Archive for August 9th, 2006


George Galloway on Lebanon.

(I meant to post this a few days ago.)

Galloway of the Respect Party in Britain rips the interviewer to shreds on Sky News, a Rupert Murdoch owned outlet, slamming her delusional support of Israel in clear defiance of the facts.

Would it be there were politicians in the US with this command of the facts and this principled. Galloway is ‘controversial” to be sure, however this is one of his finest moments.

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More sleaze from Exxon

A video on YouTube spoofing Al Gore’s views on global warming appears to have been made by an amateur.

It wasn’t. It came from a Republican PR firm that has Exxon as a client.

New Media Musings links to the video and has more.

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Because there’s not enough war crimes already

Israel approves wider invasion of Lebanon

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On Sen. Loserman

“This shows what blind loyalty to George Bush and being his love child means.”

– Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) and head of the Democratic House Congressional campaign quoted in NY Times on Lieberman’s defeat

My guess: Holy Joe will end up not running, or will have such a minor campaign if he does, that it won’t matter.

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L.A. Clippers owner accused of housing bias

The Justice Department filed a discimination suit against L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling who owns 100 apartment building in L.A. The suit accuses him of favoring Koreans, refusing to rent to African-Americans, Latinos, and families with children.

Sterling faced a similar lawsuit in 2003. The L.A. Times quotes him as saying “Hispanics smoke, drink and just hang around the building,” and “black tenants smell and attract vermin.” What a charming guy.

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US alone again naturally

FoxNews reports the US-French cease-fire resolution is disintegrating with France now joining Arab nations in calling for a complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.

Not even the poodle from Britain appears to be with Dubya now, at least not publicly.

John Robb details one reason Israel is losing - they’ve ignored what 4th generation warfare is.

From the ANSWER Coalition listserv

Israel has just declared all of Lebanon south of the Litani river a kill zone. For this entire twenty mile area of Lebanon, anyone who is in a vehicle will be targeted and destroyed by Israel. People in villages across the south of the country, who are already without water or food, are unable to flee the bombing or get to medical aid.

Killing anything that moves isn’t arguably a war crime, it IS a war crime.

The upcoming August 12 protests are important and have been endorsed by hundreds of organizations. The Lieberman defeat was a bellweather. The majority in the US wants an end to these lunatic wars. Support the people of Lebanon and Palestine. Get in the streets on Saturday in D.C., S.F., L.A., Seattle, and many other cities as well.

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The racist witch hunt targeting Barry Bonds

Bonds has never tested positive for steroids.

I didn’t know that, did you?

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Open a beer bottle with…

…a piece of paper

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