From leading Israeli human rights, Gisha:
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Hard to disagree with Assange calling many mainstream editors shills for power
Yes: Mainstream media and editors came under fire from WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange at the Global Editors Network summit in Hong Kong today, as he accused most journalists of entering the profession to “crawl up the ladder of power to become associated with power”. Addressing the conference via Skype, Assange told the audience of editors…
Woodside in the Kimberley; Exploitation Inc
My following investigation appears in today’s Crikey: When West Australian Premier Colin Barnett said recently that he welcomed the announcement of a permanent US military presence in northern Australia, his words were worth considering in a wider context. “We have a large open expanse in northern Australia, we are near one of the most troubled…
Hey #Occupy people; let the 1% enjoy the wealth, and cars, and island holidays
John Kenney pleads for understanding in the New Yorker: We, too, have mobilized. We come from near and far, by any means necessary, some on private jets, others on extremely large private jets. But you will not find us sleeping in a park and waiting in line at a Burger King to urinate. Have you…
Top 25 stories corporate media (largely) ignored in 2011
Project Censored has released its annual list: Censored 2012: Stories of 2010-2011 1.… More US Soldiers Committed Suicide Than Died in Combat 2. US Military Manipulates the Social Media 3.… Obama Authorizes International Assassination Campaign 4.… Global Food Crisis Expands 5.… Private Prison Companies Fund Anti–Immigrant Legislation 6.… Google Spying? 7.… U.S. Army and Psychology’s Largest Experiment–Ever 8.… The Fairytale of Clean…
What’s a senior Murdoch editor to do apart from slam Muslims?
Another week and another column by a Melbourne Herald Sun editor Alan Howe on just how dysfunctional is the Middle East, Arabs, Muslims, Palestinians, Islamists etc. The man has form. Yes, this is what countless Zionist lobby trips to Israel do to a Murdoch man. Hatred Inc: In Arab lands, like-minded, militant Islamists abound. Some…
Explaining Stuxnet against Iran
From the Australian TV show Hungry Beast: Stuxnet: Anatomy of a Computer Virus from Patrick Clair on Vimeo.
Disaster capitalism photo collection
I’ve spent the last 3 weeks in Western Australia and Christmas Island researching a book and other projects on disaster capitalism (overseas travels planned in 2012). I investigated the role of Serco in remote detention centres, Woodside attempting to develop a multi-billion dollar gas hub in the Kimberley and a tropical paradise being used for…
Just what role does British government have in wanting war against Iran?
Jonathan Cook in Al-Akhbar English: Last February Britain’s then defense minister Liam Fox attended a dinner in Tel Aviv with a group described as senior Israelis. Alongside him sat Adam Werritty, a lobbyist whose “improper relations” with the minister would lead eight months later to Fox’s hurried resignation. According to several reports in the British…
BDS has major bank victory in Israel?
Yes: The powers that be are furious at BNP Paribas for shuttering its operations in Israel, and suspect it is acting due to Arab and anti-Israeli pressure in France, the bank’s home base. Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer, Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz, Banks Supervisor David Zaken and their top officials believe the bank’s board…