Watching the Shadows

I’ve looked at hate from both sides now

Your trusty blogger, long threaetened by Zionist hoodlums for supporting Palestine, now finds out that he has an entry on "Metapedia," the Wikipedia for neo-Nazis.

Watching the Shadows

Ron Paul schmoozes clerical fascists

Ron Paul is scheduled to speak at a confab sponsored by a wing of the “Traditionalist” Catholic schism, sharing the bill with Italian neo-fascist leader Roberto Fiore. 

Greater Middle East

Syria chemical attack: rush to judgement

Iran, Russia and conspiranoids left and right line up to call the Syria gas attack a "false flag" op—rushing to judgement before the facts are in, just like those who blame Assad.

New York City

WHY WE FIGHT

From Gothamist, Aug. 10: 4-Yr-Old Killed In SI Hit-And-Run, Cops Seek Mercedes Benz DriverPolice are looking for the driver of a black Mercedes Benz sedan in connection with the hit-and-run death of a four-year-old on Staten Island. A witness told WCBS… Read moreWHY WE FIGHT

Greater Middle East

Yemeni pro-democracy leader barred from Egypt

Egypt banned Yemeni activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakkol Karman from entering the country for “security reasons”—to protest from the Muslim Brotherhood.

The Andes

Venezuela gets a ‘birther’ conspiracy theory

Venezuela’s opposition is distributing a supposed copy of President Maduro’s birth certificate, showing that he was born in Colombia. But Colombia dismisses it as a crude forgery.

Planet Watch

Gulf of Mexico: maybe you missed the bad news…

The gas rig fire off Louisiana is portrayed as a near-miss at worst—while researchers predict a record “dead zone” the size of New Jersey in the Gulf of Mexico this year.