The latest on Dandelion Salad Global Research RSS Feed31 October, 2011 — Information Clearing House
Turkey’s Erdogan Holds Assad’s Fate in his Hands
By Anshel Pfeffer
Syrian protesters and army defectors can only dent Assad’s iron hold on the country, unless, that is, Turkey continues to silently sponsor his opponents.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29553.htm
30 October 2011 — MRZine
John Bellamy Foster and Fred Magdoff at Occupy Wall Street. Photo by Carrie Ann NaumoffThis is a reconstruction from notes of a talk delivered at a teach-in on “The Capitalist Crisis and the Environment” organized by the Education and Empowerment Working Group, Occupy Wall Street, Zuccotti Park (Liberty Plaza), New York, October 23, 2011. It was based on a talk delivered the night before at the Brecht Forum. Fred Magdoff also spoke on both occasions.
The Occupy Wall Street movement arose in response to the economic crisis of capitalism, and the way in which the costs of this were imposed on the 99 percent rather than the 1 percent. But “the highest expression of the capitalist threat,” as Naomi Klein has said, is its destruction of the planetary environment. So it is imperative that we critique that as well.1
31 October 2011 — williambowles.info
31 October 2011
4 Simple Steps for Taking Your Money Out of the Vampire Banks
The Greanville PostToday at 15:06 By Lynn Parramore, AlterNet
Can’t pitch a tent at Zuccotti Park? Not to worry. There’s something meaningful you can do to stand up to vampire banks that bleed the economy — and your wallet. The feeling of satisfaction amply rewards the inconvenience.
31 October 2011 — williambowles.info
Extrajudicial Assassinations in Libya
GlobalResearch.ca Today at 16:47
For more details, please click on the link to read the article.
30 October 2011 — Stop NATO
31 October 2011 — Palestinian Centre for Human Rights – Press Release Ref: 109/2011
The UN Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories has submitted its 43rd report to the UN General Assembly during the 66th session opened in New York last September.[1]
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31 October 2011 — Climate and Capitalism
The always excellent Climate and Capitalism. Intelligent selection of articles as well as the Editor, Ian Angus’s thoughtful analysis. One of my favourite sources of information. WB.
31 October 2011
John Bellamy Foster: Capitalism and environmental catastrophe
24 October, 2011 — Climate and Capitalism
Contrary to reports by journalists and population alarmists, the UN isn’t releasing a new population forecast this week, and there is virtually no possibility that global population will ever reach 15 Billion.
30 October 2011 — williambowles.info
30 October 2011
Syria says Western meddling could set Middle East on fire
Russiatoday.ru Today at 10:52
Syria’s President Assad has promised ‘ten Afghan wars’ if the West intervenes in his country’s internal affairs.
30 October 2011 — williambowles.info
NATO’s Success in Libya
New York Times
By IVO H. DAALDER AND JAMES G. STAVRIDIS Monday, Oct. 31st, seven months after it started, NATO’s operation in Libya will come to an end. It is the first time NATO has ended an operation it started. And it comes on the heels of an historic victory for …
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/31/opinion/31iht-eddaalder31.html
30 October 2011 — williambowles.info
Wikileaks & Free Speech
MWC News
On 28 October 2011 The Age On–line National Times published an article by Julian Assange (editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks) and Jennifer Robinson (a London media and human rights lawyer) about the recent case in which the Australian Federal Court found …
http://mwcnews.net/focus/editorial/14470-wikileaks-free-speech.html
28 October 2011 — The Electronic Intifada
28 October 2011 — From Reading Marx’s Capital with David Harvey
The movement triggered by Occupy Wall Street is crucial to our collective future. It shows us that the collective power of bodies in public space is still the most effective instrument of opposition when all other means of access are blocked.
30 October 2011 — williambowles.info
30 October 2011
Michael Hudson: Icelandic People Said No
Dandelion Salad Today at 07:23
with Michael Hudson Featured Writer Dandelion Salad October 26, 2011 TheRealNews on Oct 25, 2011 Michael Hudson: Peoples of countries indebted without their consent should refuse to repay odious debts Icelandic People Said No Michael Hudson is a former Wall Street economist. A Distinguished Research Professor at University of Missouri, Kansas City (UMKC), he is the [...]
30 October 2011 — Ramzy Baroud
During his deliberately offensive speech on September 23, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the General Assembly as ‘the theater of the absurd.’ Israel’s few friends at the United Nations – led by the US delegation – listened gleefully and applauded as Netanyahu heralded a steady stream of insults.
29 October 2011 — Information Clearing House
Turkey Shelters Anti-Assad Fighters
By Liam Stack
Turkey is hosting an armed opposition group waging an insurgency against the government of President Bashar al-Assad, and allowing them to orchestrate attacks across the border from inside a camp guarded by the Turkish military.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29541.htm
29 October 2011 — Military Project
FIRST BLOOD (AP Photo/Jay Finneburgh)30 October 2011 — williambowles.info
30 October 2011
The Role of Qatari Troops in the so-called Libyan Revolution
Mathaba News Briefing (Alerts) Today at 06:01
Sarkozy with the Emir of Qatar: friends of convenience
29 October 2011 — Stop NATO
30 October 2011 — williambowles.info
Although many on the established Left are claiming OWS as their own, latching on to the anti-capitalist theme that figures prominently, at least in some locations, it’s clear that the focus of the OWS ‘movement’ varies greatly from place to place. Thus where it all started, in downtown Manhattan, the focus is very much on capitalist criminals rather than criminal capitalism. But little or no mention of the dreaded word- socialism, ironically for fear of alienating even those who occupy, never mind what the rabid corporate/state media does with that which shall remain nameless.
I am not afraid of the “S” word, but I do feel that the evolution of consciousness required now is far beyond such labels. Thanks for your conribution to the subject.