July 5, 2011
Editor’s Note: As the French boat makes its way to Gaza alone, the rest of the flotilla is still trying to find ways of leaving Greece. The captain of the US boat has been released from prison and the charges have been dropped. The passengers of the Canadian boat the “Tahrir” Michael Coleman and [...]
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July 5, 2011
The damaged units of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Photograph: AIR PHOTO SERVICE / HO/EPA How did the thinking go? Well he does seems to have been anti-nuclear, with good reason BUT why the change in opinion and then this? The answer is quite simple, at least for me, but trust me that [...]
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July 5, 2011
Editor’s Note: Australian participant on the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza Michael Coleman has been arrested by Greek Police for attempting to block their pursuit of the Canadian boat the “Tahrir” as it left port. Michael and Soha, another Canadian Flotilla team member, were in two kayaks beside the “Tahrir”. As soon as the boat’s [...]
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June 28, 2011
The British always claim to have something in reserve. But what happens when the pedal goes to the metal and there’s nothing there? Perhaps a new election would help the unelected form a proper government perhaps that’s not possible in the capital project where its one for one and all for one. The next [...]
Tags: Association of Teachers and Lecturers, Brendan Barber, ComRes, Dave Prentis, David Cameron, Local Government Association, National Union of Teachers, Strike action
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June 3, 2011
The BBC is on Murdoch’s side 30 September 2010 Britain is said to be approaching its Berlusconi Moment. That is to say, if Rupert Murdoch wins control of Sky he will command half the television and newspaper market and threaten what is known as public service broadcasting. Although the alarm is ringing, it is unlikely [...]
Tags: Andrew Marr, BBC, Downing Street Memo, George W. Bush, Hugh Greene, Iraq, Jeremy Paxman, Rupert Murdoch, Saddam Hussein, Tony Blair, Warfare and Conflict
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June 2, 2011
JUAN GONZALEZ: Extreme weather across the United States has been dominating the news for weeks, from tornadoes to floods to drought. This is just a sampling of some recent news reports. PETER MANSBRIDGE, CBC: Now more than 1,500 people are still unaccounted for following Sunday evening’s tornado in Joplin, Missouri. The storm killed at least [...]
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May 26, 2011
There is Much More to Say Noam Chomsky ZNet, May 2011 After the assassination of bin Laden I received such a deluge of requests for comment that I was unable to respond individually, and on May 4 and later I sent an unedited form response instead, not intending for it to be posted, and expecting [...]
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May 25, 2011
Netanyahu Conditions Denounced as ‘War’ by Palestinians by Mitchell Plitnick, May 25, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid out what he called his vision for peace with the Palestinians Tuesday, but listed a set of conditions the Palestinians immediately called “a declaration of war.” Speaking before a [...]
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May 18, 2011
Obama Faces Mounting Arab Disillusionment by David Elkins, May 18, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum On the eve of a much-anticipated address by President Barack Obama on U.S. policy in the Middle East, a new survey suggests that disillusionment with both Obama and Washington’s approaches to the region are once again on [...]
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May 15, 2011
Pakistan may cut Nato’s Afghan supply line after Osama bin Laden killing Senior politicians vow to review ties to America after discord over drone attacks and assassination of al-Qaida leader Share295 Declan Walsh guardian.co.uk, Saturday 14 May 2011 20.51 BST Article history Nato tankers burn in the northern town of Pindi Gheb, Pakistan, after an [...]
Tags: Asif Ali Zardari, NATO, Nawaz Sharif, Osama BinLaden, Pakistan, Shamsi Airfield, United Arab Emirates, United States
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May 14, 2011
Adam Gadahn: America’s next assassination target Al-Qaeda propaganda man faces the wrath of US security forces By Philip Jacobson LAST UPDATED 12:35 PM, MAY 13, 2011 Share With Osama bin Laden’s mugshot on the FBI’s Most Wanted website now bearing the stark label “deceased”, US counter-terrorism specialists are turning their attention to an American citizen who [...]
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May 13, 2011
Very often the imperial project wants to deliver a message to those who might be considering opposing its murderous plans for the future. In Viet Nam the lesson was very clear. If you attempt disobedience we can and will bomb you back into the stone age, turn your lands into a nightmare for future growth create free [...]
Tags: AlQaeda, Institute for Policy Studies, NATO, Osama BinLaden, South America, Terrorism, Terrorist Organizations, United States, War in Afghanistan (2001–present), Warfare and Conflict, Washington DC
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May 9, 2011
The Predators: Where is Your Democracy? By Kathy Kelly http://warisacrime.org/node/57779 On May 4, 2011, CNN World News asked whether killing Osama bin Laden was legal under international law. Other news commentary has questioned whether it would have been both possible and advantageous to bring Osama bin Laden to trial rather than kill him. World attention [...]
Tags: Federally Administered Tribal Areas, General Atomics MQ-1 Predator, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, Kathy Kelly, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, United States, Unmanned aerial vehicle
Posted in Al Qaeda, Arab Jews, Arab Spring, Assange, Atomics Corporation, Australia, Australia Politics, Australian complicity in US warmongering policies and war crimes, Australian Politics, BBC, Bin Laden, Bradley Manning, Capital, Capital Project, Capitalism, CIA, Commentators, Consent, Counterpunch, D Room, Democracy, Democracy Now!, disaster, Dissent, economic measures, Economics, Economy, Education, Elites, Englehardt, European, European Foreign Policy, Fascism, Fisk, Foreign Policy, Galeano, Gaza, Gitmo, Guardian, Hillary, Imperial Project, Imperialism, Jason Ditz, Leon Panetta, MI 6, Middle East, Military, Military madmen, Mission Creep, NATO, Obama, Obama warmonger, oil, Palestine, Pentagon, people's protests, Predator Drone, Propaganda, Protest, Protests, Refugees, Special Ops, Swanson, UK, UK Foreign Policy, UN, US economy, US elections, US Foreign Policy, US Politics, US war crimes, USA, War, War Crimes, War is a crime, Waterboarding, Wikileaks, Womens' views and action | No Comments »
May 8, 2011
Tomgram: Andy Kroll, Welcome to the McJobs Recovery Posted by Andy Kroll at 5:50pm, May 8, 2011. [Note for TomDispatch Readers: For those of you who created a wavelet of contributions in response to our offer on Tuesday of a personalized, signed copy of Adam Hochschild’s remarkable new history of World War I, To End All Wars: [...]
Tags: Adam Hochschild, Bertrand Russell, British Army, History, To End All Wars, Twentieth Century, Wars and Conflicts, World War I
Posted in Assange, Atomics Corporation, Austerity, Australia, Australian complicity in US warmongering policies and war crimes, Australian economy, Bahrain, Bakunin, BBC, BDS, Bin Laden, Bolivia, BP, Bradley Manning, BRIC, Burma, Capital, Capital Project, Capitalism, Children in Palestine and Gaza, CIA, Climate, Climate change, Commentators, Counterpunch, Cuba, D Room, economic measures, Economics, Economy, Education, Egypt, elections, Elites, Englehardt, Environment, Erdogan, Escobar, Escobar Escobar opinion thoughts, European, European Foreign Policy, Fascism, Fatah, Fisk, Foreign Policy, Fox News, Fukushima, Galeano, Gaza, Germany new old politics, Gillard, Gitmo disclosures, Goldstone, Greece, Guantanamo Bay a human disaster, Guantanamo crimes, Guardian, Hamas, Hillary, Honduras, IMF, immigration, Imperial Project, Imperialism, Indigenous, Indigenous Australians, Iran, Iraq, Islam and the US, Israel, Israel and diaspora forces of crime, Israel and force, Israel and the settlers, Israel and zionist moral crimes, Israel death and destruction, Israel expulsion, Israel lobby and what it can do, Israeli checkpoints, Ivory Coast, Ivory Coast Warlords, Japan, Japan Nuclear, Jason Ditz, Jewishness, Jordan, Koran, Kosovo, Labor, Leon Panetta, Libya, Malalai Joya, Media, melt down, MI 6, Middle East, Military, Military madmen, Miscarriage of Justice, Mission Creep, Monbiot, Mothers vote, Nakba, NATO, Netanyahu, News, News of the World, news report, Newsweek, Nigeria oil, nuclear, Obama, Obama warmonger, oil, Oil in the USA, Pakistan, Pakistan and war and unrest, Palestine, Pentagon, people's protests, Tom Dispatch, US economy, US elections, US Foreign Policy, US Politics, US war crimes, USA, Video, War, War Crimes, War is a crime | No Comments »
May 8, 2011
An email from Noam Chomsky Noam Chomsky University of Leeds (UCU) – Blog, November 30, 2009 I had a startling experience a few weeks ago. I travelled to Mexico City for talks at the National University, an enormous and very impressive institution with high standards of achievement and scholarship. Entrance is selective, but the university [...]
Tags: California, Higher education, Mexico, Mexico City, Noam Chomsky, Osama bin Laden, San Francisco, United State, University of California Los Angeles, University of Leeds
Posted in Aboriginals, Afghan Youth, Afghanistan, Africa, Ahmadinejad, Air war, Al Jazeera, Al Qaeda, Anarchism, anti zion protests, antiwar.com, Arab Jews, Arab Spring, Armageddon, Art and general issues, Asia, Asia Times, Assange, Atomics Corporation, Atwan, Atzmon, Austerity, Australia, Australia Politics, Australian complicity in US warmongering policies and war crimes, Australian economy, Australian Foreign Policy, Australian Politics, Bahrain, Bakunin, BBC, BDS, Bin Laden, Bolivia, BP, Bradley Manning, BRIC, Burma, Capital, Capital Project, Capitalism, Children in Palestine and Gaza, China, Chomsky, CIA, Climate change, Commentators, Consent, Counterpunch, Cuba, D Room, debate and discussion, Democracy, Democracy Now!, Dirty Energy, disaster, Dissent, economic measures, Economics, Economy, Education, Egypt, elections, Elites, Emails, Emma Goldmann, Englehardt, Environment, Erdogan, Escobar, European, European Foreign Policy, Fascism, Fatah, Fisk, Foreign Policy, Fox News, Fukushima, Galeano, Gaza, Germany new old politics, Gillard, Gitmo, Gitmo disclosures, Goldstone, Greece, Guantanamo Bay a human disaster, Guantanamo crimes, Hamas, Hillary, Honduras, IMF, immigration, Imperial Project, Imperialism, India, Indigenous, Indigenous Australians, Iran, Iraq, Islam and the US, Israel, Israel and diaspora forces of crime, Israel and force, Israel and the settlers, Israel and zionist moral crimes, Israel death and destruction, Israel diaspora and deceit, Israel expulsion, Israel lobby and what it can do, Israeli checkpoints, Ivory Coast, Ivory Coast people's protests, Japan, Japan Nuclear, Jason Ditz, Jewishness, Jordan, Koran, Kosovo, Leon Panetta, Libya | No Comments »
May 8, 2011
In a recent video interview at the Real News site there is some very interesting information. The whole interview should be watched. You can do that at http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=6731. It starts with the news that S & P has said a few things about the US economy. The witch doctors of financial boogie fever have spoken But they seem to [...]
Tags: Australia, Ben Bernanke, Bernanke, Economy of the United States, Federal Reserve System, God, International Monetary Fund, Julia Gillard, MarketWatch, Singapore Exchange, Standard & Poor's, United States, Wayne Swan
Posted in Al Jazeera, Al Qaeda, Anarchism, Assange, Atomics Corporation, Atzmon, Austerity, Australia, Australia Politics, Australian complicity in US warmongering policies and war crimes, Australian economy, Australian Foreign Policy, Australian Politics, Bakunin, BBC, BP, Bradley Manning, Capital, Capital Project, Capitalism, Chomsky, CIA, Climate change, Commentators, D Room, Democracy, Democracy Now!, economic measures, Economics, Economy, Education, Emma Goldmann, Erdogan, Escobar, European, European Foreign Policy, Fascism, Fisk, Foreign Policy, Fox News, Galeano, Gillard, Goldstone, Hillary, IMF, Imperial Project, Imperialism, Indigenous Australians, Israel, Japan, Jason Ditz, Labor, Leon Panetta, Libya, MI 6, Military, Military madmen, Monbiot, oil, Parliament, Pentagon, people's protests, Pilger, police, Predator Drone, Propaganda, Protest, Protests, Racism, Ray McGovern, Rudd, Rudolf Rocker, Rupert Murdoch, Sabrosky, Stateless socialism, Sustainable fishing is an oxymoron, Swanson, The Fourth Reich, Timor, Tom Dispatch, torture, UN, Uri Avnery, US economy, US elections, US Foreign Policy, US Politics, US war crimes, USA, Video, War, War Crimes, War is a crime, Waterboarding, Wikileaks, Womens' views and action | No Comments »
May 8, 2011
While the establishment media was busy parroting President Obama’s announcement of Osama bin Laden’s supposed assassination, reporting the unsubstantiated claims as if they were unquestionable facts, much of the so-called “alternative” press was far morecautious — and accurate, it turns out. But more importantly, with the new official storyline indicating that bin Laden was in fact unarmed, bigger and [...]
Posted in Australia, Australia Politics, Australian complicity in US warmongering policies and war crimes, Australian economy, Australian Foreign Policy, Australian Politics, Bin Laden, Bradley Manning, Capital, Capital Project, Capitalism, Chomsky, Commentators, Counterpunch, D Room, debate and discussion, Democracy, Democracy Now!, Dissent, economic measures, Economics, Economy, Education, Egypt, Elites, Emma Goldmann, Escobar, European, European Foreign Policy, Fascism, Foreign Policy, Fox News, Galeano, Gaza, Gillard, Gitmo, Gitmo disclosures, Goldstone, Guardian, Hillary, IMF, Imperial Project, Imperialism, India, Indigenous, Iran, Iraq, Islam and the US, Israel, Israel and diaspora forces of crime, Israel and force, Israel and the settlers, Israel and zionist moral crimes, Israel death and destruction, Israel expulsion, Israel lobby and what it can do, Israeli checkpoints, Japan, Jason Ditz, Jordan, Koran, Kosovo, Labor, Leon Panetta, Libya, Malalai Joya, MI 6, Middle East, Military, Military madmen, Mission Creep, Monbiot, NATO, News, News of the World, news report, Nigeria, nuclear, Obama, Obama warmonger, oil, Oil in the USA, Pakistan, Pakistan and war and unrest, Palestine, Parliament, Pentagon, people's protests, Pilger, police, Predator Drone, Propaganda, Protest, Protests, Qaddafi, Racism, Ray McGovern, Rudolf Rocker, Rupert Murdoch, Sabrosky, Saudi Arabia, Stateless socialism, Swanson, Syria, Uganda, UK, UK Foreign Policy, UN, Uri Avnery, US economy, US elections, US Foreign Policy, US Politics, US war crimes, USA, War, War Crimes, Wikileaks, Womens' views and action, Yemen, Zawahiri, zionism | No Comments »
April 28, 2011
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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March 23, 2011
Now how can that be right? Almost from birth we have been told that salvation comes from above and as a result many many substandard people have held sway over both our opinions and ideas. But why is this so? Mainly because our parents had been very actively taught (propagandi sed) to believe that the [...]
Posted in Afghanistan, Air war, Anarchism, Asia, Assange, Atwan, Atzmon, Austerity, Australia, Australia Politics, Australian Foreign Policy, Australian Politics, Bahrain, Bukowski, Capital, Capitalism, Chomsky, Climate, Climate change, Commentators, Consent, Counterpunch, Democracy, disaster, Egypt, Elites, Environment, Escobar, European, Fascism, Fukushima, Gaza, Guardian, Hillary, Imperial Project, Imperialism, India, Indigenous, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Labor, Libya, Middle East, Military, Monbiot, NATO, Obama, Palestine, Parliament, Personal, Propaganda, Qaddafi, Racism, Saudi Arabia, South America, Syria, Timor, Tunisia, Turkey, UK, UK Foreign Policy, UN, US Foreign Policy, US Politics, USA, War, War Crimes, Womens' views and action | No Comments »
March 20, 2011
You really need no introduction or extra comment fore this piece speaks entirely for itself. Excellent reading. The Butterfly and the Boiling Point Charting the Wild Winds of Change in 2011 By Rebecca Solnit Revolution is as unpredictable as an earthquake and as beautiful as spring. Its coming is always a surprise, but its nature should [...]
Tags: peoples' movements
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March 19, 2011
A am still having some teething problems. But delighted to report that someone thinks I am CNNesque. Apart from making a point of never watching it along with Fox fascism I take that as a complete complimnt. Even for an anarchist there are moments you get to like!I apologise for any delays. I changed my [...]
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An article on the Gaza position and the Flotilla
Editor’s Note: As the French boat makes its way to Gaza alone, the rest of the flotilla is still trying to find ways of leaving Greece. The captain of the US boat has been released from prison and the charges have been dropped. The passengers of the Canadian boat the “Tahrir” Michael Coleman and [...]
Tags: 2007–present blockade of the Gaza Strip, Australia, Breast cancer, Cancer, Conditions and Diseases, Gaza, Gaza flotilla raid, Health, Hellenic Coast Guard, Hizb ut-Tahrir, Israel, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Palestinian people, West Bank
Posted in Australian complicity in international war crimes, Australian Foreign Policy, Australian Politics, Australian presence is the the Rudd dream, Australian support for Zionism, Australian War Crimes, Capital, Capital Project, capital project Chomsky views, Capitalism, Capitalism and debt, Capitalism for Zombies, Commentators, Gaza, Imperial Project, Imperialism, Islam, Islam and the US, Israel, Israel a Jewish State dealing in arms, Israel a state of settlers, Israel and AIPAC, Israel and diaspora forces of crime, Israel and force, Israel and oil, Israel and the settlers, Israel and withholding resources from the Arabs etc, Israel and zionist moral crimes, Israel Boycott, Israel death and destruction, Israel diaspora and deceit, Israel expulsion, Israel lobby and what it can do, Israel media, Israel's wall, Israeli checkpoints, Jerusalem, Labor, Labor Prty as a crime, Lettiong the children suffer an Australian way, Manufacturing Consent, Middle East, Militants, Military, Military madmen, Military Murders, Negotiate. It's now or never, Peace Movement, people's protests, Political psychopaths, Propaganda, Psycopaths | No Comments »