July 2010
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Palestinian activist detained for daring to appeal his arrest By Jesse Bacon
The sentence that condemned Adeeb states that he is guilty of “encourage violence”, “activity against public order” and of being “present in a closed military area”, as Bil’in has been declared every Friday from 8am to 8pm, in order to prevent the weekly demonstration. Adeeb lives in the village, and always has; so he has… Continue reading
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Midnight on the Mavi Marmara
7 July, 2010 — Gaza Friends Please reserve your copy before the book comes out. Watch this stunning preview of Midnight on the Mavi Marmara. http://midnightonthemavimarmara.org/ Greta Berlin, Co-Founder witnessgaza.com www.freegaza.org http://www.flickr.com/photos/freegaza Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report 7 July, 2010: Peniel Joseph, Courtier / Nadir of Black America / Roots of Anti-Black
8 July, 2010 — Black Agenda Report Dr. Peniel Joseph: Peoples Historian or Establishment Courtier? Part Two of Two: Peniel Joseph vs Hubert Harrison on Democracy by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon It’s not that hard to tell an honest people’s intellectual from a brand name huckster. One is engaged in making and propagating… Continue reading
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Waltzing at the Doomsday Ball: Capitalism is dead, but we still dance with the corpse By Joe Bageant
As an Anglo European white guy from a very long line of white guys, I want to thank all the brown, black, yellow and red people for a marvelous three-century joy ride. During the past 300 years of the industrial age, as Europeans, and later as Americans, we have managed to consume infinitely more than… Continue reading
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US-Russian relations: Wooing the West By Eric Walberg
The past two years have witnessed a much more pliable Russia, retreating from the fiery rhetoric of Putin concerning NATO, the war in Afghanistan and America ’s targeting of Iran. Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has turned Russian foreign policy around, playing to US. He signed the new START treaty, agreed to transit war materiel to… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 5 July, 2010: The myth of Israeli morality
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William Blum: Anti-Empire Report, Number 83 – Some thoughts on 'patriotism' written on July 4
I was once asked after a talk: ‘Do you love America?’ I answered: ‘No’. After pausing for a few seconds to let that sink in amidst several nervous giggles in the audience, I continued with: ‘I don’t love any country. I’m a citizen of the world. I love certain principles, like human rights, civil liberties,… Continue reading
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Intifada – Exclusive Interview with Iara Lee – Outrageous Brutality by Israeli Commandos By Elias Harb in Mexico
Culturesofresistanc.org director Iara Lee was aboard the besieged ship and has since returned home safely. Despite the Israeli government’s thorough efforts to confiscate all footage taken during the attack, Iara Lee and Director of Photography Srdjan Stojiljkovic were able to retain some of the video they captured. Iara Lee recently gave this exclusive phone interview… Continue reading
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Israel: A Failing Colonial Project By M. Shahid Alam Ph.D.
Increasingly, despite its early military and political successes, Israel cannot for long endure as a colonial project. It must choose between wars – and destruction – or transition to a state for all its peoples. Continue reading
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CREATION & DESTRUCTION IN DETROIT
It’s been almost four decades since Motown records moved it’s studios to Los Angeles. Years later, the auto industry began it’s sharp decline. All this left the once vibrant NW Goldberg neighborhood, also known as Zone 8, in disrepair. Today, people like Yusef Shakur are taking action to pick the community back out of the… Continue reading
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Communal Power in Caracas – An Interview with Wilder Marcano By Susan Spronk and Jeffery R. Webber
We caught up with Wilder Marcano, director of the network of Comunas in Caracas, on the morning of June 18, 2010. He talked with us just before addressing a crowd of a few hundred representatives of different comunas from around the capital who had gathered in the offices of the Ministry of Popular Power for… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 