“Sniper is a movie whose politics are so ludicrous and idiotic that under normal circumstances it would be beneath criticism. The only thing that forces us to take it seriously is the extraordinary fact that an almost exactly similar worldview consumed the walnut-sized mind of the president who got us into the war in question.” .. (Matt Taibbi, ‘Rolling Stone’)
“I should like to be able to love my country and still love justice.” .. (Albert Camus)
news of a stray drone crashing into a tree on the Whitehouse lawn and raising security concerns .. (story here)
cartoon refers to the Palestinians applying to join the international criminal court (ICC) in the Hague to pursue war-crimes charges against Israel, and Israel retaliating by withholding tax revenue it collects on their behalf. Saeb Erekat, chief negotiator for the PLO, said ..”Israel collects our customs and our taxes for us, so when they withhold these funds it means that this month people will not be able to pay for their schools, hospitals, medical supplies, milk and bread. It shows that when it comes to enforcing collective punishment, they are punishing four million Palestinians, starving them, because they want to act with impunity. This shows the legitimacy of what we are doing at the ICC.” .. (story here)
“In America, anyone can become President. That’s the problem.” .. (George Carlin)
Sig Nordal 