Recognition of a Palestinian state at the United Nations will have little impact on the lives of Palestinians under occupation, which is why it is all the more frustrating to watch Obama flailing like a fish out of water begging the world to shun recognition. According to Haaretz, Obama really is no better than any leader of Israel who wages war to distract from their criminal occupation of Palestinian land:
Obama’s new security staff may approve attack on Iran
Obama has chosen the summer of 2011, about a year before the election season warms up in 2012, to refresh his national security staff, a move that may have serious repercussions on Israel.
Shameless and transparent.
More from Nima Shirazi for his critical insight which cuts through American and Israeli hasbara on Iran:
05.24.2011 – A Busy Week, AIPAC’d with Propaganda
My analysis of recent speeches delivered by Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu, along with the new IAEA Safeguards Report and the hypocrisy of Iran sanctions.
05.31.2011 – Meir Javedanfar’s Continued Fear-Mongering and Shoddy Journalism
A more complete look at the new IAEA report and how the Western media – notably the work of Israeli-Iranian reporter Javedanfar – consistently repeat falsehoods about the Iranian nuclear program.
05.31.2011 – An Illegal, Unprovoked Military Attack on Iran?: Anything Less Would Be Uncivilized
A brief note regarding Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe Ya’alon’s recent suggestion that an internationally coordinated attack on Iran is necessary, along with IISS’ Mark Fitzgerald’s latest fear-mongering about Iranian nuclear capabilities.
06.01.2011 – Israel’s Pompous Posturing & Idle Threats
Occasionally, the truth comes out about the impossibility of an Israeli attack on Iran. That happened again this week with Meir Dagan’s latest statements on Israeli bluster, bluffing, and over-confidence.
06.02.2011 – Jeremy Bernstein’s Nuclear Propaganda Fail: The New York Review of Books Gets It Wrong on Iran
A comprehensive rebuttal to a new article regarding the Iranian nuclear program and the implications of the latest IAEA report.
06.05.2011 – On the Tehran Research Reactor & Polonium-210: An E-Mail Exchange with Jeremy Bernstein
A brief response from Jeremy Bernstein about two aspects of the Iranian nuclear narrative and my subsequent reply.
06.06.2011 – RAND Report: Iran is Two Months Away From a Nuke!
A new RAND report claims Iran will have a nuclear bomb in eight weeks, while Deputy Speaker of the Knesset Danny Danon wants the U.S. and its Western allies to attack Iran.
