The Vote on statehood for Palestine at the UN

For the record - the countries that voted against statehood for Palestine at the UN

"Voting "no" Thursday were Israel, the United States and Canada, joined by the Czech Republic, Panama and several Pacific island nations: Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru and Palau. "

Gilad Sharon on "A Decisive Conclusion" in Gaza

Without comment - Gilad Sharon, son of Ariel Sharon on Gaza in The Jerusalem Post (18th November 2012)

"We need to flatten entire neighborhoods in Gaza. Flatten all of Gaza. The Americans didn’t stop with Hiroshima – the Japanese weren’t surrendering fast enough, so they hit Nagasaki, too."

Nice take on the Occupy Movment

Here's a great take by Marco Giugni on the Occupy Movement - particularly for those who are impatient with the obvious lack of its immediate effects...

Long term possibilities of the Occupy Movment

Lindsey Graham's "angry white guys"

Despite absurd claims about the disappearance of racial politics after Obama's first election and then re-election, republican  Lindsey Graham's response to Mitt Romney's loss was that the complaint about there not being enough "angry white guys" for the republican party to do well.

Lindsey Graham's "angry white guys"

South Korea shuts down two nuclear reactors

South Korea, unsure of the effects of uncertified parts used in their construction, shut down two nuclear reactors. This is good news, even though, all nuclear reactors - even and especially those built with certified and proper components - represent a demonstrably lose-lose situation for everyone. Except for those who, thanks to the massive subsidies offered by governments everywhere, benefit financially in the short term.

South Korea shuts down two nuclear reactors

mutant butterflies and radioactive fish in fukushima, japan

Mutant butterflies in Fukushima, butterflies. And record radiation found in fish caught off the coast in Fukushima - with grave implications for the food-chain

mutant butterflies in fukushima

highly radioactive fish