"The
bottom line is this: Peace will come to Israel and the Middle East only
when the Israeli government is willing to comply with international
law." - Jimmy Carter
"You cannot criticize Israel in this country (USA) and survive" - Helen Thomas
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Published on Jan 28, 2013
Martin Duberman, the author of the biography of Howard Zinn, "A Life on the Left," explores the historian's powerful legacy.
Drones in Africa......they are coming soon to a local PD near anyone
Fracking mother-fracking Frackers!!
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31 January 2013
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Right now we stand on the forefront of intellectual battle against
biotechnology giants such as Monsanto who seek to monopolize the food
supply through the extensive use of their genetically modified
organisms, but what about tomorrow? It’s crucial that we continue the
fight against Monsanto and GMO ingredients within the food, but as many
are busy campaigning against the visible roots of GMO technology, the
unseen roots of the biotech industry have grown much deeper — deep
enough to delay any debate over today’s biotech initiatives until tomorrow. |
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Ronnie Cummins, Dave Murphy, AlterNet
Whole Foods is under investigation for 45 violations of federal labor law. READ MORE»
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Syria Warns Israel of 'Surprise' Retaliation
By Al Jazeera
Syria
has threatened to retaliate for an Israeli air attack while its ally
Iran says there will be repercussions for Israel over the attack.
Israeli Attack: Desperate Bid to Save Failed Syrian Campaign
By Tony Cartalucci
For Syria and its allies - the goal now must be to deter further Israeli aggression and avoid wider conflict at all costs.
Chuck Hagel to Ensure Israel's Qualitative Military Edge
By Reuters, The Associated Press and Haaretz
Chuck
Hagel, told a skeptical Senate panel considering his nomination that
he backs U.S. policy of preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon
and supports a strong Israeli military.
Chameleon Chuck: How Hagel's Views Have Changed
By Eli Lake
They say there are no
atheists in foxholes, and while the Senate Armed Services Committee is
hardly a warzone, it is proving to be the scene of a battlefield
conversion for Chuck Hagel.
Chuck Hagel, John McCain Clash Over Iraq Surge
Video
The debate over the
Iraq War was reignited on Thursday when Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) took
on Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel for his opposition to the
surge of 2007.
'US Has Militarily Coerced Middle Eastern Political Outcomes Since the Cold War'
By Flynt Leverett and Hillary Leverett
It is in America's
interests to come to terms with the Islamic Republic, to accept
safeguarded enrichment of uranium as the basis for a deal on the
nuclear issue.
Israel Must Remove All Jewish Settlers from Occupied West Bank - UN Inquiry
By RT
"Israel must, in
compliance with article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, cease all
settlement activities without preconditions," the report read, adding
that Israel must immediately begin to withdraw all settlers from the
occupied Palestinian territories (OPT).
The Ominous U.S. Presence in Northwest Africa
By Sheldon Richman
Since we know that the
original al-Qaeda grievances against the United States were about
brutal U.S. intervention in the Muslim world, we already know how to
minimize, if not eliminate, a domestic threat from al-Qaeda in the
Islamic Maghreb: withdrawal from the region.
Cameron's Attack on George Galloway Reflects the West's Self-delusions
By Glenn Greenwald
Anyone who questions the militarism of western governments is instantly smeared as a sympathizer or even supporter of tyrants.
The American Empire, RIP
By Justin Raimondo
Before we reach the
final stages of imperial senescence it may well be that we're in for a
whole series of bloody and debilitating wars.
'America's Nazi Scientists Fulfilling Dream Of Ruling The World' - Bruce Gagnon
By John Robles
Bruce Gagnon shares
little known facts about the militarization of space by the United
States, the development of first strike space drones and the foundation
of the US Military Industrial Complex by Nazi scientists bent on
victory in World War III. If you thought missile defense and drones
were bad, you haven't heard anything yet.
When Truth Tried to Stop War
By Ray McGovern
Ten years ago,
Katharine Gun, then a 28-year-old British intelligence officer, saw an
e-mailed memo from the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) that
confirmed for her in black and white the already widespread suspicion
that the U.S. and U.K. were about to launch war against Iraq on false
pretenses.
Noam Chomsky: US, A Top Terrorist State
Video
Noam Chomsky says the United States would be recognized as a leading terrorist state if international law is applied.
'There Is A Drone With Assange's Name On It' - William Blum
By John Robles
Assange is the public
enemy ?1 in America. The U.S. is obsessed with him and they are afraid
that he will be issuing the realease of more classified documents so
they'd really like to put him out of the way, if they can.
Have you no shame?
Lies, Damned Lies, and Newspaper Reporting
By Annie Machon
Where to start with this tangled skein of media spin, misrepresentation and outright hypocrisy?
Kill the Fed or the Fed will kill us.
Only One Solution To The FED Debt Trap
By Randy Clifford
Keeping the America
public ignorant of why debt crises and threatened government shutdowns
are a semi-automatic ruse aimed at social programs; reinforcing that
cherished ignorance is a vital function of mainstream corporate media
(MSM).
Hard News
Fierce clashes kill 47 in Syria's Idlib: NGO:
Fierce
clashes have killed at least 21 rebel fighters and 26 regime troops in
less than two days in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib, a
watchdog said on Thursday.
Syria threatens to retaliate for Israeli attack:
Ambassador
to Lebanon says Damascus 'has the option and the capacity to surprise
in retaliation;' Hezbollah condemns strike as 'barbaric aggression.'
Syria complains to UN over Israel 'attack':
Russia
has called the attack unacceptable, while a Syrian official and
Iranian deputy minister have suggested there could be retaliation.
Attack by Israeli air force on facilities in Syria is unacceptable - Russian Foreign Ministry:
If
this information proves true, then we deal with unsanctioned strikes
on targets in the territory of a sovereign state, which is a blatant
violation of the UN Charter and is unacceptable no matter what reasons
are behind the attack," the Russian Foreign Ministry said
'Israeli airstrike intended to stop Syrian scientific military research':
It
only shows that Israel has a great interest in the instability in
Syria and that it is being helped by groups of armed rebels in Syria."
U.N.: Israeli practices could be subject to prosecution for war crimes.:
Hanan
Ashrawi, a top PLO official told Reuters: "This is incredible. We are
extremely heartened by this principled and candid assessment of Israeli
violations...This report clearly states the Israel is not just
violating the 4th Geneva Convention, but places Israel in liability to
the Rome Statute under the jurisdiction of the ICC.
Senior Pakistani cleric among 13 killed in Karachi:
He
was a leading figure of the strict Sunni Muslim institution, the Jamia
Banuri Uloom Islamia. Police suspect it was a sectarian attack. An IED
explosion and targeted killings account for 10 other deaths overnight.
3 killed as Bangladesh Islamic party activists clash with police:
The
Jamaat-e-Islami party called for Thursday's nationwide shutdown to
demand that the government halt a trial of its leaders on charge of
crimes against humanity involving Bangladesh's 1971 war of independence
from Pakistan.
Mali 'bloody atrocities': Video shows army's war crimes: Video -
Exclusive
footage of what's believed to be the atrocities committed by the
Malian army in a town liberated from the Islamist rebels with the help
of French forces. Information on civilian casualties in Mali has been
notably scarce.
UN plans new peacekeeping force for Mali:
The
force would probably be composed of 3,000 to 5,000 peacekeepers, the
diplomat said. A U.N. peacekeeping force would be a positive
development, French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Thursday
on France-Inter radio.
France's Says Mali Should Accept Some Touareg Autonomy:
"Mali
must enter a period of national conciliation open to all political
forces that reject terrorism and outright separatism," Le Drian said on
France Inter radio. Touaregs must play "a full role on the
recomposition of Mali" while at the same time "Touareg specificity must
be recognized," he said.
Malian president offers Tuareg rebels talks:
Under
pressure from Paris, Mali's interim President Dioncounda Traore said
he was ready to open talks with the Tuareg rebel MNLA provided it
honoured a pledge to drop its claims of independence for northern Mali.
Two years on, Benghazi threatens "another revolution" in Libya:
Two
years after Libya's second city kindled the uprising that ousted
Muammar Gaddafi, it epitomises a popular revolution gone awry - rival
militias and Islamist gunmen more powerful than the police, moving
residents to ask: where is the state?
Egypt politicians renounce violence at crisis talks:
Egypt's
feuding politicians renounced violence on Thursday after being
summoned by the country's most influential Muslim scholar to talks to
end the deadliest unrest since President Mohamed Mursi took power.
Seven killed in Yemen: :
Two
militants and five soldiers were killed on Thursday during a Yemeni
army raid on a mountainous area where insurgents linked to al Qaeda
have been holed up since they were driven out of two southern towns
last year, military sources said.
French, British, US warplanes and troops occupy Yemeni capital:
As
the UN Security Council continues its Yemen visit after holding a
closed meeting with Yemeni and GCC - Gulf Cooperation Council -
officials in Sana'a, the capital, residents woke up under foreign
military occupation.
Hamas denies news about its acceptance of two-state solution:
The
Hamas Movement categorically denied some news reports claiming that
head of its political bureau Khaled Mashaal had asked the Jordanian
monarch to tell the US administration that Hamas accepts the two-state
solution with Israel. "We, in Hamas, affirm that such allegations are
untrue," its information office stated.
Iran informs UN nuclear agency of plan to use more modern centrifuges at Natanz enrichment plant - diplomat:
The
letter said that Iran would use the new centrifuges - a model called
IR2m - at a unit in the Natanz plant where Iran is enriching uranium to
a fissile concentration of up to five percent, according to an IAEA
communication to member states seen by Reuters.
Iran crude oil exports rise to highest since EU sanctions:
Strong Chinese demand and tanker fleet expansion helped the OPEC member dodge sanctions.
14th Annual Gandhi Lecture on Nonviolence with Chris Hedges:
Days of Destruction: Video -
Guantanamo Secret Censor Frustrates Judge In 9/11 Case: -
A
judge expressed frustration on Monday that an unknown U.S. government
entity censored his courtroom audiovisual feed, cutting public access
to pretrial hearings for five accused Sept. 11 plotters.
Four killed in clash with Colombia's Farc ahead of talks:
Colombia's
Farc rebels have stepped up their attacks, as the latest round of
peace talks with the government gets under way in Cuba.
Chevron Paying At Least $326,000 Bribe to Ecuadorian Judge For False Testimony:
In
press statements, Chevron has admitted it will pay at least $326,000
to a former disgraced Ecuador judge for false testimony designed to
help the oil giant evade a $19 billion judgment against the company for
the world's worst oil contamination.
Immigration reform bill could pass in six months, Obama says:
President
Obama said that the bipartisan group of senators working on
immigration legislation was following a "reasonable timeline" and
suggested he would push to get a bill passed in the first half of the
year.
Girl who performed at Obama inauguration shot dead in Chicago:
Fifteen-year-old was talking with friends when gunman opened fire on group
Inside the FBI's 'Terror factory': Video -
The
FBI has been heavily criticized for preying on individuals who are on
the fringes of society and Trevor Aaronson, author of "The Terror
Factory," analyzes the FBI's devious tactics in his new book.
Posted: 01 Feb 2013 12:45 AM PST
Oliver
Pye is a lecturer in South-Eeast Asian Studies at Bonn University,
focussing on globalisation, social movements, and the social relations
of nature in South-East Asia. An interview he did with me last year was
recently published in the Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies.
I first met Oliver Pye in in 1990s in [...]
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