A group of Nobel peace-prize winners, prominent artists and activists issued a call for a “comprehensive military embargo against Israel” following the recent hostilities in Gaza. [youtube]H8amgsXRdZQ[/youtube] In a letter, the group denounces the United States, European Union and several developing countries for what it describes as their “complicity” through weapons sales […]
Geopolitics
The Spanish government is expected to vote Thursday in favor of granting Palestine observer status at the United Nations despite a warning from Israel that such a move could limit Spain’s influence in any future peace negotiations. “If Spain and the European Union want to be part of the solution, […]
[ … just in case anyone still thinks it’s a ‘civil’ war ] A Syrian newspaper yesterday published the names of 142 foreign fighters from 18 countries the regime said were killed alongside rebels in Syria’s conflict. . Read the rest here
A year ago, it was reported that Libya’s new NATO-installed prime minister, Abdurrahim el-Keib, was in fact a long-time US resident, having taught at the University of Alabama and was formally employed by the Petroleum Institute, based in Abu Dhabi, UAE and sponsored by British Petroleum (BP), Shell, France’s Total, […]
Miko Peled, the General’s Son. Seattle. Oct. 1, 2012 [youtube]TOaxAckFCuQ[/youtube] Much to consider here: 1. Why a “two state” solution is a fantasy that will never happen 2. Why one state – with democracy for all – is the solution just as Switzerland and Belgium managed to pull disparate nations […]
[ A slightly horrifying – yet fascinating – peek behind the media curtain ] [youtube]L9Z8q9TAJPc[/youtube]
Truth has prevailed and what the people of the world are seeing – at last – is not some self-styled democratic entity acting in alleged self defense, but rather a regime that is lawless and genocidal. It was a David and Goliath battle in which the Zionist Goliath was forced […]
[ … and I know it’s not an election issue .., … … but … ] More than 40,000 people have been killed in 20 months of conflict between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces and those [ foreign funded forces ] fighting for his overthrow, a violence monitoring group said […]
Friends & Colleagues, . This commentary is slated to appear in the Moulmein Chronicle and, in a modified form, in the Huffington Post next week. . cheers, Michael Brenner . President Barack Obama paid a much heralded visit to Myanmar this week. This first foreign trip abroad since reelection magnified […]
ANSWER : ‘Lots of people’ … but none more than these folks