June 6, 2010
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Images of Victims after the Israeli Attack on the Turkish Gaza Aid Ship, Published for the First Time
The videos below show images of the passengers on the Turkish Gaza aid ship Mavi Marmara immediately after the Israeli attack, published for the first time by TV Net today. Continue reading
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Rick Wolff, “Economic Crisis, Greek Theater, Our Drama”
Political theater now grips Greece. As with ancient Greek plays, today’s drama also reaches and touches everyone else. We sense Greece’s dilemmas becoming our own. Her rulers declare that a crisis now threatens Greece. They blame it on the masses. To overcome it, they must impose great suffering on the masses. The rulers’ chorus intones… Continue reading
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Bruce. E. Wilson, “Israel’s ‘Operation Make the World Hate Us’ Enters Bold New Phase as Jerusalem Post Editor Releases Video Mocking Dead Flotilla Activists”
It’s not just an Israeli government initiative. Operation Make The World Hate Us has another valuable asset — the Deputy Managing Editor of the Jerusalem Post Caroline Glick, who under the auspices of the US-based Center for Security Policy has just released one of the most gratuitously offensive (and on so many levels, it’s quite… Continue reading
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“We were unarmed and didn’t provoke anybody” – aid flotilla member
Youssef Benderbal: First of all, you should understand that all the ships that were taking part in that action had gathered in one place in international waters. I am insisting that they were in international waters because, in accordance with the free access principle, a presence in international waters doesn’t require permission from any country.… Continue reading
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Israel fighting on cyber battleground
When the flotilla disaster struck, they posted a footage filmed from an Israeli naval boat alongside the ship. It shows passengers beating up Israeli troops. The footage was filmed from a chopper above and shows the commandos on board. Nearly two million people watched the videos making them the two most popular hits on You… Continue reading
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Gaza aid ship Rachel Corrie seized, towed to Israeli port
Israel’s navy has towed the humanitarian aid ship ‘Rachel Corrie’, sailing under an Irish flag, to the port city of Ashdod. It had earlier been boarded by Israeli troops off the blockaded coast of Gaza. Nevertheless, international aid activists have vowed to send more ships to try and break through the Israeli blockade of Gaza… Continue reading
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How Three Green Parties Went Wrong By Jim Jepps
The Charter of the Global Greens sees Green Party politics as something far wider than simply caring about the environment. The six core strands are ‘Ecological Wisdom, Social Justice, Participatory Democracy, Nonviolence, Sustainability, Respect for Diversity’ which looks to four movements; ‘the peace movement, the civil rights movement, the environmental movement, and the labour movement.’ Continue reading
The New Dark Age 