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Israel needs to maintain its credibility in the U.S. because that is the source of its strength. It depends on billions of dollars in aid and military hardware, almost blanket political support from...
View ArticleAn empire of lies: Why our media betray us
Last week the Guardian, Britain's main liberal newspaper, ran an exclusive report on the belated confessions of an Iraqi exile, Rafeed al-Janabi, codenamed "Curveball" by the CIA. Eight years ago,...
View ArticleThe dangerous cult of the Guardian
There could be no better proof of the revolution – care of the internet – occurring in the accessibility of information and informed commentary than the reaction of our mainstream, corporate media. For...
View ArticleMurdoch, Petraeus and the US media matrix
Carl Bernstein, of All the President’s Men fame, has a revealing commentary in the Guardian today, though revealing not entirely in a way he appears to understand. Bernstein highlights a story first...
View ArticleThe assassination of Julian Assange
Alex Gibney’s documentary about Wikileaks and Assange could have been a fascinating study of the moral quandaries faced by whistleblowers in the age of the surveillance super-state. How is it possible...
View ArticleUS plays decisive role in Israel’s attack on Gaza
Two investigations by the Israeli media illustrate the profoundly unhelpful role played by the US. They suggest that, whatever its public statements, the US is assisting Israel not only in what Barack...
View ArticleHow a ‘kidnapped’ soldier illustrates Israel’s deception
A single incident at the weekend – the reported capture by Hamas of an Israeli soldier through a tunnel – illustrated in stark fashion the layers of deception Israel has successfully cast over its...
View ArticleShock and awe in Gaza
In Gaza, human rights organisations proved once again that they did not lead the opposition to Israel's war crimes, as they should. They merely provided the excuse to seek a way out, but only after...
View ArticleGeorge Monbiot, the left’s McCarthy
It is impossible to overlook or forgive George Monbiot's campaign of vilification begun three years ago against several leading figures on the progressive left, including Noam Chomsky, accusing them of...
View ArticleRed neoliberals: How Corbyn’s victory unmasked Britain’s Guardian
Corbyn is not just threatening to expose the sham of the PLP as a real alternative to the Conservatives, but the sham of Britain’s liberal-left media as a real alternative to the press barons. The...
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