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Vatican Anger over Belgium Raids
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Jun 2010
The Vatican has said it is indignant and astonished at police searches of the graves of two cardinals during Belgian investigations over child sex abuse. Police on Thursday [24 Jun 2010] raided the headquarters of Belgium’s Roman Catholic church, several buildings of the Mechelen-Brussels archdiocese and the offices of a church commission investigating abuse claims.
→ read full articleDaniel Ellsberg and Julian Assange: Whistleblowing, Then and Now
Personal Democracy Forum – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Jun 2010
Renowned whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg and Wikileaks founder Julian Assange discuss the power of transparency in the digital age at the 2010 Personal Democracy Forum conference in New York City. Assange participated by Skype video from Australia. It was the first time the two men had ever talked with each other. PdF curator Micah Sifry hosted the conversation.
→ read full article(Italian) L’Uomo con la Pistola
Enrico Peyretti – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Jun 2010
In onore di Lev Tolstoj, nel centenario della morte.
→ read full articleChoose Peace – End the Siege of Gaza and the Occupation of Palestine
Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Jun 2010
On Saturday 5th June, 2010, thirty five heavily armed Israeli navy seals commandeered our boat, MV Rachel Corrie, one of the Freedom Flotilla, in international waters (30 miles off the coast of Gaza). As they did so we, nineteen humanitarian activists and crew, were on the deck. We were quietly anxious, aware of the solitary figure in the wheelhouse with his hands held high against the window, in full view of the three Israeli warships, four approaching zodiacs and two commando carriers, whose guns were pointing in his direction. I personally wondered if the courageous Derek Graham would live to tell the tale, conscious of what happened on the Turkish ship, Mavi Marmara, earlier in the week.
→ read full articleWikiLeaks Editor Interview on Censorship
Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Jun 2010
“Privatized Censorship”
WikiLeaks, a publisher of last resort.
→ read full articleOur Earth as Our Common Home
Charles Mercieca, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Jun 2010
The modern means of technology that were developed over the past several decades made our planet Earth become much smaller. Travel between far distant countries is no longer measured in terms of miles or kilometers. It is merely measured in terms of time. Besides, what one nation may do for the better or the worse may eventually affect other nations as well. This explains, in part, why today we ended up facing so many insurmountable problems all of which may be solved if we were to take the appropriate approach.
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Amazing Speech by Iraq War Veteran – Discurso Inspirador de Veterano da Guerra do Iraque
Mike Prysner, Iraq Veterans Against the War – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Jun 2010
English with Portuguese subtitles – Legendado em Portugues – “Racism is an important weapon used by this government. It is more powerful than a rifle, a tank, a bomber or a battleship. It is more destructive than artillery shells, a bunk buster or a tomahawk missile… and convincing us to kill or die is based on their ability to make us think that we are somehow superior… without racism soldiers would realize they have more in common with the Iraq people than they do with the billionaires who send us to war.”
→ read full article(Castellano) El Plan para Destruir a Cuba*
Heinz Dieterich – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Jun 2010
El plan para destruir a la Revolución Cubana es una combinación del modelo de subversión que se usó para terminar con el “socialismo realmente existente” en Polonia y en la Alemania socialista (RDA). Ese plan, que está en plena ejecución, cuenta con cuatro elementos: la crisis interna de Cuba, la campaña mundial de presión y chantaje, la liberalización mercantil suaversiva de Obama y, la Iglesia Católica.
→ read full article(Italian) La Strage e le Minacce Perderanno con il Giornalismo “Non Embedded”
Angela Lano – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Jun 2010
Erano decine e decine di mostri che, dai canotti, salivano a frotte sulla nave. Sparavano, urlavano, si sono lanciati contro tutti noi. Abbiamo cercato di proteggere il capitano, ma i loro taser ci hanno bloccato. Avevano i volti coperti, le teste protette dai caschi e con questi colpivano le fronti di chi si avvicinava loro.
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Prof. Galtung on Democracy NOW! (Part 4)
Amy Goodman – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Jun 2010
“I Love the US Republic, and I Hate the US Empire”: Johan Galtung on the War in Afghanistan and How to Get Out.
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Prof. Galtung on Democracy NOW! (Part 3)
Amy Goodman – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Jun 2010
“I Love the US Republic, and I Hate the US Empire”: Johan Galtung on the War in Afghanistan and How to Get Out.
→ read full articleThis Modern World
Tom Tomorrow – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Jun 2010
Award-winning political cartoonist Tom Tomorrow features the character “Invisible-Hand-of-the-Free-Market-Man,” who explains to taxpayers why they are going to be taking care of BP’s mess.
→ read full articlePolitical Violence: General Overview in Nepalese Context
Devendra Uprety - TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Jun 2010
Political violence is characterized by both direct and structural violence used by a state, political party, ethnic or regional group to achieve its objectives. It is conceptualized by Moser and Clark (2001) very succinctly as the collective sphere manifested in “guerrilla conflict, para-military conflict, political assassinations, armed conflict between political parties, rape and sexual abuse as a political act and forced pregnancy/sterilization. It is a collective effort to impose or resist power and it is driven by intention or the will to power of a specific group, class, religion, gender, etc.
→ read full articleThe Istanbul CICA Summit
Dr. Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Jun 2010
Whether CICA can be termed ‘OSCE of Asia’ it is not much difficult to answer. Also whether there is a need for a comparison between the two is an altogether different issue of concern. However, at the present stage, CICA members need to work in tandem towards playing an active role in the Eurasian space towards building peace and stability. Issues like ‘extremism, terrorism, drug trafficking, the threat of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and maritime piracy’ will likely goad CICA members to play a collective role in tackling these issues of common concern.
→ read full article(Italian) Per “I Diritti Sono Il Nostro Pride”. Il Mio Contributo. Un Felice As-Solo
Silvia Berruto, antifascista e giornalista contro il razzismo – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Jun 2010
Dedicato alle spose Antonella D’Annibale e Debora Galbiati Ventrella e alla regista Cristi Amione.
→ read full articleAimé Césaire: (1913 – 2008) A Black Orpheus
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Jun 2010
The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed the year 2010 as the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures. Thus we are pleased to present the creative efforts of individuals who have helped to create bridges of understanding among cultures.
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Prof. Galtung on Democracy NOW! (Part 1)
Amy Goodman – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Jun 2010
“I Love the US Republic, and I Hate the US Empire”: Johan Galtung on the War in Afghanistan and How to Get Out.
→ read full article(Castellano) El Milagro Económico Chino y la Educación del Partido
Heinz Dieterich – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Jun 2010
El milagro económico y de poder que ha producido el pueblo chino bajo la conducción del Partido Comunista se manifiesta de múltiples formas: un crecimiento económico anual del diez por ciento durante treinta años, sin ninguna recesión, ni siquiera durante la crisis capitalista mundial, y aumentos constantes de salarios que han sacado a cientos de millones de personas de la pobreza; el aumento de la expectativa de vida de 40.8 años en 1955, a 71.0 años en el 2005; la creación de una alianza militar defensiva (SCO) que abarca al 61% de Eurasia y la autosuficiencia bélica; la exitosa transición desde la experiencia de Mao al modelo actual, sin terrorismo de Estado y eliminación stalinista de los disidentes; la ascensión al rango de una de las dos potencias dominantes del sistema mundial de poder, sin que Occidente lo pudiera impedir; el desarrollo de algunas de las ciudades más bellas del mundo, como Suzhou y Beijing y, last but not least, el apoyo de 80% de los ciudadanos del país.
→ read full articleListening to Voices from Inside: People’s Perspectives on Myanmar’s 2010 Election
submission from Emma Leslie – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Jun 2010
Given the elections are widely debated in the ‘international community’, it is critical that the voices of ‘ordinary’ citizens be heard. Given the wide range of views this report may not simplify the debate, and if anything reflects the increasing diversity of opinion inside Myanmar about future directions, possibilities for change and the development of their nation. This report does not intend to draw any conclusions, but simply to amplify what has been recorded from a series of 87 interviews conducted across Myanmar. However if the international community is to accompany a process towards democracy in Myanmar, it must come to terms with the complexity and myriad of perspectives held by its citizens.
→ read full articleNew Jake Lynch and Johan Galtung book launched at IPRA Sydney, July 8 2010
TMS Editor – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Jun 2010
Jake Lynch and Johan Galtung will launch their new book, Reporting Conflict: New Directions in Peace Journalism, in Sydney, on July 8th at Gleebooks. The launch is part of the Fringe programme of the International Peace Research Association biennial conference, taking place at the University of Sydney from July 6-10.
→ read full articleThirteen Religious Views of Life
Unknown – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Jun 2010
Taoism: Shit happens.
→ read full articleRed Cross: Gaza Blockade Illegal
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Jun 2010
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has described Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip as a violation of the Geneva Conventions and called on the Israeli government to lift it.
→ read full articleIceland Safe Haven for Press Freedom: Wikileaks Insider
AFP – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Jun 2010
Iceland is becoming an offshore safe haven for information, an insider with whistleblower website WikiLeaks said Friday [18 Jun 2010]. Iceland’s parliament, the Altingi, voted Tuesday to task government with finding ways to increase information freedom and to provide stronger protections for media sources and whistleblowers to make Iceland a leader in freedom of expression.
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Prof. Galtung on Democracy NOW! (Part 2)
Amy Goodman – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Jun 2010
“I Love the US Republic, and I Hate the US Empire”: Johan Galtung on the War in Afghanistan and How to Get Out.
→ read full articleEngaging with the Future with Insights of the Past
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Jun 2010
In a world much characterized by denial in many forms, distinct cases may be made for exploring “undersides” or the “unconscious”, as variously argued (Elise Boulding, The Underside of History: a view of women through time, 1976; John Ralston Saul, The Unconscious Civilization, 1995), most notably by Carl Jung with respect to the collective unconscious and the individual “shadow”, as previously argued (Global Strategic Implications of the Unsaid: from myth-making towards a wisdom society, 2003). The case may be extended to various forms of “Omertà”, perhaps most recently and dramatically illustrated by the policies of the Catholic Church with respect to sexual abuse by clergy, widespread concern with the secrecy of tax havens, or the scientific neglect of a particular factor in consideration of climate change policy (Mapping the Global Underground: articulating Insightful Population Constraint Consideration, 2010; Sins of Hot Air Emission, Omission, Commission and Promission, 2009).
→ read full articleRowley, McGovern and Ellsberg — Statement on Wikileaks, June 18 2010
Institute for Public Accuracy-IPA – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Jun 2010
The following statement was released today by Coleen Rowley, an FBI whistleblower who was one of Time Magazine’s people of the year in 2002; Ray McGovern, CIA analyst for 27 years; and Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers (top-secret government documents that showed a pattern of governmental deceit about the Vietnam War):
→ read full articleI Am Too Poor to Go to War…
David Inkey - TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Jun 2010
A Poem
→ read full article(Portuguese) Palestina, um Povo em Marcha pela Libertação
Editorial, Brasil de Fato – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Jun 2010
Não se derrota 62 anos de colonialismo israelense com duas semanas de mobilizações, mas as lutas de agora vão se transformando numa onda.
→ read full articleJoint Statement on the Armed Assault on Ships to Gaza
Prof. Ernesto Kahan, MD – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Jun 2010
The Palestinian Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (PPPNW) and the Israeli Physicians for Peace and the Preservation of the Environment (IPPPE), affiliates of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, agree as follows:
→ read full articleThis Modern World
Tom Tomorrow – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Jun 2010
Obama the Far-Left Radical and a Few of the Far-Left Radical Things He Has Done
→ read full articleW.H. Auden: (1907-1973) Poet of the Age of Anxiety
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Jun 2010
The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed the year 2010 as the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures. Thus we are pleased to present the creative efforts of individuals who have helped to create bridges of understanding among cultures.
→ read full articleRage after the Raid: Israel’s Voyage into Isolation
Spiegel* – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Jun 2010
After last Monday’s raid on a flotilla of peace activists heading toward the Gaza Strip, Israel finds itself on the defensive. Not only has Turkey turned its back on the country, but the US too is angered by the unilateralism of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
→ read full articleConflict Resolution
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Jun 2010
A husband and wife were having dinner at a very fine restaurant when this absolutely stunning young woman comes over to their table, gives the husband a big open mouthed kiss, then says she’ll see him later and walks away. The wife glares at her husband and says,
→ read full article(Italian) Aosta, 2010, June 1. For Freedom Flotilla
Silvia Berruto, amica e persuasa della nonviolenza – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Jun 2010
Tuesday, 17:00 – Italy – Aosta – Piazza Chanoux. Manifestazione nonviolenta a sostegno della missione della Freedom Flotilla. Contro l’attacco in acque internazionali, da parte di un commando dell’esercito israeliano sferrato il 31 maggio scorso alla nave turca Mavi Marmara carica di aiuti umanitari.
→ read full articleEnabling Collective Intelligence in Response to Emergencies
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Jun 2010
The response to the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (2010), acknowledged as the greatest recent environmental disaster, is used here to summarize and illustrate the challenge of enabling collective intelligence in response to emergencies. The focus is therefore less on the oil spill disaster and more on how intelligence is gathered of relevance to emergencies for which no immediate solution is found.
→ read full articlePhenomenon of Ambidextrous Individuals Still Startles Scientists
Pravda – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Jun 2010
Leonardo da Vinci could work with his both hands. He used to draw with his right hand and write with his left one. Jimmy Hendricks, the rock musician, could play right-handed guitar with his left hand turning it upside down. He used to place the strings backwards so they would be positioned the same way as on a regular guitar.
→ read full article(Castellano) Reflexiones sobre Educación y Paz: Acerca del Campeonato Mundial de Football y la Educación por la Cultura de Paz
Alicia Cabezudo – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Jun 2010
La comprensión de la diversidad y las diferencias, la multiplicidad de formas de vida y visiones del mundo, las distintas civilizaciones y sus manifestaciones, la riqueza de las diversas culturas que representan estos equipos de futbol, la posibilidad de diálogo que genera, proponen una lección de pluralismo político, religioso y cultural que enriquece el proceso educativo y constituyen ejes fundamentales en la formación cívico democrática de niños, jóvenes y adultos.
→ read full articleJewish Ideology and World Peace
Gilad Atzmon – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Jun 2010
I am here to announce as loud as I can, there is no need for any ‘International’, ‘impartial’ or ‘independent’ inquiry into the latest Israeli massacre on the high sea. Though the Israeli opposition to such an inquiry is there to suggest that the Israelis have much to hide, the truth of the matter is actually deeper. If you want to grasp what underlies the Israeli deadly barbarism all you have to do is open the Old Testament.
→ read full articleCommunicating Peace: Organiser’s Introduction to IPRA Sydney 2010
Jake Lynch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Jun 2010
Sydney plays host, from July 6-10, to the biennial global conference of IPRA, the International Peace Research Association. The keynote speaker is Johan Galtung. Delegates can register for the whole conference or for one day.
→ read full articleUN orders Israel to lift Gaza blockade
NineMSN – TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 Jun 2010
Speaking on his return from visits to Brazil, Malawi and Uganda, Ban told reporters on Wednesday that the underlying problem behind Monday’s tragedy was the long-running, crippling Israeli siege of Gaza which he described as “counter-productive, unsustainable and wrong.” The UN secretary general said Israeli authorities must provide a “full and detailed account” of the commando raid on six ships that tried to break the Gaza siege to deliver some 10,000 tonnes of supplies.
→ read full articleDesigning Global Self-governance for the Future
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 Jun 2010
This is the development of the argument in an introductory paper (Tao of Engagement — Weaponised Interactions and Beyond: Fibonacci’s magic carpet of games to be played for sustainable global governance, 2010). It continues the exploration of the possibility of providing a common framework for the huge global investment in weaponry — and the binary logic associated with its use — in relation to a variety of other more complex games and non-weaponised modes of interaction.
→ read full articleCensorship in a Slingshot
Jake Lynch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 Jun 2010
Israel’s attacks on humanitarian workers heading for Gaza have been called piracy, murder, ‘state terrorism’, even an act of war against the countries whose flags the boats were flying. On the other side has been a massive and cynical campaign of misinformation and misdirection, aimed at muddying the waters and deflecting responsibility.
→ read full articleIsraeli Murders, NATO and Afghanistan
Craig Murray – TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 Jun 2010
Therefore what is troubling the hearts and souls of non-Americans in NATO HQ is this fundamental question. Is NATO genuinely a mutual defence organisation, or is it just an instrument to carry out US foreign policy? With its unthinking defence of Israel and military occupation of Afghanistan, is US foreign policy really defending Europe, or is it making the World less safe by causing Islamic militancy?
→ read full articleNicholas Roerich (1874-1947) The Highest mountains stand as the witnesses of the Great Reality
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 Jun 2010
The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed the year 2010 as the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures. Thus we are pleased to present the creative efforts of individuals who have helped to create bridges of understanding among cultures.
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Conspiracy of Silence: Who are the Bilderberg Group?
RussiaToday – TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 Jun 2010
It’s a club where the movers and shakers of the world meet under a veil of secrecy. The notorious Bilderberg group made up of politicians, business leaders and other power-brokers are having their annual meeting in an exclusive Spanish resort. But who is in this Club and what’s on the Bilderbergers agenda? RT is investigating.
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How Israel Planned the Flotilla Attack
The Real News Network – TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 Jun 2010
As the MV Rachel Corrie ship is dragged to Israel,TRNN investigates Israel’s plan for attacking the flotilla.
→ read full articleOh, God!
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 Jun 2010
A very good-hearted young man came to the gates of heaven. He asked God, “Why have you brought me here so early?
→ read full articleU.S. Blocks Security Council Criticism of Israeli Raid
The Salt Lake Tribune – TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 Jun 2010
The Obama administration refused to endorse a statement that singled out Israel, and proposed a broader condemnation of the violence that would include the assault of the Israeli commandos as they landed on the deck of the ship.
→ read full articleIsrael Has Crossed the Rubicon
Lynda Brayer – TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 Jun 2010
The PLO hijacking of the Achille Lauro p in 1986 in an attempt to free Palestinian political prisoners held illegally in Israeli prisons is held up as an act of terrorism. However, it can be argued, and correctly in my legal opinion, that the actual and continuing occupation and colonization of Palestine itself is the original and continuing crime. Resistance to conquest is not, and cannot be defined, as criminal. However, if the West considered that it was an act of terrorism, how should we now describe this latest Israeli attack? It can, and should, be defined as the very epitome of a double terrorism: the first act of terror is the use of military force on the high seas, while the second act of terror is the use of this illegitimate force against hors de combat unarmed civilians!
→ read full articleIsraeli’s Nuclear Policy: From South Africa to Iran
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 Jun 2010
On May 24, 2010, the Guardian (U.K.) published a highly confidential document released by the South African government. The 1975 document reveals a secret military agreement signed by Shimon Peres, Israel’s Foreign Minister at the time (and today Israel’s President) and South Africa’s Defense Minister P. W. Botha. Israel offered to sell the apartheid regime, weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, chemical and conventional weaponry to destroy and defeat the million person African resistance movement.
→ read full articleAustralia Acts over Japan Whaling
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 Jun 2010
Australia has launched legal case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague in an effort to halt Japanese whaling in the seas off Antarctica, officials in Tokyo have said.
→ read full articleListening Project Field Visit Report: Myanmar/Burma
submission from Emma Leslie – TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 Jun 2010
The Myanmar Listening Project was a joint venture between CPCS, Nyien/Shalom Foundation of Myanmar and CDA Collaborative Learning Projects of the United States. It sought to listen to recipients and deliverers of international assistance as a means of improving international assistance practices.
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Interview with Al Jazeera’s Jamal ElShayyal: One of the Passengers on the Mavi Marmara
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 Jun 2010
Al Jazeera’s Jamal Elshayyal has been released by Israeli authorities following Monday’s deadly raid on the Mavi Marmara aid ship that was destined for Gaza.
→ read full articleMexico-USA: Drugs-Arms-Money
Johan Galtung & Fernando Montiel T., 7 Jun 2010 - TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 Jun 2010
In 1846-48 the USA conquered 53% of the Mexican territory in a terrible war; the USA says it was 33%. Today a fifth of the Mexicans live in the USA, legally or not; 53% of them would mean 30 million more in the USA. Far too much, says Arizona in the anti-illegal immigration law, denounced by Calderón as threat to human rights and democracy. Obama, to the right of Bush, sends 1,200 soldiers to the border; with 1 million Americans now living in Mexico, mainly close to beaches, to stretch meager pensions…. Meanwhile, Hugo Chávez was on CNN-Español and claimed that during his presidency Venezuelan poverty dropped from 73% to 40%, and misery from 23% to 5%. Given his social policy it might simply be true, or close to it. So much more important than GNP growth. And threatened by Obama’s seven bases in Colombia, and the Fourth Fleet. And yet the voice of the future.
→ read full articleTribute to the People of Gaza
Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate – TRANSCEND Media Service,
31 May 2010
This journey, by boat, will be my third with The Free Gaza Movement and it has shown me that people can make a difference. The Free Gaza Movement was started by a few people with an idea and the courage to make it happen. If people wish to support their work and follow us on the boat journey to Gaza visit their website at http://www.freegaza.org/
→ read full articleIsraeli Butchery at Sea
Gilad Atzmon – TRANSCEND Media Service,
31 May 2010
For days the Israeli government prepared the Israeli society for the massacre at sea. It said that the Flotilla carried weapons, it had ‘terrorists’ on board. Only yesterday evening it occurred to me that this Israeli malicious media spin was there to prepare the Israeli public for a full scale Israeli deadly military operation in international waters. Make no mistake.
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BREAKING NEWS: Israel Attacks Gaza Aid Fleet in International Waters
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service 31 May 2010,
31 May 2010
Al Jazeera’s report on board the Mavi Marmara before communications were cut.
→ read full articleBREAKING NEWS: Israel Attacks Gaza Aid Fleet in International Waters
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service 31 May 2010,
31 May 2010
Israeli forces have attacked a flotilla of aid-carrying ships aiming to break the country’s siege on Gaza. More than 10 people were killed and dozens injured when troops intercepted the convoy of ships dubbed the Freedom Flotilla early on Monday, the Israeli military said.
→ read full articleThe Brazilian/Turkish Initiative: Rebalancing the World
Prof. Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service,
31 May 2010
Instead of welcoming this notable effort to reduce regional tensions, the Brazilian/Turkish initiative was immediately branded as an amateurish irrelevance by the American Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton. She insisted that the concerns about Iranian nuclear enrichment be left exclusively in the hands of the ‘major powers,’ and immediately rallied China and Russia (in addition to France and the United Kingdom) to support a fourth round of punitive sanctions that were to be presented to the UN Security Council in the near future.
→ read full articleThe 2010 National Security Strategy
Fred Dubee – TRANSCEND Media Service,
31 May 2010
Worth reading? I guess it depends on your understanding of the relevance of US policy and strategy on the world stage. On the other hand it is relatively easy to argue that US national security strategy must always be taken into account and give due respect. In these very delicate times, and with increasing polarization in the media and public dialogue a strong point can be made in favor of having a look at the actual text of the strategy document – but as always, actions speak much louder than any policy statement.
→ read full articleFrom Japan to Guam to Hawai’i, Activists Resist Expansion of US Military Presence in the Pacific
Democracy NOW! – TRANSCEND Media Service,
31 May 2010
In Japan, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama sparked outrage this weekend when he announced he has decided to keep an American air base on the island of Okinawa. Before last year’s historic election victory, Hatoyama had vowed to move the base off of Okinawa or even out of Japan.
→ read full articleFraming Pakistan: How the Pro-Israel Media Enables India’s Surrogate Warfare
Maidhc Ó Cathail – TRANSCEND Media Service,
31 May 2010
In its bitter rivalry with India, Pakistan is at a fatal disadvantage. Unlike its South Asian neighbour, Islamabad lacks an ally with considerable influence over American mainstream media.
→ read full articleEdna St. Vincent Millay (1892 – 1950) The World stands out on either side, no wider than the heart is wide
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service,
31 May 2010
The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed the year 2010 as the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures. Thus we are pleased to present the creative efforts of individuals who have helped to create bridges of understanding among cultures.
→ read full article(Italian) Alla Ricerca di Consenso
Leo Hoffmann-Axthelm – TRANSCEND Media Service,
31 May 2010
New York, 24 maggio 2010. Senza un potere esecutivo internazionale che abbia un vero monopolio sulla violenza, la legge pubblica internazionale si lascia creare solo dal consenso: qual è infatti il senso di costringere Stati ad adottare certe leggi, se poi non potranno in alcun modo essere costretti a rispettarle?
→ read full articleThe NPT and the Nuclear Power TRAP
Diane Perlman, PhD – TRANSCEND Media Service,
31 May 2010
For 40 years, there is virtual, unquestioned acceptance of nuclear energy, with frequent and automatic repetition of the mantras –the “inalienable right” to “peaceful uses” of nuclear energy, the “the third pillar” throughout the speeches. The belief in nuclear power is so deeply and widely held that it may seem outrageous to even question it.
→ read full articleAssessing Maoists Janaandolan III in Theory
Bishnu Pathak, Ph.D. - TRANSCEND Media Service,
31 May 2010
Puspa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda, Chairperson of the United Communist Party of Nepal or UCPN (Maoist), has time and again said that the party he represents is being isolated from the mainstream power-politics. Grave connotations can be drawn from this juncture of peace and epoch of constitutional writing.
→ read full articleThe NPT Review: Business as Usual Now, Disarmament Perhaps Later
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service,
31 May 2010
The nuclear weapons of Israel and their meaning for Middle East policies have long been “an elephant in the room” of the NPT Reviews — too large not to notice but too dangerous to deal with if anything else in the review process was to be done.
→ read full articleConflict and Fragility
Jake Lynch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
31 May 2010
When you give aid in a context of armed conflict, you become part of that context and also therefore part of the conflict. The aphorism is from Do No Harm, by Mary B Anderson, the book-length account of an approach to development and humanitarian fieldwork that attempts to identify and foster local capacities and resources for peace.
→ read full article(Italian) Interviste a Nanni Salio e Angela Dogliotti Marasso
Giselle Dian – TRANSCEND Media Service,
31 May 2010
Faccio parte della redazione di “Viterbo oltre il muro. Spazio di informazione nonviolenta”, un’esperienza nata dagli incontri di formazione nonviolenta che si svolgono settimanalmente a Viterbo con la partecipazione di Peppe Sini. Sto redigendo una tesina per gli esami di maturita’, l’argomento e’ il graffitista americano Keith Haring. Nella tesina ovviamente intendo anche mettere in evidenza tra le altre caratteristiche dell’esperienza di Haring il suo impegno per la pace e contro il nucleare. Peppe mi ha suggerito di farle una intervista su questi temi che vorrei poter eventualmente utilizzare per la mia tesina.
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A Distinctive Contribution: Radio Magwi FM 92.5 – Sudan
Dominik Lehnert, XCHANGEperspectives – TRANSCEND Media Service,
31 May 2010
This clip gives a brief overview on the Rural Youth’s Voices Project, a Community Based Youth Radio Station and Music Production Studio in Magwi, South Sudan. This project was implemented by Xchange Perspectives in cooperation with the German Development Service, DED. Peace is the theme and the objective.
→ read full articleManagers
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service,
31 May 2010
A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces height and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts:
→ read full article(Italian) A Proposito di Nonviolenza Evangelica
Enrico Peyretti – TRANSCEND Media Service,
31 May 2010
Cristianesimo, violenza, nonviolenza. Mi pare che ci sia una ambivalenza (non ambiguità) nelle interpretazioni del cristianesimo riguardo a violenza e nonviolenza.
→ read full articleStatus of Women in Post Taliban Afghanistan
Maryam Sakeenah – TRANSCEND Media Service,
31 May 2010
This paper attempts to study, investigate and analyse the condition and status of womenfolk in Afghanistan after the United States-led invasion of the country in November-December 2001. It includes information and findings to clearly illustrate the actual state of affairs relating to women in the war-ravaged country. On the basis of data collection and findings, the paper aims at drawing conclusions and making recommendations for the improvement of the situation and status of the women in present-day Afghanistan.
→ read full articleThe Sinking of The Cheonan: Another Gulf Of Tonkin Incident
Stephen Gowans – TRANSCEND Media Service,
31 May 2010
While the South Korean government announced on May 20 that it has overwhelming evidence that one of its warships was sunk by a torpedo fired by a North Korean submarine, there is, in fact, no direct link between North Korea and the sunken ship. And it seems very unlikely that North Korea had anything to do with it.
→ read full articleWhere Is the World Economy Heading?
Johan Galtung, 31 May 2010 - TRANSCEND Media Service,
31 May 2010
Imagine you are ill. A health rating agency, let us call it Moody & Poor, publishes your rating. Somebody bets on your death. Others withdraw life support; what might have been a self-denying becomes a self-fulfilling, demoralizing, prophecy. The betting company cashes in “some serious money”–the expression used in Goldman Sachs when they celebrated the fall of the US housing market (Washington Post 24 April 2010). Remedy: outlaw most, make credit rating–teleconferences by 5 voting experts–transparent. They are paid by the people who issue the debts to be rated.
→ read full articleTao of Engagement — Weaponised Interactions and Beyond
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service,
31 May 2010
Produced in celebration of the United Nations International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures (2010) and the ever increasing development, manufacture and sale of arms by Permanent Members of the UN Security Council following the UN Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations (2001)
→ read full article(Italian) Sentenza Diaz: Condannati i vertici della Polizia di Stato. Intervista a Lorenzo Guadagnucci
Silvia Berruto – TRANSCEND Media Service,
31 May 2010
Il 21 luglio 2001 anche dalla Valle d’Aosta sono partiti degli attivisti per partecipare alla manifestazione pacifica del movimento contro il vertice del G8.
→ read full articleThe US Civil Rights Revolution
Johan Galtung, 24 May 2010 - TRANSCEND Media Service,
24 May 2010
A research project 1958-60 on school desegregation in Charlottesville VA brought this author close to that abominable century of deliberate delay. Interviewing white segregationists brought up three major factors in their prejudice: they, the blacks, are angry because of slavery and will take revenge, stab us in the back; they are all communists against our society; they are ugly. Hidden in this was a recipe for individual black advance in white society: take history with a smile, be right wing Republican, be pretty-handsome. At least two out of these three may take you there. It is not pigment. Examples are obvious.
→ read full articleAid Convoy sets off for Gaza
AlJazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service,
24 May 2010
The biggest attempt by international aid groups to break the Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip has gotten underway.
→ read full articleOn Accountability for Violations of International Humanitarian Law in Sri Lanka
HRW – Transcend Media Service,
24 May 2010
Human Rights Watch is calling for a United Nations commission of inquiry to investigate violations of international humanitarian law by both Sri Lankan government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam during the recent fighting. This Q & A addresses various issues relating to accountability for crimes in violation of international law.
→ read full articleThe Heresy of the Greeks Offers Hope
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service,
24 May 2010
In his latest column for the New Statesman, John Pilger inverts the perception of Greece as a “junk country” and sees hope in the uprising of ordinary Greeks protesting against the “bailout” of an economy plunged into debt by the tax-evading rich. Greece, he writes, is a microcosm for the developed world, where class war are the words seldom used because they are the truth.
→ read full articleFormer Central Bank Head Karl Otto Pöhl: Bailout Plan Is All About ‘Rescuing Banks and Rich Greeks’
Spiegel – TRANSCEND Media Service,
24 May 2010
The 750 billion euro package the European Union passed last week to prop up the common currency has been heavily criticized in Germany. Former Bundesbank head Karl Otto Pöhl told SPIEGEL that Greece may ultimately have to opt out, and that the foundation of the euro has been fundamentally weakened.
→ read full articleIndia Snubs US, Hails Iran’s N-Plan
The Times of India – TRANSCEND Media Service,
24 May 2010
The growing policy rift between India and the US on how to deal with Iran’s nuclear enrichment plans has come out in the open with foreign minister S M Krishna disagreeing with the American position to welcome Tehran’s decision to send its low enriched uranium stock to Turkey.
→ read full articleGary Snyder: (1930- ) A Zen View of Nature
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service,
24 May 2010
The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed the year 2010 as the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures. Thus we are pleased to present the creative efforts of individuals who have helped to create bridges of understanding among cultures.
→ read full articleSo Much for ‘Understanding’
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service,
24 May 2010
The UN. conducted a worldwide survey asking “Would you please give your honest opinion about the solutions to the food shortage in the rest of the world?”
→ read full articleSecurity for Australia in the ‘Asia Pacific Century’ (Part 2)
Jake Lynch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
24 May 2010
Let’s cup our ear to some echoes from the past. Andrew Alexander, a journalist on the right- of-centre Daily Mail newspaper in the UK, recounted how his research for a book about the origins of the Cold War confounded his presuppositions: there had, in reality, been “no Soviet military threat”, and wrong-headed western assessments that one existed were responsible for “one of the most unnecessary conflicts of all time, and certainly the most perilous”.
→ read full articleWhy the Times Square Incident Should Be a Turning Point
Dr Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra – TRANSCEND Media Service,
24 May 2010
The fact remains that terrorism is such a menace it can not be contained single handedly by a single country. In fact the nature of terrorism is so complicated and so wide and embedded; it will be difficult to tackle the menace by amending national laws or by punishing few terrorists. A global coalition, with a genuine global agenda, is the imperative of the hour if the world is to become terror-free, stable and peaceful.
→ read full articlePublic Statement – A plea to put an end to massive killing in Bangkok
International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB) - TRANSCEND Media Service,
24 May 2010
The International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB), representing a diversity of socially engaged buddhists from around the world, is gravely concerned about this standoff. We wish for all parties address the conflict with reason and tools of peace, to recognize the ancient Buddhist wisdom that neither the so-called winner nor loser will be contented and happy. We encourage those who do not fall into one of the two camps can help this process wherever possible. Only through peaceful negotiation and dialogue can all parties concerned return the country to its true nature as a flourishing democracy and a peace-loving nation.
→ read full article(Castellano) Todos Contra la Violencia
Equipo de Nación – TRANSCEND Media Service,
24 May 2010
Hace cuatro años, tras una reflexión interna en la sala de Redacción de LPG-La Prensa Gráfica, motivada por la cobertura diaria de homicidios y hechos violentos, el periódico decidió hacer una atrevida apuesta editorial.
→ read full articleIran Accepts Nuclear-Fuel Swap Deal
AlJazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service,
17 May 2010
Iran has signed an agreement brokered by Brazil to ship low-enriched uranium to Turkey in exchange for nuclear fuel for its power plant, according to official media.
→ read full articleHung Parliament or Hung Parliamentarism?
Johan Galtung, 17 May 2010 - TRANSCEND Media Service,
17 May 2010
Is Anglo-America a conspiracy against conflict resolution, in favor of conflict settlement through victory? Hosting a Karl Marx, yet for those who think class is out look at the composition of the new cabinet in terms of education, family and nation-within-nation.
→ read full articleOn My Way to Athens
Gilad Atzmon – TRANSCEND Media Service,
17 May 2010
QUESTION: What was it that hurt you so much as to state publicly that you fight the Israeli in you? Don’t you feel that this is a harsh statement to make? A statement that shows anger? GILAD: Yes I am indeed angry. Watching 1.5 million Palestinians being starved in Gaza makes me angry. Watching the IDF throw bombs and white phosphorous on elders, women and children who seek shelter in an UNRA compound makes me angry. Watching the Israeli air force flatten Lebanon in 2006 made me angry. Watching the holy land get sliced by a gigantic separation wall makes me angry. Transforming Palestine into a Jewish bunker makes me angry. Meeting dispossessed Palestinian refugees who cannot even visit their land makes me very angry. Realising that 1.5 million Iraqis lost their life because of a Zionist global war designed by Ziocon Wolfowitz makes me furious. Zionists advocating the Killing of Muslims in the name of moral interventionism freaks me out. Watching AIPAC promoting more wars and violence makes my blood boil.
→ read full article7 Things to Stop Doing Now on Facebook
Consumer Reports Magazine – TRANSCEND Media Service,
17 May 2010
Tips for your protection on Facebook.
→ read full articleModern Saint of Family Unity
Charles Mercieca, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service,
17 May 2010
Ascetical writers tell us that God is so great that He created billions of people each one with a unique personality that they cannot be duplicated. Besides, they add saying that God gave to each person at least one talent that makes that individual superior to the rest of the human race. In other words, each one of us is so important that we cannot ever be duplicated. Our main job in life is to help ourselves, as well as our children and friends, to discover this one superior talent we received as to use it to help change the world for the better.
→ read full articleSecurity for Australia in the ‘Asia Pacific Century’ (Part 1)
Jake Lynch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
17 May 2010
It looked like a raised middle finger. A stark, mocking figure 1 – the number of votes garnered when Australia put itself forward a couple of years ago for membership of the United Nations Security Council. Even Iran found thirty-two supporters when it stood for election in the same round. Australia, apparently, was friendless. So why did the international community shun Kevin Rudd’s ambitions for greater recognition on the world stage?
→ read full articleGrowing Outcry over Facebook Privacy Changes
AlJazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service,
17 May 2010
An online backlash against the social website Facebook is gathering strength – and the company’s executives have held an emergency meeting to discuss growing concerns about the privacy of its users. According to Google search results, there’s been a spike in the number of Facebook users looking to delete their accounts.
→ read full articleRacist Joke
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service,
17 May 2010
A crowded lifeboat in the ocean got into a storm, the waves got higher and higher, and the boat was in danger of sinking.
→ read full articleFrom Shas to Hamas: The Group Behind the South Park Controversy
Maidhc Ó Cathail - TRANSCEND Media Service,
17 May 2010
Muslims just can’t seem to take a joke. Or at least that’s what some would have you believe. Like the contrived Danish cartoon controversy, the much-hyped Times Square car bomb incident provided an ideal opportunity for those who seek to make Islam look bad in the eyes of the world.
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Iran-Brazil Ties: Lula hopes to broker Iran deal
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service,
17 May 2010
President Lula hopes to aid nuclear deal.
→ read full articleBrazil and Cuba Become an Example of Cooperation in Vaccines
Pravda – TRANSCEND Media Service,
17 May 2010
The news is already circulating around the world of a study that researchers from five developing countries, in collaboration with the McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health of Canada (MRC) published today [13 May 2010] in the journal Nature Biotechnology, puts Brazil and Cuba as models in manufacturing low-cost drugs to poor people.
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