Monthly Archives: October 2010

Among other things, since taking office Obama has: – Secretly deployed US special forces to 75 countries – Promoted offshore drilling, saying it is “not risky” – Continued Bush’s rendition program – Started a military offensive in Yemen – Escalated … Continue reading →

SOMETHING FOR THE MEDIA TO THINK ABOUT A mob of about a hundred people arrived at my house at 11 this morning (Sunday, October 31, 2010.) They broke through the gate and vandalized property. They shouted slogans against me for … Continue reading →

10/29/10 Jonathan Cook Protest met with rubber bullets: Israeli police shoot ‘hated’ Arab legislator in back Israeli police injured two Arab legislators on Wednesday in violent clashes provoked by Jewish rightwing extremists staging a march through the northern Arab town … Continue reading →

Bamiyan Diaries – Day Five By David Smith-Ferri “Is This Normal?” In a small storage shed at the edge of town, we watched as fourteen-year-old Sayed Qarim signed a simple contract agreeing to borrow and repay a no-interest, 25,000 afghani … Continue reading →