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Author Archives: Keld Bach
So Much for Free Speech in the Land of the Free
In 2003, a top security expert told filmmaker Michael Moore, ‘there is no one in America other than President Bush who is in more danger than you’. But why was Moore a target? Had he published cartoons of the Prophet … Continue reading
Glenn Greenwald on How to Be a Terror “Expert”
Who are the so-called terrorism experts? In the wake of the Paris attacks, the corporate media has once again flooded its news programs with pundits claiming authority on terrorism, foreign policy and world events. We discuss the growing and questionable … Continue reading
Chris Hedges on Roots of Terrorism & Free Speech Hypocrisy
On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin, discusses the lack of media coverage of the massacre of as many as 2,000 people in the town of Baga by Boko Haram militants. Abby then goes over the most outrageous … Continue reading
If It Walks Like a Duck…
This is footage of the Charlie Hebdo shootings which has been restricted or taken down from a number of websites. As you will see it contains no blood, gore or graphic violence. It does however punch a major hole in … Continue reading
CrossTalk: Media Failures
Traditionally, the role of media has been to inform society and keep an eye on the powers that be. Today media follows a very different model – for the most part the mainstream merely echoes the opinions of the elite. … Continue reading
The Farce of Western Free Speech
By Finian Cunningham Speaking outside Elysée Palace in the aftermath of this week’s terror killings in France, former President Nicolas Sarkozy condemned the violence as “an attack on civilization.” Coiffured, sun-tanned and nattily dressed, Sarkozy’s solemn words made him appear … Continue reading
The Saker: I Am NOT Charlie!
Okay, let’s be clear. I am not Muslim. I oppose terrorism. I don’t even support the death penalty. I loathe Takfirism. I oppose violence as a means to make a political or ethical point. I fully support freedom of speech, … Continue reading
The Silly Comic Book that Incited a Massacre in Paris
Gotta love the French! In yet another provocative move towards Muslims, notorious French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo published a comic book biography of the Prophet Muhammad’s life in its latest edition on Wednesday. The comic book includes cartoons of the … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy & Liberty, Humour & Satire, Religion & Philosophy
Tagged Charlie Hebdo, France, Islam, Paris, Prophet Muhammad, terrorism
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Anonymous: Internet has Power to Bring Down Regimes
The Internet is the greatest tool of free speech ever created that gave voice to billions of people along with power to bring down regimes, a member of the Anonymous movement told RT, adding that such power terrifies governments around … Continue reading
Oliver Stone: CIA Fingerprints All Over Kiev Massacre
The armed coup in Kiev is painfully similar to CIA operations to oust unwanted foreign leaders in Iran, Chile and Venezuela, said U.S. filmmaker Oliver Stone after interviewing Ukraine’s ousted president for a documentary. Stone spent four hours in Moscow … Continue reading