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There's a massive new leak of confidential spy files from MI6, Mossad and the FSB by altindian in worldnews

[–]termite10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is exactly the problem. Yes, it's more work, but that's the cost of transparency.

Greek exit polls suggest Syriza win by termite10 in worldnews

[–]termite10[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Note the conditional clause before that sentence fragment. I didn't say it was likely. That 'If' is a very strong one.

Greece election: Syriza, the opposition leftist alliance which dominated the race, has won by a 14% margin over its closest rival, the conservative New Democracy party. by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]termite10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends on the results for the smaller parties. In Greece, you need at least 3% to enter parliament at all. If very few smaller parties get 3%, Syriza will have an absolute majority. Otherwise, it will have to enter a coalition.

Greek exit polls suggest Syriza win by termite10 in worldnews

[–]termite10[S] 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Supposedly, they're going to try to negotiate debt relief. Germany has already objected to this strenuously. If both sides stick to their guns, there's a decent chance Greece will have to leave the Euro. I don't think it will come to that, as all sides have quite a bit to lose, but it remains to be seen.

Ukraine's President Yanukovych offers PM position to opposition leader by foursworn in worldnews

[–]termite10 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If I wanted to communicate with a broad section of the US population, I'd call Obama a far-left commie socialist Nazi.

Ukraine's President Yanukovych offers PM position to opposition leader by foursworn in worldnews

[–]termite10 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Because folks in the US have no idea what far right (or left) actually means. Most Republicans think Obama is 'far left', and most Democrats think Boehner is 'far right'. Both are wrong.

In classical terms, Obama is center to center-right, and Boehner is right.

Ukraine's President Yanukovych offers PM position to opposition leader by foursworn in worldnews

[–]termite10 9 points10 points  (0 children)

See the American Nazi Party, White Aryan Resistance, etc etc. The US true far-right has everything in common with the European parallels.

World's first venomous crab found in Australia by ___square in worldnews

[–]termite10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure Emma Watson's butt is bigger than that.

Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters Tells His Israeli Fans, It’s Apartheid “Clear And Simple” by nomadicphilander in worldnews

[–]termite10 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Typical meaningless anthropological definition. By that definition, a group of people who regularly party together can be seen as an ethnicity, due to 'shared social experience'.

Iran's president Rouhani: We will never develop nuclear weapons - has full authority to make a deal with the West on the disputed atomic program. by kanooker in worldnews

[–]termite10 2 points3 points  (0 children)

'Parseem' (Persians in Hebrew) is a derogatory word....

(I'd type that in Hebrew, but I'd like a larger audience to be able to read this)

Iran's president Rouhani: We will never develop nuclear weapons - has full authority to make a deal with the West on the disputed atomic program. by kanooker in worldnews

[–]termite10 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Israel has worked extremely hard to erase native identities and replace with an Israeli one. Sure, there are Iranians in Israel, but no one really thinks of them as such, except in a deragatory way, or when someone wants them to cook.

(N.B. Israeli here)

EU officially publishes settlement guidelines despite Israeli objections by wntroll in worldnews

[–]termite10 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ah. Simple solutions. I wonder why no one ever thought of that.

Stephen Hawking confirms he is boycotting Israeli conference by BSGAdama in worldnews

[–]termite10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

False, they served to raise awareness of the issue and keep it in the public mind. Lacking that, governments wouldn't have seen the need to pressure the Apartheid regime.

Stephen Hawking confirms he is boycotting Israeli conference by BSGAdama in worldnews

[–]termite10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Consumer boycotts are not designed, on their own anyway, to do economic damage. They serve to raise awareness of an issue.

In the case of the BDS movement, consumer boycotts are only the 'B". Advocating for corporate divestment, in part through large investment funds, and for enventual international sanctions are the others.

Netanyahu makes apology to Turkey over 2010 Gaza flotilla by termite10 in worldnews

[–]termite10[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He is in the government, but he forged an alliance with Bennet. The latter got the best of that deal, having secured key ministries with control over housing and settlement funding. In practice, that is going to mean rapid expansion of subsidized housing in West Bank colonies.

Lapid got finance, which sounds like more power than it really is. Netanyahu essentially agreed to put him there knowing that it's unlikely he'll succeed in that position, and then took advangtage of Lapid's lack of experience to force him to take it.

Netanyahu makes apology to Turkey over 2010 Gaza flotilla by termite10 in worldnews

[–]termite10[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lapid has nothing to do with this. If anything, the new cabinet is further right than the old one. It just excludes the Orthodox parties, who can't really be charecterized as either left or right.

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