I spent last week at the United Nations, meeting with ambassadors of countries in the Middle East and presenting my final report to the Third Committee of the General Assembly as my term as Special Rapporteur for Occupied Palestine comes to an end.
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The White House praises Malala for her commitment to education and courage, but pointedly overlooking that part of her comment devoted to drones.
Read More“On Western Terrorism: from Hiroshima to Drone Warfare” consists of a series of conversations between Chomsky and Andre Vltchek.
Read MoreTwo apparently related and revealing incidents have turned public attention briefly back to Libya just after the second anniversary of the NATO intervention that helped anti-Qaddafi rebel forces overthrow his regime.
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If the politics of deflection exhibit the outward reach of Israel’s grand strategy of territorial expansionism and regional hegemony, the politics of fragmentation serves Israel’s inward moves designed to weaken Palestinian resistance, induce despair, and de facto surrender.
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Why not insist on resolving the conflict by reference to international law with such modifications as seem mutually beneficial?
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The virus of fanaticism lies dormant in the body politic of every society and can find consoling support by twisting the meaning and practical relevance of religious scripture.
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Threat diplomacy will be applauded by the Obama administration without any sensitivity to the fact that the international law prohibits ‘threats’ as well as ‘uses’ of force.
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If the only way America can seem strong is to cast itself in the role of global bully, then the wise and virtuous will conclude, if they have not already, that America is actually weak.
Read MoreThe days of Washington being able to deliver pious messages on the importance of international law are over. No one is listening, and that’s a relief.
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