tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197046732011-07-31T04:04:42.589+02:00How to win a Revolution and lose the plotjayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.comBlogger1871100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-8646102662952110202008-09-08T21:52:00.038+02:002008-12-09T20:07:38.775+01:00

What we are seeing now is the last breath of modern capitalism.The old economic order came to an end on 9 August 2007 as what will become to be known as Debtonation Day.It should have happened when the US economy was on life support in 2000/ 2001 after the dot-com bubble burst and it was well on its way to crashing. I should know, I lost my job back then. The house cleaning that should have

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Once again, Eldritch displays his phrophetic prowess:Dominion/Mother RussiaFloodland - Sisters of MercyBy Andrew EldritchCopyright 1987 WEA Records LTDPublished by SBK SongsIn the heat of the nightIn the heat of the dayWhen I close my eyesWhen I look your wayWhen I meet the fear that lies insideWhen I hear you sayIn the heat of the momentSay, say, saySome day, some day, some day, -DominionCome a

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The scariest thing that is happening at the moment on the planet is the amount of cash that Central Banks are pouring into the world's financial system. It's crazy. It's more "money" than what was released in the aftermath of 911.Ostensibly this is because of the sub-prime mortgages that have been flogged as "financial instuments". The real deal is that over the last 15 years any number of

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Ok so less than 2 months back on the continent and the major struggle of our time is already slapping me in the face; the 2nd Scramble for Africa is in full swing.I have already mentioned the establishment of the "new" Afrika Korps, but that is just the tip of the ice-berg. Besides the yanks, the chinese are going mad in Africa too. Not just take-aways either, there is a major Chinese penetration

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Wow it's only been two weeks that I've been back in SA and boy have I been rushing round. I managed to squeeze in a trip to Cape Town before starting work, and Cape Town rocks!The job is more than interesting, it's also a rich source of new material. As I mentioned I want to take the blog into a new direction, but still retain the elemental focus of how to win a revolution and lose the plot.Less

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The title of this post means "Return to Africa". It is something I have done, and it is something that you must do too.I have done that. After 5 years of living in europe I have returned to Africa, my home.For me it is about change - I've left France to it's own devices and have begun picking up the threads of my life in Africa.Not that I ever left Africa, it is just that I have been away for

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* "Take your things and go (Ferreira)" I've got my ticket booked, I am outta here, this place is on a one-way ticket to hell. Finis en klaar.I really don't feel welcome in France anymore. I could stay and fight; but it's not my battle. I could help the troops here, but my place is back home. The restistance, for me, will be far stronger amongst my own people, who already know how to fight. Europe

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Last night 270 people were arrested across France, protesting against incoming President Sarkozy. Additionally, 367 cars were burnt out.You have to hand it to the French for relativism though, because according to the TV news reports, that is apparently how many cars get torched on an average New Year's Eve.What?!? Some people just crack open the champagne, others set fire to cars to show their

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Well its official now, Sarkozy has been elected el Presidente of the French Republic with an estimated 52.7% of the vote.The subtitle of this blog, "How to win a revolution and lose the plot" holds true for France today. The French have elected their first truly right right-wing President since they got rid of the aristocracy over 200 years ago. Its a sad day for humanity as the light has just

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As I’ve always said, “sometimes you just have to get away to know where you've been”, which made being back in Joburg only more interesting. The city is just more hectic than it has ever been.The economy is booming; for instance there are 1000 new cars on the roads a day, making traffic even worse than ever before. Sadly lacking in decent public transport, Joburg’s main arteries are choked with a

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On Sunday May 6th 2007, France will go to the Polls to elect a new President in the second round of voting. In all probability it will be the day that goes down in history as the last day of France as we know it.Facing off are Nicolas Sarkozy, a brutish right-winger, versus Ségolène Royal an insipid pseudo left-winger. Sarko has been leading the Polls from the outset and much of the electoral

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Johannesburg, the over-grown mining camp it is, will always be a snake-pit. There's no two ways about it. Everyday I spend here is a struggle. I know Jozi like I know the back of my hand, and there is a part of me that loves it. And a part of me that hates it.This is place where things happen, anything. And you have to be prepared for that. Life in the fastlane, lost in the mainframe.Over the

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3 years. That's how long since I was last in Jozi, and how much I've realized that things can actually change in 3 years. My piece on Johannesburg was written a number of years ago when I was on the ground, before I decided to spend some time in fortress Europe. On a short scale of 3 years, the change in Jozi is far more pronounced than anything I've seen in the time I've spent in the stagnant

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... to say I'll be in Jozi for 2 weeks so my posting might be even more erratic than previously.One thing that I must admit is that it will be a joy to get away from the wank-fest known as a "Presidential Election" here in France.So hang-tight and stay tuned for my report from Jozi.

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Yes I have been keeping quiet lately. Too much else to deal with, really.That doesnt't mean that I haven't been watching what has been happening. But read my last post, Johannesburg, 'cos I wrote the substance of it over 10 years ago but I believe it still holds true. Yes I know it still needs more work to really make sense, but I will work on it until it does. In the meantime feel free to

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Way back, in early 1886, Johannesburg did not even exist.In January 1886, Johannesburg was but a field, dull and in effect, useless farmland claimed by a few Boer farmers.Let's start with the back-story to it all; a bunch of people left the Cape of Good Hope (who much later called themselves "Die Boers" or "the farmers") when they got pissed at the British Empire for abolishing slavery. Deciding

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There I was thinking that the 2007 French Presidential elections might be worth writing about. Boy, was I wrong; its worse than a Tom Wolfe novel, that much I can tell you. To a casual observer like myself, its even worse than trying to watch French TV on a Saturday night.We are being bombarded with wall-to-wall coverage each time one of the candidates farts. Turn on the idiot-box and Nicolas

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I hope I'm not the only crazy person on this planet- Just give me 340 ml. -I hope my craziness will be shared, far and wide, unspoken, unsung, but yet real and blue:- Just like I'm in the real deep groove - I hope I never end up on a reality TV chat show- Just like some fat nobody - Let it begin:My madness, quite frankly, is personal...yet politcal,yet sensual,yet life-and-like-wise,And right

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Not One More Death by John le Carre, Richard Dawkins, Harold Pinter, Brian EnoReviewed by Sean BadalNot much of a book this, at 57 pages, and most of the essays have appeared in some form or the other, in the Guardian. But it’s published by those doughty anti-war people, Verso (publishers of entire oeuvre of Tariq Ali), and I always feel charitable towards them. Well, buying this book was an act

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It was just this morning, that I was thinking about how Machiavelli was a twat and just how far Empire over-reach can really get to, when I read that the Pentagram is gearing up to establish it's own Afrika Korps Africa Command. What did we Africans ever do to deserve such an honour? Again?Yet another bunch of white men in uniforms. Ho hum. Nothing new there.I did stop to wonder though, after

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I hereby throw my hat into the ring.I've decided to run as President of France*.All you have to do is write "Jayzerz" onto the ballot paper and make a mark next to it, because this is a supposed democracy and you can vote for me or whomever you like.As a first question you might ask is; why vote for Jayzerz?Simply, unlike the other contestants, I have the following propostion to solve the issues

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For What It's WorthBuffalo SpringfieldThere's something happening hereWhat it is ain't exactly clearThere's a man with a gun over thereTelling me I got to bewareI think it's time we stop, children, what's that soundEverybody look what's going downThere's battle lines being drawnNobody's right if everybody's wrongYoung people speaking their mindsGetting so much resistance from behindI think it's

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Iran Awakening By Shirin EbadiReviewed by Sean BadalOn December 10th 2003, Shirin Ebadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the first Iranian and the first Muslim woman to do so. It was largely for her work as a human rights activist and her support for children’s rights. There was widespread controversy about the award, with many, both inside and outside Iran claiming it was politically

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We are Iran By Nasrin AlaviReviewed By Sean BadalIt’s a bit weird seeing blogs in print format. I’ve never really liked it. They always remind of those faux blogs that get published in the Financial Times cos they look so trendy.What’s the point, you might well ask. Well, there’s the language barrier for one thing. Most of the blogs published here were written in Farsi, a language of which my

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Mirrors of the Unseen – Journeys in Iran By Jason ElliotReviewed by Dean BadalI’ve left the best for last.Jason Elliot’s book is a distillation of a couple of trips that he made to Iran, to the cities of Tehran, Persepolis, Isfahan, Mazandaran, Yazd and a few other places. I’ve not used the word “trip” lightly – there’s something hallucinatory about the writer’s journey – as if he was chewing

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Hell's bells and buckets of shit! Long Time No Blog (LTNB), yes, but I've had plenty of other crises, like xmas, to deal with... but hey, Happy New Year and all that crap.So what's happened in the interregnum?Saddam: swung. Bush: took the piss out of the American population with his "urge-to-surge speech". Iran: carried on working on a civilian nuclear program. Israel: practised bombing raids

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All right all you dirty Anglo-Saxons out there, who think that France is still full of garlic-munching, beret-wearing, baguette-bearing French people, get ready for the uniquely French view of the world: France 24. Launching tonight at 20:30 local time, Jacques Chirac's pet riposte to CNN and BBC World goes live. In a nod to the fact that there are some people who still speak English, the channel

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My Holy War – Dispatches from the home front By Jonathan Raban Reviewed by Sean BadalDear reader, once in a while a writer comes along that fits you like a comfortable, worn-out old pair of shoes. Now I wouldn’t like to compare Jonathan Raban to an old pair of shoes, but that’s more or less how I feel about his books, you kind of slip into them, and before you know it, you’re transported and

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As most of you probably know by now, I'm pretty sex-starved, but that is going to have to change, as I am fully behind the Global Orgasm initiative, and want to give it my full support.The mission of the Global Orgasm is to effect change in the energy field of the Earth through input of the largest possible surge of human energy. Now that there are two more US fleets heading for the Persian Gulf

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Or just PNAC if you prefer... 'cos today we all have a choice to make... and y'all just have to go to Omaha Beach to know how it feels.If you can't get there, let me tell you how it feels; Death. Destruction. And chaos... in no uncertain terms.Overlooking Omaha beach is one of the saddest places on the planet - The American Cemetery for soldiers who died after zero-hour of the Normandy Landings

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With the apparent sentencing of Saddam looming, whatever Saddam did or did not do is still a moot point. The illegal invasion of Iraq and the phoney tribunal that has tried him holds no real legal weight other than what has been cooked up by the US Imperial machine and their stooges in Iraq. The fact that this trial even went ahead in the first place is, indeed, a sad day for democracy on the

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As my friend Ant pointed out, "Sit dit af!" by Johannes Kerkorrel is a fitting tribute to PW Botha and should be played at the funeral for old Pieter Whillem.On the question of him having a state funeral, I say; yes by all means, just as long as it is a non-state funeral.SIT DIT AF!Die ander dag toe voel ek lamEk wou 'n klein bietjie ontspanEn 'n boer maak 'n planEk sit my TV set toe aanJy sal

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I can't exactly say I'm sad to see that the 'Groot Krokodil' has finally kicked the bucket. His current widow is going on about how he was a 'misunderstood man'. Haha. One has to wonder if Elize would have said the same thing.If there is any justice in the universe, PW would be re-incarnated as a Palestinian so that he can he can get a taste of racial discrimination from the reverse angle. In

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That's the number of cars that are burnt-out every day in France this year. 112. And that's just the average figure. The true figure is likely even more unbeliveable, considering what actually goes unreported.Can you say "Class War"? Anyone?Attacks on police and emergency services are up for something like 10% this year, while little has changed in the suburbs that were the focal point of last

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With the entire hullabaloo about the 2007 Presidential elections starting already, one generally over-looked story was the re-election of Alain Juppé as Mayor of Bordeaux last Sunday. After his disgrace of being found guilty of the misuse of public funds, or, should we just say corruption, Alain has made his triumphant return to public life after his self-imposed exile in Quebec.Elected against

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It's been so long since I've had a chance to just sit down and blog a bit. The last two months have been quite hectic and I'm still recovering from my near mugging experience. In the meantime though, I squeezed in a holiday before starting a new job, but my blogging time has been severely limited in the last month or so.The holiday was spent with my folks and we got to see some amazing places in

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5 years ago today, I distinctly remember having an odd feeling that morning that it was important to start looking after oneself, as events were beginning to spiral out of control. Something didn't feel right and although I couldn't out my finger on it, it was a sense that one should be more acutely concerned with self-preservation.Later that day, one of my colleagues passed through the office

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Somehow, that kinda sums me up ;)Dominic Tweedie, over at Communist University: Aggression, Active And Passive, picked up on the Tim Cohen piece on bloggers. Tim Cohen is Chief Reporter at Business Day, although I would probably have missed the article as I no longer read the site as much as I used to. Sean Badal and I were responsible for the web site's redesign in 2000, where we rescued it from

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Even after 3 weeks of recuperation, I still feel tired after my near-mugging experience. I'm pretty much off the pain-killers now, although there is still a constant level of pain but I am on the mend. It's going to be a good 3 months before I can chew properly, by which time I reckon I should be a real conniseur of soups. I've made a number myself and have been scouring the supermarket shelves

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The Insider – The private diaries of a scandalous decade by Piers Morgan and The Spin Doctor’s Diary – Inside Number 10 with New Labour by Lance PriceReviewed by Sean BadalThere’s almost a perfect synergy between these two books. Both books are a catalogue of horrors of the Blair regime and both feature extensively the same grisly cast of characters.Lance Price was hired as Tony Blair’s “special

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Tags: Politics, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, US, UK

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If this story has any legs, it's going to be explosive - it also explains the arrest of the Palestinian Authority ministers and why we are hearing so little about what is happening in the Palestinian territories at the moment. Read it now:The Cutting Edge: Shin Bet Vetoed Secret Israeli-Palestinian Peace AgreementParrot-fashion, the western media is completely focused on Lebanon and two captured

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Lawless World: The whistle-blowing account of how Bush and Blair are taking the law into their own hands By Philippe Sands QC Reviewed by Sean BadalI’d like to have a quiet world with Philippe Sands, QC. The title is a bit of a misnomer. It gives people (like me) the impression that the book is an unravelling of all the lies that those two warmongers entangled themselves in, in order to wage war

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1154481708946797342006-08-02T03:17:00.000+02:002006-11-03T20:40:02.472+01:00

The mad dogs of war are barking their heads off at the moment.Tony Blair was blathering away today at the World Affairs Council or some other wankfest, justifying his new ideology in support of the Zionist orgy of death taking place in the Middle East. I can't believe that he really believes in the distorted half-truths and contrived misrepresentations that he was spouting forth on to justify the

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1154475259114328622006-08-02T01:29:00.000+02:002006-09-05T01:55:52.146+02:00

I am just in the process of updating a couple of links around the blog, and will be moving some of the CNE/CPE links to this page.Justice Pour Cyrilhttp://justicepourcyril.zeblog.com/24406-justice-pour-cyril-ferez/Journal des Etudiant Grévistes de Bordauxhttp://www.bordeauxengreve.org/iut/STOPCPEhttp://www.stopcpe.net/cpe/Libcom.org/bloghttp://www.libcom.org/blog/

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1154302800141596472006-07-31T01:35:00.000+02:002006-07-31T04:00:13.943+02:00

There is a war that must be stopped.It is yours.It is mine.It is ours.Now is time to act!The second massarcre of Qana is a turning point in this intolerable war being waged by Israel and her Anglo-American bed-mates. There can be no longer be any fence-sitting; as I have always said, the problem with sitting on the fence is that you get slashed to bits by the razor wire.This is a war by Israel,

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1153621085657749762006-07-30T05:22:00.000+02:002006-08-02T23:38:11.736+02:00

Above all else I am a loyal South African citizen. I believe that South Africa has achieved through struggle a unique place in world, where truth and justice is of the highest order in all civil affairs. In this, I believe there is a moral burden that all South Africans must assume. For this reason I want to make clear what it is that I expect from my elected representatives by way of the

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1154104058387982272006-07-28T18:22:00.000+02:002006-07-29T14:38:09.963+02:00

It's a cyberwar and the front lines are right here on the net too. The Israelis have launched a propaganda war on the net and an army of shills is invading the net:Israel backed by army of cyber-soldiersFrom Yonit Farago in JerusalemWHILE Israel fights Hezbollah with tanks and aircraft, its supporters are campaigning on the internet.Israel's Government has thrown its weight behind efforts by

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1154093269873622672006-07-28T15:23:00.000+02:002006-07-28T15:27:49.896+02:00

La ligue des droits de l'homme de Talence appelle à un rassemblement de solidarité avec le peuple Palestinien et Libanais le samedi 29 à 18H Place Jean-Moulin. *************************************************************AUJOURD'HUI, L'URGENCE EST L'ARRET DES BOMBARDEMENTS, DE TOUTES LES OPERATIONS MILITAIRES, ET LA PROTECTION DES POPULATIONS.NOUS DEMANDONS A LA FRANCED'AGIR EN URGENCE POUR :-

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1154042936515704222006-07-28T01:24:00.000+02:002006-07-28T18:30:35.510+02:00

Feeling sickened as I am by the outrageous atrocities being committed by Israel and the US? Well now more than ever it is time to boycott Israeli and US goods. There is a list of products and companies on the BIG Campaign website that gives one a good place to begin.Tags: Politics, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, US

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1153928544966479132006-07-26T17:37:00.000+02:002006-07-26T17:42:26.913+02:00

It is disgusting to watch the behaviour of Israel and the US at the moment. The bombing of a UN Observer Post in Lebanon yesterday was a cowardly atrocity by Israel, who has the gall to call it an "accident", after having shelled the position throughout the day, and then finally flattening it with a (US supplied) precision guided bomb. Mark Regev's petulant lies in front of the world is truly

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1153929137483066432006-07-26T17:00:00.000+02:002006-07-26T17:52:17.486+02:00

Richard Calland's piece on the Mail & Guardian asks some pertinent questions about what South Africa's role is, and perhaps, should be in the current conflict. In many ways, South Africa does have a role to play. South Africa also needs to nail her colours to the mast and take a firm stand. There is a moral duty here, and South Africa can lead by example.Pity the Nation. The title of veteran

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1153836648184374162006-07-25T16:06:00.000+02:002006-08-05T05:51:30.900+02:00

As we all are aware, or should be aware, there is an extreme propaganda war taking place at the moment. In that light I thought it might be interesting to repost the Israeli Military Censorship Guidelines here. Bear in mind that all foreign and local news coverage emanating from Israel is subject to these guidelines, under the threat of expulsion from Israeli territory if they are violated.That

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1153784124281915682006-07-25T01:35:00.000+02:002006-07-25T04:15:02.493+02:00

Steve Landman's blog entry on the threats against Syria and Iran SteveLendmanBlog: THE CRIME OF LEBANON AND PALESTINE - ARE IRAN AND SYRIA NEXT?, provides an excellent analysis of where and how the total war against the Palestinians and the Lebanese is one step closer to war on Syria and Iran.The next phase of this war has been planned out already - it's a question of when, not if.This war is

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1153778581286924952006-07-24T23:41:00.000+02:002006-07-25T00:33:53.693+02:00

Today's gathering of solidatity with the people of Palestine and Lebanon took place on a hot July afternoon. A number of speakers from trade unions and political groups reiterated the points that were made last Saturday at a similar gathering, calling for an immediate cease-fire and real action from the International Community.It was a small gathering of about 250 people, and while the summer

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1153661103793363512006-07-23T15:20:00.000+02:002006-07-23T15:25:03.813+02:00

By Sean BadalLeila Khaled came to town and darn well near tore the place down. On Saturday 22nd July she packed out the JISS centre in Mayfair, Johannesburg, and had there been Kalashnikovs on the way out, we all would have gladly taken up arms and followed her to the ends of the earth.‘The pope prays for peace in the Middle East,’ she said acerbically, ‘but it is not enough. We must fight.’After

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1153615908558114992006-07-23T02:47:00.000+02:002006-07-25T04:16:53.490+02:00

Here is a statement from the FA on the current situation - excuse the bad english (it's not mine) but I thought it would be interesting to re-publish here:The francophone Anarchist Federation denounces and condemns the latest military attacks currently underway in Palestine and in the occupied territories following the kidnapping of a young Franco-Israeli soldier.It is once again the civilian

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1153592776139285942006-07-22T20:21:00.000+02:002006-07-23T04:40:53.636+02:00

There were a number of demonstration in support of the Palestians and Lebanese organised in Bordeaux today. A demonstration was organised by the Lebanese community on the steps of the Grand Theatre, and while there seemed to be sympathy for the demonstrators, most people in town today seemed to be more concerned with shopping. It was also very sad to see the reaction of some of the demonstrators

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1153404754478173232006-07-20T16:08:00.000+02:002006-07-23T02:31:52.086+02:00

I have access to CNN and BBC World here in France, and I channel hop to stay on top of the current events throughout the day, but I am now bored to tears with stories of how well the evacuation of foreigners is going. Even though I take everything I watch with a pinch of salt, ok ok, a truckload of salt, which doesn't help my blood pressure any, I still want to know what the people of Lebanon are

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1153403722233811022006-07-20T15:50:00.000+02:002006-08-22T19:15:24.383+02:00

We are sweltering under another heatwave in France. Here in Bordeaux, the temperature is rising into the 40 degree C range, and is topping the themometer for the entire country. It might make for a fine vintage, but we are not all grapes. Usually the temperature is taken or forecast for the local airport, but in the center of town, things get a whole lot hotter.People have already started pegging

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1153262033376703752006-07-19T00:29:00.000+02:002006-07-19T00:42:00.410+02:00

I think what convinced me that Plan B is now operational, has been the remarkable void that is George Bush's grasp on International Relations over the last few days. If I had dared to display such ignorance and profound lack of comprehension in a Politics 101w essay, I would surely have been awarded a big fat round zero, if not a negative mark.It is truly frightening to behold, in this day and

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1153183015276728412006-07-18T02:32:00.000+02:002006-07-28T02:37:01.813+02:00

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (CNN) -- An open microphone caught President Bush in an unguarded moment Monday as the escalating crisis in the Middle East prompted him to use an expletive in a conversation with British Prime Minister Tony Blair.Bush and Blair were aware that an event at the Group of Eight summit was a photo opportunity, with media representatives present. Blair later turned off the

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1153172808861837122006-07-17T23:42:00.000+02:002006-07-18T02:46:24.400+02:00

My fellow blogger Rooieravotr in Holland forwarded me a mail about this coming Saturday's Demonstration in Amsterdam "Sound the Alarm: Stop the War against the Palestinians". My Afrikaans is rusty but I can follow the article, just don't ask me to translate it. I wish I could go the demo in Amsterdam as here in Bordeaux there is not much happening. I am looking for information on local events

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1153086727287023422006-07-16T23:47:00.000+02:002006-07-16T23:54:53.956+02:00

The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) is one of the largest and most active campaigning organisations in the UK and the rest of the world, on the issue of Palestine. They aim to build an effective mass campaign, organising protests, political lobbying and raising public awareness.Sign-up now: http://www.palestinecampaign.orgTags: Israel, Gaza, Ethnic Cleansing, Lebanon

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1153084683989336442006-07-16T23:13:00.000+02:002006-07-31T02:35:16.283+02:00

I am reproducing the lyrics to Doctor Jeep here because I have a theory, which is "my theory that I have, that is to say, which is mine" and mine alone, which is that Andrew Eldrtich is actually a prescient bugger, in the modern prophet sense of the word prescient. Doctor Jeep is but one example of his lyrics which pertain to the current situation, but as an oeuvre, his entire body of work

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1153067796540524962006-07-16T18:32:00.000+02:002006-07-17T00:24:36.333+02:00

Media StatementMedia Conference convened by Palestine Solidarity Committee (South Africa), Cosatu House, 10th July 2006: 14H30The conference was packed to capacity. Speakers at the conference included : Willie Madisha (president of COSATU), Eddie Makue (general secretary of the South African Council of Churches), Ali Halimeh (Palestinian Ambassador to South Africa), Virginia Tilley (academic and

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1152997733254594992006-07-16T00:50:00.000+02:002006-07-16T21:57:08.083+02:00

I had to take some time out for Bastille Day, but I am amazed how the spin has been spun, especially on CNN, over the last few days. No longer is Mr. Big Ears (otherwise known as Mark Regev) prattling on about Hamas, but the "new" specter of Hizbollah who are allegedly supported by Iran. No proof is offered for this in any way whatsoever. Supposedly, "Israel" is now under attack "without

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1152885182262141192006-07-15T23:18:00.000+02:002006-07-15T23:22:48.060+02:00

The Golden Warrior: The life and legend of Lawrence of Arabia by Lawrence JamesReviewed by Sean Badal Although this book was first published in 1990, it was revised and updated in 2005, with new material uncovered on Lawrence’s personal life - but most importantly, there is a kind of coda by the author on the 2003 invasion of Iraq, hence this review. Even as a disinterested reviewer Lawrence is

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1152708273066859582006-07-12T14:40:00.000+02:002006-07-13T04:15:59.330+02:00

Finally, I'm getting some hate mail, because I dared to quote Ismail Haniyeh, the only person who is imparting any sense at the moment. Apparently I am an "anti-semitic french asshole" [sic]. The only thing insulting about that is calling me French. Doos. In the true style of hate mail though, the objective reality and facts are ignored, to push a greater subjective agenda of unreasoned fear and

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1152657955327174432006-07-12T00:41:00.000+02:002006-07-16T23:36:10.796+02:00

Ismail Haniyeh, the Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority, was published by the Washington Post today. Rare as it is though, to encounter the Palestinian view in the western media, Haniyeh presents a sensible arguement, even while under threat of extermination by Israel, recalling as he does the American Independence from British Colonial rule.Aggression Under False PretensesBy

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1152656785823707072006-07-12T00:22:00.000+02:002007-02-21T20:23:27.054+01:00

The butt that ended his career will never dilute Zidane's iconic status for the 'scum' of the suburbsNaima BouteldjaTuesday July 11, 2006GuardianHow could he do it? How could Zinédine Zidane, captain of the French football team, regarded as the best player of his generation and in the final match of an illustrious career, head-butt an opponent and hand victory to an Italian side playing for

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1152567953012126392006-07-10T23:41:00.000+02:002006-07-10T23:45:53.033+02:00

The "apartheid Israel state" is worse than the apartheid that was conducted in South Africa, Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) president Willie Madisha said on Monday.He said Palestinians were being attacked with heavy machinery and tanks used in war, which had never happened in South Africa.Cosatu and other organisations supporting Palestine have called on government to end

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1152561015904785152006-07-10T21:46:00.000+02:002006-07-10T21:53:46.106+02:00

The sense of disappointment was palpable in France last night. Zizou's loss of control for a split second, in the dying minutes of the game, shattered the dream of a world cup victory for France.I watched the game with my neighbours in an impromtu street party. Some people put their TV's outside and we all gathered in the road to cheer on France. The nail biting penalty shootout could have been

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1151877966254935592006-07-03T00:02:00.000+02:002006-07-03T00:12:37.003+02:00

Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West by Tom HollandReviewed by Sean BadalTom Holland’s last book, Rubicon: The triumph and tragedy of the Roman Republic, was an extraordinary tour de force through Pax Romana, compellingly mapping Roman history from Julius Caesar to Octavian. His was an invigorating and authoritative voice, presenting a take on the fall of the Roman

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1151620661106395632006-06-30T00:33:00.001+02:002006-07-05T02:21:58.296+02:00

So, now that we are getting to see his ears plastered all over our TV screens again, who is this Mark Regev bloke anyway? Officially he is the Chief Propaganda Officer for the Israeli Government, appointed to spew forth on how the righteous Israeli Government is playing its part in the War on Terror. Basically, I just turn off when he is speaking because the smarmy lies are just so revolting that

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1151533611232365032006-06-29T00:22:00.000+02:002006-06-29T00:31:00.756+02:00

Peace does not come through having superior fire-power, it comes from the desire for peace. The Israelis certainly have enough fire-power, but I think they have no desire for peace. The Zionist land-grab in the Middle-East has historically been about expansion and systematic ethnic cleansing.While the Palestinians may have the desire to live in peace, the Israeli Apartheid State rather seeks

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1151359982830154312006-06-27T00:09:00.000+02:002006-07-05T02:09:06.743+02:00

If this was the Rocky Horror Picture Show, it'd just be a "jump to the left", but being France it appears that we are facing a slam-dunk to the right. There is a very interesting article on the WSWS today about the PS's draft election platform for 2007. Horrific doesn't even begin to sum it up; it's as though they are trying to out-right-wing the right wing.Personally, I don't think that is the

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1151018630486909672006-06-23T01:20:00.000+02:002006-06-27T01:44:37.840+02:00

In spite of a 1st class public education system, there is a surprisingly large number of geographically impaired French people who don't know where South Africa actually is. If is say I am from "Afrique du Sud", they respond by saying "Yes, but where in Africa?" - to cut a long story short, all I have to do is say the single word: "Springboks".Instantly, misunderstanding turns into a discussion

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1150844832942322852006-06-21T01:06:00.000+02:002006-06-21T01:22:10.936+02:00

PARIS, France (Reuters) -- Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin sparked uproar in the French parliament on Tuesday when he accused the Socialist leader of cowardice in a debate over an industrial crisis at Europe's leading aerospace company.Socialist party members stormed out of the National Assembly and weekly questions were suspended after de Villepin launched a virulent assault on leftist

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1150746888813635202006-06-19T21:56:00.000+02:002006-06-19T21:59:49.303+02:00

On June 5, 2006, the Muckraker Report contacted the FBI Headquarters, (202) 324-3000, to learn why Bin Laden’s Most Wanted poster did not indicate that Usama was also wanted in connection with 9/11. The Muckraker Report spoke with Rex Tomb, Chief of Investigative Publicity for the FBI. When asked why there is no mention of 9/11 on Bin Laden’s Most Wanted web page, Tomb said, “The reason why 9/

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1150413130019636502006-06-16T01:08:00.000+02:002006-06-16T01:12:10.050+02:00

Just to follow-up on the question of the CNE, which is still law here in France despite the CPE being withdrawn, is that the CNE has not been a driver for creating employment.A new study has revealed that only 10% of the contracts signed can be considered as "new" jobs. The remainder reveals that people have lost access to the higher status CDI or CDD jobs as employers have simply taken advantage

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1150407989010524742006-06-16T00:01:00.000+02:002006-06-16T01:14:05.646+02:00

This is the official quote from a SA government website as to why June the 16th is a public holiday:Previously known as Soweto Day.In 1975 protests started in African schools after a directive from the previous Bantu Education Department that Afrikaans had to be used on an equal basis with English as a language of instruction in secondary schools. The issue however, was not so much the Afrikaans

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1150164455731258252006-06-15T12:29:00.000+02:002006-06-15T12:33:43.236+02:00

It's the heart of Saturday night when Tom walks through the door, pulls up a chair and asks me whether "I want to grow up?""Of course not!" I say, "Where do you think we are?"The simple answer is that we are in The Houses of Parliament. The long answer is that it's another Cock & Bull Story. Either way, the beer is cold and the women are hot - but hey this is France isn't it?TeeheeheeLook; one

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1149993951275712062006-06-11T05:12:00.000+02:002006-06-11T05:52:10.216+02:00

Remote satellite control live video game killing newsmedia-fuck-fest.There are some people who only understand the "language of violence". Al Zaqarwi may or may not have been one one of those people. We actually know very little about him. George W. Bush, on the other hand, is definitely one of those people. Unlike many others, George has never actually been on a battlefield. Wars are dirty

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1149989701990209412006-06-11T03:31:00.000+02:002006-06-11T05:24:40.940+02:00

The more that I read online about the "rendition" Khalid Mehmood Rashid by South Africa makes my blood boil - this is not the kind of South Africa I fought for. The editorial in the M&G sums up my feelings entirely; this case is an affront to our democracy and constitution.This is not the kind of government that I voted for.We of all people should know better than to particpate in this "global

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Three people took their own lives today rather than being disappeared for eternity into an American gulag, in Cuba, of all places. Detention without trial is an abominable practice and it's truly bizarre in this age that the US has been able to get away with this crap for so long.Tags: US, Guantanamo, Stupidity

jayzerzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500625262877999144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19704673.post-1149806561863626892006-06-09T00:38:00.001+02:002006-06-09T01:51:23.776+02:00

For those of you who are going to the book fair, Caro sent this along...Click on the image to see the full programme

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Sister Indica flags me downI stop and say hello.We chat, lively at firstBut then she asks me some personal questions,For which I have no answers.I peer into the inner voidAnd become afraidI hitch a ride into the ghettoes of my mind,The driver smiles a toothless grinAnd asks where I am from;Oblivion,And then where I am going;To the citadel of the sun.Steel forged across the skyVertigo over the

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Secret Histories: Finding George Orwell in a Burmese teashop by Emma LarkinReviewed by Sean BadalBeing an avid Orwell votary, I tend to grab anything with Orwell’s name on it. Why, I even bought Orwell’s Victory by that well-known “leftwing” intellectual Christopher Hitchens – though I have to say, like all his recent pontifications from his Washington Eyre, it was a load of crap. The amazing

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An extract from La Tragédie du Président: Scènes de la Vie Politique By Franz-Olivier GiesbertOn May 7, 1995, when Jacques Chirac was elected President of France, a wave of joy spread across Paris as the victor drove through the city in his old Citroën CX.M Chirac’s supporters held a party in the Place de la Concorde, although the man himself went off on his own. He visited his friends, the

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"GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Jun 1, 2006 (AP)— Thousands of Palestinian police officers joined a protest over unpaid wages Thursday, firing in the air and smashing windows. It was the most violent demonstration yet against the Hamas-led government.The unrest came as the Islamic militant Hamas debated whether to agree to the idea of a Palestinian state next to Israel, including implicit recognition of

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No matter what your political affliation might be, some of the best English language of reporting of French politics comes from the World Socialist Web Site. Although not limited to just France or any single issue, the WSWS has a knack for providing excellent news and analysis from around the globe in a number of languages. Far more so than anything else you might read which is normally sourced

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"When they kick out your front doorHow you gonna come?With your hands on your headOr on the trigger of your gunWhen the law break inHow you gonna go?Shot down on the pavementOr waiting in death row"The Clash, The Guns of BrixtonTwo nights of civil unrest in the banlieue of Montfermeil have lead to a large boere operation to "secure" this suburb of Paris. Apparently the mayor of Montfermeil tried

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"PARIS May 30, 2006 (AP) Police in a troubled Parisian suburb clashed Tuesday with dozens of young people armed with baseball bats, an incident that revived fears of more riots like those that shook the nation last year.French media reports said seven police were injured in the melee in the town of Montfermeil, where masked youths hurled projectiles and swung bats at police officers." Read More .

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I really should've written of this before - I have been trying to find the right time when it occurred to me that there is no time like the present...I was fortunate enough to be introduced to KwaLanga, the oldest township of Cape Town and the place of the sun, in 1995 when I'd transcended my personal crap and got to meet other true blue South Africans like 'Ta Fiks, Thoks and 'Ta Reg.In fact

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"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain." The "Litany against Fear," Frank Herbert, DuneTeam America and Israel have fine tuned their

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I have no religionI have no cultureI have only whatI invent for myselfWhen it's grey and starts to rainWe don't hear the cryingOf the hungry childBecause we know it's sunny in SpainTroubledvision and misprinted wordsPlague our global hamletWhere the old and the youngStill live side by aching sideIn god we entrust our dollarsIn satan's arms we sleep every nightIn our own arrogance we still

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... that all is not lost. It's not without a certain amount of glee that I heard today that George's big china Ken Lay got taken down today, along with Jeff Skilling. It may not be quite "Justice for All", but when 2 major cretins are found guilty on 19 of 28 charges it does restore one's faith in a legal system that has been severely eroded over last few years.The Enron debacle is a prime

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