At least some (establishment) figures talking sense on asylum seekers in Australia
VIDEO: Richo on the PM’s failure
Obama disaster on Israel/Palestine (and why he should be shunned)
Daniel Levy, former Israeli peace negotiator: There is virtually no thread of reason running between the way he related to the rest of the world and its developments, particularly in the Middle East, and the positions he espoused on Israel-Palestine. Palestinian freedoms, rights and self-determination are somehow supposed to be attained without the recourse to…
So this is what “victory” looks like in Afghanistan?
Thuggery, criminality and in all likelihood illegality. And this is our side (via IPS): U.S. Special Operations Forces have been increasingly aiming their night-time raids, which have been the primary cause of Afghan anger at the U.S. military presence, at civilian non- combatants in order to exploit their possible intelligence value, according to a new…
Cultural BDS against Israel exploding everywhere
Yes: Film directors Mike Leigh and Ken Loach, theatre director Michael Attenborough and actress Dame Harriet Walter are among the 117 signatories to a letter of protest over the “harsh” punishment. They claim that artists should be allowed to express themselves freely “without fear of financial or professional retribution”. The four musicians – Tom Eisner,…
Thank you developing world for allowing us to exploit you so quietly
If this doesn’t fit the definition of disaster capitalism, the term has no meaning (via the Guardian): The scale of the rush by speculators, pension funds and global agri-businesses to acquire large areas of developing countries is far greater than previously thought, and is already leading to conflict, hunger and human rights abuses, says Oxfam.…
Witness the necessary passing of US power in Mid-East
The New York Times documents the shift in the Arab world at a time when Washington is largely viewed as siding with occupiers (Israel) and brutes (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain etc): A last-ditch American effort to head off a Palestinian bid for membership in the United Nations faltered. President Obamatried to qualify his own call, just…
Outsourcing death in war is the new American way
The “war on terror” has seen an explosion of private contractors making a killing from catching and killing all Arabs, I mean, terrorists, around the globe. Accountability is close to non-existent so we have no real idea which companies are involved, how many people are hired or what they’re actually doing. Remember, we’re told we…