Assad’s popularity, Arab League observers, US military involvement: all distorted in the west’s propaganda war Suppose a respectable opinion poll found that most Syrians are in favor of Bashar al-Assad remaining as president, would that not be major news? Especially as the finding would go against the dominant narrative […]
South West Asia
Two Gaza-bound boats carrying pro-Palestinian activists are within 50 nautical miles of their destination, but reports are emerging that Israeli Navy ships have intercepted the “Freedom Waves to Gaza” flotilla. Communication with the boats has largely been cut off. Prior to losing contact, we received two exclusive video reports from […]
Israel has defied international criticism of its settlement expansion plan in east Jerusalem and the West Bank, regarding it as its fundamental right. [ … and thereby fueling the conflict with the Palestinians ] [youtube]cwTCNGDb95s[/youtube]
… don’t take my word for it …
“There are some scandals that refuse to die either because they are never fully investigated or because those responsible for them never paid the price they should have” – Gideon Levy. ISSUES that should concern everyone, but especially in America have been subverted, degraded, perverted, retracted, eradicated, expunged, obscured, obliterated, […]
[youtube]A6YU2n81erQ[/youtube] Hamza Yusuf
Israel tries to hide the fact that there is dissent here … lots of it ! There are Israelis against the occupation, against illegal settlements, against apartheid and racism … You can see them here
Somehow, the job that we’re doing in Afghanistan is so crucial that it is worth our SAS soldiers dying for – but only until 31st March 2012. Come the dawning of April 1st 2012 that sacrifice will somehow become no longer necessary. ( At which point Prime Minister John Key […]
A legendary Russian military helicopter which has been in service for decades is coming back to the frontline in Afghanistan. The US has bought over a dozen Mil Mi-17s from Russia for the Afghan security forces. [ -what- ? ] [youtube]Vjcp2oCM_zY[/youtube]
As a late-July heat wave rolls up Israel from the Sinai desert, the country has been seized by a different kind of Egyptian fever: massive and unrelenting social protests taking over almost every last inch of public space. What started as two unrelated social actions over a month ago — […]