Category: War

The question of why Israel rubs

Why do people hate Israel? (a self-test) By Bradley Burston, May.28, 2013 | 8:15 PM   Every year, the BBC World Service publishes a Country Ratings opinion survey, meant to indicate which of the world’s nations are among the most popular, and which the most disliked. In 2013, as in years past, more than 26,000 …

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We live in the earthly one

An Open Letter to Elie Wiesel By Avner Inbar and Assaf Sharon, May 27, 2010   In a recent public letter to President Obama, Elie Wiesel urged the President not to “pressure” Israel to cease settlement activity in Jerusalem. According to Wiesel: For me, the Jew that I am, Jerusalem is above politics. It is …

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Driven by deeply sexist and patriarchal ideology

The dark side of home schooling: creating soldiers for the culture war By Katherine Stewart, Wednesday 8 May 2013 07.00 EDT   Several decades ago, political activists on the religious right began to put together an “ideology machine”. Home schooling was a big part of the plan. The idea was to breed and “train up” …

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It hurts to write this sentence

Behind the use of drones is a complacent belief that murdering Muslims is always justifiable By Yasmin Alibhai Brown, Sunday 28 April 2013   First, read this unconditional acceptance of facts that cannot be denied nor excused. Islamicist terrorism has inflicted atrocities and diffused panic and amorphous, long-term anxiety from east to west, south to …

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Somewhere near the very bottom

How to debunk George W. Bush’s attempts at revisionism By Alex Seitz-Wald, Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 08:00 AM CDT   Every dog goes to heaven and every former president should get a shot at repairing his legacy, especially when it’s as tattered as George W. Bush’s. With the opening of his presidential library and museum …

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A load of old cobblers

Syria and sarin gas: US claims have a very familiar ring By Robert Fisk, Sunday 28 April 2013   Is there any way of escaping the theatre of chemical weapons? First, Israeli “military intelligence” says that Bashar al-Assad’s forces have used/have probably used/might have used/could use chemical weapons. Then Chuck Hagel, the US Defence Secretary, …

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No nation or religion

Can the Boston Bombings increase our Sympathy for Iraq and Syria, for all such Victims? By Juan Cole, 04/16/2013   The horrific bombings of the Boston Marathon produced inspiring images of a spirited, brave Boston refusing to be cowed. Some spectators surged forward toward the danger to apply tourniquets, offer first aid, share blankets, and …

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