April 2013
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PAMBAZUKA NEWS 624: CELEBRATING CHINUA ACHEBE, KENYA’S ELECTIONS & HAITI
6 April 2013 — Pambazuka News The authoritative electronic weekly newsletter and platform for social justice in Africa Pambazuka News is delivered free to you with the support of donations from Friends of Pambazuka. Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 6 April 2013
6 April 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Four Palestinians, Including A child, Kidnapped In West BankIMEMC – Saturday April 6, 2013; Israeli soldiers kidnapped three Palestinians, including a 10-year-old child, in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, and one Palestinian in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. … Continue reading
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ICH 6 April 2013: Moscow Slams UN ‘Maneuvering’ on Syria Chemical Attack Probe
6 April 2013 — Information Clearing House Behind the North Korean Crisis By Dennis J. Bernstein All we see is media reporting that singularly ascribes blame to North Korea, which is portrayed as a kind of unquestionable evil, so what the U.S. is doing in response to the supposed provocation seems eminently justified. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34531.htm Continue reading
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"Shadows of Liberty": New Film Explores How Corporate Control of Media Erodes Press Freedoms
Shadows of Liberty: Using individual cases of journalists whose attempts to tell their stories have been muzzled by corporations and the government, the film shows how a corporate-controlled media can silence the truth about issues ranging from war to labor practices. In one instance, CBS refused to re-air an investigation by the prize-winning journalist Roberta… Continue reading
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Video: Randy Weston and Max Roach – ' Well You Needn't'
Two grand masters, pianist Randy Weston and percussionist Max Roach were filmed in San Sebastian in 1999 playing a classic Monk tune. Continue reading
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The Stop the War Coalition, The Socialist Workers Party and Iraq By Ian Sinclair
STWC has been the leading organisation in the UK anti-war movement since its establishment in 2001. In particular, it was the most significant member of the tripartite coalition that led the movement against the Iraq War – the other members of which were the Muslim Association of Britain (MAB) and Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND).… Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 5 April 2013: Just another Israeli secret service interrogation
5 April 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center 39 Palestinians Injured By Army Fire In HebronIMEMC – Friday April 5, 2013, Palestinian medical sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank reported that 39 Palestinians have been injured by rubber-coated metal bullets fired at Palestinian protesters in Hebron, and that dozens Continue reading
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ICH 5 April 2013: Washington’s Plan to Provoke North Korea
5 April 2013 — Information Clearing House Putting the Squeeze on North Korea By Gregory Elich Neither the U.S. nor South Korea is open to dialogue at the present time. Both are bent on exacerbating tensions. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34514.htm Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 31 March – 6 April 2013: Bulgaria / South Stream / Middle East / Central African Republic / Korea / Chiina & Brics / Venezuela
6 April 2013 — Strategic Culture Foundation Bulgaria: The Phenomenon of Self-Immolation 06.04.2013 | 00:00 | Georgy KOLAROV There is little more than a month left for the protest movement currently gathering momentum in Bulgaria to climax before the parliamentary elections set for 12 May take place. An outburst of public activity can also be expected Continue reading
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Going once, going twice—private firms bid for NHS By Sarah Ensor
Huge changes across the health service make a mockery of the Tory claim that the NHS is safe in their hands. New commissioning structures came into force on Monday of this week. They mean GPs can offer services from private companies instead of the NHS. Continue reading
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The actuality of a successful capitalist offensive By Richard Seymour
We’ve been waiting five years for a coherent left-wing response to the recession. We’ve been waiting three years for a coherent left-wing response to the cuts. Two years ago, I was asked at a talk how we could communicate the socialist solution to the crisis; I said it would be nice if we had one.… Continue reading
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North Korea 'Rattles Sabres'; Meanwhile, U.S. Pretends to Drop Nuclear Bombs on Them By Peter Hart
The dominant narrative would have you believe that the United States was basically minding its own business when North Korea began lashing out. On CBS Evening News (3/29/13), Major Garrett explained: :North Korean saber-rattling is common every spring when the United States and South Korea engage in military exercises” Continue reading
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North Korea ‘Rattles Sabres’; Meanwhile, U.S. Pretends to Drop Nuclear Bombs on Them By Peter Hart
The dominant narrative would have you believe that the United States was basically minding its own business when North Korea began lashing out. On CBS Evening News (3/29/13), Major Garrett explained: :North Korean saber-rattling is common every spring when the United States and South Korea engage in military exercises” Continue reading
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The Dangers of War: What is Behind the US-North Korea Conflict? By Jack A. Smith
The U.S. is well aware North Korea’s statements are not backed up by sufficient military power to implement its rhetorical threats, but appears to be escalating tensions all the same. What’s up? I’ll have to go back a bit to explain the situation. Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 4 April 2013: Palestinian Amer Nassar, Aged Seventeen: A Last Poem
4 April 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center PCHR: “In Light Of Ongoing Violations, Palestine Must Join The ICC”IMEMC – PCHR urges President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian leadership to follow through on recent statements they have made, in which they have pledged to sign and ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Continue reading
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North Korea: DPRK Official Statement: The Objective is to Safeguard our Sovereignty against “U.S. Reckless Campaign for a Nuclear War against the DPRK”
The important decision made by him is the declaration of a do-or-die battle to provide an epochal occasion for putting an end to the history of the long-standing showdown with the U.S. and opening a new era. It is also a last warning of justice served to the U.S., south Korean group and other anti-reunification… Continue reading
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Demise of Britain’s Welfare State: Largest ever Welfare Cuts. Millions of Families Affected By Paul Mitchell
For the next three years, most welfare benefits will be limited to just a 1 percent rise a year—well below the expected inflation rate and equivalent to a 4 percent cut in real terms. Other benefits have been frozen including Child Benefit and the Working Tax Credit available to low-paid workers. Over nine million families… Continue reading
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BBC defends false claims linking Rachel Corrie to killings of Israeli soldiers By Amena Saleem
The extent to which the BBC is prepared to misreport on the Israeli occupation has been made clear once again. A new ruling by the BBC Trust has defended the corporation’s coverage of the Rachel Corrie case, even though it falsely implied that the unarmed activist was in some way responsible for the deaths of… Continue reading
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