Videos
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In the Wake of War: Gaza One Year On
This film is based on interviews and filming we did in December in Gaza, in the run up to the anniversary of Operation Cast Lead. In the Wake of War is testimony-based, telling but some of the stories of survival, tragedy, and ongoing hardship in Gaza – with no effective action to end the blockade,… Continue reading
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Settler Attack in Sheikh Jarrah with M-16
After verbal taunting, a settler in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah left the Gawi house which he and other settlers have occupied since August 2009. He descended the stairs with an M-16 and pushed a teenage boy. When neighborhood adults stepped in to protect the teenager, he pushed Nasser Gawi and then punched… Continue reading
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Video: Osama speaking. Or is he?
An audio tape has been released allegedly from Al Qaeda’s leader Osama bin Laden. It’s the second in just a week. But RT contributor and investigative journalist Wayne Madsen says the tape is most probably a fake. Continue reading
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SAIA Carleton Divestment Campaign
20 January, 2010 SAIA demands that Carleton University immediately divest its stock in BAE Systems, L-3 Communications, Motorola, Northrop Grumman, and Tesco, and adopt a Socially Responsible Investment policy. http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/Groupvideo.4591819 more about “SAIA Carleton Divestment Campaign“, posted with vodpod Read the statement Continue reading
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Britain’s decision to go to war in Iraq illegal
Two most senior law officials state that Britain’s decision to go to war in Iraq was illegal Continue reading
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Guardian editor hits back at paywalls
Delivering the 2010 Hugh Cudlipp lecture at London College of Communication today, Rusbridger said that universal charging for newspaper content on the internet would remove the industry from a digital revolution which is allowing news organisations to engage with their readers more than ever before. Continue reading
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Haiti’s agony
Peter Lavelle asks his guests why the US first sent troops to Haiti instead of water and food. Continue reading
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Haiti and the Devil’s Curse
Mainstream news attributes Haitian poverty to the supernatural, avoiding history of foreign intervention Continue reading
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Haiti and the Devil's Curse
Mainstream news attributes Haitian poverty to the supernatural, avoiding history of foreign intervention Continue reading
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Securing Disaster in Haiti By Peter Hallward
Nine days after the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on 12 January 2010, it’s now clear that the initial phase of the U.S.-led relief operation has conformed to the three fundamental tendencies that have shaped the more general course of the island’s recent history. It has adopted military priorities and strategies. It has sidelined Haiti’s… Continue reading
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MERCY-NARY: My appearance January 21 on The Rachel Maddow Show By Jeremy Scahill
My appearance January 21 on The Rachel Maddow Show, discussing how US mercenary companies are looking to cash in on the earthquake in Haiti. Continue reading
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Just like a Waving Flag
K’naan sang this powerful song on the Hope for Haiti telethon on Canadian television last night Continue reading
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Jean Saint-Vil, Haiti realities #3 – 100120
Jean Saint-Vil of Canada Haiti Action is interviewed by Pat Van Horne regarding realities and myths about Haiti – recorded in Ottawa for Straight Goods News on January 20, 2010. Part 3 of 3. Continue reading
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Jean Saint-Vil, Haiti realities #2
Jean Saint-Vil of Canada Haiti Action is interviewed by Pat Van Horne regarding realities and myths about Haiti – recorded in Ottawa for Straight Goods News on January 20, 2010. Part 2 of 3. Continue reading
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Jean Saint-Vil, Haiti realities #1
Jean Saint-Vil of Canada Haiti Action is interviewed by Pat Van Horne regarding realities and myths about Haiti – recorded in Ottawa for Straight Goods News on January 20, 2010. Part 1 of 3. Continue reading
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19th January 2010 – CNN report on Cuban medical teams in Haiti
Cuban medical teams already on the ground in Haiti help victims of the earthquake. Graphic content. Continue reading
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Video: Media promotes flawed Haiti narrative
It tells the back story of Haiti’s history and its relationship with US history. Did you know, for example, that the Haitian revolution that won independence from France directly led to the Louisiana Purchase and expansion of US territory? That, and other important context to understand current events in Haiti can be seen and heard… Continue reading
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Video: Haiti Report by TeleSur's Reed Lindsay, Now Translated to English
Many thanks to 2010 School of Authentic Journalism scholar Joaquín Nezua Herrera, who put up the subtitles so that English speakers can get this unique ground level view of post-earthquake Port au Prince… Continue reading
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Video: Haiti Report by TeleSur’s Reed Lindsay, Now Translated to English
Many thanks to 2010 School of Authentic Journalism scholar Joaquín Nezua Herrera, who put up the subtitles so that English speakers can get this unique ground level view of post-earthquake Port au Prince… Continue reading
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Obama administration supports forces that commit atrocities – Allan Nairn
“In the words of the American Founding Fathers, ‘alter or abolish’ the current system, because it is not enforcing the murder laws and it is allowing about a billion people worldwide to starve when they could be fed for the price of Washington’s bailout of Citibank,” Nairn says. Continue reading