NOVANEWS
- US: $10k for killed Iraqi civilians
- Earth to DC; world doesn’t want your piece of web imperialism
- Chomsky on the need for effective BDS
- Fight GM crops and face US payback
- Not trusting Sweden
- The Tzvangirai, Mugabe, MSM and Wikileaks dance
- Wikileaks is dead?
- Global silence over 7000 Palestinian prisoners
- Who will teach Israeli Jewish kids that the world hates them?
- Some positive feelings for the New Year
US: $10k for killed Iraqi civilians Posted: 04 Jan 2011 04:56 AM PST
Victor’s justice and an insight into the occupier’s attitude towards “inconveniences” (aka murdered Iraqi civilians courtesy of Blackwater):
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Earth to DC; world doesn’t want your piece of web imperialism Posted: 04 Jan 2011 03:33 AM PST
In my book The Blogging Revolution I explain with examples how the internet isn’t simply a tool that brings democracy and freedom in the Western style.
Shock, horror, the US government isn’t listening to advice that aims to show how America remains viewed as a coloniser across the world (that’s a bad thing, by the way). Here’s Evgeny Morozov:
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Chomsky on the need for effective BDS Posted: 04 Jan 2011 03:24 AM PST
Noam Chomsky wonders when the US will ditch its Zionist ally. Only when US businesses think a true anti-apartheid struggle catches on.
It’s coming:
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Fight GM crops and face US payback Posted: 04 Jan 2011 01:35 AM PST
There is a price to be paid for challenging the US. Moreover, working for American multinationals making mutant products is seemingly in the job description at the State Department:
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Not trusting Sweden Posted: 03 Jan 2011 10:50 PM PST
No wonder Wikileaks doesn’t trust Sweden:
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The Tzvangirai, Mugabe, MSM and Wikileaks dance Posted: 03 Jan 2011 09:49 PM PST
The deluge of Wikileaks cables bring moral considerations. What is released? Is anybody at risk? Who takes responsibility?
This discussion at WLCentral examines the issues in Zimbabwe and Morgan Tzvangirai’s meetings with US embassy officials. He is potentially facing treason charges. Where does Wikileaks fit into all this?
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Wikileaks is dead? Posted: 03 Jan 2011 09:29 PM PST
A Wikileaks backlash was almost inevitable, even from those who generally share the belief of a transparent world.
Cryptome unloads and makes some valid points (but seemingly ignores the speed with which Wikileaks has become a cultural phenomenon; this requires constant tending on multiple fronts):
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Global silence over 7000 Palestinian prisoners Posted: 03 Jan 2011 09:19 PM PST |
Who will teach Israeli Jewish kids that the world hates them? Posted: 03 Jan 2011 09:10 PM PST
This is a witty skit from the Israeli comedy show “Eretz Nehederet” (“Wonderful Country”) on Channel 2. It depicts a joint education program devised by the right-wing (yet mainstream) organization Im Tirtzu with the Ministry of Education that helps kindergarten children be prepared for the “complicated” life in Israel:
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Some positive feelings for the New Year Posted: 03 Jan 2011 08:07 PM PST |