I recently posted about an upcoming Supreme Court case that might redefine the ability of American citizens to provide advice to “terrorist” groups wanting non-violent means to achieve their goals. This article expands on what is at stake and focuses on Sri Lanka and the Tamil Tigers: The legal dispute arose from advice given by…
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Iranian wants to remain independent (and critics may as well)
Any decent human being should be against the outrageous online censorship employed by the Islamic Republic but do dissidents in that country really want Washington giving them a hand? The State Department says it is working furiously to increase its capabilities to confront the kind of censorship promulgated by Iran last week, bringing major Silicon…
How much is that talking head on TV being paid?
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting ask a very good question: Why are cable channels relying on paid spokespeople and lobbyists as commentators?
Where is the Tea Party movement going?
A fascinating New York Times feature about the Tea Party movement in the US. To ignore it is foolish but we shouldn’t be under any illusion why growing anger exists in the US. Race, the economy, disillusionment and fear. A toxic mix: Pam Stout wakes each morning, turns on Fox News, grabs coffee and an…
Using “sabotage” to support Israel’s noble mission
With the Zionist organisation Reut Institute releasing a report detailing how to attack Hamas, Hizbollah, critics of Israel and anti-Zionists (yes, we’re all seen as an equal threat), clearly the global campaign against Israel is starting to bite. And can’t simply be erased by military means. The Electronic Intifada’s Ali Abunimah highlights one disturbing part…
Michael Ratner describes Israeli apartheid
Leading Jewish American legal mind Michael Ratner, a participant on the Gaza Freedom March, recently visited Israel and Palestine with his family and was shocked by what he saw. Ratner’s words are especially important because until recently he didn’t really speak out on this issue. Now he is:
London and Washington, a study in a shameful relationship
Britain has been trying for years to keep secret evidence that it allowed torture against one of its own citizens. But what’s the real reason Gordon Brown worked so hard to keep Washington happy? Simon Jenkins in the Guardian explains: Britain believes that publishing details of what interrogators did to its residents would lead Washington…
Brian Baird, Democrat, visits Gaza and opens his eyes
How many other leading American politicians are doing and saying this? The United States should break Israel’s blockade of Gaza and deliver badly needed supplies by sea, a U.S. congressman told Gaza students. Rep. Brian Baird, a Democrat from Washington state, also urged President Barack Obama’s Mideast envoy to visit the Hamas-ruled territory to get…
How Sarah Palin is like Martin Luther King Jr (in her bad dreams)
How similar is the civil right’s movement in the US to the current,… right-wing Tea Party phenomenon? According to National Public Radio, the comparison is “interesting”.
What are the American limits of supporting supposed terrorist groups?
An interesting test-case in the US that has profound ramifications for the Palestinian cause: Ralph D. Fertig, a 79-year-old civil rights lawyer, says he would like to help a militant Kurdish group in Turkey find peaceful ways to achieve its goals. But he fears prosecution under a law banning even benign assistance to groups said…