Israel and Apartheid

06Feb06

Guardian (UK) is running a three part series on the criticism of Israeli treatment of Palestinians as apartheid, comparing the situation in Palestine/Israel with South Africa. The first part is linked to below. It is fairly meticulous and provides data, anecdotes and quotes to illuminate the issue.
As Noam Chomsky has pointed out multiple times, it [...]

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The righteousness of unintended consequences

06Feb06

How deliciously pleasing is this:
CNN.com – Message in a bottle: Don’t litter – Feb 6, 2006
Message in a bottle: Don’t litter
Monday, February 6, 2006; Posted: 7:14 a.m. EST (12:14 GMT)
NAPEAGUE, New York (AP) — A boat captain who sent a message out to sea in a bottle says he received a reply from Britain — [...]

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More on Kos and Solidarity

06Feb06

From MaxSpeak:
SOLIDARITY WHENEVER
Your humble correspondent has been delinked by Daily Kos. An inquiry was met with a note insulting our honor. This after our support for a few of his more dubious blog adventures.
Yet another example of what I was pointing to in my post on the Kos take on peace marches. There are genuine [...]

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