Archive for 2013 – Week 39


The Secret History of America’s Nuclear Arsenal
Ryan Devereaux – Rolling Stone
September 23rd, 2013 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on The Secret History of America’s Nuclear Arsenal)
Israel’s History of Chemical Weapons Use
Dr. Elias Akleh – Counter Currents
September 23rd, 2013 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on Israel’s History of Chemical Weapons Use)
Israel’s Chemical Arsenal under New Scrutiny
Jonathan Cook – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on Israel’s Chemical Arsenal under New Scrutiny)
House Extends Monsanto Protection Act
The Real News Network – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on House Extends Monsanto Protection Act)
Former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark: US Sanctions Are Genocidal
Abby Martin – Russia Today
September 23rd, 2013 (SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark: US Sanctions Are Genocidal)
Japan: Anti-Democratic Secrecy Bill
Editorial – The Japan Times
September 23rd, 2013 (ASIA--PACIFIC | 1 Comment »)
(Russian-русский) “Россияне заслуживают лучшего, чем Путин”
Сенатор США Джон Маккейн - Правда.Ру
September 23rd, 2013 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | 1 Comment »)
Remembering Sabra and Shatila Massacre
IMEMC & Agencies – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Remembering Sabra and Shatila Massacre)
Assad’s Troops May Be Winning This War in Syria’s Capital – Untouched by Obama’s Threats
Robert Fisk – The Independent
September 23rd, 2013 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Assad’s Troops May Be Winning This War in Syria’s Capital – Untouched by Obama’s Threats)
Facebook and NSA Privacy Violations: Privacy Becomes a Selling Point
Rick Falkvinge – Russia Today
September 23rd, 2013 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Facebook and NSA Privacy Violations: Privacy Becomes a Selling Point)
Top 10 Unproven Claims for War against Syria
Dennis Kucinich – Huffington Post
September 23rd, 2013 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Top 10 Unproven Claims for War against Syria)
Happy Peace Day [21 September]
Dr. M. Ashaq Raza – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Happy Peace Day [21 September])
Lessons from Libya: How Not to Intervene
Alan Kuperman – Harvard Kennedy School
September 23rd, 2013 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Lessons from Libya: How Not to Intervene)
Hugo Boss Gave the Nazis Style
William Boardman - Reader Supported News
September 23rd, 2013 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Hugo Boss Gave the Nazis Style)
31 Years after the Massacre at Sabra-Shatila
Franklin Lamb – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on 31 Years after the Massacre at Sabra-Shatila)
CDC Reveals Scary Truth about Factory Farms and Superbugs
Tom Philpott – Mother Jones
September 23rd, 2013 (HEALTH | Comments Off on CDC Reveals Scary Truth about Factory Farms and Superbugs)
Senator John McCain: Russians Deserve Better Than Putin
US Sen. John McCain - Pravda
September 23rd, 2013 (SPECIAL FEATURE | 1 Comment »)
Are USA and NATO Replacing the UN?
Motsoko Pheko – Pambazuka News
September 23rd, 2013 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Are USA and NATO Replacing the UN?)
Top 1% Getting 95% of Income Gains: Is Washington Responsible?
Lauren Lyster, Daily Ticker – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Top 1% Getting 95% of Income Gains: Is Washington Responsible?)
NSA Signals Intelligence – Industrial and Diplomatic Espionage
WikiLeaks Press – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | 1 Comment »)
Dentist Economics
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Dentist Economics)
NSA Spied on Brazil Oil Company, Petrobras—What WikiLeaks Cables Reveal About Possible Motivation
WikiLeaks Press – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on NSA Spied on Brazil Oil Company, Petrobras—What WikiLeaks Cables Reveal About Possible Motivation)
(Português) Celso Amorim: “Precisamos Nos Preparar Para Evitar Uma Guerra Cibernética”
Martín Granovsky, Pagina/12 - TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | 3 Comments »)
(Português) “Superpotência Moral”? Dá Um Tempo.
Gideon Levy, Haaretz – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) “Superpotência Moral”? Dá Um Tempo.)
London Whale Scandal to Cost JP Morgan $920m in Penalties
Dominic Rushe – The Guardian
September 23rd, 2013 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on London Whale Scandal to Cost JP Morgan $920m in Penalties)
Taking Exception to Exceptionalism
Bernard Weisberger – Common Dreams
September 23rd, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on Taking Exception to Exceptionalism)
The Distrusted and Discredited Indian Prime Minister Should Cancel His US Trip!
People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (KUDANKULAM ANTI-NUCLEAR SATYAGRAHA, INDIA | Comments Off on The Distrusted and Discredited Indian Prime Minister Should Cancel His US Trip!)
The BRICS “Independent Internet” Cable. In Defiance of the “US-Centric Internet”
Umberto Pascali - Global Research
September 23rd, 2013 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on The BRICS “Independent Internet” Cable. In Defiance of the “US-Centric Internet”)
Too Big to Fail Is Now Bigger Than Ever Before
Michael Snyder – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Too Big to Fail Is Now Bigger Than Ever Before)
The US: World’s Policeman or Schoolyard Bully?
Bill Maher – The Guardian
September 23rd, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on The US: World’s Policeman or Schoolyard Bully?)
A Wind Gives Ear
Udaya R. Tennakoon – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on A Wind Gives Ear)
Egypt Joins Israel as Gaza’s Jailer
Medea Benjamin and Pam Bailey – Common Dreams
September 23rd, 2013 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Egypt Joins Israel as Gaza’s Jailer)
U.S. Urged to Curb Militarisation in Latin America
Jim Lobe – Inter Press Service-IPS
September 23rd, 2013 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on U.S. Urged to Curb Militarisation in Latin America)
The Myth of the “Free Market” and How to Make the Economy Work for Us
Robert Reich – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on The Myth of the “Free Market” and How to Make the Economy Work for Us)
Syria: Western Activists Volunteer to Become ‘Human Shields’
Ruth Sherlock, Beirut – The Telegraph
September 23rd, 2013 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Syria: Western Activists Volunteer to Become ‘Human Shields’)
(Castellano) Diputados de Brasil Negocian Viaje a Rusia Para Entrevistarse Con Snowden
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) Diputados de Brasil Negocian Viaje a Rusia Para Entrevistarse Con Snowden)
The Syria Deal: Dangers and Opportunities
Dr. Chandra Muzaffar – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Syria Deal: Dangers and Opportunities)
The Armageddon Looting Machine: The Looming Mass Destruction from Derivatives
Ellen Brown, Web of Debt – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (CAPITALISM | Comments Off on The Armageddon Looting Machine: The Looming Mass Destruction from Derivatives)
Israel, Syria and the United States
Stephen Zunes – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Israel, Syria and the United States)
Seeing Food as a Commons Opens Up Creative New Possibilities
David Bollier – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Seeing Food as a Commons Opens Up Creative New Possibilities)
(Italiano) La Costruzione Mediatica del Nemico: Dalla Siria ai NO TAV
Nanni Salio – Centro Studi Sereno Regis
September 23rd, 2013 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) La Costruzione Mediatica del Nemico: Dalla Siria ai NO TAV)
In an Age of ‘Realists’ and Vigilantes, There Is Cause for Optimism
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on In an Age of ‘Realists’ and Vigilantes, There Is Cause for Optimism)
The Origins of Our Police State
Chris Hedges - Truthdig
September 23rd, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on The Origins of Our Police State)
Look at ‘Liberated’ Libya and Despair
Abdel Bari Atwan – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Look at ‘Liberated’ Libya and Despair)
Scalia Forms Search Committee for New Pope
Andy Borowitz – The New Yorker
September 23rd, 2013 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | Comments Off on Scalia Forms Search Committee for New Pope)
Oil and Fracking Chemicals Spill into Colorado’s Floodwaters
John Upton, Grist – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (ENERGY | Comments Off on Oil and Fracking Chemicals Spill into Colorado’s Floodwaters)
Chaotic Libya Appeals for Help to Restore Security
Marie-Louise Gumuchian and Julia Payne, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Chaotic Libya Appeals for Help to Restore Security)
‘Follow the Money’: NSA Monitors Financial World
Laura Poitras, Marcel Rosenbach and Holger Stark – Der Spiegel
September 23rd, 2013 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on ‘Follow the Money’: NSA Monitors Financial World)
Islamist Blitzkrieg in Syria: Jihadists Wiping Out Moderate Rebels
Ivan Fursov – Russia Today
September 23rd, 2013 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Islamist Blitzkrieg in Syria: Jihadists Wiping Out Moderate Rebels)
How Occupation Was Dressed Up As Peace
Socialist Worker – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on How Occupation Was Dressed Up As Peace)
(Castellano) EE.UU. Acusa a Siria Pero Tiene Uno de los Mayores Arsenales Tóxicos del Mundo
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) EE.UU. Acusa a Siria Pero Tiene Uno de los Mayores Arsenales Tóxicos del Mundo)
How the Syrian Chemical Weapons Videos Were Staged
James Corbett, Mother Agnes Mariam, and Prof Michel Chossudovsky - Global Research
September 23rd, 2013 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | 1 Comment »)
Ethics for the Future
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Ethics for the Future)
Sri Lanka: Tamil National Alliance Wins Landslide Victory in First Local Elections since Civil War
Michael Edwards and wires – Australia Network News
September 23rd, 2013 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Sri Lanka: Tamil National Alliance Wins Landslide Victory in First Local Elections since Civil War)
Syria, Prepare Yourself for Rape!
Andre Vltchek – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Syria, Prepare Yourself for Rape!)
We Don’t Gas Children, We Shred Them: Obama’s Grotesque Hypocrisy over Cluster Munitions
Dave Lindorff - Counterpunch
September 23rd, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on We Don’t Gas Children, We Shred Them: Obama’s Grotesque Hypocrisy over Cluster Munitions)
The Chemical Attacks in East Ghouta Used to Justify a Military Intervention in Syria
Mother Agnes-Mariam of the Cross – Global Research
September 23rd, 2013 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | 3 Comments »)
Shall We Play a Game?: The Rise of the Military-Entertainment Complex
Corey Mead - Salon
September 23rd, 2013 (MILITARISM | Comments Off on Shall We Play a Game?: The Rise of the Military-Entertainment Complex)
Major US Security Company Warns Over NSA Link to Encryption Formula
Charles Arthur and agencies – The Guardian
September 23rd, 2013 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Major US Security Company Warns Over NSA Link to Encryption Formula)
(Castellano) Evo Morales Promulgó Ley de Control de Armas en Bolivia
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) Evo Morales Promulgó Ley de Control de Armas en Bolivia)
Northern Elections: A Litmus Test for Democracy or Tamil National Aspirations?
Nirmanusan Balasundaram – Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka
September 23rd, 2013 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Northern Elections: A Litmus Test for Democracy or Tamil National Aspirations?)
SWIFT Suspension? EU Parliament Furious about NSA Bank Spying
Gregor-Peter Schmitz in Brussels – Der Spiegel
September 23rd, 2013 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on SWIFT Suspension? EU Parliament Furious about NSA Bank Spying)
One Nun Puts Entire US Intel Community to Shame over ‘Stage-Managed’ Syria Footage
Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya – Russia Today
September 23rd, 2013 (WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | 1 Comment »)
The Modern Day Heroes of Investigative Journalism
John Pilger – Al Jazeera
September 23rd, 2013 (MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on The Modern Day Heroes of Investigative Journalism)
Stolen Wars
Uri Avnery – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Stolen Wars)
The U.S. and Japan: Partners in Historical Falsification
Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick – Huffington Post
September 23rd, 2013 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on The U.S. and Japan: Partners in Historical Falsification)
Five Lies Invented to Spin UN Report on Syrian Chemical Weapons Attack
Tony Cartalucci – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Five Lies Invented to Spin UN Report on Syrian Chemical Weapons Attack)
Gay Rights in Russia and the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics
Michael Averko - Global Research
September 23rd, 2013 (SEXUALITIES | Comments Off on Gay Rights in Russia and the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics)
(Italiano) Siria: Tre Livelli di Conflitto. Soluzioni?
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Siria: Tre Livelli di Conflitto. Soluzioni?)
Petition Campaign to Open the Rafah Crossing
Gaza Solidarity Organizations – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (APPEALS | Comments Off on Petition Campaign to Open the Rafah Crossing)
Bravo – Pope Francis!
Johan Galtung, 23 Sep 2013 - TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (EDITORIAL | 8 Comments »)
Optimism Is Your Choice
Maxim Varfolomeyev, ISKCON News – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (HEALTH | 1 Comment »)
(Português) Por Que Controlar os Fluxos de Capitais
Luiz Gonzaga Belluzzo, Carta Capital – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Por Que Controlar os Fluxos de Capitais)
President al-Assad Interview with Dennis Kucinich (Part I) مقابلة الرئيس الأسد مع قناة فوكس نيوز الأمريكية – الجزء الأول
Syrian Presidency – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (IN-DEPTH VIDEOS | Comments Off on President al-Assad Interview with Dennis Kucinich (Part I) مقابلة الرئيس الأسد مع قناة فوكس نيوز الأمريكية – الجزء الأول)
Spying Scandal Sends US Influence on Latin America into Nosedive
Mauricio – Russia Today
September 23rd, 2013 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Spying Scandal Sends US Influence on Latin America into Nosedive)
The World Community Must Now Take Charge at Fukushima
Harvey Wasserman – The Free Press
September 23rd, 2013 (ENERGY | Comments Off on The World Community Must Now Take Charge at Fukushima)
US Struggle with Iran’s Peace Offensive
Eric Margolis – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on US Struggle with Iran’s Peace Offensive)
Updating International Nuclear Law
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 (ENERGY | Comments Off on Updating International Nuclear Law)
What Is the Obama-Backed Free Syrian Army?
Alex Newman – New American
September 23rd, 2013 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on What Is the Obama-Backed Free Syrian Army?)