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Fisk on America’s great loss in Iraq
Robert Fisk writes on the legacy the US has left Iraq: …The millions of American soldiers who have passed through Iraq have brought the Iraqis a plague. From Afghanistan – in which they showed as much interest after 2001 as they will show when they start “leaving” that country next year – they brought the…
“Anti-Semitism” police on the prowl
America, land of the repressed: Here’s a lesson in democracy. In preparation for the upcoming November elections a group of local activists sent a questionnaire to the 85 candidates from their county running for seats in the state legislature. They hoped the information they’d receive would encourage debate and allow voters to make better decisions…
Is that story you’re reading provided by the lobby?
A handy reminder of the Israel lobby’s infiltration of the American media from the 1960s onwards.
Israel still considering bombing Iran no matter the evidence
Hard to tell if this New York Times story is supposed to calm nerves or simply give neo-cons the excuse to bomb Iran sooner: The Obama administration, citing evidence of continued troubles inside Iran’s nuclear program, has persuaded Israel that it would take roughly a year — and perhaps longer — for Iran to complete…
It’s like sharia is invading every American home
America has a serious problem with Muslims: Twenty-eight percent of voters do not believe Muslims should be eligible to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court. Nearly one-third of the country thinks adherents of Islam should be barred from running for President — a slightly higher percentage than the 24% who mistakenly believe the current occupant…
Rupert Murdoch gives Republicans 1 million bucks
But as Jon Stewart says: I really think if anything the Republicans should be paying Fox News millions and millions of dollars. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c News Corp. Gives Money to Republicans www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party
American liberals have problem with Israel (and it’s growing)
New poll findings are bad news for Israel. Looks like killing peace activists and ongoing occupation are bad for the image. Who knew? Less than half of all Americans believe that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is committed to peace, according to a new survey commissioned by Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg. The findings of the…
American “freedom” means endless colonisation
The New York Sun wishes the US occupation of Iraq (and anywhere, really) could last forever: We don’t make any predictions about what the Congress is going to do now that President Obama has withdrawn the last combat brigade from a country where, during his campaign, he insisted we never should have fought a war.…