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Another purge in the Palestine Solidarity Movement (10/10/12) by Jay Knott

http://www.gilad.co.uk/writings/jeffrey-blankfort-to-ali-abunimah-must-read.html
You can't parody the American left (09/14/12) by Jay Knott
I got this from the "International Action Center". Once they've got your email address, they'll never stop sending you emails, no matter how many times you ask them. Sometimes, though, their communications are good for a laugh....
American diplomats killed in Libya by people the USA put in power (09/12/12...) by Jay Knott
Obama was not as enthusiastic about supporting the Libyan 'revolution' as some of his European counterparts. He's probably even less enamoured of the adventure now - the US ambassador has been killed along with three of his staff,...
Tramp the dirt down (09/12/12...) by Jay Knott
In 1989, as soon as the Hillsborough tragedy happened, the London magazine which I worked on at the time led with the headline 'Police killed 95 fans'. This was right. Thousands of Liverpool fans were directed into an overcrowded...
Democrats (briefly) remove reference to Jerusalem as Israel's capital (09/06/12) by Jay Knott
If they hadn't put it back in again, they would definitely have lost the election. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/06/democratic-convention-reinstatement-jerusalem But there's still no guarantee. As George Bush senior...
Anti-fascism, and the connection between ideas and violence (08/30/12) by Jay Knott
The US Constitution makes a clear distinction between holding ideas, and engaging in criminal acts as a result of those ideas. You are allowed to promote any idea, no matter how reprehensible, but not to break the law as a result...
Mission Accomplished (08/27/12) by Jay Knott
In 1 day, 9 years after the US invasion of Afghanistan 17 party-goers were beheaded by the Taliban 10 Afghan soldiers were killed by insurgents 2 American soldiers were shot dead by an Afghan soldier http://...
The best article so far supporting the argument that Zionists are behind the Syrian uprising (08/27/12) by Jay Knott
Paul Craig Roberts, in Counterpunch: http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/08/02/war-criminals-in-our-midst There have been numerous articles defending this view, for example on deliberation.info, but none of them very convincing, in...
The 9/11 conspiracy nuts who think they know better than Julian Assange (08/19/12...) by Jay Knott
"There is unity in the oppression. There must be absolute unity and determination in the response." http://tinyurl.com/9flffux Julian Assange needs support. Anyone opposed to American Middle East policy...


It's not just conspiracy nuts who have doubts about Assange by Jay Knott:  According to this, in the Guardian, some in the 'Occupy' movement in the UK think he should be extradited to Sweden. Despite the unprovable nature of the claims against Assange, they are being made by women, against a man, and...


Deliberation.info's inadequate comments policy by Jay Knott:  My main issue with deliberation.info is its democratic tolerance of moronic comments. This article in the Guardian covers the problem well: http://tinyurl.com/8tupjsu "The blogosphere, increasingly fuelled by toxic...

Service in Tottenham to remember Mark Duggan (08/05/12) by Jay Knott
Last year's riots were caused by the police killing an innocent man named Mark Duggan. His family are still looking for an enquiry: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/service-to-remember-mark-duggan-a-year-after-...
Poland confronts its role in Jewish deaths (08/03/12...) by Jay Knott
Yes, Poles and numerous other Eastern Europeans helped the Nazis do the holocaust. But in Eastern Europe, there are still people who talk openly about Jews in the Soviet secret police. Ethnic conflict was not a one-way...
The Watson test (07/27/12) by Jay Knott
James Watson was the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA. He's always been controversial, and got fired for it, but he's still giving talks http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/hay-festival/9310305/Hay-Festival-2012-Dull...
John Terry cleared (07/13/12...) by Jay Knott

Halleluja!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/jul/13/john-terry-cleared-anton-ferdinand




But... Greek athlete sent home from Olympics for 'racist' tweet... by Jay Knott:  "With so many Africans in Greece... the West Nile mosquitoes will at least eat homemade food!!!" I'm sorry, but what's wrong with that? It's not 'racist' to make a statement about the number of people from continent X in country...


The thought police never give up... footballer fined for calling another a 'choc-ice' by Jay Knott:  It's pretty obvious what 'choc-ice' means, when used by one black person of another. It means he's black outside, and white inside. Technically, it's 'racist', because it implies there's something wrong with being white. But what...


But... Terry found guilty of racism by football authorities by Jay Knott:  Having been cleared by the criminal justice system, John Terry was convicted by the Football Association of 'racially abusing' Anton Ferdinand. It's called 'double jeopardy' (being tried twice for the same allegation). ...


Anton Ferdinand plays the race card by Jay Knott:  Initially, Ferdinand did NOT complain that John Terry had made a racist remark to him. It was a member of the public who thought they could make out a racist remark on a Youtube video. But the criminal court found Terry not...


Rio Ferdinand refuses to play the race card... or does he? by Jay Knott:  Anton's brother Rio refused to wear a Kick racism out of football t-shirt at today's Man. U. match. Great stuff! A black player refusing to make the most out of the persecution of John Terry for 'racism'! Oh, but wait......


Meanwhile in America by Jay Knott:  A 'study' claims that racism has worsened in America during Obama's presidency. I'll leave it as an exercise for the reader to figure out what's wrong with this study. To spell it out would be an insult to your intelligence. ...


The anti-racist hysteria in English football continues... by Jay Knott:  This time, it's Chelsea accusing the FA of racism, rather than the other way round: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/9639556/Chelsea-accuse-referee-Mark-Clattenburg-of-making-racial-remark-during-d...


FA fail to challenge anti-semitism at Spurs, say black lawyers by Jay Knott:  "The FA have a dreadful record of indifference on hate crime generally; failing to challenge anti-Semitism at Tottenham Hotspur"... the Society of Black Lawyers http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/nov/14/chelsea-fa-c...

Melinda Gates, Democracy and the Pope (07/12/12) by Jay Knott
Only in America... Bill Gates's missus is a Catholic. So why does she support birth control? "So many people try to polarise the issue," she says. "A total of 82 per cent of Catholics in the US believe contraception is...
Deconstructing Emma West's Tram Experience (07/10/12...) by Jay Knott
A tale of two Emmas... One Emma West is a researcher in Critical and Cultural Theory. Her forthcoming PhD. will be entitled 'The Highs and Lows of Modernism: A Cultural Deconstruction'. It will aim to "interrogate the hi...
Britain's minister of education condemns exam question asking for explanation of anti-semitism (05/25/12) by Jay Knott
An exam question for religious studies students in Britain briefly broke the taboo against explaining anti-semitism: "Explain, briefly, why some people are prejudiced against Jews." The education secretary was quick to disown...
Move over, Darwin (05/19/12...) by Jay Knott
Footballer and geneticist John Barnes says "Racism came from the idea of race, which is a man-made construct. Race is not scientific or genetic. It does not actually exist. Race came about to validate and justify colonialism...


English football continues to wallow in anti-racist guilt by Jay Knott:  With the European championships only days away, you'd think the English football authorities would abandon self-flagellation for the duration. Instead, they continue to wallow in anti-racism. What other country would sabotage its...


Sol Campbell has something to say too by Jay Knott:  "And if it is ever proven true that John Terry was chosen over Rio because of race then I would tell the FA that they can take back my 73 caps and scrub my name out of the record books. I would no longer want to be known as...


England players to visit Auschwitz by Jay Knott:  Good idea. They need to realize that mass murder, using gas chambers, is immoral. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/jun/07/euro-2012-england-players-auschwitz ...



How not to argue against the death penalty (05/17/12) by Jay Knott
The governor of Illinois suspended the death penalty after finding about half of the convictions were unsafe. One reason is this: the death penalty selects jurors more likely to convict. You cannot be on a jury for a capital case...
More opposition to freedom of speech from Eugene's anti-hate brigade (04/26/12...) by Jay Knott
I have never found white nationalism attractive. Though I follow the reasoning - that ethnic identity is adaptive for our genes (Salter 2007) - I just don't have it. Still, I defend white nationalism against...


How to test how much ethnic identity you have by Jay Knott:  Well, here's how I did it - "A thought experiment: I used to believe that, in 1939, I would not have fought for Britain, because Britain had no real quarrel with Germany. On the other hand, I reasoned, in 1941, when Japan...

Michigan militia members cleared of charges that accused them of plotting war against government (03/27/12...) by Jay Knott

Good news about freedom: http://bit.ly/GV4LCw. Judge unimpressed by Zionist propaganda: http://on.msnbc.com/yusD3c
The Fight Against Fascism in Brighton and the South Coast (03/23/12...) by Jay Knott

http://www.deliberation.info/the-fight-against-fascism-in-brighton-and-the-south-coast
A victory for hate crime hysteria - Dharun Ravi found guilty (03/19/12) by Jay Knott
My warnings of the dangers of hate-crime hysteria have been proven right. Rutgers student Dharun Ravi and his friend Molly Wei posted offensive messages describing how they reacted to seeing Ravi's roommate, Tyler Clementi, making...


Even real hate crimes are cynically used to try to restrict our freedom by Jay Knott:  A Gardian hack tries to use a series of racist murders in France to amalgamate opinions with murder: "Today in Toulouse we have been given a horrific illustration of where such delirious cynicism can lead" ...


Politicians and the media attempt to turn the shooting of a teenager in Florida into a hate crime by Jay Knott:  I don't know whether the shooting of Trayvon Martin in Florida on February 26 was justified, or legal. But I do know there is no evidence of a racial motive. Nevertheless, an enormous effort is being made to convince us that the...


Trial by Facebook, and the Florida judicial system by Jay Knott:  On February 26, 2012, teenager Trayvon Martin was shot dead in Florida by George Zimmerman. Zimmerman claims he was acting in self-defense. Initially, the police decided there was not enough evidence to charge him, and they...


Tyler Clementi & Mr.MB by Oregonbrat:  The gay community needed a linching party for Clementi's suicide, so they went after Ravi for pulling a dorm room prank. When in FACT Tyler had a history of depression, and had talked of suicide way before he met Ravi. Tyler also...