Were you aware that the man upstairs should be praying for a McCain victory in November? At a McCain rally today in Davenport, a pastor delivered an odd invocation. “There are millions of people around this world praying to their god — whether it’s Hindu, Buddha, Allah — that his [McCain’s] opponent wins, for a…
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Killing them one by one
The real counter-insurgency plan for Iraq, revealed by Wikileaks. US-backed death squads are clearly a price to pay for “stability.”
How to scare the masses
Andrew Sullivan on what’s at stake on November 4: This election really is a classic battle between fear and hope. All Palin and McCain are offering right now is more fear: fear of a black man, fear of terrorism, fear of the other, fear of Iran, fear of the future, fear of Islam, fear of…
When civility trumps reason
All you need to know about yesterday’s presidential debate: Get the latest news satire and funny videos at 236.com.
The Blogging Revolution: from Iran to Cuba
My following interview by Hamid Tehrani for Global Voices was published today: Antony Loewenstein, a Sydney-based freelance journalist and blogger, has recently published his new book: The Blogging Revolution. This book talks about the impact of blogging on six countries: Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, China and Cuba. He says: I chose the six countries…
What Iranian bloggers are saying about the US election
My following article appears in today’s edition of Crikey: Antony Loewenstein, author of The Blogging Revolution, writes: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was in New York last week and conducted a number of fascinating interviews that confirmed his chameleon nature. He told Democracy Now! — after expressing typical bigotry against homosexuals… — that his country would accept…
Besieged from the inside?
My latest article for New Matilda discusses the troubles ahead for Israel: Radical Zionists made gains under Ehud Olmert, but their actions are pushing Israel towards catastrophe. The new Prime Minister must stop the settlers, writes Antony Loewenstein In mid-September, during the dying days of his leadership, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert boldly stated that…
Words followed by some more words
Confused about the first US Presidential debate between McCain and Obama? Don’t be:
Loving Israel to death
Why John McCain’s VP pick, Sarah Palin, knows about the “good guys” and “bad guys” in the Middle East. God help us all: