In six months, decades of Western 'responsibility to protect' ('R2P') rhetoric has been exposed for what it always was - a fantastically cynical charade. All those 'R2P'ers who blathered on and on about Serbia, Iraq, Libya, Syria, currently finding other things to write about.

A must-watch.

Palestinians in Gaza are celebrating the first day of Eid outside flattened mosques and among the rubble of their homes.

As Eid al-Fitr begins, we must rediscover something very simple: we are all human beings on one planet — and we all deserve to live in peace.

I’m old enough to remember a thing called ‘diplomacy’. When there were diplomatic efforts to end wars & conflicts. We have the reverse of that today: our leaders & Foreign Ministers seem most alarmed (& get on planes) when it looks like wars might be ending.

Five years ago today. 👇

#FreeAssangeNOW

Let’s reverse the terms regarding negotiations with Israel-

CNN investigation of the Flour Massacre shows the IDF 🇮🇱 fired 600 rounds of bullets a minute at unarmed starving Palestinians 🇵🇸 murdering 118 people, injuring 760

Where are the arrest warrants?
Where is The Hague?

US 🇺🇸 has corrupted international law

Outside Australia House, London - calls for the immediate release of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange #FreeAssangeNOW

I realise Israel already killed 15,000 kids.

But killing child members of the families of political leaders is, like blowing up diplomatic premises, another of the norms of international behaviour Israel is tearing up which could have serious repercussions worldwide.

Excellent interview of Norman Finkelstein by Marc Lamont Hill

'The US could have stopped Israel on day one.'

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You wonder why Lucy Williamson Jeremy Bowen lyse doucet Yolande Knell John Simpson all appear to ignore the reality of what actually happened on October 7th. youtu.be/-mxfnya3ZRc?si…
How about it Krishnan Guru-Murthy Matt Frei Channel 4 News In fact anybody ITN Sky News

Hello Lucy Williamson,

There are concerns about the credibility & impartiality of your article for BBC News (UK). 👇

Richard Sanders Richard Sanders, director of the Al Jazeera documentary about October 7, explains:

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Please respond.

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Today marks 5 years in Belmarsh.

#FreeAssangeNOW

'The US is 'considering' dropping its prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Joe Biden has said.'

where is BBC News (UK) on this?

BREAKING: Joe Biden replied ‘we are considering it’ to a reporter who asked whether the US is considering dropping charges against Julian Assange

‘Julian Assange has become enemy number one…he should be hero number one.’

-The late, great John Pilger

Tomorrow Julian will have spent five years in Belmarsh high security prison.

#FreeAssangeNOW
#Assange5YearsInBelmarsh

Video of Joe Biden replying ‘we’re considering it’ to a reporter asking whether the US will drop the charges against Julian Assange

Did he mean to say this? Or was this another slip-up?

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The three things we ought to be expending most of our political energy challenging:

1. The continuing failure of our political-media class to pay more than lip service to tackling the lethal environmental degradation we are causing through our self-destructive commitment to…