12 March 2014 — Black Agenda Report
Day: March 12, 2014
Ukraine Between Popular Uprising for Democracy and Fascist Putsch By David Mandel
12 March 2014 — The Bullet • Socialist Project E-Bulletin No. 948
Let’s begin with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s version. One can think what one likes about deposed Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich, but his election in 2012 was recognized as legitimate by international observers and, after a certain hesitation, by the defeated candidate, Yulia Timoshenko. In fact, relatively honest elections were just about the only positive outcome for ordinary people of the last big mobilization on Maidan Square, the ‘Orange Revolution’ of December 2004.
Civil War Looms in Ukraine? Regime Calls for Military Mobilization, IMF Austerity Measures By Alex Lantier
11 March 2014 — WSWS
The new, right-wing Ukrainian regime that seized power on February 22 announced plans to raise a new army amid rising tensions with Russia, and in the run-up to a March 16 referendum on Crimean independence.
Bad science, health risks, and the EU/US trade treaty By Molly Scott-Cato
12 March 2014 — OurNHS
Whether on GM foods, pesticides, or pharmaceuticals, the EU/US trade treaty aims to strip away higher European regulations that protect public health but hinder corporate profits.
Obama’s Ukrainian Power Grab, Sanctions and the Boomerang Effect By Prof. James Petras
11 March 2014 — James Petras
Introduction: In the biggest power grab since George Bush seized Eastern Europe and converted it into a NATO bastion confronting Russia, the Obama regime, together with the EU, financed and organized a violent putsch in the Ukraine which established a puppet regime in Kiev.[1] Continue reading
VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles 11 March 2014
11 March 2014 — VTJP
News
International Middle East Media Center
Occupation Forces Kidnap 3 from Bethlehem, Desecrate Negev Cemetery
IMEMC – The Israeli military abducted, on Tuesday, three young Palestinians from Tkou’ village, east of Bethlehem. …
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Video: Exposing Propaganda: NGO Documents Plan Ukraine War
11 March 2014 — ICH
NGOs caught forging documents for war, insider warns all NGOs infiltrated; ‘Independent military observers’ for EU-based group OSCE again turned away in Crimea, OSCE branded one more ‘vulgar instrument’ for foreign interests; and CNN buys the latest State Department hoax. Continue reading
Israeli Forces Kill a Judge in Cold Blood at al-Karamah Border Crossing with Jordan
11 March 2014 — PCHR – Palestinian Centre for Human Rights
Ref: 27/2014 – Date: 11 March 2014 – Time: 13:00 GMT
In a cold-blooded murder, on Monday morning 10 March 2014, Israeli forces stationed at the al-Karamah checkpoint with Jordan killed a judge working in Amman Magistrate’s Court while he was on his way back to the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). Israeli forces claimed that the judge attempted to seize the weapon of an Israeli soldier who in response shot and killed him. Investigations conducted by the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) refuted the Israeli claims and emphasized that the judge did not constitute any threat to the lives of the Israeli soldiers.
What if NYT Factchecked Netanyahu's Claims? By Peter Hart
12 March 2014 — FAIR Blog
Israel made headlines last week when it intercepted a ship that it claimed was carrying a shipment of Iranian weapons to Gaza. The supposed contents of the ship were put on display yesterday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an event that was dubbed “a public relations spectacle” by the New York Times‘ Isabel Kershner (3/11/14). (Kershner ought to recognize a public relations spectacle when she sees one, since her spouse’s job is creating PR strategies for Israel–FAIR Action Alert, 5/16/12.)
What if NYT Factchecked Netanyahu’s Claims? By Peter Hart
12 March 2014 — FAIR Blog
Israel made headlines last week when it intercepted a ship that it claimed was carrying a shipment of Iranian weapons to Gaza. The supposed contents of the ship were put on display yesterday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an event that was dubbed “a public relations spectacle” by the New York Times‘ Isabel Kershner (3/11/14). (Kershner ought to recognize a public relations spectacle when she sees one, since her spouse’s job is creating PR strategies for Israel–FAIR Action Alert, 5/16/12.)
The New Dark Age 