Muslims, myopia and Manji.
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Listen to the whispers
The Los Angeles Times uncovers relevant parallels between the Vietnam war and Iraq conflict. The intro par speaks for itself: Documents show troops who reported abuse in Vietnam were discredited even as the military was finding evidence of worse. After all, the US government isn’t very good at understanding political Islam and prefers to see…
Some price to pay
Globes Online concludes that, “Lebanon War II found Israel’s economy in good shape, but there will be a struggle over who pays.” How reassuring. And the real cost? It can already be said that the current war caught the Israeli economy in a good opening position, which improves the likelihood of it getting back on…
The truth is out
It’s encouraging that Australia’s wannabe Prime Minister thinks the country should brace itself for a 50-year “war on those evil terrorists who want to take away our freedoms, large-screen TVs, Honda convertibles and Mars Bars.”
The Left and Right have failed
Gideon Levy, Haaretz, August 20: The right won. The one clear result of this war is that the left suffered another fatal blow and the rightist camp was strengthened. The prevailing wisdom now is that not only is there nobody to talk to, there is nothing to talk about. Not only did we withdraw from…
Critiquing Israel
The Melbourne Age discusses My Israel Question, the Jewish state’s racism and features yet another priceless quote from Federal Labor MP Michael Danby, the intellectual powerhouse of the Australian parliament. Memo to Danby and close mates: the book is now in its second printing and selling remarkably well. People are very interested in having this…
Bombing with knowledge
Raw Story reports: The Bush administration continues to bypass standard intelligence channels and use what some believe to be propaganda tactics to create a compelling case for war with Iran, US foreign policy experts and former US intelligence officials tell RAW STORY. One former senior intelligence official is particularly concerned by private briefings that Vice…
My fault
Is the “liberal” media fuelling terror? You better believe it. I, for one, feel responsible for every terrorist attack committed since 9/11, especially the really gruesome ones in Iraq.
Dumb and dumber
Here’s how it works. Israel bombs Lebanon back to the Stone Age. The Bush administration supports this madness to the hilt. The war ends. A shaky truce is announced. Israel is the loser. Support for Hizbollah dramatically increases across the Arab and Muslim world. The US is rightly seen as a pariah for fully backing…