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By: Bin Laden refuerza al negacionismo organizado « Usted no se lo cree

Bin Laden refuerza al negacionismo organizado « Usted no se lo cree — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:50:13 +0000

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By: Bin Laden joins the Climate Debate, Deniers Rejoice « It’s Getting Hot In Here

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:33:17 +0000

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By: Bin Laden joins the Climate Debate, Deniers Rejoice « The Dernogalizer

Bin Laden joins the Climate Debate, Deniers Rejoice « The Dernogalizer — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:23:14 +0000

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By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:09:39 +0000

Movements in the US can fall into a dichotomy trap where they end up supporting, either tacitly or explicitly, organizations or individuals that stand in the way of the war machine, capitalism, or whatever their perceived ill is, even if those they support are also oppressive forces. Bin Laden and the US are an example of a false dichotomy – one that limits the ideas of what is possible by presenting them as ends of a spectrum.

Movements tripped over this trap with Hezbollah during Israel’s invasion of Lebanon and Saddam Hussein in the Iraq War. In both cases it is easy for someone critical of US dominance, or the dominance of US economic ideology in the world, to fall into the trap of “hey, this person is taking a stance against the US war machine/globalization/you name it, so they are on the higher moral ground than the US.” But of course neither Hezbollah, the Baathists, nor Osama Bin Ladin, are a model of sustainability or justice (gender anyone?). They can offer critiques, but nothing to rally for.

By: bin Laden’s distorted world view and distorted view of climate change

bin Laden’s distorted world view and distorted view of climate change — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:57:55 +0000

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By: bin Laden Hates Global Warming, Global Warming Hates Him « It’s Getting Hot In Here

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 06:07:54 +0000

[...] man has said that he wants to destroy the America’s global economic dominance. As Casper wrote, today he took aim at the United States’ failure to curb carbon emissions. To stop global [...]

By: nickengelfried

nickengelfried — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:18:13 +0000

Great post. I was especially struck by the comment that bin Laden’s statement is “the perfect strategy if you desire chaos and destruction.” I believe bin Laden hopes to undermine any chance that developing and industrialized nations might come together to form a global climate pact, in the process overcoming the Global South/Global North division which bin Laden himself has so often capitalized on to spread hate and destruction on both sides of the fault line. Bin Laden clearly wants the right wing in the US to exploit his remarks and derail serious climate legislation. By doing this, the far right will tragically be playing right into bin Laden’s hand.

By: Morgan

Morgan — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:03:48 +0000

Thanks for posting this – the absurdity of comparing bin-laden statements to advocates in the US is juvenile at best. But we know the conservative culture-warriors will see this as an opportunity to push a story.