In June I wrote about the Israeli electric car company Better Place and serious questions over its human rights record in Palestine and the Middle East. Today’s Australian features the following story about the company and proves how human rights so rarely enters the corporate media’s understanding of “progress”: The California-based Better Place electric car…
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Since when was a Colombo-friendly source reliable?
Rupert Murdoch’s Australian continues its jolly regular reliance on “official” sources when reporting “terrorism”. Greg Barns explains: So some asylum seekers are terrorists are they? Well yes, according to The Australian today. But for a host of reasons we should be very cautious in accepting the veracity of those who make claims that people fleeing…
Indict Bush and Cheney, says Fox contributor
If America was a nation that believed in applying law equally to all: This weekend Fox Business host (and frequent Fox News contributor) Judge Andrew Napolitano sat down with Ralph Nader to discuss, among other things, allegations that, under the Bush Administration detainees civil rights were violated. In the interview that aired on C-Span, Napolitano…
Murdoch would like to hang with Muslims in space
Fox News discover the secret pro-Islam agenda of Barack Obama: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Wish You Weren’t Here www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party
Fox News explains racial discrimination in Israel
Well, well. Fox News (!) reports on the difficulty of Palestinians buying land in Jerusalem. The truth is starting to even emerge in corporate America: Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com
Blumenthal on “fear” in America, used and abused by Murdoch
Jewish American film-maker Max Blumenthal recently premiered on US TV a documentary on the use of fear in the Tea Party movement, ably funded and backed by the Republican party and Fox News: Max Blumenthal goes inside the Tea Party from Ram Bam on Vimeo.
Does the Zionist lobby have blood on its hands in Australia?
The Australian blog Middle East Reality Check – previous coverage here – dissects yesterday’s column by the Australian’s Greg Sheridan on Israel and the fall of Kevin Rudd. Over to you: The foreign editor of The Australian, Greg (Jerusalem Prize) Sheridan, seems to be suggesting that Australia’s Israel lobby, referred to euphemistically as “some friends…
When Murdoch blames everything on Clinton
Only the Daily Show nails it: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Blame www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party
Don’t speak to terrorists because we must keep Israel strong
This is how Fox News deals with the Middle East. The Obama administration may be speaking to Hamas. Treason!
Gillard and the Zionist lobby are completely separate (or not)
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is asked on ABC Melbourne radio about a news story today regarding her blind support for Israel and her partner’s job with the Zionist lobby. Even Murdoch columnist Andrew Bolt sees an issue: Gillard said on ABC 774 this morning that as Deputy Prime Minister she excused herself on decisions…