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Monday, January 02, 2006

News bytes 2

- BBC Online reports: "A Holocaust survivor's support group has said 40% of survivors in Israel are living below the poverty line."

- John W. Dean, former counsel to President Nixon, claims George Bush has committed an impeachable offence.

- Robert Fisk rightly argues that only justice, not bombs, can make the world a safer place.

- Craig Murray, former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan, has become a whistle-blower on the Blair government's sanction and use of torture. Read these fascinating documents that the UK government is trying to bury. This is how Western nations are fighting the "war on terror."

- The Pentagon, desperate for positive news on the Iraq war, are ordering troops home on leave to promote the invasion and occupation to a sceptical public. "I've been promised an early release if I do a good job promoting the war", says one reservist who asked not to be identified.

- In a sign of the changing times, Iraqi-Israeli Jews plan to visit their "roots."

- Do the Kurds intend to invade the south of Iraq to form an independent Kurdistan? Meanwhile, "dozens of former Israeli commandos have been training Kurdish security forces in northern Iraq, supplying them with equipment worth millions of dollars."

- Sri Lanka appears to be moving towards another crisis. In a post-tsunami country and a collapsing tourism industry - issues I experienced during my travels through the country in early 2005 - a resurgent civil war is the last thing the country needs.

- The New York Times is "unAmerican", according to US conservative writer Michelle Malkin. It's encouraging to see that faux patriots believe the mainstream media should be taking sides in the current "war." Perhaps they would feel more comfortable in countries where state-run media have no choice but to praise unelected leaders.

- 400 members of Israel's Likud party want to bomb Iran while settlers evicted from Gaza claim they will soon return.

9 Comments:

Blogger Human said...

I'am sure there is a term in Hebrew for taking care of the old ones. The fact that the victims of the Holocaust who are so often used for propagands purposes are thrown to the wind is a shame. Especially so because it would be very hard for anyone to mantain a falshood of claiming to be a victim for the purpose of receiving benefits.
Peace.

Tuesday, January 03, 2006 4:46:00 am  
Blogger Ibrahamav said...

'Someone' calling 'someone else' a 'faux patriot' is not racist.

Violet intimated that Loewenstien, calling Malkin a 'faux patriot', was motivated to do so for racist reasons.

Ordinary criticism of Israeli policy is not antisemitic. Eddie's criticisms are motivated by his antisemitism.

Surely even you get the point?

Wednesday, January 04, 2006 2:03:00 am  
Blogger Ibrahamav said...

So eddie is an antisemite who lies. Big deal. Next he'll prove he's an antisemite who blows his nose.

Wednesday, January 04, 2006 5:22:00 am  
Blogger Human said...

Dirt- The memos are on a lot of American sites.
Peace.

Wednesday, January 04, 2006 8:14:00 am  
Blogger Ibrahamav said...

I guess you'll have to remain curious. I don't know anyone who gives a shit about an antisemite's curiosity.

Wednesday, January 04, 2006 4:00:00 pm  
Blogger Ibrahamav said...

You don't know much, do you? No wonder you're just curious and not thoughtful.

Thursday, January 05, 2006 12:18:00 am  
Blogger Ibrahamav said...

And take your Jew-baiting game and shove it up your ass. Addamo needs the company.

Thursday, January 05, 2006 12:19:00 am  
Blogger Ibrahamav said...

No, I said you were up inside eddies ass. Kissing it wasn't enough for you.

Yes, that means eddie is now full of Addamo. A useful synonym, don't you think?

Now when some one proves to be a sack of shit, we can just call them addamo. Or someone is full of addamo. Or "watch what you're doing, you almost stepped in addamo".

Thursday, January 05, 2006 3:27:00 am  
Blogger Ibrahamav said...

When the smell of addamo leaves the room. Perhaps there is a spray.

Friday, January 06, 2006 12:45:00 am  

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