Archive for 2013 – Week 50


Bibi and Bandar Badger Obama: Better Six Billion than Six Trillion!
Franklin Lamb – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Bibi and Bandar Badger Obama: Better Six Billion than Six Trillion!)
Escaping the Abusive State: After Snowden
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Escaping the Abusive State: After Snowden)
How School of the Americas Watch’s Perseverance Is Paying Off
Ken Butigan – Waging Nonviolence
December 9th, 2013 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on How School of the Americas Watch’s Perseverance Is Paying Off)
FBI Can Secretly Turn On Laptop Cameras Without the Indicator Light
Gizmodo – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on FBI Can Secretly Turn On Laptop Cameras Without the Indicator Light)
On Nelson Mandela`s Legacy to the History of Dignity
Francisco Gomes de Matos – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on On Nelson Mandela`s Legacy to the History of Dignity)
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (9 Dec 1948)
William A. Schabas – UN Library of International Law
December 9th, 2013 (SPECIAL FEATURE | Comments Off on Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (9 Dec 1948))
Killed Beaten Raped: Migrant Workers in Saudi Arabia
Graham Peebles – Counter Currents
December 9th, 2013 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Killed Beaten Raped: Migrant Workers in Saudi Arabia)
In Memoriam: Howard Clark
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on In Memoriam: Howard Clark)
Japan Enacts Strict State Secrets Law despite Protests
Linda Sieg and Kiyoshi Takenaka, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Japan Enacts Strict State Secrets Law despite Protests)
Apple, Google, Microsoft and More Demand Sweeping Changes to US Surveillance Laws
Dan Roberts and Jemima Kiss – The Guardian
December 9th, 2013 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Apple, Google, Microsoft and More Demand Sweeping Changes to US Surveillance Laws)
Pathways to Peace: Talk with Johan Galtung
The Stream – Al Jazeera
December 9th, 2013 (TRANSCEND VIDEOS, IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on Pathways to Peace: Talk with Johan Galtung)
Nation’s Libraries Warn of NSA’s ‘Ravenous Hunger’ for Data
Andrea Germanos – Common Dreams
December 9th, 2013 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Nation’s Libraries Warn of NSA’s ‘Ravenous Hunger’ for Data)
UN, EU Subsidize French Crimes in Africa
Finian Cunningham – PressTV
December 9th, 2013 (AFRICA | Comments Off on UN, EU Subsidize French Crimes in Africa)
Remembering Nelson Mandela: “It always seems impossible until it is done.”
350.org – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Remembering Nelson Mandela: “It always seems impossible until it is done.”)
(Português) O Antigo Jovem Marx e o Novo Velho Marx Renascem em Berlim
Flávio Aguiar – Carta Maior
December 9th, 2013 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) O Antigo Jovem Marx e o Novo Velho Marx Renascem em Berlim)
Mandela and Gandhi
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Mandela and Gandhi)
Nelson Mandela’s “I am Prepared to Die” Speech on Being Sentenced to Life Imprisonment with Hard Labor
The History Place – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (SPECIAL FEATURE | Comments Off on Nelson Mandela’s “I am Prepared to Die” Speech on Being Sentenced to Life Imprisonment with Hard Labor)
Nelson Mandela’s Inspiration
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Lobbying Elites: The Fast Track to Extinction
Robert J. Burrowes, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Lobbying Elites: The Fast Track to Extinction)
Another Batch of Wall Street Villains Freed on Technicality
Matt Taibbi – Rolling Stone
December 9th, 2013 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Another Batch of Wall Street Villains Freed on Technicality)
The Lies behind This Transatlantic Trade Deal – Managing Transparency
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (TRADE | Comments Off on The Lies behind This Transatlantic Trade Deal – Managing Transparency)
Ivana Milojevic – Breathing: Violence In, Peace Out
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (REVIEWS | Comments Off on Ivana Milojevic – Breathing: Violence In, Peace Out)
Mandela: Never Forget How the Free World’s Leaders Learned to Change Their Tune
Chris McGreal – The Guardian
December 9th, 2013 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Mandela: Never Forget How the Free World’s Leaders Learned to Change Their Tune)
Laziness
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Laziness)
Confronting the Nuke-Colonization of India
People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (KUDANKULAM ANTI-NUCLEAR SATYAGRAHA, INDIA | Comments Off on Confronting the Nuke-Colonization of India)
UN Launches Its Own Spy Drone Program
Allen McDuffee, Wired – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on UN Launches Its Own Spy Drone Program)
The Jason Bourne Strategy: CIA Contractors Do Hollywood
Pratap Chatterjee, CorpWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on The Jason Bourne Strategy: CIA Contractors Do Hollywood)
Transforming the Cycle of Violence in Rakhine State: Toward Inter-Communal Peace in Myanmar
Tatsushi Arai, PhD – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Transforming the Cycle of Violence in Rakhine State: Toward Inter-Communal Peace in Myanmar)
The Surprising Republican Civil War That Erupted Over Nelson Mandela and Apartheid
Sagar Jethani, Policymic – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on The Surprising Republican Civil War That Erupted Over Nelson Mandela and Apartheid)
Defeated by the Taliban, Washington Decides to Take on Russia and China
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Defeated by the Taliban, Washington Decides to Take on Russia and China)
Europe Sending Armies to Stop Immigrants
Apostolis Fotiadis, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Europe Sending Armies to Stop Immigrants)
A Taste of the Horrible Things to Come for Windows XP
Zach Epstein, Yahoo News – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (MEDIA | Comments Off on A Taste of the Horrible Things to Come for Windows XP)
(Italiano) Dove va l’economia globale?
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Dove va l’economia globale?)
NSA Tracking Cellphone Locations Worldwide, Snowden Documents Show
Barton Gellman and Ashkan Soltani – The Washington Post
December 9th, 2013 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on NSA Tracking Cellphone Locations Worldwide, Snowden Documents Show)
Peace Education for Protection of Human Rights and Global Peace
Surya Nath Prasad, Ph. D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Peace Education for Protection of Human Rights and Global Peace)
GMO, Additives, Contaminants and Pesticides. European “Food Safety” on Behalf of the Food and Drink Conglomerates
Colin Todhunter - Global Research
December 9th, 2013 (EUROPE | Comments Off on GMO, Additives, Contaminants and Pesticides. European “Food Safety” on Behalf of the Food and Drink Conglomerates)
India Creates Organic Seed Bank in Response to GMO Suicide Seeds, Farmer Debt
Christina Sarich – Nation of Change
December 9th, 2013 (ORGANIC, GMO, GENETIC ENGINEERING | Comments Off on India Creates Organic Seed Bank in Response to GMO Suicide Seeds, Farmer Debt)
The United States of America–Heading Where?
Johan Galtung - TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (EDITORIAL | 2 Comments »)
‘Nothing Is Beyond Our Reach’: Evil Octopus Strangling the World Becomes Latest US Intelligence Seal
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on ‘Nothing Is Beyond Our Reach’: Evil Octopus Strangling the World Becomes Latest US Intelligence Seal)
Edward Snowden Revelations Prompt UN Investigation into Surveillance
Nick Hopkins and Matthew Taylor – The Guardian
December 9th, 2013 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Edward Snowden Revelations Prompt UN Investigation into Surveillance)
Whose Sarin?
Seymour M. Hersh, London Review of Books – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | 2 Comments »)
Tribunal Issues Landmark Verdict against Israel for Genocide
Yoichi Shimatsu - Global Research
December 9th, 2013 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Tribunal Issues Landmark Verdict against Israel for Genocide)
Spain’s Anti-Protest Bill Criticized as Anti-Democratic
Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (EUROPE | Comments Off on Spain’s Anti-Protest Bill Criticized as Anti-Democratic)
EU Commission Fines Banks $2.3 Billion for Benchmark Rigging
Foo Yun Chee, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on EU Commission Fines Banks $2.3 Billion for Benchmark Rigging)
Israel Destroys More Houses and Wells in the Jordan Valley
Middle East Monitor – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Israel Destroys More Houses and Wells in the Jordan Valley)
Here Is Why Deconstructing Zionism Is Important
Michael Marder – Al Jazeera
December 9th, 2013 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Here Is Why Deconstructing Zionism Is Important)
(Français) [BDS] Soutien au Pr. Jake Lynch
CAPJPO-Europalestine – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on (Français) [BDS] Soutien au Pr. Jake Lynch)
The Continuity of Wars in World History
Charles Mercieca, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Continuity of Wars in World History)
US Government Considered Nelson Mandela a Terrorist Until 2008
Robert Windrem, Investigative Producer, NBC News – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on US Government Considered Nelson Mandela a Terrorist Until 2008)
‘Modern Slavery’: Int’l Delegation Decries Migrant Rights Abuses in Qatar
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on ‘Modern Slavery’: Int’l Delegation Decries Migrant Rights Abuses in Qatar)
Revealed: How the NSA Targets Italy
Glenn Greenwald and Stefania Maurizi – L’Espresso
December 9th, 2013 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Revealed: How the NSA Targets Italy)
It’s Outrageous to Accuse the Guardian of Aiding Terrorism by Publishing Snowden’s Revelations
Ben Emmerson – The Guardian
December 9th, 2013 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on It’s Outrageous to Accuse the Guardian of Aiding Terrorism by Publishing Snowden’s Revelations)
10 Foods That Cause Polyps
Oxy-Powder – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (HEALTH | Comments Off on 10 Foods That Cause Polyps)
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (Music Video of the Week)
Lang Lang – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (Music Video of the Week))
(Un)holy River
Uri Avnery – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on (Un)holy River)
Snowden and Greenwald: The Men Who Leaked the Secrets
Janet Reitman – Rolling Stone
December 9th, 2013 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Snowden and Greenwald: The Men Who Leaked the Secrets)
When the Messenger Is the Killer
Joam Evans Pim – Huffington Post
December 9th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on When the Messenger Is the Killer)
Elected Leader
Udaya R. Tennakoon – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Elected Leader)
Resolution on Academic Boycott of Israel
American Studies Association – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | 2 Comments »)
Tom Daley Reveals He’s In a Relationship with a Man
The Sydney Morning Herald – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (SEXUALITIES | Comments Off on Tom Daley Reveals He’s In a Relationship with a Man)
Exposed: Globally Renowned Activist Collaborated With Intelligence Firm Stratfor
Steve Horn and Carl Gibson, Occupy – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 (ACTIVISM, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | 1 Comment »)