Tag: Domestic

Israel

Israel’s Other Defeat

But Netanyahu’s war remains unwinnable simply because liberation wars, often conducted through guerrilla warfare tactics, are far more complicated than traditional combat. Nearly six months after the Israeli attack on Gaza, it has become clear that Palestinian resistance groups are durable and well-prepared for a much longer fight. 

Netanyahu, supported by far-right ministers and an equally hardline defense minister, Yoav Gallant, insists that more firepower is the answer. Though the unprecedented amount of explosives, used by Israel in Gaza, killed and wounded over 100,000 Palestinians, an Israeli victory, however it is defined, remains elusive.

Most Israelis are calling for new elections this year. If they are to receive their wish today, the pro-Netanyahu coalition would only be able to muster 46 seats, compared to its rivals with 64. 

And, if the Israeli coalition government — currently controlling 72 seats out of 120 Knesset seats — is to collapse, the rightwing dominance over Israeli politics will shatter, likely for a long time.

Source: Israel’s Other Defeat

America's Shame

Congress Has No Business Shoveling Another $847 Billion Into the Military Industrial Complex

The Pentagon just failed its fifth audit in as many years. After 20 years of war, there are better ways to spend tax dollars than on an agency that can’t even account for half of its assets.

Source: Congress Has No Business Shoveling Another $847 Billion Into the Military Industrial Complex

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19 years after 9/11, Americans continue to fear foreign extremists and underplay the dangers of domestic terrorism
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Focusing on national counterterrorism efforts against both Islamist extremism and far-right extremism acknowledges that there are differences between these two violent movements. Focusing solely on one, while ignoring the other, will increase the risk of domestic terrorism and future acts of violence.

19 years after 9/11, Americans continue to fear foreign extremists and underplay the dangers of domestic terrorism
terrorism

The Threat Within

The Threat Within

Violent Far-Right Extremists Are Rarely Prosecuted as Terrorists

Trevor Aaronson
Since 9/11 federal prosecutors have applied anti-terrorism laws against 34 right-wing extremists compared to more than 500 international terrorism defendants.

The Domestic Terrorism Law the Justice Department Forgot

Trevor Aaronson
The U.S. has a powerful anti-terrorism law — but it’s only been used once against a far-right extremist since 9/11.

How a Movement That Never Killed Anyone Became the FBI’s No. 1 Domestic Terrorism Threat

Alleen Brown
Behind the scenes, corporate lobbying laid the groundwork for the Justice Department’s aggressive pursuit of so-called eco-terrorists.

The Strange Tale of the FBI’s Fictional “Black Identity Extremism” Movement

Alice Speri
The only connection between the men referenced in the FBI’s “black identity extremism” report, besides their race, is a thread of anger at police violence.

How Individual States Have Criminalized Terrorism

Margot Williams, and Trevor Aaronson
Thirty-four states and the District of Columbia have their own anti-terrorism laws.
Syria

Australian military involvement in the middle east is all about politics at home

Bombs over Raqqa

Australian military involvement in the middle east is all about politics at home
By Mungo MacCallum, August 2015
From the fastnesses of the island of Mer in the Torres Strait, Tony Abbott assures us that he will carefully consider the American request for Australia to extend its bombing raids from Iraq to Syria “in the next week or so”. Who does he think he is kidding? The decision has already been done and dusted – in fact, was probably preempted months ago.
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Humour

Every Picture Tells a Story

Canberra Times editorial cartoon for Saturday, May 16.