Blood Oil.

Image courtesy of Palestine Chronicle.

           So the very compassionate good old U$ of A is building a port on the beaches of Gaza and will protect it with their war ships. The pretext is that they will deliver aid to the Palestinians, however, they won't stop the genocide, for in all honesty that would upset their real plans. Once the Zionist psychopaths have destroy Gaza and dispersed its population, then the U$A is in a wonderful position, with a ready built port, to extract the riches of the Gaza oil fields just of the coast of Gaza and ship it to their markets around the world. A nice wee boost for the economy of the U$A.

 Image courtesy of Human Rights Watch.

 

           The callous barbarity and inhumanity of the western imperialists knows no bounds. Profit overrides the lives of thousands of innocent civilians and the starvation of children. U$A can stand by and let the Zionist psychopaths do the killing, while they wait in the wings to reap the blood soaked spoils of this brutal genocide. Throughout this entire inhuman genocidal attack on the civilian population of Gaza, U$A and its Western puppets have supported the slaughter to the hilt, stood by and arm the aggressor and now they are getting ready to collect their pay back, the riches of the Gaza oil fields. Endless wars are rich pickings for this blood soaked insanity of an economic system. Its total destruction is the only answer to get to a society of fairness and justice for all. A society built on mutual aid, co-operation, that sees to the needs of all our people.

 

Image courtesy of Wikipedia.

 

 

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Keelie 47.

 

                Once again the great wee pocket rocket of a newspaper, your newspaper, the Glasgow Keelie hits the street. Issue 47 now available at pickets, demos, on the streets, seek out your copy, you won't be disappointed, From what your council gets up to, how we are continually ripped-off by this insane economic system that feed the rich at the expense of the poor. Contact with those who on a daily basis fight the injustices and call for justice and peace. Of course we support Palestine and demand a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the Zionist perpetrated genocide.
           You can also read it on line at Glasgow Keelie, ask for copies to distribute among you friends, communities and workplaces, all for free. Or get in touch and gives your grip about the injustice we the people suffer on a daily basis, tell us your story, articles welcome. 

 

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Democracy??

 

 

Image courtesy of The Independent.

 

Representative Democracy?

Day in day out without a doubt there they yelp

Inside their privileged Hallowed Halls of pomp

safe in their protective bubble of lavish pensions

extravagant expenses fat salary and backhanded perks

with theatrics, arguing nuances of deprivation and poverty

with straight faced skill weaving illusions to fool the populace

using genocide and ethnic cleansing for scoring party points

ignoring the blood of innocents that is a land’s poison

with composure complicit in the slaughter of a population

Right Honourable Gentlemen, Members of Parliament

“Representative Democracy” truly a misnomer ,so please,

spare us your devious vacuous fanciful platitudes

self indulgent arse licking pimps of pomp and power. 

 

Image courtesy of The Independent. 

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Glasgow??

So you know Glasgow? Well, do you!!

Glasgow, the name.

        Glasgow can trace it history back to at least the 4th century, it was at that time a certain St. Ninian stopped by the Molendinar Burn, where the Cathedral is today, and consecrated a piece of land there as a Christian burial ground. Some hundred years or so later a St. Kentigern brought the body of a holy man Fergus to be buried at the St Ninian spot. St Kentigern stayed and set up a Christian community in the area. He later became known as St Mungo patron saint of Glasgow.

        The name 'Glasgow' has gone through considerable changes over the centuries. The earliest Charters refer to the city as 'Glaschu', while the earliest seals give several different spellings. In the seal of 1180 the spelling is 'Glesgu', and the seal of 1325 it is 'Glagu'. In 1297 the Earl of Warrenne and Surry to the English King refers to 'Glasgeu' in another letter from the same Earl it becomes 'Glascu'. In a letter from Hugh de Cressingham in 1297 to the King of England it has the spelling 'Glasgu'. In the Charter of 1324 by Robert the 3rd it is written as 'Glasgw'. Another Charter of 1419 by John Stewart, Lord Darnley has it as 'Glaschow'. Yet again the spelling changes in the will of Archbishop Betoun where he refers to himself as Archeuesque de Glasco.
 

Origins of the name

           It is generally accepted the name is not from Gaelic, as at the time of its formation this area was a Welsh settlement. It is probably from the Welsh 'Glas', and 'cu' or 'gu'; translates as 'Beloved Green Place' and is referring to the spot where Kentigern met Columba thus Kentigern becoming the Patron Saint of Glasgow. 

Radical Glasgow.

Mention Glasgow and various stereotypes jump to mind, dreadful slums, hard drinking, random violence, razor gangs, shipbuilding, locomotive makers and other heavy industries. What else is written about the city usually refers to captains of industry, architects, inventors, and medical men of note. Scratch the surface however, and you find another Glasgow with a long tradition, the real Glasgow, 'Radical Glasgow'.

          Glasgow can boast of a long tradition of radical movements growing from the ranks of ordinary people. People struggling not only to improve their own conditions but that of all working class people.

          Glasgow can lay claim to a series of firsts. Besides being the birthplace of the 'European Temperance Movement', the following are just some other firsts that can be added to its roll of honour: Birth of the Scottish Labour Movement.
First effective trade unions formed.
First trade union papers printed.
Scottish Co-op movement first established.
Scottish Labour Party founded.
First Trades Council in Scotland.
History of Glasgow Green

         The Glasgow Green has always been a focal point for the people of Glasgow and a cradle of social movements throughout its history. The following list is but a hint at the history of the Green: Through the 1700 and 1800s, the various reform movements.
Pre-1914, the woman’s suffrage movements.
1916, rent strikes.
1938 anti-fascist movements.
1971 U.C.S. crisis.
1984 miner’s strike.
 

Conclusion

        Both the above lists could be expanded depending where you place your focus, and no doubt will continue to expand as the people of Glasgow go on to face new challenges.
        I hope the following articles give at least some insight into that other Glasgow, the Glasgow that does not always find its story in the mainstream literature about the city, but is the true heart of the City of Glasgow, the city of compassion and vision. 

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Wake Up.

 

  An extract from an article by Caitlin Johnstone.

          

              I’ve been amazed at how much I’ve been sleeping since the ceasefire started; that’s why I haven’t been writing as much. I guess spending weeks staring at unbelievable horrors unfolding on your screen can be pretty hard on your system if you’re sensitive to that sort of thing, so my body’s been resting up as much as it can while there’s an opportunity.
            And I’m just here watching this all unfold safely from my home in Melbourne. I cannot imagine what it’s like to be living in the midst of this horror for the last two months, trying to figure out the best way to survive while also grieving the family, friends and neighbors you’re losing along the way. These people have all been deeply traumatized in ways that will haunt them for the rest of their lives, if they survive the violence, disease and deprivation that’s to come.
This thing is so astonishingly ugly, and it could get a whole lot uglier after the ceasefire ends. If there’s anything positive to be found in this living nightmare, it’s that it’s so earth-shakingly ugly that it just might shake the world awake.

                 But will it shake the world awake? I doubt it, it has already shaken vast swaths of the general public awake and they have taken to the streets, but as for the power/war mongers with the reins of power, that's a different story. These blind to suffering power/war mangers have a different agenda and will play the situation like a game of cards, seeking an outcome that is to their advantage, irrespective of the suffering and bloody genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza. We have evolved into a system where suffering and death of ordinary people is acceptable  to meet the ends of the powers that be.

Image courtesy of Islamic Relief South Africa.

 

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Horse's Mouth.

 

          Strange words, but welcome, from an Israeli soldier. You wonder when that trait called humanity will enter the psyche of the majority of the Jewish population in Israel. It is sad to see almost an entire population so steeped in hate all based on an illusion that they are special and their wee man in sky gave them this land more than 2,000 years ago.

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Racist.

     The Israeli government is packed with racist Zionist fundamental nutcases. It was the only way Benjamin Netanyahu could prop up and hold onto his power and save himself from corruption charges. Here are some comments from individuals in or associated with the Israeli government. We are supposed to take these people as rational and responsible individuals.  
    

      Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Bezalel Smotrich says there ‘isn’t a Palestinian people’.

     Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvirclaim claims his rights outweigh that of Palestinians

     Israel’s former ambassador to UN calls Palestinians 'inhuman animals'

     Dan Gillerman says he is 'very puzzled by the constant concern' for the Palestinian people

      

                                                                

         From that racist arrogance spews hatred and ensuing misery and deprivation for millions of innocent Palestinian individuals. 

 

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