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Stop Watching Us: The Video
Electronic Frontier Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service,
4 Nov 2013
Oct 23, 2013 – StopWatching.us is a coalition of more than 100 public advocacy organizations and companies from across the political spectrum. This video harnesses the voices of celebrities, activists, legal experts, and other prominent figures in speaking out against mass surveillance by the NSA.
→ read full articleIsrael: Taking Apartheid Apart
Uri Avnery – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
Is Israel an apartheid state? This question is not going away. It raises its head every few months. Recently I had the opportunity to discuss this subject with an expert, who had lived in South Africa throughout the apartheid era. I learned a lot from this.
→ read full articleThe ‘German Camp’: Jihadists from Germany Set up Base in Syria
Der Spiegel – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
A growing number of German jihadists are heading to Syria to join the rebels in their fight against President Bashar Assad. According to German intelligence, some 200 Islamists from across the country have gathered in northern Syria in what’s been dubbed the “German Camp.”
→ read full articleThe Geopolitics of Education for Peace
Johan Galtung, 28 Oct 2013 - TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
Thinkers so diverse as Nietzsche and Gandhi saw the military as exemplary because of the ésprit de corps and willingness to sacrifice, even their own lives. For Gandhi the kshatriya (military) caste was a model: he wanted non-violent warriors, with the same perseverance, also indispensable in mediation.
→ read full articleMeditating on the War
Tom Greening – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
On January 16,
whoever is running this ashram
turned up the heat—
Peres Suffering from Portnoy’s Complaint?
Franklin Lamb – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
At a cocktail party last year, Peres was overheard telling Vice President Biden, “Who knows if there is a god or not? But if so, I doubt he deals in real estate!” Biden appeared shocked, quickly summoning a waiter for replacement glasses of scotch, hoping to cheer the president of Israel up a bit. “He needs to be more philosophical,” Biden said, reporting on his “psychoanalytic session” with Peres.
→ read full articleMalala and Eartha Kitt: Words that Matter
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
I connect Malala and Eartha Kitt in my mind because both seized the moment to speak truth to power, probably sensing that it meant they would never be invited back [to the White House], and for Eartha Kitt it was worse than that. It seems almost certain that neither of these fearless women would have been invited in the first place if their intentions to speak out had been known in advance.
→ read full article(Italiano) La geopolitica dell’educazione alla pace*
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
Pensatori così diversi come Nietzsche e Gandhi consideravano esemplari i militari a causa dello spirito di corpo e della disponibilità al sacrificio, perfino della propria vita. Per Gandhi la casta kshatriya (militare) era un modello: egli voleva guerrierinonviolenti, con la stessa perseveranza, indispensabile anche nella mediazione.
→ read full articleSpecial Report – Help Wanted in Fukushima: Low Pay, High Risks and Gangsters
Antoni Slodkowski and Mari Saito, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
Tetsuya Hayashi went to Fukushima to take a job at ground zero of the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. He lasted less than two weeks.
→ read full article‘Unacceptable’: Mexico Slams US Spying on President
Der Spiegel – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
The Mexican government says it “categorically condemns” email spying, after SPIEGEL reported that documents leaked by Edward Snowden show the US gained access to the email of former Mexican President Felipe Calderon.
→ read full articleMonsanto versus the Associated Press, Round Two
Willy Blackmore, TakePart – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
A new AP story focuses on the biotech company’s response to a report on the impact its chemicals have had in Argentina.
→ read full articleLearning from Indigenous Wisdom and Knowledge
R. Teichmann – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
To Change Society a Cultural Revolution in Activism Is Needed
→ read full articleLibya ‘Awash with Weapons’ – PM
Belfast Telegraph – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
Libya’s prime minister said he is “swimming against the current” in a country awash with militias and weapons as Libyans mark the second anniversary of the killing of dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Ali Zidan spoke to journalists in Tripoli, more than a week after he was seized and briefly held captive by a mix of militiamen.
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Paxman Pocketet by Brand (Must Watch)
BBC Newsnight – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
Oct 23, 2013 – Newsnight’s Jeremy Paxman in a hostile interview is clobbered by Russell Brand about [not] voting, revolution and changed consciousness.
→ read full articleSlavery in Qatar
The Canadian Charger – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
Almost all of the Qatari labor force is made up of foreign workers. These workers are indentured to a Qatari sponsor and cannot leave the country or change employment, get a driver’s license, or rent a home without the sponsor’s consent. Will FIFA stick with Qatar as the site of the 2020 world cup? It shouldn’t.
→ read full articleAll Animals Are Equal
Peter Singer – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
If the experimenter is not prepared to use an orphaned human infant, then his readiness to use nonhumans is simple discrimination, since adult apes, cats, mice, and other mammals are more aware of what is happening to them, more self-directing and, so far as we can tell, at least as sensitive to pain, as any human infant.
→ read full articleBlack Market for Counterfeit Goods Rakes in $500 Billion Yearly
ABC News – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
Counterfeit goods — from luxury handbags to DVDs — are a huge problem. Trade groups claim criminals steal copyrighted material worth half a trillion dollars every year. Counterfeit goods account for nearly 10 percent of worldwide trade, an estimated $500 billion annually, according to the World Customs Organization.
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(Castellano) Nueva Investigación Sobre el Comercio de Carne de Perro y Gato en China
IgualdadAnimalVideos – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
Nueva investigación de Igualdad Animal revela imágenes inéditas del comercio de carne de perros y gatos en China. Desde las granjas donde son criados los animales hasta el transporte a los mercados y mataderos, los activistas han documentado todos los aspectos de esta industria, infiltrándose para ello entre las mafias clandestinas involucradas.
→ read full articleAmerican Government in Perspective: Theory versus Practice
Charles Mercieca, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
We may develop a good perspective of the United States government if we were to have a clear concept of its structure and modus operandi. Since World War II ended in 1945, the USA has invaded more than 30 nations. Each time it justifies its belligerent policies by telling us that the primary purpose was to bring freedom and democracy to as many nations as possible.
→ read full articleFrance to Intensify Military Intervention in Central African Republic
Kumaran Ira, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
The decision by French and US imperialism to support Seleka rebel forces and topple President François Bozizé in March has led to a disaster. There has been a surge in sectarian fighting between Christian and Muslims in this impoverished country, where France, the former colonial power, has dictated the installation of various corrupt regimes since granting CAR formal independence in 1960.
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Frank Sinatra – My Way (Music Video of the Week)
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
Composed by Paul Anka in 1974 – Insightful, Powerful Lyrics
→ read full article(Castellano) España Pedirá Este Lunes Explicaciones a EE.UU. por Supuesto Espionaje
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
El Gobierno de España convocó para este lunes [29 Oct 2013] al embajador de Estados Unidos en España, James Costos, para pedirle explicaciones sobre el supuesto espionaje del país norteamericano a la nación ibérica, tras conocerse que la Agencia de Seguridad Nacional (NSA, por su sigla en inglés) espió a 35 líderes mundiales.
→ read full articleReport of SR on Occupied Palestine to UNGA, 29 Oct 2013
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
In the present report, while noting the continuing non-cooperation of Israel, the Special Rapporteur addresses Israel’s Operation “Pillar of Defense” and the general human rights situation in the Gaza Strip, as well as the expansion of Israeli settlements – and businesses that profit from Israeli settlements and the situation of Palestinians detained by Israel.
→ read full article19 Syrian Rebel Groups Refuse to Take Part in Geneva-2 Peace Talks
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
A total of 19 Syrian rebel groups fighting against President Bashar Assad have refused to take part in the upcoming Geneva-2 peace conference in November. “We announce that the Geneva 2 conference is not, nor will it ever be, our people’s choice or our revolution’s demand,” the groups said Saturday [26 Oct 2013] adding that to disobey this recommendation would be viewed as “treason” and result in the groups having “to answer for it before our courts.”
→ read full articleReport: US and UK Spied on Italian Government
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
U.S. and British intelligence services monitored Italian telecommunications, targeting the government and companies, L’Espresso reported Thursday [24 Oct 2013]. The report, based on evidence from Edward Snowden, is likely to fuel growing anger among Washington’s European allies.
→ read full articleU.S. Reforms “Open Floodgates” on Arms Exports
Ramy Srour, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
On Tuesday [15 Oct 2013], the largest deregulation in the history of U.S. arms exports took place. But a day after the new reforms came into effect, former government officials and critics from the human rights community are warning of the serious human rights consequences and of the negative long-term impact for U.S. foreign policy.
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The Power of Addiction and the Addiction to Power
Gabor Maté, TED Talks – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
Canadian physician Gabor Maté is a specialist in terminal illnesses, chemical dependence, and HIV positive patients. His theme at TEDxRio+20 was addiction — from drugs to power.
→ read full articleElections to Constituent Assembly II – Voice of the Voiceless People of Nepal
Prof Bishnu Pathak – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
The term “voiceless” represent from among the people who live both at countryside and urban center, but their voice do not necessarily influence the policy formation or decision making at the center. They are the neutral people in all professions often used as elevators by the parties and leaders for their specific purpose, simply vote-banks.
→ read full articleDaybreak Train
Sumeet Grover – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
For Connor, an uncared boy who chose life.
→ read full articleGood Time in the Movies
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
A young man told his girlfriend, “Tonight we will have a good time, I bought three movie tickets.”
→ read full articleProtests Grow as Western Powers, Rival Militias Loot Libyan Oil Industry
Rosa Shahnazarian, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
Over the past two years, the predatory character of NATO’s 2011 war against Libya has emerged most clearly in the looting of the heart of Libya’s economy: its massive oil industry. Virtually none of the frozen oil assets belonging to Muammar Gaddafi, his family and associates have been returned to Libya, and the country’s oil industry is the now subject to power struggles between rival armed groups and foreign oil corporations.
→ read full articleMelted Nuclear Fuel Sank into the Ground under Fukushima Reactors — Irradiated Groundwater Is Flowing into Ocean through Sea-Bottom Springs
Energy News – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
It’s Too Late to Do Anything about This: Japan Journalist – A Letter to All Young Athletes Who Dream of Coming to Tokyo in 2020, and to Their Coaches and Parents: Some Facts You Should Know.
→ read full articleEmpire under Obama (Part 2): Barack Obama’s Global Terror Campaign
Andrew Gavin Marshall – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
Under the administration of Barack Obama, America is waging a global terror campaign through the use of drones, killing thousands of people, committing endless war crimes, creating fear and terror in a program expected to last several more decades. Welcome to Obama’s War OF Terror.
→ read full articleEU Parliament Votes to Suspend US from Financial Databank to Avoid Spying
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
The European Parliament voted Wednesday [23 Oct 2013] for US access to the global financial database to be suspended. EU lawmakers are concerned that the US is covertly using information from the SWIFT database following leaked US documents aired by Brazil’s biggest television network Globo, which indicated that the US has secretly tapped into SWIFT.
→ read full article(Castellano) Londres Desiste de Crear Comisión Con Ecuador Para Resolver Caso Assange
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
Reino Unido decidió rechazar la creación de una comisión conjunta con Ecuador para dar solución al caso del fundador de WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, según informó el canciller de Ecuador, Ricardo Patiño.
→ read full articleDoes America Have a “Licence to Kill”? US Drone War on Yemen Violates International Law
Global Research News – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
These aerial attacks have occurred in almost every province of the country. In the past two years, the number of drone strikes has multiplied and the infrastructure required for these attacks have been expanded.
→ read full article(Castellano) El Maíz Transgénico en México (en 15 píldoras)
Morral Campesino – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
La introducción del maíz transgénico en México pone en riesgo la biodiversidad de dicha planta, patrimonio de los mexicanos y fuente de diversidad genética para el mundo. La Unión de Científicos Comprometidos con la Sociedad presenta el libro “El maíz transgénico en México (en 15 píldoras)”, texto que fue realizado por diversos investigadores mexicanos de alto nivel.
→ read full article(Português) Subtração de Animais em Laboratórios: Justificável?
Luiz Flávio Gomes, Copyleft – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
“A questão não é saber se são capazes de raciocinar, ou se conseguem falar, mas, sim, se são passíveis de sofrimento… O fato de que os seres não pertencem à nossa espécie não nos dá o direito de explorá-los (…) não podemos deixar de levar em conta seus interesses (…)
→ read full articleSyria Rebels against Geneva Peace Talks
SBS Australia – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
The rebels, who met with the so-called Friends of Syria group of 11 countries in London on Tuesday [22 Oct 2013], said they would not take part in the Geneva conference in late November if any regime members were there, and insisted that Assad’s departure was essential.
→ read full articleUSA Must Be Held To Account for Drone Killings in Pakistan
Amnesty International – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
New evidence indicates that the USA has carried out unlawful killings in Pakistan through drone attacks, some of which could even amount to war crimes, Amnesty International said in a major new report released today [22 Oct 2013].
→ read full articleForthcoming Major Revolution in Global Dialogue
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
Challenging New World Order of Interactive Communication – There is every reason to foresee in the immediate future the possibility that dialogue with artificial intelligence, in a variety of forms, will become more engaging and interesting than that with other human beings.
→ read full articleVictims of Haiti Cholera Epidemic Sue the United Nations
John Marion, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
On Oct 9 [2013], a lawsuit was filed against the UN in a US federal court by the Bureau des Avocats Internationaux. The suit seeks class action status for all victims of the epidemic, which to date has caused at least 8,300 deaths and left more than 679,000 sick.
→ read full article(Castellano) Líderes africanos se reúnen para crear mercado común y moneda única
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
25 Oct 2013 – Los líderes de 15 naciones miembros de la Comunidad Económica de Estados de África Occidental (Cedeao) se reúnen este viernes en Dakar, capital de Senegal, con el propósito de planificar al creación de un mercado común y una moneda única para el año 2020.
→ read full articleInterview with UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Myanmar
UN Humanitarian Affairs – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
[During my] last mission my convoy was attacked by Buddhist mobs [where I was addressing the issue of communal violence]. And the police stood by so it was kind of planned somehow… It was more than tense. I was frightened. But I am still holding the mandate [as Myanmar’s special rapporteur on human rights].
→ read full articleUN Envoy: Iran Participation In Syria Conference Essential
The Times of Israel – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
The UN and Arab League envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, said Saturday [26 Oct 2013] that Iran’s participation at the Geneva II conference on the Syrian crisis, scheduled for next month, was essential.
→ read full articleThe Struggle for Meaning in a World of Violence
Robert J. Burrowes – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
What is the measure of a human being? Is it their wealth? Their wisdom? Their spirituality? Is it something that can be measured from the outside? What if it is something else altogether?
→ read full articleCommunique of the London 11 ‘Friends of Syria’: More Arms for Jihadists, No Hope for Peace
US Department of State – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
Below is the text of a Communique issued following the London 11 Meeting held in London, United Kingdom, on October 22, 2013.
[Note from TMS editor: The London 11 consists of: Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Representatives of the leadership of the National Coalition also attend the meeting.]
(Italiano) Il processo d’integrazione balcanica in un contesto globale*
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
Il processo d’integrazione balcanico all’interno, e il contesto globale all’esterno, sono entrambi parte della storia degli imperi che vengono, lasciano profonde linee di faglia all’interno e all’esterno, e poi declinano e cadono.
→ read full articleThe Case for Economic Reform
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
The serious threats which civilization is facing in the 21st century are well known. Nevertheless, it may be useful to list them and to examine how they are related to each other and to our growth-obsessed, war-addicted economic system.
→ read full articleAs Ye Sow, So Shall Ye Reap
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
The year 2014 could be shaping up as the year that the chickens come home to roost. Americans, even well-informed ones, don’t know all of the mistakes made by neoconized and corrupted Washington in the past two decades. However, enough is known to see that the US has lost economic and political power, and that the loss is irreversible.
→ read full articleInterview with UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Myanmar
UN Humanitarian Affairs – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
[During my] last mission my convoy was attacked by Buddhist mobs [where I was addressing the issue of communal violence]. And the police stood by so it was kind of planned somehow… It was more than tense. I was frightened. But I am still holding the mandate [as Myanmar’s special rapporteur on human rights].
→ read full articleConfessions of a Drone “Warrior”
Matthew Power, GQ – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
Meet the 21st-century American killing machine–who’s still utterly, terrifyingly human.
→ read full article(Português) Dívida Pública de Portugal Sobe Para 131,3% do PIB
Esquerda – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
Portugal tem a 3ª maior dívida pública da União Europeia, apenas superado pela Grécia e a Itália. Mas no final de 2010, antes do memorando com a troika, dívida era de 94% do Produto Interno Bruto.
→ read full articleMyanmar’s Black Hole: Evolution of a Mafia State (Part 1)
Maung Zarni – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
The military’s regressive evolution in terms of its institutional ethos, culture, and practices have created its current mafia-like nature. A mafia mindset has infected the beliefs and attitudes of those who lead, manage and man this omnipresent organization, the self-proclaimed guardian of the national interest in Myanmar’s supposed new democracy.
→ read full articleThe Science of Dreams and Why We Have Nightmares
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
The Psychology of Our Built-In Nocturnal Therapy
→ read full articleMonsanto Buys a Food Prize
Jim Hightower – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
As Lily Tomlin has noted, “No matter how cynical you get, it’s almost impossible to keep up.” But try this one: An Iowa group announces that the “World Food Prize” will go to Monsanto for pushing its patented, pricey, genetically-tampered Frankenseeds on impoverished lands as an “answer” to global hunger. This would be so morally perverse that the “cyn” in cynical would be spelled S.I.N. Yet, it’s actually happening.
→ read full article(Italiano) Il vero “Sud globale” oggi: i BRICS*
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
Nello sviluppo economico mondiale si stagliano due fatti basilari, a parte lo sviluppo militare, politico, culturale e sociale:
* I BRICS – un acronimo che sta diventando un fatto sociale – stanno emergendo;
* Gli USA-UE stanno declinando; non solo come mercati, bensì anche come produttori.
Psychosocial Implication of Without Within
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
The possibility explored here is the degree to which much that is held to be “external” and “objective” can be fruitfully explored as a projection of an “internal”, “subjective” form of comprehension. The significance of the terms used with regard to this possibility is itself necessarily questionable, with the process of “defining” in effect calling for “refining” — “definition” for “refinition”.
→ read full articleEU Parliament Report: Europe Has 880,000 Slave Laborers
Der Spiegel – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
A report by the European Parliament says there are 3,600 international criminal organizations in the European Union and that some 880,000 slave laborers live in the 27-nation bloc, including 270,000 victims of sexual exploitation.
→ read full articleFrance Cements Fracking Ban
The Guardian – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
France’s constitutional court has upheld a ban on hydraulic fracturing, ruling that the law against the energy exploration technique known as “fracking” is a valid means of protecting the environment.
→ read full articleGlobal Power Project: Exposing the Institute of International Finance (Part 2) – Connecting Josef Ackermann, the IFF, and the Euro Debt Crisis
Andrew Gavin Marshall, Occupy – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
When the European debt crisis hit headlines in 2010, the IIF was again on the scene and playing a major part. At the center was the CEO of Deutsche Bank, Josef Ackermann, who served as CEO of Deutsche Bank from 2002 to 2012, and over the same period served as Chairman of the IIF.
→ read full articleInternational Monetary Fund Strongly Suggests Countries Tax the Rich to Fix Deficit
Agence France-Presse ,The Raw Story – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
11 Oct 2013 – Tax the rich and better target the multinationals: The IMF has set off shockwaves this week in Washington by suggesting countries fight budget deficits by raising taxes.
→ read full articleSlavery Was Believed Permanent Longer Than War Has Been
David Swanson, War Is A Crime – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
Religion and science and history and economics all purported to prove slavery’s permanence, acceptability, and even desirability. In Ephesians 6:5 St. Paul instructed slaves to obey their earthly masters as they obeyed Christ. And culture, of course, that tries to preserve itself by calling itself “human nature.”
→ read full articleSwitzerland: Giant Companies Pinpricked by ‘Direct Democracy’
Ray Smith Reprint, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
A Swiss village has decided to reject tax money from Glencore and donate it to charities. Other towns may follow, sending a strong signal to the government to introduce transparency rules for the extractive industry. “Our tax regulation is deeply unfair; it makes us rich, while people in extraction countries suffer, as the companies evade taxation there.”
→ read full articleThe US Calamities: There Are Solutions
Johan Galtung, 21 Oct 2013 - TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
How about USA making a deal with the Chinese and the Russians? 50 Percent Chinese debt forgiveness against 50 percent US reduction of the most offensive military components– the 800 bases around the world–over 5-10 years? Accompanied by a similar multilateral and balanced reduction in offensive arms in all three, building on the Russian chemical arms momentum?
→ read full articleElite Insurgency
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
The real threat to the national interest comes from the rich and powerful. Subversion ain’t what it used to be. Today it scarcely figures as a significant force. Nation states are threatened by something else. Superversion: an attack from above.
→ read full articleThe Not-So-Noble Past of the Nobel Prizes
Mark Jackson – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
The Nobel Prize has had its controversies, and its combination of science and politics can create unusual relationships.
→ read full articleUS Increases Military Operations in Africa for ‘Strategic Interests’
PressTV – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
The US military is stepping up its military activity “in Africa to seize control of natural resources and strategic waterways and also to block the People’s Republic of China from enhancing its relationship with various African states,” the editor of Pan-African Newswire, Abayomi Azikiwe, said.
→ read full articleThe Disappearance of Palestine
Jonathan Cook: the View from Nazareth – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
The idea that a financial lifeline – whether Kerry’s plan or Netanyahu’s economic peace – is going to smooth the path to the conflict’s end is an illusion. Peace, and prosperity, will come only when Palestinians are liberated from Israeli control.
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Michio Kaku on War, Peace, and the All-Powerful Will of the People
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
Dr. Michio Kaku is an American thinker, physicist, professor of theoretical physics at the City College of New York, futurist, and communicator. He has written several books and made frequent appearances on radio, television and film worldwide.
→ read full articleU.S. Science Reporters Becoming an Endangered Species
Zofeen Ebrahim, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
The news for environmental journalism in the United States is grim and getting grimmer.
→ read full article1993-2013: Is the Twenty-Year Long “Pas de Deux” of Russia and the USA Coming to an End?
The Saker – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
While tensions have reached some sort of climax over the Syrian issue, problems between Russia and the USA are really nothing new. A quick look at the recent past will show that the western corporate media has been engaged in a sustained strategic campaign to identify and exploit any possible weaknesses in the Russian “political armor” and to paint Russia like a very nasty, undemocratic and authoritarian country, in other words a threat to the West.
→ read full articleA Young Syrian Al-Qaeda Member: “It is too late, I cannot come back anymore.”
International Network for Justice – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
NGOs have been protesting the fact that young people from the eastern cities of Turkey are being taken to war in Syria. How come Syria-based organizations are able to run so easily? We will make an appeal to the parliament to ensure that the organizations recruiting troops from Turkey to Syria will be busted and those young people will be taken back to Turkey.
→ read full articleWhy Bad Movies Keep Coming Out and What to Do About It
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
David Cameron saw the hyped ‘The Fifth Estate’ and declared: “Brilliant, fantastic piece of acting. The twitchiness and everything of Julian Assange is brilliantly portrayed.” Neither he nor the makers of this fiction have ever met Assange. Based on a dodgy, axe-grinding book, the DreamWorks juggernaut is a perfidious, unethical exploitation of a man fighting for his freedom, if not his life.
→ read full articleFrom England, One Man Feeds Western Media on Syria
Associated Press – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
It boggles the mind that a man living in Coventry is somehow able to count and categorize the dead in Syria hour by hour, every day of the week. “Something is going on which is quite fishy.”
→ read full articlePeace in Syria
Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
XIII World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, Warsaw, Poland Oct 21-23, 2013 – We pay tribute to the great work of so many of the religious leaders, both Muslim and Christian, and to many in the Syrian civil society who in spite of so much suffering have continued to bravely work for an end to violence and engage in dialogue with everyone.
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The Story of Solutions
storyofstuffproject – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
But what if we changed the point of the game? What if the goal of our economy wasn’t more, but better — better health, better jobs and a better chance to survive on the planet? Shouldn’t that be what winning means?
→ read full article30 Million Modern Slaves around the World, Finds Global Index
Counter Currents – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
Nearly 30 million people around the world are living as slaves, according to the Global Slavery Index 2013, a new index ranking 162 countries. Even, Iceland, Ireland and the UK are not slave-free. This is the first year of the GSI.
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Made In France (Music Video of the Week)
Aquarelle Guitar Quartet – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
Recorded Live in Manchester – Aquarelle Guitar Quartet. Composer: Bireli Lagrene.
→ read full articleBloomberg News — Americans Sell Body Parts for Income
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
Americans who lost their jobs have experienced dramatic reductions in their incomes and access to medical care. They have used up their savings and now have to sell parts of their bodies for money. This crisis will worsen as the American economic collapse proceeds. Income and wealth are concentrated in the hands of a few oligarchs.
→ read full articleGlenn Greenwald Announces Departure from the Guardian
Guardian staff – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
Glenn Greenwald, the journalist who broke a string of stories about widespread electronic surveillance by the National Security Agency based on files leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden, has announced that he is leaving the Guardian.
→ read full articleReplacing Violence, Armed Rebellions, Militarism, and War with Nonviolence and International Law
Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
Address to the 13th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Warsaw, Poland, October 21-23, 2013 – Stand in Solidarity for Peace: Time to Act
→ read full articleCommentary on Prof. Galtung’s Editorial “Balkan Integration Process in a Global Framework”
Satoshi Ashikaga – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
For the convenience of the arguments in this comment, allow me to briefly describe (but not comprehensively) some aspects of the Balkan areas, together with some background information.
→ read full articleChevron Sues Rainforest Communities It Contaminated
Kevin Koenig, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
The implications of Chevron’s tactics are immense and should send shivers down the spine of anyone concerned about justice, human rights, the environment or corporate responsibility. The U.S. oil giant has taken “blame the victim” to a new extreme in its attempt to avoid the $19 billion guilty verdict handed down by an Ecuadorian court in February 2012.
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Palestine before 1948
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
The video contains pictures of different Palestinian cities during the 1920’s and 1930’s, before the creation of the state of Israel by the Zionists in 1948.
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Oprah Winfrey Talks with Thich Nhat Hanh
Peace IsTheWay – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
Oprah Winfrey talks to Vietnamese Zen Buddhist Monk Thich Nhat Hanh about being nominated to the Nobel Peace Prize by Martin Luther King Jr, the powers of mindfulness, insight, concentration and compassion.
→ read full articleEgypt: End of Hope
Andre Vltchek – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
Instead of passion and hope, all there is left on the streets of Cairo is depressing defeatism, frustration and hate.
→ read full articleOriginal Pakistani TV Bashir Interview and Massimo Mazzucco’s 9/11 Documentary
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
Original Bashir interview that contradicts Washington’s account of killing bin Laden.
→ read full articleReport: EU to Bypass Its Own Anti-Settlements Guidelines
Noam Sheizaf, +972 – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
Israeli and European officials are reportedly nearing an agreement that would allow Israeli institutions to continue operating freely in the West Bank while enjoying EU grants.
→ read full articleGreece and the Neo-Nazis
Vasilis Migkos – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
Golden Dawn is the main nationalist extremist party in Greece. Created in 1980, its principles are neo-Nazi, with hymns to Hitler and propaganda of Aryan race superiority. Ironically, like-minded extremists in Germany were fond of killing immigrants, especially Greeks and Turks who inhabit Germany in vast numbers and are considered inferior.
→ read full articleHow Mega-Corporations like Nestlé Threaten Colombia’s Coffee Farmers
Andrew Gold, Occupy – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
Colombia’s Zona Cafetera, or coffee zone, is one of the most prominent providers of coffee in the world. But a predicament now faces its native producers – who never even taste the coffee – and threatens to destroy them. Nestlé has a huge presence in Colombia. But it has no fair trade policy to ensure its coffee producers are paid a living wage.
→ read full articleChemical Weapons in Focus
Judith Bello – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
I tend to be a skeptic when it comes to the use of formal processes and international agencies to rein in imperial abuses. In many cases these efforts target only the weak while the powerful continue to pursue their interests. Examples are the International Criminal Court targeting Africa and the International Atomic Energy Agency being used to target Iran.
→ read full articleHistory Class
Antonio C. S. Rosa – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
The teacher said, “Let’s begin by reviewing some History. Who said ‘Give me Liberty, or give me Death’?”
→ read full articleVideo: Edward Snowden Wins Sam Adams Award
WikiLeaks – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
11 Oct 2013 – This week Edward Snowden received the Integrity Award from the Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence. These videos from the award ceremony are the first of Mr Snowden after being granted asylum in Russia.
→ read full articleMillennium Development Goals: The Failure of the Debt System
Daniel Munevar & Eric Toussaint, CADTM – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
As the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund hold their annual meeting in Washington 11-13 Oct 2013 it is necessary to take a look at the state of the Millennium Development Goals
→ read full articleSyrian Opposition Group Refuses to Attend Geneva Peace Talks
Al Arabiya – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
The main Syrian opposition group within the Syrian National Coalition said Sunday [13 Oct 2013] it would not attend a proposed peace conference in Geneva and would quit if the whole coalition participated. The Syrian opposition has said it will not negotiate until Assad’s regime steps down.
→ read full articleVideo: Edward Snowden Wins Sam Adams Award
WikiLeaks – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
11 Oct 2013 – This week Edward Snowden received the Integrity Award from the Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence. These videos from the award ceremony are the first of Mr Snowden after being granted asylum in Russia.
→ read full articleGrowing Backlash to NSA Surveillance
Martha Mendoza, AP – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
Policy makers, privacy advocates and political leaders around the world have been outraged at the near weekly disclosures from former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden that expose sweeping U.S. government surveillance programs.
→ read full articleHow Mind-Wandering and “Positive Constructive Daydreaming” Enhance Creativity and Improve Our Social Skills
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
The science of why fantasy and imaginative escapism are essential elements of a satisfying mental life.
→ read full article(Castellano) Brasil Implementará Servicio Propio de Correo Electrónico Antiespionaje
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
La presidenta de Brasil, Dilma Rousseff, anunció este domingo [13 Oct 2013] a través de la red social Twitter que los correos electrónicos del Gobierno tendrán un sistema de protección. Esta medida es adoptada después de las denuncias del espionaje de Estados Unidos hacia la propia mandataria e instituciones de su país.
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