tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261356442011-11-24T00:37:40.129+01:00"History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people." -M. L. King Jr.misneachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11655813967717333073noreply@blogger.comBlogger1041100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26135644.post-49362628043336252652007-05-11T13:59:00.000+02:002008-11-19T06:43:32.030+01:00

Castaword.comComing Soon.

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"If I give you a clean sheet, what will you write?Will your words be long and graceful or short and sweet?Will it be poetry or brute instinct?If you have something to say, best say it now.For soon, always, too soon.My sheet will be filled.And this chapter will end.As sure as the next will begin.With a clean sheet, new authors, and a millionp o

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The (Irish) players take the field.The National Anthems are sung.A bit of rugby was played as well, as Ireland trounced England by 30 points on the hallowed grounds of Croker.------------------------------------Update: "Was there something more than a Rugby match going on here?"I'm sure you're aware of some of the history between Ireland and England, as in the fact that Ireland was an occupied

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The Human Race is unique in biological history as being the only species with the capability and idiocy to invent the phenominon of War. As such we are presented with a basic choice between War and Peace.For most rational human beings the choice is an obvious one. What sane-minded person would knowingly choose war over peace? Who could possibly want to kill and die when any other option is

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The mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks is still at large, Al Qaeda is stronger than ever, the US was too effective in turning the Iraqis against each other (an old tactic dating back to Roman times and used extensivly by the British during their imperial years to spare their own troops by fostering divisions in occupied populations so they attack each other rather than their occupiers) and have

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Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan President who received what was termed the largest round of applause ever heard at the UN General Assembly when he lashed out at the policies of the US, has won a third term as President of Venezuela by a margin of at least twenty percent. A US sponsored coup-attempt against the leader in 2004 led to a popular uprising to have him reinstaded, demonstrating his

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This seems to be the formula most widely accepted by the western media and the US/US's Puppy (Englerica? Ameriland?) governments. Lets take a recent Associated Press article, regarding civilian casualties (being a woman or a child under 10 still counts as a "civilian," at least for now):BAGHDAD -- U.S. soldiers destroyed two buildings being used by insurgents in a town in the western Anbar

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I can't help but think of a passage from the bible I read recently (book of Matthew, about hypocrisy) when I come across this article, in the context of the US's assertion that Iran isn't living up to their Nuclear NonProliferation Treaty obligations (which the IAEA says they are, but what does the IAEA know?).From The Washington Post:New Nuclear Weapons Program To ContinueBy Walter

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Recently there has been much news coverage of the "ceasefire" between Hamas and Israel (which Condi Rice was in Israel trying to "shore up" on Thursday) and the magnanamous offer by Ehud Olmert of peace negotiations with the Palestinians.The fact that the ceasefire has been anything-but aside (monday, for example, after the ceasefire took effect sunday, Palestinian militants fired rockets into

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Almost every day in the news there's something that causes me, for just a second, to lose my breath and wonder, have I dozed off and found myself in some strange dream based on George Orwells 1984?Today, the Associated Press reported on a system that the US government maintains in which a federal agent will basically arbitrarily assign a score that assesses their risk for being a terrorist or a

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I have mentioned the Tomlinson vs. MI6 blog on a number of different occasions, and it has received much interest.As an update, the Original Tomlinson vs. MI6 Blog was predictably shut down by Typepad. When you're a former secret agent, it's not surprising that your former employers would go after you when you start soap boxing.However, the blog has been re-born right here on Blogger!The new

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I am appalled by what I am reading in the news today.I place great hope in the EU. Progressive governance and an increasing ability (though apparently lacking desire) to break out from under the thumb of the US government gives Europeans great pride. However, continuing complicity towards Crimes Against Humanity should make all Europeans cringe as they read the news today.From Ireland comes news

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Updated November 24 & 25 below.-----------------------------------------------------------Lord Acton once implored us to remember a simple mantra:Where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that. All power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.Since its inception, American foreign policy has

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American cable providers thus far have refused to carry the new channel, which will be available only online in the United States.That quote comes from the "Jewish Telegraphic Agency" and exemplifies the exact reason why I am excited to report (for those that somehow might not know) that: Today, November 15, 2006, Al Jazeera will officially launch its worldwide english-language news network.For

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Ehud Olmert and George Bush met in Washington on Monday to discuss the latest target in the recently revived "war on terror" (originally declared in the 1980s to deal with uncooperative governments in Latin America), Iran. In response to this visit, Bush held a press conference in which he threatened Iran with "global isolation" if they did not give up their uranium enrichment program. Tony

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Before mentioning the American Midterm Elections, lets take a moment to look southward. Does anyone remember when Ronald Reagan and George Bush (the first), along with Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney, et. al., went about selling arms to Iran to fund their support for an anti-government terrorist organisation in Nicaragua? Those fighting against the government in Nicaragua were called the "contras,"

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An article I came across today got me thinking: Saddam Hussein is on trial for the deaths of 148 Kurds in 1982, a charge that carries the death penalty as punishment. The fact that the Bush administration's invasion of Iraq has directly lead to a minimum of 3,000 times that many deaths notwithstanding... doesn't anyone think it's strange that Bush II, Rumsfeld, Cheney, et. al. have set Saddam up

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This album is powered byBubbleShare- Add to my blogSince Israel launched yet another military offensive on Gaza on wednesday, creativly named "Autumn Clouds," nearly fifty Palestinians have been killed and scores more wounded. These IDF operations in Gaza alone have been going on without a hiatus since June, and have caused the loss of some 300 Palestinians. However, due to the fact that a) it's

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Just a quick post about the Internet Governance Forum that was held in Greece over the past 3 days. Some information about it is available below.The introductory remarks of the section that I, personally, am most interested in (the "openness section," i.e. the freedom-of-speech section) included the following, loosely transcribed:The institutional fears of the new empowerment, because of the new

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Amnesty International Press ReleaseAI Index: POL 30/055/2006 (Public)News Service No: 27727 October 2006Embargo Date: 27 October 2006 00:01 GMT"Call to Bloggers" to stand up for freedom ahead of world meeting on future of InternetUrgent appeal for Iranian blogger held incommunicadoAmnesty International today issued a ‘Call to Bloggers’, asking them to get online and stand up for freedom of

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Yesterday I mentioned EU Elections Inspectors busy at work in the Congo to oversee democratic elections there. I have also discussed in previous posts the question of "democracy" "promotion" both in the U.S. and in other nations, such as Iraq or Afghanistan. There is an interesting article pertaining to the subject on Salon.com today, regarding a documentary meant to be aired on HBO (of

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Just a quick post today covering a couple of newsworthy items today (other than the first major snowstorm of the year in Stockholm).The first is the fact that the predictions of Far East analysts regarding North Korea using their Nuclear tests as a ploy to gain an advantage in diplomatic negotiations in the stalled six party talks seems to be accurate. While the DPRK's official news site has

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Among the dangerous threats facing our species (and in fact all species on this planet) today is the grave threat of climate change and global warming. The following article was posted on BBC News today.Climate change 'hitting Africa'Climate change is already affecting people across Africa and will wipe out efforts to tackle poverty there unless urgent action is taken, a report says.Droughts are

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from Cartledge's Grub Street Journal.---------------------------The Civil War in Iraq, which is claiming, on average, 100 Iraqis a day, is still finding its way into the news headlines. Not surprising as many of the moneyed elites are beginning to wonder whether the seizure of Iraqi oil was worth the cost (based on continually soaring oil and petrol prices), and that divergence in elite opinion

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When confronted with harsh realities, human beings have an inherent nature to do one of two things: bury their heads in the sand and say "it can't be true," or give up hope along the lines of a pessimistic austrian writer who once wrote "A first sign of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die."Grave predictions, uncertain futures, and a feeling of powerlessness can lead people to give

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From Citizens Against LiesHere is the list of the Democrats who must never be allowed to be public servants again. Carper (D-DE) Johnson (D-SD) Landrieu (D-LA) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Lieberman (D-CT) Menendez (D-NJ) Nelson (D-FL) Nelson (D-NE) Pryor (D-AR) Rockefeller (D-WV) Salazar (D-CO) Stabenow (D-MI) We must never vote for these people again, ever. They violated their oath of office and suspended

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The Danger Posed by IgnoranceWhen inhabitants of foreign (non-American) lands first encounter the average stereotypical American Tourists there are certain characteristics that they consistantly find surprising. For the sake of enlightening some Americans who have been overseas and were wondering what the locals were blabbing to each other about as they passed, I shall share a couple of these

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Could all that's been wonbe lost so soon againcould the ending we've been dreadingonly be a matter of when?did you mean to make them suffer?did you mean to make them cry?when you arrived, did you ask themif they had prepared themselves to die?Does the future really matterif we're not around to see it?When you were young, your future dreamscould this, now, really be it?The Bush, The Devil, The

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I made the mistake of watching CNN the other day and had the pleasure of getting to see Larry King lie repeatedly into the camera. It is possible, of course, that he believed the lies he was telling, but that does not make them true.He kept referring, as most American journalists do, to "Iran's Nuclear Weapons" or "Iran's Nuclear Weapons Program."What needs to be noted is that, based on the

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When studying history of the 20th century many people are perplexed as to how the population of germany could have been turned from otherwise rational and compassionate people into supporters of the Nazi murderers who had taken power in their country. Especially for those who have spent time in Germany, having met people who could well have been or be descendents of Nazi murderers, and wonder

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The assertion by the American media that Condeleeza Rice is working on an immediate ceasefire is false. The statement is qualified by an assertion that the ceasefire must be a "lasting" one, as in Lebanon must give in to all of Israel's demands. This is, by the way, the very definition of terrorism, the use of violence as a means of coercion.This stalling is having disasterous effects. With

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Now, more than ever, America is finding itself alone in the world. With a population blinded by a media censored for "National Security" reasons and trained to pass along official government statements as "News" in a truly dictatorial fashion, the not-so-Duly-Elected government is fairly rapidly removing personal freedoms and doing away with social welfare and retirement benefits while alienating

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Warning: Graphic ImagesUpdated 07-26 belowToday, well informed Americans are ashamed of America. To see the kind of destruction, slaughter, a malicious violence that is carried out by, on behalf of, or with support from the U.S. government, well informed Americans who possess a conscience are left bewildered and heartbroken.Sadly, most Americans are not well informed, regardless of whether or not

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As the Israeli offensive in Gaza continues, and the offensive against Lebanon intensifies, the world now turns to the crisis in Lebanon, where the civilian death toll is growing at an alarming rate. This issue should be on the forefront of the minds of all who value human life and those who value peace and prosperity. Or so one would hope.Americans are being wholeheartedly kept in the dark about

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This is one of the many disturbing images brought to you by the Israeli Defence Forces in their ferocious attacks on civilians in Lebanon and Palestine. The picture above is what happened to a family fleeing the southern Lebanese village of Tel Afra when they encountered the IDF.My philosophy on the subject is very simple. Human life has value. Murder is murder regardless of the justification

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On the situations in Israel, Iraq, and other news.------------------In his book Politics, the philosopher Aristotle stated that "At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst." I can think of no more apt description of the current state of world affairs.The past week has seen an increasing spiral of inhumanity that can be, at best, described as

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This album is powered byBubbleShare - Add to my blog---------------------------------This week, dozens of Palestinians have been killed in continuing Israeli raids in Gaza, Palestine. Pictured above are members of the Hajaj family who were killed in recent bombing of Palestine by the Israeli Defence Forces. According to Y-Net news, the family was in their home when it was struck by an Israeli

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It never ceases to amaze me the excuses people can give themselves to justify (in their mind) cold blooded murder. To an increasing extent over the past year, Iraqi people have become divided along lines of fairly inconsequential religious sectarian differences. Based on my reading, there is honestly no more of a difference between Sunni and Shiite than there is between Protestant and Catholic,

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Many weeks ago, an inspired activist by the name of Elendil started putting together a group of bloggers to highlight Amnesty International's "Torture Awareness Month" in June. At the beginning I think there was about 10 of us who signed on, and by the end the blogroll was pages long (just have a look at my sidebar).A blogger has decided to attempt to raise money for Amnesty International's

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Also in the news recently was the Massive Win in the War on Terror (/sarcasm) that basically involved people discussing in an internet chatroom how easy it would be to bomb the NY/NJ PATH Train and was embellished to make them into a Large and Fearsome Al Qaida Cell. A coincidence that this happened in the lead up to an important mid-term election where the GOP strategists have decided they need

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Over the past few days there has been a great deal of coverage of the recent tests by the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a.k.a. North Korea) of medium- and long-range ballistic missles. This coverage has varied substantially, from neglegable to outlandish. Fox News in America went so far as to claim (and I am not making this up) that they were "Nukes" that were "aimed at Hawaii." It

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Last year, on the American Independence Day, I flew into JFK Airport in New York from abroad. I was greeted by countless NYPD officers carrying M16 automatic rifles due to a heightened state of security created out of fear of a terrorist attack to coincide with America's celebration of Independence. On subsequent travels, I have noticed that foreign embassies tend to be friendly, inviting places

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Bishop Desmond Tutu once said "a person is a person because he recognises others as persons." The implication of that recognition is an integral part of my definition for what I believe is an important concept: Respect.For an individual to be treated with respect, they must exhibit respect. There are concepts I believe that a morally guided person must have respect for. The very idea that we are

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In the News today:US top court rejects Guantanamo military tribunalsWASHINGTON - In a major blow for President George W. Bush’s war on terrorism, the US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the military tribunal system set up to try Guantanamo prisoners violates the Geneva Conventions and US military rules.“We conclude that the military commission convened to try (Salim Ahmed) Hamdan lacks power

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This is merely a re-post of an article I wrote weeks ago, but I think it's important to reiterate my view on the subject.It has been recently brought to my attention (by people who actually concentrate on my comments or posts rather than my profile) that some of my statements come across as sympathetic to what is colloquially defined as "terror."I am not, nor ever have been, supportive of terror,

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This is the kind of response you get from neo-con-supporting Americans when you assert that American policies are engendering the kind of anger and resentment that leads to people turning to "extremism" as an avenue for the release of their anger.(By the way, I made these assertions because I feel betrayed by the American government, and I feel that all people of the world who value human life,

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could Iraqis be angry about American policies, rather than "thankful for liberation"? Is the "wave of good feeling" that CNN has been talking about actually a figment of some Propagandist's Imagination?See For YourselfIraq with sarcasmc/o Truth About Iraqis.Sarcasm: Anger's Ugly Cousin.

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Cross Posted from Misneach360 Yahoo Blog regarding the following news story.Al Qaeda Coming To End In IraqWHAT?!?!?!?! There is no source listed for this news story. Based on its complete and utter lack of any basis in Reality, I can only assume that it was authored by the U.S. State Department's Bureau of International Information Programs (quote from their site: "IIP informs, engages, and

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Misneach Stories blog new post today:The Next 9/11: coming soon."I can still remember the morning of September 11, 2001, as if it were yesterday..."...it continues.WARNING: the post contains graphic imagery.The main topic is why American foreign policy is creating an atmosphere in the world that will ensure that they will face additional terrorist attacks. This subject greatly upsets me, because

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On September 3, 1939, the nations of Britain, France, Australia, and New Zealand, recognising an imminent and immense danger, declared war against Hitler's Nazi Germany.On September 10, 1939, Canada, recognising an imminent and immense danger, declared war against Nazi germany.On September 16, 1940, the United States, recognising an imminent and immense danger, passed a conscription bill in

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Truth About Iraqis: More children killed in Iraq after US raidsThis is the effect America is having on Iraq.Yes, you are seeing it correctly, the child's skull is split open.Is human life worth nothing anymore?

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"The United States is Terrified"- Noam Chomsky on Latin America's Move Towards "Independence and Integration"From Democracy Nowexerpt below:NOAM CHOMSKY: Now remember, the U.S. is a global power, so you can't just look at one region. You have to look at what's going on everywhere. So if we go back, say, to the last intelligence projection of the Clinton administration, National Intelligence

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These people are sick. Absolutely sick."A top US official has described the suicides of three detainees at the US base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as a "good PR move to draw attention"."from Guantanamo Suicides a 'PR Move' at BBC NewsThe fact that human life is so trivial to these people that they could describe the fact that "combatants" (more than half of whom were not actually, according to the

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JUNE IS TORTURE AWARENESS MONTH!!!! In the late 1970s and into the 1980s in Northern Ireland, Irish men and women were taken from their homes and thrown in jail without being charged with a crime or taken to trial. These people were held for years. The end result of this internment was the the bloody fighting in the North intensified: the bombings increased, the sectarian murders, assasinations,

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Some opposing perspectives.The posts from Regime Change Iran are copied here in bold face type.Time reported that an IAEA report on Iran's activities is expected next week will include "potentially incriminating" details about traces of highly enriched uranium recently found by inspectors.The head of the IAEA stated that the highly enriched uranium (in trace quantities) was most likely residue on

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"The armed wing of Hamas, the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, has said it will end its 16-month ceasefire following an Israeli artillery attack on a beach in Gaza.Seven Palestinian civilians, including three children, were killed when artillery shells were fired from Israeli naval ships towards the Sudania area of the narrow coastal territory.At least 35 others were wounded in the attack."From RTE

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The news over the past couple of days has been monopolised by the story of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi being killed in a coalition airstrike in Baquba, Iraq. Some seem to believe that this is to be the turning point that will bring about the end to the voilence in Iraq. I wish I could believe that, but I can't see how that could possibly be true.A figurhead has been killed. Indeed, a very sick man

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From a young age, children in America are told that the President of the United States is The Leader of The Free World. How much freedom has actually been brought to (or taken from) the world by the holder of that position in recent years is debatable. However, the implication that the U.S. Presidency is a position of much responsibility and power, for good or for bad, is understandably

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I dread turning on the American news. Friends of mine (not only in America, where a close friend recently said "I cannot watch any news channel for longer than 30 seconds, CNN, MSNBC, FUX, or anything", but throughout Europe and in fact all over the world) and other sources all agree that the American media specifically portrays world events in such an inaccurate way as to distort the average

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America has recently attacked Iran's statements that they may as well pull out of the NNPT (Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty) if the UN takes action against them for enriching uranium, as Iran being an abiding signatory to the NNPT is doing nothing for them.(I should note, when I make such a statement, that there has been no evidence uncovered by the IAEA that Iran is pursuing any kind of nuclear

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From the Asia Times storyWhy all is quiet on the American home frontBy Sreeram Chaulia" Aware of the media's capability and propensity to expose the ugliness of the Iraq war, the Bush administration left no stone unturned to co-opt and muzzle it. US citizens are being kept in an uninformed Orwellian condition through such mechanisms as "embedded journalists", the "code of conduct" on reportage

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The Recent Hype about Iran requiring Religious Minorities to wear color-coded armbands, which was fabricated, but yet was latched onto by the western neo-cons as part of their propaganda push.c/o News Favorite The Asia TimesYellow journalism and chicken hawksA report by a prominent neo-conservative journalist, Iranian-American Amir Taheri, asserting that Iranian authorities plan to make

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This was actually posted as a comment on the 24 Steps to Liberty Blog, but its long and includes some foul language, so to avoid losing it altogether it's going to go here as well.It was written in response to a string of comments by someone referred to as TexAg03. Comments on this blog (this one, here, misneach) are also welcome.Tex, I just don't think that from your bunker in College Station,

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"When I left home this morning, the streets were full of people who were going to work and schools with full determination as if there were no clashes and bombs an hour earlier"-Baghdad Treasure post BOOOM Tuesday, May 23, 2006------------------------------------Some of today's news stories that I feel should be read...(not necessarily by you of course, but...)Iraq doctor brings evidence of US

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Afghanistan air raid kills up to 80 Taliban, at least 16 civiliansPhoto Courtesy of The Daily Times with their story.From theNasrat ShoibAFP story: exerpts below, specifically things that disturbed me about the situation.To skip to my other news highlights click here.When did human life become so meaningless that airstrikes on civilian areas were an acceptable means of accomplishing a military

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It is quite often pointed out that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadi Nejad is viewed as the following, in washington:"Bush and others in the White House view him as a potential Adolf Hitler"They also make the erroneous claim that the IAEA has determined that Iran is actively seeking to build a Nuclear Bomb (that is COMPLETELY FALSE, man do I hate it when they lie to me).Most troubling for me is

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Have a look while you can!Here's the story as I understand it. This gentleman, Tomlinson, used to work for MI6. He has had a row (fight) with them that's been going on for a decade, and in his frustration has started a blog.I cannot verify the accuracy of any of this, but here it is anyway.A story in the Observer that brought this to my attention:Leaks Feared as Sacked MI6 Spy Launches BlogThe

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In my last entry I discussed a blog post that I interpreted as being an expression of tacit support for the illegal detention and torture policies of the American regime. It was also, however, an expression of displeasure with the western media.I agree with the premise of the increasing worthlessness of the western media, and as such I thought I might highlight some other worldly news sources I

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Post on another blogspot blog:USS Neverdock: Reporting on Terrorism, Terrorists, Islam, and biased mediathe full text here:UK - BBC bias tricksHere's another bias trick the BBC use.The headline, in scare quotes, reads thus: US 'must end secret detentions' Notice how the BBC make you think they are quoting someone, presumedly an important person, saying the US "must" end secret detentions. And

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Bloggers Against TortureJoin Us! Excerpts from UN Committee Against Torture report on The United States.19 May, 2006" The Committee reiterates its previous recommendation that the State party should enact a federal crime of torture consistent with article 1 of the Convention, which should include appropriate penalties, in order to fulfill its obligations under the Convention to prevent and

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A just war? Hardlyby Noam ChomskyMay 9 2006"SPURRED by these times of invasions and evasions, discussion of "just war" has had a renaissance among scholars and even among policy-makers.Concepts aside, actions in the real world all too often reinforce the maxim of Thucydides that "The strong do as they can, while the weak suffer what they must" — which is not only indisputably unjust, but at the

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The bbc has changed their main headline twice now in the past hour. The first version was this:US 'must close Guantanamo camp'The committee told the US to end secret detentionThe US should close the Guantanamo Bay camp in Cuba and any secret "war on terror" detention facilities abroad, a United Nations report has said.The UN Committee against Torturesaid that detaining persons in such conditions

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As I have mentioned in previous posts, the US government exhibits a complete disregard for the sanctity of human life and also for any kind of law and order. American soldiers are commiting acts for which Nazi leaders were brought before a Crimes Against Humaity tribunal, but yet it continues with no end in sight. It has also been pointed out, even in Reuters news, that American military leaders

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On the topic of "democracy" (as opposed to real representative democracy) it's sad that everywhere one turns there are powerful forces at work trying to put an end to any notion of true democracy, yet simultaneously professing to be spreading "democracy." The American government, for example, is not really a representative democracy for a number of reasons, just one being how there are only 2

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I'm a smoker. I've narrated this fact into posts before, but I generally try to avoid discussing personal issues in this particular (news-based) forum. The fact is, though, that smoking itself is a political issue (Politics is defined as "the total complex of relations between people living in society" by Webster's dictionary, and smoking very much affects people's relations in society) so I

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A new day is dawning, the sun is just starting to peek through the windows, and the sounds of the world around you coming to life are starting to make their way into your consciousness through the painfully-early morning haze. A haven't-had-that-first-bit-of-caffeine-yet America lies with its eyes half closed; the blaring of the alarm clock is barely audible as a faint background noise in the

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Yeah, you heard me. I honestly believe that those who control our "news" supply in the west give us ABSOLUTELY NO CREDIT FOR INTELLIGENCE. This is what greeted me when I went to yahoo today:"Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (L), leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, is seen in this video footage obtained by the Pentagon and released on May 4, 2006. Zarqawi fires machine gun in the footage which the Pentagon says is an

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It has been recently brought to my attention (by people who actually concentrate on my comments or posts rather than my profile) that some of my statements come across as sympathetic to what is colloquially defined as "terror."I am not, nor ever have been, supportive of terror, terrorism, or any other related actions; I feel that they fly in the face of basic morality.As far as the question of "

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Whoever is in charge of this guy's Public Relations could teach Karl Rove a thing or two."Last week the president revealed his seldom-seen softer side by ordering an end to a decades-old ban on women entering stadiums for major sporting events, including football matches" Now, before all you propaganda-believers out there start bitching and moaning about how women aren't treated fairly in

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Condoleeza Rice has absolutely no credibility in the International Community. If this is the first time you've heard this, then I'm sorry, but you had to find out sometime. Her recent statements to the effect that Iran is "playing games" by OFFERING TO ALLOW CONTINUED IAEA INSPECTIONS is a transparent attempt to push the confrontation in the Diplomatic community into the realm of warfare. Her

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I came across a post with a very disturbing link to a website that I have seen before and, up until now, thought fairly highly of."A friend informs me thatAn American web site (CafePress) is offering T-shirts, baby clothes, mugs and teddy bears with "Nuke Iran" logos. If you have the time, please write to them and tell them what you think...This is particularly distressing. I think we need to act

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Today, "Iran's flinty President" (thank you China State News Agency) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad promised the world that Iran would not abandon it's Nuclear project. I would like to note, for the record, that this is WELL in line with the UN Security Council's requirements (although I'm SURE that his statement will be spun in the western media, just you wait) as stated by the Security Council President

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I recently read on the blog by Baghdad Treasure some obviously ignorant individual claiming that the US/EU withdrawl of support for Palestine was the West saying that they would not support the murder of innocents. That's asinine. First of all, withdrawl of aid coupled with a complete trade block on Palestine by Israel results in a humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions, which is THE

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Sadly the IAEA report on Iran that was released today was realeased ONLY to Diplomats of the countries on the Security Council, and is not available to the public. We can, however, look towards the U.S. Ambassador's own statement on the report after he had seen it, wherein he stated, about the assertion by the U.S. that Iran's program is for weapons, the report "doesn't make any conclusions in

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While searching the United Nations homepage scouring the internet for first hand resources and documentation regarding the current "Nuclear Situation" in Iran (to be discussed in greater detail in the next post), I came across the following statement by the IAEA:"Implementation of Safeguards in the Democratic People´s Republic of KoreaSince the end of 2002, when at the request of the Democratic

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It's such a beautiful little town... what did the egyptian tourist industry ever do to anyone? There are some gorgeous places there where you can sit on the beach sipping a coffee drink mixed with ice cream (yummy!) and being waited on by charming staff bringing you drinks right out to the beach. Now..."Three nearly simultaneous explosions went off today in Dahab", and it's not that big of a

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An article relating to Rumsfeld's knowledge of torture of Guantanamo detainees that I discussed in my "deranged American government" entry was posted last week in Human Rights Watch's news:"Rumsfeld could be liable under the doctrine of command responsibility the legal principle that holds a superior responsible for crimes committed by his subordinates when he knew or should have known that they

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Stated so eloquently by Michael Reese on "Sports and Politics"Okay, all you guys and gals who had ancestors that did not have Green Cards on the Nina, Pinta and the Santa Maria, get out of our Country NOW!Interesting that the Bush Administration has been able to draw the "immigration" issue into the forefront of the American consciousness while simultaneously the visit by Chinese premier Hu

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New Noam Chomsky article that is not yet available on.Important Points:"Here are a few simple suggestions for the US:1. Accept the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court and the World Court;2. Sign and carry forward the Kyoto protocols;3. Let the UN take the lead in international crises;4. Rely on diplomatic and economic measures rather than military ones in confronting the grave

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THE WORST PRESIDENT EVER!!!!But yet he's STILL HERE...

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Reuters has long been a news favorite of mine based on objectivity and attention to detail, however I am very worried regarding your recent coverage of events unfolding in the Middle East and Asia. Most notably absent is an announcement by the Shanghai Cooperative Organization (SCO Background) that was run in a front page article in the Asia Times that Iran, India, and Pakistan would all be

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misneach: Conspicuously Absent from Western Media: The Beijing announcement that India, Pakistan, and IRAN were all now to be accepted in the SCO (Shanghai Cooperative, members including china and Russia) which basically means that China and Russia have thrown their weight into the Iranian debate, and they've gone in behind Iran, not with the U.S., STILL hasn't been mentioned ANYWHERE in the

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I would expect this from the American news agencies, as their parent companies have alot to gain from America's aggressive foreign policy (also known as colonialism, theft, pillaging, inhumanity, aggression, etc.), but not from the BBC. I've been quite impressed by the BBC and their strict adherence to the facts and objectivity through the years, but I fear they are going the way of Viacom's CBS

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There was a HUGE STORY that broke from Beijing early this morning that's been conspicuously absent from the western media, I can't find even a reference to it on yahoo or google news but it is (I think) going to have a HUGE impact on the current international relations dynamic.Background wise America has been trying to court India into it's corner with offers of important Nuclear technology, and

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The asia times just broke a story wherein the Shanghai Cooperation Association has admitted 4 new members: Mongolia, Pakistan, India, and Iran.Background: "The SCO, an Intergovernmental organization whose working languages are Chinese and Russian, was founded in Shanghai on June 15, 2001 by China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The SCO's change of heart appears set to

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AlJazeera ran a front page headline on their website today regarding the suicide bombing in Tel Aviv that killed 9 people. The 18 people killed in recent attacks by the Israeli military on Northern Gaza get one sentence buried deep in the article about the Tel Aviv bombing, and a search on AlJazeera.net for "Gaza Attack" gets 11 hits, the most recent of which is from JULY OF 2005. And people

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Example 1: (about the Pope's Easter Mass)"The Pope called for serious and honest negotiations to resolve the nuclear standoff with Iran, peace between Israel and the Palestinians and in Iraq and an end to the week-long impasse over the election result in Italy."He did not call for "peace between israel and palestine." He called for "support for the Palistinians" and a "Free Palistinian State."

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According to a survey by Mercer Human Resource Consulting, Baghdad ranks as the world’s worst city for quality of living three years after the U.S. government claimed Iraq to have been "liberated" and "freed from tyranny." Read any blog from Iraq and you see the fighting has not subsided and people are not living in anything close to safety. These days East New York and Bedford Stuyvesant,

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Quaker Agitator: In memoriam. If only we all could be so strong and have such moral character.

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Just a quick observation.If I were someone whom the religious leaders in Iraq (the ones who, at the end of the day, are the only ones with the possibility of controlling the violent militias) actually listened to, I would IMPLORE them to think about what's more important: wether one is a Sunni or Shia muslim, or wether or not one would like to see Iraq have any sort of viable future for its

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