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…  [more]

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The myth that Israel is democratic

As a Palestinian, I refuse to be tokenised and I refuse to have dialogue.

By the lower case arab, 17th Apr 2013   I cannot stay silent for much longer. I cannot contain my feelings about a certain word…  [more]

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Left to rot

450,000 Palestinian Refugees face Dire Restrictions in Lebanon

By , 8th Mar 2013   Within ten minutes, not taking into account Beirut’s chaotic traffic, one can travel from the Mediterranean equivalence of the Champs-Élysées to an area resembling…  [more]

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Only reconciliation with the nakba

Apartheid of the consciousness

By , Apr.17, 2013   The workers at the immaculate Jaffa butcher shop had their hands full on the eve of Independence Day. Packaged trays of kebab were being panic-bought as if the Iranian…  [more]

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Realm of offensive absurdity

It’s time to bury not just Thatcher – but Thatcherism

By , Tuesday 16 April 2013 17.20 EDT   They have only themselves to blame. Protests were always likely at any official sendoff for the most socially destructive…  [more]

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A time of shame and sorrow

Remarks to the Cleveland City Club

By Robert F. Kennedy, April 5, 1968   This is a time of shame and sorrow. It is not a day for politics. I have saved this one opportunity to speak briefly to you…  [more]

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What matters is what governments do

Progressive Tax Rates Linked To National Happiness: Study

By , 11/08/11 05:12   Detractors of Warren Buffett take note: The more a country taxes its richest citizens, the happier everyone in that country will be. Such are  [more]

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