David Aaronovitch on Twitter supporting the idea of getting NATO to intervene in Libya and going back to earlier interventions shows his characteristic attitude towards the finer details of international law:
In any case, who was prosecuted after Kosovo?
Or: we need to do something about the Libyan situation: bombing is something, so let’s do it. It’s telling that an old cheerleader of intervention like Aaronovitch would get all gung-ho on Libya, but not Egypt or Yemen or Bahrain and without being in the least bit chastised by what happened in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq that would make lesser mortals wary of trying yet another round of “bomb them into democracy”. It’s hard to imagine something more likely to help Khadaffi stay in power than being attacked by America and NATO. The hubris on display here is breathtaking.
Wisconsin state representative Gordon Hintz on the Budget repair bill and the dirty tricks the Republicans have been using to undermine the democratic process.
MADISON, Wis. — Someone in Egypt has been paying attention to what’s happening in Madison and wanted to send a message of solidarity from across the globe — so they ordered a pizza.
It might seem like a small gesture, but it’s overwhelming to the staff at Ian’s on State Street — a campus staple mere blocks from the Capitol — where in the last few days, they’ve fielded calls from concerned citizens of 12 countries, and 38 out of 50 states looking to donate money to provide free pizza to the Wisconsinites who have congregated here.
At Unfogged, more suggestions for how to support the Wisconsin unionists:
If any commenters with some disposable income would like to donate something for the protesters, here are some helpful numbers:
To supply protesters with WATER contact (Capitol Center Foods at 608-255-2616). To supply protesters with FOOD contact (Burrito Drive at 608-260-8586, Silver Mine Subs at 608-286-1000, Ian’s Pizza at 608-257-9248, Pizza Di Roma at 608-268-0900, or Asian Kitchen at 608-255-0571
(Ian’s seems like it’s at capacity, so I suggest giving some of those other places a little love.)
(If anybody has a suggestion of how to support the pro-democracy forces in Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain et all with a little monetary love, let me know.)
This is our revolution too. What’s happening in Libya and Egypt and Bahrain and Yemen and even Wisconsin is important to us too. Their struggle is our struggle.
Someone has been missing in action in the Middle East wave of democratisation…
On the Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band: Live 1975-1985 box set, which I got for my birthday in 1986 on cassette (!) and which was my first encounter with Springsteen live, there’s a cover of Woodie Guthrie’s “This Land is Your Land”. In the introduction to this song Bruce mentions that “there’s a book out there by a fellow named Joe Klein” about Woodie Guthrie and it’s “real good” and that’s what always goes through my head when I read posts like this. There was once a time that Joe Klein wasn’t a know nothing asshole proud to lick the boots of every two bit wingnut coming down the spike and you wonder if it’s sadder if he knows how deep he has sunk in the twentyfive years since that snippet was recorded or if he doesn’t know.
