Archive for 2014 – Week 51


Dear Dr. Kaslow: I Too Am “Outraged, Saddened and Pained”
Roy J. Eidelson, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 15th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 2 Comments »)
Citigroup to Move Headquarters to U.S. Capitol Building
Andy Borowitz – The New Yorker
December 15th, 2014 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | Comments Off on Citigroup to Move Headquarters to U.S. Capitol Building)
20 Deals in 24 Hours: Russia-India Relations Given $100 Billion-Worth Boost
Rajeev Sharma – Russia Today
December 15th, 2014 (BRICS | Comments Off on 20 Deals in 24 Hours: Russia-India Relations Given $100 Billion-Worth Boost)
(Português) Brasil: Conheça e Acesse o Relatório Final da Comissão Nacional da Verdade
Carta Maior – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 15th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Brasil: Conheça e Acesse o Relatório Final da Comissão Nacional da Verdade)
How Liberal Democracy Promotes Inequality
Walden Bello – Foreign Policy In Focus
December 15th, 2014 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on How Liberal Democracy Promotes Inequality)
‘Learned Helplessness’: The Chilling Psychological Concept behind the CIA’s Interrogation Methods
Terrence McCoy – The Washington Post
December 15th, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA, EXPOSURES - EXPOSÉS, SCIENCE | Comments Off on ‘Learned Helplessness’: The Chilling Psychological Concept behind the CIA’s Interrogation Methods)
The Global Bankers’ Coup: Bail-In and the Shadowy Financial Stability Board
Ellen Brown, Web of Debt – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 15th, 2014 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on The Global Bankers’ Coup: Bail-In and the Shadowy Financial Stability Board)
(Castellano) El imperio y la legitimación de la tortura
Atilio Borón, Ph.D. – TeleSur
December 15th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) El imperio y la legitimación de la tortura)
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
UN General Assembly – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 15th, 2014 (UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment)
Misery Made Me a Fiend: Latin America and the Torture Report
Greg Grandin – The Nation
December 15th, 2014 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Misery Made Me a Fiend: Latin America and the Torture Report)
The Complicity of Psychologists in CIA Torture
Roy Eidelson and Trudy Bond – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 15th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Shameless: The Luxury Homes That Torture Built
Michael Daly – The Daily Beast
December 15th, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Shameless: The Luxury Homes That Torture Built)
Home-made Spy Drone Hacks WiFi Networks, Listens to Calls
Erin Van der Bellen, WUSA – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 15th, 2014 (TECHNOLOGY | Comments Off on Home-made Spy Drone Hacks WiFi Networks, Listens to Calls)
Four Years since the Arrest of Julian Assange
Robert Stevens, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 15th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Four Years since the Arrest of Julian Assange)
Alternative Nobel: Fidel Castro Wins China’s Confucius Peace Prize
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 15th, 2014 (NOBEL LAUREATES | Comments Off on Alternative Nobel: Fidel Castro Wins China’s Confucius Peace Prize)
30 Years of Torture Convention – States Still Failing on Obligations
Amnesty International – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 15th, 2014 (SPECIAL FEATURE | Comments Off on 30 Years of Torture Convention – States Still Failing on Obligations)
US Senate Votes to Sanction Venezuela over CIA Torture
News from Somewhere – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 15th, 2014 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | Comments Off on US Senate Votes to Sanction Venezuela over CIA Torture)
What Makes Nonviolent Movements Explode?
Mark Engler and Paul Engler – Common Dreams
December 15th, 2014 (ACTIVISM | Comments Off on What Makes Nonviolent Movements Explode?)
Brazil’s “Truth Commission” Panel Details Dictatorship’s Brutality
Reuters – Al Jazeera
December 15th, 2014 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Brazil’s “Truth Commission” Panel Details Dictatorship’s Brutality)
(Italiano) Un rapido sguardo a Indonesia-Malaysia
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 15th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Un rapido sguardo a Indonesia-Malaysia)
US Senate Approves US$ 585 Billion Defense Bill
Xinhua – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 15th, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on US Senate Approves US$ 585 Billion Defense Bill)
US Torture Report Summary Released (download full text here)
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor - TRANSCEND Media Service
December 15th, 2014 (SPECIAL FEATURE | Comments Off on US Torture Report Summary Released (download full text here))
Presentation to Nobel Summit – Rome, Italy
Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 15th, 2014 (NOBEL LAUREATES | 1 Comment »)
Generations of Victims – Bhopal’s Unending Catastrophe
Anne Backhaus and Simone Salden – Der Spiegel
December 15th, 2014 (BRICS | Comments Off on Generations of Victims – Bhopal’s Unending Catastrophe)
Israel & Australia Violate UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Dr. Gideon Polya – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 15th, 2014 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Israel & Australia Violate UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples)
Britain Taught Brazilian Dictatorship to Torture
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 15th, 2014 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Britain Taught Brazilian Dictatorship to Torture)
Antisemitism and Criticism of Israel Not the Same Thing
Jews for Justice for Palestinians – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 15th, 2014 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Antisemitism and Criticism of Israel Not the Same Thing)
Asian Games: Putin 2 – Obama 0
Manlio Dinucci – Voltaire Network
December 15th, 2014 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Asian Games: Putin 2 – Obama 0)
Torture as a Jus Cogens Norm
Law Teacher – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 15th, 2014 (SPECIAL FEATURE | Comments Off on Torture as a Jus Cogens Norm)
Engaging with Insight of a Higher Order
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 15th, 2014 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Engaging with Insight of a Higher Order)
Operation Socialist: The Inside Story of How British Spies Hacked Belgium’s Largest Telco
Ryan Gallagher – The Intercept
December 15th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Operation Socialist: The Inside Story of How British Spies Hacked Belgium’s Largest Telco)
Only Half of Global Banks Have Policy to Respect Human Rights
Carey L. Biron, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 15th, 2014 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Only Half of Global Banks Have Policy to Respect Human Rights)
The Architect of the CIA’s Enhanced Interrogation Program [a.k.a. torture]
VICE News Exclusive – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 15th, 2014 (IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on The Architect of the CIA’s Enhanced Interrogation Program [a.k.a. torture])
Full Scale of Plastic in the World’s Oceans Revealed for First Time
Oliver Milman – The Guardian
December 15th, 2014 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Full Scale of Plastic in the World’s Oceans Revealed for First Time)
The Abolition of Abolition of Nuclear Weapons
James Carroll - TomDispatch
December 15th, 2014 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on The Abolition of Abolition of Nuclear Weapons)
(Italiano) La guerra secondo i media e il trionfo della propaganda
John Pilger – Centro Studi Sereno Regis
December 15th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) La guerra secondo i media e il trionfo della propaganda)
Major BDS Win: Elbit Loses Brazil Deal
The Alternative Information Center – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 15th, 2014 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Major BDS Win: Elbit Loses Brazil Deal)
Despite Pressure from U.S. and Israel, Switzerland to Hold Summit on Palestinians
Barak Ravid - Haaretz
December 15th, 2014 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Despite Pressure from U.S. and Israel, Switzerland to Hold Summit on Palestinians)
Obama in Ferguson—If…
Latuff Cartoons – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 15th, 2014 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | Comments Off on Obama in Ferguson—If…)
New Leak Reveals Luxembourg Tax Deals for Disney, Koch Brothers Empire
Alison Fitzgerald and Marina Walker Guevara – International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
December 15th, 2014 (EUROPE | Comments Off on New Leak Reveals Luxembourg Tax Deals for Disney, Koch Brothers Empire)
Norwegian Doctor: Israel Used New Type of Weapon in Gaza
Medics Charity – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 15th, 2014 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Norwegian Doctor: Israel Used New Type of Weapon in Gaza)
Why No One Remembers the Peacemakers
Adam Hochschild - TomDispatch
December 15th, 2014 (ANALYSIS | Comments Off on Why No One Remembers the Peacemakers)
UN Official Wants US Administrators Involved in Torture to Be Prosecuted
Samuel Oakford – Vice News
December 15th, 2014 (SPECIAL FEATURE | Comments Off on UN Official Wants US Administrators Involved in Torture to Be Prosecuted)
Sending Troops to Protect Dictators Threatens All of Us
Seumas Milne – The Guardian
December 15th, 2014 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Sending Troops to Protect Dictators Threatens All of Us)
Peace Education for Protection of Human Rights
Surya Nath Prasad, Ph. D. - TRANSCEND Media Service
December 15th, 2014 (EDUCATION | Comments Off on Peace Education for Protection of Human Rights)
Cheney Calls for International Ban on Torture Reports
Andy Borowitz – The New Yorker
December 15th, 2014 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | 1 Comment »)
10 Craziest Things in the Senate Report on Torture
Matt Taibbi – Rolling Stone
December 15th, 2014 (SPECIAL FEATURE | Comments Off on 10 Craziest Things in the Senate Report on Torture)
Jim Crow Laws That Govern Palestinian Life
Jews for Justice for Palestinians – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 15th, 2014 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Jim Crow Laws That Govern Palestinian Life)
The Octagon World: Conflict or Cooperation?
Johan Galtung, 15 Dec 2014 - TRANSCEND Media Service
December 15th, 2014 (EDITORIAL | 1 Comment »)
This Week in History
Satoshi Ashikaga – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 15th, 2014 (HISTORY | Comments Off on This Week in History)
More Than a Quarter of the World’s Countries Helped the CIA Run Its Torture Program
Akbar Shahid Ahmed, Ryan Grim and Lauren Weber – Huffington Post
December 15th, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, EXPOSURES - EXPOSÉS | Comments Off on More Than a Quarter of the World’s Countries Helped the CIA Run Its Torture Program)
Cop 20: UN Climate Change Conference | Lima – Talks Reach Global Warming Agreement
Suzanne Goldenberg in Lima – The Guardian
December 15th, 2014 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Cop 20: UN Climate Change Conference | Lima – Talks Reach Global Warming Agreement)
Assange: The Future of the Web Is in Latin America
Pedro Páez - Pressenza Int’l Press Agency
December 15th, 2014 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Assange: The Future of the Web Is in Latin America)
ISIS Publishes Shocking Guidebook Telling Fighters How to Buy, Sell and Abuse Captured Women
Abul Taher – Daily Mail
December 15th, 2014 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on ISIS Publishes Shocking Guidebook Telling Fighters How to Buy, Sell and Abuse Captured Women)
Walt Whitman Returns . . .
Anthony J. Marsella, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 15th, 2014 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Walt Whitman Returns . . .)
Right-Wing Lessons Learned
Tom Tomorrow – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 15th, 2014 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | Comments Off on Right-Wing Lessons Learned)
Torture Report: CIA Interrogations Chief Was Involved in Latin American Torture Camps
Peter Foster – The Telegraph
December 15th, 2014 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Torture Report: CIA Interrogations Chief Was Involved in Latin American Torture Camps)
Facebook’s ‘Emotional Experiment’ Is Most Shared Academic Research
Alex Hern - The Guardian
December 15th, 2014 (ACADEMIA-KNOWLEDGE-SCHOLARSHIP | Comments Off on Facebook’s ‘Emotional Experiment’ Is Most Shared Academic Research)
Rectal Rehydration and Broken Limbs: The Grisliest Findings in the CIA Torture Report
Dominic Rushe, Ewen MacAskill, Ian Cobain , Alan Yuhas and Oliver Laughland – The Guardian
December 15th, 2014 (ANGLO AMERICA, EXPOSURES - EXPOSÉS | Comments Off on Rectal Rehydration and Broken Limbs: The Grisliest Findings in the CIA Torture Report)
Right Livelihood Award Acceptance Speech by Edward Snowden
Right Livelihood Award Foundation – Pressenza Int’l Press Agency
December 15th, 2014 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Right Livelihood Award Acceptance Speech by Edward Snowden)
(Italiano) Antica come le colline (V)
Prof. Nanni Salio – Centro Studi Sereno Regis
December 15th, 2014 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Antica come le colline (V))
The New European ‘Arc of Instability’
Pepe Escobar – Russia Today
December 15th, 2014 (EUROPE | Comments Off on The New European ‘Arc of Instability’)