In the opening paragraph of yesterday’s post – legally killed children – I referred to the Gaza breakout of October 7 (which saw other Palestinian groups taking part alongside Hamas) as an Uprising. This may seem provocative but I … Read More »
Writing in the neoliberal mouthpiece, The Atlantic, May 17, Graeme Wood adopts a tone suave enough to persuade those who still give Israel, its Western backers and our systemically corrupt media benefit of doubt. On what? On black being white. … Read More »
The vast majority of Westerners – our opinions moulded more than we realise by mainstream media incapable, upmarket no less than down, financial no less than general, of being honest on matters vital to the elites who rule behind a … Read More »
Guardian writer Duncan Campbell yesterday penned a decent but predictably timid and flawed response to the day’s High Court ruling. Here, with my comments, is what he wrote. The case against Julian Assange has been a cruel folly. His right … Read More »
After weak output this past month, due to travels in Scotland and Norway, I intend to pick up speed eftsoons. I’ll post asap on yesterday’s High Court ruling; a victory of sorts for Julian after over a decade of incarceration … Read More »
Constitution Day is a big deal here. Every year, on May 17, Norwegians dress in traditional attire to mark the second oldest written constitution still in use. Signed in 1814, thirteen months and a day before her French ally’s nemesis … Read More »
Penetrating 205 kilometres (127 miles) inland, with an average breadth of five kilometres – in places far less – and reaching a depth of 1300 metres (0.8125 miles) Sognefjord is the longest and deepest in Norway. The PR folk have … Read More »