Wikileaks has made their largest information dump to date and the reactions from the mainstream media are troubling. From what I've seen of the diplomatic cables, their release is decidedly underwhelming.
Some government officials have called for the arrest of Julian Assange on charges of treason. Is that not ridiculous? Could an Australian releasing USA secrets even qualify for treason? Wouldn't the secrets have to have been Australian?
Some few US officials have called for imprisoning Assange to Guantanemo or even killing him. The folks ruling my country seem to have no Democratic principles.
All in All the media are reporting that the leaks are good for Israel, especially Israeli media.
Israel has been pushing for an illegal war of aggression against Iran since the GWBush administration. I'd like to be able to write with assurance that our Nobel Peace Prize winning President Obama would never initiate a preemptive war on another batch of phony Israeli intelligence.
My conclusion is that Julian Assange is a whistleblower who believes in transparency in government. I think his philosophy could be "Let the chips fall where they may".
I'm l00% in favor of transparency. The USA government wants to know everything about me and I believe in reciprocity.
The way this info dump is handled by the USA government may show how far down the road to a police state we have ventured.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
An Ode to Dr. Sami Al-Arian
I was blessed with a small correspondence with Dr. Sami Al-Arian.
Here was my fellow brother, hauled through American Justice system because of the state-fostered terror after the mysterious occurances on September 11, 2001.
Dr. Al-Arian was a math/computer professor if memory serves. Many of his students supported him as a gifted teacher. His crime was raising money for a charitable Palestinian organization, where is the harm? No his crime was being born Palestinian at the very time zionists criminals are ethnically cleansing Palestine of the indigenous population, stealing their land, culture, their health & even their very lives.
Well turns out the Federal Government decided the Islamic Charity was a facade for terrorist money laundering. Giving alms and charity is a pillar of Islam, how could the USA not know that?
A few things I learned from Dr. Al-Arian, his gracious, hospitable tone and concern always greeted me. He always thanked me for my support, we might chat a bit about the case or our families, this is a correspondence I treasure. In our mundane letters I caught a glimpse of a gentle man who would go to his grave rather than renounce his values. I admire him immensely.
I wrote to Dr. Al-Arian because I read that he looked forward to mail (being in solitary confinement at the time) and hundreds of miles away from his family. The pettiness of the USA bureaucracy was painful to witness; from Florida to Indiana to Virginia, I suppose Dr. Al-Arian could write a critique of Federal American Prison systems.
And Dr Al-Arian is an empathetic, kindly man who even took the time to comfort me when I vented about the upside-down world we live in.
Dr. Al-Arian is my hero, along with shoe hurler Al-Zaidi, Helen Thomas and Bradley Manning and Viva Palestina & ISM.
Here was my fellow brother, hauled through American Justice system because of the state-fostered terror after the mysterious occurances on September 11, 2001.
Dr. Al-Arian was a math/computer professor if memory serves. Many of his students supported him as a gifted teacher. His crime was raising money for a charitable Palestinian organization, where is the harm? No his crime was being born Palestinian at the very time zionists criminals are ethnically cleansing Palestine of the indigenous population, stealing their land, culture, their health & even their very lives.
Well turns out the Federal Government decided the Islamic Charity was a facade for terrorist money laundering. Giving alms and charity is a pillar of Islam, how could the USA not know that?
A few things I learned from Dr. Al-Arian, his gracious, hospitable tone and concern always greeted me. He always thanked me for my support, we might chat a bit about the case or our families, this is a correspondence I treasure. In our mundane letters I caught a glimpse of a gentle man who would go to his grave rather than renounce his values. I admire him immensely.
I wrote to Dr. Al-Arian because I read that he looked forward to mail (being in solitary confinement at the time) and hundreds of miles away from his family. The pettiness of the USA bureaucracy was painful to witness; from Florida to Indiana to Virginia, I suppose Dr. Al-Arian could write a critique of Federal American Prison systems.
And Dr Al-Arian is an empathetic, kindly man who even took the time to comfort me when I vented about the upside-down world we live in.
Dr. Al-Arian is my hero, along with shoe hurler Al-Zaidi, Helen Thomas and Bradley Manning and Viva Palestina & ISM.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
USA bows to AIPAC, again
U.S. Vetoes Settlement Freeze
Analysis by Kanya D'Almeida and Jim Lobe
UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON, 18 Feb (IPS) - Amid unprecedented political ferment in the Arab world, the United States used its veto Friday to block a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Israel's continuing annexation of Palestinian territory and calling for a freeze on settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem
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The veto, Obama's first since taking office, was not unexpected.
Hope was that Obama would realize he is a lame duck and no matter how much he kowtows to Israel, the zionists are through with him. As usual the United States was the only nation to vote no, the fourteen others on the security council all voted yes to legally bind Israel to stop the creeping annexation of the OPT.
In this February of 2011 the winds of change have been invigorating the people and Egypt, Tunis have toppled their repressive leaders and in Libya it seems that Qadafi will be the next tyrant to get gone. Qadafi has bombed his own people and reports are that over a thousand persons have been murdered by this ruthless despot.
You'd never know the world was in the throes of a world-wide revolution, even in Wisconsin. But the Obama administration strolls along like it is immune to the will of the people.
The USA veto of the UN resolution has done no favors for America or Israel.
America is seen to be a lumbering buffoon, lets call it Blaster, and Israel rides on America's shoulder with nuclear weapons, we'll call him Master.
So where is our Mad Max?
Obama is not for the people, Obama is for his own reelection. Obama's shortsightedness again puts him on the wrong side of history. We are witnesses to the beginning of the end of Empire.
No one will be sad to see us go.
Analysis by Kanya D'Almeida and Jim Lobe
UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON, 18 Feb (IPS) - Amid unprecedented political ferment in the Arab world, the United States used its veto Friday to block a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Israel's continuing annexation of Palestinian territory and calling for a freeze on settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem
------------------------------------------------------
The veto, Obama's first since taking office, was not unexpected.
Hope was that Obama would realize he is a lame duck and no matter how much he kowtows to Israel, the zionists are through with him. As usual the United States was the only nation to vote no, the fourteen others on the security council all voted yes to legally bind Israel to stop the creeping annexation of the OPT.
In this February of 2011 the winds of change have been invigorating the people and Egypt, Tunis have toppled their repressive leaders and in Libya it seems that Qadafi will be the next tyrant to get gone. Qadafi has bombed his own people and reports are that over a thousand persons have been murdered by this ruthless despot.
You'd never know the world was in the throes of a world-wide revolution, even in Wisconsin. But the Obama administration strolls along like it is immune to the will of the people.
The USA veto of the UN resolution has done no favors for America or Israel.
America is seen to be a lumbering buffoon, lets call it Blaster, and Israel rides on America's shoulder with nuclear weapons, we'll call him Master.
So where is our Mad Max?
Obama is not for the people, Obama is for his own reelection. Obama's shortsightedness again puts him on the wrong side of history. We are witnesses to the beginning of the end of Empire.
No one will be sad to see us go.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Julian Assange
Wikileaks, who knows what to make of it? First the revelations, for the most part, were known by anyone who follows the shenanigans of empire. USAn's in politics and media agreed Julian Assange is a traitor. Some Americans have called for his assassination, crudely and nakedly open calls that whoever killed him would be an American patriot.
Then came the Middle East perspective, Wikileaks showed the raw, naked face of EMpire, deeply damaging to America's tattered reputation after Guantanemo and Abu Ghraib. The cables seemed to omit any negativity towards Israel. Conspiracy theorists (and I am one) immediately jumped to the conclusion this was some kind of Mossad Hasbara operation, at least I did.
Then Julian Assange continued to be persecuted, first he was arrested in England, if memory serves, and he's had horrible tabloid style press, regarding the seemingly bogus rapes charges. He's clearly being threatened, he's terrified if he goes to Sweden to face the charges the Swedes will turn him over to the USA and he'll end up in Cuba indefinately.
With ongoing revolutions, peaceful in Egypt, I'm not sure about Jordan or elsewhe Hezbullah leading the Lebonese government, the Empire and Zionist are quaking, the revolution is contageous.....could it even come here?
Then came the Middle East perspective, Wikileaks showed the raw, naked face of EMpire, deeply damaging to America's tattered reputation after Guantanemo and Abu Ghraib. The cables seemed to omit any negativity towards Israel. Conspiracy theorists (and I am one) immediately jumped to the conclusion this was some kind of Mossad Hasbara operation, at least I did.
Then Julian Assange continued to be persecuted, first he was arrested in England, if memory serves, and he's had horrible tabloid style press, regarding the seemingly bogus rapes charges. He's clearly being threatened, he's terrified if he goes to Sweden to face the charges the Swedes will turn him over to the USA and he'll end up in Cuba indefinately.
With ongoing revolutions, peaceful in Egypt, I'm not sure about Jordan or elsewhe Hezbullah leading the Lebonese government, the Empire and Zionist are quaking, the revolution is contageous.....could it even come here?
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Netanyahu Dashes Hopes for Peace
Has the United States of America outsourced the decision making that should be presidentially made to Netanyahu in Israel? It certainly would explain some of the USA's bizarre deference to the zionists.
Israel's leader, Benyamin Netayahu, said today in plain English the idea of a Palestinian State is over. Just as settlers are more accurately referred to as racist colonists, so a Palestinian state is a vague power sharing deal with Isreal holding every trump card but one - the Ace of Spades, the Big Trump ~ the Palestinians have the love of what marxists calls the masses more coommonly called grasss roots today.
there will be no negotiations:
He said there will be no return to '67 borders, no sharing of Old Jerusalem (population majority traditionally Palestinian Muslims and Christians), and another demand that Palestine recognize Palestine(now called Israel by the occupiers)as a land/state/nation of the jewish "peoples". Who is onsidered Jewish is subject to change due to racism.
The Palestinian "colonyette", not permitted to be armed so still at the mercy & whim of the Conquering Vandals. The zionists have not And the zionists are vandals in every part of the definition, except ethnicity.
And this land has no borders, Show us the Map!
We've seen how fast even Jews are now being denied entry to what is now referred to
The freegaza dot org I believe is umbrella group for successful & newly started groups of defenders of freedom from occupation.
When my brothers and sisters are in chains we all are.
Israel's leader, Benyamin Netayahu, said today in plain English the idea of a Palestinian State is over. Just as settlers are more accurately referred to as racist colonists, so a Palestinian state is a vague power sharing deal with Isreal holding every trump card but one - the Ace of Spades, the Big Trump ~ the Palestinians have the love of what marxists calls the masses more coommonly called grasss roots today.
there will be no negotiations:
He said there will be no return to '67 borders, no sharing of Old Jerusalem (population majority traditionally Palestinian Muslims and Christians), and another demand that Palestine recognize Palestine(now called Israel by the occupiers)as a land/state/nation of the jewish "peoples". Who is onsidered Jewish is subject to change due to racism.
The Palestinian "colonyette", not permitted to be armed so still at the mercy & whim of the Conquering Vandals. The zionists have not And the zionists are vandals in every part of the definition, except ethnicity.
And this land has no borders, Show us the Map!
We've seen how fast even Jews are now being denied entry to what is now referred to
The freegaza dot org I believe is umbrella group for successful & newly started groups of defenders of freedom from occupation.
When my brothers and sisters are in chains we all are.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Domestic Abuse
There comes a point in an abused woman's life when she is more afraid of staying than of leaving.
I left my husband four times and went back together with him even after I had gotten away successfully: and had my children and my own apartment, thank the Creator for PA state welfare in 1974, they made my safety possible. After a few months my husband was evicted figuring he could move in with me "temporarily". He was right but the abuse cycle was established, and the progression of violence that finally ended in my right leg.
Being ruled by fear made me desperate. I blamed myself because I believed my husband was my choice. (I made my bed...) I believed I deserved his displeasure and I began to fear and loath him. I was juggled between paralyzing fear and anger.
Leaving is all well & good if you have time to make plans, I only got to the road of making plans when my abusive husband was murdered. I was shattered with grief, I was overwhelmed with relief.
I'm so sorry about how poorly I coped in relation with my two young daughters, who were five and three when their loving, capable Father was taken away from them. Coming from my lens of being Motherless; I thought my kids were better off, I felt at my core it was better for my children to have a mother, any mother, than be left with only a clueless Father like I was.
I never understood at the time how Susan would be defined by grief for her entire life, she loved her Father & I didn't validate the enormity of her loss. Or my younger child, Wendy, tho Wendy never showed her grief and I assumed she managed it well.
I left my husband four times and went back together with him even after I had gotten away successfully: and had my children and my own apartment, thank the Creator for PA state welfare in 1974, they made my safety possible. After a few months my husband was evicted figuring he could move in with me "temporarily". He was right but the abuse cycle was established, and the progression of violence that finally ended in my right leg.
Being ruled by fear made me desperate. I blamed myself because I believed my husband was my choice. (I made my bed...) I believed I deserved his displeasure and I began to fear and loath him. I was juggled between paralyzing fear and anger.
Leaving is all well & good if you have time to make plans, I only got to the road of making plans when my abusive husband was murdered. I was shattered with grief, I was overwhelmed with relief.
I'm so sorry about how poorly I coped in relation with my two young daughters, who were five and three when their loving, capable Father was taken away from them. Coming from my lens of being Motherless; I thought my kids were better off, I felt at my core it was better for my children to have a mother, any mother, than be left with only a clueless Father like I was.
I never understood at the time how Susan would be defined by grief for her entire life, she loved her Father & I didn't validate the enormity of her loss. Or my younger child, Wendy, tho Wendy never showed her grief and I assumed she managed it well.
On-going torment of Palestine
There are many aspects to the zionist project, which is a plan backed by perpetual access to money, to steal the geographical area of Palestine and/or enslave Palestinians.
One aspect is in journalism, zionists owned or influenced media never use the ethnicity of Palestinians, they are simply Arab or Muslim (20% of Palestinians are Christian and Muslims are international not concentrated solely in Middle East.
Recently read an article called "Looting of Palestine" which explained how zionists use the occupation to continue their historical narrative at the expense of the Palestinian and other inhabitants of the area over the centuries.
I can see why the 'Chosen' think the game is over, they do seem to have thought of everything: every advantage, every strategy. Endless financial backing, fanatic devotees via religous devotion, "their" historical & fictional version well and successfully advertised and published and publicised.
The only thing they made a mistake about was the Palestinians love of their land. And it is their land by every moral marker I know about. Palestinians know about loving the same land for generations going to the dawn of civilization & they know the neighbors, they've lived beside each other for many thousands of years.
The Ashkenazai Jews are a more nomadic/mercantile cultural background - not better or worse, though historically A.J."s gained a reputation for living off the sweat of less clever people, so moving and adapting are a Jewish genetic memory imho.
If the zionist project is permitted to flourish the world will become much more lawless and vicious. I've seen it in my own lifetime, in 1960 The Freedom Flotilla would have been saved by the USA, if not it would in the least have earned more than a sharp tongue from Britain, Europe, maybe not the USS Liberty was '67 and that was censored & not in popular knowledge.
One aspect is in journalism, zionists owned or influenced media never use the ethnicity of Palestinians, they are simply Arab or Muslim (20% of Palestinians are Christian and Muslims are international not concentrated solely in Middle East.
Recently read an article called "Looting of Palestine" which explained how zionists use the occupation to continue their historical narrative at the expense of the Palestinian and other inhabitants of the area over the centuries.
I can see why the 'Chosen' think the game is over, they do seem to have thought of everything: every advantage, every strategy. Endless financial backing, fanatic devotees via religous devotion, "their" historical & fictional version well and successfully advertised and published and publicised.
The only thing they made a mistake about was the Palestinians love of their land. And it is their land by every moral marker I know about. Palestinians know about loving the same land for generations going to the dawn of civilization & they know the neighbors, they've lived beside each other for many thousands of years.
The Ashkenazai Jews are a more nomadic/mercantile cultural background - not better or worse, though historically A.J."s gained a reputation for living off the sweat of less clever people, so moving and adapting are a Jewish genetic memory imho.
If the zionist project is permitted to flourish the world will become much more lawless and vicious. I've seen it in my own lifetime, in 1960 The Freedom Flotilla would have been saved by the USA, if not it would in the least have earned more than a sharp tongue from Britain, Europe, maybe not the USS Liberty was '67 and that was censored & not in popular knowledge.
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