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Addendum to Previous Blog: George Galloway on Syria

British Member of Parliament George Galloway’s overview of Syria (provided in the linked clip below) serves as a pretty good companion, I think, to my most recent post.  I realize that Galloway’s uncommon empathy with the Palestinians (and Arab/Middle Eastern victims of Western policy, generally) can be off-putting to some — especially when expressed as criticism of Israel — but… Read More »Addendum to Previous Blog: George Galloway on Syria

A Striking Lack of Empathy, Part III: The Neocons Keep Killing, Americans Keep Snoozing — Syriasly?

Okay, so Pope Benedict (Ratz), Dick Cheney, and Jerry Sandusky walk into a bar.  After a few drinks, a twinkle appears in the former Vice President’s eye and he says to Sandusky with a wink, “Say, why don’t we rape the hell out of Syria?”  When Sandusky and Cheney can’t stop guffawing and hooting, Benedict brings down his papal staff,… Read More »A Striking Lack of Empathy, Part III: The Neocons Keep Killing, Americans Keep Snoozing — Syriasly?

A Striking Lack of Empathy, Part II: Libor, Iraq-Syria, and Us

LIBOR [In another nod to The Daily Show, I recommend (especially to the Libor scandal dilettante/newbie) Jon Stewart’s excellent summary of the scandal, highlighting not only the banks’ manipulation of this uniquely important lending rate, but also their bilking of pension funds and local (municipal/county/state) governments through related investments: Part 1, “International Banking Conspiracy Actuality” (begin at 37 second mark);… Read More »A Striking Lack of Empathy, Part II: Libor, Iraq-Syria, and Us