April 2010
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In The Name of Zionism →
A scathing critique of Israeli political outlook by a renowed activist who calls himself a post-Zionist.
Click this post’s title for the link.
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Luxury Resort In The Middle Of A War Zone →
Fisk’s pessimism and humor combine to make for excellent reading on a fascinating person bent on building on a luxury resort in no man’s land surrounded by three armies and just as many militias.
Click on post title for link.
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The Not So Dead
What will it take to kill this Hakimullah Mehsud? Repeated drone strikes have failed. Ay least one high-level spy plot has failed, nay, blown back in the allies’ faces, and at least a dozen reports of his death have been proven wrong.
Now, a few months after confirmed reports of his death emerged after a drone strike in Pakistan, it seems that intelligence sources are revising their initial...
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Why Sharks Should Not Own Sport →
The world’s sporting organizations continue their march towards becoming ever-larger corporations, exerting more control over the places and people they claim to help by bringing the largest competitions in their sport to those countries. John Pilger writes about the negative impact of such a corporation mentality on sport and the masses in general.
Pilger is on point, as always. Click on...
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The Rise Of The Chinese Navy →
A fascinating article on China’s increasing military might.
via my current favourite blog, Danger Room
