Monthly Archives: June 2010

Gaza Roundup 9: A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down the IDF’s pants

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Sabina Becker

First the song, by an Israeli TV channel. (Warning: VERY lame!)Ah. That was “lovely”. And also an interesting projection of Israel’s own no-longer-hidden motives, no? They conned the world, and the crapaganda is still a-flowing, just like BP’s uncapped blowout … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Just plane fun

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Sabina Becker

So…what were Evo and Alvaro up to today?Oh, not much…just a passel of state business and this–the 58th anniversary of the Military Aviation School in Santa Cruz. Dimples all around!

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Here’s a new word for you…

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Sabina Becker

It’s called bioremediation, and it’s the solution that BP refuses to use to clean up its mess. Even though it’s the greatest hope for a full environmental recovery that the Gulf of Mexico has….Remember that word, kiddies. And be sure … Continue reading →

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Gaza Roundup 8: Bringing out the dead, the living, more facts, and more questions

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Caskets of some of the Mavi Marmara’s dead at a public ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey. Autopsies on these victims reveal some interesting things, according to this CNN report: Autopsy results by forensics experts in Istanbul revealed that all nine of … Continue reading →

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Gaza Roundup 7: Nauseating fundies are nauseatingly alike

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Marci McDonald, author of The Armageddon Factor, addresses the irony of the Pride Toronto censorship of Queers Against Israeli Apartheid. Her viewpoint matters, because she literally wrote the book on the rise of the Religious Reich here in Canada and … Continue reading →

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Gaza Roundup 6: A photo that deserves to become iconic

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Art student and pro-Palestinian activist Emily Henochowicz, of Maryland, injured in the face by a tear-gas canister. A Palestinian friend is at her side, crying for help. The 21-year-old later underwent surgery to remove the irreparably damaged eye. The incident … Continue reading →

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Gaza Roundup 5: Bringing out the dead, the facts, and some provocative questions

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Former US ambassador Edward Peck on Democracy Now, saying what we all know–that Israel is lying about the killings on board the Freedom Flotilla. The numbers given are low; they claim only nine were killed, and four of them were … Continue reading →

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Gaza Roundup 4: A Holocaust survivor speaks out

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Dr. Hajo Meyer articulates about as perfectly as anyone could why the Israeli holocaust of Palestinians is as morally abhorrent as what the Nazis once did to him. And why such behavior is profoundly un-Jewish. I dare you to watch … Continue reading →

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Gaza Roundup 3: Shitstorm in the Knesset

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Via Twitter, this came to my attention–an ugly shouting match in the Israeli parliament against an Arab-Israeli member, Hanin Zoabi, who was on the Freedom Flotilla:I don’t understand Arabic or Hebrew, so I’m going to attach a portion of the … Continue reading →

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Gaza Roundup 2: State-sponsored villains and emerging heroes

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Sabina Becker

By now, it’s widely acknowledged that state-sponsored piracy did not die when Captain Kidd was hanged (thanks, Jim, for that illuminating comment). It’s alive and well, and not just off the coast of Somalia or the Straits of Malacca. The … Continue reading →

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