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Archives for September 2012
Annals of Settler Colonialism (2) German Namibia #savagesunite
An advertising campaign by bigots in San Francisco and New York asks us to choose, in Israeli-occupied Gaza and the West Bank, between the “civilized man” and “savages.” Likewise, the German Empire posed the same question– the right lay with the ‘civilized’ German settlers in what is now Namibia, not with the Herero ‘savages’ (as […]
Is Paul Ryan right that Obama’s Foreign Policy is Blowing up in Our Faces?
Paul Ryan knows nothing about the world or foreign affairs. I presume he may have been abroad at some point somewhere. I don’t know. As is usual in American politics, however, cavernous ignorance is no bar to holding forth, if it is not in fact a qualification. After all, ignorance is compatible with untainted national […]
The Annals of Settler Colonialism: German Namibia (1) #savagesunite
Settler colonialism has a long and unsavory history and always involves displacing people from their land, driving them into penury, making and keeping them stateless, and, often, killing large numbers of them. The settlers brand resistance to their squatting on other people’s land “terrorism” by “savages.” One of the few contemporary examples of settler colonialism […]
Surprise: US Drones Kill Civilians, Provoke Hatred (Woods)
Chris Woods writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism: Men, women and children are subjected to almost constant trauma – including fear of attack, severe anxiety, powerlessness, insomnia and high levels of stress – says a nine month investigation into CIA drone strikes in Pakistan by two top US university law schools. More than 130 […]
Demonizing Muslims and the New McCarthyism (Bacevich)
Andrew J. Bacevich writes at Tomdispatch.com: First came the hullaballoo over the “Mosque at Ground Zero.” Then there was Pastor Terry Jones of Gainesville, Florida, grabbing headlines as he promoted “International Burn-a-Koran Day.” Most recently, we have an American posting a slanderous anti-Muslim video on the Internet with all the ensuing turmoil. Throughout, the official […]
Caricature: Pamela Geller’s Offensive “Savage” Posters Attacking Palestinian Muslims
Has-Been, Lame Duck Ahmadinejad’s UN Speech is Empty Mugging for the Camera (Azad)
Armin Azad writes in a guest column for Informed Comment Dear Israel and America: Please don’t feed the Troll On Wednesday September 26, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the president of Iran, will make further controversial statements at the United Nations General Assembly. Ahmadinejad, the Sarah Palin of the Islamic Republic, craves personal publicity, seeking it through provocation […]
President Obama’s Speech to the UN General Assembly
Transcript Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, fellow delegates, ladies and gentleman: I would like to begin today by telling you about an American named Chris Stevens. Chris was born in a town called Grass Valley, California, the son of a lawyer and a musician. As a young man, Chris joined the Peace Corps, and taught English […]
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