As I get older, I become less able to put up with organized dishonesty. I loathe groups that work together to spread lies. The Orwellian reporting on Yemen signifies that western culture is nearing a point of no return. The rot runs so deep that we may not recover. George Orwell’s novel 1984 is truly…
Yemen: Tyler Hicks up to his old tricks
September 12, 2015
In Gaza, New York Times photographer Tyler Hicks was deeply involved in the Hamas military deception operation that claimed the lives of Ismail Bakr, Mohammed Bakr, Ahed Bakr, and Zakaria Bakr. Now Hicks and writer Kareem Fahim have teamed up for the New York Times’ misleading and utterly nonfactual piece “Airstrikes Take Toll on Civilians…
The BBC, a propaganda arm of Iran
September 11, 2015
A few days ago, a Yemeni wrote to me and asked for help in debunking the lies that Ansar Allah—the Houthis—are telling in Yemen as part of their effort to discredit both non-Shi’ite Yemenis and the Saudi-led Coalition that has intervened in order to restore the government of President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi. Now I’m…
Weapons of truth for Yemenis
September 9, 2015
Last night I posted a letter from a Yemeni about the current war. To be clear: I oppose Ansar Allah—the Houthis—because they’re proxies of the Iranian mullahs. I support the Coalition fighting the Houthis because I want to see the Iranian mullahs overthrown. The mullahs cause all the wars in the Middle East. They arm…
Hooray for Houthiwood!
September 6, 2015
The Palestinians became experts at producing fake videos that portray the Israeli Defense Forces as murderous thugs who drop bombs and fire artillery indiscriminately. It’s a lie, of course: Five times as many Palestinian males as females were reported killed, and there weren’t enough casualties to indicate a blatant disregard for civilian life. In the…
Trust only me
September 1, 2015
In terms of current events, I mean. Trust me to not lie to you. I’m biased, yes, but I tell you that up front. And despite my biases, I won’t lie in order to convince you of something. Though I support Israel and now the Saudi-led Coalition, I won’t write propaganda about them. I’ve been…