11 September 2013 — NSA
Kissinger pressed Nixon to overthrow the democratically elected Allende government because his “‘model’ effect can be insidious,” documents show
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Tag: dictatorship
The Obama Regime’s Fabricated “Terror Conspiracy” in Defense of the Police State By Prof. James Petras
13 August 2013 — Prof. James Petras
Introduction
Representative democracies and autocratic dictatorships respond to profound internal crises in very distinctive ways: the former attempts to reason with citizens, explaining the causes, consequences and alternatives; dictatorships attempt to terrorize, intimidate and distract the public by evoking bogus external threats, to perpetuate and justify rule by police state methods and avoid facing up to the self-inflicted crises.
German publisher advocates “less democracy
20 September 2011 — German Foreign Policy
FRANKFURT/BERLIN
(Own report) – A recently published book, by one of the most influential German newspaper publishers, is pleading for a transition toward “less democracy.” The “voice of the people” and the “emancipatory Zeitgeist, putting everything into question,” has a too “paralyzing influence” on current governance, writes the publishing house in its blurb for the book. The author therefore demands to “correct the system” for “more efficient policy making.” These “corrections” must include the dismantlement of democratic participation. Continue reading
Edward Snowden: Planet without a visa By Bill Van Auken
3 July 2013 — WSWS
Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency contractor who courageously exposed secret and unconstitutional US spying programs targeting millions of people in the US and around the world, is now unable to find a single government prepared to grant him the democratic right of asylum.
Democratic rights are at stake in fight to defend Edward Snowden By Barry Grey
24 June 2013 — WSWS
There is something profoundly unsettling about seeing a young person fleeing a vindictive government for having exposed a massive political conspiracy against the democratic rights of the American people and the people of the world.
G8: Cameron contemplates a military dictatorship in Syria
21 June 2013 — Voltaire Network
According to the Times of London, British Prime Minister David Cameron suggested to his NATO partners the idea of assassinating President Bashar al-Assad and organizing a military coup in Damascus. [1]
In such a scenario, the new Syrian leader would break with the anti-Israeli resistance, while most of the Baathist apparatus would remain in power.
“Cuban Democracy” versus “American Democracy” By Arnold August and Julie Lévesque
16 May 2013 — Global Research
Part I of an interview with Arnold August, author of Cuba and Its Neighbours: Democracy in Motion
“Washington’s Pope”? Who is Pope Francis I? Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio and Argentina’s “Dirty War” By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
14 March, 2013 — Global Research
The Vatican conclave has elected Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope Francis I
Who is Jorge Mario Bergoglio?
In 1973, he had been appointed “Provincial” of Argentina for the Society of Jesus. In this capacity, Bergoglio was the highest ranking Jesuit in Argentina during the military dictatorship led by General Jorge Videla (1976-1983). Continue reading
“Washington’s Pope”? Who is Pope Francis I? Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio and Argentina’s “Dirty War” By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
14 March, 2013 — Global Research
The Vatican conclave has elected Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope Francis I
Who is Jorge Mario Bergoglio?
In 1973, he had been appointed “Provincial” of Argentina for the Society of Jesus. In this capacity, Bergoglio was the highest ranking Jesuit in Argentina during the military dictatorship led by General Jorge Videla (1976-1983). Continue reading
Media: The Pope and Politics By Peter Hart
15 March 2013 — FAIR Blog
Argentine cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was chosen as the new pope this week. But coverage often glossed over the most intense political controversies about him.
On NBC Nightly News (3/13/13), the network’s Vatican analyst George Weigel told viewers that Pope Francis was “a man of God… a man who is a great defender of democracy in a country where democracy is under real stress right now in Argentina.”
A Gaze into History: Original Images of Venezuela’s 4 February 1992 Coup Attempt
5 February 2013 — Venezuela Analysis
The civic-military coup attempt of 4 February 1992 was a response to the growing social discontent in Venezuela against the system of controlled or “pacted” democracy known as the Punto Fijo system, which had reigned over the country since the overthrowing of the Marcos Jimenez dictatorship in 1958. Continue reading
Democracy and the Communist Party By Aniket Alam
13 March 2010 — Left-Write
[Authored by an Indian comrade, <strong class=’StrictlyAutoTagBold’>Aniket Alam, here’s yet another leftie source from which I grabbed this (long) piece on Democracy within the (Indian, I assume) CP. WB]
This paper, rather preliminary note towards a full paper, attempts to look at the troubled history of democracy (both as a concept as well as a practice) and parties claiming affiliation to Marxism-Leninism. It tries to understand the historical paradox of parties and movements influenced by Marxism being among the more important contributors to democratising our world, but States ruled by parties owing allegiance to Marxism denying democratic rights to their own citizens. It then tries to identify some of the reasons for this large democratic deficit. Continue reading
Egypt in Light of the Iranian Revolution: The Restoration of a Dictatorship? By Araz Bagban
22 December 2012 — The Bullet • Socialist Project • E-Bulletin No. 748
The new constitution submitted to referendum by Mohamed Morsi, the president of Egypt elected with the support of the Freedom and Justice party, i.e. the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, in addition to its properties of attacking working-class achievements as well as women‘s and minorities’ rights, is preparing the legal ground for the Brotherhood to seize the whole political power in the country. The powers proposed for the president in the constitution, not subject to any supervision, are leading Egypt toward dictatorship. Continue reading
Haiti's New Dictatorship By Justin Podur
19 December 2012 — The Bullet • Socialist Project • E-Bulletin No. 747
What constitutes a dictatorship? Haiti had an election in 2006, which the popular candidate won. It had an election in 2011, which had one of the lowest turnouts in recent history and which was subject to all kinds of external manipulation. Given these elections, is it unfair to call Haiti, a country that suffered 30 years of classic dictatorship under the Duvaliers from the 1950s to the 1980s, a dictatorship today? Continue reading
US wants to install a Mubarak-type dictatorship in Egypt: Analyst
7 December 2012 — Press TV
A Cairo-based political commentator tells that the United States is seeking to set up a new dictatorship in Egypt under its supervision similar to the one during the Mubarak regime.
UK in anti-Syrian conspiracy – Press TV
20 February 2012 — PressTV
Britain has been openly calling for intervention in Syria based on allegations that Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is suppressing the “people” whom Prime Minister David Cameron wishes to see as the absolute majority calling for Assad’s ouster.
Imperialist hands off the Syrian revolution
5 February 2012 — Red Scribblings
The veto by Russia and China of a chapter 6 resolution at the United Nations calling for Syrian President Bashar Assad to stand down has produced a loud ghashing of teeth by Hillary Clinton, William Hague and all kinds of other luminaries of the West. Syria seems to be heading for civil war. In fact arguably the civil war has already started with the formation of a rebel army from defectors from the official army and its engaging in sporadic armed conflict with the regime’s forces.
Video: US, Saudis and Russia Vie for Influence in Post-Assad Syria
8 February, 2012 — The Real News Network
Hamid Dabashi: Russian position more reasoned but share US interest in maintaining Syrian military dictatorship without Assad Continue reading
Euro Crisis: Britain’s Financial Arsonist Returns to the Scene of the Crime By Finian Cunningham
14 December, 2011 — Global Research
The incendiary finance capitalism unleashed by Britain 25 years ago is at the heart of Europe’s raging debt woes
Libya and “The Arab Spring”: Neoliberalism, “Regime Change” and NATO’s “Humanitarian Wars”
26 November 2011 — Global Research
ONLINE INTERACTIVE READER by Michel Chossudovsky and Finian Cunningham and Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
Forward
First in Global Research’s Interactive Reader Series, we bring to the attention of our readers a collection of Global Research articles on the “Arab Spring”, covering recent developments in several countries across the Middle East and North Africa region.
The New Dark Age 