Cablegate reinforces suspicions of Irish government complicity in US rendition: US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks are gradually adding to a picture wherein the government of Ireland ignored public opposition to suspected US rendition flights through its territory, and looked for ways to co-operate with alleged US abuses while avoiding liability and political fallout. What… [Read more…]
January 20, 2011
Irish Labour politician calls out Irish government on rendition: A senior member of the Irish Labour party and spokesperson for Foreign Affairs, Michael D Higgins, has criticized the Fianna Fáil government for apparent collusion with the US government on suspected rendition flights from Shannon airport in County Clare, indicated in US diplomatic cables from the… [Read more…]
October 28, 2010
What happens now? What’s the point? I’ve heard this question a good few times over the last few days. Sometimes it’s not really motivated by a desire to find the answer. In these cases, it’s just a rhetorical question undercutting the importance of the documents or reflecting general cynicism about the susceptibility to change of… [Read more…]
October 27, 2010
This amazing video came out this morning. JuiceMedia’s Rap News series is extremely clever, and actually compresses excellent commentary on current affairs and the state of media into 5 minute rap presentations, with colourful characters, both real and fictional. It’s highly polished, very astute, and the last one was an excellent examination of Wikileaks, Pentagon media… [Read more…]
January 20, 2011
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