Legendary South African figure Desmond Tutu pulled out of speaking alongside Tony Blair recently due to the former British Prime Minister’s criminal record in Iraq. Now, writing in the UK Observer, Tutu expands the argument. Everybody in the mainstream media, who still fawn before Tony Blair, take note: If leaders may lie, then who should…
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Curious, conflicted but important WPost piece on Israeli nuclear weapons
This piece by the Washington Post Ombudsman Patrick Pexton is an important intervention in an issue that receives virtually no mainstream debate. His final paragraph, where he outs his true position and takes the predictable Zionist view that is vital if you want to survive in a corporate publication, is revealing and rather depressing: I…
“Justice” the American way
Remember this next time any US official talks about accountability in other nations (via the New York Times): Attorney General… Eric H. Holder Jr.… announced Thursday that no one would be prosecuted for the deaths of a prisoner in Afghanistan in 2002 and another in Iraq in 2003, eliminating the last possibility that any criminal charges will…
Problem alert; New York Times “journalist” shared pre-publication article with CIA
Unless there is some stunningly effective explanation, which is highly unlikely, this story (via Politico) is almost the perfect example of the ever-deepening collusion and over-sharing between mainstream reporters and the intelligence services. This isn’t journalism: Newly available CIA records obtained by Judicial Watch, the conservative watchdog group, reveal that New York Times reporter Mark…
“After Zionism” co-editor talks more about open space for Middle East debate in Europe
Ahmed Moor writes for Mondoweiss: Antony Loewenstein wrote… about a discussion he participated in in Tel Aviv around our jointly edited anthology,… After Zionism. We were lucky enough to have an opportunity to speak about a one state future with Ghada Karmi and Dimi Reider in London recently. The Frontline Club – a journalistic hub – provided…
US arms the world but Iran is the threat?
The evidence is clear; Washington fuels more conflicts globally than Tehran could ever hope to do: Weapons sales by the United States tripled in 2011 to a record high, driven by major arms sales to Persian Gulf allies concerned about… Iran’s regional ambitions, according to a new study for Congress. Overseas weapons sales by the United…
Fear radical, pro-Islamist Obama
So says a new, massively popular documentary currently in the US, 2016: Obama’s America: Once again, fundamentalist Zionism is masked behind a supposed fear of Muslims.
Yes, I’m a politician and would enjoy being romanced in Israel on the lobby’s tab
There’s so little transparency about the reality of Zionist lobby sponsored trips to Israel that any sunlight is appreciated (here’s a start). This is an issue I’ve been investigating for years, including in my first book, My Israel Question (soon to be released in an updated edition in Arabic and Indonesian). Politico adds yet more…
America’s chronic inability/unwillingness to build stuff that lasts
Powerful indictment of Washington by Peter Van Buren in TomDispatch about the privatisation disease that sweeps the world and delivers little except profits to a group of corporations. This is what imperialism means in the 21st century: With the success of the post-World War II Marshall Plan in Europe and the economic miracle in Japan,…