Author Archives: Jack Matlock
“SELF DEFENSE” DOES NOT LICENSE GENOCIDE
Genocide is a crime—not just a “war crime,” but a crime against humanity. No genuine friend of Israel could support the carpet bombing of Gaza, the order for more than a million Gazans to leave their residences on territory Israel, … Continue reading
MUSINGS … “RUSSIAGATE” HYSTERIA
Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad. That saying—often attributed to Euripides, though not found in his extant writings–comes to mind most mornings when I bring in the home-delivered New York Times and read the headlines of the … Continue reading
Bomb Iran? Craziest Idea of the Century (So Far)
Booneville Those of us spending our August out in the boonies may have missed the blog frenzy emanating from Washington the past few weeks predicting that Israel is insisting on bombing Iran’s nuclear facilities to remove an “existential threat.” If … Continue reading
Russia: Meaning of “Reset”
Booneville, Tennessee A friend has called my attention to an article in the August 12 issue of the Washington Times. The article strikes me as more propaganda than analysis. I’ll explain why as I quote the article, which follows:
Georgia, Two Years after the War with Russia
An article by Ahto Lobjakas of the RFE/RL research unit shows how far Georgian policy is from the sort of concessions that Dmitri Trenin recommended. (See previous post.) Instead of engaging with the populations of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, as … Continue reading
Georgia, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia
In a recent article in the Moscow Times, Dmitri Trenin, Director of the Carnegie Center in Moscow, offered some wise advice which could solve the “frozen conflicts” of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
False Labels: What Does “Conservative” Mean?
Former ambassador Dennis Jett published a thoughtful op-ed Sunday about the media entertainers and politicians who call themselves “conservatives” these days. I consider them propagandists for an ideology which is, in many respects, the opposite of conservative as the word … Continue reading
Renewable Energy: Portugal’s Achievement
Don’t miss the article today in the New York Times on the rapid increase in the proportion of renewable energy in Portugal’s economy.
Joe and Rita’s Berry Patch
Joe and Rita in the Roane County (TN) News Continue reading
Palestine and the Kosovo Precedent
I mentioned several situations yesterday in my post on the ICJ decision regarding Kosovo that could be affected by the decision. The implications for Palestine are even more intriguing. John Whitbeck describes some of them at: http://www.counterpunch.org/whitbeck07232010.html