Archive for the category ‘IN FOCUS’


Why France Is Playing ‘Stupid’ on Iran
Pepe Escobar – Asia Times
November 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Why France Is Playing ‘Stupid’ on Iran)
A Showdown for War or Peace
Robert Parry – Consortium News
November 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on A Showdown for War or Peace)
The Saudis Are Mad? Tough!
Fareed Zakaria – Time Magazine
November 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Saudis Are Mad? Tough!)
Israel Buys the US Congress: Sabotaging the US-Iran Peace Negotiations
Prof. James Petras - Global Research
November 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Israel Buys the US Congress: Sabotaging the US-Iran Peace Negotiations)
How Science Is Telling Us All to Revolt
Naomi Klein – New Statesman
November 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on How Science Is Telling Us All to Revolt)
CIA Made Doctors Torture Suspected Terrorists after 9/11, Taskforce Finds
Sarah Boseley- The Guardian
November 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on CIA Made Doctors Torture Suspected Terrorists after 9/11, Taskforce Finds)
Malala and Nabila: Worlds Apart
Murtaza Hussain – Al Jazeera
November 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Malala and Nabila: Worlds Apart)
Slavery in Qatar
The Canadian Charger – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 28th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Slavery in Qatar)
Elon Musk: Oil Campaign against Electric Cars Is Like Big Tobacco Lobbying
Adam Vaughan – The Guardian
October 28th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Elon Musk: Oil Campaign against Electric Cars Is Like Big Tobacco Lobbying)
Russell Brand on Revolution: “We No Longer Have the Luxury of Tradition”
Russell Brand – New Statesman
October 28th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Russell Brand on Revolution: “We No Longer Have the Luxury of Tradition”)
Elite Insurgency
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 21st, 2013 ( Comments Off on Elite Insurgency)
1993-2013: Is the Twenty-Year Long “Pas de Deux” of Russia and the USA Coming to an End?
The Saker – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 21st, 2013 ( Comments Off on 1993-2013: Is the Twenty-Year Long “Pas de Deux” of Russia and the USA Coming to an End?)
A Very Perfect Instrument: The Ferocity and Failure of America’s Sanctions Apparatus
Andrew Cockburn – Harper’s Magazine
October 21st, 2013 ( Comments Off on A Very Perfect Instrument: The Ferocity and Failure of America’s Sanctions Apparatus)
30 Million Modern Slaves around the World, Finds Global Index
Counter Currents – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 21st, 2013 ( Comments Off on 30 Million Modern Slaves around the World, Finds Global Index)
Pacific Pact – a Minefield for Health Care
Emilio Godoy – Inter Press Service-IPS
October 14th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
Old Game, New Obsession, New Enemy: The China Fixation
John Pilger - CounterPunch
October 14th, 2013 ( 2 Comments »)
Slavoj Žižek: “Most of the Idiots I Know Are Academics”
Luke Massey – New Statesman
October 14th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
The Sparks of Rebellion
Chris Hedges - Truthdig
October 7th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
Age of Unreason
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 7th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Age of Unreason)
Can Iran Trust the United States?
Sheldon Richman – The Future of Freedom Foundation
October 7th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Can Iran Trust the United States?)
How Syria Brought the U.S. and Iran Together
Richard Javad Heydarian – Foreign Policy in Focus
October 7th, 2013 ( Comments Off on How Syria Brought the U.S. and Iran Together)
The Act of Killing
Chris Hedges - Truthdig
September 30th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Act of Killing)
Noam Chomsky on the Era of the Drone
Steven Garbas – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 30th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Noam Chomsky on the Era of the Drone)
Sanctions: Cruel and Counterproductive
Jason Ditz – Al Jazeera
September 30th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Sanctions: Cruel and Counterproductive)
Life on the Line: Can Humanity Survive?
Robert J. Burrowes – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 30th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Life on the Line: Can Humanity Survive?)
At 16, Ganesh Got a Job in Qatar – Two Months Later He Was Dead
Pete Pattisson in Kathmandu and Doha – The Guardian
September 30th, 2013 ( Comments Off on At 16, Ganesh Got a Job in Qatar – Two Months Later He Was Dead)
Lessons from Libya: How Not to Intervene
Alan Kuperman – Harvard Kennedy School
September 23rd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Lessons from Libya: How Not to Intervene)
Hugo Boss Gave the Nazis Style
William Boardman - Reader Supported News
September 23rd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Hugo Boss Gave the Nazis Style)
Are USA and NATO Replacing the UN?
Motsoko Pheko – Pambazuka News
September 23rd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Are USA and NATO Replacing the UN?)
Seeing Food as a Commons Opens Up Creative New Possibilities
David Bollier – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Seeing Food as a Commons Opens Up Creative New Possibilities)
In an Age of ‘Realists’ and Vigilantes, There Is Cause for Optimism
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 ( Comments Off on In an Age of ‘Realists’ and Vigilantes, There Is Cause for Optimism)
The U.S. and Japan: Partners in Historical Falsification
Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick – Huffington Post
September 23rd, 2013 ( Comments Off on The U.S. and Japan: Partners in Historical Falsification)
US Struggle with Iran’s Peace Offensive
Eric Margolis – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2013 ( Comments Off on US Struggle with Iran’s Peace Offensive)
Kerry, Kissinger, Allende, and the Other Sept. 11
Amy Goodman - Truthdig
September 16th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
Endless Fukushima Catastrophe: 2020 Olympics under Contamination Threat
Dr Helen Caldicott – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 16th, 2013 ( 2 Comments »)
The Crisis of Humanitarian Intervention (Revisited)
Walden Bello – Foreign Policy in Focus
September 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Crisis of Humanitarian Intervention (Revisited))
No Economic Espionage? NSA Docs Show US Spied On Brazil Oil Giant Petrobras
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 10th, 2013 ( Comments Off on No Economic Espionage? NSA Docs Show US Spied On Brazil Oil Giant Petrobras)
In-Q-Tel: A Glimpse Inside the CIA’s Venture-Capital Arm
Matt Egan, Fox Business – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 10th, 2013 ( Comments Off on In-Q-Tel: A Glimpse Inside the CIA’s Venture-Capital Arm)
People of the World are Fighting Back
Finian Cunningham – Information Clearing House
September 2nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on People of the World are Fighting Back)
Commercial News Beats the War Drum
Mark Ash - Reader Supported News
September 2nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Commercial News Beats the War Drum)
We Have the Means to End Civilization as We Know It—How Revolutionary Pacifism Can Preserve the Species
Noam Chomsky - AlterNet
August 26th, 2013 ( Comments Off on We Have the Means to End Civilization as We Know It—How Revolutionary Pacifism Can Preserve the Species)
Hi, I’m Your New Axis of Evil
Pepe Escobar – Asia Times
August 26th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Hi, I’m Your New Axis of Evil)
Who Benefits from the Various ‘Wars’?
Arjen Kamphuis – Consortium News
August 19th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Who Benefits from the Various ‘Wars’?)
We Are All Connected: Hearing the Message of Indigenous Tribes
Deni Leonard, Occupy – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 12th, 2013 ( Comments Off on We Are All Connected: Hearing the Message of Indigenous Tribes)
Top Ten Ways Bradley Manning Changed the World
Juan Cole, Informed Comment – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2013 ( 2 Comments »)
War against Iran, Iraq AND Syria?
Pepe Escobar - Asia Times
July 29th, 2013 ( Comments Off on War against Iran, Iraq AND Syria?)
Who Authorized Preparations for War with China?
Amitai Etzioni, Yale Journal of International Affairs – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 29th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
US To Create Two Major Economic Unions without Russia and China
Yuri Skidanov – Pravda
July 29th, 2013 ( Comments Off on US To Create Two Major Economic Unions without Russia and China)
How We Are Impoverished, Gentrified and Silenced – And What to Do About It
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 29th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
Trash the TPP: Why It’s Time to Revolt against the Worst “Trade Agreement” in History
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Occupy – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 22nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Trash the TPP: Why It’s Time to Revolt against the Worst “Trade Agreement” in History)
Malala Yousafzai and the White Saviour Complex
Assed Baig – Huffington Post
July 22nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Malala Yousafzai and the White Saviour Complex)
Neoliberalism and Public Unrest: Time to Make the Connection
Mandeep Tiwana – Al Jazeera
July 15th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Neoliberalism and Public Unrest: Time to Make the Connection)
Global Corruption Barometer 2013
Transparency International – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 15th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Global Corruption Barometer 2013)
The Battle between Countries and Companies
Dick Pountain – Open Democracy
July 15th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Battle between Countries and Companies)
Putin Dresses Down the Group of Eight
Dawud Rimal – As Safir
July 15th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Putin Dresses Down the Group of Eight)
My Life at Guantanamo
Moath al-Alwi – Al Jazeera
July 8th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
Six-Month Update: US Covert Actions in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia
Jack Serle and Chris Woods – The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
July 8th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Six-Month Update: US Covert Actions in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia)
The Syrian Target: Why Only an All-Out War Can Depose Assad
Patrick Cockburn - CounterPunch
June 24th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Syrian Target: Why Only an All-Out War Can Depose Assad)
Obama’s Humanitarianism as Window-Dressing for the US “Deep State” Agenda: The Case of Syria
Elizabeth Woodworth - Global Research
June 24th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Obama’s Humanitarianism as Window-Dressing for the US “Deep State” Agenda: The Case of Syria)
How The G8 Joint Statement Should Read
Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey - Pravda
June 24th, 2013 ( Comments Off on How The G8 Joint Statement Should Read)
Disarming Bullies — From Schoolyards to the White House
Frida Berrigan – Waging Nonviolence
June 17th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Disarming Bullies — From Schoolyards to the White House)
1,455,590 Iraqis Killed by US War and Occupation
Just Foreign Policy – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 17th, 2013 ( Comments Off on 1,455,590 Iraqis Killed by US War and Occupation)
Bradley Manning: Prisoner of Conscience
Francis A. Boyle - Global Research
June 10th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Bradley Manning: Prisoner of Conscience)
Seven Myths about Bradley Manning
Chase Madar – The Nation
June 10th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Seven Myths about Bradley Manning)
Top 1% Now Controls 39% of World’s Wealth
Robert Frank, CNBC – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Top 1% Now Controls 39% of World’s Wealth)
Hammond, Manning, Assange and Obama’s Sledgehammer against Dissent
Amy Goodman - Truthdig
June 3rd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Hammond, Manning, Assange and Obama’s Sledgehammer against Dissent)
Extremists Point to Western Foreign Policy to Explain Their Acts – Why Do We Ignore Them?
Mehdi Hasan – New Statesman
June 3rd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Extremists Point to Western Foreign Policy to Explain Their Acts – Why Do We Ignore Them?)
Why Sharing News about Solutions Is a Revolutionary Act
Frances Moore Lappé – YES! Magazine
June 3rd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Why Sharing News about Solutions Is a Revolutionary Act)
Towards a ‘Lagom’ Society
Kaj Embren – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 27th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Towards a ‘Lagom’ Society)
Global Capital and the Nation State
Robert Reich – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 27th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Global Capital and the Nation State)
Toxic Legacy of US Assault on Fallujah ‘Worse Than Hiroshima’
Patrick Cockburn – The Independent
May 20th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
Tyranny of the One Per Cent
Serge Halimi – Le Monde Diplomatique
May 20th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Tyranny of the One Per Cent)
Everything Is Rigged: The Biggest Price-Fixing Scandal Ever
Matt Taibbi – Rolling Stone
May 6th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Everything Is Rigged: The Biggest Price-Fixing Scandal Ever)
Boston and Venezuela: Terrorism There and Here
Prof. James Petras – Global Research
May 6th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Boston and Venezuela: Terrorism There and Here)
A Post-History Strip Tease
Pepe Escobar – Asia Times
April 29th, 2013 ( Comments Off on A Post-History Strip Tease)
Filling the Empty Battlefield – Jeremy Scahill, Blowback Reporter
Tom Engelhardt – TomDispatch
April 29th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Filling the Empty Battlefield – Jeremy Scahill, Blowback Reporter)
Official Number of Guantanamo Bay Hunger Strikers Jumps To 100
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 29th, 2013 ( 2 Comments »)
Corporate Evil Creeps Up Unobserved: TransPacific Partnership Will Undermine Democracy
Prof. Rodney Shakespeare - Eurasia Review
April 22nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Corporate Evil Creeps Up Unobserved: TransPacific Partnership Will Undermine Democracy)
The Truth about Extreme Global Inequality
Jason Hickel – Al Jazeera
April 22nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Truth about Extreme Global Inequality)
A Peace Award to Burma’s Thein Sein from the International Crisis Group
International Crisis Group – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 22nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on A Peace Award to Burma’s Thein Sein from the International Crisis Group)
Chiquita Sues to Block Release of Files on Colombia Terrorist Payments
Michael Evans – The National Security Archive
April 15th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Chiquita Sues to Block Release of Files on Colombia Terrorist Payments)
The U.S. Chokehold on North Korea
David Whitehouse – Socialist Worker
April 15th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The U.S. Chokehold on North Korea)
Would You Believe That the United States Tried To Do Something That Was Not Nice Against Hugo Chávez?
William Blum, The Anti-Empire Report – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 15th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Would You Believe That the United States Tried To Do Something That Was Not Nice Against Hugo Chávez?)
Does Obama Want More War?
Stansfield Smith – CounterPunch
April 15th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Does Obama Want More War?)
Land Mines Still Victimizing the Vietnamese 37 Years after War End
Hong Minh – Viet Nam News
April 8th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Land Mines Still Victimizing the Vietnamese 37 Years after War End)
When George Bush Invaded Iraq, Life Imitated Art
Robert Fisk – The Independent
April 8th, 2013 ( Comments Off on When George Bush Invaded Iraq, Life Imitated Art)
American Anniversaries from Hell: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
Tom Engelhardt - TomDispatch
April 1st, 2013 ( Comments Off on American Anniversaries from Hell: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You)
Men Who Kick Down Doors – Tyrants at Home and Abroad
Ann Jones - TomDispatch
March 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Men Who Kick Down Doors – Tyrants at Home and Abroad)
World Focus: The Eyes of the World Are Trained on Israel – But Will There Be Anything to See?
Robert Fisk – The Independent
March 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on World Focus: The Eyes of the World Are Trained on Israel – But Will There Be Anything to See?)
AP: Chavez Wasted His Money on Healthcare When He Could Have Built Gigantic Skyscrapers
Jim Naureckas – Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting-FAIR
March 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on AP: Chavez Wasted His Money on Healthcare When He Could Have Built Gigantic Skyscrapers)
Promoting Injustice: The Bias of Human Rights Watch
Garry Leech - CounterPunch
March 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Promoting Injustice: The Bias of Human Rights Watch)
Infographic: Global South Is Rising Fast
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Infographic: Global South Is Rising Fast)
A Huge Hunger Strike at Guantánamo
Andy Worthington – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on A Huge Hunger Strike at Guantánamo)
Complicit Americans: The Mass Psychology of Torture
William Manson – CounterPunch
March 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Complicit Americans: The Mass Psychology of Torture)
Revealed: Pentagon’s Link to Iraqi Torture Centres
Mona Mahmood, Maggie O'Kane, Chavala Madlena and Teresa Smith – The Guardian
March 11th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
North Korea or the United States: Who is a Threat to Global Security?
Prof Michel Chossudovsky – Global Research
March 11th, 2013 ( 3 Comments »)
US-EU Trade Deal Is the Foundation for a New Global Economic Order
Dana Gabriel - CounterCurrents
March 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on US-EU Trade Deal Is the Foundation for a New Global Economic Order)
Trans-Atlantic Rifts: European Activists Could Thwart US-EU Trade Deal
Christoph Pauly and Christoph Schult – Der Spiegel
March 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Trans-Atlantic Rifts: European Activists Could Thwart US-EU Trade Deal)
War on Terror Is the West’s New Religion
Robert Fisk – The Independent
February 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on War on Terror Is the West’s New Religion)
Bradley Manning Incarcerated without a Trial: One Thousand Days Too Many
Margaret Flowers – Global Research
February 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Bradley Manning Incarcerated without a Trial: One Thousand Days Too Many)
US Border Patrol Selling Weapons to Mexican Drug Cartel
Project Censored – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on US Border Patrol Selling Weapons to Mexican Drug Cartel)
Re-Imagining a World beyond Capitalism and Communism
Arundhati Roy – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Re-Imagining a World beyond Capitalism and Communism)
Lunch and Dinner with Julian Assange, in Prison
John Keane, The Conversation – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Lunch and Dinner with Julian Assange, in Prison)
Icelandic MP Who Released WikiLeaks Video to Visit US
Anne Sewell – Digital Journal
February 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Icelandic MP Who Released WikiLeaks Video to Visit US)
Raytheon Video Claims Riot Software Can Track Users Via Social Networks
Pratap Chatterjee – CorpWatch
February 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Raytheon Video Claims Riot Software Can Track Users Via Social Networks)
Obama to ‘Bypass Congress’ On CISPA with Cybersecurity Executive Order
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Serviced
February 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Obama to ‘Bypass Congress’ On CISPA with Cybersecurity Executive Order)
The Real New World Order: Bankers Taking over the World
John Kozy – Global Research
February 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Real New World Order: Bankers Taking over the World)
Reality and Utopia
Anna Polo – Pressenza Int’l Press Agency
February 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Reality and Utopia)
All That Pivots Is Gold
Pepe Escobar – Asia Times
February 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on All That Pivots Is Gold)
FBI Banned from Iceland
Rixstep – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on FBI Banned from Iceland)
U.S. ‘Backed Plan to Launch Chemical Weapon Attack on Syria and Blame It on Assad’s Regime’
Louise Boyle – Daily Mail
February 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on U.S. ‘Backed Plan to Launch Chemical Weapon Attack on Syria and Blame It on Assad’s Regime’)
Who’s Faking It? Pentagon “Cyber-Warriors” Planting “False Information on Facebook”
Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich – Global Research
January 28th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Who’s Faking It? Pentagon “Cyber-Warriors” Planting “False Information on Facebook”)
‘Assange Effectively Denied Opportunity to Enjoy Asylum’ – Ecuadorian FM
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 28th, 2013 ( Comments Off on ‘Assange Effectively Denied Opportunity to Enjoy Asylum’ – Ecuadorian FM)
Government Persecution, From Aaron Swartz to Bradley Manning
Chase Madar – The Nation
January 28th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Government Persecution, From Aaron Swartz to Bradley Manning)
Church Sex Abuse Files Unlikely To Lead To Charges, Experts Say
Harriet Ryan, Ashley Powers and Victoria Kim - Los Angeles Times
January 28th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Church Sex Abuse Files Unlikely To Lead To Charges, Experts Say)
“Cyberazzi” – Data Mining Companies Investigated for Invasion of Privacy
Pratap Chatterjee, CorpWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 28th, 2013 ( Comments Off on “Cyberazzi” – Data Mining Companies Investigated for Invasion of Privacy)
The Lies of Democracy and the Language of Deceit
Colin Todhunter – Global Research
January 21st, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Lies of Democracy and the Language of Deceit)
Iran Unable to Get Life-Saving Drugs Due to International Sanctions
Julian Borger and Saeed Kamali Dehghan – The Guardian
January 21st, 2013 ( Comments Off on Iran Unable to Get Life-Saving Drugs Due to International Sanctions)
The Bombing of Mali Highlights All the Lessons of Western Intervention
Glenn Greenwald – The Guardian
January 21st, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Bombing of Mali Highlights All the Lessons of Western Intervention)
Pope Thanks CIA War Criminal
Jay Janson – Dissident Voice
January 21st, 2013 ( Comments Off on Pope Thanks CIA War Criminal)
The US – Alongside Saudi Arabia – “Fights for Freedom and Democracy” in the Middle East
Glenn Greenwald – The Guardian
January 14th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The US – Alongside Saudi Arabia – “Fights for Freedom and Democracy” in the Middle East)
We Have Created a World of ‘Civilised Savages’
Hussein Tahiri – The Sydney Morning Herald
January 14th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
John Brennan, Sami Al-Hajj and the Blight of Guantanamo
Amy Goodman - Truthdig
January 14th, 2013 ( Comments Off on John Brennan, Sami Al-Hajj and the Blight of Guantanamo)
Democracy and the Secret State: The Deception and Terrorisation of Populaces from the Era of Gladio to the War on Terror
Adeyinka Makinde – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 14th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Democracy and the Secret State: The Deception and Terrorisation of Populaces from the Era of Gladio to the War on Terror)
Technology Addiction
Joel S. Hirschhorn – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 7th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Technology Addiction)
The Gravest Threat to World Peace
Noam Chomsky – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 7th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Gravest Threat to World Peace)
Putin Second to ‘Nobody’ on World’s Most Powerful List – Thinktank
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 7th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Putin Second to ‘Nobody’ on World’s Most Powerful List – Thinktank)
Washington’s Dilemma: The “Good Terrorists” versus the “Bad Terrorists”
Dr. Ismail Salami – Global Research
December 31st, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
The Freedom of the Press Foundation
Daniel Ellsberg – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 24th, 2012 ( Comments Off on The Freedom of the Press Foundation)
Newtown Kids vs Yemenis and Pakistanis: What Explains the Disparate Reactions?
Glenn Greenwald – The Guardian
December 24th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Newtown Kids vs Yemenis and Pakistanis: What Explains the Disparate Reactions?)
‘Bug-Splats’
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 24th, 2012 ( Comments Off on ‘Bug-Splats’)
Watch Human Rights Watch – A Tribute to Prof Richard Falk
Gilad Atzmon – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 24th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Watch Human Rights Watch – A Tribute to Prof Richard Falk)
WWF Drones Raise Serious Questions for International Security
Eddie Walsh – Al Jazeera
December 17th, 2012 ( Comments Off on WWF Drones Raise Serious Questions for International Security)
What Child Is This?
Anthony J. Marsella, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 17th, 2012 ( 6 Comments »)
Why Humanitarian Interventionism is a Dead End – Beware the Anti-Anti-War Left
Jean Bricmont - CounterPunch
December 10th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Why Humanitarian Interventionism is a Dead End – Beware the Anti-Anti-War Left)
“Legal Imperialism” and International Law: Legal Foundations for War Crimes, Debt Collection and Colonization
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2012 ( Comments Off on “Legal Imperialism” and International Law: Legal Foundations for War Crimes, Debt Collection and Colonization)
Mr. President, Tear Down This Wall
Pepe Escobar – TomDispatch
December 10th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Mr. President, Tear Down This Wall)
Revealed: US and Britain Launched 1,200 Drone Strikes in Recent Wars
Chris Woods and Alice K Ross – The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
December 10th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Revealed: US and Britain Launched 1,200 Drone Strikes in Recent Wars)
European Football Players Declare Support for Palestine
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
Post-US World Born in Phnom Penh
Spengler – Asia Times
December 3rd, 2012 ( Comments Off on Post-US World Born in Phnom Penh)
Are Israel’s Jews, Some of Them, on Their Way to Becoming Nazis?
Alan Hart – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2012 ( Comments Off on Are Israel’s Jews, Some of Them, on Their Way to Becoming Nazis?)
Wolfbane
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 26th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Wolfbane)
Inevitability of Debt – The Faustian Bargain between States and Banks
Stefan Kaiser – Der Spiegel
November 26th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Inevitability of Debt – The Faustian Bargain between States and Banks)
Attacks on First Responders Transform Criminality of Drone Strikes to Sadism
Russ Wellen – Foreign Policy in Focus
November 26th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Attacks on First Responders Transform Criminality of Drone Strikes to Sadism)
UN Urges End to U.S. Cuba Embargo for 21st Year
Louis Charbonneau, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 19th, 2012 ( Comments Off on UN Urges End to U.S. Cuba Embargo for 21st Year)
Should Scientists and Engineers Resist Taking Military Money?
John Horgan – Scientific American
November 19th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Should Scientists and Engineers Resist Taking Military Money?)
The Growing Global Movement against Austerity
Amy Goodman - Truthdig
November 19th, 2012 ( Comments Off on The Growing Global Movement against Austerity)
World Fisheries Day: 21 November 2012 – Looking for a Nuclear Free World
World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP) – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 19th, 2012 ( Comments Off on World Fisheries Day: 21 November 2012 – Looking for a Nuclear Free World)
Water: From Privatisation to Corporatisation and the Need for a Counter-Strategy
FIVAS – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 12th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Water: From Privatisation to Corporatisation and the Need for a Counter-Strategy)
The Fall Guy
Justin Raimondo – AntiWar
November 5th, 2012 ( Comments Off on The Fall Guy)
Civil Society Intervention as a Geopolitical Instrument
Hannes Hofbauer – Strategic Culture Foundation
October 29th, 2012 ( 3 Comments »)
Pentagon Prisons Revealed: WikiLeaks Publishes Terror Detainee Manuals
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Pentagon Prisons Revealed: WikiLeaks Publishes Terror Detainee Manuals)
Beyond Occupy: A Campaign to Decentralize Wealth and Its Associated Power
Elizabeth Barrett – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Beyond Occupy: A Campaign to Decentralize Wealth and Its Associated Power)
Entire Indian Tribe Threatens to Commit Mass Suicide after Brazil Court Rules They Must Leave Sacred Burial Land
Matt Roper – Daily Mail
October 29th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Entire Indian Tribe Threatens to Commit Mass Suicide after Brazil Court Rules They Must Leave Sacred Burial Land)
Turkey’s Conflict Trinity
Ali E. Erol – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 22nd, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
Peace Utopias
Rosa Luxemburg – Socialist Worker
October 22nd, 2012 ( Comments Off on Peace Utopias)
The Nobel War Prize – Selected Articles
Julie Lévesque – Global Research
October 22nd, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
Is a Nuclear Deal With Iran Possible?
Pat Buchanan, Creators – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Is a Nuclear Deal With Iran Possible?)
America’s Moral Degeneracy
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 ( Comments Off on America’s Moral Degeneracy)
The Empire Strikes Back
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
The Empire Trapped: The US’ Unpromising Role in the New Middle East
Ramzy Baroud – Toward Freedom
October 8th, 2012 ( 2 Comments »)
German State TV Reports: Syrian Rebels Claim Responsibility for Attack on Turkey
R. Teichmann – News Beacon Ireland
October 8th, 2012 ( Comments Off on German State TV Reports: Syrian Rebels Claim Responsibility for Attack on Turkey)
The True Reason US Fears Iranian Nukes: They Can Deter US Attacks
Glenn Greenwald – The Guardian
October 8th, 2012 ( Comments Off on The True Reason US Fears Iranian Nukes: They Can Deter US Attacks)
Benjamin Netanyahu’s Warning Reveals His Moments of Memory Loss
Robert Fisk – The Independent
October 1st, 2012 ( Comments Off on Benjamin Netanyahu’s Warning Reveals His Moments of Memory Loss)
An Interview with Noam Chomsky
Ricardo Lezama – CounterPunch
October 1st, 2012 ( Comments Off on An Interview with Noam Chomsky)
Pussy Riot and Amnesty International: The Decline of Political Protest
Diana Johnstone - CounterPunch
October 1st, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
Israel Lobbyist Hints That ‘Pearl Harbor’ May Be Needed To Get US into War with Iran
Maidhc Ó Cathail, The Passionate Attachment – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 1st, 2012 ( Comments Off on Israel Lobbyist Hints That ‘Pearl Harbor’ May Be Needed To Get US into War with Iran)
Bibi’s Crazy UN Speech
Justin Raimondo - AntiWar
October 1st, 2012 ( Comments Off on Bibi’s Crazy UN Speech)
Barcelona Manifesto for Peace
Fundación Carta de la Paz – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 24th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Barcelona Manifesto for Peace)
Terror and Teargas on the Streets of Bahrain
Jen Marlowe - TomDispatch
September 24th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Terror and Teargas on the Streets of Bahrain)
No Hope For Peace? Because Men Love War, And Women Love Warriors?
Fred Reed - LewRockwell
September 24th, 2012 ( Comments Off on No Hope For Peace? Because Men Love War, And Women Love Warriors?)
Hundreds of Refugees Sent Back to Sri Lanka to Face Torture
Jerome Taylor – The Independent
September 17th, 2012 ( 3 Comments »)
The Liberal Way to Run the World – ‘Improve’ or We’ll Kill You
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 10th, 2012 ( Comments Off on The Liberal Way to Run the World – ‘Improve’ or We’ll Kill You)
Is Amnesty International Abandoning Human Rights?
Bev Cotton – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 10th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Is Amnesty International Abandoning Human Rights?)
California Passes Resolution Defining Criticism of Israel as Anti-Semitism
Tom Carter – World Socialist Web Site
September 10th, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
Why America and Israel Are the Greatest Threats to Peace
Noam Chomsky - AlterNet
September 10th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Why America and Israel Are the Greatest Threats to Peace)
The Western Onslaught against International Law
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 3rd, 2012 ( Comments Off on The Western Onslaught against International Law)
Living in the Gift: On Retreat with Charles Eisenstein
Adam Parsons, Share The World's Resources – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 3rd, 2012 ( Comments Off on Living in the Gift: On Retreat with Charles Eisenstein)
No Way to Avoid Global Financial Collapse, Says Predictive Software
Susanne Posel, Occupy Corporatism – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 3rd, 2012 ( Comments Off on No Way to Avoid Global Financial Collapse, Says Predictive Software)
Why Americans Must End America’s Self-Generating Wars
Prof. Peter Dale Scott – The Asia-Pacific Journal
September 3rd, 2012 ( Comments Off on Why Americans Must End America’s Self-Generating Wars)
War Fever as Seen from Iran
Pepe Escobar – Asia Times
August 27th, 2012 ( Comments Off on War Fever as Seen from Iran)
Peace Is War: How Israel Induces America into War with Iran
Maidhc Ó Cathail, The Passionate Attachment – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 27th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Peace Is War: How Israel Induces America into War with Iran)
The War in the Shadows
Chris Hedges – Truthdig
August 27th, 2012 ( Comments Off on The War in the Shadows)
Notes on Globalization and Class Struggle: Latin America, Europe and Asia
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 27th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Notes on Globalization and Class Struggle: Latin America, Europe and Asia)
Ecuador President Rafael “We Are Not A Colony” Correa Stands Up To The Jackbooted British Gestapo
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 20th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Ecuador President Rafael “We Are Not A Colony” Correa Stands Up To The Jackbooted British Gestapo)
Statement on Syria
United National Antiwar Coalition – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 20th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Statement on Syria)
Why Do We Obey?
Eric Peters – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 13th, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
There Are Olympians without Countries—And Millions of Regular People, Too
Jamilah King - Colorlines
August 13th, 2012 ( Comments Off on There Are Olympians without Countries—And Millions of Regular People, Too)
When Philosophers Join the Kill Chain
Mark LeVine – Al Jazeera
August 13th, 2012 ( Comments Off on When Philosophers Join the Kill Chain)
The Science of Genocide
Chris Hedges - Truthdig
August 13th, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
Horror: Shocking Photos and Testimony from Afghanistan’s Dawood US Military Hospital Scandal
Rebecca Elliott & Michael Hastings, BuzzFeed – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 6th, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
Putin’s Geopolitical Chess Game With Washington in Syria and Eurasia
F. William Engdahl – Global Research
July 30th, 2012 ( 3 Comments »)
US Marine Corps Creates Law Enforcement Battalions
Julie Watson – The Associated Press-AP
July 30th, 2012 ( Comments Off on US Marine Corps Creates Law Enforcement Battalions)
Facing a Set of Linked Problems
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 30th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Facing a Set of Linked Problems)
36 Percent of Fukushima Children Have Abnormal Growths from Radiation Exposure
Michael Kelley – Business Insider
July 23rd, 2012 ( Comments Off on 36 Percent of Fukushima Children Have Abnormal Growths from Radiation Exposure)
Arming Civil Society Worldwide
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 23rd, 2012 ( Comments Off on Arming Civil Society Worldwide)
There Will Be Hell to Pay for NATO’s Holy War
Pepe Escobar – Asia Times
July 16th, 2012 ( Comments Off on There Will Be Hell to Pay for NATO’s Holy War)
The Origin of Cooperation
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 16th, 2012 ( Comments Off on The Origin of Cooperation)