16 February 2014 — Global Research
Convicted Criminals Serve as “Freedom Fighters” in Syria: Saudi, Pakistani and Iraqi Prison Inmates Replenish Al Qaeda Ranks, Prof Michel Chossudovsky, February 16, 2014
Day: February 16, 2014
How do you plead? Saving the megaspecies rhinos, elephant, tigers—the debate heats up By Simon Jenkins
13 February 2014 — The Guardian
OpEd
If you really want to save the elephants, farm them
The war on ivory, like the war on drugs, intensifies demand. Legalise the trade and breed the animals for their tusks
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Mandela Eulogies: Reinventing His Disturbing Legacy By Stephen Lendman
15 February 2014
Mainstream praise is unanimous. It ignores reality. It got short shrift. It reinvents Mandela’s disturbing legacy. It turned a Thatcherite into a saint. A previous article discussed it. Editorials, commentaries, and feature articles read like bad fiction. Tributes are overwhelming. They reflect coverup and denial.
The true measure of Mandela is hidden from sight. It’s willfully ignored. Illusion replaced it.
Video: Venezuelan Protests & Maduro’s Rocky Tenure: Interview with Mark Weisbrot
15 February 2014 — Venezuela Analysis
By CCTV America
Economist Mark Wiesbrot speaks to CCTV America about the recent opposition protests and violent clashes in Venezuela.
The New Dark Age 