In writing about the appearance of modern Israel it is hard to contain a deep-seated animosity to the nation which today stands accused of being the most vicious and dangerous small nation on the planet. When Archbishop Desmond Tutu said that Apartheid South Africa was "a walk in the park" compared to what has been done to Palestinians, we all should have sat up and taken note...
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Abbas Gets Standing Ovation at UN
"The time has come for my courageous and proud people, after decades of displacement and colonial occupation and ceaseless suffering, to live like other peoples of the earth, free in a sovereign and independent homeland."
It is a beautiful thing to witness any nation strive for liberty.
After endless massacres and endless western betrayals against his people, Mr Abbas is pushing ahead with his plan at the UN to put Palestine on the map where it damned well belongs. And what is more, he is doing it with the support of the majority of the worlds people, according to the BBC poll.
What strikes me about this current phase of the Palestinian nightmare is the extent to which the US is now looking very much like the most isolated and increasingly irrelevant nation in the developed world. One would be tempted to laugh at the suggestion of US irrelevance on the global stage were it not for the fact that America is now very much almost bankrupt and showing all the signs of an empire in colossal decline. Being isolated politically can have profound economic impact on even the largest powers on earth. Reader, America owes money to China for heaven's sakes....
After endless massacres and endless western betrayals against his people, Mr Abbas is pushing ahead with his plan at the UN to put Palestine on the map where it damned well belongs. And what is more, he is doing it with the support of the majority of the worlds people, according to the BBC poll.
What strikes me about this current phase of the Palestinian nightmare is the extent to which the US is now looking very much like the most isolated and increasingly irrelevant nation in the developed world. One would be tempted to laugh at the suggestion of US irrelevance on the global stage were it not for the fact that America is now very much almost bankrupt and showing all the signs of an empire in colossal decline. Being isolated politically can have profound economic impact on even the largest powers on earth. Reader, America owes money to China for heaven's sakes....
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