I generally agree with the comments by Muzzlewatch about Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s speech in Geneva. Much of the talk was actually historically accurate and presented uncomfortable truths for the West and Israel in particular, but his Holocaust denial, aggression and defending of human rights was all a sick joke when one knows the reality…
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How to define violence, part 9654
A study of public opinion in predominantly Muslim countries reveals that very large majorities continue to renounce the use of attacks on civilians as a means of pursuing political goals. At the same time large majorities agree with al Qaeda’s goal of pushing the United States to remove its military forces from all Muslim countries…
What kind of friends are they making?
One of the founders of al-Qaeda has written a message to Obama Bin Laden from his Egyptian prison cell: Attacking America has become the shortest road to fame and leadership among the Arabs and Muslims. But what good is it if you destroy one of your enemy’s buildings, and he destroys one of your countries?…
Don’t read satire
Why the “war on terror” is a fraud, part 7532: A British ”˜resident’ held at Guantanamo Bay was identified as a terrorist after confessing he had visited a ”˜joke’ website on how to build a nuclear weapon, it was revealed last night. Binyam Mohamed, a former UK asylum seeker, admitted to having read the ”˜instructions’…
Welcome to reality, world
Writing in the Asia Times, M K Bhadrakumar explains the ways in which Iran is slowly but surely being brought back into the international community and rightly assuming its place as a leading power: Anyone familiar with the complex ways in which Persians express their heart’s desire will agree Ahmadinejad’s response within hours of Obama’s…
Run for your lives, terror lovers
Yet another amazing Murdoch scoop (no doubt fed to the eager reporter by a happy British “defense” official): Anti-terror bosses last night hailed their latest ally in the war on terror — the Black Death. At least 40 al-Qaeda fanatics died horribly after being struck down with the disease that devastated Europe in the Middle…
Time for a sea change
Why the “war on terror” has profoundly exaggerated the “threat” from al-Qaeda and associated groups. Should American military be used to re-create societies in the image of corporate America?
A funny kind of enemy
Zionist fanatic Joe Lieberman worries that Barack Obama may not have the “right stuff” to bomb Iran. This is supposed to be a serious politician talking about serious foreign affairs issues. Back in the real world: In an effort to help the United States counter al-Qaida after the 9/11 attack, Iran rounded up hundreds of…
The Blogging Revolution: from Iran to Cuba
My following interview by Hamid Tehrani for Global Voices was published today: Antony Loewenstein, a Sydney-based freelance journalist and blogger, has recently published his new book: The Blogging Revolution. This book talks about the impact of blogging on six countries: Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, China and Cuba. He says: I chose the six countries…
