k Gepubliceerd op 3 mei 2013 Imad Iddine Habib (عماد الدين حبيب) is on the run from the Moroccan authorities. The crime? His self-declared atheism and open activism for universal human rights. Moral Courage TV landed this exclusive on his fourth night in hiding. Moral Courage TV video of his statement: … Read entire article »

By David Edwards (from Media Lens) Last August, Barack Obama told reporters at the White House: ‘We have been very clear to the Assad regime… that a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilised. ‘That would change my calculus; that would change my equation.’ This was a clear threat to repeat the 2011 Nato assault which resulted in the overthrow and murder of Libyan leader … Read entire article »

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OK, the tenth anniversary of the worst foreign blunder Uncle Sam has ever committed has come and gone, but the post-invasion headlines remain the same: Explosions in Baghdad kill dozens and wound scores —International Herald Tribune, 3/20/13 For Iraqis, no time for reflection, only desperation — International Herald Tribune, 3/19/13 Iraq War Intelligence Was a Lie —Daily Telegraph, 3/18/13 No Country Since 1945 Has Suffered More —Daily Telegraph, 3/18/13 Ten years on, death still stalks Baghdad —Daily Telegraph, 3/14/13 “Bush, Cheney, and Blair belong behind bars … Read entire article »

Eerst een REUTERS bericht, dan mijn commentaar. Herman Van Rompuy, de voorzitter van de Europese Raad, wijst de kritiek van Nederlands minister van Buitenlandse Zaken Frans Timmermans van de hand. Die had gezegd dat Van Rompuy te weinig voeling heeft met wat er leeft bij de bevolking in Europa. ‘Het zijn de 27 regeringsleiders die de beslissingen nemen’, zei onze landgenoot in het televisieprogramma Buitenhof. Timmermans (PvdA) verweet vorige zondag in hetzelfde programma Herman Van Rompuy te … Read entire article »