Wilders 'anti-Islam' trial to go ahead - Europe - Al Jazeera English
What the Dutch are doing to their Rep. Peter King.
An invitation to renew Abdul Ghaffar Khan's life-long non-violent struggle against injustice.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
The globalisation of revolution - Opinion - Al Jazeera English
The globalisation of revolution - Opinion - Al Jazeera English
N.B.: Facebook won't take to the streets for you...
N.B.: Facebook won't take to the streets for you...
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
The Orwellian States of Amnesia
The American Empire has normalized permanent war. Its docile subjects do not object. There are no citizens here, only subjects: emasculated to a man.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Top army commanders defect in Yemen - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
Top army commanders defect in Yemen - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
Persistence in the non-violent struggle in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds...
Persistence in the non-violent struggle in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds...
Saturday, March 19, 2011
No to imperialist intervention in Libya!
No to imperialist intervention in Libya!
After all we have seen in Iraq and Afghanistan, to expect altruism in the form of military intervention by Western powers is, to put it charitably, naive.
After all we have seen in Iraq and Afghanistan, to expect altruism in the form of military intervention by Western powers is, to put it charitably, naive.
Friday, March 18, 2011
France sees Libya armed action within hours - Africa - Al Jazeera English
France sees Libya armed action within hours - Africa - Al Jazeera English
Forgive my cynicism, but after sucking up to Gaddafi for decades, the French are suddenly keen to bomb him? Looks to me like the US and its European allies have already divided up the future Libyan oil revenues among themselves. But what about the Libyan people?
Forgive my cynicism, but after sucking up to Gaddafi for decades, the French are suddenly keen to bomb him? Looks to me like the US and its European allies have already divided up the future Libyan oil revenues among themselves. But what about the Libyan people?
Thursday, March 17, 2011
If the CIA would do what it's supposed to do...
i.e., gather intelligence, it wouldn't be getting this country into one mess after another.
Enough of the James Bond bull-shite!
Enough of the James Bond bull-shite!
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Saturday, March 12, 2011
An Open Challenge To Rep. Peter King: Let's Talk Radicalization.
Yes, Rep. King. At the risk of derailing your ambition to become the next Joseph McCarthy, let us pause for a moment to scrutinize what it is that you seem to fear: the "radicalization" of American Muslims.
Since you reassure us (in the classic formula of bigots everywhere) that "some of your best friends" are Muslim, it is not Muslims that you fear, but "radicalization."
So let's talk radicalization. As if stripping organized labor of collective bargaining rights isn't radical; as if the Patriot Act's roll-back of civil liberties isn't radical; as if billion-dollar tax-payer bail-outs of billionaires orchestrated by the Federal government isn't radical; as if the illegal invasion and military occupation of foreign states isn't radical; and these are just a few of the highlights from the past decade.
And then there is the resurgence of white supremacist violence (I mean non-governmental white supremacist violence, as distinguished from that which is sponsored by the Pentagon and police departments all over this country).
Really, Rep. King, what planet are you living on? You are the paradigm case of a demagogue and of an American who, like so many in this country, fears the wrong enemy.
Please read the post-9/11 edition of Barry Glassner's The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrongs Things,
and then re-think your life.
Since you reassure us (in the classic formula of bigots everywhere) that "some of your best friends" are Muslim, it is not Muslims that you fear, but "radicalization."
So let's talk radicalization. As if stripping organized labor of collective bargaining rights isn't radical; as if the Patriot Act's roll-back of civil liberties isn't radical; as if billion-dollar tax-payer bail-outs of billionaires orchestrated by the Federal government isn't radical; as if the illegal invasion and military occupation of foreign states isn't radical; and these are just a few of the highlights from the past decade.
And then there is the resurgence of white supremacist violence (I mean non-governmental white supremacist violence, as distinguished from that which is sponsored by the Pentagon and police departments all over this country).
Really, Rep. King, what planet are you living on? You are the paradigm case of a demagogue and of an American who, like so many in this country, fears the wrong enemy.
Please read the post-9/11 edition of Barry Glassner's The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrongs Things,
and then re-think your life.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Violent vs. Non-Violent Revolution
I desperately wish to see the Libyan revolution succeed. That said, I fear it may, in the end, prove a cautionary tale.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
Anarchism and Islam
The Ghaffar Khan Society was surprised (but not at all dismayed) to discover that this page has been linked to a Wikipedia article.
Michael Moore Joins Wisconsin Labor Protests: “America Is Not Broke”
Michael Moore Joins Wisconsin Labor Protests: “America Is Not Broke”
Give us 100,000 Michael Moores and the Scott Walkers of this world will be driven from power.
Give us 100,000 Michael Moores and the Scott Walkers of this world will be driven from power.
Libyan forces strike back at rebels - Africa - Al Jazeera English
Libyan forces strike back at rebels - Africa - Al Jazeera English
Libyan rebels ask for a no-fly zone. What is the U.S. response?
Libyan rebels ask for a no-fly zone. What is the U.S. response?
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Saudi Arabia bans protest rallies - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
Saudi Arabia bans protest rallies - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
Can the House of Saud (longtime allies of the House of Bush) buy off the Saudi people?
Can the House of Saud (longtime allies of the House of Bush) buy off the Saudi people?
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Libya rebels regain Brega town - Africa - Al Jazeera English
Libya rebels regain Brega town - Africa - Al Jazeera English At some point, even Gaddafi's mercenaries will turn on him.