There is an excellent video interview at the Real News site, it consists of an interview between Paul Jay and Emeritus Professor Robert Skidelsky Of Warwick University in the UK. After the Second World War he says there was the push for stability in both spheres the political and the social. The push to social stability usually manifests itself in economic [...]
Christmas Island proof the whole system is broken Alex Pagliaro, 21 March 2011, 12:46PM Australia’s immigration detention system is at breaking point. Events on Christmas Island over recent weeks are a clear expression of the frustration and despair felt by asylum seekers, some of whom have spent over two years behind bars in remote, overcrowded [...]
The relationship between the US and Pakistan has deteriorated extremely rapidly. The US of course expects nothing less than blind obedience from its lapdogs, particularly those ones who have been set up and paid for almost exclusively by the US dollar. The imperial project demands that those who want the benefit pay the price whether [...]
Concerns in Pakistan that USAID Officials Are CIA Spies In the Wake of Raymond Davis, Suspicion Abounds by Jason Ditz, April 29, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum Raymond Davis was presented to the Pakistani government as a technical support worker for the US Consulate in Lahore, so it came as quite [...]
You might wonder what is the purpose of making a statement like this with no evidence offered to support it. The US always seeks to overlook its own extremely bad record of abuse and wartime murder when it comes to judging others. Fascism always starts at home. George Ikners ikners.com a WordPress site [...]
Four Million Refugees From a Liberation By David Swanson http://warisacrime.org/node/57693 Of all the 95% of humans who live outside the United States, or any of those within it for that matter, who do you think is most invisible? Whose existence, did we come to hear about it, would be the most incomprehensible and therefore inaudible? [...]
Gaddafi troops captured in Tunisia while fighting intensifies in Misrata Attempt by Libya loyalist soldiers to retake a key crossing from rebel hands leads to border skirmish with Tunisian forces Share33 Harriet Sherwood in Tripoli and Xan Rice in Misrata The Guardian, Saturday 30 April 2011 Article history A Libyan rebel fires into the [...]
This film is something you should watch of you want to get anything like a proper view of the effects of and the reasons for war. War has been and will always be a continuing series of criminal acts, at best the participants can in certain circumstances say they just did not understand what they [...]
Syria: World Should Impose Sanctions on Leadership International Inquiry Needed After Killings of Protesters APRIL 24, 2011 People gather in the Syrian city of Homs, April 24, 2011. © 2011 Reuters RELATED MATERIALS: Syria: Rein in Security Services Syria: Rampant Torture of Protesters MORE COVERAGE: More Human Rights Watch reporting on Syria Los Angeles Times: [...]
These are two posts from Gilad Atzmon‘s site. You may remember a recent posting at ikners.com where there was material about a panel discussion involving Atzmon and others. George Ikners ikners.com a WordPress site NO CANCELLATION !!! FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2011 AT 3:00PM GILAD ATZMON The London JC reported today that Westminster University cancelled anti Zionist [...]
Regarding the deal done between Hamas and Fatah the Real News site has quite a deal of information. There is a video with comments about the effects of the deal. You can view that at: http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=6684 If you want some more information on the ‘deal’ done between Hamas and Fatah there is a great deal [...]
Here is another interesting article by David Swanson that looks at Obama and Trump. How Obama and Trump Imprison Voters — and How To Break Out By Sam Husseini http://warisacrime.org/node/57689 A group of demonstrators recently got into an Obama fundraiser to protest the imprisonment of Bradley Manning, the alleged source of the WikiLeaks cables. They [...]
Misrata rebel leader pleads for help to topple Gaddafi Khalifa al-Zwawi asks international community for weapons to help push Libyan leader’s forces out of the city Share27 Xan Rice in Misrata guardian.co.uk, Friday 29 April 2011 10.05 BST Article history The rebels in Misrata have relied on small arms and weapons captured from loyalist troops. [...]
Here are some more photos from the Guardian site. There are more there and they are always good to look at on the picture tells a story principle or whichever way you want to. You can get to these photos at http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/gallery/2011/apr/29/24-hours-in-pictures#/?picture=374106208&index=13 Islamabad, Pakistan: A man grooms his moustache Sao Felix, Brazil: A Kayapo man [...]
Could uprisings spread from northern Africa to south of the Sahara? The prevalence of unfair electoral systems plus huge numbers of angry young people with mobile phones should make African autocrats increasingly uncomfortable Share12 Comments (4) Greg Mills guardian.co.uk, Friday 29 April 2011 13.56 BST Article history Teodoro Obiang, president of Equatorial Guinea, speaks at [...]
Uganda riots reach capital as anger against President Museveni grows Impetus for Egyptian-style uprising increases as soldiers stage Kampala crackdown after opposition leader’s arrest Share277 David Smith in Kampala guardian.co.uk, Friday 29 April 2011 13.55 BST Article history Protesters burn tyres and wood in Kampala after the riots, where army troops and police faced [...]
Energy Is Ugly Tar Sands Make Their Mark By Ellen Cantarow For years, “not in my backyard” has been the battle cry of residents in Cape Cod who stand opposed to an offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound. The giant turbines will forever mar the beauty of the landscape, they say. Energy is ugly. Some forms [...]
Royal wedding: Syrian ambassador‘s invitation withdrawn Dr Khiyami’s invitation sparked a row Continue reading the main story Royal wedding Watch the royal wedding live onlineLive Kate on way to Westminster Abbey William to be Duke of Cambridge Bunting out for wedding parties The Syrian ambassador’s invitation to Friday’s royal wedding has been withdrawn after UK [...]
Superman threatens to renounce US citizenship Conservative commentators and bloggers react with disgust to the DC Comics superhero’s decision Share2322 Comments (136) David Batty guardian.co.uk, Friday 29 April 2011 01.52 BST Article history Superman threatens to renounce his US citizenship in the latest issue of Action Comics. Photograph: AP After years of declaring he [...]
Thai-Cambodian border clashes continue Ceasefire fails to hold as one Thai soldier killed and four wounded in fighting near ancient temples Share Reuters guardian.co.uk, Friday 29 April 2011 08.27 BST Article history A Thai soldier rests in a hospital on the border between Thailand and Cambodia where clashes are continuing. Photograph: Sukree Sukplang/Reuters One [...]
Syria: EU to respond as death toll rises Five hundred now dead in crackdown, monitors say, while talks begin to find an international response Share52 Peter Walker, Ian Traynor in Brussels, and foreign staff guardian.co.uk, Thursday 28 April 2011 19.30 BST Article history A protest near the ‘wall of peace’ in Paris against the crackdown [...]
Documents offer hints of legal strategy in WikiLeaks case By Ellen Nakashima and Jerry Markon, Thursday, April 28, 7:51 PM Federal prosecutors investigating how the anti-secrecy Web site WikiLeaks obtained large amounts of classified data are exploring potential criminal conspiracy charges under statutes that outlaw the theft of government property and unauthorized access to a computer as well as charges [...]
Perhaps without knowing it, Obama has presented a wonderful opportunity to educate the citizenry, and with a patriotic justification to boot. From now on, all Americans should proudly open their eyes to atrocities committed by their armed forces abroad. For a little recent history, they could begin by traveling to Hanoi, Panama, Baghdad, Kabul and [...]
Petraeus: Can He Tell It Straight? by Ray McGovern, April 29, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum The news that President Barack Obama has picked Gen. David Petraeus to be CIA director raises troubling questions, including whether the commander most associated with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will tolerate objective analysis of [...]
Robert Scheer’s Columns All the WikiLeaks Fit to Print EMAIL PRINT SHARE SHARE 2 Posted on Apr 26, 2011 AP / Mark Lennihan By Robert Scheer There is a craven disconnect between the eagerness of leading editors to exploit the important news revealed by WikiLeaks and their efforts to distance themselves from both the courageous website and Bradley [...]
These Guantánamo files undo the al-Qaida myth machine From the detainees’ details it is clear that the west wildly overstated the reach and capability of Bin Laden’s terror group Share121 Comments (180) Jason Burke guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 27 April 2011 20.12 BST Article history A billboard in Washington in 2009; an emphasis on Bin Laden ‘discouraged interest [...]
Obama’s Pentagon and C.I.A. Picks Show Shift in How U.S. Fights Left, Stephen Crowley/The New York Times; Luke Sharrett/The New York Times Leon E. Panetta, left, and Gen. David H. Petraeus. By MARK MAZZETTI and ERIC SCHMITT Published: April 28, 2011 RECOMMEND TWITTER COMMENTS (28) SIGN IN TO E-MAIL PRINT REPRINTS SHARE WASHINGTON — President Obama’s decision [...]
US General: Slow Transition Out of Afghanistan Insists Forces Already ‘Significantly’ Thinned Out by Jason Ditz, April 28, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Major General Richard Mills cautioned against expecting any major withdrawals from Afghanistan, insisting that any moves would be a “slow transition” and that [...]
In Shift, Egypt Warms to Iran and Hamas, Israel’s Foes Emilio Morenatti/Associated Press Israel has relied on Egypt’s help to police the border with Gaza, above in 2006, but Egypt says it is planning to end its blockade. By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK Published: April 28, 2011 RECOMMEND TWITTER SIGN IN TO E-MAIL PRINT REPRINTS SHARE CAIRO [...]
Leaked Files Detail Gitmo’s History of Child Prisoners Over 60 Detainees Were Under 18 When Captured by Jason Ditz, April 28, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum Guantanamo Bay’s detention center hasn’t just been home to aging militants, like 89 year old Mohammed Sadiq, who was described in his 2002 assessment as suffering [...]
US lawmakers warn against Palestinian unity ‘Palestinian Authority has chosen alliance with violence, extremism over democratic values that Israel represents,’ bipartisan group of legislators says, while State Department skirts questions over whether aid will continue Reuters Published: 04.28.11, 23:35 / Israel News share The new Palestinian unity deal could imperil hundreds of [...]
Senate Hawks Push for Obama Move Against Syria White House Says ‘Range’ of Options Being Considered by Jason Ditz, April 28, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum Three of the Senate’s most enthusiastic hawks, Sens. John McCain (R – AZ), Joe Lieberman (I – CT), and Lindsay Graham (R – SC) have [...]
Israel Rails Against Palestinian Reconciliation Deal Officials Rule Out New Peace Talks as US Threatens to Pull Aid by Jason Ditz, April 28, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum Israeli officials appear united in publicly condemning yesterday’s announced reconciliation deal among Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah. Officials responded today with repeated warnings [...]
Exxon Mobil Profit Sets Record Again (From the NY Times) By JAD MOUAWAD Published: February 1, 2008 By any measure, Exxon Mobil’s performance last year was a blowout. The company reported Friday that it beat its own record for the highest profits ever recorded by any company, with net income rising 3 percent to $40.6 billion, thanks [...]
Zen and the art of protecting the planet In a rare interview, zen buddhist master Thich Nhat Hahn warns of the threat to civilisation from climate change and the spiritual revival that is needed to avert catastrophe • Satish Kumar on Slow Sunday, the simple solution to global warming • Thich Nhat Hanh on the risks to [...]
Theses are just a few photos available at the Guardian site at http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2011/apr/28/1#/?picture=374064091&index=0 If you go there there you can see more most are quite useful and good. They have a weekly feature of photos as well. Srinagar, India: Kashmiri schoolchildren run for cover as protesters throw stones at Indian policePhotograph: Dar Yasin/AP Misrata, Libya: An [...]
Bradley Manning no longer held in solitary confinement, Pentagon says Soldier now detained among medium-security inmates at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas as he awaits court martial Share20 Ed Pilkington in New York The Guardian, Friday 29 April 2011 Article history Bradley Manning is now being allowed to move among other military prisoners, according to [...]
Royal wedding protest: three anti-capitalist activists arrested Police arrest three anti-royal wedding protesters who had been planning a mock execution of Prince Andrew Share220 David Batty guardian.co.uk, Thursday 28 April 2011 23.56 BST Article history Three protesters are arrested in advance of the royal wedding. Source: YouTubeThree anti-capitalist activists who were planning a mock execution [...]
High Stakes for US in Syria The US position regarding the turmoil in Syria is unclear. (Aljazeera) By Ramzy Baroud, Special to Gulf News Although now largely governed by a military leadership, Egypt, the most populous and influential country in the Arab world, has, for now, escaped the US sphere of influence. It is also [...]
Women have played a very major role in what has been called the Arab Spring. This article brings together several strands of actions undertaken by women in the movement to rid the Arab world of the shackles of the imperial project that has led to the setting up of so many dictators and corrupt regimes. [...]
Iran‘s president and supreme leader in rift over minister’s reinstatement MPs call for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to be impeached after his refusal to back Khamenei’s judgment Share416 Saeed Kamali Dehghan guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 27 April 2011 16.31 BST Article history Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has not been seen in public since Friday. Photograph: Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images A rift [...]
How Syria and Libya compare Why intervene in Libya but not in Syria? A look at the two nations that have attracted international infamy Share23 guardian.co.uk, Thursday 28 April 2011 21.13 BST Article history Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has been in power for 10 years. Photograph: Khaled Al-Hariri/Reuters Syria Leader President Bashar al-Assad Time in [...]
Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad must go, Hamas insists Islamist faction makes demand as part of Palestine unity pact with Fatah, set to be signed in Cairo next week Share21 Conal Urquhart in Gaza City guardian.co.uk, Thursday 28 April 2011 20.25 BST Article history Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad is regarded as anti-Hamas by the Islamist [...]
Syria: EU to respond as death toll rises Five hundred now dead in crackdown, monitors say, while talks begin to find an international response Share20 Peter Walker, Ian Traynor in Brussels, and foreign staff guardian.co.uk, Thursday 28 April 2011 19.30 BST Article history A protest near the ‘wall of peace’ in Paris against the crackdown in [...]
Bahrain ‘torture service’ official to attend royal wedding Ambassador to UK was previously in charge of Bahraini agency that is accused of electric shocks and beatings Share746 Vikram Dodd guardian.co.uk, Thursday 28 April 2011 19.22 BST Article history Protesters at Buckingham Palace in London demonstrate against Bahrain’s prescence at the royal wedding. The crown prince [...]
This is an excellent interview at Democracy Now! with an activist and is about the oil spill in the Gulf. You should prepare yourselves for an avalanche of so called scientific material suggesting that there are eithe no after effects or that a miracle has occurred. George Ikners ikners.com a WordPress site AMY GOODMAN: This [...]
On April 15, 2011, Italian journalist and activist Vittorio Arrigoni was kidnapped and killed in the Gaza strip. According to a video released by his kidnappers, they belonged to a Salafi group, which Hamas identified included a former Hamas policeman. While the mainstream media portrayed the killing as an act of an extremist group identifying [...]
This really speaks for itself. It shows the level of dedication required if you take a pro Palestinian and anti Zionist position like Gilad Atzmon.Try and keep this short piece together with some material from George Monbiot where he talks about the level of abuse he encounters as a result of opposing those who would [...]
This is an excellent article by Nick Turse and continues a theme he has been following. Turse examines a great deal of issues and always appears in command of whatever topic he is engaging his readers on. You may remember I wrote an article over a year ago suggesting that Yemen was next in line [...]
The US Dictators and Arms Supply
What follows is an introduction by Tom Englehardt to an article by Nick Turse. The introduction is posted here because it gives you a good insight into Tom and just how he works at the Tom Dispatch site. You will remember that on numerous occasions ikners.com has made it very clear that it is sites like Tom [...]
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