Category Archives: Propaganda and psy-ops

Another “generous offer” myth: Israel’s revolving door of Palestinian prisoners

Posted on 7 December, 2007 by

Cartoonist Eran Wolkowski Palestinian prisoner and Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti (who even Ha’aretz has editorialised should be set free) has said of Israel’s latest Palestinian prisoner release: “The release (of Palestinian prisoners) tomorrow is a joke. The majority of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Israel Watch, Occupation, Palestine, Prisons, Propaganda and psy-ops | Tagged | 1 Comment

Ten Reasons Why “Save Darfur” is a PR Scam to Justify the Next US Oil and Resource Wars in Africa

Posted on 1 December, 2007 by

Bruce Dixon makes the compelling case that the “Save Darfur” campaign is more or less a “humanitarian imperialism” front to be used to justify intended neocon oil and resource wars in the African continent, particularly in the resource-rich Sudan. See … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Congo, Corp-watch, Genocide, Lobby watch, Militarism general, Oil, Politics, Propaganda and psy-ops, Sudan, US Foreign Policy | Tagged , | 6 Comments

A Persian President in New York: Ahmadinejad weathers “welcome” — videos

Posted on 25 September, 2007 by

American historian Carl Becker has an astute observation, previously cited here, that often, Whether arguments command assent or not depends less upon the logic that conveys them than upon the climate of opinion in which they are sustained.* Excepting the … Continue reading →

Posted in Holocaust, Iran, Media, Neocons, People, Politics, Propaganda and psy-ops, US Foreign Policy, USA, Video | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

Rabbi Lerner and Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA) on AIPAC’s influence

Posted on 16 September, 2007 by

As the much anticipated book The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy by Walt and Mearsheimer is released this month, the liberal Jewish-spiritual progressive magazine Tikkun has its current issue devoted to the Israel Lobby (including, but not limited to, … Continue reading →

Posted in Boycotts, International Law, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lobby watch, Media, Militarism general, Military-Industrial Complex, Neocons, People, Politics, Propaganda and psy-ops, Race, Religion, UN, US Foreign Policy, USA, War, Zionism | 8 Comments