Lions Not Lambs

• R.I.P. Peter Galbraith

  Earlier, I wrote an article about the irony and inconsistency surrounding the recent Afghan elections. The unofficial tally has incumbent Hamid Karzai sitting at 54.6%, and nearest competitor Dr. Abdullah Abdullah at 27.8%. That's not fishy at all, unless you remember that nobody likes Hamid Karzai.
  
  The' [...]
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  Posted: October 01, 2009, 12:56am EDT
  

• We don't need no water, let the motherf**ker burn...

  Abu Ghraib. Originally, Saddam Hussein used it to house political prisoners and commit acts of torture.
  After the U.S. invaded Iraq, the Americans used it for the exact same purpose; this time in the name of "freedom". It was only after pictures of detainee abuse by American troops surfaced that [...]
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  Posted: September 12, 2009, 2:58am EDT
  

• Iran's inconvenient history

  There's a lot of talk about Iran's nuclear weapons program. Before we start the debate, perhaps we should first look at who originally funded Iran's nuclear ambition.
  
  Who gave them the technology? The equipment? Was it the Soviet Union? China? Some nefarious rogue state? Who, then?
  
  It' [...]
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  Posted: September 07, 2009, 10:42pm EDT
  

• Slippery Settlements

  Do you want to know why Netanyahu agreed to a temporary settlement freeze? Because it changes absolutely nothing. The freeze does not include buildings under construction.
  
  This means that building can continue almost unimpeded, while making Israel appear benevolent and conciliatory. If the Palestinians reject this "generous" deal, [...]
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  Posted: September 04, 2009, 7:25pm EDT
  

• It's okay to commit fraud... When?

  Does anyone remember not too long ago, when Iran's national election results came in? The incumbent won re-election by landslide, despite being unpopular both locally and abroad. Remember the allegations of fraud, the massive protests? The western media was in outrage at the idea of a rigged election, and gleefully' [...]
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  Posted: September 03, 2009, 4:35pm EDT
  

• Not-so-humanitarian aid...

  
  Things are going downhill in Somalia. This is saying something, since Somalia has had no discernible government or economy in 20 years. Ruled by a succession of warlords, plagued by constant fighting. The people rely almost exclusively on humanitarian aid.
  
  Now, Islamic fighters [...]
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  Posted: September 03, 2009, 2:02am EDT
  

• Haven't we seen you before?

  Blackwater, USA was a so-called private military company working for the U.S. government in Iraq . By definition a "private military" is a mercenary force, of which the employment by any nation is a violation of the Geneva Convention.
  
  Unfortunately, a simple change of terminology is apparently enough to [...]
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  Posted: September 03, 2009, 1:08am EDT
  

• Obama pisses me off.

  Obama campaigned on a platform of accountability and responsibility, and promised to undo the harm that Bush had caused. This is the opposite. [...]
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  Posted: September 03, 2009, 12:54am EDT
  

• Absence

  I've been away a long time, I know.... work and personal issues have distracted me. No more.' [...]
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  Posted: September 03, 2009, 12:49am EDT
  

• Israeli soldiers wound 9 pacifists

  In Hebron, nine foreign pacifist demonstrators were beaten by Israeli soldiers. Also, five Israeli citizens were arrested. They were protesting the illegal wall around Gaza. Full story here. [...]
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  Posted: July 21, 2009, 11:21pm EDT
  

• Themes for Revolution

  This is a short list of books, movies and music that have inspired me in the past to question the world around me and challenge the status quo. Enjoy.
  
  Books
  1984, by George Orwell
  Dune, by Frank Herbert
  Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
  Civil Disobedience, by Henry David Thoreau
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  Posted: July 17, 2009, 10:08pm EDT
  

• Video from the voyage ...

  Video from the voyage of the Spirit of Humanity, immediately before they were hijacked.
  
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  Posted: July 12, 2009, 9:44am EDT
  

• Democracy in Action: Afghanistan

  
  So much for a fair trial...
  
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  Posted: July 11, 2009, 2:32pm EDT
  

• Sinking the Pirate Bay

  My favorite quote from this article:
  "If you could make as much bread, or have as many fishes, as you needed to feed everyone, at the cost of the first loaf and the first fish plus a button press, what would be the morality for charging more for" [...]
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  Posted: July 11, 2009, 1:18pm EDT
  

• Interview and video

  Video of the Spirit of Humanity's hijacking by the Israeli navy, and an interview with former US congresswoman Cynthia McKinney who was one of the passengers. Video's at the bottom of the page, by the way...
  
  "We are unarmed civilians..." [...]
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  Posted: July 11, 2009, 12:27pm EDT
  

• Bin Laden and the CIA, by Kurt Nimmo

  "How can you call George Bush a mass murderer?" a recent email asked. "In order for him to be classified as a mass murderer, he would have to kill all those people you say he's killed with his own hands."
  
  Let us begin by using the logic of' [...]
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  Posted: July 09, 2009, 10:47am EDT
  

• And now for something completely different...

  I'm just now figuring out how mentally inadequate our Vice President is....
  
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  Posted: July 07, 2009, 4:01pm EDT
  

• Biden's double standards

  
  Vice President Joe Biden on Israel potentially attacking Iran:
  
  "We cannot dictate to another sovereign nation what they can and cannot do when they make a determination, if they make a determination, that they're existentially threatened."
  
  Really? America can't tell other countries what to do? The [...]
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  Posted: July 07, 2009, 3:54am EDT
  

• Interview from an Israeli Prison Cellblock

  Phone interview with Kidnapped former U.S. Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney:
  
  
  This is Cynthia McKinney and I'm speaking from an Israeli prison cellblock in Ramle. [I am one of] the Free Gaza 21, human rights activists currently imprisoned for trying to take medical supplies to Gaza, building supplies - and' [...]
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  Posted: July 07, 2009, 3:46am EDT
  

• Free Gaza "Prison" Video

  An video from The Free Gaza movement. They've been arrested, by the way... Full story to be found here .
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  Posted: July 07, 2009, 11:27pm EDT
  

• Viva la Palestine

  My hand is still broken, but a head full of ideas is not so easily stopped. For now, short posts.
  
  
  The Free Gaza Movement is a wonderful group of people who work tirelessly to help the besieged and victimized Palestinian people. They run the Israeli blockade and risk [...]
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  Posted: June 23, 2009, 10:56pm EDT
  

• Delays

  There might be a delay with starting this blog. I seem to have broken one of my hands, which severely hinders my typing ability. More information later.
  
  
  UPDATE:
  
  It's broken. This blog will be delayed at least a week.' [...]
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  Posted: June 21, 2009, 10:10am EDT
  

• Statement Of Purpose

  With this blog, it is my intention to do two things:
  
  1) To keep you (the reader) informed and educated, using a variety of sources;
  and
  2) To combat injustice by bringing injustice to light, as well as combating propaganda and misinformation.
  
  This is so that you(the reader)can [...]
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  Posted: June 19, 2009, 9:55am EDT