Since have recently posted a review of ebook readers I decided that it might be a good idea to post an excellent article by John Sullivan, the operations manager at the Free Software Foundation (of which I am a ‘card carrying member’), debunking some of the lies told to us by big corporations about the issue of ‘ebook lending’. John’s piece, entitled “Lending: A solved problem” appeared in the Fall
Yep, you read that right. Seven hours standing naked. And it get better: “According to First Lieutenant Brian Villard, a Marine spokesman, the decision was ‘not punitive’ and done in accordance with Brig rules“. What is amazing here is not only that this type of torture is apparently legal, but that it is not even a disciplinary punishment. The list of US and international conventions, law, and treaties this kind
RT TV has just announced that the Shia of Saudi Arabia have declared that this Friday will be a “day of rage”. Considering that the US Empire will use absolutely all of its capabilities and resources to maintain its control on Saudi Arabia it is frighting to think of what could happen if Saudi Arabia blows up. Saudi Arabia is neither Egypt, nor Libya. the differences are substantial. First, I
This is the fifth installment of my series “Surviving in a world of zombies” (for the previous parts, see here, here , here and here). Today, I am going to discuss “ebook readers”, again. Indeed, in my initial post about ebook readers, I wrote the following: One more thing: there are plenty of dedicated book readers out there, including Amazon’s “Kindle”, Barnes and Noble’s “Nook” and others. My advice is
Al Jazeeraq just provided some juicy details about what happened to the British SAS in Libya: they landed in a miltiary helicopter in the middle of the night, but they were heard and rapidly surrounded. After a 10-15 minutes firefight they surrendered to the Libyans. Frankly, I had a better opinion of the SAS. For the US Special Forces, such a SNAFU would be standard procedure, but for the Brits?
Dear friends, I think that it is fair to say that there appears to be a array of different views amongst us concerning the events in Libya [just for the record, my personal opinion is that it is a blessing that the people of Libya have risen up against Gaddafi and I hope that they will give him the boot. However, I am also concerned that this entire revolution is
I would be interested in hearing your reaction to this interview. What do you make of the guy and his responses? Thanks, The Saker
(make sure to click on ‘cc’ for subtitles in English and watch on full screen)
Journalise: “The Libyan regime has used tear gas in Tripoli to disperse protesters. There is a heavy presence of security forces in the city. An eerie calm is now all over the city” English: “There is nothing to report” [And this is after Friday prayers (when presumably the cops cannot prevent people from gathering or storm mosques…)]
A member of Neturei Karta (Torah Jews), a fringe of ultra-Orthodox movement within the anti-Zionist bloc in Israel, talks with a masked Palestinian youth as he shows his support during clashes with Israeli police in the Arab east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Silwan on April 25, 2010. Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli police as dozens of ultra-nationalist Jews carried Israeli flags through Silwan to assert Jewish sovereignty of all of Jerusalem,
The BBC reports: Rebels in eastern Libya have said they will not negotiate unless Col Muammar Gaddafi quits and goes into exile. The National Libyan Council in the city of Benghazi also called for foreign intervention to stop government air strikes on the rebels. The council is led by former Libyan Interior Minister Mustafa Abdel-Jalil, who defected last month. Oh, and guess what? Mr. Mustafa Abdel-Jalil also declares that he
The Libyan regime has made an interesting offer to al-Jazeera: they allowed an al-Jazeera TV crew to use a government owned helicopter to fly anywhere over Tripoli unimpeded to see for themselves whether there were riots or not. The al-Jazeera reporter had to admit that she saw for herself that all of Tripoli was quiet. She showed footed of regular car traffic everywhere, including the Green Square. All she could
Check out this farcical photo of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili joining some Georgian special forces unit for their training: Who knows, after the training, he might share a few neckties with them…
My friend Shashank just send me this: I just learnt today that all the revolutions are happening because of Obama factor and Bejing olympics. Hard to believe? http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/02/opinion/02friedman.html and the rejoinder: http://inanities.org/2011/03/this-is-just-the-start-and-it-never-fucking-ends/ LOL! Even my corporate Zionews standards, this is a masterpiece!! Thanks Shashank!! The Saker
Russian Information Agency Novosti Saudi Arabia sends tanks to riot-hit Bahrain – paper Moscow: Saudi Arabia has sent dozens of tanks to Bahrain, where anti-government protests continue for about two weeks, Egypt’s Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper said on Tuesday. Eyewitnesses reported seeing “15 tank carriers carrying two tanks each heading towards Bahrain” along the 25-km King Fahd causeway, which links the small island nation of Bahrain to Saudi Arabia. Protestors are
A friend just send me this: Egyptian Armed Forces Fire At Christian Monasteries, 19 Injured Does anybody know anything about this? Why would the Egyptian army fire at monastics? Why use RPGs? Does any of that makes sense to you? Thanks for any info! The Saker
I really like Peter Lavelle and his show “Cross Talk”. Check out these two. He invites some very toxic Zionist fanboys, and he opposes them to very articulate and intelligent anti-Imperialists (like Mark LeVine!): The Zioimperialists just sound so evil and so stupid :-) Also – check out Mark LeVine’s biography. This guy is amazing! Has anybody read his books? If yes, please let me know, as I “discovered” him
PayPal just froze the account of the Bradley Manning Support Network, a group raising funds for the legal defense of alleged Wikileaks source Pfc. Bradley Manning. The group can no longer accept donations through PayPal, or access the money in its account. The Bradley Manning Support Network didn’t do anything illegal. PayPal even admits there’s no legal reason to shut down the group’s account; it’s an “internal policy decision.” We
By David Nowak for AP Russia will spend $650 billion to equip its dilapidated military with 600 new warplanes, 100 ships and 1,000 helicopters by 2020, Defense Ministry officials were quoted as saying Thursday. The ambitious weapons procurement program also envisages eight new nuclear submarines and two Mistral aircraft carriers in addition to the two that Russia is buying from France, Russian news agencies quoted First Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir
