Israel’s Illegal Settlements: The US Goes Rogue At The UN
On Friday, the United States stood alone and vetoed an Arab resolution at the United Nations Security Council. The resolution strongly condemned Israeli illegal settlements in the Palestinian occupied territories of the West Bank and East Jerusalem as a “major obstacle to peace”. All 14 other members of the UN Security Council voted in favor […]
US Foreign And Budget Policies: Putting Bandages On The Titanic
Egypt And Tunisia: Real Hope And Change We Can All Believe In When he was elected in 2008, President Obama brought a sense of hope for real changes not only in the United States but abroad. Some were naively hoping that the new US administration could be a catalyst for a peaceful global revolution which […]
Global Revolution: Will the Many Finally Triumph Over the Few?
Will we finally reach across borders to lift each other up rather than exploit? Will we finally achieve shared prosperity rather than fight for table-scraps while the elite hoard our resources and profit from our labor? Will we join in a global struggle for universal equality? Will we build a global movement that can provide the follow-through to Egypt’s glorious first punch? Will the many finally triumph over the few?
Egypt After Mubarak: The Army Should Only Be The Revolution’s Guarantor
On Friday, the only possible outcome of the Egyptian revolution occurred: A peaceful military coup deposing Hosni Mubarak. Dictator Mubarak has finally step down, and at this juncture it seems that his Vice President, Omar Suleiman, will be largely sidelined in the transition process. A military council will sack the cabinet, dissolve the parliament and […]
Mubarak’s Defiance Breathes New Life Into the Revolution
Hosni Mubarak has simultaneously provoked the Egyptian revolutionaries and snubbed his nose at America and Israel. He’s enraged his enemies and burned his bridges.A so-called ‘smooth transition of power’ would have preserved the status quo. Hosni was to cooperate and step aside. Hosni has gone rogue.
