On the March

“WIPED OFF THE MAP” - The Rumor of the Century - Or how the world was duped into believing that Iran’s President had threatened to destroy Israel. I’ve mentioned this many times over, but this preposterous and malicious claim seems to refuse to go away. The question is if people are gullible and / or [...]

Continue Reading January 26th, 2007 Björn Hallberg

US strikes in Somalia kill nomad herdsmen

Unsurprising perhaps, the US airstrikes on Somalia last week missed their intended targets. Especially unsurprising considering the target was an organization that in reality doesn’t exist and is the brainchild of CIA pencil pushers.
The herdsmen had gathered with their animals around large fires at night to ward off mosquitoes. But lit up by the [...]

Continue Reading January 14th, 2007 Björn Hallberg

Euphemizing

As’ ad over at Angry Arab brings our attention to the willingness of the US media to transmogrify the Israel-Palestine issue and one of the greatest euphemisms in recent history - the “arrest raid.”
Elsewhere, just in case you missed it, Israel is now officially crowned worst brand name in the world. Though as you can imagine, according [...]

Continue Reading January 7th, 2007 Björn Hallberg

On the March - A Crumbling Empire?

A crumbling empire?

A Bad Year for Empire - “For those who believed that the precise and overwhelming demonstration of U.S. military power in Afghanistan and Iran would “shock and awe” the rest of the world — and particularly Washington’s foes and aspiring rivals — into accepting its benevolent hegemony, 2006 was not a good year.”
US [...]

Continue Reading January 6th, 2007 Björn Hallberg