July 1, 2009
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Giving Honduras the Haiti Treatment By Glen Ford
With the overthrow of President Manuel Zelaya, Honduras has fallen under military rule of the kind that dominated the Central American nation from 1963 to 1981. The man named by Honduras’s Congress to serve out the remainder of Zelaya’s term, Robert Micheletti, will of course claim that civilians are still in charge. But when soldiers… Continue reading
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Covering (up) the coup in Honduras – the BBC does its bit for the Empire By William Bowles
The really important aspect of the BBC’s manipulation of language has to be seen in the larger context of the BBC’s mandate to control our perceptions of reality. So for example, its use of the programme ‘Masterchef’ to boost the UK’s illegal invasion of Iraq by promoting ‘our boys’, when the fact is, the great… Continue reading
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Shmuel Amir – Two Speeches: Obama in Conflict with Netanyahu?
The content of the speech itself was fairly typical of those given by previous prime ministers, its primary purpose being to explain to the world, Israelis included, that it is impossible to put an end to the occupation and settlement. The reason for this is not “God forbid!” that Israel wants to continue the occupation… Continue reading
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UK: Israel kidnaps 21 human rights workers – contact your representatives now
Please email NOW to David Miliband (msu.correspondence@fco.gov.uk) and send a copy to your MP (www.writetothem.com) Continue reading
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Mark Weisbrot, "Was the Iranian Election Stolen? Does It Matter?"
Does it matter if the election was stolen? Certainly there are grounds for challenging the overall legitimacy of the electoral process, in which the government determines which candidates can compete, and the press and other institutions are constrained. Continue reading
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UK: MPs continue to speak out in police- journalist relations
The report condemned the use of the Public Order Act to disperse journalists without justification. It warns that the misuse of Section 14 ‘sends out completely the wrong signal of the police’s intentions and does not help the police build strong relationships with the media.’ Continue reading
The New Dark Age 