Xymphora
Political analysis and intrigue
By Xymphora on July 8, 2005
The dream is now very much just a dream in the US: where the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. Since 1982 the top 0.1 per cent of US earners have more than doubled their wealth, while the earnings of the bottom 90% has declined
Posted in Miscellaneous
By Xymphora on July 2, 2005
Jeffery Goldberg once wrote an article praised by Iraq war enthusiasts as providing a great rationale to attack Iraq. Now he has just written about the AIPAC spy investigation, portraying Franklin as a wayward individual: can it be taken at face value?
Posted in Political Intrigue
By Xymphora on June 30, 2005
The Chinese bid for American oil giant Unocal has ramifications that go way beyond the financial market place
Posted in Miscellaneous
By Xymphora on June 18, 2005
Xymphora comments on the implications of Michael Jackson’s acquittal
Posted in Miscellaneous
By Xymphora on June 1, 2005
The spate of voting irregularities in the last US elections leads to the question: if the only way to be sure of a fair count is to have an open hand count of physical ballots, why do we need these machines at all?
Posted in Political Intrigue
By Xymphora on May 20, 2005
US senators, who invited British Member of Parliament George Galloway to answer charges that he had accepted money from Saddam Hussein, must regret inviting him over. Live on US TV he delivered a withering retort to their charges
Posted in Iraq
By Xymphora on April 27, 2005
The much speculated attack on Iran is unlikely to happen, at least not in the immediate future. The reason, argues Xymphora, is that America has a more pressing agenda including a US led strike on Saudi Arabia
Posted in "The War on Terror"
By Xymphora on April 24, 2005
The ‘creeping fascism’ in the United States is no longer creeping, it’s on a full run, writes Xymphora.
Posted in Behind The "News"
By Xymphora on April 21, 2005
From 1966 to 1974 the so-called Zodiac Killer terrorised the San Francisco Bay area, killing young couples while taunting investigators with a string of letters. Then the killings stopped and the killer was never identified … until now maybe
Posted in Miscellaneous
By Xymphora on April 15, 2005
The Bush Administration has a serious case of Boy-Who-Cried-Wolf Syndrome and is viewed with growing scepticism by the public. However, the Neocons have their own plans to get round public scepticism and carry on to the next phase of the War on Terror
Posted in "The War on Terror"
By Xymphora on April 7, 2005
Xymphora doesn’t mince his words as reflects on the passing of Pope John Paul II and his legacy
Posted in Miscellaneous
By Xymphora on March 30, 2005
Xymphora expands on the links between Depleted Uranium and the events of 9/11
Posted in September 11
By Xymphora on March 30, 2005
Xymphora traces an intriguing thread linking the havoc in Fallujah, where Iraqi civilians are routinely being blasted apart in their own homes, and events at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001
Posted in Miscellaneous
By Xymphora on March 14, 2005
According to Lt. Col. Wiener, a crucial weapon in the Israeli army’s fight against terror are IDF units that look, dress and behave like terrorists. So how do we know who are the real terrorists in Israel, asks Xymphora, and who are the fakes?
Posted in Israel, 'Anti-Semitism', Zionism and US-UK allies
By Xymphora on March 9, 2005
As has been pointed out by many others, it takes real chutzpah for Israel to demand that another country comply with a UN Resolution concerning the withdrawal of occupying troops
Posted in Israel, 'Anti-Semitism', Zionism and US-UK allies
By Xymphora on March 6, 2005
Who exactly is behind the recent terror attacks in Israel? Why are their no credible claims of responsibility and is it a coincidence, asks Xymphora, that they provide more fuel for the Zionists in their drive towards a Greater Israel?
Posted in Israel, 'Anti-Semitism', Zionism and US-UK allies
By Xymphora on March 2, 2005
Xymphora has a question which completely undermines the notion that Palestinian militants were behind Friday nights suicide attack in Tel Aviv
Posted in Behind The "News"
By Xymphora on February 27, 2005
What’s the next country in the “War on Terror’s’ hit list? Iran? Syria? Or, asks Xymphora, in an effort to restore America’s moral credibility, could it a small Public Relations job before the next big hit? Somewhere like Zimbabwe?
Posted in "The War on Terror"
By Xymphora on February 17, 2005
The pharmaceutical companies are busy poisoning us, and making massive profits in the process. Xymphora looks at a recent case and how the power of the pharmaceutical giants extends over media coverage and government legislation
Posted in Health
By Xymphora on February 6, 2005
If such an obviously questionable election can make the worst war crimes right, writes Xymphora, Bush is out of control and the whole world is in great peril.
Posted in Iraq