Just in case it wasn’t clear, America’s “war on terror” in Afghanistan may last, well, for decades. Here’s Gen. David H. Petraeus, head of U.S. Central Command, quoted in Bob Woodward’s new book: You have to recognize also that I don’t think you win this war. I think you keep fighting. It’s a little bit…
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Here’s your future Palestinian state
Nora Barrows-Friedman writes from occupied Palestine that the US and Israeli backed Palestinian Authority is behaving exactly as directed, brutes establishing a police state: “The Palestinian Authority (PA) forces came late at night and started shooting inside the camp,” Shihab said. “They came in, shooting, acting like the Israeli military. They wanted to make the…
Murdoch loves bigotry and paranoia that makes cash
Laugh or cry, your call. Here’s Fox News’ Glenn Beck explaining why Murdoch loves and trusts him. Murdoch “keeps me on the air because I have the proof” that progressives want to “control every aspect of your life”:
Revisiting an op-ed that raised the prospect of US crimes
What an interesting idea. The New York Times interviews Joseph Wilson, seven years after writing his incendiary column on Bush lies over Iraq.
Obama’s covert killing squads in Afghanistan
The book, Obama’s Wars, by Court Reporter Bob Woodward, is about to be released, examining American’s deepening involvement in Afghanistan. Expect mountains of coverage in the coming weeks, but here’s a preview: Beyond the internal battles, the book offers fresh disclosures on the nation’s continuing battle with terrorists. It reports that the C.I.A. has a…
FBI fears the radical Quakers
Never trust the government or intelligence authorities to not exceed their mandate, to poke where they should not and investigate what is not their business: The FBI in recent years opened investigations into some U.S. activists with little basis, unjustifiably extended the duration of the probes, improperly retained information about activist groups in its files,…
How the Arab music world can see our noble soldiers in war
Waad Argoub – Shadha Hassoun Uploaded by dawebni. – Watch more music videos, in HD! This fascinating video, by Iraqi singer Shadha Hassoun, has caused a sensation in the Middle East: The raging questions about America’s role in Iraq came to a boil earlier this year with “Arqoub’s Promise,” a controversial music video which captured…
Talking on ABC TV News24 about refugees, Afghanistan and some common sense
Last night I again appeared on ABC TV’s News24 The Drum panel alongside the Australian Financial Review’s David Crowe and The Daily Grind’s Joe Stella (vision here for two weeks and here’s info about my August appearance). YouTube video here. The main topic up for discussion was the asylum seeker crisis at Sydney’s Villawood detention…
How being a Zionist bigot earns power in the US
Zionism, Arab hatred, elite American thinking and being feted at Harvard. The Marty Peretz story in all its ugliness.
Roll up, tourists; Israel would like to show you its occupying heart
While Haaretz calls on Israel to embrace peace talks with Syria – something many in the Zionist establishment have no intention of pursuing; far easier to have another “enemy” in the region – the priority of the Netanyahu government is organising tourist trips into the occupied West Bank settlements: While the Americans are struggling to…