Posts Tagged ‘Robert Fisk’
Duff by name and Duff by nature –The Editor of the ‘i’ is a Good Example of how the Press Prostitutes itself to the Establishment
The ‘i’ refuses to allow responses to Superficial Simon Kelner or Dishonest Ian Birrell – When it comes to ‘anti-Semitism’ the ‘i’ clings to the tabloid/BBC narrative On its masthead the ‘i’ boasts that it is ‘Quality, Concise – the Future of Independent Journalism’. If true then the British press does not have a…
Read MoreSyria – in war the first casualty is the truth
The lies of Theresa May – Yemen, Iraq and Palestine The bodies of dead Iranian solidiers – killed in an Iraqi gas attack – the chemical weapons in this case were supplied by the West Robert Fisk As always truth is the first casualty of war. Theresa May’s statement that it is in Britain’s national…
Read MoreHow the Guardian became the flagship for the false ‘anti-Semitism’ Smear Campaign of Labour’s Zionist Right
Jonathan Freedland’s contemptible attack on Ken Loach and his refusal of a right of reply Corbyn criticises the ‘subliminally nasty’ Jonathan Freedland Dear Jonathan, For over 2 years, the Guardian has run a campaign whose aim has been to paint the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn as anti-Semitic. You have personally insinuated that Corbyn worked…
Read MoreThe Israeli-Saudi Alliance Deepens as Israel Begins Closing Al Jazeera
As Saudi Arabia Prepares to Execute 14 demonstrators Israel Supports the Saudis in their war against free expression As Israel’s Government Press Office prepares to remove the press credentials of Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Jerusalem, Elias Karram, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, there is something quite touching about Israel’s claim to be the ‘only democracy in the…
Read MoreShimon Peres – Death of a War Criminal
Peres was a protege of David Ben Gurion and like his mentor was a Zionist war criminal In one of the more shameful episodes in the Labour Party history, ranking alongside the appearance of Bill Clinton and the Afghan puppet President, Hamid Karzai, as guest speakers, the Annual Conference which has just ended stood in…
Read MoreSyria – The Choice is Between the Bad and Far Worse – Assad or Isis
As the Britain’s Guardian abandons what passes for any independent analysis for a cache of NATO press releases, The Independent’s Robert Fisk demonstrates why, when it comes to an understanding of the Middle East, he is head and shoulders above any other correspondent. Patrick Cockburn, who is also an Independent columnist, makes important observations on…
Read MoreSlaughter in Palmyra as Israel Cements Alliance with ISIS
Robert Fisk is the best Middle East correspondent by far. He lives in Lebanon and writes for The Independent. He was one of the few journalists not to be ‘embedded’ with US security forces in Iraq. butchered by Isis Here he is reporting from a town near to Palymyra where the Saudi sponsored IS (or…
Read MoreSaudi Arabia’s history of hypocrisy we choose to ignore
Why Democratic Western Leaders Never Criticise the Barbarians that Rule Saudi Arabia On Thursday, a Saudi blogger will receive his second flogging for ‘insulting Islam’. It’s difficult to know how they can get away with it. The hypocrites that constitute Western regimes I mean. The Saudi regime is the ultimate in barbarity – there is…
Read MoreAriel Sharon – The Death of a Butcher
War Criminals like Sharon Ended their days on the Gallows in Nuremburg women survivors of the Phalangist/Israeli massacre In his Comment is Free article earlier this week, Avi Shlaim Emeritus Professor of International Relations at St. Antony’s College, Oxford University asked that after the Sabra and Chatilla massacres, when Israeli troops lit up the night…
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