What they think of the US of A

Voices without Votes is a new project that “opens a window on what non-Americans are saying in blogs and citizen media about US foreign policy and the 2008 presidential elections.” Take a Haitian blogger on the US election or the Arab world on Barack Obama and religion.

What real election?

John Pilger, January 23: Barack Obama is a glossy Uncle Tom who would bomb Pakistan. Hillary Clinton, another bomber, is anti-feminist. John McCain’s one distinction is that he has personally bombed a country. They all believe the US is not subject to the rules of human behaviour, because it is “a city upon a hill”,…

Who needs enemies?

John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt, Los Angeles Times, January 6: Once again, as the presidential campaign season gets underway, the leading candidates are going to enormous lengths to demonstrate their devotion to the state of Israel and their steadfast commitment to its “special relationship” with the United States. Each of the main contenders…

Killing civilians is good for your career

Allan Nairn, Democracy Now, January 3: Well, I think one thing you could say about the advisers for all the candidates who have a chance is that the presence of these advisers makes it clear that these candidates aren’t serious about enforcing the murder laws and that they’re willing to kill civilians, foreign civilians, en…

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