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THE ‘COALITION OF THE WILLING’ IN IRAQ BECOMES AN ARMY OF ONE
Hannah Allam - McClatchy Newspapers,
2 Jan 2010
The British said cheerio back in July, around the same time the Romanians cleared out "Camp Dracula," their compound on a U.S. base in southern Iraq. Tonga and Kazakhstan left ages ago, and no one seems to remember if any Icelandic forces ever made it to Iraq. It doesn’t matter now, anyway, because as of […]
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BBC News,
19 Dec 2009
Ugandan MPs have voted to outlaw female genital mutilation – also known as female circumcision.Anyone convicted of the practice, which involves cutting off a girl’s clitoris, will face 10 years in jail, or a life sentence if a victim dies. The BBC’s Joshua Mmali in Uganda says it is not officially condoned but is still […]
→ read full articleSIX ALTERNATIVES TO A TROOP SURGE IN AFGHANISTAN
Madre News,
4 Dec 2009
Tonight, President Obama will tell us that he must expand the war on Afghanistan in order to end it. He will say that another troop surge is necessary to prevent al-Qaeda from using Afghanistan as a base. What he won’t say is that al-Qaeda is no longer in Afghanistan. He probably won’t point out that […]
→ read full articleFROM SEATTLE TO DETROIT
Stephanie Guilloud - Project South Fall Newsletter,
28 Nov 2009
10 Lessons for Movement Building on the 10th Anniversary of the WTO ShutdownFor five days in 1999, 80,000 people from Seattle and from all over the country stopped the World Trade Organization from meeting. Despite extreme police and state violence, students, organizers, workers, and community members participated in a public uprising using direct actions, marches, […]
→ read full articleLULADINEJAD
Pepe Escobar – The Real News Network,
25 Nov 2009
How the West could learn from Lula’s way of playing politics. Pepe Escobar, born in Brazil is the roving correspondent for Asia Times and an analyst for The Real News Network. He’s been a foreign correspondent since 1985, based in London, Milan, Los Angeles, Paris, Singapore, and Bangkok. Since the late 1990s, he has specialized […]
→ read full articleADDICTED TO OCCUPATION
Gideon Levy – The Real News Network,
19 Nov 2009
Levy: Israel is in a "coma" and needs outside help to get over its addiction to the occupation.7:19-Min VideoCLICK TO VIEW – INFORMATION CLEARING HOUSE
→ read full articleITALIAN RULING A MILESTONE VERDICT – AND EMBARRASSMENT FOR THE CIA
Mark Hosenball and Michael Isikoff - Newsweek,
5 Nov 2009
The ruling by an Italian judge convicting 23 Americans—including several CIA officers—of plotting the abduction of a Muslim cleric is a milestone verdict on several fronts. It represents the first legal judgment by a foreign court that elements of the Bush administration’s post-9/11 counterterrorism policies involved the commission of criminal acts. Even if none of […]
→ read full articleLANDMARK PACT INDICATES GLOBAL SUPPORT FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, SAYS UN EXPERT
UN News Centre,
24 Oct 2009
19 October 2009 – The international community showed its support for the world’s nearly 400 million indigenous people by adopting the landmark 2007 declaration outlining their rights, a United Nations independent human rights said today.The adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People came after more than two decades of debate. “The adoption […]
→ read full articleSOUTH ASIAN FEDERALIST (SAF) URGES FOR UN ASSEMBLY IN KATHMANDU
Himalayan News Service,
6 Oct 2009
KATHMANDU: South Asian Federalist (SAF) launched a campaign for the establishment of United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA), in Kathmandu, today [Oct 3, 2009].At a press meet in the capital, James Arputharaj W, President South Asian Federalist, claimed that the purpose of the UNPA was to represent citizens in global institutions. He further stated, “it would […]
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HONDURAS: WHERE DOES WASHINGTON STAND?
The Real News Network,
7 Aug 2009
Hylton: "In refusing to follow its own laws, US is supporting an increasingly repressive regime in Honduras."10:50-Min. VideoCLICK TO VIEW
→ read full articleAFGHANISTAN: US UP TO ITS EARS IN TROUBLE
The Real News Network,
1 Aug 2009
Eric Margolis: The US is not just fighting the Taliban. It is fighting the Pashtun people. 9:46-Min VideoCLICK TO VIEW
→ read full articleUS MILITARY TO SET UP IN COLOMBIA
The Real News Network,
28 Jul 2009
Rest of South America has reason to be alarmed by future US military presence on Colombian bases. Forrest Hylton is the author of Evil Hour in Colombia (Verso, 2006), and with Sinclair Thomson, co-author of Revolutionary Horizons: Past and Present in Bolivian Politics (Verso, 2007). He is a regular contributor to New Left Review and […]
→ read full articleZELAYA JUST ONE OF MILLIONS
The Real News Network,
24 Jul 2009
Honduran coup plotters’ fear isn’t losing power to Zelaya or Chavez. Their fear is losing power to Hondurans. 12:04-Min VideoCLICK TO VIEW
→ read full articleG-20 OR G-192: FEAR OF THE SOUTH
The Real News Network,
13 Jul 2009
West shutting UN out of global crisis response, as South governments question pillars of world economy. 6:38-Min Video CLICK TO VIEW
→ read full articleG-20 OR G-192: WHICH IS MORE ‘GLOBAL?’
The Real News Network,
13 Jul 2009
UN General Assembly vying for leadership over global economic crisis, despite objections from the West. 10:59-Min Video CLICK TO VIEW
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TOTALITARIAN DEMOCRACY IN THE NEW WORLD ORDER
The Real News Network,
11 Jul 2009
William Engdahl on his book ‘Full Spectrum Dominance:’ Totalitarian Democracy in the new world order. 12:55-Min Video CLICK TO VIEW
→ read full articleNOBEL PEACE LAUREATE MAIREAD MAGUIRE TALKS ABOUT HER ABDUCTION BY ISRAELI FORCES ON IRISH TV
Nightly News With Vincent Browne,
9 Jul 2009
Just out of a prison cell to where she was taken after being abducted by the Israeli navy in the Mediterranean on June 30, Mairead Maguire describes her ordeal and her reasons for trying to break the siege of Gaza in a panel discussion on the Palestinian/Israeli confict. TV3 CLICK TO VIEW (Join the […]
→ read full articleEFFORTS TO BREAK SIEGE OF GAZA UNCEASING DESPITE DEPORTATION OF BOAT CREW AND CONFISCATION OF AID
Palestinian News Network,
8 Jul 2009
Brussels / PNN – The European campaign to lift the siege on Gaza said in a statement that a second convoy of aid was launched Sunday afternoon from JFK Airport in New York. It is being led by American activist Ron Kovic, and includes British MP George Galloway and activist Kevin Aovindn along with the […]
→ read full articlePERU INDIANS HAIL ‘HISTORIC’ DAY
BBC News,
20 Jun 2009
Indigenous groups in Peru have called off protests after two land laws which led to deadly fighting were revoked [19 Jun 09]. Hailing victory, Amazonian Indian groups said it was an "historic day". At least 34 people died during weeks of strikes against the legislation, which allowed foreign companies to exploit resources in […]
→ read full articleINSIDE THE PERUVIAN AMAZON
The Real News Network,
12 Jun 2009
Ben Powless: "President can hunt indigenous leader all he wants, the movement came from below." 11-Min Video YouTube CLICK TO VIEW
→ read full articleREPORT ON AFGHANISTAN – Part 2 (Part 1 in VIDEO OF THE WEEK here)
The Real News Network,
6 Jun 2009
Anand Gopal, Afghan physicist and journalist for the Christian Science Monitor: The Pakistani state is aligned with Afghan Taliban but at war with the Pakistani Taliban.10:25-Min VideoCLICK TO VIEW
→ read full articleFEARS OF SRI LANKA ‘CATASTROPHE’
BBC News,
15 May 2009
The Red Cross says its staff in Sri Lanka are witnessing an "unimaginable humanitarian catastrophe" in the area where troops have trapped Tamil Tigers. The agency says a ferry loaded with aid has been unable to reach the battered north-eastern coastal strip for three days because of fighting. The Sri Lankan army earlier […]
→ read full articleREPUBLIC OR EMPIRE?
The Real News Network,
14 May 2009
Bruce Fein: Former Reagan official says Americans must choose between a Republic or an Empire. 16:13-Min VideoCLICK TO VIEW
→ read full articleTHE STOCKHOLM SYNDROME!
The Real News Network,
25 Apr 2009
Skewer: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart looks at the horrors of socialism in Sweden. Comedy Central 4:46-Min. VideoCLICK TO VIEW
→ read full articleA BRIEF HISTORY OF TORTURE
The Real News Network,
24 Apr 2009
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on White House tortured logic. Comedy Central 4:10-Min. Video YouTubeCLICK TO VIEW
→ read full articlePAST IS PRESENT IN LATIN AMERICA
The Real News Network,
24 Apr 2009
Latin American leaders, born out of US backed repression, demand an end to 50-year old US-Cuba standoff. 10:12-Min. VideoCLICK TO VIEW
→ read full articleERITREA BECOMING ‘A GIANT PRISON’
BBC News,
21 Apr 2009
The Eritrean government is turning its country into a giant prison, according to Human Rights Watch. The Horn of Africa nation is widely using military conscription without end, as well as arbitrary detention of its citizens, says HRW. Hundreds of Eritrean refugees forcibly repatriated from countries like Libya, Egypt and Malta face arrest and torture […]
→ read full articleCREDIT CARD INDUSTRY LOSES ONE – DEFEATED FOR NOW
ANP-American News Project,
10 Apr 2009
Credit card lobbyists glum as Senate passes 2 separate bills to protect consumers. 5:39-Min Video The Real News Network CLICK TO VIEW
→ read full articleCOAL ACTION HEATS UP CAPITOL HILL
The Real News Network,
3 Mar 2009
American News Project Talks with young activists about why the clean energy issue inspires their generation. 5:37-Min. VideoCLICK TO VIEW
→ read full articleCAMPAIGN TO CLOSE THE SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS
The Real News Network,
2 Mar 2009
PART 2 Vera Leone: They may have changed the school’s name, but we are still seeing the same violent results. 7-Min. VideoCLICK TO VIEW
→ read full articleCAMPAIGN TO CLOSE DOWN SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS
The Real News Network,
27 Feb 2009
Pablo Ruiz: US tax dollars are used to train Latin American soldiers how to oppress their own people. 8-Min. VideoCLICK TO VIEW
→ read full articleTHE AFGHAN TRAP
The Real News Network,
21 Feb 2009
Ray McGovern: US attempt to trap the USSR in 1979 is at root of current situation in Afghanistan 9-Min. VideoCLICK TO VIEW
→ read full articleGUATEMALA SORRY OVER BAY OF PIGS
BBC News,
19 Feb 2009
President Alvaro Colom of Guatemala has apologised to Cuba for his country’s role in the failed US-backed invasion at the Bay of Pigs in 1961. The CIA used Guatemalan territory to train Cuban exiles before their disastrous invasion which was quickly defeated by Cuban forces. "It was not us, but it was our land," President […]
→ read full articleANTI-TERROR TACTICS ‘WEAKEN LAW’
BBC News,
17 Feb 2009
Anti-terror measures worldwide have seriously undermined international human rights law, a report by legal experts says. After a three-year global study, the International Commission of Jurists said many states used the public’s fear of terrorism to introduce measures. These included detention without trial, illegal disappearance and torture. It also said that the UK and […]
→ read full articleWEAPONS PROGRAMS RE-BRANDED AS JOBS PROGRAMS
The Real News Network,
15 Feb 2009
Military industry appeals to job-loss fears. Pentagon fighting to maintain military spending 8:54-Min VideoCLICK TO VIEW
→ read full articleWRONG SIDE OF THE FENCE
The Real News Network,
10 Feb 2009
Beni Raz is not a typical Israeli settler – he wants to leave, and has founded a movement to make it easier. But this has made him a pariah in his community6:13-Min VideoCLICK TO VIEW
→ read full articleWHERE NOW FOR THE ISRAELI PEACE MOVEMENT?
The Real News Network,
7 Feb 2009
Peter Beaumont talks to left-wing Israelis about the impact of the Gaza conflict on upcoming elections. 4:51-Min VideoCLICK TO VIEW
→ read full articleWHY YOU SHOULD KNOW GEN. JACK KEANE
The Real News Network,
5 Feb 2009
Gareth Porter: Anyone who wants to understand the Middle East should study Gen. Jack Keane 7:35-Min VideoCLICK TO VIEW
→ read full article(CHANGE? WHAT CHANGE?) – CLINTON: HAMAS MUST ABIDE BY PRECONDITIONS TO BE INCLUDED IN TALKS
News Agencies (Haaretz),
4 Feb 2009
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that the United States wants to work with all involved parties to settle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but insisted that the Islamist group Hamas must first abide by the preconditions for such talks. According to preconditions set by international powers, Hamas must renounce violence, recognize Israel and respect […]
→ read full articleWORKERS TO BOYCOTT ISRAELI SHIP
News24.com,
4 Feb 2009
(Johannesburg) – Durban dock workers are expected to refuse to off-load an Israeli ship as part of a week of action against "apartheid" Israel, Cosatu and the Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC) said on Tuesday. Cosatu spokesperson Patrick Craven and PSC spokesperson Salim Vally said dock workers would refuse to off-load the ship arriving on Sunday, […]
→ read full articleJIMMY CARTER ON MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS Part 2
The Real News Network,
29 Jan 2009
Riz Khan discusses the likelihood of a 2-state solution with the former US president 10-Min VideoCLICK TO VIEW
→ read full articleJIMMY CARTER ON MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS Part 1
The Real News Network,
29 Jan 2009
Riz Khan discusses the potential for Middle East peace with the former US president 13:57-Min VideoCLICK TO VIEW
→ read full articleSUDANESE GOVERNMENT AND UNICEF SIGN AGREEMENT TO PROTECT CHILDREN
UN News Centre,
25 Jan 2009
Sudan’s military and child welfare authorities have partnered with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to protect children’s rights and prevent the recruitment of child soldiers in the war-torn African nation. The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), Sudan’s National Council for Child Welfare (NCWW) and UNICEF signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday to create a Child […]
→ read full articleWHO AND WHAT IS HAMAS?
Real News Network,
13 Jan 2009
Eric Margolis: Hamas is more of a threat to corrupt Arab regimes than to Israel 9:27-Min VideoCLICK TO VIEW
→ read full articleRAFAH – REPORT FROM THE GROUND
The Real News Network,
4 Jan 2009
Fida Qishta of Rafah, Gaza, describes the past few days as Israeli bombing kills hundreds. 9:20-Min VideoCLICK TO VIEW
→ read full articleISRAEL’S ENDGAME
John Barry - Newsweek Web Exclusive,
4 Jan 2009
The Attack on Gaza Shows that the Olmert Government Feels It May Be Running Out of Options Does the Gaza offensive signal that the Israeli government has decided to embark on the end game? The scale of the effort—a massive aerial assault, with Israeli tanks massing along Gaza’s border in evident preparation for a ground […]
→ read full articleTALIBAN LEADER MULLAH OMAR URGES SEVEN POINT PLAN FOR PEACE
Jalal Ghazi - New America Media, News Analysis,
21 Dec 2008
Eye on Arab Media Editor’s Note: While President-elect Barack Obama vows to pull back from Iraq and focus military action on Afghanistan, Taliban leader Mullah Omar is working hard to negotiate his way out of this situation. Jalal Ghazi is the associate producer of the Peabody Award-winning show "Mosaic: World News from the Middle East," […]
→ read full articleMOOD MIXED AS CLIMATE SUMMIT ENDS
Richard Black - BBC News Environment Correspondent,
14 Dec 2008
Poznan – The UN climate summit has ended with delegates taking very different views on how much it has achieved. Western delegates said progress here had been encouraging, but environment groups said rich countries had not shown enough ambition. Developing nations were angry that more money was not put forward to […]
→ read full articleUN OFFICIAL CALLS ISRAEL ‘APARTHEID’
The Real News Network,
13 Dec 2008
President of UN General Assembly urges Israel to be recognized as an Apartheid State 9-Min VideoCLICK TO VIEW
→ read full articleUNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS: 60 YEARS ON
The Real News Network,
11 Dec 2008
Guardian: Archival footage of UN the day the declaration was approved and a message from Ban Ki-Moon1.5-Min VideoCLICK TO VIEW
→ read full articleUS WON’T PARTICIPATAE AS CLUSTER BOMB BAN SIGNED
News from Antiwar.com,
4 Dec 2008
Most of the world’s nations met today in Oslo, Norway to sign a treaty banning the use, stockpile, transfer, and manufacture of cluster munitions. Among those agreeing to the ban were most NATO members, including Britain, France, Germany, and Australia. Conspicuously absent were Russia, China, Israel, India, Pakistan, and the world’s largest manufacturer of such […]
→ read full articleTHE MEDIA AND THE VENEZUELAN ELECTIONS
The Real News Network,
28 Nov 2008
US media covers Chavez victory and calls it a defeat 7.30-Min. VideoCLICK TO VIEW
→ read full articleCLUSTER BOMB ‘SOON TO BE THING OF THE PAST’
Angus Crawford - BBC News Germany,
15 Nov 2008
On 3 December, more than 100 countries, including the UK, will sign a treaty banning cluster bombs. As a result Britain, by law, will have to destroy more than 30 million explosives. The UK does not have the facilities, so they are being exported to Germany for disposal. "I feel good to work for a […]
→ read full articleBE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR
Real News Network,
15 Nov 2008
Sabah al-Nasseri: Will Iraq’s ‘democracy’ reject US plan? 9-Min. VideoClick to View
→ read full articleOLMERT: ARABS SUFFER ‘INTOLERABLE’ DISCRIMINATION
Israel National News,
13 Nov 2008
"For sixty years there has been discrimination against Arabs in Israel. The discrimination is built-in and intolerable," Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Wednesday at a session of the Knesset committee that is investigating why Arab citizens have not been incorporated into the public service. According to Army Radio, MK Ahmed Tibi, chairman of the […]
→ read full articleAFRICA AT LARGE: AU TAKES TOUGH STANCE ON DICTATORS
Africa News Update,
30 Oct 2008
The Citizen (Tanzania) Chairman of the African Union (AU), Jakaya Kikwete, has said the African Union will not tolerate leaders who sought power through undemocratic means. He said African countries must learn to respect democracy in electing their leaders. The AU Chairman, who is also president of Tanzania, spoke on Monday in South Africa during […]
→ read full articleNIGER EX-SLAVE WINS LANDMARK CASE
BBC News,
30 Oct 2008
A West African court has found Niger’s government guilty of failing to protect a woman from slavery in a landmark case for the region. The court found in favour of Hadijatou Mani, who says she was sold aged 12 and made to work for 10 years. A judge ordered the government – which says it […]
→ read full articleKENYA SET TO GET TRUTH COMMISSION
BBC News,
25 Oct 2008
Kenya’s parliament has approved a Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) to probe human rights abuses since independence in 1963. Those found guilty of genocide and other human rights violations will not be eligible for amnesty. The move comes amidst debate on how to deal with those implicated in the violence that broke out after […]
→ read full articleDESMOND TUTU CONDEMNS GAZA BLOCKADE
BBC News,
13 Oct 2008
Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu has called Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip an "abomination." Tutu’s Video in Gaza 1-Min
→ read full articleUN WELCOMES UAE’S PLAN TO TACKLE PLIGHT OF STATELESS PEOPLE
UN News Centre,
12 Oct 2008
The United Nations refugee agency has welcomed a decision by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to resolve the situation of thousands of stateless people living there, and voiced the hope that the Persian Gulf nation’s efforts will encourage other countries in the region to do the same. According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees […]
→ read full articleLEADERS AT UN LAUNCH CAMPAIGN TO VIRTUALLY ELIMINATE MALARIA DEATHS BY 2015
UN News Centre,
12 Oct 2008
Government, business and civil society leaders gathered at the United Nations today to launch a global campaign to reduce malaria deaths, currently at more than 1 million each year, to near zero by 2015, with an initial commitment of nearly a $3 billion. The Global Malaria Action Plan (GMAP) aims to cuts deaths and illness […]
→ read full articlePALIN IS READY? PLEASE.
Fareed Zakaria - Newsweek,
6 Oct 2008
McCain says that he always puts country first. In this important case, that is simply not true. Will someone please put Sarah Palin out of her agony? Is it too much to ask that she come to realize that she wants, in that wonderful phrase in American politics, "to spend more time with her family"? […]
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