Articles by TRANSCEND Media Service
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Victims of Haiti Cholera Epidemic Sue the United Nations
John Marion, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
On Oct 9 [2013], a lawsuit was filed against the UN in a US federal court by the Bureau des Avocats Internationaux. The suit seeks class action status for all victims of the epidemic, which to date has caused at least 8,300 deaths and left more than 679,000 sick.
→ read full articleUN Envoy: Iran Participation In Syria Conference Essential
The Times of Israel – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
The UN and Arab League envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, said Saturday [26 Oct 2013] that Iran’s participation at the Geneva II conference on the Syrian crisis, scheduled for next month, was essential.
→ read full articleInterview with UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Myanmar
UN Humanitarian Affairs – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
[During my] last mission my convoy was attacked by Buddhist mobs [where I was addressing the issue of communal violence]. And the police stood by so it was kind of planned somehow… It was more than tense. I was frightened. But I am still holding the mandate [as Myanmar’s special rapporteur on human rights].
→ read full articleThe Struggle for Meaning in a World of Violence
Robert J. Burrowes – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
What is the measure of a human being? Is it their wealth? Their wisdom? Their spirituality? Is it something that can be measured from the outside? What if it is something else altogether?
→ read full articleCommunique of the London 11 ‘Friends of Syria’: More Arms for Jihadists, No Hope for Peace
US Department of State – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
Below is the text of a Communique issued following the London 11 Meeting held in London, United Kingdom, on October 22, 2013.
[Note from TMS editor: The London 11 consists of: Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Representatives of the leadership of the National Coalition also attend the meeting.]
(Italiano) Il processo d’integrazione balcanica in un contesto globale*
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
Il processo d’integrazione balcanico all’interno, e il contesto globale all’esterno, sono entrambi parte della storia degli imperi che vengono, lasciano profonde linee di faglia all’interno e all’esterno, e poi declinano e cadono.
→ read full articleThe Case for Economic Reform
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
The serious threats which civilization is facing in the 21st century are well known. Nevertheless, it may be useful to list them and to examine how they are related to each other and to our growth-obsessed, war-addicted economic system.
→ read full articleInterview with UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Myanmar
UN Humanitarian Affairs – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
[During my] last mission my convoy was attacked by Buddhist mobs [where I was addressing the issue of communal violence]. And the police stood by so it was kind of planned somehow… It was more than tense. I was frightened. But I am still holding the mandate [as Myanmar’s special rapporteur on human rights].
→ read full articleAs Ye Sow, So Shall Ye Reap
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
The year 2014 could be shaping up as the year that the chickens come home to roost. Americans, even well-informed ones, don’t know all of the mistakes made by neoconized and corrupted Washington in the past two decades. However, enough is known to see that the US has lost economic and political power, and that the loss is irreversible.
→ read full articleConfessions of a Drone “Warrior”
Matthew Power, GQ – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
Meet the 21st-century American killing machine–who’s still utterly, terrifyingly human.
→ read full article(Português) Dívida Pública de Portugal Sobe Para 131,3% do PIB
Esquerda – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Oct 2013
Portugal tem a 3ª maior dívida pública da União Europeia, apenas superado pela Grécia e a Itália. Mas no final de 2010, antes do memorando com a troika, dívida era de 94% do Produto Interno Bruto.
→ read full articleMyanmar’s Black Hole: Evolution of a Mafia State (Part 1)
Maung Zarni – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
The military’s regressive evolution in terms of its institutional ethos, culture, and practices have created its current mafia-like nature. A mafia mindset has infected the beliefs and attitudes of those who lead, manage and man this omnipresent organization, the self-proclaimed guardian of the national interest in Myanmar’s supposed new democracy.
→ read full articleThe Science of Dreams and Why We Have Nightmares
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
The Psychology of Our Built-In Nocturnal Therapy
→ read full articleMonsanto Buys a Food Prize
Jim Hightower – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
As Lily Tomlin has noted, “No matter how cynical you get, it’s almost impossible to keep up.” But try this one: An Iowa group announces that the “World Food Prize” will go to Monsanto for pushing its patented, pricey, genetically-tampered Frankenseeds on impoverished lands as an “answer” to global hunger. This would be so morally perverse that the “cyn” in cynical would be spelled S.I.N. Yet, it’s actually happening.
→ read full article(Italiano) Il vero “Sud globale” oggi: i BRICS*
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
Nello sviluppo economico mondiale si stagliano due fatti basilari, a parte lo sviluppo militare, politico, culturale e sociale:
* I BRICS – un acronimo che sta diventando un fatto sociale – stanno emergendo;
* Gli USA-UE stanno declinando; non solo come mercati, bensì anche come produttori.
Psychosocial Implication of Without Within
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
The possibility explored here is the degree to which much that is held to be “external” and “objective” can be fruitfully explored as a projection of an “internal”, “subjective” form of comprehension. The significance of the terms used with regard to this possibility is itself necessarily questionable, with the process of “defining” in effect calling for “refining” — “definition” for “refinition”.
→ read full articleEU Parliament Report: Europe Has 880,000 Slave Laborers
Der Spiegel – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
A report by the European Parliament says there are 3,600 international criminal organizations in the European Union and that some 880,000 slave laborers live in the 27-nation bloc, including 270,000 victims of sexual exploitation.
→ read full articleFrance Cements Fracking Ban
The Guardian – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
France’s constitutional court has upheld a ban on hydraulic fracturing, ruling that the law against the energy exploration technique known as “fracking” is a valid means of protecting the environment.
→ read full articleGlobal Power Project: Exposing the Institute of International Finance (Part 2) – Connecting Josef Ackermann, the IFF, and the Euro Debt Crisis
Andrew Gavin Marshall, Occupy – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
When the European debt crisis hit headlines in 2010, the IIF was again on the scene and playing a major part. At the center was the CEO of Deutsche Bank, Josef Ackermann, who served as CEO of Deutsche Bank from 2002 to 2012, and over the same period served as Chairman of the IIF.
→ read full articleInternational Monetary Fund Strongly Suggests Countries Tax the Rich to Fix Deficit
Agence France-Presse ,The Raw Story – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
11 Oct 2013 – Tax the rich and better target the multinationals: The IMF has set off shockwaves this week in Washington by suggesting countries fight budget deficits by raising taxes.
→ read full articleSlavery Was Believed Permanent Longer Than War Has Been
David Swanson, War Is A Crime – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
Religion and science and history and economics all purported to prove slavery’s permanence, acceptability, and even desirability. In Ephesians 6:5 St. Paul instructed slaves to obey their earthly masters as they obeyed Christ. And culture, of course, that tries to preserve itself by calling itself “human nature.”
→ read full articleSwitzerland: Giant Companies Pinpricked by ‘Direct Democracy’
Ray Smith Reprint, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
A Swiss village has decided to reject tax money from Glencore and donate it to charities. Other towns may follow, sending a strong signal to the government to introduce transparency rules for the extractive industry. “Our tax regulation is deeply unfair; it makes us rich, while people in extraction countries suffer, as the companies evade taxation there.”
→ read full articleElite Insurgency
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
The real threat to the national interest comes from the rich and powerful. Subversion ain’t what it used to be. Today it scarcely figures as a significant force. Nation states are threatened by something else. Superversion: an attack from above.
→ read full articleThe Not-So-Noble Past of the Nobel Prizes
Mark Jackson – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
The Nobel Prize has had its controversies, and its combination of science and politics can create unusual relationships.
→ read full articleThe US Calamities: There Are Solutions
Johan Galtung, 21 Oct 2013 - TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
How about USA making a deal with the Chinese and the Russians? 50 Percent Chinese debt forgiveness against 50 percent US reduction of the most offensive military components– the 800 bases around the world–over 5-10 years? Accompanied by a similar multilateral and balanced reduction in offensive arms in all three, building on the Russian chemical arms momentum?
→ read full articleUS Increases Military Operations in Africa for ‘Strategic Interests’
PressTV – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
The US military is stepping up its military activity “in Africa to seize control of natural resources and strategic waterways and also to block the People’s Republic of China from enhancing its relationship with various African states,” the editor of Pan-African Newswire, Abayomi Azikiwe, said.
→ read full articleThe Disappearance of Palestine
Jonathan Cook: the View from Nazareth – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
The idea that a financial lifeline – whether Kerry’s plan or Netanyahu’s economic peace – is going to smooth the path to the conflict’s end is an illusion. Peace, and prosperity, will come only when Palestinians are liberated from Israeli control.
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Michio Kaku on War, Peace, and the All-Powerful Will of the People
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
Dr. Michio Kaku is an American thinker, physicist, professor of theoretical physics at the City College of New York, futurist, and communicator. He has written several books and made frequent appearances on radio, television and film worldwide.
→ read full articleU.S. Science Reporters Becoming an Endangered Species
Zofeen Ebrahim, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
The news for environmental journalism in the United States is grim and getting grimmer.
→ read full article1993-2013: Is the Twenty-Year Long “Pas de Deux” of Russia and the USA Coming to an End?
The Saker – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
While tensions have reached some sort of climax over the Syrian issue, problems between Russia and the USA are really nothing new. A quick look at the recent past will show that the western corporate media has been engaged in a sustained strategic campaign to identify and exploit any possible weaknesses in the Russian “political armor” and to paint Russia like a very nasty, undemocratic and authoritarian country, in other words a threat to the West.
→ read full articleA Young Syrian Al-Qaeda Member: “It is too late, I cannot come back anymore.”
International Network for Justice – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
NGOs have been protesting the fact that young people from the eastern cities of Turkey are being taken to war in Syria. How come Syria-based organizations are able to run so easily? We will make an appeal to the parliament to ensure that the organizations recruiting troops from Turkey to Syria will be busted and those young people will be taken back to Turkey.
→ read full articleWhy Bad Movies Keep Coming Out and What to Do About It
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
David Cameron saw the hyped ‘The Fifth Estate’ and declared: “Brilliant, fantastic piece of acting. The twitchiness and everything of Julian Assange is brilliantly portrayed.” Neither he nor the makers of this fiction have ever met Assange. Based on a dodgy, axe-grinding book, the DreamWorks juggernaut is a perfidious, unethical exploitation of a man fighting for his freedom, if not his life.
→ read full articleFrom England, One Man Feeds Western Media on Syria
Associated Press – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
It boggles the mind that a man living in Coventry is somehow able to count and categorize the dead in Syria hour by hour, every day of the week. “Something is going on which is quite fishy.”
→ read full articlePeace in Syria
Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
XIII World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, Warsaw, Poland Oct 21-23, 2013 – We pay tribute to the great work of so many of the religious leaders, both Muslim and Christian, and to many in the Syrian civil society who in spite of so much suffering have continued to bravely work for an end to violence and engage in dialogue with everyone.
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The Story of Solutions
storyofstuffproject – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
But what if we changed the point of the game? What if the goal of our economy wasn’t more, but better — better health, better jobs and a better chance to survive on the planet? Shouldn’t that be what winning means?
→ read full article30 Million Modern Slaves around the World, Finds Global Index
Counter Currents – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
Nearly 30 million people around the world are living as slaves, according to the Global Slavery Index 2013, a new index ranking 162 countries. Even, Iceland, Ireland and the UK are not slave-free. This is the first year of the GSI.
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Made In France (Music Video of the Week)
Aquarelle Guitar Quartet – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
Recorded Live in Manchester – Aquarelle Guitar Quartet. Composer: Bireli Lagrene.
→ read full articleBloomberg News — Americans Sell Body Parts for Income
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
Americans who lost their jobs have experienced dramatic reductions in their incomes and access to medical care. They have used up their savings and now have to sell parts of their bodies for money. This crisis will worsen as the American economic collapse proceeds. Income and wealth are concentrated in the hands of a few oligarchs.
→ read full articleGlenn Greenwald Announces Departure from the Guardian
Guardian staff – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
Glenn Greenwald, the journalist who broke a string of stories about widespread electronic surveillance by the National Security Agency based on files leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden, has announced that he is leaving the Guardian.
→ read full articleReplacing Violence, Armed Rebellions, Militarism, and War with Nonviolence and International Law
Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
Address to the 13th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Warsaw, Poland, October 21-23, 2013 – Stand in Solidarity for Peace: Time to Act
→ read full articleCommentary on Prof. Galtung’s Editorial “Balkan Integration Process in a Global Framework”
Satoshi Ashikaga – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
For the convenience of the arguments in this comment, allow me to briefly describe (but not comprehensively) some aspects of the Balkan areas, together with some background information.
→ read full articleChevron Sues Rainforest Communities It Contaminated
Kevin Koenig, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
The implications of Chevron’s tactics are immense and should send shivers down the spine of anyone concerned about justice, human rights, the environment or corporate responsibility. The U.S. oil giant has taken “blame the victim” to a new extreme in its attempt to avoid the $19 billion guilty verdict handed down by an Ecuadorian court in February 2012.
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Palestine before 1948
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
The video contains pictures of different Palestinian cities during the 1920’s and 1930’s, before the creation of the state of Israel by the Zionists in 1948.
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Oprah Winfrey Talks with Thich Nhat Hanh
Peace IsTheWay – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
Oprah Winfrey talks to Vietnamese Zen Buddhist Monk Thich Nhat Hanh about being nominated to the Nobel Peace Prize by Martin Luther King Jr, the powers of mindfulness, insight, concentration and compassion.
→ read full articleEgypt: End of Hope
Andre Vltchek – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
Instead of passion and hope, all there is left on the streets of Cairo is depressing defeatism, frustration and hate.
→ read full articleOriginal Pakistani TV Bashir Interview and Massimo Mazzucco’s 9/11 Documentary
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
Original Bashir interview that contradicts Washington’s account of killing bin Laden.
→ read full articleReport: EU to Bypass Its Own Anti-Settlements Guidelines
Noam Sheizaf, +972 – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
Israeli and European officials are reportedly nearing an agreement that would allow Israeli institutions to continue operating freely in the West Bank while enjoying EU grants.
→ read full articleGreece and the Neo-Nazis
Vasilis Migkos – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
Golden Dawn is the main nationalist extremist party in Greece. Created in 1980, its principles are neo-Nazi, with hymns to Hitler and propaganda of Aryan race superiority. Ironically, like-minded extremists in Germany were fond of killing immigrants, especially Greeks and Turks who inhabit Germany in vast numbers and are considered inferior.
→ read full articleHow Mega-Corporations like Nestlé Threaten Colombia’s Coffee Farmers
Andrew Gold, Occupy – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
Colombia’s Zona Cafetera, or coffee zone, is one of the most prominent providers of coffee in the world. But a predicament now faces its native producers – who never even taste the coffee – and threatens to destroy them. Nestlé has a huge presence in Colombia. But it has no fair trade policy to ensure its coffee producers are paid a living wage.
→ read full articleChemical Weapons in Focus
Judith Bello – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
I tend to be a skeptic when it comes to the use of formal processes and international agencies to rein in imperial abuses. In many cases these efforts target only the weak while the powerful continue to pursue their interests. Examples are the International Criminal Court targeting Africa and the International Atomic Energy Agency being used to target Iran.
→ read full articleHistory Class
Antonio C. S. Rosa – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
The teacher said, “Let’s begin by reviewing some History. Who said ‘Give me Liberty, or give me Death’?”
→ read full articleVideo: Edward Snowden Wins Sam Adams Award
WikiLeaks – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
11 Oct 2013 – This week Edward Snowden received the Integrity Award from the Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence. These videos from the award ceremony are the first of Mr Snowden after being granted asylum in Russia.
→ read full articleMillennium Development Goals: The Failure of the Debt System
Daniel Munevar & Eric Toussaint, CADTM – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
As the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund hold their annual meeting in Washington 11-13 Oct 2013 it is necessary to take a look at the state of the Millennium Development Goals
→ read full articleSyrian Opposition Group Refuses to Attend Geneva Peace Talks
Al Arabiya – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
The main Syrian opposition group within the Syrian National Coalition said Sunday [13 Oct 2013] it would not attend a proposed peace conference in Geneva and would quit if the whole coalition participated. The Syrian opposition has said it will not negotiate until Assad’s regime steps down.
→ read full articleVideo: Edward Snowden Wins Sam Adams Award
WikiLeaks – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
11 Oct 2013 – This week Edward Snowden received the Integrity Award from the Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence. These videos from the award ceremony are the first of Mr Snowden after being granted asylum in Russia.
→ read full articleGrowing Backlash to NSA Surveillance
Martha Mendoza, AP – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
Policy makers, privacy advocates and political leaders around the world have been outraged at the near weekly disclosures from former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden that expose sweeping U.S. government surveillance programs.
→ read full articleHow Mind-Wandering and “Positive Constructive Daydreaming” Enhance Creativity and Improve Our Social Skills
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
The science of why fantasy and imaginative escapism are essential elements of a satisfying mental life.
→ read full article(Castellano) Brasil Implementará Servicio Propio de Correo Electrónico Antiespionaje
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
La presidenta de Brasil, Dilma Rousseff, anunció este domingo [13 Oct 2013] a través de la red social Twitter que los correos electrónicos del Gobierno tendrán un sistema de protección. Esta medida es adoptada después de las denuncias del espionaje de Estados Unidos hacia la propia mandataria e instituciones de su país.
→ read full articleStorm Warning: The Disappearing State of the Central African Republic
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
On 10 Oct 2013, the UNSC in a resolution issued a “storm warning” calling for help to the CAR and its UN Peacebuilding Office. The skies have been so often cloudy since its independence in 1961 that the new dark clouds are hardly noticed. However, there are currently danger signs and storm warnings concerning the disappearance of all State structures.
→ read full articleCash-for-Castles: Italy Sells Off Historic Sites to Plug Budget Holes
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
A Grand Inquisitor’s villa, a Pope’s fort and a Venetian island will be sold off to fill Italy’s depleted state coffers, local media reports. It’s hoped the 50 historic sites will raise 500 million euros needed to obey strict EU austerity rules.
→ read full articleChina’s Official Press Agency Calls for New Reserve Currency, and New World Order
Tyler Durden, Zero Hedge – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
China’s official press agency Xinhua decries the “US fiscal failure which warrants a de-Americanized world” and flatly states that the world should consider a new reserve currency “that is to be created to replace the dominant U.S. dollar, so that the international community could permanently stay away from the spillover of the intensifying domestic political turmoil in the United States.”
→ read full articleNSA Wiretapped Senate Candidate Obama in 2004
The Western Center for Journalism – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
And here is the rest [beginning?] of the story…
→ read full articleReview: ‘The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Modern Mourning, and the Reinvention of the Mystical Body’
Roger Griffin, Library of Social Science – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
Working with case studies and sources, Wittman collates the conflicting ‘receptions’ of the tombs and their incorporation into the collective psyche. She explores their impact upon national consciousness—swollen with pride rather than diminished by the war’s human cost and bottomless grief generated by its futility and mind-numbing destructiveness.
→ read full articleWall Street Bets a Quadrillion Dollars of Everybody Else’s Money
Glen Ford, Black Agenda Report – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
“Even if the whole planet were offered as collateral, it could not cover Wall Street’s bets… Derivatives are valued at six times more than the total accumulated wealth of the world.”
→ read full articleDivided N United
Rosa Parks – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
Bang bang bang!
Rang out the shots
Stand up if you’re Muslim
Racism, Colonialism and Exceptionalism
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
“What makes America different, what makes us exceptional, is that we are dedicated to act.” (Barak Obama, Sep 2013) It seems to be possible for nations, and the majority of their citizens, to commit the worst imaginable atrocities, including torture, murder and genocide, while feeling that what they are doing is both noble and good.
→ read full articleThe Real “Global South” Today: BRICS*
Johan Galtung, 14 Oct 2013 - TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
Two basic facts stand out in the world economic development, leaving aside military, political, cultural and social development:
* The BRICS–an acronym becoming a social fact–are emerging;
* The USA-EU are declining; not only as markets, also as producers.
Fifteen Minutes an American President
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
Obama’s rhetorical exercise in ‘peace talk’ at the United Nations General Assembly impressed few delegations and even fewer Americans: Far more eloquent are his five years of wars, military interventions, cyber-spying, drone murders, military coups and the merciless prosecution of patriotic truth tellers.
→ read full articleJapan Asks for World’s Help on Fukushima Leaks
Al Jazeera and The Associated Press – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday [6 Oct 2013] that Japan is open to receiving overseas help to contain widening disaster at the crippled nuclear plant in Fukushima, where radioactive water leaks and other mishaps are now reported almost daily. “My country needs your knowledge and expertise,” he said.
→ read full articlePost-Intervention Libya: A Militia State
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
We can only wonder whether Libya as of 2013 is not better understood as a ‘militia state’ rather than a ‘failed state,’ which seems like an emerging pattern for societies that endure Western military intervention. The parallels of Libya with Iraq and Afghanistan are uncomfortably suggestive.
→ read full articleIsrael’s Politics of Fragmentation
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
If the politics of deflection exhibit the outward reach of Israel’s grand strategy of territorial expansionism and regional hegemony, the politics of fragmentation serves Israel’s inward moves designed to weaken Palestinian resistance, induce despair, and de facto surrender.
→ read full articleWhistleblowing: A Practical Guide – By Brian Martin
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
You may be not a Snowden or Manning, but you discover some wrongdoing such as corruption, injustice or danger to the public. What should you do? If you do nothing, the problem will continue. If you speak out, you become a target for attack. Whistleblowing: A Practical Guide tells how to assess your options, prepare for action, use low-profile operations, negotiate official channels, leak, build support and survive the experience.
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Allegro Molto Appassionato (Music Video of the Week)
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
Nicola Benedetti – Violin
Author: Felix Mendelssohn
Imperialism Destabilizing Africa
Andre Vltchek – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
The African continent is being ravished as it was in the darkest days of direct colonialism. There are no exact statistics available, but at least 6 million people have died in war-ravaged DR Congo since 1995. But some say that 10 million is a much more precise figure.
→ read full articleSmart Help
Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
During a heavy rainstorm, you come with your car to a bus stop where three people are waiting:
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Nuclear Engineer: Japan’s PM “Lying to the Japanese People” About Safety of Fukushima
The Real News Network – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
Oct 1, 2013 – Arnie Gundersen: Japan’s PM claims Fukushima is safe but the nuclear disaster is underfunded and lacks transparency, causing the public to remain in the dark.
→ read full articleEmpire under Obama (Part 1): Political Language and the ‘Mafia Principles’ of International Relations
Andrew Gavin Marshall, Occupy – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
In the first part of this essay series on ‘Empire Under Obama,’ I will aim to establish some fundamental premises of modern imperialism, or what is often referred to as ‘international relations,’ ‘geopolitics’, or ‘foreign policy.’ Specifically, I will refer to George Orwell’s writing on ‘political language’ in order to provide a context in which the discourse of imperialism may take place out in the open with very little comprehension on the part of the public which consumes the information; and further, to draw upon Noam Chomsky’s suggestion of understanding international relations as the application of ‘Mafia Principles’ to foreign policy.
→ read full article(Português) A Inovadora Vila Solar da Alemanha
Outras Palavras – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
Em Friburgo, bairro tem painéis coletores em todas as casas, casas multifamiliares e automóveis compartilhados. Habitantes produzem quatro vezes mais energia do que consomem.
→ read full articleCanadian PM Says ‘Very Concerned’ by Brazil Spying Allegations
David Ljunggren, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper expressed concern on Tuesday [8 Oct 2013] about allegations that Canada’s intelligence agency had targeted Brazil. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Monday demanded Canada explain a report that said the Communications Security Establishment Canada – the equivalent of the top-secret U.S. National Security Agency – had spied on Brazil’s Mines and Energy Ministry.
→ read full articleHuman Violence: Understanding it. Ending it.
Robert J. Burrowes – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
What is violence? Let me define this phenomenon more precisely so that we might tackle it more effectively. It is social interference in the genetically programmed feelings, thoughts, sensing and/or behavior of another organism. It might be inflicted by an individual or an institution.
→ read full articleIsrael & BDS – A Note from Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
On Sep 7, 2013 Roger was interviewed by Alon Hadar for the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth. Below is an open letter to the editor from Roger. -“Without wishing to fan the flames, I feel I owe it to my fans in Israel to correct the record on a number of points. The article was a serious distortion of the actual interview I gave. Both questions and answers were changed. I can only assume to suit an editorial agenda.”
→ read full articleHow the NSA Deploys Malware: An In-Depth Look at the New Revelations
Electronic Frontier Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
The template for attacking people with malware used by the NSA is in widespread use by criminals and fraudsters, as well as foreign intelligence agencies, so it’s important to understand and defend against this threat to avoid being a victim to the plethora of attackers out there.
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Myanmar: Can the Religious Violence Be Ended?
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
3 Oct 2013 – TRANSCEND member Dr. Maung Zarni and Debbie Stothard: A 25-minute analysis of Myanmar’s “Communal or Religious Violence.”
→ read full articleMedia Repression and Tamils in Sri Lanka
Daniel Kitts, TV Ontario – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
Sri Lanka has gained a reputation as one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists alongside Afghanistan, Somalia, Eritrea and North Korea. By way of preview of a forthcoming Tamils Against Genocide (TAG) report on media violence in Sri Lanka, we’d like to share our perspective.
→ read full articleJohan Galtung Lecture on ‘The European Foreign Policy of my Dreams’
Global Governance Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
On 7 Oct 2013 Johan Galtung, the founding scholar of Peace Studies, opened the European Peace & Security Studies 2013 Lecture Series. The Distinguished Opening Lecture was titled “The European Union Foreign Policy of My Dreams”. In it Professor Galtung shared his method of conflict mediation.
→ read full articleGlobal Power Project: Exposing the Institute of International Finance (Part 1)
Andrew Gavin Marshall, Occupy – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
This is the first of a series of exposés focusing on the Institute of International Finance (IIF), the very “visible hand” of financial markets. It is a continuation of the Global Power Project produced by Occupy.com. Part 1 examines the origins of the IIF.
→ read full articleFrançois Hollande’s Missteps Put France on Levant Sidelines
Franklin Lamb – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
When Mr Hollande cast himself in the role of western war leader for the second time in a year, his popularity shot up again, though not with the French public, but with the US Zionist lobby and the neocons in Congress.
→ read full article2013 Don’t Bank on the Bomb Report
Susi Snyder, Don’t Bank on the Bomb – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
Over 314 billion US Dollars are currently made available to the nuclear weapon industry by 298 financial institutions around the globe. That is the core finding of the 2013 Don’t Bank on the Bomb report.
→ read full article(Italiano) La Politica Estera EU: Dieci Desideri
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2013
Bruxelles – Servizio d’azione esterna europea, Libera Università – L’UE è in una crisi prevalentemente auto-prodotta. Le seguenti sono alcune idee su misure che si possono prendere.
→ read full articleSystematic Gerrymandering of Declared Threats and Legality of Response
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service,
8 Oct 2013
Opportunistic Exceptionalism Underlying Promulgated Rules of Governance – The crisis of governance and its eroding credibility is highlighted by a confluence of several factors, all variously questionable.
→ read full articleThe EU Foreign Policy: Ten Wishes
Johan Galtung - TRANSCEND Media Service,
8 Oct 2013
Brussels – European External Action Service, Free University – The EU is in a crisis mainly of its own making. The following are some ideas about steps that can be taken.
→ read full articleCanadian Spy Agency ‘Dissected’ Brazilian Energy Ministry
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service,
8 Oct 2013
A new leak by Edward Snowden showed documents from a meeting of the ‘Five Eyes’ spy network, comprising the US, UK, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, in June of last year. In a presentation the Communications Security Establishment Canada – the Canadian version of the NSA – outlined how they used a program called Olympia to break through the Brazilian ministry’s encryption.
→ read full articleThe Obama Doctrine: Isolationism or Exceptionalism?
Noam Chomsky – TRANSCEND Media Service,
8 Oct 2013
At the fringes, some observers reject the shared assumptions, bringing up the historical record: for example, the fact that “for nearly seven decades” the United States has led the world in aggression and subversion – overthrowing elected governments and imposing vicious dictatorships, supporting horrendous crimes, undermining international agreements and leaving trails of blood, destruction and misery.
→ read full article(Castellano) Inteligencia Canadiense Espió las Comunicaciones de Brasil
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 Oct 2013
Nuevos documentos filtrados por el agente de inteligencia norteamericano Edward Snowden revelaron que la Agencia Canadiense de Seguridad en las Comunicaciones (CSEC, po su sigla en inglés) espió las comunicaciones del Ministerio de Minas y Energía de Brasil, sumándose a la Agencia de Seguridad Nacional de Estados Unidos (NSA) como entes violadores de la soberanía brasileña.
→ read full articleRussia to Push for Mideast Free of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Steve Gutterman, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 Oct 2013
Russia wants to revive plans for a conference on ridding the Middle East of weapons of mass destruction now that Syria has pledged to abandon its chemical arms, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday [30 Sep 2013]. Such a move could put Moscow at odds with Washington that feared the event would be used to criticize Israel, the region’s only nuclear-armed state.
→ read full articleGlenn Greenwald ‘Hostile’ Interview on Snowden, NSA, GCHQ and Spying
BBC Newsnight – TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 Oct 2013
Oct 3, 2013 – BBC Newsnight exclusive hostile interview with journalist Glenn Greenwald.
→ read full articleUNESCO Votes in Favor of 6 Resolutions Condemning Israel
Times of Israel – TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 Oct 2013
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization voted in favor of no fewer than six resolutions condemning Israel at its 192nd Session in Paris on Friday [4 Oct 2013] backed by Russia and France. The UK and Italy abstained while the US was the only country to vote against.
→ read full articleTransatlantic Free Trade Agreement: A Corporate Power Grab
Colin Todhunter – TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 Oct 2013
The Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA) between the US and EU intends to create the world’s largest free trade area, ‘protect’ investment and remove ‘unnecessary regulatory barriers’. Corporate interests are driving the agenda, with the public having been sidelined.
→ read full articleEcuador’s Correa: Obama’s Exceptionalism Talk Reminiscent of Nazi Rhetoric before WWII
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 Oct 2013
“Does not this remind you of the Nazis’ rhetoric before and during World War II? They considered themselves the chosen race, the superior race, etc. Such words and ideas pose extreme danger.”
→ read full article(Castellano) Millones de Indios Conmemoraron 114 Años del Nacimiento de Gandhi
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 Oct 2013
Desde tempranas horas de este miércoles [2 Oct 2013], miles de indios entonaron cánticos y lanzaron flores sobre la pulida losa de mármol negro del Raj Ghat, sitio donde fue incinerado el Mahatma (Alma Grande), quien lideró la lucha por la independencia de su país.
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