Posts Tagged ‘Politics’

Breaking the Taboo: Why We Took On the Israel Lobby

This item was filled under [ Politics, USA, Zionism ]

If you think that the “War on Terror” has come about because Islamic extremists “hate your freedoms,” you are wrong. It is because of the unbalanced and deeply flawed foreign policy chosen my US politicians in the Middle East, which generated much of the anti-American sentiment found in the Arab world. If you ask, Why? [...]

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Google Cancels Harvard Prof Talk on Israel Lobby

This item was filled under [ Censorship, Freedom of Speech, Israel, USA, Zionism ]

Here is a new example that shows how the Israeli Lobby censors free political debate in America:
[Via: Mondoweiss]
At an appearance at Columbia University tonight, Stephen Walt, a Harvard professor and former dean, said that he and University of Chicago professor John Mearsheimer were slated to speak

Image by: Carlos Latuff

at Google headquarters recently to discuss their [...]

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An Unbroken Agony

This item was filled under [ Democracy, Guest Blogger, Politics, Racism, Regional, USA ]

I have been invited to Haiti by “Haiti Solidarity” so am off there shortly. I will be staying and meeting with women activists from the Lavalas movement. I have a pretty good knowledge of Haitian history and contemporary politics but there is always more to learn and I needed to focus on [...]

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Peace & Despair

This item was filled under [ Arab, Israel, Palestine, Peace, Politics, USA ]

Abbas demands final status talks or nothing as he heads to Egypt summit
(Via: Independent)
Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian President, is demanding that next Monday’s scheduled summit with Ehud Olmert, the Israeli Prime Minister, contains a discussion over “final status” talks on a future Palestinian state, Palestinian officials said yesterday.
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Mr Abbas is reportedly insisting that the summit, [...]

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UN ‘pummelled to submit’

This item was filled under [ Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Politics ]

Former UN Mideast envoy says UN subservient slaves to U.S. and Israel. On the other hand A secret UN report condemns US for Middle East failures. The highest ranking UN official in Israel has warned that American pressure has “pummelled into submission” the UN’s role as an impartial Middle East negotiator in a damning confidential [...]

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Weekend read: Lies, Sighs, Media and Politics

This item was filled under [ Censorship, Israel, Media, Palestine, Politics, USA, War, Zionism ]

1. Is There a ‘Foxification’ Underway at Al Jazeera Television?
By Danny Schechter (Source: MediaChannel)
Sources inside Al Jazeera who are in a position to know what is going on now confirm to MediaChannel.org that there is an internal struggle underway that may dilute Al Jazeera’s independence and steer it in a more pro-western, pro-US direction.
“There is [...]

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Leaving the Zionist ghetto

This item was filled under [ Israel, Judaism, Noteworthy, Politics, Zionism ]

If you read only one thing today, it should be this one.
It is very long, however, it is worth every minute you spend reading it. I promise you, it’s going to be a good read. But first, a quick background.
Avraham Burg, former Knesset speaker, former Shimon Peres protégé and former Israel Agency Director. Finally, he [...]

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Truth and Fiction

This item was filled under [ Israel, Palestine, Peace, Politics, War ]

Yesterday, on the anniversary of the Israeli attacks on Arab states in 1967, The Guardian published two op-eds, which really say it all.
In the first one, Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh clearly sets out the Palestinians desire for peace. He said:
The first step to change this catastrophic climate is for the west to engage with [...]

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How willing are we to be inconvenienced?

This item was filled under [ Peace, Politics, USA ]

I think this is a very thought-provoking article and a must read by our fellow Americans, specially the silent majority:

How willing are we to be inconvenienced to get peace/justice?
by MBQ June 5, 2007
An old saying in the fight against segregation in the South was “free your mind and your ass will follow”. I was [...]

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Democracy according to the “behold Bush!”

This item was filled under [ Democracy, News You Can Do Without, Palestine, Politics, USA ]

While watching the news last night, a breaking live broadcast of Bush speech in Prague was on air. I never liked to hear this dump, but for unknown reason I decided to listen to his remarks.
While listening to him, I was speaking to myself. This is how it goes (transcript can be found here):

The most [...]

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Video: Sense and truth on U.S. TV

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Don’t miss this one. It just reflects part of the dilemma in the American society under Bush leadership.
I really feel sorry for those who are dying in Iraq, Afghanistan and everywhere else to fulfill the Ziocon’s dreams.

(Hat tip: Bilal Tarawneh)

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Collage Talk

First of all, please meet Handala (Hat tip: Ben Heine for his great artwork):

Handala (or Hanzala) is the most famous of the Palestinian cartoonist Naji al-Ali’s cartoon characters. From approximately 1975 through 1987 Naji Al-Ali created cartoons that depict the complexities of the plight of Palestinian refugees. These cartoons are still relevant today and Handala, [...]

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Do you BELIEVE Bush should be IMPEACHED?

This item was filled under [ Politics, USA ]

impeach_bushDo you believe President Bush’s actions justify impeachment? 1) Yes, between the secret spying, the deceptions leading to war and more, there is plenty to justify putting him on trial. 2) No, like any president, he has made a few missteps, but nothing approaching “high crimes and misdemeanors.” 3) No, the man has done absolutely nothing wrong. Impeachment would just be a political lynching. 4) I don’t know.

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Who is Azmi Bishara, the Israeli-Palestinian Citizen?

This item was filled under [ History, Israel, Palestine, Peace, Politics, Videos, War, Zionism ]

By now, most of you have heard of Azmi Bishara. If not, Dr. Bishara is the Head of the National Democratic Assembly political party in Israel, a Christian Palestinian and a citizen of Israel who USED to represents Israel’s Palestinian minority in the Knesset until few days ago.
In this remarkable 30 minutes speech presented at [...]

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Podcast: AIPAC & US Foreign Policy - Debate between James Petras & Norman Finkelstein

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What is the power and influence of “The Lobby” (a.k.a. AIPAC) on US Foreign Policy?
The explanation for the support is to be found in the activities of the Israel Lobby, also known as the Jewish Lobby, or as AIPAC (the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee), which uses its formidable influence to shape American foreign policy in [...]

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What is AIPAC trying to hide?

This item was filled under [ Breaking News, Censorship, Media, Politics, USA, Zionism ]

Media seeks public access in upcoming AIPAC lobbyists’ trial:
News organizations filed documents in federal court Monday opposing a government request to close portions of an upcoming trial of two former pro-Israel lobbyists accused of violating the Espionage Act.
Media organizations, including The Associated Press, are concerned the government wants to keep large portions of evidence in [...]

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Weekend Action: Encourage and Support Pelosi

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5 Republicans and 6 Democrats visit Syria - Neocons Attack Only Pelosi:

House speaker Pelosi is under attack from the far right for speaking with the Syrian President, Al-Assad. This is despite the fact that she had Henry Waxman and Tom Lantos with her who are ardent Zionists and she still pledges allegiance to AIPAC.
It is [...]

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Initiative versus principle

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By: Dr. Azmi Bishara
[Via: amin.org]
According to the US and Israeli foreign ministers, the Arab peace initiative is a non-binding Arab position for which the Arabs deserve a pat on the back and a friendly nudge to modify it. The very quality of eliciting such encouragement is what keeps the initiative from being an initiative.
Evidently, the [...]

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The Lobby: The richest and most dangerous organization gang in the world

This item was filled under [ Opinion, Politics, USA, War, Zionism ]

AIPAC and leadership of so called “mainstream” Jewish organizations (AJC, JF, ADL, and all the other of alphabet soup) are pushing for sanctions and confrontation with Iran and since Congress and the white house are Israeli occupied territories, US foreign policy is moving in that direction.
Here are some excerpts from an interesting article published by [...]

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Hard to understand how Israel again coerced world to dance to its tune

This item was filled under [ Israel, Palestine, Politics ]

The rules of decorum are binding: Welcome - to the U.S. Secretary of State and United Nations secretary-general, who have come here (Israel), and to the German chancellor, who is due next week. But the rules of logic are no less binding, and we must ask: So, why have you come?
All three have declared that [...]

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