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My new favorite person…
…is a woman named Deborah Fink at St. James’ Church in London. Check out this CNN report about how her church group is rewriting well-known Christmas carols to draw attention to Israeli apartheid: Embedded video from CNN Video Her spin on ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’: “Twelve assassinations, Eleven homes demolished, Ten wells obstructed, Nine [...]
Spitfire-side Chats: And the one millionth “suspected terrorist” wins…
The ACLU recently reported that the US government’s terrorist watch list has now reached a whopping 1 million names. After learning this information, one KABOBer asked: “So what does the 1 millionth win?” And here are suggestions to the US government on how to reward the one millionth “suspected terrorist”: 1. Norelco beard trimmer 2. [...]
The Trial of Al Jazeera
To follow-up on Will’s earlier post, here’s a closer look at the debate over Al Jazeera English in Burlington, Vermont. Despite its reputation for open-mindedness, there are more than a few idiots in Burlington, with the Israel Center of Vermont and the Defenders Council of Vermont leading the way: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=012YuXq3vYE]
The Only English-Language News Station Brave Enough to Produce a Story Like This
Al-Jazeera English’s investigative newsmagazine, Frontline, produced an episode devoted to exploring the power and pull of the Israel Lobby in the US called “Lobbying for Israel.” Here is the story on the “programme’s” website: It is said to be the most powerful interest group in Washington DC – but what is the Israel lobby? And [...]
With occupation comes obligation.
“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” – U.S. Statue of Liberty Nearly five years after the U.S. led invasion of Iraq, the U.N. estimates more than 4 million Iraqis have been forced to flee their homes. The Bush administration has repeatedly acknowledged a ‘moral obligation’ to those displaced, [...]
A clip you probably won’t see on MEMRI
It’s no secret that the Middle East Media Research Institute – an organisation that’s monopolised Western appetite for Arab media translation in recent years – is blatantly selective about the content it commissions. Want clips of Farfur “teaching kids to hate and kill”? MEMRI’s got you covered. Want to revisit the now-infamous Wafa Sultan TV [...]
‘We Had a History of Violence’
From Middle East Online: Belly: ‘War is not an option’ With three successful mixtapes under his belt and after almost a decade as a hip hop producer and songwriter, Ottawa rapper Belly’s double-disc debut ‘The Revolution’ premiered at number one on the rap charts in Canada in June of 2007. In the same month, the [...]
Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Iran are in a boat. The boat starts to sink. Who do you blame?
The Daily Show’s John Oliver goes one-on-one with the Qatari Ambassador to the United Nations: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zeYbTdyn8s]
In the Name of Security
The US government dishes out billions of dollars worth of missiles, tanks, combat aircraft, warships and other arms (read: death toys) to Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, and other so-called ‘moderate’ Arab states. Reaction from Beck, Coulter, Pipes, et al.? Muslims with weapons! Oh my! Not to mention Israel — who aside from using them [...]
Make Peace, Get Weapons
Yawn. This story’s getting old. Here are the highlights: * Egypt and Israel sign a peace deal in 1979. * Israel is rewarded up to $2.4 billion in annual US military aid. * Egypt is rewarded up to $1.3 billion in annual US military aid. Fast-forward to 2007. The US military has its hands full [...]
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