July 27, 2009
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Iran: Whose side are you on? By William Bowles
27 July 2009 I have been reading, with much despair and a deal of consternation, the torrent of ‘analysis’ coming out of ‘left’ field about which, if any, side to support in the ongoing struggles in Iran and, at the end of the day, a good deal more is revealed about the ‘left’ in the Continue reading
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Video: Renegade Economist US Special with Dr. Michael Hudson
The Renegade Economist goes to New York to hear Dr. Michael Hudson’s views on the state of the US Economy. Continue reading
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Chavez confidante Eva Golinger qualifies earlier statements to VHeadline…
Confirming prevailing rumors of a conspiracy and possible coup attempt(s), Chavez confidante, US-Venezuelan lawyer Eva Golinger has (Sunday midday) qualified earlier statements to VHeadline insisting that “nothing is different than usual here … there are constantly plans to undermine and destabilize Venezuela and the revolution … I denounce them everyday. Continue reading
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Iran: Whose side are you on? By William Bowles
I have been reading, with much despair and a deal of consternation, the torrent of ‘analysis’ coming out of left field about which, if any, side to support in the ongoing struggles in Iran and, at the end of the day, a good deal more is revealed about the ‘left’ in the West than the… Continue reading
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On the Right of Resistance By Ramzi Kysia
A year ago this August, forty-four ordinary people from seventeen different countries sailed to Gaza in two, small wooden boats. We did what the world would not do – we broke through the siege of Gaza. Over the last year the Free Gaza Movement has organized seven more voyages, successfully arriving to Gaza on five… Continue reading
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How Many Leftists Are "United for Iran"?
While a number of leftists have made impassioned pleas for solidarity with Iran’s Green Movement, (throwing themselves into an obligatory intra-left battle royal that has, alas, eclipsed any battle against the illegitimate authority of unelected clerics in Iran), most leftists still appear to find it — how shall we put it? — on balance inadvisable… Continue reading
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Venezuela: Class Struggle Heats up over Battle for Workers’ Control By Federico Fuentes
On July 22, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez again declared his complete support for the proposal by industrial workers for a new model of production based on workers’ control. This push from Chavez, part of the socialist revolution, aims at transforming Venezuela’s basic industry. However, it faces resistance from within the state bureaucracy and the revolutionary… Continue reading
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Venezuela: Rumor may herald things to come given mighty interests in our troubled region! By Jutta Schmitt
Two days ago, on July 24 (Bolívar’s birthday and national holiday in Venezuela) a cellphone text message circulated nationwide that reached me in the afternoon hours and that read: “Desmontaron plan conspirativo de la fuerza aerea contra el proceso revolucionario. Detenido ex jefe de la DIM. ¡Alerta! ¡Ruédalo!” (translation: Conspiracy plan of the air force… Continue reading
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Khalid Amayreh – The Kaddumi Bombshell – Arafat Assassinated?
Farouk Kaddumi’s recent bombshell accusations that Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas and his aide, former Gaza strongman Mohamed Dahlan, had connived with Israel to murder late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat continue to reverberate throughout the Palestinian arena. Continue reading
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US Escalates War Plans In Latin America By By Rick Rozoff
On June 29 US President Barack Obama hosted his Colombian counterpart Alvaro Uribe at the White House and weeks later it was announced that the Pentagon plans to deploy troops to five air and naval bases in Colombia, the largest recipient of American military assistance in Latin America and the third largest in the world,… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 