Michael Hastings, author of the stunning new book The Operators, talks to Harpers: 4. Your book pays at least as much attention to the Pentagon press corps and its relationship with power as it does to Stanley McChrystal and his team, and you write that after your article ran, you found that you had few…
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Why are still debating the morality of one-state solution?
Max Ajl wonders the same thing in Monthly Review: One state or two? … Boycott of Israeli goods or goods from the settlements? … Is the lobby the genesis of American wrongdoing in Palestine or is it imperialism? … The questions — regarding vision, strategy, and analysis — produce sharp cleavages on the Left. … Indeed, generally ones much…
Four handy rules to understand American empire
Salon’s Glenn Greenwald provides direction: The Rules of American Justice are quite clear: (1)… If you are a high-ranking government official who commits war crimes, you will receive full-scale immunity, both civil and criminal, and will have the American President demand that all citizens Look Forward, Not Backward. (2)… If you are a low-ranking member of the…
While Israel and its Western lobbyists push for war against Iran, some history
Robert Fisk explains (and mainstream journalists, including on ABC Radio’s AM this morning, who continually repeat White House and Tel Aviv propaganda against Tehran, should take note): Turning round a story is one of the most difficult tasks in journalism – and rarely more so than in the case of Iran. Iran, the dark revolutionary…
Is there anything Julia Gillard won’t do to get closer to the Zionist lobby?
Apparently not, according to today’s Melbourne Age, though one has to wonder; our government can’t really support Zionist occupation more than it already does. Well, I guess she could order an Australian military invasion of Iran; that may keep Tel Aviv happy for a few minutes: Julia Gillard has moved to strengthen her already close…
2011 was a year to remember
2011 In Review: Nation Shocked To Find Out Elizabeth Taylor Wasn’t Already Dead
When an Haaretz columnist comes to Australia…
Akiva Eldar in Haaretz: Although Middle Eastern affairs are at the bottom rung of priorities for Australian politicians and there is nothing for Jewish lobbyists to do, Israel figures centrally in Jewish life. You won’t find an Australian Jew who has not visited Israel at least once, and many families have branches in Israel. In…
Do Neo-Nazis have the right to free speech in Australia? (hint: yes)
This morning I was interviewed on Radio Adelaide about the limits (if any) of free speech in Australia: It’s festival season, the Fringe, Adelaide Festival, WOMAD – and we’re all picking out which events we’ll go to – but what about the neo-Nazi aligned Hammered festival? It’s to be held in Queensland– unsurprisingly it will…