requirements. They cite that India 's 17 nuclear power plants that are capable of producing 4000 megawatts are running at 55% capacity and need US support to improve performance as well as build new power stations. The communists who are part of Singh's coalition regard the deal a threat to national sovereignty. The reality of India 's energy needs and aspects of the deal support their stance. The deal will only double India's nuclear power contribution to 5 to 7 % of its total power supply over the next 25 years-a mere drop in the ocean. The deal also provides America with the ability to monitor India's nuclear programmes. Both of these factors suggest that the underlying reason for the deal is for the US to strategically and militarily bind India with its security interest in the region to counterbalance China.

In the first days of July 2008, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Richard Boucher, visited Pakistan. He met rulers and heads of political parties, all the time calling Pakistan to commit fully to America's war upon the Muslims. He demanded Muslim soldiers do even more to fight their own Muslim

Hizb ut-Tahrir is a political party whose ideology is Islam. The party works throughout the Islamic world to resume the Islamic way of life by re-establishing the Islamic Khilafah "Caliphate" (Caliphate). The party adheres to the Islamic Shari'ah in all aspects of its work, and takes its methodology from that of the Prophet Muhammad that he used to establish the first Islamic State in Madinah. The Prophet Muhammad limited his struggle for the establishment of the Islamic State to the intellectual and political domains. Hence the party considers violence or armed struggle against the regime a violation of the Islamic Shari'ah. 

The Party has been clear, open and challenging in the carrying of its thoughts and in confronting the false thoughts and political parties, both in its struggle against the colonialists and in its struggle against the corrupt Muslim rulers - this has exposed it to severe harm committed by the rulers against it; such as imprisonment, torture, deportation, pursuit, attacking members livelihoods, impairment of interests, banning from travelling and murder. The oppressive rulers in Iraq, Syria, Libya, Uzbekistan and others have killed dozens of its members. The prisons of Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Turkey, Egypt, Libya and Tunisia are full of its members. Though Hizb ut-Tahrir committed itself to be open, clear and challengingly in its call, it restricted itself to political actions alone and did not exceed them by resorting to material actions against the rulers or against those who opposed its call, following the example of the Messenger of Allah who restricted himself in Makkah solely to the call and he did not carry out any material actions until he had migrated to Madinah.