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May 23 2012

An ideology of ethno-racial chauvinism

On “Israel’s Right to Exist”

By Sheldon Richman, Monday, May 21st, 2012 … When I posted Sharmine Narwani’s provocative article “Excuse Me, But Israel Has No Right to Exist” on Facebook, I got an inappropriate reaction from libertarians. It…  [more]

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May 21 2012

If only

US war veterans tossing medals back at Nato was a heroic act

By , Monday 21 May 2012 04.35 EDT … “No amount of medals, ribbons, or flags can cover the amount of human suffering caused by this…  [more]

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May 20 2012

Hell is truth seen too late

A Victory for All of Us

By Chris Hedges, May 18, 2012 … In January, attorneys Carl Mayer and Bruce Afran asked me to be the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Leon…  [more]

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May 17 2012

Last remnants of modern-day colonialism

Excuse Me, But Israel Has No Right To Exist

By Sharmine Narwani, Thu, 2012-05-17 21:46 … The phrase “right to exist” entered my consciousness in the 1990s just as the concept of the two-state solution became part of our collective…  [more]

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May 16 2012

The apocalyptic world dictator will do it!

The following flummery appeared in today’s Sentinel Record, under the title “Obama’s re-election inevitable.”  I am wholeheartedly NOT endorsing it, but am merely sharing it here as an oddity of Americana, a curiosity that others may read and marvel…  [more]

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May 16 2012

When your neighbour bleeds

Must we stand idly by while world leaders spout this codswallop?

By Robert Fisk, Monday 14 May 2012 … Funny how the news agenda gets tired. Like the quotes. Only a couple of months ago, we were all bracing for…  [more]

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May 13 2012

Ten times the spirituality

Branson Cross: World’s Largest Cross Gets Go-Ahead From Missouri Officials

Posted: 05/11/2012  4:21 pm, updated: 05/11/2012  5:53 pm … The “God-given vision” started out simply enough: build a 7-foot-tall cross on a mountain and invite people to meditate there with…  [more]

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