17 August 2013 — Open Democracy
For those of us living in a land of economic austerity and political atrophy, seeing a country demonstrate that there is an alternative remains an indispensible component of our long-term struggle to rejuvenate our society.
17 August 2013 — Strategic Culture Foundation
17.08.2013 | 00:00 | Nikolai MALISHEVSKI
The Snowden affair, which captured the attention of the world’s media, somewhat overshadowed another no less important story also linked to the creation of a global system of total surveillance and suppression by the US administration – the case of WikiLeaks informant Bradley E Manning. Yet at the end of July, a military court in Fort Meade, Maryland, acquitted him of the most serious charge. In August, the court removed a few more of the charges against Manning, such as espionage, theft, computer fraud and so on. As a result, the maximum term of imprisonment the defendant could be sentenced to was reduced from 136 years to 90 years…
16 August 2013 — VTJP
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International Middle East Media Center
Stormy Round Of Talks Held Amidst Escalating Israeli Violations
IMEMC – Palestinian officials involved in the direct talks with Tel Aviv have reported that the latest round of direct Palestinian-Israeli talks, held late on Wednesday at night, was very stormy due to Israel’s decision to build hundreds of units in illegal West Bank settlements. …
16 August 2013 — Information Clearing House
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Silent Martyrs Lie Soaked In Blood
By Robert Fisk
Some had chosen to see the dead – that ultimate statement – in all their reality.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35876.htm
The New Dark Age 