New Book Assembles Eyewitness Accounts from Mavi Marmara
A growing number of activists is contradicting the claims of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) regarding the Gaza Freedom Flotilla debacle in May, including a large faction of both Israeli and U.S. Jews. This faction was evidenced by the distinguished array of Jewish...
The Hammer and the Scalpel
A recent New York Times report details the secret war now being waged by the Obama administration across the globe, from Africa to Central Asia – and no doubt places we don't yet know about. This is nothing new: the Bush regime started this reign of lawlessness,...
All the Strangeness of Our American World in One Article
Have you ever thought about just how strange this country's version of normal truly is? Let me make my point with a single, hardly noticed Washington Post news story that's been on my mind for a while. It represents the sort of reporting that, in our world, zips by...
Israel Gets Brutal With Media
NABI SALAH, West Bank - Palestinian activists are being jailed, Israeli activists are under surveillance, and the Israeli military is increasingly targeting journalists who cover West Bank protests. The Foreign Press Association (FPA) in Israel issued a statement...
CNN’s Objectivity Questioned in Sacking of Mideast Reporter
CNN's firing of Octavia Nasr, the editor responsible for the network's Middle East coverage, over a Twitter post in which she expressed her sadness over the death of a Lebanese cleric has set off a firestorm of debate about what the decision says about CNN's fairness...
The Moral Failure of American Liberals
As Israel Kills and Maims, Outrage is Directed at Helen Thomas
Whenever Israel commits yet another atrocity, its defenders are quick to redirect public attention away from the grisly crime scene. Currently, there are headlines about allegedly anti-Semitic comments made by senior White House correspondent Helen Thomas. Pundits...
The Flotilla in the Israeli Press
Not many atrocities can be less controversial than Israel's attack on the Turkish-based flotilla heading to Gaza yesterday. Like Somali pirates, Israel attacked the boats in international waters. Like the darkest regimes, Israeli forces opened fire on unarmed...
Obama Ignores His Own Security Strategy
On May 27, President Obama released his first National Security Strategy (NSS), the congressionally mandated statement of America's overarching vision of national security and how to achieve it. You didn't know? Don't feel bad. Hardly anyone else was paying attention...
