Archive for 2013 – Week 8


Nepal: Six Years of “Transition”
Johan Galtung, 18 Feb 2013 - TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 (EDITORIAL, ASIA--PACIFIC, ECONOMICS, COOPS-COOPERATION-SHARING | 12 Comments »)
Deep in the Rectum – Western Art Is Barking at China
Andre Vltchek - CounterPunch
February 18th, 2013 (ARTS | Comments Off on Deep in the Rectum – Western Art Is Barking at China)
[Tragicomedy] Pentagon Creates New Medal for Cyber, Drone Wars
Lolita C. Baldor, AP – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM | Comments Off on [Tragicomedy] Pentagon Creates New Medal for Cyber, Drone Wars)
‘We Grow, They Bulldoze, We Re-Plant’
Eva Bartlett – Inter Press Service-IPS
February 18th, 2013 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on ‘We Grow, They Bulldoze, We Re-Plant’)
(Castellano) Vientos Africanos
Rais Neza Boneza – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, POETRY FORMAT, AFRICA | Comments Off on (Castellano) Vientos Africanos)
Condemn Not Just North Korea; Deal with Global Nuclear Hypocrisy
Dr. S. P. Udayakumar – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, ASIA--PACIFIC, WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on Condemn Not Just North Korea; Deal with Global Nuclear Hypocrisy)
The Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI: Out with God’s Rottweiler
Binoy Kampmark - CounterPunch
February 18th, 2013 (RELIGION | Comments Off on The Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI: Out with God’s Rottweiler)
Beyond the Haunted Imagination
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on Beyond the Haunted Imagination)
U.N.’s Water Agenda at Risk of Being Hijacked by Big Business
Thalif Deen – Inter Press Service-IPS
February 18th, 2013 (ENVIRONMENT, CAPITALISM, UNITED NATIONS | 1 Comment »)
A Mere Breeze: Era of Fast Growth Ends for Wind Energy in Europe
Joel Stonington – Der Spiegel
February 18th, 2013 (ENERGY, EUROPE | Comments Off on A Mere Breeze: Era of Fast Growth Ends for Wind Energy in Europe)
Tears in Heaven (Music Video of the Week)
The Choir Boys – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 (Music Video of the Week | 1 Comment »)
The African Union, Algeria and Mali: The West’s War against African Development Continues
Dan Glazebrook - CounterPunch
February 18th, 2013 (AFRICA, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on The African Union, Algeria and Mali: The West’s War against African Development Continues)
Racism and the Hypocrisy of Israel’s Advocates
Ben White – Al Jazeera
February 18th, 2013 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Racism and the Hypocrisy of Israel’s Advocates)
Icelandic MP Who Released WikiLeaks Video to Visit US
Anne Sewell – Digital Journal
February 18th, 2013 (IN FOCUS, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, EUROPE, MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Icelandic MP Who Released WikiLeaks Video to Visit US)
(Castellano) Bolivia Ha Reducido 60 Veces la Brecha Entre Ricos y Pobres Desde 2006
Agencia Boliviana de Información – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Castellano) Bolivia Ha Reducido 60 Veces la Brecha Entre Ricos y Pobres Desde 2006)
Drones, Kill Lists and Machiavelli
Desmond M. Tutu, Nobel Peace Laureate – The New York Times
February 18th, 2013 (NOBEL LAUREATES, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM | Comments Off on Drones, Kill Lists and Machiavelli)
Tel Aviv Is Today’s Sun City
Omar Barghouti – Socialist Worker
February 18th, 2013 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Tel Aviv Is Today’s Sun City)
(Français) Syrie: La Dictature, la Guerre, la Liberté, la Paix
Bernard Dreano – Centre Tricontinental (CETRI)
February 18th, 2013 (MILITARISM, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Français) Syrie: La Dictature, la Guerre, la Liberté, la Paix)
UN Kicks Off Year Promoting International Cooperation on Water Management
UN News Centre – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 (ENVIRONMENT, UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on UN Kicks Off Year Promoting International Cooperation on Water Management)
Our Violent Economy is Hurting Women
Vandana Shiva - Yes! Magazine
February 18th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, CAPITALISM, ECONOMICS | Comments Off on Our Violent Economy is Hurting Women)
Patience Runs Out: EU to Crack Down on Israeli Settlement Products
Christoph Schult – Der Spiegel
February 18th, 2013 (EUROPE, PALESTINE - ISRAEL, ECONOMICS | Comments Off on Patience Runs Out: EU to Crack Down on Israeli Settlement Products)
Urgent UN Press Statement: Release Palestinian Hunger Strikers Now
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 (NONVIOLENCE, TRANSCEND MEMBERS, ACTIVISM, PALESTINE - ISRAEL, UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on Urgent UN Press Statement: Release Palestinian Hunger Strikers Now)
Reconciliation without Resolution
Anurag Acharya – Nepali Times
February 18th, 2013 (CONFLICT RESOLUTION - MEDIATION, ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Reconciliation without Resolution)
The Blind Theology of Militarism
David Sirota – Tahoe Daily Tribune
February 18th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM | Comments Off on The Blind Theology of Militarism)
The Reality at Jaitapur, Mr. Hollande
Anuj Wankhede and Cressida Morley, Dianuke – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 (ASIA--PACIFIC, ENERGY, EUROPE | Comments Off on The Reality at Jaitapur, Mr. Hollande)
A Key Question: How Do We Make the Economy Work for the Poor?
Howard Richards – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, AFRICA, ECONOMICS | Comments Off on A Key Question: How Do We Make the Economy Work for the Poor?)
A Man and His Money
TMS editor
February 18th, 2013 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on A Man and His Money)
(Português) Historiador Conecta Desinteresse dos EUA pela América Latina a Avanços da Região
Martín Granovsky – Carta Maior
February 18th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | 1 Comment »)
Argentina Slams Israel over Interference
Al-Akhbar – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, PALESTINE - ISRAEL, JUSTICE, CURRENT AFFAIRS | Comments Off on Argentina Slams Israel over Interference)
Assisting in Lankan Genocide and UNdoing the UN: A Chronological Account
Dr. S.P. Udayakumar – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, MILITARISM, ASIA--PACIFIC, UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on Assisting in Lankan Genocide and UNdoing the UN: A Chronological Account)
(Italiano) Schiavitù, Colonialismo, e la Chiesa
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) Schiavitù, Colonialismo, e la Chiesa)
Raytheon Video Claims Riot Software Can Track Users Via Social Networks
Pratap Chatterjee – CorpWatch
February 18th, 2013 (IN FOCUS, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Raytheon Video Claims Riot Software Can Track Users Via Social Networks)
[Tragicomic] Pentagon Urges Delay in “Devastating” $46 Billion Budget Cuts
David Alexander and Phil Stewart, Reuters – Chicago Tribune
February 18th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM | Comments Off on [Tragicomic] Pentagon Urges Delay in “Devastating” $46 Billion Budget Cuts)
General and Complete Disarmament in 50 Years on the Basis of Global Harmony
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 (APPEALS | Comments Off on General and Complete Disarmament in 50 Years on the Basis of Global Harmony)
Letter from a Drone Protester’s Jail
David Swanson, War Is a Crime – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 (NONVIOLENCE, ACTIVISM, ANGLO AMERICA, JUSTICE | Comments Off on Letter from a Drone Protester’s Jail)
Palestine: More Than 400 New Colony Homes Approved by Israeli Government
Agence France Press – Gulf News
February 18th, 2013 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Palestine: More Than 400 New Colony Homes Approved by Israeli Government)
Hypocrisy: US Arms Al Qaeda in Syria, Mass-Slaughters Civilians in Afghanistan
Tony Cartalucci – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, ASIA--PACIFIC, CENTRAL ASIA, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Hypocrisy: US Arms Al Qaeda in Syria, Mass-Slaughters Civilians in Afghanistan)
WikiLeaks Is a Rare Truth-Teller. Smearing Julian Assange Is Shameful.
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 (MEDIA, JUSTICE, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE, CURRENT AFFAIRS | Comments Off on WikiLeaks Is a Rare Truth-Teller. Smearing Julian Assange Is Shameful.)
The Military’s Pandora’s Box: The High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program-HAARP
Dr. Nick Begich and Jeane Manning – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM | 1 Comment »)
Tell America Tell
Dr. M. Ashaq Raza – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 (POETRY FORMAT, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Tell America Tell)
King without a Crown
Allison Hoffman – Tablet Magazine
February 18th, 2013 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on King without a Crown)
Syria – It Is Illegal to Back Rebels Fighting a Legitimate Government
Dr. Curtis Doebbler, international lawyer – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Syria – It Is Illegal to Back Rebels Fighting a Legitimate Government)
The Hubris of the Drones
Bill Moyers and Michael Winship – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM | Comments Off on The Hubris of the Drones)
Bolivia Reducing 60 Times the Gap between Rich and Poor Since 2006
Agencia Boliviana de Información-AB I – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Bolivia Reducing 60 Times the Gap between Rich and Poor Since 2006)
Worker Owned Businesses Point to New Forms of Ownership
The Real News Network – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 (ECONOMICS, SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Worker Owned Businesses Point to New Forms of Ownership)
Gangster Bankers: Too Big to Jail
Matt Taibbi – Rolling Stone
February 18th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, CAPITALISM, JUSTICE, ECONOMICS | Comments Off on Gangster Bankers: Too Big to Jail)
(Italiano) La Sicurezza come Libertà
Vandana Shiva – Centro Studi Sereno Regis
February 18th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, ASIA--PACIFIC, ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Italiano) La Sicurezza come Libertà)
Discovering Voyager 1’s Interstellar Dragons
Ian O'Neill – Al Jazeera
February 18th, 2013 (SCIENCE, INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on Discovering Voyager 1’s Interstellar Dragons)
Transcend Peace University Online Courses
Erika Degortes – TRANSCEND Peace University
February 18th, 2013 (TRANSCEND News | Comments Off on Transcend Peace University Online Courses)
(Deutsch) Post-2015-Ziele: Spart Euch diese Reise!
Bernd Hamm – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Deutsch) Post-2015-Ziele: Spart Euch diese Reise!)
China Overtakes US to Become Largest Trading Country in World
ANI – Yahoo! News
February 18th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, ASIA--PACIFIC, BRICS, CAPITALISM, ECONOMICS | Comments Off on China Overtakes US to Become Largest Trading Country in World)
North Korea 3 vs USA 1,054 Nuclear Tests
Tony Henderson – Pressenza Int’l Press Agency
February 18th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, ASIA--PACIFIC, WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on North Korea 3 vs USA 1,054 Nuclear Tests)
(Português) No Brasil, Dono da Igreja Universal Lidera Lista dos Pastores Evangélicos Mais Ricos do País
Antonio Carlos Lacerda - Pravda
February 18th, 2013 (CAPITALISM, RELIGION, ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) No Brasil, Dono da Igreja Universal Lidera Lista dos Pastores Evangélicos Mais Ricos do País)
(Português) Os BRICS de Olho na África
Antonio Martins, Outras Palavras – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 (AFRICA, BRICS, ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Os BRICS de Olho na África)
Spielberg vs Tarantino: Hollywood and the Past
Gilad Atzmon – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 (ARTS | Comments Off on Spielberg vs Tarantino: Hollywood and the Past)
Who Are the Tuareg?
Sarah Knopp – Socialist Worker
February 18th, 2013 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Who Are the Tuareg?)
The Hawks Were Wrong: Iraq Is Worse Off Now
Mehdi Hasan – New Statesman
February 18th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on The Hawks Were Wrong: Iraq Is Worse Off Now)
Internyet Nescience?
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Internyet Nescience?)
Obama Terror Drones: CIA Tactics in Pakistan Include Targeting Rescuers and Funerals
Chris Woods and Christina Lamb – The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
February 18th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Obama Terror Drones: CIA Tactics in Pakistan Include Targeting Rescuers and Funerals)
TAPI: A Step Closer to Realization
Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on TAPI: A Step Closer to Realization)
Obama to ‘Bypass Congress’ On CISPA with Cybersecurity Executive Order
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Serviced
February 18th, 2013 (IN FOCUS, ANGLO AMERICA, MEDIA, JUSTICE, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on Obama to ‘Bypass Congress’ On CISPA with Cybersecurity Executive Order)
Libyan-Style “Democracy”: Two Years without Gaddafi
Andrei Smirnov – The Voice of Russia
February 18th, 2013 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Libyan-Style “Democracy”: Two Years without Gaddafi)
(Português) Do Que Um Cão Precisa
Marcela Godoy, Consciência Animal – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM, ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | 1 Comment »)
Condemning North Korea’s Latest Nuclear Test Is Meaningless
Buddhi Kota Subbarao - Countercurrents
February 18th, 2013 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, ASIA--PACIFIC, WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | Comments Off on Condemning North Korea’s Latest Nuclear Test Is Meaningless)