This blog is experiencing technical difficulties. Were it not, I would have definitely pointed out Forrest Hylton’s post on the Bolivian referendum, in which he argues that the result of that referendum is neither as bad for the movements nor as good for the government as it looks. I would also probably have pointed out Vijay Prashad’s review of Bob Jensen’s review of F9/11. I linked to Jensen’s review because his criticisms were right — but Vijay’s views about the film are much closer to my own.
Another thing I would be doing if the blogs were not in technical difficulty is following the story in Gaza and the trouble in the Occupied Territories, with parts of the Palestinian Authority as well as other political groups revolting against the PA. I would have pointed out other things too — like the UN resolution on the Wall, which Israel is of course going to ignore; the scaled-up violence in Nablus, with brutal killings right in front of internationals and cameras, assassinations in Jenin and Gaza…
And a lot of other things besides. But, since the blog is experiencing technical difficulties, I’ll hold off and hope things get better soon.
