April 19, 2013

April 19, 2013

Setting the Stage for War: US Troops Deployed to Jordan, Preparations to Invade Syria? By Alex Lantier

In testimony before the US Senate Armed Forces Committee on Wednesday, top US defense officials announced that they are deploying 200 troops of the 1st Armored Division to Jordan. They will establish headquarters near the Syrian-Jordanian border and plan for a rapid build-up, involving 20,000 or more US troops, awaiting orders from the White House… Continue reading

Syria

Al Qaeda, Armed Forces, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Obama, Syria, United States, World Socialist Web Site
April 19, 2013

Interview: “My Afghanistan – Life in the Forbidden Zone” by Nagieb Khaja, Ian Sinclair

Nagieb Khaja, a well-known journalist and filmmaker in Denmark, has travelled extensively in Afghanistan since 2004. In 2008 he was kidnapped by the Taliban. His new documentary ’My Afghanistan – life in the forbidden zone’ provides civilians in Helmand province with camera phones, thus giving a voice to those normally ignored by the Western media. Continue reading

Afghanistan

Afghanistan, Denmark, Helmand, Ian Sinclair, India, ISAF, Pakistan, peace, police, rights, soldiers, Taliban, UN, women
April 19, 2013

Greece: A new “Marshall Plan” or a new and difficult road to socialism? By Panagiotis Sotiris

The Marshall plan aimed at the restoration of capitalist power in a post-war Europe marked by the rise of the communist Left and the existence of soviet bloc. It did not aim at social justice but at implementing bourgeois rule and a fordist regime of accumulation, in terms of full employment but also of unchallenged… Continue reading

Capitalism, Europe, Greece

austerity, debt, EU, Greece, IMF, London, Marshall Plan, neoliberalism, Panagiotis Sotiris, radical, socialism, unemployment
April 19, 2013

Wikileaks Newslinks 19 April 2013

19 April 2013 — williambowles.info Julian Assange’s secret chat with Google’s chairman CNET Eric Schmidt met with the WikiLeaks founder for five hours in 2011 for material for a book expected to be released next week. Steven Musil. by Steven Musil. April 18, 2013 10:38 PM PDT Follow @stevenmusil. Julian Assange speaks to the public while … Continue reading

Spies-R-Us

assange, Bahrain, Bhopal, Google, India, interview, Kissinger, protests, RT, WikiLeaks
April 19, 2013

The Making of Global Capitalism: an interview with Sam Gindin By Rishi Awatramani

Just before the historic 2012 US presidential election, Rishi Awatramani interviewed long-time labor activist and scholar Sam Gindin to find out what his new book, The Making of Global Capitalism, has to say to social movement activists about this current political moment, the nature of global capitalism, and the possibility for a future beyond capitalism.… Continue reading

Capitalism, Videos

capital, election, interview, jobs, Leo Panitch, nature, neoliberalism, racism, social movements, the state, York University
April 19, 2013

VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 18 April 2013: The quiet population transfer that dares not speak its name

18 April 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterUC Berkeley student senate votes to divest from companies that profit from Israeli OccupationIMEMC – After a ten hour debate that began Wednesday evening and continued through the night, the Student Senate at the University of California – Berkeley voted to divest University funds from three Continue reading

VTJP Palestine/Israel

Bethlehem, Egypt, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Obama, PA, Syria, transfer
April 19, 2013

ICH 18 April 2013: Before the Collapse, A Call to Action

18 April 2013 — Information Clearing House New Report Is Critical Of US Sanctions On Iran: Urges White House to Rethink Policy By DAVID E. SANGER A panel of former senior American officials, issued a surprisingly critical assessment of American diplomacy toward Iran on Wednesday, urging President Obama to reconsider the likelihood that harsh sanctions will Continue reading

Information Clearing House

Afghanistan, Germany, ICH, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Korea, Syria, Venezuela, Video
April 19, 2013

Photo Essay: Profit and Violence in the Name of Comprehensive Immigration Reform By Todd Miller

Arizona has been a hot-spot and laboratory for immigration enforcement for quite a while and would be significantly impacted by this proposed upsurge in border policing. This photo essay offers a glimpse into how this intensely border-controlled universe already looks in the Arizona borderlands, via two distinct perspectives. Continue reading

Liberties, USA

anniversary, Arizona, drone, General Dynamics, ICE, immigration, Mark Karlin, Mexico, NACLA, reform, security, surveillance, vigil

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