The floodgates begin to open

Jimmy Carter stands up for his beliefs at a recent public lecture at Brandeis University, displays dignity in the face of Zionist aggression and explains how the future of the Jewish state is in jeopardy. It’s a message that many Americans are keen to hear (hence his book becoming a best-seller, and the Zionist lobby’s…

Comedy gold of the week

Iraq is in flames and President Bush talks about not “failing“. So what does an administration do in times of trouble? Wheel out the Vice-President’s daughter and beg the American people to only accept “victory”. Comedy on a virtually unprecedented scale ensues.

The Jewish failure

Yoel Marcus, Haaretz, January 23: With all due respect to the public censure of bungles and briberies, with all due respect to the pursuit of honesty, the eagerness to punish those who are guilty and the fiery rhetoric in the media, please, for God’s sake, do us a favor: Don’t cripple the country. Okay, so…

Stop that woman

Jeff Cohen, Common Dreams, January 22: Prominent pundits seem ecstatic over Hillary Clinton’s entry into the presidential race just days after Barack Obama’s media-created candidacy became official. Media talking heads are having so much fun lately they don’t seem to notice that our political system is failing to address ever-worsening problems: social, environmental, fiscal and…

The rebirth of a nation

Tahmima Anam, New Statesman, January 22: Whenever I imagine returning to Bangladesh for good, I wonder what kind of country I want to return to. I want, more than anything, to have that feeling of protean possibility that my father must have had when he crossed the border into his new country. I want a…

Zionism = failure

The charlatans are busy at the moment. Leading neo-con William Kristol just wishes those defeatist Democrats would give King George some breathing space to declare victory in Iraq. Republican Presidential nominee John McCain thinks that more US troops should be sent to their deaths in Iraq. Zionist extremists think that Gaza is becoming Hamastan/Hizbullahstan. Yet…

Don’t dare sue us

As the blogosphere grows in influence around the world, vigilance is still required: KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: The decision by a leading pro-government newspaper to sue two prominent Malaysian bloggers for defamation was groundless and could stifle public expression, two international media watchdogs said Saturday. The lawsuits by English-language New Straits Times marked the first time…

Here come the clones

Gideon Levy, Haaretz, January 21: The prime and defense ministers are faced with a decision of marginal importance. Contrary to the sea of verbiage and pathos, and the facade of serious discussions, the choice between the various candidates for the important post of Israel Defense Forces chief of staff is not an important matter. Gaby…

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