The silent heroes who report on inept and criminal Western wars: Stringers in Afghanistan, where I am the correspondent for al-Jazeera, are the eyes and ears of the world’s media. Without them, getting a picture of what is going on outside Kabul is almost impossible for a western journalist. Most correspondents don’t often stray from…
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News flash Israel; colonies aren’t cost free
Al Jazeera English explains the growing cultural boycott of Israeli settlements, the price Zionism will pay until it understands that illegality and criminality comes with a heavy price:
John Mearsheimer and co on the futile “peace process”
Only Al-Jazeera English would host a discussion on the Middle East that actually tells things how they are. Unafraid to discuss the power of the Zionist lobby, Israeli colonisation and Greater Israel:
Whistle-blowing must happen far more often
Al-Jazeera debate about the importance, or otherwise, of the work of Wikileaks. Leaking government “secrets” – often information simply embarrassing to officials – is essential to understanding democracy:
Nobody in the Middle East believes that Iraq is no longer occupied
A typically informative Al-Jazeera program, this time on Iraq, featuring John Pilger in discussion on America’s “withdrawal” (where troops will stay well beyond 2011):
Al-Jazeera on Wikileaks Afghan story
The Wikileaks Afghan logs release has caused outrage, consternation and celebration across the world. Al-Jazeera’s media show, The Listening Post, this week discussed the significance of the story and the future of online journalism. They asked me to briefly comment on the tale (starts at 8.40):
The almost banal nature of Zionist expansion in Jerusalem
Al-Jazeera English on Israel’s plans to demolish Palestinians homes in East Jerusalem to make way for Zionist settlers: