August 18, 2010
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A beautiful gift from the BBC by Ken O’Keefe
18 August, 2010 — Uprooted Palestinians Uprooted Palestinians are at the heart of the conflict in the M.E Palestinians uprooted by force of arms. Yet faced immense difficulties have survived, kept alive their history and culture, passed keys of family homes in occupied Palestine from one generation to the next. If you haven’t seen it, Continue reading
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WILL CHINESE WORKERS CHALLENGE GLOBAL CAPITALISM?
Minqi Li: Wave of strikes for higher wages could become a political movement Continue reading
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Ben Werschkul and Tom Zeller, Jr., “The Fight for a Mountaintop”
“Someday coal’s gonna run out. And we’re going to have to have jobs, we’re going to have to have energy, when that happens. So, why not start now?” — Lorelei Scarbro, Coal River Mountain Wind Project Continue reading
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Sabereh Kashi, "The Mourners and Me"
“In Tehran, I met a construction worker named Ali, who plays the role of Hossein in Ashura passion plays in his rural village. He sees the connection between the hardship that comes from Western-imposed sanctions and Yazid’s oppression of Hossein.” — Sabereh Kashi Continue reading
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China-US: Wisdom not gunboats By Eric Walberg
“From a historical perspective, the US has continuously found enemies and waged wars. Without enemies the US cannot hold the will of the whole nation,” concluded Chinese Air Force Colonel Dai Xu, after perusing the 2010 US defense report. He points to the attempt to turn the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) into an… Continue reading
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Part II: U.S.-China Crisis: Beyond Words To Confrontation By Rick Rozoff
Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2010 is the latest and largest in a series of almost uninterrupted war games and naval maneuvers conducted over the past five weeks in the region: The Korean Peninsula, the seas on either side of it, and the South China Sea. Three of the four nations involved are regional actors: South Korea,… Continue reading
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We won’t give up our right to a Palestinian state – Haniyeh
In an interview to Russian correspondent Nadezhda Kevorkova, head of the government in Gaza Ismail Haniyeh shares his vision of different countries’ contributions to Middle East settlement and its perspectives. He also discusses if there is a difference between Russia’s and America’s contribution into the settlement. Continue reading
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The troops in Iraq are simply being renamed – activist – RT Top Stories
‘The reality is that the US has not built security in Iraq, but instead destroyed the little security that existed before,’ Turner told RT. ‘The troops that exist are being renamed, and instead of being called combat troops they are referred to as trainers, support forces. But they are the same people with a different… Continue reading
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France urged to repay Haiti billions paid for its independence By Kim Willsher
A group of international academics and authors has written to Nicolas Sarkozy calling on France to reimburse the crushing “independence debt” it imposed on Haiti nearly 200 years ago. The debt dates back to when Haiti, then St Dominique, was France’s most profitable colony thanks to slavery. In 1791 the slaves revolted, and in 1804,… Continue reading
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Gender-Based Violence In Haiti By Stephen Lendman
When rape crimes aren’t investigated or prosecuted, violence is implicitly condoned, making illegal acts normal and justice denied. Most victims are girls under 18 – impoverished, displaced and denied redress under the 2000 UN Resolution 1325 and UN Guiding Principles on International Displacement, requiring a gender-based perspective to ensure their human rights, including preventive measures… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 18 August, 2010: Dismantling America
18 August, 2010 — Information Clearing House Fear Not By Israel Shamir The enemies of Israel will be taken out one after another, each with help of the next still unsuspecting victim. www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26174.htm Afghan Women Have Already Been Abandoned By Ann Jones I know Bibi Aisha, the young Afghan woman pictured on the August 9 Continue reading
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Cuba Update, Tuesday 17 August 2010
Cuba Update, Tuesday 17 August 2010 1. CHOMSKY ARTICLE IN FULL 2. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL URGES OBAMA NOT TO EXTEND BLOCKADE LAW 3. CUBA HAS TRAINED OVER 8,000 DOCTORS FROM 54 NATIONS 4. CUBA SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN JOB VACANCIES 5. MIAMI 5 VIGIL AND OTHER FORTHCOMING EVENTS … 1. CHOMSKY ARTICLE IN FULL Folowing it’s publication in Continue reading
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Riddle Or Conspiracy of Traitors By Kawther Salam
My research is about the recent crimes of genocide and ethnic cleansing perpetrated by commanders who signed several military orders against Palestinian civilians in Hebron and around cities and towns in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. My research is towards a legal file which I could use to prosecute these criminals under the provisions… Continue reading
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U.S.-China Conflict: From War Of Words To Talk Of War Part I By Rick Rozoff
Relations between the U.S. and China have been steadily deteriorating since the beginning of the year when Washington confirmed the completion of a $6.4 billion arms deal with Taiwan and China suspended military-to-military ties with the U.S. in response. The Washington Post reported afterward that during a two-day Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing this… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 17 August, 2010: Breaking The Silence: Photos Of soldiers Posing With detainees Are The Norm Not Exception
17 August, 2010 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Jerusalem residents pray with exiled legislators in Red Cross tent IMEMC – 17 Aug 2010 – Wednesday August 18, 2010 – 01:06, A number of Palestinian residents of Jerusalem have traveled to the Gaza-Israel border each day since Ramadan began last Wednesday, to break Continue reading
The New Dark Age 