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Who wants to love Israel more? Hands up?Posted: 12 Aug 2010The shallow nature of debate over Israel/Palestine in Australia:
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Has God died in the mother country?Posted: 12 Aug 2010“Britain is now the most irreligious country on earth.”Discuss. |
Floating towards war with Iran, via Israel and ZionistsPosted: 12 Aug 2010I constantly write about Iran because I both fear what Israel and/or America may do to the nation and the profound human rights abuses occurring inside the country.But these days the threat of military action against the Islamic Republic is growing. Many of the same figures who pushed for war against Iraq have now turned their sights on Tehran. There seems to be little faith in the futile sanctions program and a leading opposition figure today says they only help strengthen the regime:
So what are the Western powers aiming to do? Tightening sanctions. Iran is being bullied and the world wonders why it lashes out. Frankly, from its perspective, like with North Korea, building a nuclear weapon would be a wise insurance policy (though there is no evidence to prove any nuclear weapon’s program).Now we have Jeffrey Goldberg in The Atlantic with a long essay on the increasing chances of an Israeli strike against Iran. It’s a piece infused with emotional blackmail, with stenographer Goldberg giving space to countless Israeli leaders and officials warning that their country may well attack soon. The message to America? You should do the job for us, or else.Over to hyperbolic Goldberg:
Read the whole piece. It’s shameless propaganda dressed up as journalism. Also known as: how to start another war by speaking to people who want wars and don’t question official lies. Just like Iraq. And to think Goldberg is seen as a serious, Jewish journalist by the corporate press. Please.In fact, Iranian society is evolving and cracks are reportedly appearing.This recent feature in the New Yorker by Jon Lee Anderson paints a more nuanced picture. It certainly doesn’t ignore the government’s increasingly brutal crackdown on dissent but it features cries for change from those in the elite. Perhaps this is the most revealing part:
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Lying to Australians about asylum seekersPosted: 12 Aug 2010The issue of refugees is central to the Australian election campaign. Usually most politicians are finding ways to demonise asylum seekers. It’s not a pretty sight.Today, new revelations that deserve wide coverage:
The program has other revelations which I’ll get to in days to come. |
Wikileaks isn’t protected in AustraliaPosted: 11 Aug 2010Let’s be clear: both major sides of Australian politics are seemingly willing to let the Wikileaks head out to dry if the order comes from Washington. We’re an obedient client state, after all:
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Internet killed Israeli PRPosted: 11 Aug 2010 |
Afghan war isn’t some noble exercise; it’s empire buildingPosted: 11 Aug 2010Afghanistan is essentially absent from the Australian election campaign. In fact, any foreign affairs are missing in action. Parochialism is the name of the game.Today’s Australian features a mindless quote from Julia Gillard that the risk of further Australian deaths in Afghanistan is real. Very insightful.A foreign affairs “expert”, Michael Fullilove, offers this gem:
The war is a disaster and the public against it but this “serious” man praises both major sides of politics for continuing into the quagmire. Genius.Finally, and perhaps most tragically, here’s the former ABC journalist Chris Masters, just back from a boy’s own adventure in Afghanistan, writing in Murdoch’s Daily Telegraph why Australia should stay in the country. He displays the classic embedded mindset (and of course, Afghan voices are completely absent):
Civilians casualties in the country are soaring. Foreign troops are probably helping some Afghans to improve their lives but this doesn’t mean that occupation should continue indefinitely. The war is chaotic, confused, morally suspect (paying off former “terrorists” like in Iraq) and working with a Kabul government that represents nobody and pockets billions of dollars annually.Stop the propaganda, already. |