It’s been almost a month since I last blogged. In that time, Congo and Zimbabwe have hardly been reported on, except that in the case of the latter, the press seems to be rehabilitating Mugabe for inexplicable reasons. In fact, … Lire / Read
From The Ashes of a Burned Bush, A Phoenix
We had the worst president in history, we have the best president in history. The age of foolishness is now the age of wisdom. It was the epoch of absurd ‘belief’, it is the epoch of…incredulity?
With Mr Obama promising … Lire / Read
Disingenuous Liaisons: Christopher Hitchens & the Iraq War
In a video interview which took place on February 7, 2009, on France 24 English, Christopher Hitchens made the following, astonishing, statement when explaining how he came to support Bush’s Iraq war:
“If you look at the drapeau, … Lire / Read
More Massacres of Civilians In Congo Despite $$, Military Aid: Why Does it All Sound So Familiar?
Just two months ago today, this blog reported on a massacre in Congo which took place as ‘a contingent of 100 U.N. peacekeepers’ were less than a mile away, supposedly unaware of the execution-style killings that claimed over 150 lives … Lire / Read
Sickening War Crimes in Gaza, or, The Day the UN Was Attacked
Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-Moon went to Gaza last week. He went to see first-hand the devastation, death, and homelessness wrought by the Israeli army and air forces.
“A visibly furious Ban Ki-moon condemned as ‘outrageous, shocking … Lire / Read
Montreal: Emerging Jazz Capital of the World
The histories of jazz in New York City and Montreal flow together along a current of authenticity. As Montreal prepares to receive $120m, how can its jazz tradition further strengthen its identity as an international cultural destination?
It is no … Lire / Read
Can We Talk About Mexico? Narco-economies and the U.S.
In May of last year, Edgar Eusebio Millán Gómez, Mexico’s national chief of police, who had spearheaded a heroic 17 month effort to battle the power over the Mexican government of drug cartels, was assassinated by no less than nine … Lire / Read
White Phosphorus in Gaza Burns a Trail for bin Laden, Jihad
The war crimes perpetrated by Israel now include chemical warfare.
It beggars the imagination, but it’s true: white phosphorus, used not only against Gazan civilians – excuse me, ‘Hamas’ – but also against the headquarters of the United Nations Relief … Lire / Read
Israel Prepares to Escalate its War on Gaza, Maybe Lose Everything
As the days draw on, in article after article, Israel’s military strikes on Gaza are not only being condemned as war crimes and atrocities, but also as some kind of “beginning of the end” for Israel as we now know … Lire / Read
West Keeps Distance While Israel Rampages in Gaza
So, no one will lift a finger, no one will breathe a credible word of censure, no one will do anything whatsoever to prevent the Israeli slaughter of Palestinians. (http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-leaders-lie-civilians-die-and-lessons-of-history-are-ignored-1215045.html)
And let us be clear: though every newspaper calls this … Lire / Read