JOHNSTONE

Violence is not always justified, but there is always a reason why it happens. Western pundits, politicians and newscasters will very seldom tell you what those reasons are unless it advances the interests of the western empire.

Reading by Tim Foley.

I don't mind admitting that I hope the US and Israel suffer a crushing, devastating defeat in Iran. I hope this war collapses the entire US empire. My only loyalty is to humanity, and being on Team Human in today's world means being against the US empire and against Israel.

Reading by Tim Foley.

Everyone hates Israel now, which is as it should be. But we all need to understand that Israel has never acted alone.

Reading by Tim Foley.

Have you ever noticed how the same people who accuse Israel's critics of "obsession" with a tiny insignificant country will also fall all over themselves to tell you that Israel is an indispensable ally whose interests are inextricably intertwined with the interests of western civilization?

Reading by Tim Foley.

This serves as yet another reminder that the world can have peace or it can have Israel - but it cannot have both. Israel is a genocidal apartheid state whose entire existence is premised upon a strategy of unceasing violence and abuse in the middle east. As long as that state continues to exist in its present iteration, peace will never be attainable.

Reading by Tim Foley.