International Political Will

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
–George Santayana
There has been much chatter among the media (and the propaganda artists that serve as their meal tickets) about Hamas using the civilian population of Gaza as human shields.
Israel justifies the bombing of the UN school(s), the killing of more than a dozen [...]

Another year, another Israeli-Arab war.
And another pile of horseshit to convince us that it is only the Muslims’ fault.
The six-month ceasefire in Gaza ended in late December, and – according to American mainstream media, pundits, politicians, and so-called journalists – it ended because Hamas started firing rockets.
Okay, but such an illogical conclusion requires several conditions:
Let’s [...]

The suburban train to CST in south Mumbai was rather empty – even for a Sunday. The station itself was unusually quiet, and the platforms lacked the typical crowds that throng forward trying to secure a seat on the incoming train before you can even step off. Outside of the Victorian-era train station, passers-by stop [...]

The nuclear showdown between Iran and the U.S./Israel is often seen through the lens of the Shi’a emphasis on martyrdom. Yet we cannot move forward in this crisis assuming that it is merely a matter of “Will they?” or “Won’t they?” It may not matter if they push the button - having the button may [...]

If a journalist prints only what is politically acceptable or regurgitated government propaganda, it’s their choice. If they abdicate their own freedom of speech, it’s their reputation, their ethics, and their standards that will float down the gutter and into the cistern of sewage that has become the American mainstream media.
But why would an [...]