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Saturday, 24 June
18:54
The Dobbs Decision a Year Later: America Suffers from the Tyranny of Six "IndyWatch Feed Nthamerica"
Its been a year since six unelected ideologues, half of whom were appointed by a president who lost the popular vote and then confirmed by senators who represent a minority of Americans, decided that women in the US no longer have the right to choose whether they can have an abortion.
Most Americans havent been thrilled with the actions of these judicial tyrants, several of whom lied about their views on precedent during their confirmation hearings.
A new poll shows that 57 percent of them believe that overturning Roe v. Wade was a bad thing for the country.
That hasnt stopped Republicans in several states from passing new draconian abortion laws some of which would probably raise eyebrows even in Afghanistan.
In fact, these laws are so harsh that half of all Americans said they were more restrictive than they expected. And, if you paid any attention, you would have known that they were going to be extremely restrictive like illegal without an exception for rape or incest restrictive.
Somehow, 14 percent of Americans said the laws were less restrictive than they had expected, which makes one wonder what they thought would happen. Perhaps they thought women would be stoned or their doctors drawn and quartered?
In any case, the Republican lawmakers who passed them dont care about any of this. And neither do the one woman and five men, at least two of which have been......
Thursday, 22 June
21:39
The Irony of World Refugee Day: Celebrating, then Blaming the Victims "IndyWatch Feed World"
Fadi, a Syrian teenager with curly hair and an acne-covered face, has miraculously survived one of the greatest migrant boat disasters in the modern history of the Mediterranean.
Only 104 people have been rescued from a boat that carried an estimated 750 refugees after it capsized on June 13 in the open sea near the coastal town of Pylos.
Scores of lifeless bodies have been pulled out from the water, and many more have washed ashore. Hundreds are still missing, feared dead, many of whom are women and children, as they huddled on the lower deck of the 30-meter boat.
Fadi survived. A heart-rending photo shows the young Syrian sobbing as he met his older brother, Mohammed, who rushed to the port of Kalamata, Greece, to see him. The two brothers could not embrace, as Fadi was still trapped behind metal gates in a confinement made for the survivors.
The latest boat disaster tells a much bigger story than the sympathetic news headlines attempted to convey. It is a story of war, poverty, inequality and despair.
The identity of those who died at sea gives us clues to the origins of the story. They were Syrians, Palestinians, Afghans and more. These refugees were seeking safety, coveting mere survival.
The sad irony is that the latest episode of this seemingly endless horror took place exactly one week before the United Nations was set to celebrate World Refugee Day, held on June 20 of each year.
Most references to this day by the UN, UN-related organizations and international charities around the world seem to emphasize empowerment and positivity. A statement by the UN Refugees Agency (UNHCR) spoke of honoring the refugees around the globe and referenced Refugee Day as one that celebrates the strength and courage of refugees.
The contradictions of the discourses pertaining to the refugees should be too obvious to miss. But we often do. Too many lavish dinners will be catered in the name of the refugees in many Western capitals and embassies around the world. Diplomats will demand action, and well-paid intellectuals will enunciate the moral and ethical responsibilities of governments and civil societies...
04:44
Arkansas GOP on Trump: Supportive, opposing, and silent "IndyWatch Feed Nthamerica"
By Steve Brawner
2023 by Steve Brawner Communications, Inc.
What have Arkansas leading Republicans been saying about former President Trumps indictment? It varies from quite a bit to not much at all.
Sen. Tom Cotton, the combat veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and also is an attorney, told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt Tuesday that he was disappointed with the indictments. Read the rest
The post Arkansas GOP on Trump: Supportive, opposing, and silent appeared first on independentarkansas.com.
03:39
The Right to Seek Safety "IndyWatch Feed War"
Through a WhatsApp message from Portugal, my friend Eunice Neves asked to share a moment with me. She was with an Afghan couple, Frishta and Mohammad, and their baby son, Arsalan. The young family has resettled in Mrtola, a small city in southern Portugal. They looked forward to celebrating World Refugee Day as part of a project which the Portuguese government lauds as a model for refugee resettlement.
I had first met Frishta in 2015 when she was a volunteer teacher, in Kabul, Afghanistan. At a school for street kids she helped young child laborers gain literacy and math skills, while also learning basic ideas about nonviolence. The children could be rowdy and boisterous, but when Frishta entered the classroom, they were eager to please their talented teacher. Frishtas altruism and skill made her a target for persecution when the Taliban ascended to power. Following death threats to her and her husband, the couple fled their home just prior to the Taliban takeover of Kabul. Days later, on August 21st, 2021, Frishta gave birth to Arsalan.
Eventually, after harrowing and harsh months seeking refuge in Pakistan, the family found a safe haven in Portugal. An international group of activists familiar with the former volunteer group helped devise a model resettlement project. Now, 25 young Afghans have been integrated in Portuguese cities. Eight of the young people have spent thirteen months in Mrtola, helping rehabilitate arid land through syntropic farming and permaculture. Together, they pursued a program designed to fully integrate them into Portuguese society.
During todays conversation, Arsalan amused himself with a garden hose by watering the flowers, the walls and himself. Look where he is now, said Eunice, shifting the phone to show Arsalan, fully clothed, splashing contentedly in a small tub he had partially filled with water. From his makeshift boat, he blew me a kiss!
Arsalans security, in sharp contrast to the dangerous circumstances surrounding his birth, should epitomize the story of every vulnerable refugee seeking a safe haven. Sadly, tragically, and shamefully, on this World Refugee Day, we must recall a tragedy all too familiar which took place last week. In the deepest part of the Mediterranean Sea, a ship carrying at least 100 children, among hundreds of others, capsized.
Irish author Sally Hayden, who, for years, has accompanied migrants attempting to ent...