Mar 11 2011

Another brick

Tear down this Israeli wall

By Roger Water, Friday 11 March 2011 21.30 GMT … In 1980, a song I wrote, Another Brick in the Wall Part 2, was banned by the government of South Africa because it was…  [more]

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Mar 10 2011

Encumbered with help

The Embarrassments of Empire

By David Bromwich, Professor of Literature at Yale Posted: March 10, 2011 03:16 PM Crossposted with TomDispatch.com … From Egypt to Pakistan, February 2011 will be remembered as a month unusually full of the embarrassments…  [more]

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Mar 10 2011

The military digital complex

Lessons from Anonymous on cyberwar

By Haroon Meer, Mar 2011 16:11 GMT … “Cyberwar” is a heavily loaded term, which conjures up Hollywood inspired images of hackers causing oil refineries to explode. Some security celebrities came out very strongly against…  [more]

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Mar 07 2011

Aim high

Harvard A Terrorist-Training Camp?

By Andrew Sullivan, 04 Mar 2011 02:48 pm That, believe it or not, is now being taught in the US Air Force Anti-Terrorism Training Course. Above is a slide used in the course. Among other things…  [more]

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Mar 06 2011

Priorities in the region

America’s secret plan to arm Libya’s rebels

By Robert Fisk, Monday, 7 March 2011 … Desperate to avoid US military involvement in Libya in the event of a prolonged struggle between the Gaddafi regime and its opponents, the Americans have…  [more]

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Mar 06 2011

Vouchsafe unto us, we pray thee

King James Bible: ‘Twas a work most modern

By Stephen Tomkins, Tuesday 1 March 2011 13.05 GMT … Everyone from Richard Dawkins to Sarah Palin seems agreed that the King James Bible is Basically A Good Thing and wishes…  [more]

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Mar 05 2011

Ripe for revolution

Yes, It Could Happen Here

By Madawi Al-Rasheed, February 28, 2011 In the age of Arab revolutions, will Saudis dare to honor Facebook calls for anti-government demonstrations on March 11? Will they protest at one of Jeddah’s main roundabouts? Or…  [more]

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