May 1, 2010
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When Empires Join Hands: Japanese Military Joins U.S. And NATO In Horn Of Africa By Rick Rozoff
Djibouti rests at the confluence of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, across from strife-torn Yemen, and borders the northwest corner of equally conflict-ridden Somalia. The narrow span of water separating it from Yemen is the gateway for all maritime traffic passing between the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean via the Suez… Continue reading
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PAMBAZUKA AFRICA NEWS No.479 – 30 April, 2010: LINKS & RESOURCES
The authoritative electronic weekly newsletter and platform for social justice in Africa Pambazuka News (English edition): ISSN 1753-6839 CONTENTS: 1. Zimbabwe update, 2. Women & gender, 3. Human rights, 4. Refugees & forced migration, 5. Social movements, 6. Africa labour news, 7. Emerging powers news, 8. Elections & governance, 9. Corruption, 10. Development, 11. Health Continue reading
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National Security Archive Update, April 30, 2010 HISTORIC DISSIDENT JOURNAL PUBLISHED ONLINE
Original Russian-Language “Problems of Eastern Europe” Connected Soviet, Eastern and Western Publics New Russia Web Page Features Digitized Soviet Documents On Missile Crisis, Afghanistan, End of Cold War, and Dissidents From National Security Archive Collections English introduction – www.nsarchive.org/rus New Russian-language page – www.nsarchive.org/rus/Index.html Washington, DC, April 30, 2010 – A rare complete series of Continue reading
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Gil Scott-Heron – “Me And The Devil”
Gil Scott-Heron’s video for “Me And The Devil”, out Feb 22 and taken from his forthcoming album “I’m New Here” Continue reading
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Gil Scott-Heron boycotts Tel Aviv, sends powerful message to Israelis By Noam Sheizaf
A small commotion erupted this week among the public that appreciates black music in Israel upon learning that ground-breaking artist, poet and musician, Gil Scott-Heron apparently canceled his Tel Aviv show for political reasons. There was no official statement; However, following protests of some of his pro-Palestinian fans during a show in London on the… Continue reading
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Parliamentary ‘democracy’ – a triumph of Victorian engineering? By William Bowles
Enter Parliamentary ‘democracy’ and the route chosen by organized labour as the one true road to socialism. And it’s here that the role of myth-making was and remains crucial to the exercise of ‘democracy’, a ritual performed every 5 years as the political elite go through the motions of winning our votes. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 