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The Triumvirate of Evil

2005-01-08T17:30:20Z

by Robert Thompson A rather ignorant speechwriter for the intellectually challenged President of the USA, with little respect for the meaning of words, whose name I understand to be David Frum, invented the expression "Axis of Evil" without thinking very deeply as to either what an axis was or for that matter how one can define evil. However, the world can now see a triumvirate of evil on course towards its aim to hand over all power to its corporate sponsors. Each of the two pillars (…)

- contributions / Wars and conflicts, International, Attack-Terrorism, USA, Robert Thompson

Who benefits from "Anti-semitism" ? (a sad story)

2004-10-24T04:22:01Z

By Robert Thompson
A respectable lady went into a Bordeaux supermarket and stuck labels on dates which had come from the "State of Israel", on which it was pointed out that the state of origin of the fruit was founded on racist principles and asking customers to boycott anything coming from there. This strategy was well-known and popularly supported by people protesting against the apartheid of the former South African régime.
The Manager of the supermarket called the Police and the lady (…)

- contributions / Edito, Wars and conflicts, Robert Thompson

Terrifying Tyranny

2004-10-21T13:27:50Z

Robert Thompson
As I have done in previous essays, I feel it appropriate to preface my remarks by making it clear that I write as a committed practising Catholic Christian, and by stressing that I am always shocked and upset by the misuse of religion as a cover for, or in pursuit of, material and/or political gain.
On Tuesday night, my wife and I watched with growing fear and horror a television report on "Arte" (the Franco-German channel) on the religiosity of Mr George W. Bush. If the (…)

- contributions / Edito, Religions-Beliefs, Governments, USA, Robert Thompson

Learning from "Fahrenheit 9/11"

2004-09-24T01:32:01Z

by Robert Thompson
We have at last watched this brilliant film, which, as my wife has since said, should be compulsory viewing for every single voter in the U.S.A., and I hope that as many of you as possible have seen it.
Having been made aware by so many of you of the deliberate misinformation spread across the U.S.A. by media subject to the control of the neo-cons, and their failure to tell the public so much of what goes on in the word, we obviously do not know how much was known on (…)

- contributions / Edito, Cinema-Video, Governments, USA, Robert Thompson

Letters from France: Divided by a single language

2004-09-18T15:10:10Z

by Robert Thompson
It is said that the late Sir Winston Churchill was the first to make the comment that the U.S.A. and Britain were divided by a single language, and listening to spokesmen for the present administration in the U.S.A. this becomes more and more evident as the election campaign rolls on on your side of the Atlantic.
It seems almost comic when one has to learn that what you call "diapers" are the ordinary British "nappies", or that your "sidewalk' is the British (…)

- contributions / Edito, Elections-Elected, USA, UK, Robert Thompson

The Great Alliance

2004-09-06T10:23:40Z

by Robert Thompson
These comments are addressed above all to those among you who follow Judaism, Christianity or Islam, but it might be useful for others to ponder on the points raised.
At the end of June, when I wrote on the subject of the "Misappropriation of Christianity (or of any other religion)", I ended with the advice "Above all, pray for guidance to our loving, compassionate and merciful God, who cannot be served with evil actions".
This has since become even more urgent, and (…)

- contributions / Parties, Religions-Beliefs, USA, Robert Thompson

Humiliation and Destabilisation or concerted plans

2004-08-07T11:51:37Z

by Robert Thompson
We are all reeling from the shock of seeing on our television screens the horrific and inhuman ritual humiliation of Iraqi prisoners who have had the ill fortune to find themselves in an establishment run by the armed forces of the U.S.A. Immediately following on from this we have seen re-runs of the sight of a swaggering Mr George W. Bush on 1st May 2003, after he had landed on an aircraft-carrier under a banner reading "Mission Accomplished", somewhat prematurely (…)

- contributions / Edito, Wars and conflicts, International, Prison, USA, Robert Thompson

Family Values

2004-07-25T17:59:07Z

by Robert Thompson When the "State of Israel" was declared, those Palestinians who found themselves on the "Israeli" side of the famous Green Line were given a strange kind of second class Israeli citizenship, whereas those who were then in the West Bank were granted Jordanian citizenship and those in the Gaza Strip were taken in charge by Egypt. This had the odd result of splitting families, depending purely on where they were at the time. A well-known example is that of the present (…)

- contributions / Wars and conflicts, International, Robert Thompson

Sharon's double triumph

2004-07-24T20:14:42Z

by Robert Thompson Mr Sharon has now got just what he wanted. His double triumph is horrendous. He is reported to have expressed sadness - what are commonly called "crocodile tears" no doubt!!! First of all, he got apparently unconditional support from Mr George W. Bush for his plan to annex still more Palestinian land, while giving up the least important of the illegally occupied lands in the Gaza Strip. He also offered to give up a few outposts in the West Bank, while annexing (…)

- contributions / Wars and conflicts, International, Robert Thompson