Development
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US WAR ON IRAN: "THE WORST MISTAKE IN AMERICAN HISTORY": The Road to Disaster By Fidel Castro Ruz
This Reflection could be written today, tomorrow or any other day without the risk of being mistaken. Our species faces new problems. When 20 years ago I stated at the United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro that a species was in danger of extinction, I had fewer reasons than… Continue reading
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American Unipolar Moment Has Ended, Global Multipolarity Emerges BY M Zarrar Haider
The last two decades witnessed the expression of unipolarity in terms of unilateralism with invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan and the endemic Global War on Terror (GWOT). We are now in a new, fast-evolving multipolar world in which some developing countries are emerging as economic powers; others are moving towards becoming additional poles of growth;… Continue reading
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Stop NATO News: February 20, 2012
20 February 2012 — 012 Russia Vows Response To U.S.-NATO Global Missile Shield Growth Of Conflicts Near Russian Border Demand Army Development Obama Names High-Grade Enforced New Ambassador To Georgia Afghanistan-Iran-Pakistan Summit: No Foreign Intervention In Region Libyan Regime Deploys Army Amid Clashes In Southeast Continue reading
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Gala London Premiere of The Crisis of Civilization, 29-30 Nov, 7pm, Whirled Cinema
Following the successful UK premiere at the Leeds International Film Festival on Sunday of our documentary feature film, The Crisis of Civilization, we are delighted to announce that we will be holding our FREE 2 day Gala London Premiere at the Whirled Cinema in Camberwell. Continue reading
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South Africa Tells Exactly Why It Is Terrified Of A Walmart-Massmart Merger
The sheer scale of Walmart’s international operations made government’s intervention necessary. Walmart’s revenue is estimated to be $408 billion – larger than South Africa’s GDP. In 2004, Walmart, if it was measured as a country, would have been China’s 8th largest trade partner and would have a GDP larger than 75% of countries worldwide. In… Continue reading
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Pambazuka News 542 1 August 2011: Links and Resources
1. Zimbabwe update, 2. Women & gender, 3. Human rights, 4. Refugees & forced migration, 5. Social movements, 6. Emerging powers news, 7. Elections & governance, 8. Corruption, 9. Development, 10. Health & HIV/AIDS, 11. Education, 12. Racism & xenophobia, 13. Environment, 14. Land & land rights, 15. Media & freedom of expression, 16. Conflict… Continue reading
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The Development of "Privacy Killing Technologies": A Link to the Murdoch Scandal? By Tom Burghardt
Following revelations earlier this year by The Tech Herald that security firms with close ties to the Pentagon ran black ops for major U.S. banks and corporations, it became clear that proprietary software developed for the military and U.S. intelligence was being used to target Americans. Continue reading
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The Development of “Privacy Killing Technologies”: A Link to the Murdoch Scandal? By Tom Burghardt
Following revelations earlier this year by The Tech Herald that security firms with close ties to the Pentagon ran black ops for major U.S. banks and corporations, it became clear that proprietary software developed for the military and U.S. intelligence was being used to target Americans. Continue reading
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Moeletsi Mbeki: On Wealth creation in South Africa
I CAN predict when SA’s ‘Tunisia Day’ will arrive. Tunisia Day is when the masses rise against the powers that be, as happened recently in Tunisia. The year will be 2020, give or take a couple of years. The year 2020 is when China estimates that its current minerals-intensive industrialisation phase will be concluded. Continue reading
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Why Regime Change in Libya? By Ismael Hossein-zadeh
There is undeniable evidence that contrary to the spontaneous, unarmed and peaceful protest demonstrations in Egypt, Tunisia and Bahrain, therebellion in Libya has been nurtured, armed and orchestrated largely from abroad, in collaboration with expat opposition groups and their local allies at home. Continue reading
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The War in Libya: The African Union’s Mistake of Policy and Principle By Dr. Kwame Akonor
Africa’s handling of the Libyan crisis at the United Nations has been timorous and confusing, but it presents an opportunity as well as a challenge for the continental body on how it defines its future strategic interests. Continue reading
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The War in Libya: The African Union's Mistake of Policy and Principle By Dr. Kwame Akonor
Africa’s handling of the Libyan crisis at the United Nations has been timorous and confusing, but it presents an opportunity as well as a challenge for the continental body on how it defines its future strategic interests. Continue reading
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WikiLeaks Haiti: Let Them Live on $3 a Day By Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives
Contractors for Fruit of the Loom, Hanes and Levi’s worked in close concert with the US Embassy when they aggressively moved to block a minimum wage increase for Haitian assembly zone workers, the lowest-paid in the hemisphere, according to secret State Department cables. Continue reading
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U.S. Agency Sabotages Haiti Earthquake Aid By Glen Ford
It was the unkindest cut of all. A U.S. Agency for International Development report claims Haiti, the United Nations and the Red Cross all conspired to exaggerate the death and displacement toll from last year’s earthquake. In doing so, it ‘calls into question both Haiti’s financial needs and the trustworthiness of its government.’ There are… Continue reading
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A New Bandung? Samir Amin Interviewed by Christophe Champin
Would you say that you’re among the pessimists who regard the five decades of African independence as five lost decades? I’m not a pessimist and I don’t think that these have been five lost decades. I remain extremely critical, extremely severe with respect to African states, governments, and political classes, but I’m even more critical… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 