And while we’re on the subject of rape …
29
Sep
Here’s why “Kavanaugh sounds guilty as hell to me” … … and here’s why “there’s much truth in Paula’s words“.
Category Archives: usa
Book review: 9/11 Unmasked
10
Sep
this review also features on offguardian Introduction On Friday, August 31, I had an email from OffGuardian editor Catte: How do you feel about reviewing a new 9/11 book for the anniversary? I know you’re a sceptic but that is … Read More »
So DID the Guardian back war on Iraq?
28
Aug
this post also features in offguardian If I and a hundred likeminded others devoted ourselves 24/7 to rebutting the drivel above and below the line in the Guardian, we couldn’t make a dent. It would be like despatching midges, in … Read More »
More on the Golan – and other stuff
26
Aug
Wednesday August 22 – Trump’s national security advisor and most hawkish of neocons, John Bolton, told reporters there would be “no change in US position for now”. Given the subject – the official US view, in line with that of … Read More »
I could not march because …
14
Jul
I’m not really a fan of Galloway – far less of Donald Trump – but yesterday George expressed my sentiments with ninety percent accuracy. But a facebook exchange today adds a little nuance to the picture. Here’s a snippet: In … Read More »
America “declares war on Iran”
9
May
Jan Oberg, Director of Transnational Foundation (TFF) posted today. I’m to the left of this not-for-profit outfit but applaud its courageous stance on Syria. Indeed, the talented Mr Oberg first caught my eye last year with his images of Aleppo … Read More »
Gallup poll on greatest threat to peace
23
Apr
In an international survey by WIN/Gallup the USA came out tops. And it can’t be laid at Trump’s door. The poll was in 2013, and worth checking out for other of its findings.
Video: Syrian ambassador v Nikki Haley
13
Mar
Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz is the only Arab to have won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Even in translation his was a wonderful voice, as distinctive as that of all great writers from Chaucer to Twain and Wodehouse. It was … Read More »
The truth about RT America
20
Nov
Initially put off by the manic tempo of this Russia Today presenter, that response was soon replaced by appreciation of his comic brilliance and, more importantly, the truth of what this American social commentator is saying. See for yourself in … Read More »
Why Trump rolled over on Russia
25
Aug
Trump’s cave in on rapprochement with Putin shows the weakness and shallow worldview of this inept narcissist. More importantly, it shows an American ruling class committed to war, cold for now, on Russia. To see why, we must set aside … Read More »