In These Times

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• • 20 Sep 06
  • 5:54 am

  “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to speak to an attorney, and to have an attorney present during any questioning. If you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be provided for you at government expense.” The Miranda rights. Quite possibly the strongest pillar on which the US legal system is built on. The United State’s brilliantly written constitution rests on these words. You, as an individual, have your rights, and you are innocent until proven guilty. Until September 11, 2001, that …

  Posted to The Good War on Terror

• • 20 Sep 06
  • 6:18 am

  After the latest war, i wonder how can we describe the cowardly noises coming out of the world’s politicians? Even after the massacre of 52 civilians the White House continued to mumble their sick mantra: ‘Israel has the right to defend itself’. Read that again please, because it certainly bears repeating. The more innocent civilians are being mercilessly slaughtered in Lebanon, the more this monstrously obscene excuse gets trotted out by the fat pigs on the hill. The only people who still believe this (as the eloquent Bush would say) s***, are the ones who believe that the Middle East conflict …

  Posted to Israel's September 11 Effect

• • 22 Sep 06
  • 1:03 am

  When the US invaded Iraq, some argued that the war against Iraq was fought by US on behalf of Israel. A perception that could not be easily dismissed given that the war was planned and advocated by Israel's friends in Washington. During the war on Lebanon, Israeli commentators argued that the war on Lebanon was fought by Israel on behalf of the US to destroy the military power of Hezbollah perceived by Washington as a tool of Iranian influence in the region. Again, last week, several US newspapers reported that the key objective of the recent Israeli foreign minister's visit to …

  Posted to Israel's September 11 Effect