Name: The Heathlander
Dateline: London, England
Weblog: heathlander.wordpress.com [RSS]
Articles: 23
First Published: Monday, June 5, 2006
Last Published: Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Currently listing articles 23-1:
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An Interview With Prof. Norman Finkelstein— A short interview with Prof. Norman Finkelstein about the current state of the Israel/Palestine conflict.
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Britain: A Democracy In Crisis— Britain is currently only notionally democratic. Radical reforms are needed, and it's up to the people to force them through.
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What Does the Ceasefire Mean, and Can it Last?— If Olmert is being sincere, we could be witnessing the beginning of the end of the conflict. Is he?
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The Iran Crisis: Rhetoric vs. Reality— Israeli/U.S. political rhetoric about the Iranian "crisis" has rarely resembled reality. Unfortunately, perhaps catastrophically, this might be about to change.
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A Triumph For Resistance— The successful deterrence of an Israeli house demolition by hundreds of Palestinian activists is a triumph for the Palestinian resistance.
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A Military Strike On Iran Would Be Illegal, Regardless Of Its Nuclear Status— It is worth remembering that, despite the U.S.' and Israel's 'justifications', any military first-strike against Iran would be illegal.
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U.S. Vetoes Justice Again— The U.S. today shamefully vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning the Israeli atrocitiy in Beit Hanun.
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Massacre In Beit Hanoun - It’s Alright, It Wasn’t Intentional— At least 18 members of the same family have been killed by Israeli artillery in northern Gaza.
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U.S., Israel, and Abbas Shamefully Subvert Palestinian Democracy For Their Own Ends
— US/Israeli subversion of Palestinian democracy is morally and legally bankrupt, and illustrates well the reality of the US' 'commitment to democracy'.
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Thinly Veiled Islamophobia— It is not the veil that is a barrier to multi-cultural harmony, but ignorant Islamophobia.
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A Partner For Peace— With Syria, the Arab League and the Palestinians all making moves for peace, is Israel a partner?
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Politics And Media In The U.K.: Cult of Personality— The British media have engineered a cult of personality to help hide Blair's dreadful legacy and Brown's complicity in it.
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The Apologist's Toolbox: Straw Man, Fallacy, and Ignorance— Apologists for Israeli war crimes use many tactics to try to win the debate. Here I examine the most common.
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Dershowitz’s Arguments For The Legalisation of Torture Are Nonsensical and Unnecessary— A response to Alan Dershowitz's absurd arguments to legalise torture, and introduce 'torture warrants'.
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The Middle East: A Simple Truth— Negotiations are the only way to end the violence. If this is the aim, why the delay?
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Should Israel Release Its Prisoners?— Let's for a moment ignore the fact that the demand is coming from a terrorist organisation. Is it legitimate?
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Israeli War Crimes Ignored— According to the Geneva Conventions to which Israel is bound, the latest operations in Gaza are war crimes.
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Does Wealth Equal Well-Being?— A study has concluded that the link between income and 'well-being' is greatly exaggerated. I attempt to explain why.
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There Are Two Paths To Ultimate Destruction, And We Are Speeding Down Both Of Them— It isn't easy to destroy a species, but we're giving it our best shot.
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Peter Beaumont Sees Noam Chomsky As The Devil Incarnate (Allegedly)— A response to The Observer's Peter Beaumont's ad-hominem-filled, inaccurate review of Noam Chomsky's latest book, Failed States.
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Who Is To Blame For The Gaza Killings?— A response to Charles Krauthammer's amazing article in today's Washington Post.
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What Shall We Spend Our Money On Today? Health? Education? I Know, Biological Weapons!— Any sane person would focus on ridding the world of harmful pathogens, not on creating new ones.
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An Ethical Media: A Parable— A rich guy wants to a kill a poor one because the latter's a threat — but every threat turns out to be bogus.
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