Michael Moore and Oliver Stone on a key point in the Wikileaks saga that must be remembered. Their New York Times op-ed: If Mr. Assange is extradited to the United States, the consequences will reverberate for years around the world. Mr. Assange is not an American citizen, and none of his actions have taken place…
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The Israel lobby gets American politicians to disrobe
Really (via Politico): The FBI probed a late-night swim in the Sea of Galilee that involved drinking, numerous GOP freshmen lawmakers, top leadership staff — and one nude member of Congress, according to more than a dozen sources, including eyewitnesses. During a fact-finding congressional trip to the… Holy Land… last summer, Rep.… Kevin Yoder… (R-Kan.) took off his clothes…
Demanding an investigation into how Australia followed America into murderous Iraq war
This statement, issued last week in Australia by the Iraq War Inquiry Group, is vital despite already being (unsurprisingly) dismissed by the political elites who have no desire to examine their obsequiousness to Washington: On 16 August 2012, a group of concerned Australians met in Parliament House, Canberra, to call for an independent inquiry into…
Fracking is so very safe, like smoking, says companies who would never lie
A fascinating short documentary by Josh Fox, director of Gasland, about the role of fracking in America, and how lobbyists and corporate media are contributing to environmental disaster. This is very relevant for my work on a book and film about disaster capitalism: THE SKY IS PINK by Josh Fox and the GASLAND Team from…
Who is afraid of #pussyriot?
Many American media organisations, apparently (via the Guardian): The… conviction of three members of the punk band Pussy Riot… has caused consternation throughout the world – and a dilemma for prudish news organizations. Major media groups have been furiously editing headlines, tweets and stories to avoid using the word “pussy”. The… Washington Post… has taken the most conservative stance…
America Jew tells world that IDF doesn’t torture Palestinians (he’s really, really, really sure)
Here’s a curious line in a New York Times piece about this week’s arrival from America of young Jews who’ll be joining the IDF to, well, defend Israel from the evils of (insert Muslim threat here). But doesn’t this seemingly unprovoked quote seem to suggest that this man is trying to challenge the correct notion…
Overland Journal tackles “After Zionism”
The following review of After Zionism by Jeff Sparrow appears in Overland Journal: After Zionism: One State for Israel and Palestine Antony Loewenstein and Ahmed Moor (eds) SAQI In the media, particularly in Australia, the ”˜two-state solution’ to the Palestine/Israel crisis – that is to say, the proposition that peace depends upon the creation of…
When Israeli madness could strike against the Islamic Republic
Leading Israeli journalist Gideon Levy talks to Democracy Now! on rising threats from the Zionist state to attack Iran. Being in the region now, and Israel and Palestine especially, I can say that talk of a possible strike is palpable but in reality most people don’t seem to believe that Netanyahu would actually do something…