Tag Archives: New York Times

Corium and Corruption

Posted on Saturday 22 March 2014 by Rob Godfrey

The continuing horror story that is Fukushima continues to be largely ignored by the mainstream media. After all, three reactor cores in complete meltdown, spewing radiation into the environment 24/7, is not much of a story, is it. A large … Continue reading →

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Cloaks and Daggers

Posted on Sunday 23 June 2013 by Rob Godfrey

Ha! what a day, and as the old saying goes: truth is stranger than fiction. Edward Snowden will no doubt bring American paranoia to the boil: Oh my God, RED CHIIINA!! and now MOSSGO!!! Interestingly, Snowden made an oblique reference … Continue reading →

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The NYT is back on form

Posted on Monday 15 April 2013 by Rob Godfrey

Yesterday the New York Times published a piece by a Yemeni citizen, Samir Naji al Hasan Moqbel, who’s been imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay without charge for more than 11 years (here). Hats off to the NYT, because the mainstream media … Continue reading →

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Letter to the Peasants of America from the Top 2%

Posted on Sunday 31 July 2011 by Rob Godfrey

I realise that as someone who’s not an American citizen I will probably get crucified for my strong views about the US deficit crisis (still unresolved at the time of writing), so here’s something that’s been doing the rounds today, … Continue reading →

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Libya and al-Qaeda

Posted on Monday 9 May 2011 by Rob Godfrey

Here’s a video report from the New York Times, made last week following the death of Osama bin Laden. It’s about the town of Darnah, in Libya, which used to be a hotbed of Islamic extremists…

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