The Boycott Sri Lanka movement is gathering steam globally. Unsurprisingly, the US ambassador to the country, based in Colombo, is opposed to this action against the nation but told the country’s Sunday Times newspaper: We continue to look very seriously at the issues of possible war crimes and human rights violations in general, as do…
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How many American Jews are moving to the West Bank?
Jewish American blogger Richard Silverstein points out a piece in Details magazine from last year that discusses the role of American Jews moving to Israel and becoming settler fundamentalists: Later this year, 21-year-old Ephraim Khantsis will pack a couple of suitcases, say good-bye to his mother, leave his home in Brooklyn, and move to Israel.…
My name is Obama and I believe in American exceptionalism
Ali Abunimah on his blog points to a former Barack Obama who offers pretty quotes but still supports the fundamentals of American empire: Just a month after the 11 September 2001 attacks, then Illinois State Senator Barack Obama — a political unknown nationally — spoke to the Chicago Defender newspaper (Chinta Strausberg, “Sen. Obama: Barriers…
The nuclear threat lives in the 21st century
An intriguing life that spans the generations. This caught my eye because of the lessons it teaches us today: Tsutomu Yamaguchi, the only official survivor of both atomic blasts to hit Japan in World War II, died Monday in Nagasaki, Japan. He was 93. The cause was stomach cancer, his family said. Mr. Yamaguchi, as…
Another slaughter in Gaza sooner than we think?
Bradley Burston in Haaretz thinks that Palestinians should prepare for another massacre and soon: The countdown to the Second Gaza War has begun in earnest. Date it, if you like, to Sunday, and a coolly terrifying analysis by Yom Tov Samia, former overall Israeli military commander of the Gaza Strip and the adjacent Negev. Or…
GFM claims success in flying the flag for Gaza
My following article appears in today’s Crikey: I attended the Gaza Freedom March (GFM)… in late December to generate publicity for the disastrous Western-led policies towards Palestine. 1400 people from 43 countries descended on Cairo on December 27 and aimed to travel into Gaza to “break the siege”. Palestine has become a truly globalised issue…
White power in America
The rise of Barack Obama has caused white supremacists and neo-Nazis in the US to find a new lease on life. This disturbing al-Jazeera documentary shows a growing movement that includes Tea Party believers, racists, anti-immigration activists and Obama haters. The fringe is moving into the mainstream:
Terrorism is largely a reactionary movement (repeat after me)
Just how clueless are the American media when it comes to reporting terrorism and Yemen? Unbelievably so, writes Rami Khouri in Lebanon’s Daily Star.
Does our backing for Israel cause mass terrorism?
Glenn Greenwald states: If it is taboo to discuss how America’s actions in the Middle East cause Terrorism — and it generally is — that taboo is far stronger still when it comes to specifically discussing how our blind, endless enabling of Israeli actions fuels Terrorism directed at the U.S.
Do Americans want their money to fund radical Jews in the West Bank?
The New York newspaper Forward asks a question with a seemingly easy answer: Can Tax-Free Donations Fund Settlements?