A Palestinian coalition that seeks to organize an international boycott of Israel hosted a lecture with the progressive Canadian author Naomi Klein in the West Bank town of Ramallah on June 27. Klein is the author of the highly acclaimed, best-selling books No Logo and The Shock Doctrine, both staples of many […]
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By Siv O’Neall Axis of Logic Friday, Jul 10, 2009 Wars have always been fought for the profit of the very few and brought about anguish and suffering for the very many. They have always been caused by the rapaciousness of the leaders. The people have always been the ones […]
U.S. denies reaching deal with Israel on settlement building The United States denied Wednesday that it has reached a compromise that would allow Israel to complete the construction of 2,500 housing units in West Bank settlements. The Israeli newspaper Ma’ariv had reported earlier in the day that said Israel could […]
US politician urges Iran ‘sabotage’ Gingrich says the US should target Iran’s oil and gas infrastructure to topple the government [EPA file] The former speaker of the US House of Representatives has said that the US should “sabotage” Iran’s oil and gas infrastructure as part of its efforts to bring down […]
By Alan Sabrosky Salem-News.com Jul-06-2009 11:27 Humanitarian gestures such as relief ships and truck convoys may or may not get through, but they cannot alleviate the crisis that is Gaza nor bring Israel to heel. Salem-News.com (JACKSON, Miss.) – Israel’s hijacking last week of The Spirit of Humanity on the […]
By Leela de Kretser Herald Sun July 07, 2009 12:00am Insults and slurs … Goldman Sachs is furious at an article that said it was like a ‘vampire squid’ on humanity / Reuters IF ONLY financial journalists would dish out more insults as good as a great vampire squid […]
Community resistance to an abuse of dominance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mjQvgbdki0 Additional article from the Gulf News: TPI off to bad start Friday, 03 July 2009 Community activists welcomed Waiheke’s new waste management provider by locking it out of its Ostend Road premises yesterday. Transpacific Industries’ staff arrived at the transfer station at […]
Venezuela & Iran: Whither the revolutions? By Eric Walberg Axis of Logic Thursday, Jul 2, 2009 June was a busy month for two of Washington’s real ‘Axis of Evil’. Venezuela’s Chavez completed his nationalisation of oil and Iran’s Ahmedinejad stemmed a Western-backed colour revolution, leaving both bad boys in place, […]