That’s what friends are for: The CIA took an internal poll not long ago about friendly foreign intelligence agencies. The question, mostly directed to employees of the clandestine service branch, was: Which are the best allies among friendly spy services, in terms of liaison with the CIA, and which are the worst? In other words,…
Don’t believe everything you read on Twitter
What connects actor John Cusack, Twitter, Fox News and shameless propaganda?
Obama sees massive successes in the Middle East
No wonder US foreign policy is viewed with such contempt around the world. Iraq is in chaos and the Middle East remains unstable. But from the comfort of the White House: “From a political perspective, it’s been a good week for [Obama]… — but more importantly, it’s been a very good week for America’s national security… —…
Why one-state solution makes sense (told in the Wash Post)
Poignant, beautiful, sensible and moderate piece by Palestinian George Bisharat in the Washington Post. The one-state solution lands with a thud in the pages of the American mainstream press: “Where is the Palestinian Mandela?” pundits occasionally ask. But after these latest Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in Washington fail — as they inevitably will — the more…
AP knows the Iraq war is far from over
Here’s the Associated Press standard’s editor Tom Kent with a message to his staff that should be heard by all corporate media: From: Kent, Tom Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 5:30 PM Subject: Standards Center guidance: The situation in Iraq Colleagues, Many AP staffers are producing content that refers to the situation in Iraq. It…
Massive Attack embrace BDS
The cultural boycott of Israel grows strongly with news such as this: The movement for a cultural boycott of Israel in response to its treatment of the Palestinians, modelled on the boycott of apartheid South Africa, could eclipse decades of disingenuous political charades in engaging western intellectuals, academics and artists. Internationally renowned figures such as…
Finkelstein dares to say the occupation is real and present
Press TV hosts a “debate” between Norman Finkelstein and Christian Zionist Richard “there is no such thing as the Palestinian people or occupation” Hellman:
Briefly hearing what real Iraqis feel and fear
New York Times report on Iraq that actually features the voices of Iraqis:
Churches standing up to ‘pro-Israel’ politicians
My following article appears today in Eureka Street: The Australian Jewish News (AJN) was outraged. Its editorial in late July condemned the National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) for a resolution calling on Australians to boycott Israeli goods made in the occupied Palestinian territories. The AJN wrote that the move contributed to a global…