John Pilger has sent the following message to Marrickville councillors: “Sometimes, looked at from the outside, Australia is a strange place. In other ‘western democracies’ the ‘debate’ about the enduring injustice dealt the Palestinians and Israel’s… lawlessness has moved forward to the point where the cynical campaign of… anti-Semitism smears is no longer effective — in…
Power of BDS still stands in Australia even if media bullied change of heart
So here we are: The Marrickville mayor, Fiona Byrne, will try to end a boycott of Israel after an intense political and community backlash, death threats and a collapse in support on the council, conceding it is ”impractical and untenable”. But the mayor, who would not rule out another tilt at state politics, is unwavering…
All hail Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa, man of war and war crimes
What a lovely photo of Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa’s family that appears in the country’s Sunday Observer newspaper today. I wonder if they drink Tamil blood with a glass of red wine. As the UN releases its report on Colombo’s murder of tens of thousands of Tamil civilians during the country’s civil war – and…
Sri Lanka is rogue state and killed countless civilians, says UN
Damning: The authorities in Sri Lanka are under mounting pressure to agree to an independent inquiry into a military operation against Tamil rebels, after a UN panel found “credible allegations” that the government committed war crimes and offences against humanity. A leaked report by a team established by UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, suggests government…
Dissident Israelis support Marrickville BDS plan
What a shock to actually read something on this issue that discusses the reality for Palestinians under Zionist occupation: Letter to Marrickville Council from concerned citizens of Israel urging you to stand firm in your support of BDS We are Israeli citizens who witness first-hand the brutality of our government’s policies towards the Palestinian people.…
Zionist lobby told me Israel was democracy so damn you Palestinian activists calling for justice
Sigh. Murdoch columnist Miranda Devine enjoys Israel courtesy of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies (2009 and 2010). She obviously saw the real Israel and occupied Palestine. Oh wait, her hand was held and she only saw what her Zionist guests allowed (and she clearly wasn’t curious to look at anywhere else herself). Her column…
Planned Palestinian Authority “statehood” push a sham
Read articles that Israel is worried about the proposed September UN vote where the PA will declare itself a state? The Zionist Diaspora are finding ways to stop the move (well, they’ll stop Palestinians doing anything to live decent, unoccupied lives). Ali Abunimah writes that it’s all an elaborate scam and the PA has nothing…
Would you like an arms dealer to manage your cloud, sir?
New York Times: The largest single customer for computing goods and services, the United States government, endorsed the cloud model this year. Vivek Kundra, the White House chief information officer, wrote a “Federal Cloud Computing Strategy” report, and identified $20 billion, or one quarter of the government’s total spending on information technology, as “a potential…
