Chris Hedges is one of our nation’s most insightful cultural critics,

social and political activists and investigative journalists. For

almost 20 years he was a foreign correspondent in war zones and

conflicts in Central America, the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans,

having reported for The New York Times, Christian Science Monitor and

other news outlets.  While at the Times, Chris received the 2002

Pulitzer Prize for reporting on global terrorism. That same year he

received Amnesty International’s Global Award for Human Rights

Journalism.   Chris has authored many bestselling

books. His most recent  is “Wages of Rebellion: The Moral Imperative of

Revolt”, a philosophical, historical and timely clarion call for a new

revolution against a repressive political and corporate hegemony. 

Chris’ weekly column can be read every Monday at Truthdig.com and his TV

program “Days of Revolt” is aired every Monday at 11 pm Eastern on

Telesur TV

Here is the Video Gary played:

YOU TUBE VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJWNE83j__k

TITLE: Israel accused of war crimes (UK Parliament) DESCRIPTION: Highlights

from a UK parliamentary debate in which MPs variously accused Israel of

war crimes, disproportionate violence, ruining peace negotiations by

building illegal settlements, running the worlds largest outdoor prison,

collective punishment, and attacking water supplies, hospitals, supply

centres and all manner of other civilian targets. I have edited out the

contributions of Foreign Secretary, William Hague, because nearly all of

them displayed a shameful lack of compassion for the sufferings of the

Palestinian people (Hague is a prominent member of an organization

called the "Conservative Friends of Israel" and is well aware of the

funding that involvement brings to his party and his own political

campaigns.) The debate took place on the 14th of July 2014