Archive for 2013 – Week 24


Independent UN Panel Calls for Diplomatic Surge to End ‘Daily Reality’ of War Crimes in Syria
UN News Centre – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT, UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on Independent UN Panel Calls for Diplomatic Surge to End ‘Daily Reality’ of War Crimes in Syria)
The Path to Peace in Syria
Mother Agnes-Mariam of the Cross – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT, UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on The Path to Peace in Syria)
1,000 US Troops Arrive in Jordan for Deployment at Syria Border
PressTV – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on 1,000 US Troops Arrive in Jordan for Deployment at Syria Border)
(Português) FMI Assume Ter Subestimado os “Estragos” Causados pela Austeridade na Grécia
Esquerda – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 (EUROPE, ECONOMICS, CAPITALISM, DEVELOPMENT, ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) FMI Assume Ter Subestimado os “Estragos” Causados pela Austeridade na Grécia)
Syria: UN Report Reveals Opposition Crimes
Johannes Stern, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 (MILITARISM, SYRIA IN CONTEXT, UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on Syria: UN Report Reveals Opposition Crimes)
Whose ‘Two State’ Solution? End Game or Intermission?
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, ANGLO AMERICA, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Whose ‘Two State’ Solution? End Game or Intermission?)
Is It a Mosquito? No, It Is a Drone!
James Albertini – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM | 2 Comments »)
Ex Japan Prime Minister Naoto Kan Now Sorry He Pushed Export of Nuclear Plant Technology
Erika Toh – The Asahi Chimbun
June 10th, 2013 (SPECIAL FEATURE, WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, ENERGY, ASIA--PACIFIC, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, KUDANKULAM ANTI-NUCLEAR SATYAGRAHA, INDIA | Comments Off on Ex Japan Prime Minister Naoto Kan Now Sorry He Pushed Export of Nuclear Plant Technology)
Just Who Has the Most to Gain if the Killing in Syria Goes On?
Patrick Cockburn – The Independent
June 10th, 2013 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Just Who Has the Most to Gain if the Killing in Syria Goes On?)
Espionage, Blackmail and Oil—Australian Neo-Colonialism in East Timor
Patrick O’Connor, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 (ENERGY, ASIA--PACIFIC, ECONOMICS, CAPITALISM | 1 Comment »)
Israel Now Has 80 Nuclear Warheads, Report Says
Gavriel Fiske – The Times of Israel
June 10th, 2013 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Israel Now Has 80 Nuclear Warheads, Report Says)
Google+ Isn’t a Social Network; It’s The Matrix
Charles Arthur – The Guardian
June 10th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Google+ Isn’t a Social Network; It’s The Matrix)
Shift in Latin America’s Approach to Drugs – from Security to Health Issue
Louisa Reynolds – Inter Press Service-IPS
June 10th, 2013 (HEALTH, JUSTICE, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Shift in Latin America’s Approach to Drugs – from Security to Health Issue)
Nichts Neues Im Westen
Tom Greening – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Nichts Neues Im Westen)
Stunt
TMS editor
June 10th, 2013 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Stunt)
Take Syria Seriously–And Stay Out
Saul Landau – Foreign Policy in Focus
June 10th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, PALESTINE - ISRAEL, SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Take Syria Seriously–And Stay Out)
Infantalizing North Korea
John Feffer - The Hankyoreh
June 10th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, ASIA--PACIFIC, EUROPE, UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on Infantalizing North Korea)
(Italiano) Le Americhe: Colombia e USA
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Le Americhe: Colombia e USA)
Meet the ‘Friends of Jihad’
Pepe Escobar – Asia Times
June 10th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, PALESTINE - ISRAEL, SYRIA IN CONTEXT, UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on Meet the ‘Friends of Jihad’)
Honduras: When Will the US Stop Funding Death Squads?
Lauren Carasik – Al Jazeera
June 10th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Honduras: When Will the US Stop Funding Death Squads?)
How A London Court Repudiated Zionist Abuse of the Anti-Semitism Charge
Mike Marqusee – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 (EUROPE, JUSTICE, PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on How A London Court Repudiated Zionist Abuse of the Anti-Semitism Charge)
8 June: International Day of the Oceans
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, UNITED NATIONS, ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on 8 June: International Day of the Oceans)
Swaziland: Witches Banned From Flying Over 150 Meters
Cora Van Olson, Trutv – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 (AFRICA, TRIVIA | Comments Off on Swaziland: Witches Banned From Flying Over 150 Meters)
New World Order Secrecy: Who Will Be Attending the Bilderberg Meeting? What Will Be Discussed Behind Closed Doors?
Prof Michel Chossudovsky – Global Reseach
June 10th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, ENERGY, MILITARISM, EUROPE, JUSTICE, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, PALESTINE - ISRAEL, UNITED NATIONS, MEDIA, ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMICS, CAPITALISM, TRADE, DEVELOPMENT | Comments Off on New World Order Secrecy: Who Will Be Attending the Bilderberg Meeting? What Will Be Discussed Behind Closed Doors?)
Ancient Gay History
Frank Rich – New York Magazine
June 10th, 2013 (SEXUALITIES | 1 Comment »)
IMF Admits: We Failed To Realise the Damage Austerity Would Do to Greece
Larry Elliott, Phillip Inman and Helena Smith in Athens – The Guardian
June 10th, 2013 (SPECIAL FEATURE, ANGLO AMERICA, EUROPE, JUSTICE, ECONOMICS, CAPITALISM, TRADE, DEVELOPMENT | 1 Comment »)
Naomi Klein: ‘Anti-Shock Doctrines’ Show the Way to Resist
Andrea Germanos – Common Dreams
June 10th, 2013 (ACTIVISM, ANGLO AMERICA, EUROPE, ECONOMICS, CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Naomi Klein: ‘Anti-Shock Doctrines’ Show the Way to Resist)
America’s Greatest Affliction: The Presstitute Media
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, MEDIA | Comments Off on America’s Greatest Affliction: The Presstitute Media)
Search for an Alternative Paradigm of Life
Thoudam Damodara Singh, Ph.D. (Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Maharaja)– Science and Scientist
June 10th, 2013 (ACADEMIA-KNOWLEDGE-SCHOLARSHIP, SCIENCE, SPIRITUALITY, SCIENCE - SPIRITUALITY | Comments Off on Search for an Alternative Paradigm of Life)
Syria’s Fake Sectarian War
Shamus Cooke – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 (MILITARISM, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Syria’s Fake Sectarian War)
Hungry for Justice at Guantanamo
Ramzi Kassem – Al Jazeera
June 10th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, JUSTICE | Comments Off on Hungry for Justice at Guantanamo)
Here’s How We Built a Movie Theater for the People – And Why the MPAA Says It’s #1 in the World
Michael Moore – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, ARTS, COOPS-COOPERATION-SHARING | Comments Off on Here’s How We Built a Movie Theater for the People – And Why the MPAA Says It’s #1 in the World)
Refusing to Accept Sexism
Socialist Worker, editorial – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, HEALTH | Comments Off on Refusing to Accept Sexism)
Vigorous Application of Derivative Thinking to Derivative Problems
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Vigorous Application of Derivative Thinking to Derivative Problems)
Bradley Manning: Prisoner of Conscience
Francis A. Boyle - Global Research
June 10th, 2013 (NONVIOLENCE, IN FOCUS, ACTIVISM, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, JUSTICE, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Bradley Manning: Prisoner of Conscience)
What Gandhi Says about Nonviolence, Resistance and Courage
Antony Copley – The Gandhi Foundation
June 10th, 2013 (NONVIOLENCE, ACTIVISM, ASIA--PACIFIC, REVIEWS | Comments Off on What Gandhi Says about Nonviolence, Resistance and Courage)
The Race to End Violence before We End Life
Robert J. Burrowes – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 (NONVIOLENCE | 1 Comment »)
Seven Myths about Bradley Manning
Chase Madar – The Nation
June 10th, 2013 (NONVIOLENCE, IN FOCUS, ACTIVISM, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, JUSTICE, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Seven Myths about Bradley Manning)
The Role of Turkey in the US-NATO-Israeli War on Syria
Cem Ertür - Global Research
June 10th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, PALESTINE - ISRAEL, SYRIA IN CONTEXT, UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on The Role of Turkey in the US-NATO-Israeli War on Syria)
World Nuclear Forces—Reductions and Modernization Continue
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on World Nuclear Forces—Reductions and Modernization Continue)
Discovery of Monsanto GMO Wheat Threatens US Exports
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on Discovery of Monsanto GMO Wheat Threatens US Exports)
Saudi Prince Sues Forbes after It Says He’s ‘Only’ Worth $20 Billion
Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 (JUSTICE, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, ECONOMICS, CAPITALISM, TRADE, DEVELOPMENT, TRIVIA | Comments Off on Saudi Prince Sues Forbes after It Says He’s ‘Only’ Worth $20 Billion)
Anti-LGBT Rampage in Georgia Exposes Frustrations with the West
Molly Corso – Inter Press Service-IPS
June 10th, 2013 (EUROPE, SEXUALITIES | 2 Comments »)
General and Complete Disarmament in 50 Years on the Basis of Global Harmony
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 (APPEALS | Comments Off on General and Complete Disarmament in 50 Years on the Basis of Global Harmony)
Former Drone Operator Says He’s Haunted by His Part in More Than 1,600 Deaths
Richard Engel - NBC News
June 10th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM | Comments Off on Former Drone Operator Says He’s Haunted by His Part in More Than 1,600 Deaths)
Palestinian Plight Hits UEFA Spotlight
Jonathan Cook – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Palestinian Plight Hits UEFA Spotlight)
(Português) Alysson Mascaro: Uma Crítica Social do Estado
Carta Maior – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 (BRICS, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, ACADEMIA-KNOWLEDGE-SCHOLARSHIP, ECONOMICS, CAPITALISM, SOCIALISM - MARXISM, TRADE, DEVELOPMENT, ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Alysson Mascaro: Uma Crítica Social do Estado)
US And Israel Lobby Reel from Hezbollah Al-Qusayr Victory
Franklin Lamb – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, PALESTINE - ISRAEL, SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on US And Israel Lobby Reel from Hezbollah Al-Qusayr Victory)
Merkel and Hollande Call For Full-Time Euro President
Andrew Rettman – EUObserver
June 10th, 2013 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Merkel and Hollande Call For Full-Time Euro President)
Student Science Experiment Finds Plants Won’t Grow Near Wi-Fi Router
Global Research News – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 (ENERGY, HEALTH, MEDIA, SCIENCE, EDUCATION | Comments Off on Student Science Experiment Finds Plants Won’t Grow Near Wi-Fi Router)
“The Monsanto Protection Plan”: Monsanto’s Deception Game on GMO in Europe
F. William Engdahl – Global Research
June 10th, 2013 (EUROPE, MEDIA, ENVIRONMENT, ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on “The Monsanto Protection Plan”: Monsanto’s Deception Game on GMO in Europe)
How Democratic Is Turkey?
Steven A. Cook, Michael Koplow – Foreign Policy
June 10th, 2013 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on How Democratic Is Turkey?)
It’s Time to Delist Cuba
Arturo Lopez-Levy – Foreign Policy in Focus
June 10th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, JUSTICE, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, UNITED NATIONS, ECONOMICS, CAPITALISM, TRADE, DEVELOPMENT | Comments Off on It’s Time to Delist Cuba)
NSA Prism Program Taps In to User Data of Apple, Google and Others
Glenn Greenwald and Ewen MacAskill – The Guardian
June 10th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, JUSTICE, MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on NSA Prism Program Taps In to User Data of Apple, Google and Others)
Lynne Stewart Must Be Released Now
Alan Maass – Socialist Worker
June 10th, 2013 (NONVIOLENCE, ACTIVISM, ANGLO AMERICA, JUSTICE | Comments Off on Lynne Stewart Must Be Released Now)
Tears in Taksim Square
Sumeet Grover – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 (NONVIOLENCE, ACTIVISM, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Tears in Taksim Square)
(Castellano) Presidente Maduro Lamenta Que Colombia Pretenda Unirse a la OTAN
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Servivce
June 10th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, UNITED NATIONS, ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) Presidente Maduro Lamenta Que Colombia Pretenda Unirse a la OTAN)
Anonymous Just Leaked a Trove of NSA Documents
Chris Mills, Gizmodo – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, JUSTICE, MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE, ECONOMICS, CAPITALISM, TRADE, DEVELOPMENT, HISTORY | Comments Off on Anonymous Just Leaked a Trove of NSA Documents)
(Português) Brasil, Mercosul e a Moral Seletiva nos Negócios com Israel
Maren Mantovani – Carta Maior
June 10th, 2013 (BRICS, JUSTICE, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, PALESTINE - ISRAEL, ECONOMICS, CAPITALISM, TRADE, DEVELOPMENT, ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Brasil, Mercosul e a Moral Seletiva nos Negócios com Israel)
Dead Wrong: How Psychiatric Drugs Can Kill Your Child
Citizens Commission on Human Rights – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 (HEALTH, JUSTICE, ECONOMICS, CAPITALISM, SCIENCE, EDUCATION, TRADE, DEVELOPMENT, IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on Dead Wrong: How Psychiatric Drugs Can Kill Your Child)
(Italiano) Esercitazioni di Guerra nell’Isola dei Droni
Antonio Mazzeo – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, EUROPE, ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Esercitazioni di Guerra nell’Isola dei Droni)