The Largest Minority

June 4th, 2009 by Manila Ryce

Perhaps it’s time to cut funding to Israel.

Obama is undeniably pro-Israeli, so you may be asking, “What more do the Jews in this video want?” Nothing short of complete eradication of all Muslims. Ironic isn’t it? Despite the overuse of Goldwin’s Law these days, comparisons between Zionists and Nazis are frighteningly valid.

Zionists frankly don’t want peace. They want all the land they think they’re entitled to (which extends far beyond Israel) and think any negotiation is unacceptable. Putting Libertarian conspiracy theories about 9/11 aside, Zionists actually do pose a huge threat to the President’s life and US security. If I were Obama I’d be keeping a close eye on Rahm Emanuel’s father, a former Irgun terrorist, and I’m only half-joking when I say that.

A militant Israeli state served our imperial interests for decades, but now that we can no longer sustain our empire we face perhaps the largest example of “blowback” we have ever seen. So how do we quell a Zionist monster we’ve been feeding for decades? Backing international law regarding Israel would be a good start. Supporting the Palestinian Right of Return would turn Israel from a right-wing “Jewish State” which breeds extremism into a democratic one which respects human rights.

h/t Allison Kilkenny who also has a great piece on why Obama’s Cairo speech was a failure.

September 19th, 2008 by Manila Ryce

No End in Sight, the critically acclaimed 2007 documentary about the lead-up to the Iraq War, will be available on YouTube in its entirety until November 5th. Their official channel also features behind the scenes footage and interviews.

July 15th, 2008 by Manila Ryce

This documentary was made by mr1001nights, who obviously put a lot of work into it. Subscribe to his channel. He knows his shit.

July 2nd, 2008 by evmonk

I was reading this profile of Rush Limbaugh from the upcoming NYTimes mag and came across something odd. Not only does Limbaugh follow Olbermann’s lead in referring to his counterpart Bill O’Reilly as a real-life Ted Baxter, he also has good things to say about the rhetorical powers of Christopher Hitchens. This struck me as somewhat odd, considering Hitchens is a Marxist/Atheist who is famous for, among countless other controversial remarks, his convincing assessment of Henry Kissinger as a war criminal.

Anyway, this led me to an article and video Hitchens produced for the August ‘08 issue of Vanity Fair where he gets waterboarded. It’s an interesting enough video, which I threw on YouTube when I realized VF doesn’t allowed embedding.

Kudos to Hitchens for putting his aging, booze-saturated body under such duress. Although he taps out kind of quickly, don’t you think? (Not that I’d last any longer.) And what’s up with that music? Is that Enya?

Kaj Larson of Current TV, a former Navy Seal, submitted himself to a far more extensive and violent waterboarding session 2 summers ago. Plus Kaj’s video has more diverse, interesting commentary. Check it out by clicking below.

May 26th, 2008 by Manila Ryce

Those of you familiar with Jewish-American professor Norman Finkelstein may recall the politically motivated decision to deny him tenure at DePaul University, along with the decision to put him on administrative leave for the academic year, followed by his eventual resignation. This clear assault against academic freedom was due mostly to an aggressive campaign headed by his bitter Zionist opponent Alan Dershowitz.

Above is the trailer for an upcoming film titled “American Radical“, which documents Finkelstein’s struggle prior to this latest incident.

After landing at Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion International Airport on May 23rd, Professor Finkelstein was detained by the Israeli security service Shin Bet. He was interrogated for 24 hours before being deported and told that he was banned from Israel for 10 years.

In 2006, after Israel launched a pre-planned war of aggression against Lebanon as a test-run for Iran, Finkelstein publicly expressing solidarity with the Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah. While detained by Shin Bet, the high-profile critic of Israeli occupation was questioned about whether he had met with al-Qaeda operatives or had been sent by Hezbollah. Finkelstein rejected the accusations, explaining that he had traveled to Israel to visit an old friend. Regardless, Shin Bet said the professor was “not permitted to enter Israel because of suspicions involving hostile elements in Lebanon,” and because he “did not give a full accounting to interrogators with regard to these suspicions.”

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May 24th, 2008 by Manila Ryce

Satellite feeds carry live unedited footage before it has been spun by the corporate media. Take an hour to watch this behind the scenes documentary from the 90s on how our “TV democracy” is run.

Artist Brian Springer spent a year scouring the airwaves with a satellite dish grabbing back channel news feeds not intended for public consumption. The result of his research is SPIN, one of the most insightful films ever made about the mechanics of how television is used as a tool of social control to distort and limit the American public’s perception of reality.

h/t Brasscheck TV
You can download the movie for free here

May 1st, 2008 by Manila Ryce

The workers’ struggle has no borders. As always, fantastic documentarian work from nauiocelotl.

April 6th, 2008 by Manila Ryce

A message from PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. This video includes an introduction by Congressman Dennis Kucinich and excerpts from Newkirk’s speech at the International Nonviolence Conference in Bethlehem. Parts 2-4 are available below the fold.

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