How many dead non-white civilians does it take for the U.S. to notice?
THE magic cut-off is revealed to be about 30 to 40. Such revealed facts tell far more than mere words. Some years ago, Human Rights Watch’s Marc Garlasco, when in the employ of the Defence Intelligence Agency as an air strike targeting decision-maker, would have had to seek high-level clearance for U.S. air strikes if the estimated Afghan civilian deaths (“collateral damage”) exceeded 30.1
In the past few years, (...)
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Afghanistan : Kunduz massacre
6 October 2009 par (Open-Publishing)
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Abbas helps Israel bury its crimes in Gaza
4 October 2009 par (Open-Publishing)
by Ali Abunimah
Representing the moribund Palestine Liberation Organization, the executive committee of which seen here, Mahmoud Abbas has abandoned a resolution to hold Israel accountable for its alleged war crimes in Gaza. (MaanImages/POOL/Omar Rashidi)
Just when it seemed that the Ramallah Palestinian Authority (PA) and its leader Mahmoud Abbas could not sink any lower in their complicity with Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and the murderous blockade of Gaza, Ramallah has (...) -
Passive mass murder of Occupied Palestinian, Iraqi and Afghan infants by war criminal US Alliance
29 September 2009 par (Open-Publishing)
A huge gulf exists between international values and intra-national values – and even within countries that are ostensibly “non-racist” there are huge discrepancies in values as applied to racial minorities.
Thus Apartheid Australia has been shocked by cases of infant deaths due to parental neglect but utterly IGNORES the ongoing Aboriginal genocide at home (9,000 avoidable Indigenous deaths annually) and Apartheid Australia’s involvement in the passive mass murder of 0.3 million Occupied (...) -
Global systemic crisis: In pursuit of the impossible recovery
19 September 2009 par (Open-Publishing)
GEAB N°37 is available! Global systemic crisis: In pursuit of the impossible recovery Public announcement GEAB N°37 (Septembre 16, 2009) -
Before this summer, LEAP/E2020’s team announced that there would be no recovery in sight in September 2009, and not until summer 2010 in any event. Well indeed, contrary to the claims of the media, and financial and political circles, we confirm our anticipation.
The slowdown in the speed of collapse of the global economy, at the origin of all the « (...) -
No nukes is good Nukes
18 September 2009 par (Open-Publishing)
Well, just as we al know a couple years ago, Iran IS NOT out to build a nuclear bomb. But the black propaganda concocted by Israel will continue unabated.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23520.htm
The U.S. intelligence community is reporting to the White House that Iran has not restarted its nuclear-weapons development program, two counterproliferation officials tell NEWSWEEK. U.S. agencies had previously said that Tehran halted the program in 2003. -
Protest Toronto Film Festival Collusion with Israeli Regime
17 September 2009 par (Open-Publishing)
Organizers at a protest against the Toronto International Film Festival spotlight on Tel Aviv held a press conference Monday afternoon at Ryerson University to explain their purposes and reply to attacks by pro-Israeli forces. One of the more scurrilous attacks was launched by Canadian film producer and fervent pro-Zionist Robert Lantos..
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In Defence of the Toronto Declaration: Open Letter to [Producer] Robert Lantos
16 September 2009 par (Open-Publishing)
Rabble.ca
Dear Robert,
Thanks for your two interesting letters of last week; responding to our Toronto Declaration..
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Prominent US Rabbi Denounces TIFF Protest
15 September 2009 par (Open-Publishing)
Prominent US Rabbi Denounces TIFF Protest
Toronto Star
A prominent US Rabbi has entered the fray, strongly condemning a growing international protest against the Toronto International Film Festival’s decision to highlight Tel Aviv in its City To City program. Rabbi Marvin Hier, named by Newsweek as the most influential rabbi in America labelled the protest by more than 65 artists and filmmakers "nonsense" and "a recipe that calls for the destruction of the state of Israel". Canadian (...) -
Toronto Declaration: No Celebration of Occupation
14 September 2009 par (Open-Publishing)
The Toronto Declaration is unstoppable. Over 1,000 filmmakers, actors, writers and other cultural producers from around the world—including Israel and Palestine—have signed on to the statement objecting to the Toronto International Film Festival’s Celebratory Spotlight on Tel Aviv..
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Bruce Cockburn Sings for the War in Afghanistan
14 September 2009 par (Open-Publishing)
Cockburn Visits Brother in Afghanistan: CBC News
"It’s a long discussion on whether we should be in Afghanistan - whether anyone should be in Afghanistan. But since we are and since we’ve come this far, I don’t think it’s appropriate to leave.."
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/...