The following is an article from the Gilad Atzmon site about the Wikileaks position. Atzmon is very outspoken in his opposition to the Zionist forces in Israel and spares no effort to expose and identify acts by the US and Israel to further the cause of the Israelis in seeking to dominate the area totally. [...]
Archive for November, 2010
Chomsky on Palestine- Israel
November 30, 2010
Noam Chomsky has given another interview to the RealNews organisation. The subject this time is Palestine and Israel. The complete interview can be seen at link. There is also a transcript available at the same part of their site. Chomsky deals with the real differences between the two state theory, the present feelings that one [...]
Environmentalism and nature philosophy
November 30, 2010
Murray Bookchin has been responsible for a large number of books on topics related to ecology and the effect of thinking from an ecological perspective. In a book titled, “The Philosophy of Social Ecology”(1) there is a chapter that deals with what he says are matters that go, ”Toward a Philosophy of Nature.” His books [...]
The environment and the talks in Mexico
November 30, 2010
What happens when the heat goes out of the heat? Basically nothing unless you are one of those closest to the furnace. A bit colourful perhaps but the talks about to start in Mexico probably answer what is going to happen about the environment in the near future. Nothing. Despite some very dire warnings what [...]
The Israeli Blockade of Gaza. The criminality continues
November 30, 2010
There is a report at the Guardian site at link that deals with the Gaza blockade by Israel. It is titled, “ Israel accused over ‘cruel’ Gaza blockade” the author is Harriet Sherwood in Jerusalem. The report starts by saying that, “Gaza’s 1.5 million people are still suffering from a shortage of construction materials, a [...]
US Afghani withdraw is a myth
November 30, 2010
There is an interesting but short report at the AntiWar site. The author Jason Ditz often writes about the position in Afghanistan. All sorts of statements have been made about dates for a US and Allied withdrawal from Afghanistan. What seems clear is that nothing is clear. There are so many variations on a theme [...]
Latest on Wikileaks, the media and comments
November 29, 2010
If you are interested in the Wikileaks position there is quite a lot of material and comment available on the net. At the RealNews site there are now two video interviews one with Phyllis Bennis and the other with Gareth Porter. Both have excellent credentials that make their views and comments worth listening to about [...]
Who pays?
November 29, 2010
Just in case you feel that the capital system is all heart look at the Irish. There the banks and others in the shark like feeding frenzy before the financial crisis have to be bailed out. By who you may ask. Well the general population that’s who. Today’s Guardian summed it up very well when [...]
Wikileaks – Australian developments
November 29, 2010
According to an SMH report there is some ‘consideration’ being given to Assange’s position here in Australia. This is the type of scare tactic, you can expect to occur in the Wikileaks matter. Even our Attorney General is considering certain matters. However, it may very well be wise to at least consider some of the [...]
Palestinian Photographs and freedom to publish
November 29, 2010
At Gilad Atzmon’s site at link there is a video available that shows an exhibition of photographs in Paris. The introduction on Atzmon’s page is stated briefly as, “Members of “The Jewish Defense League” attacked earlier this week a photo exhibition of the German photojournalist Kai Wiedenhöfer “depicting the massacres in the Gaza strip during [...]
The Labor Party and its rabid support for the system
November 28, 2010
Parliamentary Labor has been portrayed on this page as little better than treacherous politicians who have no interest in the lot of the working Australian and whose only concern is the maintenance of the national interest; better known as the capital system. From what may have been humble beginnings in 1891, the Labor Party has [...]
Wikileaks and the system that rules the world.
November 28, 2010
There is a crisis growing over the newest leaks from Wikileaks, even though some have been known for some time. As the Guardian describes the position Hilary Clinton is in,” frantic ‘damage limitation’. You can read the full article together with links to the material at link. As you might expect in the world of [...]
Secrecy in Afghanistan dealings
November 28, 2010
Along with the need for secrecy sought by the US comes some of the reasons they feel everyone is best left in the dark. At the Guardian site you can read the latest revelations of US duplicity in Afghanistan where it is revealed that,” Peace talks conducted with an impostor who posed as a Taliban [...]
US pressure over the Wikileaks
November 27, 2010
A recent report at the Guardian site (link) has shown the continuing concern in the US Administration about the Wikileaks. You could be forgiven for thinking that the real concern about secrecy is to cover up the truth rather than any or so called legitimate concerns. When matters start to be covered up to conceal [...]
First you get the fish in the net. The rest is easy
November 27, 2010
The level of self praise for the present unpopularly elected right wing Labor government is reaching dramatic proportions. It seems we are expected to completely fall for the passage of the Broadband legislation as anything from a miracle of political prowess to an absolutely defining moment for Gillard. Unless something is missing it seemed that [...]
Israel War Criminals Report
November 27, 2010
The following report at the Sabbah site at link speaks for it self. It is reproduced here in full. “War criminals” leak strikes at heart of Israeli society “Instead of asking why some groups or individuals in Israeli society are willing to take great risks to hold that society accountable for its actions, Israel prefers [...]
Wikileaks new round of documents expected
November 26, 2010
While any country at the behest of the imperial project is trying their level best to discredit, downplay or just ignore the Wikileaks there seems to be a bit more in the pipeline. So it may be worthwhile to prepare for another round of anti Assange comments and charges. There is an interesting article at [...]
More on the Koreas
November 26, 2010
There have been some happenings in South Korea after the shelling. It should be remembered that before the shelling there was always going to be a joint US and South Korean naval exercise in the area. Why the US should be involved in anything like that apart from provocation remains to be seen. No doubt [...]
Rape in South Africa
November 26, 2010
On the topic of surveys and polls an article at the Guardian site claims that, “ One in three South African men admit to rape” according to a survey in the Gauteng Province. The article is at link and the actual figures were that the survey found that,” 37.44% of men confessed to rape, and [...]
Atzmon on Afghanistan the IDF list
November 25, 2010
There is a good article at Gilad Atzmon’s site at link. Atzmon starts with reporting that, “A few days ago, British Chief of Defence Staff General Sir David Richards admitted that victory in Afghanistan is unachievable. “In conventional war,” said Richards, “defeat and victory is very clear cut and is symbolised by troops marching into [...]
North Korea- the wars continue
November 25, 2010
Polls can be deadly, just ask Kevin Rudd whose political life as PM was ended as a result of unsatisfactory polls. But that may not be the end of that saga as the heir apparent and unpopularly elected PM, Gillard may well feel the same piece of steel blade in her own back should there [...]
The ‘criminalisation’ of politics
November 25, 2010
Now for some interesting words, depending on what they mean of course. But try to work out what you think these words mean. “’This is an abuse of power,” he said court. ” …..The criminalisation of politics undermines our very system, Some of the words are left out because they would make the answer a [...]
Greenhouse gases
November 24, 2010
There is an interesting report at the Guardian site, it is titled,” UN: Greenhouse gases at highest level since pre-industrial times” The basic proposition offered is that.” Gases continued to build in 2009 despite economic slowdown, says UN weather agency. Concentrations of the main greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached their highest level since [...]
Gillard, rabbits and hats
November 24, 2010
There is a headline in a net article at the SMH site. It says effectively that Gillard has pulled a rabbit of a hat” to save the National Broadband. A closer inspection may reveal that if it is a rabbit it is a bit of an imposter. There was a lot of talk about releasing [...]
Political Donations-The rich have rights too
November 23, 2010
With the constant clamour for the virtual abolition of donations to political parties by corporations and consequent calls for what is now termed’ transparency’ it is interesting to see someone sticking up for the rich and wealthy. In a Guardian article at link the view is expressed that, “People who make large donations to political [...]
Showering gifts on Israel
November 23, 2010
It seems that gifts are about to be showered on Israel, by the Obama administration that is so anxious to get some action on ceasing Israeli activity in the West Bank. On anyone’s accounting the gifts are extremely substantial. There is a good article about this at the Sabbah site by, Lawrence Davidson who is [...]
More on Parliamentary Labor including views of Rudolf Rocker
November 23, 2010
This article is an extension to some of the views expressed in the article about LAbor and a stain on democracy. Once again it is a matter for you to decide if any of the views have any veracity. In recent times there has been much discussion about the Labor Party ‘losing its way’ or [...]
Parliamentary Labor a stain on the Democratic System
November 22, 2010
Just about every day you get to read some poll or opinion expressing dissatisfaction with Labor or its performance in the parliament. Essentially Labor as a parliamentary party is and has always been extremely right wing and consequently very right wing. All the talk of a left faction and the like as far as parliamentary [...]
Russia returns
November 20, 2010
Life must be difficult enough for the Afghans as they wake each day to yet another round of western democratic ideals being forced on them all to the tine of gunfire and bomb blasts. But imagine the shock of looking outside where you live and actually seeing Russian troops returning after an absence to help [...]
Gillard tells Karzai the facts of life- and death
November 20, 2010
The unpopularly elected Julia Caesar has now honed her diplomatic skills on Karzai. What she wants is a corruption free Afghanistan government. Now there is nothing wrong with that but Gillard seems to be a little out of step. Seeing as the US has been there since at least 2001 and we are not far [...]
The US and Israel no way out
November 19, 2010
Jonathan Cook has written a piece concerning the present position in Israel/Palestine, it is titled,” Obama’s Bribe: Palestinians will be the Losers – Again” The starting point he describes comes,” Watching the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians drag on year after year without conclusion, it is easy to overlook the enormous changes that [...]
Aung San Suu Kyi an interview
November 19, 2010
Aung San Suu Kyi who was so recently released spoke during the early hours of her release with remarkable candour and a mixture of stoicism and humility that is rarely seen in someone who is entitled to be extremely bitter, to say the least. There is no doubt that she is an exceptionally brave woman [...]
Government spending UK style
November 19, 2010
An article today at the Guardian (link) concerns the levels of government spending in the UK and the reliance the government there places on private firms. To a large extent it all seems to have a sound of a recurring theme in government and is probably not in any way restricted to the UK. But [...]
The Gold Standard, Parasitic Capital and the very few who profit
November 19, 2010
There is a good video interview at the RealNews site at link, it concerns recent comments about reverting to a gold standard. It also deals with the increase in value of currencies against a ‘weak’ US dollar. Here in Australia it is treated with virtual reverence that our dollar has attained that magic moment in [...]
Presumption of innocence or a presumption of guilt
November 19, 2010
For those interested in the road taken by right wing Labor governments to bow down to populism particularly when it can be seen to be in keeping with ‘law and order’ an article by Karen Greenberg available at the Tomdispatch site at link is worth reading. Here in New South Wales we are greeted with [...]
Fox News Nazis and the rest
November 19, 2010
The following article at the Guardian site perhaps needs no comment. Having left our shores Rupert and now his friends are hell bent on treating the public with contempt. The article is available at link. It concerns how and why, “Fox News chief Roger Ailes apologises after describing NPR as ‘Nazis’ (George Ikners ikners.com Joomla)
Sarkozy and arms deal kick backs, so what’s new?
November 19, 2010
We seem to be beset with scandals of all types from the major to the extremely trivial. However, it is always nice to see politicians up to their arms in what looks like corruption being confronted with their deeds. The unfortunate part is when it comes to arms dealing there are usually quite a lot [...]
Building roads in Palestine
November 18, 2010
As we are being constantly told the value of an alliance with the US imperial hegemon perhaps we need to be told just what the value of such an alliance can be. As well as the level of hypocrisy that the US and in particular Obama can stoop to, so measures are in place for [...]
A few more Afghanistan numbers for those who will follow the US to the bitter end
November 18, 2010
Jason Ditz has also reported on the numbers game as far as the US population is concerned. As Chomsky has often noted in the US public opinion is very often in a different position to the policies expressed by the governing bodies and the media. This has been referred to as a lag syndrome on [...]
Afghanistan and withdrawal on the never never plan
November 18, 2010
There is a brief article available at the AntiWar site that shows what Nato is doing as far as Afghanistan is concerned at the moments (link). Titled “NATO in Afghanistan: 2015 and Beyond” the author, Jason Ditz, looks at what a withdrawal means at the moment. Here in Australia our unpopularly elected Prime Minister is [...]
Chomsky latest interview a must watch/read
November 18, 2010
Noam Chomsky certainly needs no introduction and his latest interview at the RealNews site at link is a must watch event. Chomsky discusses a wide range of topics with the particular aspect being the period post the mid term elections in the US. However, there is so much to be learned from what he says [...]
Ralph Nader on Bush
November 17, 2010
Ralph Nader has written an interesting piece on George Bush and what Bush is doing at the moment with his latest book Coming from a three times Presidential candidate it makes very interesting reading. What the former President is doing in embarking on a campaign of self cleansing but more through not conceding he made [...]
Iraqi Christians and other groups
November 16, 2010
Well known author Ramzy Baroud has put together an interesting article on Iraq. The article titled, “Iraqi Christians are already at home” is available at his website at link. His article deals with the present situation in Iraq and looks at some past historical features regarding the different religious groups there, in particular the christians, [...]
The EU and the CIA detention policies
November 15, 2010
There is an excellent article at the Guardian site at link, titled “EU criticised for ‘complicity’ in CIA rendition programmes” The discussion in the article concerns what the group Amnesty International feels about EU countries and their attempts to do something about their complicity with the CIA in the detention system. The article starts with [...]
Afghanistan and Drugs the lies continue
November 15, 2010
When you are fighting a worthless war with no objective other than to further the interests of the US and allied imperial project; shit happens. Take this excerpt from today’s SMH, “In May Air Chief Marshal Houston said that until then there had been no indication of illicit narcotic use among Australian troops in Afghanistan. [...]
Helen Thomas video interview on Israel and the attacks on her
November 15, 2010
There has been much said about the resignation of Helen Thomas. In a very recent video interview Paul Jay speaks with Helen Thomas who still very vigorously puts her position as basically no one should create a country in someone else’s country. The video and an article titled “IN DEFENSE OF HELEN THOMAS – On [...]
Afghan Embassy largest on Earth The US lies we follow and make up some of our own
November 15, 2010
For those of you who like to think that there is some truth in what the US imperial project says about getting out of Afghanistan, with all the lapdogs like Australia barking the same tune, you may find the most recent article at Tomdispatch interesting (link) It is titled, “The Stimulus Package in Kabul” and [...]
Business in Afghanistan. Nepotism and corruption
November 14, 2010
In a video interview at the RealNews site (link) Jonathan Landy looks at doing business in Afghanisrtan and finds a major project that appears to be what could be called part of the Karzai fiefdom. The article is titled, “Doing business in Afghanistan, connections matter most” Landey has also produced an article and it commences [...]
UK General says Al Qaeda can not be beaten
November 14, 2010
There is a very interesting piece at the Anti War site with a link to the Telegraph titled, ”Britain’s top soldier says al-Qaeda cannot be beaten” (link) This type of thinking is despite all the heroic nonsense so gladly adopted by the imperial project and its avid supporters like Australia. What the report then says [...]
The economics of austerity and how the few always profit
November 13, 2010
It is never easy looking at or through the casino logic of the economist. Despite their credentials and background the words used are always prone to start colliding into one another no matter how well chosen they may be. At the RealNews site there is an interesting video inter with James Crotty Emeritus Professor of [...]