One generalization, that unfortunately holds true for “many” musicians and rock bands is, despite the fact they often have potentially huge audiences (the marketer’s dream), is that they often have little, if anything, intelligent and insightful to say about social and political issues. But more specifically, they will not likely assert the likelihood—that U.S. sponsored torture of Islamic prisoners has probably rendered “zero” results of quality or worthwhile intelligence (save perhaps what “Israeli” objectives might have wanted).

The following is an official message from a grassroots movement in Israel named New Profile, which is part of a larger coalition of Israeli groups opposed to the occupation and repression of Palestinians and to the militarization of Israeli culture. Currently, the Israeli government is using methods that are becoming more and more repressive, which is why we feel it is important to share this with you. Below their summary of the situation, you will find links to related articles and a call to action.

Excerpts :

We would like to reiterate that police harassment of New Profile and the interrogation of eleven of our members are not isolated events. They are part of a virulent drive of state McCarthyism, a stepped-up systematic persecution of left-wing activists and voices. This drive arguably obviates the remnants of Israel's claim to democracy and parodies its ludicrous boast to representing a single democratic beacon in the Middle East. // Among human rights organizations in Israel, Adalah for instance is still preparing a report on the recent, sharp escalation in combined state and university repression of student activists and [...] will soon be publicizing their comprehensive report on state violence against activists, left-wing groups and individuals, as well as their international supporters.

Un soldat Français vient de mourir en Afghanistan.

Croyez-vous sérieusement que les cows-boys occidentaux vont pouvoir continuer, comme ils en ont pris l’habitude, à massacrer impunément les femmes et les enfants d’Afghanistan ?

Nouvelles d’Iran, 24 juillet

Quelques nouvelles publiées par Revolutionary Road le 24 juillet 2009...

À Montréal, en trois mois, c’est plus de 20 000 travailleurs et travailleuses qui ont perdu leur emploi. Si le capitalisme peut encore éviter le pire et ne pas s’effondrer pour l’instant, la reprise économique, elle, n’est pas pour demain.

Les rapports entre Etats, surtout avec les chefs d’Etats africains conduisent les véritables patriotes et les amis de la France à s'interroger sur le désastre résultant de nos rapports, de nos incompréhensions, de notre refus de nous écouter comme si nous étions devenus, plus que des adversaires, des ennemis. Ce 21 juillet 2009, fera date, vous allez recevoir Paul Biya, président du Cameroun.

Nous prétendons pourtant, les uns et les autres, agir au service de nos peuples, de nos patries, de notre civilisation moderne et progressiste, de la démocratie.

Rescue Plan for Planet Earth.

There is no salvation for civilization, or even the human race, other than the creation of a world government. ~ Albert Einstein

The blog brings to you some of what we are reading in persian on the internet in news sites, Facebook, Twitter…*

What is hapenning right now in Iran? Why?

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Ce blog a été mis en place pour transmettre et traduire la presse locale iranienne mais aussi et surtout les témoignages de citoyens iraniens sur les les réseaux Internet à propos de l’actualité post-électorale .

25 June 2009

PHILIPPINES. It is quite common these days to read from the newspapers violence being perpetrated by the communist New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) that most Filipinos no longer care as long they are not the poor victims.