So the US got censured by the UN again; this time, the big no-no was waterboarding. And, as usual, it is highly likely the US government, a large portion of its population, and an even bigger swath of its political class don't give a flying fart. After all, we're talking about a country that has sent it's foreign prisoners to Egypt and Syria (yes, Syria) to be "questioned". Human Rights Watch just stated on 1 February that the US and Britain were being hypocritical when it came to dictators, despots, flawed polls, and sending prisoners and such to be tortured abroad. In the meantime,these two bastions of freedom and liberty hear of allies like Russia and Israel doing similar things and turn a blind eye.
No news here, of course, we've known this forever. But not always all of it. So, in the spirit of public service -and isn't that what blogs are supposed to be about- I've posted here a few more sites for my few?/sole?/inexistent? reader(s) to check out. All, of course, with the best intentions. PG-13 stuff, you know...
First up is Rebel Resource, which always has some interesting reading here and there. More interesting, though, are the links to other sites, like the Norman Finkelstein archives. Then there's LeftWatch, which is precisely what one needs when reading not only Rebel Resource but the links located in it as well. It's a good site, well researched, and most of the stuff is thoughtful and well-written.
More important, though, is If Americans Knew, which has been around for some time, now, and been doing, from what I understand, a fairly good job of amassing a substantial amount of information concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Worth a look.
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Carnaval's over. May this have been the last one.
No news here, of course, we've known this forever. But not always all of it. So, in the spirit of public service -and isn't that what blogs are supposed to be about- I've posted here a few more sites for my few?/sole?/inexistent? reader(s) to check out. All, of course, with the best intentions. PG-13 stuff, you know...
First up is Rebel Resource, which always has some interesting reading here and there. More interesting, though, are the links to other sites, like the Norman Finkelstein archives. Then there's LeftWatch, which is precisely what one needs when reading not only Rebel Resource but the links located in it as well. It's a good site, well researched, and most of the stuff is thoughtful and well-written.
More important, though, is If Americans Knew, which has been around for some time, now, and been doing, from what I understand, a fairly good job of amassing a substantial amount of information concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Worth a look.
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Carnaval's over. May this have been the last one.
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