For some it’s about empty statements and getting “sophisticated / technical”; in other words you buy a flashy yet empty clean as a whistle box. For others however it much simpler than that; its about going back to basics and naming things for what they are. In layman terms its […]
Read More [German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul called the proposal “inappropriate”. “We have to talk with Israel about the critical issues,” he said at the start of the meeting.] Now how in the world did we all miss that one? And while we’re at it why not apply this exact/same posture in […]
Read More Well, we’ve seen genocide against civilians and now even religious symbols are also being destroyed, but of course that’s not say religious structures and personnel – including christians – have not been in the firing line and open to abuse for decades; this is not new. What is new is […]
Read More Critical thinking begins by questioning/challenging what we consider to be the “conventional wisdom” – conventions by design so to speak. This is one interesting conversation and it may help explain the idea of subordination of what is termed as the global south where economic powers benefiting from this rigged capitalist […]
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Well first term that comes to mind in “Analysis Paralysis”. I am sure many will get onto SM and make assessments sophisticated and simplistic ones on this big event today, so here’s my contribution to the simplistic/laymen versions of such assessments; Kamala Harris dropped into the presidential ring without any […]
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A brilliant presentation as usual by Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory, in contextualising what is currently happening in GAZA and the occupied territories as part of the continued Israeli/Palestinian conflict in general. Some key points mentioned; Political […]
Read More If you’ve been following some of my political posts you should know by now how I despise the likes of Donald Trump because in simple terms he’s a clown who stands for nothing but has the capacity – out of shear ignorance – to deliver plenty to the alt-right ideologues […]
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History in my opinion has always been about one of 2 options we take; Learn/Face up/Resolve Watch/Turn away/Ignore If we are genuinely keen on developing as a global community in an interconnected global landscape we need to have a razor sharp/far reaching vision (as opposed to a blurred one) […]
Read More What we see here in my opinion is by no means a unique case of journalistic bias but a constant/consistent pattern in the media. I do not have a problem with left or right leaning coverage of events and politics in general; this is part and parcel of democratic […]
Read More The IDF’s tactical/precision strikes continue to impress; now its time yet again for the review of their popular procedural guide “The IDF excuse cookbook”. What is happening in GAZA is NOT a war in any sense of the term if we’re honest about it away from all political biases; that’s […]
Read More And just for good measure in a layman’s attempt to connect the dots below is a link to a somewhat relevant post to the above old clip Related Post GAZA – The Economics of Warfare & the Military Industrial Complex – A Footnote that’s Really the Keynote? [L’économie de la […]
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It is by far the worst kept secret; specifically the cost of war and the winners/losers in such transactions. The difference here of course is that loss for many transcends the monetary value to one costs actual lives. So when Mr. Blinken casually suggests that this is proposition is a […]
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Read More Check out my last blog post – link below – which reflects the same view in this clip because it ain’t no rocket science and most political observations/analysis now converge in the same direction. Stubbornness in following (same old same old) path followed by the western political establishment is kicking […]
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Read More Young girl rescued after Israeli attack; truly heartbreaking yet just wonderful to watch her bravery/seemingly undeterred while being rescued. Unbelievable though I’m certain many similar stories have yet to be told. All this while Arab league members just watch on the sidelines and that’s the more devastating story of all. […]
Read More Truly incredible but not all that surprising. Here’s also an important detail; there’s always been the suggestion by Israel that civilians are being used by terrorists as human shields without much in the way of evidence; now it seems that civilians are being used by the IDF to pressure terrorist […]
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I have heard/watched plenty of analysis of the current Israeli/Palestinian escalation but in my opinion it is this analysis that truly gives the entire context for this war. I can only highly recommend watching it, unless of course you are one of those who are suffering from analysis/paralysis due to […]
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While I do support the call for a 2 state solution and disengagement militarily/economically between Gaza and possible other Palestinian populated areas from Israel here are my personal observations; The focus continues to consider this conflict a regional conflict that Landed in the region without prior notice/knowledge of western powers […]
Read More The spectators with little credibility do all to find a workaround to a problem they’ve helped create rather than have the courage to take steps towards the only viable solution they’ve been preaching for decades. It’s the same dismal approach they’ve applied in Ukraine though in that case there is […]
Read More I have written plenty on the subject and many have done the same. The facts are clear and largely indisputable at least insofar as the suffering of both Israelis and Palestinians. So what I mention here is a suggested outline for a resolution that can be agreed and implemented relatively […]
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Before watching the following clip if you begin from the premise that this is anti-Israel or pro-Hamas propaganda you will most likely gain little if anything from watching the clip, so you might as well move on. If on the other hand you truly want understand more about this conflict […]
Read More Let me just begin by a statement made by U.S. Secretary of State Blinken in a recent press conference on his arrival in Israel after recent escalations; “I am here not only as US secretary of state, but also as a Jew”. Two things come to mind; I mentioned this in […]
Read More The concept of importing foreign conflicts into our political eco system as I mention in my post here takes a more drastic form. Here are the problems; This approach not only demonstrates importing foreign conflicts its actually internalizing conflicts the extent to which we’ve never done before and will at […]
Read More In fact for some people the state of war never actually ended but rather its ongoing on a daily basis, though one can argue the situation is worse for some more than others. This tragic conflict needs a just resolution urgently because in the west people don’t actually notice that […]
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