Israeli Press Mum on Murdoch
Heartlessly shoddy (and illegal) journalistic practices at his news sites? Who cares, as long as Rupert Murdoch is “good for Israel”? Continue Reading
Month: July 2011
Tomgram: Engelhardt, Making Earth a Global Free-Fire Zone
Obama’s Bush-League World Is the Obama National Security Team a Pilotless Drone? By Tom Engelhardt Reprinted with permission of TomDispatch.com George W. who? I mean, the guy is so over. He turned the big six-five the other day and it was barely a… Continue Reading
Quartet Meeting Produces Nothing, Highlighting US Failures
The anticipated meeting of the Middle East Quartet (the United States, Russian Federation, United Nations and European Union) took place Monday. The result was what has become pretty standard for Israeli-Palestinian diplomacy and peacemaking: nothing. The Quartet is incapable of… Continue Reading
Iran daily talking points July 4-12
Since last week at least 3 members of the US government have accused Iran of targeting US forces in Iraq by supporting Iraqi shia militia. The officials’ soundbites continue to be repeated in the mainstream western press along with slightly… Continue Reading
AIPAC Bills Opposing Palestinian Statehood Drive Sail Through House And Senate
The Senate passed a resolution last week threatening repercussions if the Palestinians press on with their bid for statehood. A similar House of Representatives resolution passed this week. The two bills, very likely drafted by AIPAC, cite a number of… Continue Reading