Jews for torture

Most American Zionist organisations are now little more than apologists for Israel or supporters of genocide-denying nations (Turkey.) And most remain seemingly incapable of deciding if torture should be outlawed: The American Jewish Committee last week became the first, and to date only, mainstream Jewish group to give strong public backing to proposed legislation that…

Ron Paul = dollars

Whatever one thinks of presidential nominee Ron Paul – he’s certainly anti-war but also a fundamentalist anti-abortionist – this is truly remarkable: Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul made history Sunday by raising $6 million in online contributions in 24 hours, breaking the record for the most money raised by a national candidate in a single…

Searching for 9/11 truth

Robert Baer, Time.com, December 5: I myself have felt the pull of the conspiracy theorists — who believe that 9/11 was an inside job, somehow pulled off by the U.S. government. For the record, I don’t believe that the World Trade Center was brought down by our own explosives, or that a rocket, rather than…

We love tyrants

Time magazine has given Russian President Vladimir Putin its Man of the Year title. Observe the groveling at the start of an “exclusive” interview: First of all, I would like to thank you on behalf of all my colleagues for your hospitality today. Second, we consider that it is a great honour for us to…

Zionists need cash to support Israel?

If Zionists are so passionate about Israel, why do they need payment to spread anti-Arab propaganda? A group working to promote pro-Israel sentiment at American colleges is hiring students to act as campus emissaries of the Jewish state. Jewish student leaders from Columbia University, New York University, and Queens College will receive up to $1,000…

God will be rapt

Priorities, priorities: Israeli scientists said on Tuesday they have created the world’s smallest Bible, fitting a Hebrew-language version of the holy book on a gold-coated silicon chip smaller than a pinhead. Researchers from Technion, Israel’s Institute of Technology, were able to pack the 308,428-word Hebrew Bible – known to most as the Old Testament –…

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