29 May 2014 — Pambazuka News
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Ukraine News Links 28-29 May 2014
29 May 2014 20:35:41 — williambowles.info
14 military killed in chopper downed in E. Ukraine – acting president (SCF)
Ukrainian authorities cannot be trusted – expert (Voice of Russia)
Arms depot destroyed in attack on Ukraine National Guard base – statement (Voice of Russia)
Don’t ask for your privacy. Take it back
29 May 2014 — Reset the Net
“On June 5, I will take strong steps to protect my freedom from government mass surveillance. I expect the services I use to do the same.”
A few weeks ago we organized a game-changing encampment at the FCC that helped put REAL net neutrality back on the table, even as corporate lobbyists are pulling out all the stops to kill it. Continue reading
Momentous Russia-Syria agreement
28 May 2014v — Voltaire Network
A large Russian delegation arrived in Damascus last week. It was headed by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin and comprised Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak and Alexander Fomin, Director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation.
Video: The Geopolitics of the Russia-China Energy Deal By Eric Draitser
27 May 2014 — Stop Imperialism
Eric Draitser of StopImperialism.org provides his analysis of the impact of the recent energy deal signed between Russia and China. He notes that the deal can, at least in part, be seen as a counter-measure to US attempts to isolate Russia following the incorporation of Crimea into the Russian Federation. However, he also points the fact that the talking points coming from the US regarding increasing gas exports to Europe to reduce the EU’s dependence on Russian energy are repeated mostly for demagogic reasons. Draitser explains that the global shift to a multi-polar world is happening more rapidly than anyone imagined, precisely due to the arrogance and hubris of Washington and the West. Continue reading
VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles 28 May 2014
28 May 2014 — VTJP
News
International Middle East Media Center
Israeli Forces Violently Disperse Protest in Jerusalem
IMEMC – Inequality on the rise for Jerusalem’s Palestinians since 1967 Nine Palestinians were abducted and three injured by Israeli forces after they violently dispersed a public protest, by Palestinians, in Jerusalem’s Old City. …
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Obama defends global US interventionism in West Point speech By Bill Van Auken
29 May 2014 — WSWS
In a commencement speech to newly minted Army officers at the US Military Academy at West Point, New York, President Barack Obama outlined a rationale for continued US interventionism and aggression in every corner of the planet.
The New Dark Age 