Another year of putting yourself in harm's way, learning and reporting the truths about populations beaten down by those in power. I'm glad you're so young.
It was a pleasure meeting Chris Hedges at the CAIR banquet tonight, while wearing a shirt with "Imran Khan Absolutely NOT," picture. While Chris Hedges was talking about the West Bank, I can certainly picture a similar scenario in Pakistan, folded by Pakistan's balkanization, a few decades from now. Imran Khan has snatched off the sacred face mask of the Military Junta and exposed their real greed, along with the greed of top officials and judges.
I, as an Pakistani American feels the frustration; the career politicians of the US, from both parties, secure their fundraising, release a statement favoring democracy in Pakistan. The futile exercise brings absolutely no solid change to the US foreign policy; the congressmen held a hearing on Mr. Donald Lu, while the Pentagon continues to hire the Pakistani Generals for their logistics.
I understand that there are no short term solution of the Pakistan's crisis; however, I just want to educate people and raise awareness about this another tentacle of Zionism/ American Imperialism which is swallowing the sixth most populous country of the world with population above 200 millions. Thanks again for all the brave work you have done, may God bless you immensely for that. Aliya.
Does anyone believe the following hearing is islamophobia?
"Arab American Leader Responds After GOP Senator Says at Hearing, “You Should Hide Your Head in a Bag” democracynow.org 09/19/24
"We speak with Maya Berry, the executive director of the Arab American Institute, after she faced racist and hostile questioning from Republicans at Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, including Senator John Kennedy, who told Berry, “You should hide your head in a bag.” The experience illustrated the very problem of dehumanization the hearing was meant to address, Berry says: “That kind of bigotry and hatred is difficult to hear from anyone, but to actually experience it at a hate crime hearing from a sitting member of this institution was pretty extraordinary.”
Just a little sample of this hearing made me to lament that our country can elect another clown for senator who is incapable to allow the interviewed to speak:
"SEN. JOHN KENNEDY: Do you support or oppose Iran in their hatred of Jews?
MAYA BERRY: Again, I’m going to emphasize, Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, none of them is going to —
SEN. JOHN KENNEDY: You can’t bring yourself to say no, can you?
MAYA BERRY: This discussion — sir, I don’t support —
SEN. JOHN KENNEDY: It’s real simple.
MAYA BERRY: Excuse me. I’m going to —
SEN. JOHN KENNEDY: And —
MAYA BERRY: If I may?
SEN. JOHN KENNEDY: Nah, nah, no!
MAYA BERRY: As a Muslim woman — as a Muslim woman, sir, I’m going to tell you —
SEN. JOHN KENNEDY: I —
MAYA BERRY: — I do not support Iran. But what I will tell you is that —"
This is what is waiting for all of us if we allow these fundamentalists to grab more power.
The best thing Pope Francis could ever do is to go to Gaza, or now, to the West Bank. Make his stand in Bethlehem. He has an opportunity that is unequalled, to say "no" to genocide. Not in our name, not on our watch.
Let us make our donations to honor Aaron Bushnell, in memory of Hind Rajab, or Dr Jumann Afra, the mother of newborn twins killed by Israel using US bombs. Now, sorrowfully, we must also add Aysenur Ezgi Egyi and Matt Nelson’s name to our honor roll.
The ruling class in the UK and elsewhere bounces from Islamophobia to an equally ridiculous hypersolicitousness, as a way of keeping the populace divided.
Great report, thank you. I've never heard about George Bush the pastor and his story reminded me that the origins of islamophobia and antisemitism are in the way those Christian fundamentalists interpret the bible. Sad history then, sad history now.
It is hard to read the heartbreaking stories in this newsletter, both in CH’s pieces and in the comments. It is also hard to then proceed to making detached observations about these pieces and comments. Doing so is still another way of feeling broken.
However—
It is good to read another interview with a journalist, Peter Osborne, of great talent and accomplishment, who has contributed so much—and whose reward follows the principle that no good deed goes unpunished. As is more and more the course of authentic journalism in our time. It is heroic.
Though the history related in the interview was a bit hard to follow, going from one topic to another as the discussion did, it is good, for those of us who are still waking up to the fact that we do not live outside history, to begin to learn something about contemporary and near-contemporary history. And it was good to hear about it from a British perspective.
Peter Osborne is a rare bird in contemporary life: a political observer who calls himself a Burkean conservative. It’s been a long time since conservatives spoke that way. But then, actual conservatives and liberals—or progressives, or the left—no longer exist, at least in America. Now the “conservatives” (the Republicans) are fascists, and the “liberals” (the Democrats) are neoliberal creeping corporate fascists.
The British and American empires having gifted us with a linguistically imperial world, one in which it seems that nearly everyone speaks English, this interview leads me to wonder if CH might do interviews with people from other countries such as Germany, France, Brazil, India, Australia and so forth. Everyone in the world has opinions about America, I think.
I really feel that more needs to be discussed about the effects on Islamophobia of “the war on terror” and the terror attacks in UK and Europe. Also the free speech platforms given to Islamic extremists and preachers in UK as well as the actions of groups like ISIS. Surely these are the most important influences on anti Muslim feeling, political rhetoric and protests in current times. I realise this article is about the history of Islamophobia but…
"I think Otto Rank had it right -- all culture because it's so important to human beings is in the broadest sense religious" So, are you religious because you have a culture? I'm a simple man and I can't get the concept. In my way of thinking religion is one of the many aspects of culture but not the only one and many times is absent from a society's culture, and at individual level I have known many people who have not a grain of religiosity (in the form of supernatural beliefs or practice of rituals) but tons of spirituality in appreciation of the arts and literature. And I agree with the idea that religion makes good people better and bad people worse. here in America, we have a good example when we consider the actions of two of our current Ex presidents, both of them born again Christians: Jimmy Carter who never initiated a war and George W. bush who committed serial mass murder and torture around the world.
Happy Birthday to Chris Hedges - he is 68 today. I am grateful we have such a truth-teller among us.
Another year of putting yourself in harm's way, learning and reporting the truths about populations beaten down by those in power. I'm glad you're so young.
Stay safe; keep reporting.
Thank you so much, brave warrior.
Many more must support.
There are good Israelis supporting Palestinians under attack from settlers in the West Bank. They need our help: Combatants for Peace
https://drove.com/.2Mcf
Dear Chris,
If Kamala continues to not shout-out against Israel, Zionism, Genocide, NUTANYAHU, and TRUMP — the only message on her ledger in history will say:
“Here lies Kamala, the potential first female President of America — who now has only accomplished absolutely nothing in 2024”
My newest double-sided, ad-hoc, focus-group tested, and highly favorable Protest/Demonstration signs, which simply says:
FUCK ZIONISM
NUTANYAHU
TRUMP AND
END AIPAC
(Other side)
CRONY
CORPORATE
CAPITALISM
IS CANCER
(All sign CAPS text is in RED)
It was a pleasure meeting Chris Hedges at the CAIR banquet tonight, while wearing a shirt with "Imran Khan Absolutely NOT," picture. While Chris Hedges was talking about the West Bank, I can certainly picture a similar scenario in Pakistan, folded by Pakistan's balkanization, a few decades from now. Imran Khan has snatched off the sacred face mask of the Military Junta and exposed their real greed, along with the greed of top officials and judges.
I, as an Pakistani American feels the frustration; the career politicians of the US, from both parties, secure their fundraising, release a statement favoring democracy in Pakistan. The futile exercise brings absolutely no solid change to the US foreign policy; the congressmen held a hearing on Mr. Donald Lu, while the Pentagon continues to hire the Pakistani Generals for their logistics.
I understand that there are no short term solution of the Pakistan's crisis; however, I just want to educate people and raise awareness about this another tentacle of Zionism/ American Imperialism which is swallowing the sixth most populous country of the world with population above 200 millions. Thanks again for all the brave work you have done, may God bless you immensely for that. Aliya.
Does anyone believe the following hearing is islamophobia?
"Arab American Leader Responds After GOP Senator Says at Hearing, “You Should Hide Your Head in a Bag” democracynow.org 09/19/24
"We speak with Maya Berry, the executive director of the Arab American Institute, after she faced racist and hostile questioning from Republicans at Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, including Senator John Kennedy, who told Berry, “You should hide your head in a bag.” The experience illustrated the very problem of dehumanization the hearing was meant to address, Berry says: “That kind of bigotry and hatred is difficult to hear from anyone, but to actually experience it at a hate crime hearing from a sitting member of this institution was pretty extraordinary.”
Just a little sample of this hearing made me to lament that our country can elect another clown for senator who is incapable to allow the interviewed to speak:
"SEN. JOHN KENNEDY: Do you support or oppose Iran in their hatred of Jews?
MAYA BERRY: Again, I’m going to emphasize, Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, none of them is going to —
SEN. JOHN KENNEDY: You can’t bring yourself to say no, can you?
MAYA BERRY: This discussion — sir, I don’t support —
SEN. JOHN KENNEDY: It’s real simple.
MAYA BERRY: Excuse me. I’m going to —
SEN. JOHN KENNEDY: And —
MAYA BERRY: If I may?
SEN. JOHN KENNEDY: Nah, nah, no!
MAYA BERRY: As a Muslim woman — as a Muslim woman, sir, I’m going to tell you —
SEN. JOHN KENNEDY: I —
MAYA BERRY: — I do not support Iran. But what I will tell you is that —"
This is what is waiting for all of us if we allow these fundamentalists to grab more power.
The best thing Pope Francis could ever do is to go to Gaza, or now, to the West Bank. Make his stand in Bethlehem. He has an opportunity that is unequalled, to say "no" to genocide. Not in our name, not on our watch.
Please sign the petition and share widely.
https://chng.it/gkvBfY44rq
Let us also support UNRWA. If our governments won’t act in accordance with humanity, then we will. https://www.unrwausa.org/donate
Also we can all support the brave doctors who have gone to Gaza: https://palestinian-ama.networkforgood.com/projects/206145-gaza-medical-supplies-oct-2023
Or
Surgeons to Gaza
https://fajr.org/donate/
Let us make our donations to honor Aaron Bushnell, in memory of Hind Rajab, or Dr Jumann Afra, the mother of newborn twins killed by Israel using US bombs. Now, sorrowfully, we must also add Aysenur Ezgi Egyi and Matt Nelson’s name to our honor roll.
Here’s a petition to excommunicate Joe Biden: https://www.change.org/p/excommunicate-president-joe-biden-bf979783-ac08-4576-a53f-c786ea23dc9c
These are a few small things we can do. If we can do more, let us do more.
The ruling class in the UK and elsewhere bounces from Islamophobia to an equally ridiculous hypersolicitousness, as a way of keeping the populace divided.
Happy Birthday, Mr. Hedges.
Great interview; thank you, Sir.
Great report, thank you. I've never heard about George Bush the pastor and his story reminded me that the origins of islamophobia and antisemitism are in the way those Christian fundamentalists interpret the bible. Sad history then, sad history now.
It is hard to read the heartbreaking stories in this newsletter, both in CH’s pieces and in the comments. It is also hard to then proceed to making detached observations about these pieces and comments. Doing so is still another way of feeling broken.
However—
It is good to read another interview with a journalist, Peter Osborne, of great talent and accomplishment, who has contributed so much—and whose reward follows the principle that no good deed goes unpunished. As is more and more the course of authentic journalism in our time. It is heroic.
Though the history related in the interview was a bit hard to follow, going from one topic to another as the discussion did, it is good, for those of us who are still waking up to the fact that we do not live outside history, to begin to learn something about contemporary and near-contemporary history. And it was good to hear about it from a British perspective.
Peter Osborne is a rare bird in contemporary life: a political observer who calls himself a Burkean conservative. It’s been a long time since conservatives spoke that way. But then, actual conservatives and liberals—or progressives, or the left—no longer exist, at least in America. Now the “conservatives” (the Republicans) are fascists, and the “liberals” (the Democrats) are neoliberal creeping corporate fascists.
The British and American empires having gifted us with a linguistically imperial world, one in which it seems that nearly everyone speaks English, this interview leads me to wonder if CH might do interviews with people from other countries such as Germany, France, Brazil, India, Australia and so forth. Everyone in the world has opinions about America, I think.
I really feel that more needs to be discussed about the effects on Islamophobia of “the war on terror” and the terror attacks in UK and Europe. Also the free speech platforms given to Islamic extremists and preachers in UK as well as the actions of groups like ISIS. Surely these are the most important influences on anti Muslim feeling, political rhetoric and protests in current times. I realise this article is about the history of Islamophobia but…
Edward Said, Covering Islam..This interview lacks a more internationalist perspective
"I think Otto Rank had it right -- all culture because it's so important to human beings is in the broadest sense religious" So, are you religious because you have a culture? I'm a simple man and I can't get the concept. In my way of thinking religion is one of the many aspects of culture but not the only one and many times is absent from a society's culture, and at individual level I have known many people who have not a grain of religiosity (in the form of supernatural beliefs or practice of rituals) but tons of spirituality in appreciation of the arts and literature. And I agree with the idea that religion makes good people better and bad people worse. here in America, we have a good example when we consider the actions of two of our current Ex presidents, both of them born again Christians: Jimmy Carter who never initiated a war and George W. bush who committed serial mass murder and torture around the world.