7 January 2013 — Information Clearing House
Syria: Why Assad May Yet Claim Victory
By Simon Tisdall
Perhaps it’s not Bashar al-Assad who is detached from reality but Obama and Hague.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33554.htm
Day: January 7, 2013
The Syria Endgame: Strategic Stage in the Pentagon’s Covert War on Iran By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
7 January, 2013 — Global Research
Since the kindling of the conflict inside Syria in 2011, it was recognized, by friend and foe alike, that the events in that country were tied to a game plan that ultimately targets Iran, Syria’s number one ally. [1] De-linking Syria from Iran and unhinging the Resistance Bloc that Damascus and Tehran have formed has been one of the objectives of the foreign-supported anti-government militias inside Syria. Such a schism between Damascus and Tehran would change the Middle East’s strategic balance in favour of the US and Israel.
Bolivarianism in Venezuela. “With or without Chavez, it’s institutionalized” By Stephen Lendman
6 January, 2013 — Global Research
With or without Chavez, it’s institutionalized. It greatly improved the lives of most Venezuelans. It’s become part of the national culture. It won’t wane and die.
Ireland copyright battle: Newspapers demand $400 for sharing links
7 January, 2013 — RT
The body representing Ireland’s main newspapers is demanding a minimum of $400 for third parties to directly link their articles, sparking an unprecedented copyright row which strikes at the very heart of sharing content on the World Wide Web.
Market Madness By Craig Murray
5 January 2013 — Craig Murray
The first post of 2013 comes to you from the cardiac care unit of the QEQM Hospital in Margate. Three days ago I collapsed for the second time in two days; an ambulance was called and a paramedic arrived within 5 minutes, with a full ambulance arriving inside a further five minutes. The NHS at its amazing best. I am well looked after.
Chano Pozo & Dizzy Gillespie 'Manteca'
7 January 2013 — Jazz on the Tube
Luciano Pozo González, better known as Chano Pozo was born on January 7, 1915 in Havana, Cuba. He was the first in a long line of Latin percussionists in Dizzy Gillespie‘s various bands. Dizzy’s dozens of Latin-flavored compositions, including the hit song “Manteca” and “Tin Tin Deo” (both co-written by Pozo), “Fiesta Mojo” and others – have Afro-Cuban drumming derived from the ritual rhythms of West Africa as their rhythmic backbones. Despite a short stint in Dizzy’s band abbreviated by Chano’s early death, Pozo’s influence could be felt in Dizzy’s playing and compositions for decades, which Dizzy acknowledged without hesitation. percussionist. Continue reading
EGYPT: THE UPRISING TWO YEARS ON
7 January, 2013 — Middle East Report 265 Winter 2012
On January 25, 2011, spirited bands of protesters joined hands in the epochal popular revolt that would unseat Husni Mubarak, Egypt’s dictator of 30 years. Where is the country headed, with a new civilian government (for now) at the helm? The winter 2012 issue of Middle East Report offers reflections upon “Egypt: The Uprising Two Years On.”
VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 6 January 2013: The Case for Boycotting, Divesting, and Sanctions against Israel
6 January 2012 — VTJP
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International Middle East Media Center
Netanyahu Claims Abbas Is Refusing To Resume Talks
IMEMC – Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, claimed that Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, continues to ignore what he called “all Israeli efforts to resume direct peace talks”, and accused Abbas of placing “impossible preconditions”. …
ICH 6 January 2013: US-NATO’s Covert War on Syria
6 January 2013 — Information Clearing House
President Assad Outlines Political Solution to Syrian Conflict
Video & Transcript
President al-Assad : Out of Womb of Pain, Hope Should Be Begotten, from Suffering Important Solutions Rise .
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33540.htm
Video: Neoliberalizing Nature and Privatizing the Air By Patrick Bond
7 January, 2013 — The Real News Network
Patrick Bond: In 2013 bankers will increase their efforts to make money out of the climate crisis and put a dollar value on everything
Bio
Patrick Bond is the Director of the Center for Civil Society and Professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Bond is the author and editor of the recently released books, Politics of Climate Justice and Durban’s Climate Gamble. (inc. transcript) Continue reading
GR Week in Review 29 December 2012 – 6 January 2013: America’s Death Squads and Dirty Tricks
6 January, 2013 — Global Research
The New Dark Age 