JOHNSTONE October 23: The Israel-Palestine Issue Is Not Complicated
A monthly magazine-style publication of essays, articles, poems, art and short stories about the end of illusions. This month includes: a Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix version of the unfolding events in the Palestine-Israel conflict; the burgeoning popularity of the word “unprovoked” both in Ukraine (p60) and Israel (p70); the great argument for revolution a wealthy capitalist accidentally made (p14); and the island calling into question whether the US gains enthusiastic consent for inserting its military bases into foreign countries (p23); and much more.
Contents
The Israel-Palestine Issue Is Not Complicated ... 5
NATO Chief Openly Admits Russia Invaded Ukraine Because Of NATO Expansion ... 10
The Top Ten Dumbest Things Empire Propagandists Ask Us To Believe ... 12
Pay Attention To The Everyday Horrors ... 14
Wealthy Capitalist Accidentally Makes Great Argument For Revolution ... 16
Putin Doesn’t Think US Foreign Policy Will Change If Trump Is Re-Elected (And He’s Probably Right) ... 18
Rabbit Holes And Men Behind Curtains ... 20
Blinken: US Does Not Oppose Ukrainian Attacks Inside Russia With US-Supplied Missiles ... 22
Okinawa Disproves The US Narrative About Overseas Bases ... 25
If The US Really Was What It Pretends To Be ... 26
Queen Warmonger Hillary Clinton Complains About “Men Starting Wars” ... 28
The News Has Nothing To Do With Newsworthiness ... 30
This Proxy War Can’t Be Both ‘Unprovoked’ AND A Great Strategic Investment ... 32
Nobody Who Fought Against Russia Could Possibly Be Bad! ... 35
In Support Of The Policy Of Deterrence ... 36
Modern Empire Apologia Is Mostly Just Westerners Arguing With Reality ... 38
People Are Dying For Inches In Ukraine, The “World’s Largest Arms Fair” ... 40
Unprecedented Times Call For Unprecedented Measures ... 42
Journalism Itself Is Locked Up In Belmarsh ... 44
War Profiteers Are A Sign Of A Profoundly Sick Society ... 46
On The Idiotic Notion That It’s Brave To Support Nuclear Brinkmanship In Ukraine ... 48
Barack Obama Belongs In A Fucking Cell ... 50
If Everyone Understood That The US Deliberately Provoked The Ukraine War ... 53
We Must Never Let Ourselves Become Desensitized To This ... 54
On Escalation, De-Escalation, And “Deterrence” ... 56
The US Air Force Is Clearing Out Jungles In The Pacific To Prepare For War With China ... 58
We’re Being Prepared For The Ukraine War To Last Into The 2030s ... 60
This War Wasn’t Just Provoked — It Was Provoked Deliberately ... 62
American State Propaganda: A Thought Experiment ... 64
The Mad Propaganda Push To Normalize War Profiteering In Ukraine ... 66
Everyone Wants Change ... 69
And Nobody Wants To Change ... 69
It’s Hard To Find Fulfillment In A Civilization That Revolves Around Corporate Profits ... 70
They’re Repeating The Word ‘Unprovoked’ Again, This Time In Defense Of Israel ... 72
Crazy, Unrealistic People Vs Rational, Realistic People ... 74
Bill Kristol's Refreshingly Honest Ukraine War Ad ... 76
Relish The Gaps ... 78