Current extreme tensions between the Lebanese Resistance and ‘Israel’ have the potential to lead to a violent explosion across all of West Asia. As Israel increasingly comes to realise it cannot prevail in this war, and may have to face the consequences of its extraordinary crimes, its incentive to ‘go nuclear’ is considerable, despite the… Continue reading Going Nuclear.
Month: June 2024
Russia’s Gauntlet
We seem finally to have reached the point of rupture and of no return – in WB Yeats’ words: “the falcon cannot hear the falconer – things fall apart, the centre cannot hold..” Things have also outpaced me, failing to finish and post this piece till now, when its message has been overlaid by a… Continue reading Russia’s Gauntlet
A girl with gold hair on the wind..
On the 16th of June 1904, 120 years ago today, the 22 year old James Joyce consummated his relationship with Nora Barnacle, somewhere on the streets of Dublin. Some twelve years later he enshrined this day in his epic novel ‘Ulysses’, recording the innermost thoughts of one Leopold Bloom as he traverses the old city… Continue reading A girl with gold hair on the wind..
Israel’s Incendiary Lies
The ability of Israeli leaders to tell lies is now legendary and pervasive – one could say ‘Israel’ is a country built on lies, and one whose status can only be maintained by covering those lies with more lies. In case some would say this is just words, and truth is relative, consider the simplest… Continue reading Israel’s Incendiary Lies