May 25, 2013
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Bhopal gas tragedy-WikiLeaks expose US role
The [Wikileaks] disclosures known as the “Kissinger cables” make the US Administration ethically and morally, if not legally, responsible for the Bhopal Gas Disaster that took thousands of lives, sickened and maimed many more. Continue reading
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Hezbollah chief promises ‘victory’ in Syria conflict
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Saturday vowed “victory” in Syria, where militants of his powerful Lebanese Shiite movement are fighting alongside regular troops against rebels trying to topple the regime. Continue reading
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Still Getting Gitmo Wrong By Peter Hart
President Barack Obama’s address yesterday on U.S. terror strategies got a lot of attention for supposedly charting a new course in America’s longest war. But some of the facts were mangled along the way. Continue reading
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The Miles Davis Story
A two-hour must-see documentary on the life of Miles Davis told by his family, inc. numerous wives and fellow musicians. Continue reading
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GR Week in Review 25 May 2013: Europe’s Guantanamo and the Boston Bombing Cover-Up
25 May 2013 — Global Research Two FBI Agents Involved in Arrest of Boston Bombing Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s “FALL” Out of Helicopter and Die By Global Research News, May 23 , 2013 Continue reading
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Video: The World Against Monsanto: Holding the Corrupt Accountable
Monsanto is a company feared and reviled by the public in equal measure. But whatever cases Monsanto has lost in the court of public opinion it has made up for in the courts of justice thanks to its revolving door with the upper reaches of Washington. Continue reading
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Monsanto Protection Act Signed By Obama, GMO Bill “Written By Monsanto” Signed Into Law
The Monsanto Protection Act, essentially both written by and benefiting Monsanto Corporation, has been signed into law by United States President Barack Obama. The infamous Monsanto Corporation will benefit greatly and directly from the bill, as it essentially gives companies that deal with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and genetically engineered (GE) seeds immunity to the… Continue reading
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Fact-finding Mission Concludes: Proxy War in Syria By Mairead Maguire
Report and Appeal to the International community to support a process of dialogue and reconciliation in Syria between its people and Syrian government and reject outside intervention and war Continue reading
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America’s Ecological Precipice by Robert Hunziker
Alaska is a good-sized part of the Arctic, the world’s epicenter of climate change, where sensitivity to human-caused global warming is magnified much more than in the 48 lower states, but the likely consequences of this climatic drama have not sunk in with the public, just yet. Continue reading
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Sun Ra – ‘Space is the Place’
25 May 2013 — Jazz on the Tube THe amazing and timeless Sun Ra and his orchestra in this full length video (1hr 21min) recorded in 1974. More Sun Ra videos here. Continue reading
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Video: FAIR TV: PBS and Koch, Guatemala and the U.S. Role and Rumsfeld Meets the Press
This week: PBS won’t be showing us the documentary Citizen Koch–for some very dubious reasons. Also: The New York Times points out that the U.S. role in supporting genocide in Guatemala was hardly discussed at the trial; the same goes for U.S. media coverage of that trial. And Donald Rumsfeld goes on Meet the Press… Continue reading
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Video: Global Protest in 300 Cities Will Take Aim on Monsanto
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to challenge Monsanto’s bullying of small farmers, influence on public policy, and aggressive promotion of GMOs. Continue reading
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Blood on the Streets of London: Who will Protect us from the Real Extremists? By Colin Todhunter
Two men armed with knives and gun(s) apparently hack to death an off-duty soldier outside an army barracks in Woolwich, London. As the soldier lies dead or dying in the road, one of the alleged attackers approaches a man filming the scene on his mobile phone and makes a political speech about the British state’s… Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 24 May 2013: “This time they destroyed everything”: Uprooted Bedouins face more evictions
24 May 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterDetainee Continues Hunger Strike, Demands ReleaseIMEMC – Palestinian detainee, Ayman Issa Hamdan, who went on hunger strike 27 days ago, rejected an Israeli “offer” for an additional six-month extension of his Administrative Detention, without trial, and demanded his unconditional release. … Continue reading
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ICH 24 May 2013: The Real Reason For US Drone Attacks
24 May 2013 — Information Clearing House Syria: Opposition’s Booby Trap Blueprint for Qusayr By Radwan Mortada “The battle will be long and Qusayr is completely booby-trapped and will turn into a ball of fire as soon as Nasrallah’s men step inside.” He concludes, “We succeeded in luring Hezbollah’s fighters and Assad’s army to where we Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 19-25 May 2013: Syria / Yugoslavia / Balkans / Bahrain / EU Caucasus-CIA / Afghanistan
25 MAy 2013 — Strategic Culture Foundation US Makes Syria an ‘Offer it Can’t Refuse’ – again 25.05.2013 | 07:45 | Finian CUNNINGHAM In Mafia terms, it’s called «making an offer that can’t be refused». The «offer» is not one of free choice between options that may benefit the object party. In reality, it is about Continue reading
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NSA: Anatoly S. Chernyaev Diary, 1973 – Brezhnev Elevated Detente over Class Struggle — to the Dismay of his Politburo Colleagues
Chernyaev, deputy head of the International Department of the Central Committee (and later a key foreign policy aide to Mikhail Gorbachev), continues to marvel at the contradictory and enigmatic person at the pinnacle of the Soviet leadership — General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 