Report on Cypriot media coverage of the Gaza-Israel war by the Institute for Mass Media IMME. It can be found by pressing here.
The ‘anti-imperialism’ of idiots Published originally on 14/04/18 by Leila Al Shami on Leila's blog. Once more the western ‘anti-war’ movement has awoken to mobilise around Syria. This is the third time since 2011. The first was when Obama contemplated striking the Syrian regime’s military capability (but didn’t) following chemical attacks on the Ghouta in 2013, considered a ‘red line’. The second time was when Donald Trump ordered a strike which hit an empty regime military base in response to chemical attacks on Khan Sheikhoun in 2017. And today, as the US, UK and France take limited military action (targeted strikes on regime military assets and chemical weapons facilities) following a chemical weapons attack in Douma which killed at least 34 people, including many children who were sheltering in basements from bombing. The first thing to note from the three major mobilisations of the western ‘anti-war’ left is that they have little to do with ending the war. More ...