Showing all posts in June 2019

“Travel on the roads of Gaza, which were closed to Palestinian traffic for years, exposes the full dimensions of the physical destruction Israel left behind. A thousand words and a thousand images cannot describe it. That’s not because of the weakness of words and photos, but because of the ability of most Israelis not to…

The Iraq war, dissent, geo-politics and Halliburton are all discussed in this Fox news debate. Watch it. O’REILLY: “We’re in a war on terror. Our cause is noble.”

“U.S. immigration officials refused Tuesday to allow Robert Fisk, longtime Middle East correspondent for the London newspaper, The Independent, to board a plane from Toronto to Denver. Fisk was on his way to Santa Fe for a sold-out appearance in the Lannan Foundation’s readings-and-conversations series Wednesday night.” It’s too early to tell whether this was…

“Another paediatrician and another baker got a bullet in the face from a paratroopers unit. All day we search houses and kill children.” The “Wild West” of Israel’s occupation is detailed in a compelling report published in mass circulation paper, Yediot Ahronot. The occupation has corrupted untold numbers of Israeli men and women and dehumanised…

Sleepless in Sudan is an essential blog about life in Sudan and Darfur. Written by a Western aid worker, she writes with urgency and often desperation.

“Governor-General Michael Jeffery has urged US-led coalition forces in Iraq to study classic counter-insurgency tactics used in Vietnam and the Malayan emergency to win the war in Iraq.” The Australian reports this “exclusive” today. Note that Jeffrey doesn’t question the legitimacy of the war nor the real reasons behind it. “We” must win, whatever the…

The seemingly endless controversy over my forthcoming book on Israel/Palestine continues in today’s Australian Jewish News (AJN): DEPRIVING FREE SPEECH PROFESSOR Douglas Kirsner has entered the debate on behalf of Michael Danby, justifying his attempt to prevent the publication of Antony Loewenstein’s book next year. Kirsner’s justification is that the author has taken a range…

Check out the many other brilliant examples of “Fun with Propaganda.”

Ever wanted to know more about the Kurds? Perhaps you’ve just relied on this fascinating June 2004 report by Seymour Hersh: “Israeli military and intelligence operatives are active in Kurdish areas of Iran, Syria and Iraq, providing training for commando units and running covert operations that could further destabilise the entire region, according to a…

Reporters Without Borders is about to release its “Handbook For Bloggers and Cyberdissidents.” Check it out here.