Here we go again. Israel’s envoy to Norway complains that a cartoon goes “beyond free speech.” What the hell does that mean? Beyond good taste? Beyond acceptable discourse? Beyond what should be permitted in a free society? Where are these… Read moreIsrael v. Norway: cartoon wars redux
Shades of the USS Liberty affair. Ian Williams writes for his blog, Deadline Pundit July 26: Accidentally on Purpose With the Israeli bombing of a UN camp and the killing of four UN peacekeepers, we really do seem to be… Read moreIsraeli attack on UN post: “accidentally on purpose”?
Just remember, the private automobile stands for freedom, and if you’re not with us you’re with the terrorists. From Newsday, July 24: Hummer driver pled guilty to loan-sharking charges The Lloyd Harbor man who fell asleep and accidentally drove his… Read moreWHY WE FIGHT
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continued the second phase of its “Return to Sender” interior enforcement operation July 12-20 with raids through the state of Oklahoma and the metropolitan areas of Chicago, Illinois; Louisville, Kentucky; and Kansas City, Missouri…. Read moreOperation “Return to Sender” sweeps Midwest; border deaths hit high
Another sacrifice for the American way of life. From the New York Post, July 20: ‘3-TIME DWI’ MOM KILLS PRIEST, 79 July 20, 2006 — A beloved Long Island priest taking an evening walk was killed by a hit- run,… Read moreWHY WE FIGHT
As if the facts in the headline aren’t bad enough, note also the armed attacks on the Sunni religious establishment. It is starting to seem more and more like Bush’s blundering into Iraq will have only succeeded into plunging the… Read moreIraq moves closer to genocide
We have already noted the deep denial about the reality of sectarian civil war in Iraq which pervades both the pro-war right and the anti-war left. Finally, we are beginning to see the limits of willful self-delusion in the painfully… Read moreIraq: Rwanda revisited?
From La Jornada, July 18, translation via Chiapas95: Government prevents Subcomandante Marcos’ radio appearance by Hermann Bellinghausen Subcomandante Marcos’ appearance on the airwaves of Radio 620 this Monday was prevented “by the pressures of the Mexican Presidency, the Secretariat of… Read moreSubcommander Marcos censored from DF airwaves?
From La Jornada, July 17, translation via Chiapas95: Torture and harassment of political prisoners in El Amate prison denounced by Hermann Bellinghausen Civil organizations in Chiapas denounced the torture and harassment of “political prisoners” in the prison El Amate, in… Read moreTorture in Chiapas
From the LA Times, July 18: Masked gunmen kill 42 in attack at Shiite market in Mahmoudiya BAGHDAD — Masked gunmen wielding rocket launchers and grenades swarmed a predominantly Shiite market in a town south of the capital Monday morning,… Read moreIraq: more sectarian slaughter
From La Jornada, July 15, translation via Chiapas95: In a large and violent operation – according to witnesses – the police of Yucatan arrested last Thursday in the community of Caucel more than 40 Maya ejidatarios [communal farmers], who were protesting… Read moreYucatan: police attack peasant protesters
With the Middle East spinning out of control, few are taking note of how close the USA’s southern neighbor is to a social explosion. From the LA Times, July 17 (via Chiapas95), with annotation and corrections added, buzz-words in bold… Read moreMexicans march for recount
