Tag Archives: violence

On anti-Semitism, war crimes, and old poets

Lillian Rosengarten

Silence in the face of apartheid is unbearable.

We can no longer remain silent nor turn our backs and pretend ignorance to a gruesome occupation of stolen land, the cruelest collective punishment in the open-air sewer prison where Palestinians once lived in peace… Continue reading

Posted on April 12, 2012 by FG

Media Scoundrels Promote War

Stephen Lendman

Syria is target one, then Iran. The road to Tehran runs through Damascus. Western-backed insurgents can’t match Assad’s security forces.

In 2011, Libyan killer gangs had air force support. Without NATO, they’d have been routed.

Expect stepped up intervention in Syria. All signs suggest it… Continue reading

Posted on April 12, 2012 by FG

Hasbara in 1988: ‘despite difficulties, South Africa is a vital, progressive state with much to admire’

Phan Nguyen

First of an ongoing series by Phan Nguyen on the use of the apartheid analogy. Defenders of South African apartheid said blacks were doing better there than in other African countries and South Africa was… Continue reading

Posted on April 9, 2012 by FG

Ten reasons why AIPAC is so dangerous

Medea Benjamin

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is one of the most powerful lobby organizations in the country. AIPAC’s clout helps fuel a never-ending cycle of violence in the Middle East.

Here are ten reasons why AIPAC is so dangerous.

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Posted on February 29, 2012 by FG

Noam Chomsky: The Decline of American Empire (Part 2)

The principles of imperial domination have undergone little change, but the capacity to implement them has markedly declined.

To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com here. The following article is part 2 of Noam

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Posted on February 21, 2012 by FG

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Noam Chomsky: America’s Decline Is Real — and Increasingly Self-Inflicted

Noam Chomsky, TomDispatch.com

Significant anniversaries are solemnly commemorated — Japan’s attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, for example.  Others are ignored, and we can often learn valuable lessons from them about what is likely to lie ahead. … Continue reading

Posted on February 21, 2012 by FG

Europe’s Own Human Rights Crisis

Benjamin Ward

To many friends of human rights in Europe, the Arab Spring has been the most thrilling period since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Judging from their soaring rhetoric about yearning for freedom among Arab peoples, European Union leaders share that enthusiasm. Today there is an… Continue reading

Posted on February 12, 2012 by FG

Israel Teams With Terror Group to Kill Iran’s Nuclear Scientists, U.S. officials tell NBC News

Richard Engel and Robert Windrem
NBC News

February 09, 2012 “NBC” — Deadly attacks on Iranian nuclear scientists are being carried out by an Iranian dissident group that is financed, trained and armed by Israel’s secret service… Continue reading

Posted on February 11, 2012 by FG

Syria: Report of the Arab League Observer Mission

Neil Godfrey

As a follow up to my earlier post Syria: what we are not being told here is an English translation of the report of the Arab League Observer Mission to Syria. Of particular interest are the statements made in it about the way… Continue reading

Posted on February 5, 2012 by FG

Targeting AIPAC

Stephen Lendman

On January 23, Occupy AIPAC announced plans to confront the powerful Israeli Lobby in Washington from March 2 – 6. More on what’s planned below.

Since last September, OWS inspired affiliate groups. Among others they include Occupy Together, Occupy Everything, Occupy Arrests, Occupy Police, Occupy Marines, Occupy Veterans… Continue reading

Posted on January 31, 2012 by FG

What Happened to Canada?

Chris Hedges

What happened to Canada? It used to be the country we would flee to if life in the United States became unpalatable. No nuclear weapons. No huge military-industrial complex. Universal health care. Funding for the arts. A good record on the environment.

But that was the… Continue reading

Posted on January 31, 2012 by FG

Protesters in capital pledge to stay despite ban

Lily Kuo and Ian Simpson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defiant anti-Wall Street protesters in Washington vowed to remain peacefully entrenched in two parks near the White House on Monday despite a police order to stop camping on federal land, raising the specter of possible confrontation… Continue reading

Posted on January 31, 2012 by FG

LA Police Department Conducts Joint Exercises with the Military

Dan Bacher

The LA Police Department, known for its brutality and corruption over the years, and the U.S. military conducted joint “tactical exercises” in downtown LA this week.

One Black Hawk, a helicopter that has served in combat in Grenada, Panama

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Posted on January 29, 2012 by FG

The People vs The United States

Archie Kennedy

The United Nations is empowered, under Article 1 of its Charter, to: “maintain international peace and security”, to “develop friendly relations among nations”, “to achieve international co-operation”, and “to be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations in the attainment of these common ends.”… Continue reading

Posted on January 29, 2012 by FG