Archive | April, 2010

USS LIBERTY: The Fifth Fleet Sacrifice – Why did it happen?

USS LIBERTY: The Fifth Fleet Sacrifice – Why did it happen?

“Truth and America’s honor were ignominiously sacrificed to provide cover for Israel’s transparent lies and despicable act of perfidy.” –Phillip F. Tourney, President USS LIBERTY Veterans Association, June 8, 2007, Marriott Courtyard, VA. By Debbie Menon / My Catbird Seat We have long wondered, and conjectured, the “why” of the USS Liberty incident, as it [...]

Ray McGovern : Iran a Threat? I Mean, Really?

Ray McGovern : Iran a Threat? I Mean, Really?

With all the current hype about the “threat” from Iran, it is time to review the record–and especially the significant bits and pieces that find neither ink nor air in our Israel-friendly, Fawning Corporate Media (FCM). First, on the chance you missed it, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said publicly that Iran “doesn’t directly [...]

Jeff Blankfort : The Israel Lobby and the Left: Uneasy Questions

Jeff Blankfort : The Israel Lobby and the Left: Uneasy Questions

Who Makes up the Lobby? It is important to note that the Israel lobby is much more than AIPAC (American-Israel Public Affairs Committee), which primarily focuses on Congress and directs funding from Jewish PACs and individuals to those politicians it considers to be deserving. Its other more visible components are the biggest Jewish organizations, the [...]

Papering the War Against Iran

Papering the War Against Iran

by Philip Giraldi Perhaps the presence of so many lawyers in government has made inevitable the tendency for the United States to attempt to justify a war on paper even before a single shot is fired. George W. Bush decided to invade Iraq virtually from the day that he entered office, but the Administration nevertheless [...]

Jeff Blankfort critic Noam Chomsky [Podcast]

Jeff Blankfort critic Noam Chomsky [Podcast]

Quite apart from his dismissal of the power of the pro-Israel lobby and, consequently, the role of Congress which I have found to be the foremost obstacle in trying to educate people around that issue, Chomsky’s opposition to BDS, (what he now describes as qualified support) and his ongoing efforts to dissuade people from using [...]

Jeff Gates : Dual Loyalty Revisited

Jeff Gates : Dual Loyalty Revisited

The U.S.-Israeli relationship has proven itself a consistent threat to our national security. Four-fifths of the U.S. House and Senate recently declared in correspondence to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that the U.S. must reaffirm its “unbreakable bond” with Israel. What persuaded our Congress to proclaim their loyalty to Israel while our military is waging [...]

“Introducing the MV Rachel Corrie” : Cementing Our Solidarity with the People of Gaza

“Introducing the MV Rachel Corrie” : Cementing Our Solidarity with the People of Gaza

Free Gaza Movement Team Normally we don’t ask for donations for specific items, since all donations to our tax-exempt accounts in Cyprus or the U.S. are used to buy the boats or for operating costs  However, we are sending out this special appeal to the hundreds of you who have said, “But can’t I contribute [...]

A Nation Born in Deception

A Nation Born in Deception

By William A. Cook Control and manipulation of the events coming out of Palestine has been and continues to be the modus operandi of the Zionist leaders of the state of Israel. As Israel attempts today to gloss over the reality of its birth 62 years ago with a sweeping public relations campaign extolling the [...]