A week ago I presented three written pieces loosely connected by the theme of amnesia. Here’s another three (OK one is a listen, not a read) and these too have an over-arching theme. The denial of reality. There’s a lot … Read More »
“The Hiroshima myth fosters a depraved indifference to civilian casualties associated with US actions abroad, whether it’s women and children slaughtered in a drone strike in Afghanistan, hundreds of thousands dead in an unwarranted invasion of Iraq, or a baby who dies … Read More »
I don’t really get CounterPunch’s editorial position. I used to, or at least I used to think I did. And I approved of what I thought was its editorial position, to the point of opening up the old wallet when … Read More »
… that Bush signed the US Patriot Act. See this one minute overview from MintPress. *
Steve Gowans has been cited before on this site, in respect of Syria and in my review of Israel: a Beachhead in the Middle East. Two days ago, on a different but related topic, he wrote: US bombers, says a … Read More »
Caitlin today. Perhaps I should say this more often but when I refer to America in the context of posts like this – which is to say, in any political context – I mean its machinery of deep state government … Read More »
this post also features in offguardian Today’s selection is on the face of it an eclectic mix, taking in the non-dualism of Indian sage Ramana Maharshi, the vast storehouse of treasure – and potential for WW3 – below Greenland’s melting … Read More »
Deaconess: For all who are victims of trafficking and enforced prostitution … Choir singing: Lord hear our prayer. Deaconess: For all who are victims of violence, racism and murder … Choir singing: Lord hear our prayer. * I’ve had race … Read More »
The Mississippi this morning … A walk down Magazine Street to Lafayette Cemetery, stopping for coffee, shelter from ten minute deluge and po’ boy lunch. Tour of the graves. Mahdi Gras preparations everywhere. Streetcar up St Charles Avenue to Audubon … Read More »