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Obama's Nobel Acceptance Speech
obamanobelYour Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Distinguished Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, citizens of America, and citizens of the world:
 
Nobel Acceptance by Barack Obama
obamacairoI am both surprised and deeply humbled by the decision of the Nobel Committee.

Let me be clear, I do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments, but rather as an affirmation of American leadership on behalf of aspirations held by people in all nations.
 
Real Change is Possible / Obama UN Transcript
obamaSeptember 24, 2009

Good morning. Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, fellow delegates, ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to address you for the first time as the 44th president of the United States.
 
Craddock scandal rocks NATO
craddock bowedFebruary 1, 2009

In the wake of an international scandal mushrooming around the career of US General Bantz John Craddock, American credibility has collapsed inside the top echelons of NATO. 
 
Barack Obama's Cairo speech
OBAMACAIROJune 4, 2009

I am honoured to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over a thousand years, al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic learning, and for over a century, Cairo University has been a source of Egypt's advancement.
 
Cheney, Netanyahu, Permanent War, and Why By Steven Jonas
sjonasJune 7, 2009

As Dick Cheney makes the media rounds attempting to justify both the War on Iraq and torture, since Bush has virtually gone into hiding he has revealed to the world just who was running the show.  He has also revealed its true goals.
 
Calm Voice, Big Stick by Uri Avnery
AVNERYMay 23, 2009

Barack Obama is often compared to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, but it is from the book of another Roosevelt that he has taken a leaf: President Theodore Roosevelt, who, 108 years ago, advised his successors: “Speak softly and carry a big stick!”
 
U.S. Stirs a Hornet's Nest in Pakistan by Eric Margolis
eric margolisMay 17, 2009

Pakistan finally bowed to Washington's angry demands last week by unleashing its military against rebellious Pashtun tribesmen of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) -- collectively mislabelled "Taliban" in the West.
 
When He Says Yes, What Does He Mean? by Uri Avnery
uriJune 18, 2009

“YOU MUST be celebrating,” theinterviewer from a popular radio station told me after Netanyahu’sspeech. “After all, he is accepting the plan which you proposed 42years ago!” (Actually it was 60 years ago, but who is counting?)
 
The front page of Haaretz carried an article by Gideon Levy, in whichhe wrote that “the courageous call of Uri Avnery and his friends fourdecades ago is now being echoed, though feebly, from end to end (of theIsraeli political spectrum).”
 
Iran is not Nazi Germany, and "Sir Winston Peres" is a Disaster by Uri Avnery
avneryMay 10, 2009

Does the comparison of Iran to Nazi Germany serve Israeli interests?
 
Police crackdown on Peace activists in Jerusalem
This assault on the adherents of peace and democracy follows after Lieberman took over the police and state prosecution.
 
Obama won't wink back by Uri Avnery
uriJune 13, 2009

Remember Dov Weisglass? The one who said that peace must wait until the Palestinians become Finns? Who talked about preserving the peace process in formaldehyde?  However, Weisglass will mainly be remembered less for his mouth than his eyes. Weisglass is the King of the Wink.
 
Biberman & Co.
bibermanUri Avnery

Is this the government of Biberman (Bibi Netanyahu and Avigdor Liberman) or perhaps of Bibarak (Bibi and Ehud Barak)?  Neither. It is the government of Bibiyahu.
 
The Strategy Vacuum by Michael Carmichael
scottFebruary 12, 2009

In spite of our elaborate pretensions to democracy, warlords rule the world.
 
Black Flag by Uri Avnery
avneryA Spanish judge has instituted a judicial inquiry against seven Israeli political and military personalities on suspicion of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
 
The Tone & the Music by Uri Avnery
AVNERYZOne man spoke to the world, and the world listened.  He walked onto the stage in Cairo, alone, without hosts and without aides, and delivered a sermon to an audience of billions.
 
Racists for Democracy by Uri Avnery
avneryMay 31, 2009

How lucky we are to have the extreme Right standing guard over our democracy.

 
On the wrong side by Uri Avnery
Avnery bwOf all the beautiful phrases in Barack Obama’s inauguration speech, these are the words that stuck in my mind: “You are on the wrong side of history.”

He was talking about the tyrannical regimes of the world. But we, too, should ponder these words.
 
The boss has gone mad by Uri Avnery - January 17, 2009
uri avneryIn coming years it will become apparent that this war was sheer madness. The boss has indeed gone mad – in the original sense of the word.
 
An Unnecessary War by Jimmy Carter
jimmy carter sageI know from personal involvement that the devastating invasion of Gaza by Israel could easily have been avoided.
 
Brink of catastrophe by Avi Shlaim
Avi ShlaimThe only way to make sense of Israel's senseless war in Gaza is through understanding the historical context. Establishing the state of Israel in May 1948 involved a monumental injustice to the Palestinians.
 
Obama's Bay of Pigs by Michael Carmichael
Obama pensiveThe volcano is erupting, and the lava pouring forth is a bold and deliberate challenge metaphorically slapping the face of President-Elect Barack Obama.  The architect of Obama’s challenge is, of course, Lame Duck President George W. Bush.
 
My 85th birthday by Uri Avnery
uri avnery bwUri Avnery is the sage of Israel.  The founder of the Israeli peace movement, Gush Shalom, Avnery calls for the reinvigoration of the peace movement by direct engagement with politics as well as the emergence of an Israeli Obama, presumably, a leader of dual descent delivering a message of hope driven by a new language of peace.
 
Biden raises the bar
bidenA war of words has broken out between the Democratic Vice Presidential nominee, Senator Joseph Biden and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).


 
Seismic Diplomacy by Michael Carmichael
Obama with Abu MazenLike a seismic tremor before a volcanic explosion, the pressure for peace in the Middle East is ratcheting upwards on the diplomatic Richter Scale.
 
What Went Wrong in the Capitalist Casino? by Tony Benn
Tony Benn"The great inter-war slumps were not acts of God or of blind forces. They were the sure and certain result of the concentration of too much economic power in the hands of too few men. These men had only learned how to act in the interest of their own bureaucratically-run private monopolies which may be likened to totalitarian oligarchies within our democratic state, They had and they felt no responsibility to the nation."
 
Suicidal statecraft by Michael Carmichael
David with the head of Goliath by CaravaggioThe cold hand of the cosmic clock has now moved well past one minute to midnight. We are spiraling downwards in an unstoppable vortex impelled by the winds of war.
 
Carter To Meet Hamas Leader: Jazeera
Two days ago, Obama used the impressive term, "diplomatic surge," when he was questioned about Iraq and General Petraeus' testimony.  

Carter's initiative is both brilliant and courageous - as usual.

Read the Article from Reuters Here.
 
Uri Avnery congratulates Carter
Uri Avnery, the founder of the Israeli Peace movement, Gush Shalom, applauds Jimmy Carter's mission to the Middle East.   With thanks to Heathcote Williams

Click Here to Read the Article.