The Child of Gaza

On September 28, 2011, in blog posts, by admin

  Feeling fierce with loathing He looked down upon the father                         ashen face twisted in panic as he grappled for his son                         shielding him with shaking arm Feeling fierce with loathing He looked down upon the son                         quaking with fear struggling closer to his father’s form                         ensnared by the cold concrete [...]

DSEi: playground of the power elite

On September 6, 2011, in Articles, by admin

DSEi: playground of the power elite By Brenda Heard The images have become commonplace.  Pick-up trucks laden with rocket launchers and machine guns.  Dusty men with their rifles, poised as so many Rambo’s.  Billows of smoke that linger after the bomber has flown on to its next target.  These are the images of contemporary conflict.  [...]

Playing with Political Fire

On July 12, 2011, in Articles, by admin

Playing with Political Fire By Brenda Heard The timing of political manoeuvring often reveals the stark business of domination.  Sometimes the timing is flagrant, like the recent commotion in Greece.  In the very hours of forbidding the passage of the aid flotilla to Gaza, the financially strapped Greek government welcomed the approval of an €8.7 [...]

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