The glimpse of Julian Assange being dragged from the Ecuadorean embassy in London is an emblem of the times. Might against right. Muscle against the law. Indecency against courage. Six policemen manhandled a sick journalist, his eyes wincing against his first natural light in almost seven years.
Reacties uitgeschakeld voor [Article of John Pilger]/The Assange arrest is a warning from history
Opgeslagen onder Divers
.jpg)
Since late 2015, 249 Palestinians have been killed in Israel and the Palestinian territories [File: EPA]
Reacties uitgeschakeld voor Israeli occupation and Palestinian rights/Letter to the members of the Dutch parliament
Opgeslagen onder Divers
Since late 2015, 249 Palestinians have been killed in Israel and the Palestinian territories [File: EPA]DAILY TERROR
THAT ‘S THE WAY PALESTINIANS ARE TREATED BY
THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION ARMY, DAY BY DAY……
RULE, NO EXCEPTION…..
Reacties uitgeschakeld voor The Great Return March/Israel massacres unarmed protesters in Gaza/Letter to the EU
Opgeslagen onder Divers
Sign at the entrance to Dimona, with “Death to Arabs” graffiti painted over Photo: Dan Cohen
Reacties uitgeschakeld voor Stadtepartnerschaft Andernach Dimona/Letter to the mayor of Andernach about the relationship with Israeli sister city Dimona
Opgeslagen onder Divers
Saturday, 4 April, 2015
Written for Libcom, and just published on my blog there.
In Rojava, in the North of Syria, Kurdish fighters are struggling against IS, Islamic State. That struggle deserves out interest, because it is not just a fight between armed groups fighting for territory but at the same time a struggle for a different social and political order, called Democratic Confederalism. Direct democracy, a central rol of women in the fight and in the running of society, space for people of different ethnic backgound to express themselves and co-determine their own fate, libertarian socialist inspiration and a clear break with the Marxist-Leninist and nationalist orthodoxies of the Kurdish movements involved , the PYD in Syria, the PKK in Turkey with which the PYD is connected… all this gives many people reason to cheer the events as an important revolution – the Rojava Revolution. Others, however, are less convinced, some – myself not excluded – have serious reservations. Exchanges of opinions, sometimes furious ones, have been going on for months now. What follows is a contribution to this polemic.
Reacties uitgeschakeld voor [Article Peter Storm]/Dear Cheerleaders, we need to have a chat about imperialism
Opgeslagen onder Divers
|
|
 |
More information |
WANTED FOR WAR CRIMES
ARMS TRADERS, BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS!
Reacties uitgeschakeld voor War on your doorstep/Action against the National Aerospace Laboratory [NRL] in Amsterdam/Statement of solidarity
Opgeslagen onder Divers
Reacties uitgeschakeld voor Susan Higginbotham/History Refreshed/Comments on Guest Post by Jeffrey Stayton, Author of ”This side of the River”
Opgeslagen onder Divers
NELSON MANDELA ”I AM PREPARED TO DIE”/MANDELA’S STATEMENT IN THE 1964 TRIAL
I am the First Accused.
I hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts and practised as an attorney in Johannesburg for a number of years in partnership with Oliver Tambo. I am a convicted prisoner serving five years for leaving the country without a permit and for inciting people to go on strike at the end of May 1961.
At the outset, I want to say that the suggestion made by the State in its opening that the struggle in South Africa is under the influence of foreigners or communists is wholly incorrect. I have done whatever I did, both as an individual and as a leader of my people, because of my experience in South Africa and my own proudly felt African background, and not because of what any outsider might have said.
Reacties uitgeschakeld voor Nelson Mandela ”I am prepared to die”/Mandela’s statement in the 1964 trial
Opgeslagen onder Divers
UKRAINE: WHAT’S GOING ON AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN
Tuesday, 3 December, 2013
My Libcom piece on Ukraine, posted there this evening
Some thoughts on the protests happening in Ukraine. Things are not completely what they may seem.
The mass protests unfolding in Ukraine are raising a few eyebrows here and there, as well as the usual hyped-up talk of people’s revolt and even revolution. The eyebrows are justified. Mass demonstrations of many hundreds of thousands in the winter cold, people blockading government buildings, attacking a presidential palace and occupying the city government office, calls for president and government to resign, talk of a general strike…all in support of closer ties to the EU? It all seems a bit odd. Add to the strange brew a strong element of extreme nationalism, and the picture of a movement that is right wing, reactionary and unsupportable from a radical, libertarian communist point of view becomes even clearer. What has been going on? I think there are at least three elements to all this.
Reacties uitgeschakeld voor [Article of Peter Storm]/Ukraine: What’s going on and what does it mean
Opgeslagen onder Divers
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO PAY A HEAVY PRICE TO LIVE IN A FREE SOCIETY
The following is a transcript of the statement made by Pfc. Bradley Manning as read by David Coombs at a press conference on Wednesday after Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison.
WATCH VIDEO OF COOMBS STATEMENT HERE
The decisions that I made in 2010 were made out of a concern for my country and the world that we live in. Since the tragic events of 9/11, our country has been at war. We’ve been at war with an enemy that chooses not to meet us on any traditional battlefield, and due to this fact we’ve had to alter our methods of combating the risks posed to us and our way of life.
Reacties uitgeschakeld voor Statement Bradley Manning/”Somtimes you have to pay a heavy price to live in a free society”
Opgeslagen onder Divers
