Chuck Spinney: Uri Avner on Greatest Danger to Israel – Meddling Idiot “Leaders”

The author of this incisive — and entertaining — analysis of (1) Israel’s political condition and (2) its arrogance with regard to pernicious meddling in the domestic politics of it friends is a former member of the Knesset, a hero of the 1948 War, and perhaps Israel’s leading (and most rational) peace activist.  He is …

Chuck Spinney: The United States of Confusion and Disorder

The United States of Confusion and Disorder Descent into Chaos by FRANKLIN C. SPINNEY COUNTERPUNCH, WEEKEND EDITION NOVEMBER 1-3, 2013 The US exit strategy from Afghanistan is emerging …. and the picture is not pretty. Nevertheless, it is a revealing microcosm of what now passes for governance in the United States of Confusion and Disorder. …

David Swanson: Malala to Obama – What You Are Doing Is Not Helping

Awkwardest and Most Authoritative Ever Comments on Drones The comments come from Malala and the U.N. respectively. President Obama invited Malala Yousafzai, a 16-year-old Pakistani advocate for girls’ education, to meet with his family. And she promptly explained that what he is doing works against her agenda and fuels terrorism. Malala is a victim of …