Reading around on parts of the Irish internet yesterday, during the visit of Barack Obama to Ireland, I saw a lot of exclamations in this vein: I spent the whole day watching it on TV3, fantastic stuff. I get goosepimples when I see the Americans landing here, theres something fantastically grand and epic about it… [Read more…]
May 22, 2011
I wrote to the editor of the Irish Times this morning. I have little hope that my letter will be published, and so I thought I would post the letter here too. Madam, Today the American president visits Irish soil, to a sycophantic welcome from our political class and from the general public. It would… [Read more…]
April 30, 2011
The White House is denying, contrary to reports, that it was seeking to blacklist the San Francisco Chronicle reporter, Carla Marinucci. WL Central reported yesterday how the White House was seeking to punish the San Francisco news organization for reporting on a protest against the inhumane pretrial incarceration of alleged military whistleblower Bradley Manning, during… [Read more…]
March 20, 2011
Bradley Manning’s inhumane treatment during his pretrial incarceration looks set to become a millstone around Obama’s neck in his dealings with other countries. Today, International Bradley Manning Support Day, marks also the announcement of a campaign to have the United States president arrested once he arrives on Irish soil, during a planned visit to the… [Read more…]
March 13, 2011
The spokesman for the Department of State in the Obama administration, PJ Crowley, resigned today for having criticized the inhumane treatment of U.S. political prisoner Bradley Manning as “ridiculous and counterproductive and stupid.” PJ Crowley Commentary in TIME and Politico strongly suggest that Crowley’s resignation was a forced move by an administration that does not… [Read more…]
May 24, 2011
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