Britian Refused to Play By Own Rules -- 112,000 Petition Calling for Arrest of Netanyahu for War Crimes - Not Debated In Parliament

ꕤ Article SOURCE PRESS TV http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2015/09/18/429735/UK-Parliament-Netanyahu-Arrest-Petition UK parliament under fire for declining Netanyahu arrest petition Fri Sep 18, 2015 2:46PM The British Parliament has come under increasing fire over its decision to skip a debate on a petition calling for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “It’s quite disappointing that the Parliament has refused to play by its own rules. The fact is that it’s a particular issue which receives over 100,000 signatures that ultimately allows to be debated on the floor of the House. The fact that it has been declined, gives rise to many questions,” said Anas al-Tikriti, chief executive of the Cordoba Foundation.     “It seems to me that the Parliament has failed in its duty. It seems to me that this is the continuation of the pro-Israel lobby in its attempt to sweep under the carpet the crimes committed by Israel,” he told Press TV’s UK Desk on Friday. ‘Important petition’ Al-Tikriti described the petition as an important bid, which shows the British people want an end to their government’s support for the Israeli regime. “I think that 112,000 signatures means that there is a quite tremendous disgust in British government’s continuous relationship with Israel… It demonstrates that there is a huge gap between what the British public feels and wants and how the British government and its politicians behave,…” he underscored. Earlier this week, the British parliament announced that it will not debate the petition calling for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over war crimes. The petition has already received over 112,000 signatures, well above 100,000 signatures necessary to qualify the motion for a debate in parliament. It was uploaded on the UK Parliament’s official website on August 7. Those signing the petition wanted Netanyahu to be brought to justice for the crimes committed against Palestinian people during Israel’s deadly war on the Gaza Strip last year. However, the House of Commons’ Petitions Committee announced Wednesday that it is not possible, neither under the international law, nor the UK law, to take action against the Israeli prime minister over Tel Aviv’s war crimes against the people of Gaza. ‘Staunch support for Israel’ The British government, which is seen as one of the staunch supporters of the Israeli regime, had already rejected the bid. “Under UK and international law, visiting heads of foreign governments, such as Prime Minister Netanyahu, have immunity from legal process, and cannot be arrested or detained,” the government said on the petition website. Earlier this month, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that his country “remains staunch" in its "defense of Israel". Cameron made the pledge while meeting with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at 10 Downing Street in London on September 10.   Anti-Israel sentiments Netanyahu’s two-day visit to London provoked anger among many Britons with a number of them gathering outside Downing Street on to demand his arrest for war crimes in the Gaza Strip. Last year, Tel Aviv launched a 50-day war on the besieged coastal territory, killing nearly 22-hundred people, most of them civilians. Thousands more were injured and some 100-thousand houses were damaged during the indiscriminate attacks. The war drew global condemnation and prompted many people across the world to join campaigns against the Israeli regime, including BDS Movement (boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel). http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2015/09/18/429735/UK-Parliament-Netanyahu-Arrest-Petition ---------------------- ꕤ ---------------------- COMMENT "... announced Wednesday that it is not possible, neither under the international law, nor the UK law, to take action ..." It must depend on who's doing the bombing. If it was Serbia, I'm sure the Brits would oblige -- swiftly. But I guess US-NATO doesn't need Gaza for a Middle Eastern military base, as Israel has that strategic market cornered. So, the post WWII international laws were never intended to be respected by the US and its allies. It was just some humanitarian / international 'super-league' farce, passing a  fantasy benchmark of military propriety, intended to be imposed on minor players and targets only. PressTV Needs to upload audio to YouTube.  Found their audio difficult listening.  Constant stop-start.  Gave up. ꕤ

TRANSCRIPT - VIDEO - Refugee Crisis: What The Media Is Hiding | Syrian Girl

TRANSCRIPT [for quotation purposes, confirm audio] SOURCE VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHFnvFbThDE&feature=youtu.be VIDEO TITLE Refugee Crisis: What The Media Is Hiding SYRIAN GIRL This is Syrian Girl. The media is painting the refugee crisis as an acute issue, but the Syrian war and the refugees have been there for four years, and Aylan wasn't the first child refugee to drown. Last month, an 11 year old Syrian girl drowned off the coast of Egypt. So, why is there such a media push now? Well, it's just in time for when France, Britain and Australia were asked to join the US's war on Syria. In fact, the US asked Australia to join its coalition a week before Aylan died. So they're using sympathy for this child's death to drop bombs on more children, while crying crocodile tears over them as they run from those bombs. Just look at this headline from: The Sun Bomb Syria | For Aylan ꕤ COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. [aside] ⟴ Why Murdoch Pushes for War⟴ by Craig Murray  on September 7, 2015 1:33 pm EXTRACT Given the disgraceful Sun front page and middle spread urging war on Syria, and the all-out propaganda on Sky News, it is important to understand why Murdoch is pushing so hard for war. I therefore reproduce my article from February 2013. It is important to note that the links are to industry publications: this is very genuine, hard information.  Israel Grants Oil Rights in Syria to Murdoch and Rothschild Israel has granted oil exploration rights inside Syria, in the occupied Golan Heights, to Genie Energy. Major shareholders of Genie Energy – which also has interests in shale gas in the United States and shale oil in Israel – include Rupert Murdoch and Lord Jacob Rothschild.  FULL AT SOURCE https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2015/09/why-murdoch-pushes-for-war/ note:  article is not referred to in video | it is addition to this post [transcript] You'd think they'd make themselves less obvious. This is the city that Aylan comes from. The area was bombed to smithereens by the US. Rupert Murdoch couldn't even wait for Aylan's body to go cold before he started exploiting it for more war in Syria. Turkey's also causing the refugee crisis to push for the creation of a buffer zone in Syria, as part of their continued attempt at regime change. So, before you wave "Refugees Welcome" while letting your government get away with murder there are a few things you need to know. 1:20 The whole Syrian war and refugees were caused in the first place because the US and NATO backed Islamist rebels in Syria in 2011. In spite of this, politicians and the mass media are blaming the Syrian president, Assad, for Europe's entire refugee crisis and using that to convince people that there needs to be a war in Syria. But how can Assad be blamed for the entire refugee crisis, when the majority of the refugees aren't even Syrian, but either: poor immigrant workers, or refugees from other wars, such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, and Libya. All the other places that have suffered US interventions in the recent years, yet the media labels them all Syrian, anyway, to convince Europeans that that this problem can be solved by intervention in Syria. They even go as far as to label Sub-Saharan Africans as Syrian because they believe their viewers are too ignorant to notice the difference. How racist do you have to be to confuse Asia with Africa. [cut to video footage] MALE NARRATOR Romania's coast guard rescued 70 migrants, mostly Syrians and Iraqis, packed onto a small fishing boat that was in danger of sinking, as they attempted to make the crossing to Europe in stormy seas on Saturday. SYRIAN GIRL The number of Syrian refugees is also being falsely conflated, because other immigrants and refugees are simply claiming to be Syrian and throwing their original passports away. Pakistani and Bangladeshi passports are being found discarded near border crossings. [CUT TO VIDEO FOOTAGE] MALE [... On our boat ... ] 29 persons FEMALE We're just four Syrian people -- MALE [interjects] We're just four Syrian people -- [cross-talk] MALE [interjects] -- 25 in Iraq.  [ie 25 from Iraq] ENGLISH SPEAKING WOMAN All the rest of them are Iraqi? FEMALES They said: I don't have a passport [cross-talk] I don't have anything to say who I am. So I am Syrian. Where's your passport? I don't have because the government in Germany allows everything for the Syrian people. You get a house, you get money, you get food. ENGLISH SPEAKING WOMAN So it pays to be a 'Syrian'? FEMALE "Yes." SYRIAN GIRL And some European politicians are exploiting the war in Syria, to push for an open border immigration policy. So, was it the Syrian government that caused these refugees, or was it these same politicians and their liberal interventions that are now crying over the refugees deaths? People like Angelina Jolie, ironically, the Ambassador of the UN Refugee program, caused these African refugees to drown off the coast of Libya, because she supported the Libyan rebels who ethnically cleansed them. It was also Amnesty International who claimed Gaddafi was using black immigrants as mercenaries, which resulted in their ethnic cleansing. Now, Amnesty International are raking in the donations over their deaths. It was these same liberal interventionists who, in 2011, supported al-Qaeda affiliated rebels in Syria, and they dare yell: "Shame, shame, shame!", for not letting in the Syrian refugees. How about shame on you, for ruining our beautiful country? The refugee crisis didn't start when Syrians tried to cross into Europe, but when Europeans tried to cross into Syria to join ISIS. Syrians are being pushed out their country while a multinational Islamic State moves in from all over the world. But the so-called 'coalition' on ISIS is a lie. The US and its allies actually have no intention of defeating ISIS. Instead of working with the Syrian army, the only force capable of fighting ISIS on the ground, they are preventing the Syrian army from doing their job. Only four years ago, Syria was a well off and prosperous country, that even accepted 2 million Iraqi refugees. Now, we've become the refugees. Syrian refugees want your help, yes. But to get back home to their own country. Almost half of Syria's population are refugees: 3 million outside of Syria; and 7 million of them are internally displaced, inside Syria. Shouting 'Refugees Welcome!," while well-meaning, is not enough. You're not going to be able to airlift 10 million Syrians into Europe. Displacing them further from their country is not ideal for anyone. The refugees want to come home. Hear them out for yourself. MALE [speaking Arabic] "My dream is for Syria to return to what it used to be. I will be one of the first people to return, because there is no place like Syria. FEMALE [Speaking English, with accent] Er, my name is Rena. I wish to come back to the lovely country when the war will end. MALE - MINOR [Speaking English, with accent] I like to - the war to be end. Just I can go to see my friends and my family in Syria. MALE [Speaking Arabic] This terrorism is done via eternal conspiracy with external financing. But we are alive, and we are returning, we are returning, we are returning! FEMALE #1 [Speaking English, with accent] What happening now, happening by, by -- by foreign hands. FEMALE #2 [Speaking English, with accent] [cross-talk] This is not freedom. This is not-- FEMALE #2 [Speaking English, with accent] The Syrian we are a good people, and we want to complete our life in Syria. [CUT TO] FEMALE #3 [Speaking Arabic] I miss everything. Everything. Our neighbourhood, our house, our family, our gatherings. [CUT TO] MALE - MINOR [Speaking English, with accent] You just stop the war. We don't want to go to Europe. SYRIAN GIRL To help them come home, you need to: pressure your government to stop the war in Syria, by: stopping the US's Saudi Arabian, Qatari and Turkish allies from funding and facilitating ISIS: by ending the political support for al-Quaeda linked rebels and by preventing your government from entering a war against Syria. end the sanctions on Syria. Aylan Kurdi's dad's infected teeth pushed him to try and get to Europe and fix them. Sanctions on Syria, prevented his family from sending the $14,000 required to fix them. If there were no sanctions on Syria, he would have got medical care at home, and Aylan would still be alive. Before the war, medical care in Syria was free. Sanctions prevent from rebuilding and fighting ISIS off itself. Rebuild Syria for refugees to return. Concentrate on donating to organisations that help refugees inside of Syria. This will decrease the pressure on refugee institutions inside of Syria, and help external refugees return, instead of getting on a creaky[?] boat and drowning on the way to Europe. Here are two such organisations: WafaRelief Fund; and http://wafarelief.org.uk/donate/ the Syrian Red Crescent; http://sarc.sy/ The Syrian government wants refugees to return and have put forward a plan to do so. They have asked for help in implementing that plan. Blaming the refugees themselves for the wars NATO creates is not the solution. Suddenly, so many people are disrespecting Syrians, but those people never noticed Syrians in their country when we were inventing the iphone, not to mention all of Western civilisation. There are forces that want to estrange people from their homeland dissolve national identities altogether. Obama and other criminals are trying to make Syrians a people without a nation. A people without a nation suffer the worst humiliation. Look at what happened to the Palestinian people. One day, it could happen to you. So, defending your nationality doesn't mean disrespecting the nationality of others. By demonising Syrian refugees, right-wing nationalist are handing liberal interventionists moral victory on a silver platter. People are sympathetic to that boy and his family and any group that demonises them, comes off as being sociopaths and alienate everyone. For example, this UKIP politician had to apologise for his statement, "The little Syrian boy was well-clothed and well-fed. He died because his parents were greedy for the good life in Europe." Syrians had the good life before the UK government interfered. GROUP OF YOUNG FEMALES & MATURE MALE FEMALE [Speaking English - with accent] Nothing. I don't have a home. FEMALE [English accent] And what happened to your business in Aleppo, does it exist anymore? FEMALE [Speaking English - with accent] No it's not exist anymore FEMALE [English accent] Everything gone? FEMALE [Speaking English - with accent] Mmmm ... MALE [Speaking Arabic] I used to produce these. Now you just give me this. [Holding, wash cloth or napkin?] [Group Laughter] FEMALE INTERVIEWER [Speaking Arabic] Um Gasem, what was your life like four years ago? FEMALE RESPONDS I can't ... once I start thinking about my life four years ago ... [Distressed] We had a safe life. [CUT TO RT NEWS FOOTAGE] NANCY KASEM SYRIAN REFUGEE Yes, in Syria I had my own car. It's like a car you can drive. Not -- it's really hard to drive in this car. We still don't have a good job to buying [sic] a good car, like in Syria. CUT TO FEMALE FEMALE [Speaking Arabic] We were comfortably off. I was a housewife and my husband had work, thanks to God. We moved to the village, because the villages were safe. And then the war came to the villages. Islamists came and kidnapped him for a month. They broke his jaw. CUT TO REFUGEE TENT SITE SCENE FEMALE [Speaking Arabic] Sometimes we reminisce together about our home. Yes, we talk about things like that. So that our children continue to love their homeland, so they don't forget. Particularly here, I have children with me. SYRIAN GIRL People ask me, why don't the Syrians stay in Turkey. Well, Syrians who are used to a high standard of living get tired of three years in a tent in Turkey, with no prospects of a future. Numbers are very high -- in the million -- and conditions are bad. Turkey won't improve these conditions, but want to continue sending terrorists to Syria. People are also asking, why aren't Syrians being helped by other Muslim countries? Well, Turkey and Jordan have taken 1 million each. What these people are really asking is, why aren't the rich, Gulf Arab astates accepting Syrian refugees. Because, in the worlds of this Kuwaiti politician -- [CUT TO MALE IN TRADITIONAL ARAB GARB, ON TV, GESTURING] -- we Syrians have a different culture and ethnicity to Arabs. They don't see Syrians as Arab, and they don't accept them as their kin. Since when have the Gulf lifted a finger to help the Palestinians, anyway? While it is true the people of the Levant have as little in common culturally with Arabs as they do with West Europe, this doesn't change the fact that it is the Gulf Arab states that caused the Syrian problem, by backing terrorists. They won't invest in helping Syrian refugees, because they are busy spending the money on ISIS and buying golden toilets. But, why doesn't Israel take any refugees. After all, it's in Syria's border and it's in the Levant, Syrian people's historical land. Israel has greyed out this image, as if it doesn't even warrant consideration. I guess, Israel is the only country in the world that's allowed to be racist. It's funny to hear Zionists talk about how Europe needs to accept Syrian refugees, when they won't even let Palestinian refugees return to their own homes and villages. I've also heard: Why Germany, not Greece? Well, I'll let this Syrian refugee tell you. CUT TO MALE - STREET SCENE [Speaking Arabic] I didn't stay in Greece because it doesn't offer any benefits or work. It can't help its own people let alone help us. SYRIAN GIRL The most honourable are the Syrians still in Syria fighting for their country. But how can one blame those that run, if they themselves aren't fighting with a gun in their hand. It's time to point that finger inward. Save your nation, and stop these governments from starting these wars. --- 13:24 end --- ---------------------- ꕤ ---------------------- Assange Transnational Security Elite, Carving Up the World Using Your Tax Money London  OCT8 Antiwar Mass Assembly (2011) Link  |  here ꕤ

Foreign Service Updates - Middle East, Africa, Kosovo, Turkey, USA

SYRIA Staffan de Mistura, Italian-Swedish diplomat UN special envoy to Syria proposal re political solution pending http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2015/07/11/419736/Syria-UN-Staffan-de-Mistura-Gennady-Gatilov KOSOVO Entertainer Rita Ora named an honorary ambassador of Republic of #Kosovo Tony Blair on hand as special guest. http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/tearful-rita-accepts-ambassador-role-31368043.html AZERBAIJAN - PALESTINE Azerbaijan  - Quds Day Islamic Party of Azerbaijan held a protest in front of the Israeli embassy re solidarity with Palestine 20 protesters detained journalists driven away from site http://www.panorama.am/en/popular/2015/07/10/islamists/ TURKEY police pepper spray Uighur protesters at Thai Embassy on Thu >>Thai Consulate in Istanbul ransacked China = Thailand’s largest trading partner - billions p.a. = joint military exercises = Thai buying China subs @ $1billion http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-thailand-china-uighurs-20150710-story.html NAMIBIA "What binds us as Americans is the certainty that all people, everywhere, are created equal" US Amb Thomas Daughton Namibia USA claws in Namibia *Millennium Challenge Corporation (US foreign aid agency) *USAID (CIA) *Peace Corps (USG run) http://www.economist.com.na/2011-12-07-11-05-31/community-and-culture/8031-strong-desire-to-share-democracy SOUTH KOREA Dog Meat Dog Meat Festival Boshingtan protested @ South Korean Embassy, London 6,000 restaurants sell dog meat http://www.demotix.com/news/8076128/dog-meat-festival-boshingtan-protested-korean-embassy-london#media-8076012 USA / JEWISH calls on Euro govt umbrella bodies eg EU to formally recognize, partner with & train Jewish community groups http://www.timesofisrael.com/us-lawmakers-turn-attention-to-safety-of-european-jews/ GUINEA, WEST AFRICA NEW US Ambassador to Guinea in West Africa: Dennis Hankin b4: Brasil, Sudan Georgetown FS sch. / Nat. War College http://www.minnpost.com/political-agenda/2015/07/bemidji-native-dennis-hankins-appointed-us-ambassador-republic-guinea ISRAEL v IRAN Israel FM Dore Gold said Iran is world’s leading state sponsor of terror >> Predictable move by Dore Gold http://www.algemeiner.com/2015/07/10/top-israeli-diplomat-says-absurd-to-believe-irans-claim-it-will-join-fight-against-global-terror/# USA IN AFGHANISTAN USA embassy Kabul 8-yr construction project is 3 yrs behind schedule & abt 27% over budget meantime:  $100 million on temporary buildings Construction US embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan - final tally could be around $2 billion!! http://www.constructiondive.com/news/us-embassy-construction-in-kabul-runs-over-budget-behind-schedule/402088/ { Sounds like the US is moving into Afghanistan - who spends $2 billion on an embassy? } --------------------- COMMENT Some of the news that caught my attention. The amount USA's blowing in Afghanistan is staggering.

VIDEO - Title - Love Palestine, Love Freedom, Love justice

Title: Love Palestine, Love Freedom, Love justice  Direct YouTube Link - here. A powerful campaign music video. The music has a wonderful, strong, vibrant, positive,  up-tempo, driving, tribal feel, that's impossible to ignore. The visuals are also powerful - particularly the flag relay symbolism. As the video is pleasant, positive and has a lot of impact, it's a highly effective message because it's message much more likely to be shared than not. Whoever came up with this music video campaign for Palestine has done great job. [  Was convinced I'd posted this to the blog at some point.  Searched labels so I could delete earlier version ... but there isn't one.  Uh-oh.   Alzheimer's setting in or more sleep is needed.  ]

Canada Condemns Hezbollah Attack & Ramallah Eggs Canadian FM John Baird

Canada Condemns Hezbollah Attack On 'Region's Only Democracy' Canadian FM John Baird calls Hezbollah a 'brutal terror group bent on Israel's destruction'; supports Israel's right to self-defense. By Cynthia Blank First Publish: 1/29/2015, 9:00 AM Canada strongly condemned Hezbollah's deadly attack on an IDF convoy Wednesday, and reiterated its belief in Israel's right to defend itself from "brutal terrorist organizations." Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, fresh from his recent trip to Israel, issued the statement Wednesday night. “Canada condemns the assault by Hezbollah on the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) that tragically killed two IDF members. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and friends of those lost and injured." "Canada also extends its condolences to the family and friends of the Spanish UN peacekeeper killed in the exchange." “Hezbollah, another Iranian proxy, is a brutal terrorist organization bent on the destruction of Israel. Canada fully supports Israel’s right to defend itself by itself." Continuing, Baird criticized the "destructive force" of Iran and accused it of working toward Israel's annihilation. “This is just another example of the threats Israel faces - from Gaza to Southern Lebanon and Syria - from all proxies funded, trained and materially supported by Iran. It illustrates the danger of a nuclear-armed Iran and the need for the international community to ensure that never becomes a reality." “Iran is a destructive force in the region, contributing to much of the current instability. The international community must condemn today’s assault and stand by the only liberal democracy in the region, which is far too often on the front lines in the struggle against terrorism.” Canada's southern neighbor, the United States, also stood by Israel Wednesday as it exchanged fire with Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon. "We support Israel's legitimate right to self-defense and continue to urge all parties to respect the blue line between Israel and Lebanon," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters. "We urge all parties to refrain from any action that could escalate the situation," Psaki said, adding Washington was closely monitoring the situation. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/190657 COMMENT The impression I have of Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird is that he might be what I'd call a 'useful idiot'. It sounds like somebody unscrewed the top of his head and inserted what's becoming a rather familiar, official, pro-Israeli narrative, which he's regurgitating. The other impression I get is that Baird's visit to Ramallah (West Bank) wasn't well received: Some 100 Palestinian protesters hurled eggs at Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird as he was visiting Ramallah. Canada is among the nations resisting Palestinian efforts to gain recognition as a state in international organizations. SOURCE - RT News Here's more on that from Press TV: The Palestinian youths gathered in protest against the Canadian government’s pro-Israeli stance, including its recent decision to vote against a Palestinian bid at the United Nations Security Council to end the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories by 2017. Baird’s recent request from chief Palestinian negotiator, Saeb Erekat, to apologize for likening “Israeli terrorism” to the atrocities committed by Takfiri ISIL militants, has also angered Palestinians. In response, Erekat demanded that Baird apologize to the Palestinian people for “going out of his way to legitimize the banality and brutality of a 50-year-old Israeli occupation” of Palestinian territories. Earlier, the Canadian foreign minister had also condemned the Palestinian bid to join the International Criminal Court (ICC). No idea what the first-mentioned call for apology is about.  It sounds as if Baird called for an apology? Yep, looks like that's what Baird's done: The office of Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird wants the Palestinian Authority’s chief negotiator to apologize for equating Israel with ISIS, saying the “offensive and ridiculous” comments undermined the fight against the Islamist terror group. In a speech in Jericho on Monday, Saeb Erekat likened Israeli settlement-building in the West Bank to ISIS terrorism. “There is no difference between the terrorism practiced by the group led by [ISIS leader] Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and Israel’s terrorism,” he said. “Ending settlement activities is a prerequisite for eliminating terrorism.” EXTRACTS ONLY - FULL @ SOURCE - National Post Had no idea Canadians could be so entertaining.

Israel - Palestine Conflict: Mads Gilbert & Noam Chomsky

ISRAEL / PALESTINE MADS GILBERT Link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZzIf7Bk8CHM Talk to Al Jazeera - Mads Gilbert:  'People are questioning Israel' Mads Gilbert is a convincing voice for Palestine and it's worthwhile taking the time to view this video, which is from the perspective of a medical professional that has long been active in helping people in Palestine. Gilbert says that, according to international law, an occupied people have the right to take up arms to defend themselves.  That isn't something the mainstream media makes clear.  In fact, I think that's the first time I've ever heard anybody say that. It is also illegal to occupy a people!  Wow, I didn't even know that. During this interview, Gilbert calls into question the Israeli narrative of Israel as a people under attack. Gilbert goes on to say that the solution is a political one rather than a military one. NOAM CHOMSKY Which takes me back to another video that I watched about Palestine and Israel - Noam Chomsky's UN speech: Link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2LNyZ6NNeE Noam Chomsky at UN (Oct 14th, 2014)  "Solutions To The Israel-Palestine Conflict" It's worthwhile taking the time to watch the Noam Chomsky video  because he explains the ways in which a political solution has been dodged. Watched this video some time ago and summarised some of the points Chomsky made during the first half hour or so of the video.   Summary below: Israel-Palestine conflict: general outlines of a diplomatic solution has been clear for at least 40 years. Resolution brought before UN 1976 called for two-state settlement internationally recognised border which guarantees rights of both states 1976 resolution brought to UN by 3 major Arab states -- Egypt, Jordan, Syria ('the Confrontation States') 1976 UN resolution -- Israel refused to attend the session. Resolution vetoed by US. 1976 UN Resolution> US veto typically DOUBLE-VETO  1) Non-implementation Resolution  2) Event vetoed from history .. 1976 UN Resolution> Israel refusal to attend + US veto of implementation of Resolution (& from history) SET PATTERN SINCE 1976 UN Resolution> most recent US VETO 2011 #Obama - vetoed implementation 4 official US policy / for opp. to expansion of settlements Opposition to expansion of settlements >*expansion* not issue / issue is illegal *settlements* + infrastructure projects for long time, overwhelming international consensus in support of a [illegal] settlement along these general lines UN pattern set 1976 continues to the present /Israel rejects settlement of terms with unremitting & decisive support of US UN pattern set 1976 continues with unremitting & decisive support of US -- military, economic, diplomatic & ideological pattern continues with support of US, establishing how conflict viewed & interpreted in US & within US sphere of influence pattern> ceasefire, Israel disregards >continues assault on Gaza, incl. continued siege, intermittent violence, settlement &  development. pattern> Hamas observe ceasefire until Israel escalation elicits Hamas response >Israel exercises 'mowing the lawn'  [ie military offensive against Palestinians] pattern > Israel 'mowing the lawn'  [ie military offensive against Palestinians] > each episode more fierce & destructive than the last -- in a series Agreement on Movement & Access Nov 2005, called for crossing between Gaza & Egypt (Rafah) 2005 Agreement > for export of goods & transit of people , continuous op of crossings between Israel & Gaza 4 import/export + transit of people 2005 Agreement > called for reduction of obstacles to movement w/in the West Bank, bus & truck convoys between West Bank & Gaza ... 2005 Agreement > called for the building of a sea port in Gaza, the reopening of airport in Gaza (that Israel had destroyed) Terms of 2005 Movement & Access Agreement are essentially terms of successive ceasefires, incl. one reached few weeks ago. 2005 Agreement timing significant > it was moment of Israel's disengagement from Gaza & removal several thousand Israeli settlers 2005 Israel disengagement stated goal was the FREEZING of the peace process to prevent establishment of Palestinian state 2005 Israel disengagement stated goal was to ensure that diplomacy has been removed indefinitely from agenda ... Israel-Palestine:'05 Israel disengagement reality:  ruined territory not released for even single day from Israel military grip or occupation '05 Israel disengagement stated reality - Israel left behind scorched earth, devastated services & people with no present or future 2005 Israel disengagement stated reality: settlements were destroyed in an ungenerous move by an unenlightened occupier 2005 Israel disengagement >occupier continues to control territory kill & harass inhabitants >means of formidable military might Oslo Accords established 20 years ago >> Gaza & West Bank are INDIVISIBLE TERRITORIAL UNITY > integrity cannot be broken up For 20 years US & Israel dedicated to separating Gaza & West Bank in VIOLATION of the ACCORDS they had ACCEPTED Separation of Gaza & West bank look at map explains why: Gaza offers only access to outside world to Palestine. if Gaza is separated from the West Bank whatever autonomy it might be granted in West Bank would be imprisoned. September. West Bank = Imprisoned; Israel on one side & hostile Jordan (ally of  Israel)  on other and Israel-US Jordan valley takeover Israel's slow & steady US-backed policy is to take over Jordan Valley, about 1/3 of West Bank & much of arable land Jordan Valley take-over is major geostrategic reason for Israel with US backing INSISTENCE on SEPARATING Gaza & West Bank Jan 2006 = first full free election in the Arab world (monitored & recognised) occurred> HAMAS won control of Parliament Hamas win election result in 2006 was not what US & Israel wanted 2006 Hamas win of Parliament good test of US 'democracy promotion' agenda > Fail: Palestine harsh siege instituted US/IS following 2006 Hamas win of Parliament, US began to immediately organise a military coup - as per standard US record post 2006 election, US organised military coup >> to its shame & discredit, European Union went along with this. sounds like the punishment, violence, US arranged coup (accepted by EU) led to Israeli escalation + end to Nov 2005 Agreement 2007 Hamas committed even greater crime than winning fair election; it pre-empted planned military coup & took over Gaza! 2007 elected Hamas PREVENTING US-arranged coup is described in West as Hamas taking Gaza over by 'force'. Hamas preventing planned & US-arranged military coup against the Hamas elected government led to substantial attacks on Gaza. Jan 2008 another. ceasefire reached. Similar to 2005 terms. Israel publicly rejected ceasefire. Hamas observed the ceasefire. one-sided ceasefire cont. to Nov 4, 2008 - day of US election - Israeli forces invaded Gaza & killed Hamas militants ... Nov 2008 Israel attack on Gaza led 2 rocket fire on Israel, a huge Israeli response, lots killings: Palestinians, as usual mid Dec 2008, Hamas offer to renew the ceasefire, Israeli doveish Cabinet rejected & launched next military op 'Cast Lead' 2008 Israel Op 'Cast Lead' >> horrible Op .. caused substantial international reaction, investigation: UN, Amnesty, Human Rights Watch 2008 Israel Op 'Cast Lead'  >> precisely timed to end before  #Obama inauguration .. so Obama didn't have to respond. no comment / let's forget about the past & look to the future is standard slogan for those engaged in serious crime Jan 8, 2009 >> UN Resolution passed (US abstaining) >> calling for immediate cease-fire with usual terms - NEVER OBSERVED > UN ceasefire Resolution of Jan 8, 2009 > broke down completely w. next episode of 'mowing the lawn' in Nov. 2012 >Nov. 2012 'mow the lawn' [ie military offensive against Palestinians] >> get good sense what going on looking @ casualty figures: 79 killed / 78 of them Palestinians The above points were summarised weeks ago, and this is one of the things I didn't get around to finishing.  Hopefully it makes sense. I thought the Chomsky UN video was amazing.  It explains in simple terms what's really going on, which was a revelation to me, as I'm new to politics and as you don't get this sort of information from mainstream media.  [Excuse any typos.  Another all-nighter, no sleep.  Getting to be a baaaaad habit.]

USA - NSA, NATO, POLITICIANS, PR & EXPLOITATION OF CAUSES

U.S.A.  CIA #USA John Brennan #CIA vs US Senate>>under media glare >> improper access .. http://goo.gl/R6kRC3  >Adm Michael Rogers is new #NSA director Hey, Rogers = Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) dude as well. Bunch of others follow US eg., GCHQ to set up cyber centres. ----------------------------------------   NATO #NATO "the military alliance of the imperialist countries of Europe and North America" [Roger Annis] #NATO >>> " ... capitalism’s ongoing economic and financial instability requires new sources of investment and plunder." [Roger Annis] The imperialists expect #Russia to act like #Egypt’s military rulers, who faithfully police #Palestinian rebellion. [fm Roger Annis] #NATO #NATO >> Intense propaganda drive by NATO ..irrationally demonises #Russia & aims 2 win backing for economic & military aggression [Annis] >Left & liberal in world is CEDING 2 NATO drive, agreeing that, yes, there really is a “problem” with Russia. >Consequences Contrary to Snyder, problem is not a #Russian push to the west, but American drive 2 east that has only intensified since Euromaidan/ Lazare ----------------------------------------   'It's On Us' - Political Exploitation "White House: ‘It’s On Us’ campaign targets culture of sexual assault on campus " >http://goo.gl/dhU1dO >> Biden & Obama kicking off campaign. So what's this about really? Is USA that uncivilised? And if so, why? RT> "Obama: "You don't want 2 be..guy who stops a friend from taking a woman home…It's not just ok to intervene, it's your responsibility." >> Hard to imagine #Putin coming out with this. Guess because they don't stoop to female exploitation for PR in Russia. Somebody needs to tweet Barack #Obama 2 ask WHY sexual violence is so prevalent in land of the brave & the free etc - A land of rapists? ----------------------------------------   COMMENT Just quickly posting the data I looked at.   Will have to come back to expand on it.