Were you aware that the man upstairs should be praying for a McCain victory in November? At a McCain rally today in Davenport, a pastor delivered an odd invocation. “There are millions of people around this world praying to their god — whether it’s Hindu, Buddha, Allah — that his [McCain’s] opponent wins, for a…
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Killing them one by one
The real counter-insurgency plan for Iraq, revealed by Wikileaks. US-backed death squads are clearly a price to pay for “stability.”
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How to scare the masses
Andrew Sullivan on what’s at stake on November 4: This election really is a classic battle between fear and hope. All Palin and McCain are offering right now is more fear: fear of a black man, fear of terrorism, fear of the other, fear of Iran, fear of the future, fear of Islam, fear of…
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When civility trumps reason
All you need to know about yesterday’s presidential debate: Get the latest news satire and funny videos at 236.com.
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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…
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What Iranian bloggers are saying about the US election
My following article appears in today’s edition of Crikey: Antony Loewenstein, author of The Blogging Revolution, writes: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was in New York last week and conducted a number of fascinating interviews that confirmed his chameleon nature. He told Democracy Now! — after expressing typical bigotry against homosexuals… — that his country would accept…
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Besieged from the inside?
My latest article for New Matilda discusses the troubles ahead for Israel: Radical Zionists made gains under Ehud Olmert, but their actions are pushing Israel towards catastrophe. The new Prime Minister must stop the settlers, writes Antony Loewenstein In mid-September, during the dying days of his leadership, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert boldly stated that…
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Words followed by some more words
Confused about the first US Presidential debate between McCain and Obama? Don’t be:
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Loving Israel to death
Why John McCain’s VP pick, Sarah Palin, knows about the “good guys” and “bad guys” in the Middle East. God help us all: