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Political Prisoner Ahmad Sa'adat Update
by Stephen Lendman
Political Prisoner Ahmad Sa'adat Update
A previous article discussed his background, activism and status in detail, accessed through the following link:
http://sjlendman.blogspot.com/2010/07/ahmad-saadat-palestinian-prisoner-of.html
e information on him can be found on:
http://www.freeahmadsaadat.org/
As General Secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), he was sentenced in 2002 to 30 years in prison "for a range of 'security related' political offenses," including his prominence in a prohibited organization.
The Andrew Wakefield Smear Campaign and the Too-Big-To-Fail, Too-Big-To-Criticize Vaccine Industry
By Gary G. Kohls, MD
Recently the mainstream media in the US has been playing along with a vicious British smear campaign against Dr. Andrew Wakefield (author of Callous Disregard, a history of the smear campaign) concerning a 13 year-old paper that he co-authored (with a number of other scientists [who have not been similarly targeted]) that showed a serious and strong connection between the live virus "vaccine" MMR and inflammatory colitis and autistic spectrum disorder.
Even NPR - including Ira Flatow's "Science Friday" program - has stooped so low as to feature several programs/reports (that I accidentally happened to hear) vilifying Wakefield without allowing him to defend himself!! I suspect that the same one-sided attacks have been on the major networks and FOXNews as well.
What happened on NPR was not much different from what regularly happens on Fox News' with their unfair, unbalanced and one-sided attack tactics that NPR should never be a part of. Shame on them! MPR’s participation in this one-sided smear should have embarrassed the producers and everybody else that participated. NPR needs to apologize and rectify the situation. Dr Wakefield must be given sufficient airtime (how about an hour interview program?) to present his side of the story.
Chicago's Mayoral Race: Rahm Emanuel's Eligibility At Issue
by Stephen Lendman
On February 22, Chicago's mayoral primary will be held. If no candidate gets over 50% of the vote, an April 5 runoff will be held, the winner's term running from May 16, 2011 - May 18, 2015. Democrats dominate city politics. The last Republican mayor ("Big Bill" Thompson) left office in 1931. The Great Depression ended their rule when Anton Cermak took over, built a strong constituency among African Americans, and consigned Republicans to small pockets on the city's far northwest side and suburban areas post-war.
Richard J. Daley and his son Richard M. (current incumbent leaving office after six terms) ran Chicago like Republicans for over 43 of the last 55 years. If elected, so will Emanuel as a previous article explained, accessed through the following link:
The State of the Union: Not a Time for Saccharin and Gimmicks
By Kevin Zeese
Members of the corporate political duopoly switched seats and sat next to each other making it even harder to tell the corporate welfare party from the crony capitalist party. Sadly, the spokespersons for both failed to learn the lessons of history and as a result the American economy will continue to falter with U.S. militarism continuing to expand.
Listening to the saccharin rhetoric of President Obama one would think the nation’s economy was flourishing and the military was winning wars. The truth, that the economy is still in collapse and the military is stuck in war quagmires all piling up record debt, was hard to see through his veil of words.
America's Dire State of the Union
By Stephen Lendman
Like last year, Obama's address was empty rhetoric, signaling business as usual with a twist - more than ever embracing reactionary extremism, promising harder than ever hard times on Main Street.
Last year, an earlier article discussed his first State of the Union address, accessed through the following link:
http://sjlendman.blogspot.com/2010/01/obamas-outreach-to-americans-empty.html
Results again this time were predicable. Democrats loved it. Time magazine called the Republican response "frosty," saying "Stand-up comics call it a tough crowd."
Mass Street Protests in Egypt
by Stephen Lendman
An August 2009 Council on Foreign Relations Steven Cook report headlined, "Political Instability in Egypt," saying:
Facing possible instability, (m)ost analysts believe that the current Egyptian regime will muddle through its myriad challenges and endure indefinitely (with) enough coercive power to ensure" it.
It's also "entering a period of political transition. President Hosni Mubarak is (81) and reportedly" ill. His (46 year old) son Gamal "is evidently being groomed to succeed him." However, the "process could prove difficult."
The Palestine Papers and Us
Gilad Atzmon
I have a rule -- I never intervene in Palestinian political matters. I never comment on Palestinian internal debate. I do not think that I have the right to do so : I am an ex-Israeli and an ex-Jew, and I write about Israel, Jewish Identity politics, and Zionism.
For me, the leaked Palestinian Papers provide us with a valuable glimpse into Israeli politics and Western complicity in the crimes carried out against the Palestinian people. I do realise that most Palestinian commentators agree that the leaked papers have “damaged whatever little credibility the Ramallah-based authority still enjoyed among Palestinians” ; yet, more than anything else, the Papers prove beyond doubt that Israel is not a partner for peace -- In spite of the weaknesses that have been shown by the PA since the 1990’s, Israel has failed to secure a peace deal, and has consistently failed to show any will to bring the conflict to an end. In short -- Israel has always wanted more.
Why are you so negative? (and other FAQ)
Mickey Z.
FAQ: Why are you attacking me for my way of life?
MZ: That’s easy: Our way of life is really a "way of death" and is directly responsible for the current global crises I write about. We also might want to agree to save the word "attack" for, say, those living under the US taxpayer-funded predator drones, cruise missiles, and depleted uranium shells. Let's save it for countless victims of child abuse. Let's save "attack" to describe the reality of one rape every 46 seconds in America. Okay?
USA "Is The Third Rail" Unspeakable Crimes A Plague On Humanity, Helen Your Statement Is Incorrect!!!
Tommy Tucci
Philadelphia, PA. January 2011............... Reaching the zenith at number one slurs is lifetime media correspondent Helen Thomas who mistakenly associated the metaphor to a select exclusive special interest group."Helen Thomas' school scraps award over 'Zionists' remark" Article by CNN.
US Constitution Articles Bill of Rights Protects 'We the People' From The Government
Protection withdrawn denying all citizenry the privileges of the US Constitution by revoking Free Speech viewpoints! The government perpetrates a blatant assault and attack of reverse Hate Speech directed to targeted persons, while conversely invoking First Amendment privilege rights of Free Speech to a 'select exclusive special interest group' only.
Olbermann's Sacking Shifts US Media Further Right
by Stephen Lendman
Make no mistake. He didn't quit. He was pushed, the final straw perhaps being the January 18 FCC-approved Comcast-NBC Merger. Its chairman/CEO Brian Roberts co-chaired the 2000 Republican Convention host committee, and COO Stephen Burke/now NBC Universal CEO tilts heavily to Republicans. According to Public Citizen and Think Progress, he raised at least $200,000 for Bush's 2004 campaign, served on his Council on Science and Technology, and may wish to make MSNBC another Fox, despite pledging no "interference with NBC Universal's news operations."
Think Progress asked: "Why would Comcast be interested in silencing progressive voices?" Because it opposes issues they support, including Net Neutrality, stiffer media regulation, and restraints on being able to buy telecommunications and media companies freely.
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