Tag Archives: Chris Hedges

The Snowden Debate

Posted on Wednesday 26 March 2014 by Rob Godfrey

Chris Hedges was on fine form last month, when he opened a formal debate at the Oxford Union. The proposition was: This house would call Edward Snowden a Hero. Speaking for the yays were Hedges, Annie Machon, a former intelligence … Continue reading →

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Habeas Corpus, what’s that?

Posted on Monday 23 September 2013 by Rob Godfrey

Last year, US District Judge Katherine Forrest made a final ruling that Section 1021 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) – which allows for the indefinite detention of American citizens without trial – was unconstitutional and therefore unlawful. Government … Continue reading →

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Smoke filled rooms and inverted totalitarianism

Posted on Thursday 5 September 2013 by Rob Godfrey

In a previous post I was banging on about a bill that’s now going through parliament that will effectively make peaceful protest unlawful. It’s called the ‘Anti-Social Crime and Policing Bill’. There’s also another quite worrying bill that’s being rushed … Continue reading →

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A long, dark night of the soul

Posted on Saturday 8 June 2013 by Rob Godfrey

I have the greatest respect for Glenn Greenwald, but the story he broke this week was not really news (here). It’s been widely known for a long time now that just about all electronic communication is recorded by the US … Continue reading →

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Comrades in arms

Posted on Monday 3 June 2013 by Rob Godfrey

Only Al Jazeera English would invite two Marxists to discuss the economic crisis: Chris Hedges and Richard Wolff. They’re talking mostly about the US of A, but the same stuff applies to America’s poodle, the UK. Talking of which, last … Continue reading →

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Mr Assange slags off the BBC

Posted on Saturday 5 January 2013 by Rob Godfrey

Julian Assange has been busy over Christmas. He gave another speech from the balcony of the Ecudorian embassy in London (which follows at the end of this post), and he also gave an interview to the BBC, which turned into … Continue reading →

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The monkeys do religion

Posted on Sunday 23 December 2012 by Rob Godfrey

It’s that time of year again, so let’s talk about the curse on humanity otherwise known as ‘religion’. The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is one of the holiest sites in Christianity. It’s run by Greek Orthodox and Armenian … Continue reading →

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Hedges vs Obama

Posted on Monday 1 October 2012 by Rob Godfrey

There’s a kind of grim humour about the proceedings in the lawsuit that Chris Hedges and others have brought against President Obama (see my post about the lawsuit here). Chris Hedges & Co believe that certain sections of The National … Continue reading →

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America – the nightmare continues

Posted on Tuesday 25 September 2012 by Rob Godfrey

One of the biggest news stories in modern history continues to be ignored by the mainstream media. I talk of course of the The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, and a very controversial clause, section 1021, that allows for … Continue reading →

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A very good take on what’s happening in America at the moment

Posted on Monday 28 May 2012 by Rob Godfrey

Chris Hedges was the main plaintiff in the recent lawsuit against President Obama (see my post about it here). Here he is being interviewed by C-SPAN BookTV earlier this year (C-SPAN is a US public service broadcaster that covers the … Continue reading →

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The bloody Black Bloc

Posted on Monday 21 May 2012 by Rob Godfrey

Yesterday I watched a live stream of the anti-NATO protest in Chicago, for hours and hours until things kicked off and the police dispersed the crowds. It was fascinating to watch this live video, as opposed to short and/or edited … Continue reading →

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