…and the EU’s contempt for the safety of its citizens who bring humanitarian relief to Gaza’s women and children
On the high seas Israeli warships and helicopters assault and hijack vessels of other nations with impunity in order to maintain their illegal blockade of Gaza.
by Stuart Littlewood / My Catbird Seat

US Working and Middle Class:  Solidarity or Competition in the Face of Crisis? “I don’t think you realize how hard it is for the oppressed to become united.  Their misery unites them (…) But otherwise their misery is liable to cut them off from one another, for they are forced to snatch the wretched crumbs [...]

The David Project’s dirty tricks. While name-and-shame tactics can be put to positive effect, they can also easily backfire and do more harm than good. We need to learn the art of being disagreeable in the most agreeable possible fashion. by Ali Abunimah

Soon We Will Know if Netanyahu Also Owns Gaza and the UN
– by James M Wall / My Catbird Seat
We need look no further than the politics of the state of Israel to see what extremist religion can do with power. The Tea Party in the US, which will determine the winner of the presidential Republican nominating process, is ready to show the world that God wants a final say in US political decision-making.

Syrians throughout the country took to the streets on Tuesday, 21 June 2011.
They turned out to express their support for the reform measures announced by President Bashar Al-Assad the previous day in the speech he delivered at the University of Damascus.

Angry Holy Land Christians tell him “We need advocates for the truth.”
Kairos Palestine, the voice of Palestinian Christians, has given the Archbishop of Canterbury a strong ticking-off for remarks he made during a BBC interview. — By Stuart Littlewood

Let’s take a minute to re-acquaint ourselves with the 9/11 official explanation, which is not regarded as a conspiracy theory despite the fact that it comprises an amazing conspiracy.
by Paul Craig Roberts

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle” — Sun Tzu (The Art [...]