Tag: Imperialism

Trump’s saber-rattling in Venezuela / Venezuelan Coup Leader María Machado Vows To Privatize Oil: US Corporations Will ‘Make a Lot of Money’

NB: The USA emerged as the leading global hooligan after World War 2. Korea, Vietnam, Iran, Chile, Iraq, Afghanistan: a long story, documented by Alfred McCoy. Venezuela is the latest chapter in American empire building. It will meet the fate of their intervention in Vietnam. Their Armed forces know how they had to leave in… Read More Trump’s saber-rattling in Venezuela / Venezuelan Coup Leader María Machado Vows To Privatize Oil: US Corporations Will ‘Make a Lot of Money’

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Gaza in ruins: how Israel’s two-year assault has devastated the territory / No family, no stability, no social fabric: the anguish of Gaza’s wounded orphans

IDF’s bombs and ground offensive have killed tens of thousands of people and reduced entire cities to rubble. As the number of WCNSFs – ‘wounded child, no surviving family’ – grows, charities struggle to find adults to look after them A UN commission report concluded Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza  Jason Burke The… Read More Gaza in ruins: how Israel’s two-year assault has devastated the territory / No family, no stability, no social fabric: the anguish of Gaza’s wounded orphans

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Against the crime of silence: Bertrand Russell’s War Crimes in Vietnam (1967)

NB: This book changed my life. I read it when I was seventeen. Along with Palestine, Vietnam’s valiant struggle against American imperialism was the epic of our generation. I will salute the Vietnamese people till the end of my days. DS “There are few parallels with the war in Vietnam. It has lasted nearly two… Read More Against the crime of silence: Bertrand Russell’s War Crimes in Vietnam (1967)

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Two years after the massacre, I look back in disbelief. I, too, missed the October 8 surprise / ‘If 1948 was a war of Independence, the current war could be the one that ends Israel’

NB: I respect this writer and this film maker for speaking the truth as far as their resources allow. The term community of crime is something terrifying because it reflects the truth about the fragility of human consience; and the power that ideologies possess to pervert the conscience into its opposite; to literally create communities… Read More Two years after the massacre, I look back in disbelief. I, too, missed the October 8 surprise / ‘If 1948 was a war of Independence, the current war could be the one that ends Israel’

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Peter Beinart: ‘What Israel Is Doing in the Name of the Jewish People Is a Desecration’

Itamar Katzir From his home in New York City, Peter Beinart watched in amazement as hundreds of thousands of Israelis took to the streets during the first “day of disruption” in August. Peter Beinart – “Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning” | The Daily Show The 54-year-old Jewish American journalist and commentator… Read More Peter Beinart: ‘What Israel Is Doing in the Name of the Jewish People Is a Desecration’

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How Israeli actions caused famine in Gaza, visualized / Palestinian NGO requests help to recover thousands of bodies buried under rubble

Thousands of Palestinians remain buried beneath Gaza’s rubble, according to a Palestinian NGO, who has issued an urgent appeal to the international community for help recovering the bodies of the dead after nearly two years of war. The Palestinian Center for the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared said today that without urgent international assistance the bodies of… Read More How Israeli actions caused famine in Gaza, visualized / Palestinian NGO requests help to recover thousands of bodies buried under rubble

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Great Betrayal: Why Arab & Muslim rulers backed Trump’s Gaza plan / Imperialist subjugation of Palestine to continue, genocidal murderers to be rewarded

NB: This is typical racist blackmail at the point of a gun: surrender or we will continue slaughtering and starving children, women and men. It is also noteworthy that Trump and Netanyahu changed the terms of the ‘deal’ behind the backs of the other participants in the negotiations, ensuring Israels continuing control over Gaza. This… Read More Great Betrayal: Why Arab & Muslim rulers backed Trump’s Gaza plan / Imperialist subjugation of Palestine to continue, genocidal murderers to be rewarded

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Israel’s Gaza flotilla interception triggers protests, diplomatic expulsions and calls for strikes

Thousands marched in cities across the world following the interception of the flotilla and detainment of activists including Greta Thunberg Follow latest updates live As Israeli forces began their long anticipated interception of a pro-Palestinian flotilla nearing war-torn Gaza, the ripples of the event spread across the world, triggering mass demonstrations, diplomatic censure and threats… Read More Israel’s Gaza flotilla interception triggers protests, diplomatic expulsions and calls for strikes

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Global Sumud Flotilla sails to Gaza. Greta Thunberg: I’m not scared of Israel / फ्लोटिला ने प्रतिरोध की छवि और नैतिक साहस की परिभाषा ही बदल दी है

NB: Along with the millions of people in the world who have protested against the genocide; this flotilla of activists, suported by workers unions all over Europe have shown that humanity has not yet surrendered its conscience. I salute these noble souls for their courage, determination and their solidarity with the suffering people of Palestine.… Read More Global Sumud Flotilla sails to Gaza. Greta Thunberg: I’m not scared of Israel / फ्लोटिला ने प्रतिरोध की छवि और नैतिक साहस की परिभाषा ही बदल दी है

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