The United States is grasping for straws, points a finger at non-U.S. entities who aren’t following bellicose, populistic U.S. laws. The nerve some people have.
The sanctions, which took effect on July 28 and were listed Friday in the Federal Register, fall under the Iran-Syria Non-Proliferation Act, which prohibits transfer of sensitive technology to Tehran or [...]
Continue Reading August 4th, 2006 Björn Hallberg
More on the notion that Hizbullah somehow blends perfectly, weapons and all, into the civilian population. Tom Clonan writes for the Irish Times (via Norman Finkelstein):
The type of missiles being fired by Hizbullah at Israeli cities cannot be fired from within houses, mosques, hospitals or even UN facilities as has been suggested by the IDF. [...]
Continue Reading August 2nd, 2006 Björn Hallberg
Salon via Norman Finkelstein: “Israel claims it’s justified in bombing civilians because Hezbollah mingles with them. In fact, the militant group doesn’t trust its civilians and stays as far away from them as possible.”
And on the topic of civilians …
Continue Reading July 29th, 2006 Björn Hallberg
By purposely targeting, killing UN observers in an act of plain and simple terrorism. No doubt in preparation for massacres and human rights violations that aren’t fit for print.
Kofi Annan: UN attack looks deliberate
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan today said he was “shocked” at Israel’s “apparently deliberate targeting” of a UN post in Lebanon, in [...]
Continue Reading July 26th, 2006 Björn Hallberg
The aggression against Lebanon continues unabated on just about every front.
For instance, not wanting to be outdone by John Bolton’s disgusting musings on the value of human life the other day, alleged civil rights advocate and plagiarist for ethnic cleansing, Alan Dershowitz rationalized human suffering, noting that some civilian deaths are “more tragic than others.” [...]
Continue Reading July 23rd, 2006 Björn Hallberg
Well, apparently it has already started, and the US should just roll with it, if one were to believe the thinly veiled neo-con propaganda being peddled by unwitting media “experts”. Interestingly, the premise is that the “war” is afoot using “surrogates” (proxies) but Ted Koppel fails of course to mention US instigation and play on [...]
Continue Reading July 23rd, 2006 Björn Hallberg
“Israeli girls write messages on a shell at a heavy artillery position near Kiryat Shmona, in northern Israel, next to the Lebanese border, Monday, July 17, 2006.” (Sebastian Scheiner for AP)
Boing Boing and Sabbah beat me to it. Images cached locally in the gallery for safe keeping.
Well, so much for Israel not doing what they [...]
Continue Reading July 19th, 2006 Björn Hallberg
Carlos Latuff on Lebanon and collective punishment (via Norman Finkelstein). One could speak plenty on the subject of the criminal, deceitful and revolting acts that Israel has been carrying out but I believe this captures the essence of the hypocrisy.
Continue Reading July 17th, 2006 Björn Hallberg
Liberal Sadist and flat earth contending, understanding moustache guy Thomas Friedman writes for the NYT (via Sadly, No!) …
America’s experiment in exporting democracy to the Middle East is failing because the people of Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine have inexplicably elected governments that are hostile to our interests.
Yes, indeed, this is supposedly America’s finest neoliberals and [...]
Continue Reading July 15th, 2006 Björn Hallberg
Associated Press
Five U.S. Army soldiers are being investigated for allegedly raping a young woman, then killing her and three members of her family in Iraq, the U.S. military said Friday.
The soldiers also allegedly burned the body of the woman they are accused of raping.
No smoke without fire is what I say. Since most of the [...]
Continue Reading June 30th, 2006 Björn Hallberg
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