May 2011
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Gil Scott-Heron, Spoken-Word Musician, Dies at 62
Musician Gil Scott-Heron, who helped lay the groundwork for rap by fusing minimalistic percussion, political expression and spoken-word poetry on songs such as “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” died Friday at age 62. Continue reading
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Members of US Congress Express Outrage Over Camp Destructions by Haitian Police
26 May 2011 — Transafrica.org Washington, DC—On Wednesday, May 25, 2011, Rep. Donald M. Payne (NJ), Rep. Yvette Clarke (NY), Rep. Frederica Wilson (FL), and Rep. Maxine Waters (CA) made a joint statement in response to the eviction and destruction of camps on public property in the Delmas district of Port-au-Prince: Continue reading
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Take Action to Stop Violent Force Evictions in Haiti
Members of the Haitian National Police accompanied by agents of Mayor Wilson Jeudy of Delmas have been destroying camps in the Delmas neighborhood of Haiti’s capital. On Monday, May 23rd, they arrived after many people had left the camp to look for work and immediately began to destroy tents with batons. Continue reading
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Rape in Haiti: The Aftershocks Continue By Michelle Chen
This month, Port-au-Prince hailed Michel Martelly as he took office as president, trumpeting new hope for his disaster-stricken country. Elsewhere in the Haitian capital, hope was stifled in the smothered screams of women and girls. Continue reading
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Evictions ramp up for Haitian quake victims By Jacqueline Charles
Police and security agents wielding machetes and knives stormed the squalid encampment north of downtown Port-au-Prince shortly after daybreak recently, tearing through the makeshift tents as unsuspecting campers fled for cover or yelled in protest. “This is the work of animals,’’ resident Guerin Pierre said, standing amid donated plastic sheeting, plywood and clothing strewn across… Continue reading
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Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: 28 May, 2011: “Just One Step From Sending In Ground Troops”: British Attack Helicopters Wield “Gruesome” Cluster Bomb Missiles
28 May 2-11 — Stop NATO “Just One Step From Sending In Ground Troops”: British Attack Helicopters Wield “Gruesome” Cluster Bomb Missiles African Leaders Demand NATO Stop Air Strikes Against Libya NATO’s Libyan Air War: 8,595 Sorties, 3,274 Strike Missions French Warplanes Forced To Land In Malta Pentagon Plan To Muscle Out China: New Scramble Continue reading
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Pakistan in Pieces, Part 1: Imperial Eye on Pakistan by Andrew Gavin Marshall
As the purported assassination of Osama bin Laden has placed the focus on Pakistan, it is vital to assess the changing role of Pakistan in broad geostrategic terms, and in particular, of the changing American strategy toward Pakistan. Continue reading
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The Anglo-American Military Axis: West Backs Holy Alliance For Control Of Arab World And Persian Gulf By Rick Rozoff
The standard-bearers of Anglo-American imperialism in the current epoch, President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron, met in London on May 25 to discuss the world’s two ongoing wars of aggression, those in Afghanistan and Libya, both under the command of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization dominated by Washington and London. Continue reading
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Video: What is the Internet hiding from you? By Eli Pariser
The internet is increasingly becoming an echo chamber in which websites tailor information according to the preferences they detect in each viewer. When some users search the word “Egypt,” they may get the latest news about the revolution, others might only see search results about Egyptian vacations. Continue reading
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Video: Israel and US Strategic Interests
Lawrence Wilkerson: Egypt, Bahrain, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are far more important than Israel to US strategic interests from view of US military Continue reading
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NATO Defies Africa By Intensifying Bombardment Of Libya By Tichaona Chifamba
In essence, the leaders’ demand for a ceasefire is of no consequence as the western powers have so far simply ignored it, in the same way the French helped remove former Cote d’Ivoire president Laurent Gbagbo, despite African resistance to foreign military intervention. Continue reading
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Video: Anti-riot police clear Cataluna square
EuroNews: Spanish police in anti-riot gear fired rubber bullets and swung truncheons to disperse peaceful protesters in Barcelona Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 27 May, 2011:
27 May, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Settlers To March In Sheikh Jarrah Next Wednesday IMEMC – Saturday May 28, 2011 – 02:56, Extremist Israeli settlers intend to hold a provocative procession starting from Sheikh Jarrah Palestinian neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem to mark 44 years since Israel occupied the city. Continue reading
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New on Strategic Culture Foundation 27 May 2011
27 May 2011 — Strategic Culture Foundation The Visegrad Bloc 27.05.2011 | 17:00 | Vladislav GULEVICH (Ukraine) The countries of the Visegrad Group (Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic) on the 12th of May announced their intention to create a new military bloc, which by the year 2016 might turn into a full-fledged organization, Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter May 27, 2011: Nato Rejects Libya Truce Offer
May 27, 2011 — Information Clearing House The New Face Of War “We don’t need no stinkin’ badges” By Conn Hallinan The assassination of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden did more than knock off America’s Public Enemy Number One, it formalized a new kind of warfare, where sovereignty is irrelevant, armies tangential, and decisions are Continue reading
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Updates on Libyan war/Stop NATO News: May 27, 2011: Britain Deploys Helicopter Gunships To “Turn The Screw” On Libya
27 May 2011 Stop Nato Day 70 Of Libyan War: 8,444 NATO Air Missions, 3,229 Combat Flights Non-Aligned Movement Conference: Cuba Condemns NATO Attacks Against Libya As International Crime Britain Deploys Helicopter Gunships To “Turn The Screw” On Libya U.S. Seeks $4 Billion Interceptor Missile Deal With Turkey Former NATO Ambassador Named State Department Spokeswoman Continue reading
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Welcome to the Violent World of Mr. Hopey Changey By John Pilger
When Britain lost control of Egypt in 1956, Prime Minister Anthony Eden said he wanted the nationalist president Gamal Abdel Nasser ‘destroyed … murdered … I don’t give a damn if there’s anarchy and chaos in Egypt’. Those insolent Arabs, Winston Churchill had urged in 1951, should be driven ‘into the gutter from which they… Continue reading
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27 May 2011 Jazz on the Tube Israel…
Israel “Cachao” Lopez performs along with Jimmy Bosch, Nelson Gonzales, Andy Garcia, Orestes Vilato, and others. Continue reading
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Spain’s Tahrir Embracing Egypt’s Tahrir
Placa Tahrir Placa Catalonia in Barcelona. The white sign underneath says it all: “Tunisia, Egypt, Libya! One struggle, ONE fight.” Continue reading
The New Dark Age 