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isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=19079</guid> <description><![CDATA[When authority entrusted to further truth and justice betrays that trust, two options remain: one is to throw up your hands in despair and resignation; the other is to reclaim that power and to hold authority accountable. This is the statement of intent from the Kuala Lumpur Foundation to Criminalise War on the first day of its proceedings against former US President George Bush and 11 members of his regime. Over the next five days, the Tribunal will hear from victims of US torture in both Iraq and Guantanamo Bay.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/kuala-lumpur-war-crimes-tribunal-day-1/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>In Kudankalum under the banyan tree:  Aswath Vriksha</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/in-kudankalum-under-the-banyan-tree-aswath-vriksha/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/in-kudankalum-under-the-banyan-tree-aswath-vriksha/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A POEM]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=19036</guid> <description><![CDATA[A Poem for the Women of Kudankalum Village"I am Banyan, tree among trees" - Bhagavad Gita]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/in-kudankalum-under-the-banyan-tree-aswath-vriksha/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>John Pilger Speaks @ Marxism 2012</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/john-pilger-speaks-marxism-2012/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/john-pilger-speaks-marxism-2012/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[IN-DEPTH VIDEOS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18844</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pilger: "Marxism in Melbourne is now Australia's premier festival of debate and free speech on issues that are either excluded from or suppressed by the mass media: issues such as the government's agenda for Indigenous Australians, Palestine and propaganda in its many disguises."]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/john-pilger-speaks-marxism-2012/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Koodankulam Protests are Fully Justified</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/koodankulam-protests-are-fully-justified/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/koodankulam-protests-are-fully-justified/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[SPOTLIGHT]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=19083</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Koodankulam protestors are therefore fully justified in agitating against the plant. It is imperative that the government respects their sentiments and fears and immediately suspends work at the plant. It must constitute a credible independent expert committee to examine all the safety issues which have been raised, in a transparent manner with public hearings and not resume work on the plant till all safety issues have been credibly addressed.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/koodankulam-protests-are-fully-justified/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Petition to Save the Koodankulam Protesters URGENT PLEASE SIGN</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/save-the-koodankulam-protesters/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/save-the-koodankulam-protesters/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[APPEALS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=19086</guid> <description><![CDATA[Over 6,000 people face prison for their non-violent opposition to the Koodankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu, India. Now, 330 protesters (302 are women) have commenced an indefinite hunger strike in a last-ditch attempt to save their freedom and stop the nuclear plant -- and only our added pressure can force the government to stop this illegal persecution of peaceful protesters. They need your help urgent, PLEASE.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/save-the-koodankulam-protesters/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>(German) Gewaltlose Terroristen? Warum die Proteste gegen den Bau eines Atomkraftwerks in Indien uns alle etwas angehen</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/german-gewaltlose-terroristen-warum-die-proteste-gegen-den-bau-eines-atomkraftwerks-in-indien-uns-alle-etwas-angehen/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/german-gewaltlose-terroristen-warum-die-proteste-gegen-den-bau-eines-atomkraftwerks-in-indien-uns-alle-etwas-angehen/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[IN OTHER LANGUAGES]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=19061</guid> <description><![CDATA[Im Süden Indiens protestieren über 10'000 Menschen gegen den Bau eines neuen Atomkraftwerkes. Sie verfahren dabei nach dem Prinzip des Gewaltlosen Widerstandes von Mahatma Gandhi.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/german-gewaltlose-terroristen-warum-die-proteste-gegen-den-bau-eines-atomkraftwerks-in-indien-uns-alle-etwas-angehen/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Historic Hunger Strikes: Lightning in the Skies of Palestine</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/historic-hunger-strikes-lightning-in-the-skies-of-palestine/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/historic-hunger-strikes-lightning-in-the-skies-of-palestine/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[PALESTINE / ISRAEL]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=19065</guid> <description><![CDATA[Recourse to this desperate tactic of courageous self-sacrifice is an extreme form of nonviolence, and should whenever and wherever it occurs be given close attention. We cannot now know whether these hunger strikes will spark Palestinian resistance in new and creative ways. What we can already say with confidence is that these hunger strikers are writing a new chapter in the story line of resistance sumud, and their steadfastness is for me a Gandhian Moment in the Palestinian struggle. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/historic-hunger-strikes-lightning-in-the-skies-of-palestine/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Imagine – Songs around the World (VIDEO OF THE WEEK)</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/imagine-songs-around-the-world-video-of-the-week/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/imagine-songs-around-the-world-video-of-the-week/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Video of the Week]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=19096</guid> <description><![CDATA[This song is the Playing For Change Foundation's gift to the world.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/imagine-songs-around-the-world-video-of-the-week/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Brazil Forging Strategic Alliance with Africa</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/brazil-forging-strategic-alliance-with-africa/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/brazil-forging-strategic-alliance-with-africa/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[BRICS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=19077</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Brazilian government of Dilma Rousseff is taking firm steps towards stronger relations with Africa, such as the creation of a special fund to finance development projects together with multilateral lenders like the World Bank. Ex-President Lula said, "Africa cannot be looked at like it used to be seen, as a simple supplier of minerals and gas…We have to find African partners. We don’t want hegemony; we want strategic alliances."]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/brazil-forging-strategic-alliance-with-africa/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Corporations Win Big in Battle Against Investment Regulation</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/corporations-win-big-in-battle-against-investment-regulation/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/corporations-win-big-in-battle-against-investment-regulation/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[CAPITALISM]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=19042</guid> <description><![CDATA[In a world where governments are increasingly subservient to global finance capital, multinationals are gaining ground in the fight against state regulations that aim to protect the environment, public health or social policies.
]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/corporations-win-big-in-battle-against-investment-regulation/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>OPEN LETTER to Indian PM, Authorities</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/open-letter-to-indian-pm-authorities/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/open-letter-to-indian-pm-authorities/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[SPOTLIGHT]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18971</guid> <description><![CDATA[A copy of the Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) on liability secretly signed between the governments of India and Russia must be made available to the project-affected public. Complete and truthful information must be given to the local people and the citizens of India about nuclear waste that would be produced at the Koodankulam plants and its management. Our friends who are still languishing in prison, Muhilan and Sathishkumar, must be released immediately. The local people's right to protest peacefully and nonviolently against the KKNPP and other related issues must be respected and honored.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/open-letter-to-indian-pm-authorities/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>(Portuguese) Gengibre, um Poderoso Anti-Inflamatório Natural</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/portuguese-gengibre-um-poderoso-anti-inflamatorio-natural/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/portuguese-gengibre-um-poderoso-anti-inflamatorio-natural/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[IN OTHER LANGUAGES]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=19044</guid> <description><![CDATA[Gengibre, um poderoso anti-inflamatório e analgésico natural, que não tem contra indicações, segundo o Dr Al Sears.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/portuguese-gengibre-um-poderoso-anti-inflamatorio-natural/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Palestinian Prisoner Unity</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/palestinian-prisoner-unity/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/palestinian-prisoner-unity/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[PALESTINE / ISRAEL]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=19048</guid> <description><![CDATA[On May 4 [2012], his [Jonathan S. Tobin’s] Commentary article headlined "Hunger Strikers' Goal is Not Peace," saying: "(T)he Palestinian goal is not their own state living in peace beside Israel but the end of the Jewish state and its replacement by one in which Arabs will rule. Palestinians view violence against Israelis as not only a legitimate tactic but also something that is integral to their nation identity." Tobin wears blinders. History isn't his long suit.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/palestinian-prisoner-unity/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A Monstrous Proposal</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/a-monstrous-proposal/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/a-monstrous-proposal/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[CAPITALISM]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=19040</guid> <description><![CDATA[Why the private sector should be subject to freedom of information laws.
]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/a-monstrous-proposal/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>New Lawyer</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/new-lawyer/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/new-lawyer/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[JOKE OF THE WEEK]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18754</guid> <description><![CDATA[Joe grew up in a small town, then moved away to attend college and law school. He decided to come back to the small town because he could be a big man here.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/new-lawyer/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Rational Conflict Resolution: What Stands In the Way? (*)</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/rational-conflict-resolution-what-stands-in-the-way/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/rational-conflict-resolution-what-stands-in-the-way/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[EDITORIAL]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=19093</guid> <description><![CDATA[Six conflicts, four current, one past and one future are shaping our present reality.  Conflict is a relation of incompatibility between parties; not an attribute of one party.  It spells danger of violence and opportunity to create new realities. Humanity has vast positive and negative experiences. We should all join building on them, wherever they can be found.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/rational-conflict-resolution-what-stands-in-the-way/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>(French) Eldorado Blanc, Fièvre Noire – par Rais Neza Boneza</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/french-eldorado-blanc-fievre-noire-par-rais-neza-boneza/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/french-eldorado-blanc-fievre-noire-par-rais-neza-boneza/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[IN OTHER LANGUAGES]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=19056</guid> <description><![CDATA[Communique de Presse - L’auteur Rais Neza Boneza basé en Norvège,  est originaire de la région des Grand-Lacs d’Afrique.  Il s’ est inspire de ce contexte et son travail en tant que chercheur et praticien sur le question de paix et de la transformation des conflits pour créer une œuvre de fiction et des faits pour amener à la prise de conscience sur le sort des communautés et des simples individus victimes des conflits à  l'est du Congo.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/french-eldorado-blanc-fievre-noire-par-rais-neza-boneza/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>“Respect India”</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/respect-india/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/respect-india/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[SPOTLIGHT]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=19070</guid> <description><![CDATA[‘Respect India’ is a call similar to ‘Quit India’ fervently made by the ordinary citizens of India here at Idinthakarai on May 8, 2012. ‘Quit India’ was a civil disobedience movement launched in response to Mahatma Gandhi’s ‘Quit India’ speech delivered on August 8, 1942 at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay. Gandhiji’s call for determined, but passive resistance appeared in his appeal to “Do or Die.” India is facing a similar “Do or Die” situation today.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/respect-india/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>India Kudankulam Protest: 23,000 Surrender Voter ID Cards</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/india-kudankulam-protest-23000-surrender-voter-id-cards/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/india-kudankulam-protest-23000-surrender-voter-id-cards/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[SPOTLIGHT]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=19068</guid> <description><![CDATA[May 9, 2012 - Around 23,000 people belonging to nine villages in Tamil Nadu have surrendered their voter identity cards to draw attention to the continued neglect of the peaceful protest against the Kundankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP). The decision to surrender the voter identity cards was taken by PMANE as the central and the state governments remain silent on the indefinite fast undertaken by round 340 people at Idinthakarai for nine days.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/india-kudankulam-protest-23000-surrender-voter-id-cards/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Action Plan to End Banishing of &#8220;Witches&#8221; in Burkina Faso</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/action-plan-to-end-banishing-of-witches-in-burkina-faso/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/action-plan-to-end-banishing-of-witches-in-burkina-faso/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[AFRICA]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=19059</guid> <description><![CDATA[It's called "the bearing of the body" in Burkina Faso: when a death is deemed suspicious and a group of men carry the corpse through the community, believing the deceased will guide them towards the person responsible for the death. The accused – almost always women – are then chased out of their homes. According to the Ministry for Social Action and National Solidarity, some 600 women across the country have fallen victim to this practice. Most have found precarious shelter at one of 11 centres around the country, run by various non-governmental organisations.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/action-plan-to-end-banishing-of-witches-in-burkina-faso/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Black Fever, White Eldorado – by Rais Neza Boneza</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/black-fever-white-eldorado-by-rais-neza-boneza/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/black-fever-white-eldorado-by-rais-neza-boneza/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[BY TRANSCEND MEMBERS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=19054</guid> <description><![CDATA[PRESS RELEASE-Author Rais Neza Boneza is based in Norway; he is originally from the Great-Lakes region of Africa. Now, he taps that background and work as a peace researcher and practitioner to create a work of fiction and fact to bring in the awareness about the plight of people and simple individuals in the conflict-ridden Eastern-Congo.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/black-fever-white-eldorado-by-rais-neza-boneza/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Koodankulam&#8217;s Reserve Water Requirements</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/koodankulams-reserve-water-requirements/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/koodankulams-reserve-water-requirements/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:56:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ENERGY]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=19026</guid> <description><![CDATA[NPCIL did not do its homework regarding the availability of fresh water at or near the reactor site before signing a contract worth Rs 13,000 crore with the Russians. They constructed the KKNPP campus in violation of the terms and conditions laid down by the AERB. NPCIL and elements within the Government of India have been spreading misinformation about the safety of the reactor complex. Since the back-up for coolant water is insufcient, the commissioning of the reactor will be a dangerous gamble.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/koodankulams-reserve-water-requirements/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Empire of Capital</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/empire-of-capital/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/empire-of-capital/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:00:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[CAPITALISM]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18914</guid> <description><![CDATA[Colonialism Never Ended, It Continues by Different Means - Despite its trumpeted reforms, the IMF remains under the control of the US and the former colonial powers. Belgium still has eight times the votes of Bangladesh, Italy a bigger share than India, and the United Kingdom and France between them more voting power than the 49 African members. The managing director remains, as imperial tradition insists, a European, her deputy an American.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/empire-of-capital/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Japan to Be Without Nuclear Power for First Time in 42 Years</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/japan-to-be-without-nuclear-power-for-first-time-in-42-years/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/japan-to-be-without-nuclear-power-for-first-time-in-42-years/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:00:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NEWS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18958</guid> <description><![CDATA[Japan will be without nuclear power for the first time in 42 years when the country's last working commercial reactor is switched off Saturday [5 May 2012]. At 5:00pm local time, the Hokkaido Electric Power Company will begin to reduce power at the No. 3 reactor at Tomari nuclear plant, broadcaster NHK reported. Output from the reactor is scheduled to cease completely at 11:00pm before it is brought to a "cold shutdown" at 2:00am Sunday.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/japan-to-be-without-nuclear-power-for-first-time-in-42-years/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Dangers of Nuclear Power Generation</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/dangers-of-nuclear-power-generation/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/dangers-of-nuclear-power-generation/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:00:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ENERGY]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18916</guid> <description><![CDATA[The exact number of casualties resulting from the Chernobyl meltdown is a matter of controversy, but according to a United Nations report, as many as 9 million people have been adversely affected by the disaster. Since 1986, the rate of thyroid cancer in affected areas has increased ten-fold. An area of 155,000 square kilometers (almost half the size of Italy) in Belarus, Ukraine and Russia is still severely contaminated.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/dangers-of-nuclear-power-generation/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>(Italian) Non Siamo Soli Sul Pianeta</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/italian-non-siamo-soli-sul-pianeta/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/italian-non-siamo-soli-sul-pianeta/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:00:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[IN OTHER LANGUAGES]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18964</guid> <description><![CDATA[L’uomo non è solo nell’universo. Questo è uno slogan diffuso tra gli appassionati di ufologia. Di solito viene pronunciato con un vago tono di biasimo, probabilmente per instillare la sensazione inquietante che lassù, da qualche parte, si nasconda un mondo sconosciuto. Un mondo che incombe minaccioso sulle nostre vite, mentre noi, o almeno la maggior parte di noi, non ce ne rendiamo conto.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/italian-non-siamo-soli-sul-pianeta/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Johan Galtung an Anti-Semite?  I Don’t Think So!</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/johan-galtung-an-anti-semite-i-dont-think-so/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/johan-galtung-an-anti-semite-i-dont-think-so/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:00:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ANALYSIS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18912</guid> <description><![CDATA[I think that Galtung’s main difficulty, in all this brouhaha, has been to speak carelessly and somewhat peremptorily about highly sensitive matters, previously taboo, that require much care and precision of speech in order to avoid arousing post-traumatic fears and giving an impression of insensitivity to people’s basic needs. “An anti-Semite used to be someone who didn’t like Jews.  Now it means someone Jews don’t like.”]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/johan-galtung-an-anti-semite-i-dont-think-so/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Keyboard Cops: CISPA</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/keyboard-cops-cispa/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/keyboard-cops-cispa/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:00:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[MEDIA]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18956</guid> <description><![CDATA[CISPA is the successor to SOPA, the “anti-piracy” bill that was recently defeated after an outcry from citizens and Internet companies. SOPA, framed by its proponents in terms of protecting America’s entertainment industry from theft, would have shackled content providers and users, and spawned copycat legislation around the world.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/keyboard-cops-cispa/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>(Portuguese) Rede Britânica de Supermercados Adere a Boicote a Produtos Israelenses</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/portuguese-rede-britanica-de-supermercados-adere-a-boicote-a-produtos-israelenses/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/portuguese-rede-britanica-de-supermercados-adere-a-boicote-a-produtos-israelenses/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:00:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[IN OTHER LANGUAGES]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18936</guid> <description><![CDATA[Uma conhecida rede de supermercados britânica anunciou a suspensão de acordos com quatro empresas exportadoras de alimentos de Israel, devido a "cumplicidade na violação de direitos humanos dos palestinos". Com a decisão, a Co-op, quinta maior rede de supermercados da Grã-Bretanha, engrossa a lista de companhias europeias que boicotam produtos israelenses.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/portuguese-rede-britanica-de-supermercados-adere-a-boicote-a-produtos-israelenses/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>OPEN LETTER to: Indian PM, Home Affairs Minister, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/open-letter-to-indian-pm-home-affairs-minister-tamil-nadu-chief-minister/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/open-letter-to-indian-pm-home-affairs-minister-tamil-nadu-chief-minister/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:00:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[SPOTLIGHT]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18975</guid> <description><![CDATA[We the undersigned are very concerned over the heavy-handed manner in which the governments of India and Tamil Nadu have treated the non-violent struggle against Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant.  We understand that just between September and December 2011, complaints were registered against more than 55,000 people in just one police station – the Koodankulam police station. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/open-letter-to-indian-pm-home-affairs-minister-tamil-nadu-chief-minister/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Political Correctness Gone Mad</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/political-correctness-gone-mad/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/political-correctness-gone-mad/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:00:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[SHORT VIDEOS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18980</guid> <description><![CDATA[RT's Anastasia Churkina reports on the latest examples of political correctness gone wild in the U.S. We examine cases that could be on their way to turning the land of the free into the "United States of 'I'm Sorry.'"]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/political-correctness-gone-mad/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/american-radical-the-trials-of-norman-finkelstein-2/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/american-radical-the-trials-of-norman-finkelstein-2/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:00:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[IN-DEPTH VIDEOS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18982</guid> <description><![CDATA[Norman Gary Finkelstein (born December 8, 1953) is an American political scientist, activist and author. His primary fields of research are the Israeli--Palestinian conflict and the politics of the Holocaust, an interest motivated by the experiences of his parents who are Jewish Holocaust survivors.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/american-radical-the-trials-of-norman-finkelstein-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A Putsch against War</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/a-putsch-against-war/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/a-putsch-against-war/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:00:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[BY TRANSCEND MEMBERS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18992</guid> <description><![CDATA[In some countries, they arrest the president, occupy government offices and TV stations and annul the constitution. They then publish Communique No. 1, explaining the dire need to save the nation. Not in Israel. In our country we are now seeing a kind of verbal uprising against the elected politicians by a group of current and former army generals, foreign intelligence and internal security chiefs who condemn the government’s threat to start a war against Iran, and some of them condemn the government’s failure to negotiate with the Palestinians for peace.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/a-putsch-against-war/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Hunger Strikes at &#8216;Unsafe&#8217; Nukes Reactor</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/hunger-strikes-at-unsafe-nukes-reactor/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/hunger-strikes-at-unsafe-nukes-reactor/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:00:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ENERGY]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18966</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu, India, will be operational in less than a month, despite a 23-year long protest from nearby villages, including rolling hunger strikes. The People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) claims there has been little transparency or public consultation in the building of the plant.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/hunger-strikes-at-unsafe-nukes-reactor/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Justice Requires Action to Stop Subjugation of Palestinians</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/justice-requires-action-to-stop-subjugation-of-palestinians/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/justice-requires-action-to-stop-subjugation-of-palestinians/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:00:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NOBEL PEACE LAUREATES]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=19015</guid> <description><![CDATA[These are among the hardest words I have ever written. But they are vitally important. Not only is Israel harming Palestinians, but it is harming itself. A quarter-century ago I barnstormed around the United States encouraging Americans, particularly students, to press for divestment from South Africa. Today, regrettably, the time has come for similar action to force an end to Israel’s long-standing occupation of Palestinian territory and refusal to extend equal rights to Palestinian citizens who suffer from some 35 discriminatory laws.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/justice-requires-action-to-stop-subjugation-of-palestinians/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>David Horowitz’s Distortion of Reality and Truth</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/david-horowitzs-distortion-of-reality-and-truth/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/david-horowitzs-distortion-of-reality-and-truth/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:00:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NOBEL PEACE LAUREATES]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18960</guid> <description><![CDATA[This week the David Horowitz’s Freedom Center perpetrated the same (foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman’s) historical distortion in its NYT advertisement comparing college professors who advocate Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against the state of Israel to the Nazi government’s persecution of Jews.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/david-horowitzs-distortion-of-reality-and-truth/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>&#8216;We&#8217;ve Gone Way beyond Apartheid&#8217;</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/weve-gone-way-beyond-apartheid/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/weve-gone-way-beyond-apartheid/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:00:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[PALESTINE / ISRAEL]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18941</guid> <description><![CDATA[Israel may annex Area C - with the consent of the Palestinian Authority. I caught up with Jeff Halper, long time Israeli peace activist, director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) and coordinator of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine while he was on a European speaking tour. Here is what he had to say about the situation in Palestine/Israel.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/weve-gone-way-beyond-apartheid/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Politics of Equality</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/the-politics-of-equality/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/the-politics-of-equality/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:00:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[EDITORIAL]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18621</guid> <description><![CDATA[The less inequality, the easier to sit down and talk it over, or accept a mediator. The less inequality, the easier to clear past traumas, to reconcile. The less inequality, the easier to solve conflicts by trading or compromise, or transcending the issues, finding something new. The less inequality, the easier some cooperation for mutual and equal benefit can come about. The less inequality, the easier for empathy to grow, making parties suffer the other's suffering, and enjoy the other's joy. These four--reconciliation, resolution, equity, harmony--are not conditions for peace.  They ARE peace.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/the-politics-of-equality/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>TRANSCEND International&#8217;s Statement Concerning the Label of Anti-Semitism against Johan Galtung</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/transcend-internationals-statement-concerning-the-label-of-anti-semitism-against-johan-galtung/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/transcend-internationals-statement-concerning-the-label-of-anti-semitism-against-johan-galtung/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:00:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[EDITORIAL]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18952</guid> <description><![CDATA[To criticize Israel's current foreign policy is not anti-Semitic, but a part of democratic debate. Johan Galtung, like many others, is the proponent of a prosperous and peaceful Israel, in peace with all its neighbors. He has a concrete proposal, first time made public in 1971: A Middle East Community of Israel with its five Arab neighbors, modeled after the European Community of the Treaty of Rome, which went into effect in 1958. This very proposal was published by Akiva Eldar in Ha'aretz in 2007 under the title "Ingredients for a True Peace Process."]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/transcend-internationals-statement-concerning-the-label-of-anti-semitism-against-johan-galtung/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>India, Koodankulam: Hunger Strikers&#8217; Health Deteriorate &#8211; Appeal to Return Voter ID Cards</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/india-koodankulam-hunger-strikers-health-deteriorate/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/india-koodankulam-hunger-strikers-health-deteriorate/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:00:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[SPOTLIGHT]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18996</guid> <description><![CDATA[The indefinite hunger strike has been going on for the past 7 days. Some 25 men have been on the fast since May 1 and 302 women and 10 more men have joined the strike on May 4, 2012. We request all our supporters in Tamil Nadu and the rest of India to return their Voter IDs to the local Tahsildar and express their opposition to the governments and show their solidarity with our campaign. Indians living abroad can return their Voter IDs to the Indian embassies in their respective countries.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/india-koodankulam-hunger-strikers-health-deteriorate/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Major British Supermarket Chain Announces Boycott of Produce Made In West Bank Settlements</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/major-british-supermarket-chain-announces-boycott-of-produce-made-in-west-bank-settlements/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/major-british-supermarket-chain-announces-boycott-of-produce-made-in-west-bank-settlements/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:00:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[PALESTINE / ISRAEL]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18920</guid> <description><![CDATA[One of the largest supermarket chains in Britain has announced that it intends to boycott Israeli agricultural exporters that market also produce from the West Bank. While British food retailers have for some years now been labeling products from the settlements and in some cases boycotting them entirely, this is the first move by a major company to boycott companies that export products from within the Green Line and from the settlements.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/major-british-supermarket-chain-announces-boycott-of-produce-made-in-west-bank-settlements/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Stop State Repression against Anti-Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant Activists</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/stop-state-repression-against-anti-kknpp-activists/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/stop-state-repression-against-anti-kknpp-activists/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:00:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[APPEALS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18947</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tamil Nadu, India, 5 May 2012 - The indefinite hunger strike has been going on for the past 5 days. Some 25 men have been on the fast since May 1 and 302 women and 10 more men have joined the strike on May 4, 2012. PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION – change.org]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/stop-state-repression-against-anti-kknpp-activists/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UN Rights Expert Raises Alarm Over Palestinian Prisoners on Hunger Strike in Israeli Prisons</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/un-rights-expert-raises-alarm-over-palestinian-prisoners-on-hunger-strike-in-israeli-prisons/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/un-rights-expert-raises-alarm-over-palestinian-prisoners-on-hunger-strike-in-israeli-prisons/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:00:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[THE UNITED NATIONS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18923</guid> <description><![CDATA[UN Press Release, Human Rights Council, 2 May 2012 - In extraordinary acts of collective nonviolent resistance to abusive conditions connected to Israel’s prolonged occupation of Palestinian territory, more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners began an open-ended hunger strike on 17 April 2012, Palestinian Prisoners Day. This hunger strike is a protest against unjust arrest procedures, arbitrary detention and bad prison conditions.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/un-rights-expert-raises-alarm-over-palestinian-prisoners-on-hunger-strike-in-israeli-prisons/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Jeremy Scahill: US Has Become &#8216;Nation of Assassins&#8217;</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/jeremy-scahill-us-has-become-nation-of-assassins/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/jeremy-scahill-us-has-become-nation-of-assassins/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:00:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NORTH AMERICA]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18987</guid> <description><![CDATA[US Peace Conference Puts Face to Drone Victims - International law experts, peace activists, journalists and human rights advocates from around the world gathered in Washington, DC over the weekend [29 Apr 2012] to inform the American public about US drone policy and the impact it is having on human populations throughout the world.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/jeremy-scahill-us-has-become-nation-of-assassins/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Who Is S P Udhayakumar? (VIDEO OF THE WEEK)</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/who-is-s-p-udhayakumar/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/who-is-s-p-udhayakumar/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:00:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Video of the Week]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18569</guid> <description><![CDATA[Born in Kanniyakumari district, S P Udhayakumar earned his post-graduation in literature in the US, taught in the university of Minnesota for three years before returning to India in 2001. He runs a school through a trust in his hometown and teaches Peace Studies around the World. A campaigner against nuclear energy for years, the recent Fukushima tragedy struck the right chord with the masses and catapulted him to be the face of the anti-nuclear campaign at Kudankulam. - Kumar is a Convener of the TRANSCEND Network for South Asia.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/who-is-s-p-udhayakumar/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Circumcision</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/circumcision-2/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/circumcision-2/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:00:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[JOKE OF THE WEEK]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18945</guid> <description><![CDATA[Two five year old boys are sitting in a hospital waiting room.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/circumcision-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Map: US Bases Encircle Iran</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/map-us-bases-encircle-iran/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/map-us-bases-encircle-iran/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:00:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>malvin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[IN FOCUS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18927</guid> <description><![CDATA[From an active-duty force of 1.4 million soldiers, the US has deployed some 350,000 troops to at least 130 foreign countries around the world. Some are at Cold War-era installations, but many are in or near combat zones in the Middle East. At more than 750 bases internationally, private contractors and third-country nationals also form a large percentage of the staff, in addition to military reservists and civilian employees of the Pentagon.
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18939</guid> <description><![CDATA[Can anyone doubt that if there were more than 1300 hunger strikers in any country in the world other than Palestine, the media in the West would be obsessed with the story?  It would be featured day after day, and reported on from all angles, including the severe medical risks associated with such a lengthy refusal to take food.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/the-massive-palestinian-hunger-strike-traveling-below-the-western-radar/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Remembering Talal Hamseh, Murdered by Wahabbists in Damascus</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/remembering-talal-hamseh-murdered-by-wahabbists-in-damascus/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/remembering-talal-hamseh-murdered-by-wahabbists-in-damascus/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:00:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[BY TRANSCEND MEMBERS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18918</guid> <description><![CDATA[On April 27 Talal was parking his car when a Syrian terrorist shot him through the head. He was a kind young man, my daughter’s friend. This murder has been proudly displayed on the murderers’ website, a ‘rebel’ trying to overthrow the Syrian regime. Why would we support Sunni Wahabbist terrorists murdering other Muslims, Christians and Alawites? ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/05/remembering-talal-hamseh-murdered-by-wahabbists-in-damascus/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Spear Head of Justice</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/the-spear-head-of-justice/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/the-spear-head-of-justice/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:06:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[PALESTINE / ISRAEL]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18895</guid> <description><![CDATA[If we can’t see the daily injustice inflicted on the Palestinians then what chance is there for justice anywhere? We might as well give up to a dog eat dog world, every man (and nation) for himself and to hell with the needs and pains of anyone else. The injustice in Palestine is so obvious. In the last two days, Israeli forces have killed at least 15 residents of the Gaza Strip and wounded over 30. Among the dead are two young boys.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/the-spear-head-of-justice/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Plight of Mr. Ordinary Citizen</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/the-plight-of-mr-ordinary-citizen/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/the-plight-of-mr-ordinary-citizen/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A POEM]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18805</guid> <description><![CDATA[April 22, 2012 (The Earth Day) From Koodankulam Nonviolent Nuclear Protest, IndiaListen to my plight; I am a low class low caste Ordinary Citizen;
And I’m running from pillar to post with a public interest petition
That imported and imposed nuclear reactors threaten to jettison
My community’s livelihood, resources and the very existence.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/the-plight-of-mr-ordinary-citizen/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>US &#8216;Expands Yemen Drone Strikes Policy&#8217;</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/us-expands-yemen-drone-strikes-policy/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/us-expands-yemen-drone-strikes-policy/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[MILITARISM]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18822</guid> <description><![CDATA[Barack Obama has approved a new policy shift which allows the Central Intelligence Agency and the US military to launch drone attacks in Yemen when the identity of those who could be killed is not known. The Washington Post, quoting administration officials, said on Thursday [26 Apr 2012] that the US president approved the use of "signature" strikes this month.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/us-expands-yemen-drone-strikes-policy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>India: Koodankulam Update Apr 27 2012</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/india-koodankulam-update-apr-27-2012/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/india-koodankulam-update-apr-27-2012/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[SPOTLIGHT]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18861</guid> <description><![CDATA[Greetings! Please accept our sincere thanks for your keen interest in our struggle and the kind support for our cause. As you know, we have been fighting against the Koodankulam Nuclear power Project (KKNPP) since the late 1980s. To put it all in a nutshell, this is a classic David-Goliath fight between the ‘ordinary citizens’ of India and the powerful Indian government supported by the rich Indian capitalists, MNCs, imperial powers and the global nuclear mafia.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/india-koodankulam-update-apr-27-2012/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Facebook Lobbies Washington to “Like” Spying on Users</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/facebook-lobbies-washington-to-like-spying-on-users/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/facebook-lobbies-washington-to-like-spying-on-users/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[MEDIA]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18830</guid> <description><![CDATA[Facebook, the social network behemoth that is about to become a multi-billion dollar company, has been lobbying for a proposed new U.S. law called the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) that would allow companies to share information with government agencies. On Friday [27 Apr 2012], when Congress gets to vote, we will find out which members “like” Facebooks plans.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/facebook-lobbies-washington-to-like-spying-on-users/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A Plea of Pleas for Nonkilling</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/a-plea-of-pleas-for-nonkilling/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/a-plea-of-pleas-for-nonkilling/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A POEM]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18819</guid> <description><![CDATA[Rhymed Reflections Dedicated to the Center for Global Nonkilling]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/a-plea-of-pleas-for-nonkilling/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Prove Your Charge or Quit: Kudankulam Activist to Indian PM (VIDEO OF THE WEEK)</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/prove-your-charge-or-quit-kudankulam-activist-to-indian-pm/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/prove-your-charge-or-quit-kudankulam-activist-to-indian-pm/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Video of the Week]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18573</guid> <description><![CDATA[Anti-nuclear activist Uday Kumar criticised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over his statement that an NGOs based in the United States are fuelling the Kudankulam nuclear plant protests, and asked the Prime Minister either to prove the charge or step down.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/prove-your-charge-or-quit-kudankulam-activist-to-indian-pm/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Letter from Swiss Amnesty International to PM of India</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/letter-from-swiss-amnesty-international-to-pm-of-india/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/letter-from-swiss-amnesty-international-to-pm-of-india/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[SPOTLIGHT]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18866</guid> <description><![CDATA[As members of Amnesty International Geneva, Switzerland, we are dismayed by the detainment of the Tamil Nadu nuclear plant protesters, the charges of sedition, conspiracy and rioting lodged against many of them, and by the prospect that some of these protesters continue to remain in jail.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/letter-from-swiss-amnesty-international-to-pm-of-india/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>More Palestinian Prisoners Join Hunger Strike</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/more-palestinian-prisoners-join-hunger-strike/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/more-palestinian-prisoners-join-hunger-strike/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[PALESTINE / ISRAEL]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18836</guid> <description><![CDATA[26 Apr 2012 - The number of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails has grown to 2,000, with more preparing to join the protest next week, according to human rights groups in the West Bank. The Israeli prison service is taking punitive measures against hunger strikers, including solitary confinement, the confiscation of personal belongings, transfers and denial of family visits, say Palestinian organisations.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/more-palestinian-prisoners-join-hunger-strike/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>You Are All Suspects Now. What Are You Going To Do About It?</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/you-are-all-suspects-now-what-are-you-going-to-do-about-it/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/you-are-all-suspects-now-what-are-you-going-to-do-about-it/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[CURRENT AFFAIRS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18874</guid> <description><![CDATA[You are all potential terrorists. It matters not that you live in Britain, the United States, Australia or the Middle East. Citizenship is effectively abolished. Turn on your computer and the US Department of Homeland Security’s National Operations Center may monitor whether you are typing not merely "al-Qaeda", but "exercise", "drill", "wave", "initiative" and "organisation": all proscribed words.
]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/you-are-all-suspects-now-what-are-you-going-to-do-about-it/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Libya: US Corporate Predators Arrive in Tripoli</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/libya-us-corporate-predators-arrive-in-tripoli/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/libya-us-corporate-predators-arrive-in-tripoli/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18853</guid> <description><![CDATA[A US-Libya Business Association (USLBA) delegation headed by US Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Jose Fernandez arrived in Libya yesterday [24 Apr 2012]. They will also participate in two major trade shows for the oil and gas and infrastructure industries, which are taking place in Tripoli. The delegation is joined by US Ambassador to Libya Gene Cretz.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/libya-us-corporate-predators-arrive-in-tripoli/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Children of Fallujah &#8211; The Hospital of Horrors</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/the-children-of-fallujah-the-hospital-of-horrors/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/the-children-of-fallujah-the-hospital-of-horrors/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[IN FOCUS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18828</guid> <description><![CDATA[Special Report day two: Stillbirths, disabilities, deformities too distressing to describe - what lies behind the torments in Fallujah General Hospital? In al-Hadidi's office, there are now photographs which defy words. How can you even begin to describe a dead baby with just one leg and a head four times the size of its body?]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/the-children-of-fallujah-the-hospital-of-horrors/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Obama Contradiction: Weakling at Home, Imperial President Abroad</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/the-obama-contradiction-weakling-at-home-imperial-president-abroad/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/the-obama-contradiction-weakling-at-home-imperial-president-abroad/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NORTH AMERICA]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18893</guid> <description><![CDATA[He has few constraints (except those he’s internalized).  No one can stop him or countermand his orders.  He has a bevy of lawyers at his beck and call to explain the “legality” of his actions. And if he cares to, he can send a robot assassin to kill you, whoever you are, no matter where you may be on planet Earth. He sounds like a typical villain from a James Bond novel.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/the-obama-contradiction-weakling-at-home-imperial-president-abroad/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>What Everyone Who Uses the Internet Needs To Know About CISPA</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/what-everyone-who-uses-the-internet-needs-to-know-about-cispa/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/what-everyone-who-uses-the-internet-needs-to-know-about-cispa/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[MEDIA]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18891</guid> <description><![CDATA[CISPA’s broad language will likely give the government access to anyone’s personal information with few privacy protections - It supersedes all other provisions of the law protecting privacy - The bill completely exempts itself from the Freedom of Information Act - CISPA gives companies blanket immunity from future lawsuits - Citizens have to trust that companies like Facebook won’t share your personal information.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/what-everyone-who-uses-the-internet-needs-to-know-about-cispa/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Values for the Future</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/values-for-the-future/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/values-for-the-future/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[CURRENT AFFAIRS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18847</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the world of the future, a future of changed values, women will take their places beside men in positions of responsibility; children will be educated rather than exploited; non-material human qualities, such as kindness, politeness, knowledge and musical and artistic ability will be valued more highly; and people will derive a larger part of their pleasure from conversation and from the appreciation of unspoiled nature.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/values-for-the-future/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Crucial Dilemma in American Politics</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/crucial-dilemma-in-american-politics/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/crucial-dilemma-in-american-politics/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[BY TRANSCEND MEMBERS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18809</guid> <description><![CDATA[Although in theory we do have quite a good number of political parties, in practice there are virtually only two for all practical purposes. They are known as Democrats and Republicans, both of which are characterized by extremes. This makes it difficult for the American people in general to really have a clear-cut choice when it comes to elections.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/crucial-dilemma-in-american-politics/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Austerities: &#8220;Politics Is at the Root of the Problem&#8221;</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/politics-is-at-the-root-of-the-problem/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/politics-is-at-the-root-of-the-problem/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[EUROPE]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18878</guid> <description><![CDATA[“The question of social protection does not have to do with the structure of production. It has to do with social cohesion or solidarity. That is why I am also very critical of Draghi’s argument at the European Central Bank that social protection has to be undone. There are no grounds upon which to base that argument. The countries that are doing very well in Europe are the Scandinavian countries - they all have strong social protection and they are all growing.”]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/politics-is-at-the-root-of-the-problem/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Dealing in Death: The Battle against the UK Arms Trade</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/dealing-in-death-the-battle-against-the-uk-arms-trade/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/dealing-in-death-the-battle-against-the-uk-arms-trade/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[MILITARISM]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18876</guid> <description><![CDATA[The UK is a centre of the international arms trade. Despite moral and legal outcry, Cameron’s recent visit to Indonesia demonstrates the continuing political commitment to the industry. Means of resisting the Government’s close ties with the international companies that profit from war.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/dealing-in-death-the-battle-against-the-uk-arms-trade/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Memories Conscious and Subconscious</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/memories-conscious-and-subconscious/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/memories-conscious-and-subconscious/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[EDITORIAL]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18886</guid> <description><![CDATA[Two kinds of memories serve politics: glories and traumas.  The glories--victory, liberation, constitution--are celebrated as the birth of a nation.  The traumas--defeat, invasion-occupation, decline and fall--are surrounded with the oath NEVER AGAIN!  We are guided not only by future goals, but also by past memories.  They set the discourse, the frame for what happens.  Anybody attacking the USA on US territory invokes Pearl Harbor; 9/11 is then sedimented on top of that, tripling the response should there ever be one more. Better know the wounds imprinted on the collective soul]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/memories-conscious-and-subconscious/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>(Spanish) Democratizar, Desmercantilizar, Descolonizar</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/spanish-democratizar-desmercantilizar-descolonizar/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/spanish-democratizar-desmercantilizar-descolonizar/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[IN OTHER LANGUAGES]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18800</guid> <description><![CDATA[¿Por qué la actual crisis del capitalismo fortalece a quien la provocó? ¿Por qué es tan fácil para el Estado cambiar el bienestar de los ciudadanos por el bienestar de los bancos? ¿Por qué la gran mayoría de los ciudadanos asiste a su empobrecimento como si fuese inevitable y al escandaloso enriquecimiento de una minoría como si fuera necesario para que su situación no empeorara aún más?]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/spanish-democratizar-desmercantilizar-descolonizar/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A History of the World, BRIC by BRIC</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/a-history-of-the-world-bric-by-bric/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/a-history-of-the-world-bric-by-bric/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[BRICS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18826</guid> <description><![CDATA[Neoliberal Dragons, Eurasian Wet Dreams, and Robocop Fantasies - The multitrillion-dollar global question remains: Is the emergence of BRICS a signal that we have truly entered a new multipolar world?]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/a-history-of-the-world-bric-by-bric/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Gulf of Mexico Seafood Deformities Alarm Scientists</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/gulf-of-mexico-seafood-deformities-alarm-scientists/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/gulf-of-mexico-seafood-deformities-alarm-scientists/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[SHORT VIDEOS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18741</guid> <description><![CDATA[It's almost two years since BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Now, scientists say they have found deformities among seafood and a great decline in the numbers of marine life.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/gulf-of-mexico-seafood-deformities-alarm-scientists/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Nuclear Energy and Democracy</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/nuclear-energy-and-democracy/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/nuclear-energy-and-democracy/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[SPOTLIGHT]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18811</guid> <description><![CDATA[For six months, protesters in Koodankulam, India have physically stopped construction of a nuclear plant.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/nuclear-energy-and-democracy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Passion of Bradley Manning</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/the-passion-of-bradley-manning/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/the-passion-of-bradley-manning/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[IN FOCUS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18807</guid> <description><![CDATA[Many have questioned Manning's sanity for allegedly releasing US military files, but who's questioning military tactics?]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/the-passion-of-bradley-manning/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>&#8216;They&#8217;re Killing Us&#8217;: World&#8217;s Most Endangered Tribe Cries For Help</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/theyre-killing-us-worlds-most-endangered-tribe-cries-for-help/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/theyre-killing-us-worlds-most-endangered-tribe-cries-for-help/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[BRICS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18816</guid> <description><![CDATA["It is not just the destruction of the land; it is the violence," said Watson. "I have talked to Awá people who have survived massacres. I have interviewed Awá who have seen their families shot in front of them. There are immensely powerful people against them. The land-grabbers use pistoleros to clear the land.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/theyre-killing-us-worlds-most-endangered-tribe-cries-for-help/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>“There Are Marxists in India?”</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/there-are-marxists-in-india/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/there-are-marxists-in-india/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[SOCIALISM / MARXISM]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18881</guid> <description><![CDATA[While there certainly are no shortages of capitalists, there are still lots of Marxists in India, as well as communist parties that have won state elections. Patnaik represents the best thinking and practice of those left traditions — both the academic Marxism that provides a framework for critique of economics, and the political Marxism that proposes public policies — which is why I was so excited to talk with him about lessons to be learned from the current economic crisis.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/there-are-marxists-in-india/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>U.S. And South Korea Assault an Idyllic Island: Not For the First Time</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/u-s-and-south-korea-assault-an-idyllic-island-not-for-the-first-time/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/u-s-and-south-korea-assault-an-idyllic-island-not-for-the-first-time/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ASIA & THE PACIFIC]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18849</guid> <description><![CDATA[Our military experiences tell us this plan by Korea and the U.S. to host missile-equipped Aegis Destroyers as part of its global anti-ballistic missile system on the pristine Island of Jeju is extremely threatening to world peace, destroys the peace of the residents of Jeju and Gangjeong village, and flaunts Korea’s Constitutional assurances of protecting free speech of its citizens.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/u-s-and-south-korea-assault-an-idyllic-island-not-for-the-first-time/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Capitalism: A Ghost Story</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/capitalism-a-ghost-story/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/capitalism-a-ghost-story/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[CAPITALISM]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18834</guid> <description><![CDATA[Rockefeller to Mandela, Vedanta to Anna Hazare.... How long can the cardinals of corporate gospel buy up our protests?]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/capitalism-a-ghost-story/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>US Arms Sales to Latin America by Country</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/us-arms-sales-to-latin-america-by-country/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/us-arms-sales-to-latin-america-by-country/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[MILITARISM]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18855</guid> <description><![CDATA[U.S. Arms and Equipment Sales, All Programs, Entire Region, 2005-2010]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/us-arms-sales-to-latin-america-by-country/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>In Support of Ongoing Nuclear Power Satyagraha Protest in Koodankulam-India</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/in-support-of-ongoing-nuclear-power-satyagraha-protest-in-koodankulam-india/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/in-support-of-ongoing-nuclear-power-satyagraha-protest-in-koodankulam-india/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NOBEL PEACE LAUREATES]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18746</guid> <description><![CDATA[Although the world’s media have given it scant attention, it is important for all of us to follow the nonviolent mass resistance movement against the nuclear power plant construction in Koodankulam village, Tamil Nadu, India. It has built up steadily into a nonviolent mass action, with about 10,000 people resisting the imposition of the plant in their backyard.  The leader of the movement faces 98 spurious charges including sedition, treason, terrorism and attempted murder.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/in-support-of-ongoing-nuclear-power-satyagraha-protest-in-koodankulam-india/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Blamed for Bee Collapse, Monsanto Buys Leading Bee Research Firm</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/blamed-for-bee-collapse-monsanto-buys-leading-bee-research-firm/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/blamed-for-bee-collapse-monsanto-buys-leading-bee-research-firm/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ENVIRONMENT]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18798</guid> <description><![CDATA[Monsanto, the massive biotechnology company being blamed for contributing to the dwindling bee population, has bought up one of the leading bee collapse research organizations. It appears that when Monsanto cannot answer for their environmental devastation, they buy up a company that may potentially be their ‘experts’ in denying any such link between their crops and the bee decline.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/blamed-for-bee-collapse-monsanto-buys-leading-bee-research-firm/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Circumcision</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/circumcision/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/circumcision/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[JOKE OF THE WEEK]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18750</guid> <description><![CDATA[Two five year old boys are sitting in a hospital waiting room. One leans over to the other and says, "What are you in here for?"]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/circumcision/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Johan Galtung: How Do You Define Peace?</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/johan-galtung-how-do-you-define-peace-video-of-the-week/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/johan-galtung-how-do-you-define-peace-video-of-the-week/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[IN-DEPTH VIDEOS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18838</guid> <description><![CDATA[Is US global dominance in decline? Discussing the future of geopolitics with Johan Galtung.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/johan-galtung-how-do-you-define-peace-video-of-the-week/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Opening the Other Eye: Charles Taylor and Selective Criminal Accountability</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/opening-the-other-eye-charles-taylor-and-selective-criminal-accountability/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/opening-the-other-eye-charles-taylor-and-selective-criminal-accountability/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[BY TRANSCEND MEMBERS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18851</guid> <description><![CDATA[From all that we know Charles Taylor deserves to be held criminally accountable for his role in the atrocities committed in Sierra Leone during the period 1998-2002. But there are some elements of this conviction that feed the suspicion that the West is up to its old tricks of seizing the high moral ground while pursuing economic and geopolitical goals that obstruct the political independence and sovereignty of countries that were once their colonies.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/opening-the-other-eye-charles-taylor-and-selective-criminal-accountability/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>USA-Pakistan-Afghanistan: A Global Perspective</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/usa-pakistan-afghanistan-a-global-perspective/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/usa-pakistan-afghanistan-a-global-perspective/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:42:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[EDITORIAL]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18802</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pakistan can probably only survive as a federation with very much autonomy for the parts, and as part of a Central Asian community with eight Muslim neighbors.  The more open the border the more will the Durand wound heal, not by Pakistan or Afghanistan yielding territory to the other, or a new Pashtunistan, but more creatively.  And that region will be more interested in good relations with China--already owner of enormous resources in Afghanistan--than with the USA.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/usa-pakistan-afghanistan-a-global-perspective/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>(Portuguese) Na Fronteira Brasil-Peru, Índios se Mobilizam Contra Obras Binacionais</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/portuguese-na-fronteira-brasil-peru-indios-se-mobilizam-contra-obras-binacionais/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/portuguese-na-fronteira-brasil-peru-indios-se-mobilizam-contra-obras-binacionais/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:11:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[IN OTHER LANGUAGES]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18795</guid> <description><![CDATA[A anexação do Acre pelo Brasil em 1904 deixou em países distintos povos que habitavam uma mesma região. Mas a exploração econômica da área tem estimulado a aproximação entre esses grupos indígenas, em prol de uma estratégia comum na defesa de seus direitos.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/portuguese-na-fronteira-brasil-peru-indios-se-mobilizam-contra-obras-binacionais/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Is Far From Over</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/the-fukushima-nuclear-disaster-is-far-from-over/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/the-fukushima-nuclear-disaster-is-far-from-over/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:08:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ENERGY]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18792</guid> <description><![CDATA[Spent reactor fuel, containing roughly 85 times more long-lived radioactivity than released at Chernobyl, still sits in pools vulnerable to earthquakes.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/the-fukushima-nuclear-disaster-is-far-from-over/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>65 Egypt Prisoners Go On Hunger Strike in Israel</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/65-egypt-prisoners-go-on-hunger-strike-in-israel/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/65-egypt-prisoners-go-on-hunger-strike-in-israel/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:52:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[PALESTINE / ISRAEL]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18789</guid> <description><![CDATA[65 Egyptian prisoners in Israeli jails began a open-ended hunger strike, according to a report by the Israeli Yedioth Ahronot, quoted by Egypt’s state-owned news agency MENA on Tuesday [17 Apr 2012].]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/65-egypt-prisoners-go-on-hunger-strike-in-israel/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A New Mali Federation?</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/a-new-mali-federation/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/a-new-mali-federation/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:50:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[BY TRANSCEND MEMBERS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18786</guid> <description><![CDATA[Since the fall of northern Mali to the forces of the Tuareg at the end of March 2012, the situation has grown in complexity. Can a new Mali Federation of the two sections of the current Mali work better than the earlier Federation of Mali?  With good will and imagination, federalist structures should be able to be worked out. Yet there are times when good will and imagination are in short supply.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/a-new-mali-federation/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Creativity</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/creativity/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/creativity/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:37:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A POEM]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18782</guid> <description><![CDATA[Where is Creativity?]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/creativity/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Choosing a President for the World Bank: West Centrism Prevails over Global Democracy</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/choosing-a-president-for-the-world-bank-west-centrism-prevails-over-global-democracy/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/choosing-a-president-for-the-world-bank-west-centrism-prevails-over-global-democracy/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:03:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[BY TRANSCEND MEMBERS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18777</guid> <description><![CDATA[This post seeks to use the selection of an American as the new President of the World Bank both to expose the fraudulent claim of a merit-based selection process and to insist indirectly that the future peace and justice of the world requires a more democratic and legitimate structure of global governance that reflects the post-colonial rise of the non-West, a rise that is not reflected in antiquated structures that persist despite changed conditions.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/choosing-a-president-for-the-world-bank-west-centrism-prevails-over-global-democracy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A Really Bad Day</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/a-really-bad-day/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/a-really-bad-day/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:00:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[JOKE OF THE WEEK]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18704</guid> <description><![CDATA[There was this sad-looking guy at a bar, just staring at his drink, for about half an hour.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/a-really-bad-day/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Transcending Simplistic Binary Contractual Relationships</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/transcending-simplistic-binary-contractual-relationships/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/transcending-simplistic-binary-contractual-relationships/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:00:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[BY TRANSCEND MEMBERS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18764</guid> <description><![CDATA[What Is Hindering Their Exploration? - There are numerous examples of territorial and boundary disputes around the globe. These are readily described in the simplest binary form -- "that land belongs to us" and "not true, it belongs to us" (Us and Them: Relating to Challenging Others, 2009). The debates on these matters may last for years, typically highlighted by sporadic bouts of violence and threats of violence.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/transcending-simplistic-binary-contractual-relationships/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Nobel Laureate Not Attending World Summit of Peace Laureates in the US</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/nobel-laureate-not-attending-world-summit-of-peace-laureates-in-the-us/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/nobel-laureate-not-attending-world-summit-of-peace-laureates-in-the-us/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:00:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NOBEL PEACE LAUREATES]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18713</guid> <description><![CDATA[I cannot, in good conscience, be part of a partnership with the US government and by association with NATO. I also believe that my participation in such an event would compromise my position and put in jeopardy my work in the Middle East and other countries.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/nobel-laureate-not-attending-world-summit-of-peace-laureates-in-the-us/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Nobel Laureate Praised For Not Attending US Summit</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/nobel-laureate-praised-for-not-attending-us-summit/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/nobel-laureate-praised-for-not-attending-us-summit/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:00:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NOBEL PEACE LAUREATES]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18715</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mairead Corrigan Maguire, who was awarded the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize for her work in Northern Ireland, invited to attend the Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Chicago, has canceled her trip because of a statement by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that the State Department is an Active Partner in the summit. The Nobel Summit is hooked up to the NATO Summit in Chicago. Critics of the Nobel Prize and of NATO applauded Maguire's decision:]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/nobel-laureate-praised-for-not-attending-us-summit/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Grand Prix, Western Hypocrisy and the Gulf States</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/the-grand-prix-western-hypocrisy-and-the-gulf-states/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/the-grand-prix-western-hypocrisy-and-the-gulf-states/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:00:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[IN FOCUS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18758</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ahead of the Formula One race this weekend, arrests and cases of torture by the authorities have been rife, the use of shotguns against civilians has been widespread. Illegally detained citizens protesting against the murderous regime in Bahrain are denied access to lawyers and due legal process. Pre-dawn raids, discharging of firearms, detention in medieval conditions, torture chambers... never mind. Bahrain is cool. So, where is the invasion? Where are the special forces? Where is the demonology in the media? Nowhere, of course.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/the-grand-prix-western-hypocrisy-and-the-gulf-states/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Nuclear Hopes Fade with the End of Bulgaria&#8217;s Belene</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/nuclear-hopes-fade-with-the-end-of-bulgarias-belene/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/nuclear-hopes-fade-with-the-end-of-bulgarias-belene/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:00:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ENERGY]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18696</guid> <description><![CDATA[Cancellation of the plant is a blow to European nuclear plans, but new energy strategies are being developed.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/nuclear-hopes-fade-with-the-end-of-bulgarias-belene/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Unplugging Americans from the Matrix</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/unplugging-americans-from-the-matrix/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/unplugging-americans-from-the-matrix/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:00:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NORTH AMERICA]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18720</guid> <description><![CDATA[Americans, the British, and Western Europeans are accustomed to thinking of themselves as the representatives of freedom, democracy, and morality in the world. The West passes judgment on the rest of the world as if the West is God and the rest of the world are barbarians in need of chastisement, invasion, and occupation.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/unplugging-americans-from-the-matrix/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Johan Galtung Reflects on Norwegian Massacre, Afghan War (Part 1) (VIDEO OF THE WEEK)</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/johan-galtung-reflects-on-norwegian-massacre-afghan-war-part-1-video-of-the-week/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/johan-galtung-reflects-on-norwegian-massacre-afghan-war-part-1-video-of-the-week/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:00:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Video of the Week]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18735</guid> <description><![CDATA[Today [17 Apr 2012] is the second day of the trial of Anders Behring Breivik, the anti-Muslim Norwegian militant who massacred 77 people last summer. in a shooting spree at a summer youth camp on an island organized by the ruling Labour Party. As the trial continues in Norway, we are joined by Norwegian sociologist and mathematician, Johan Galtung who is regarded as the principal founder of the discipline of peace and conflict studies. His granddaughter was on the island when Breivik attacked.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/johan-galtung-reflects-on-norwegian-massacre-afghan-war-part-1-video-of-the-week/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>India: PMANE Announces Indefinite Hunger Strike from May 1, 2012</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/india-pmane-announces-indefinite-hunger-strike-from-may-1-2012/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/india-pmane-announces-indefinite-hunger-strike-from-may-1-2012/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:00:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NEWS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18774</guid> <description><![CDATA[The People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy-PMANE plans to resume indefinite hunger strike from May 1, 2012, International Workers’ Day, in protest to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project-KKNPP in Tamil Nadu. More than 56,000 people have been charged with false cases until December 31, 2011 including some 6,000 sedition cases. No step has been taken to withdraw all the false charges; instead, fresh murder charges are framed against the leaders of the PMANE falsely.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/india-pmane-announces-indefinite-hunger-strike-from-may-1-2012/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>US-Israel War on Iran: The Myth of Limited Warfare</title><link>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/us-israel-war-on-iran-the-myth-of-limited-warfare/</link> <comments>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/us-israel-war-on-iran-the-myth-of-limited-warfare/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:00:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Antonio C. S. Rosa</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ANALYSIS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.transcend.org/tms/?p=18690</guid> <description><![CDATA[Washington and Tel Aviv claim and appear to believe that their planned assault on Iran will be a “limited war”, targeting limited objectives and lasting a few days or weeks – with no serious consequences.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.transcend.org/tms/2012/04/us-israel-war-on-iran-the-myth-of-limited-warfare/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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