Links... posted by Richard Seymour

Brendan O'Neill takes issue with that Iraq opinion poll, managing to impugn its methodology, its sponsors and its characterisation in the media. No bad thing.

Slavoj Zizek prays for a secular, socialist wing to develop in the Middle East resistance, in this old interview I found from April last year. Not looking too hopeful...

Alex Callinicos takes a peek at the crisis in the Balkans and what it means for the great Nato mission of charity in the region.

Juan Cole , writing for Antiwar.com suggests that Israel's killing Yassin has endangered American lives. He quotes Ayatollah al-Sistani:

"'We call upon the sons of the Arab and Islamic nations to close ranks, unite and work hard for the liberation of the usurped land and restore rights. This morning, the occupying Zionist entity committed an ugly crime against the Palestinian people by killing one of their heroes, scholar martyr Ahmed Yassin.'"

And this is a guy who can draw a crowd or two when the mood takes him. Who would have thought they could be so ungrateful, eh?

And finally, Resolute Cynic wonders why Tony Blair would undertake a trip to Libya that seems destined to upset everyone. Well, almost everyone...