Elections in Russia are talking place and already the Western corporate media is doing exactly what it did with the recent elections in Iran: ‘reporting’ about fraud ‘allegations’. And again, these reports are clearly prima facie idiocy. Here is why: Fist, just as Iran, Russia is a very large country and, at this moment in time, not ever the Russian government has any meaningful results or any kind of measure
By Michael Hudson, a research professor of Economics at University of Missouri, Kansas City and a research associate at the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, for Naked Capitalism A longer version of this article in German was published in the Frankfurter Algemeine Zeitung on December 5, 2011 Book V of Aristotle’s Politics describes the eternal transition of oligarchies making themselves into hereditary aristocracies – which end up being overthrown
The BBC reports: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is hosting a summit of a new regional bloc that brings together 33 nations of Latin America and the Caribbean. The general aim of the group, which does not include the US or Canada, is to foster regional ties. Mr Chavez has described the bloc as a counter to US influence in the region. The two-day summit is Mr Chavez’s first big international
From the Raw Story: Kentucky church bans interracial couples Bachmann claims she would close non-existent U.S. embassy in Iran Cops, movers refuse to foreclose on 103-year-old woman A teaspoon of sea-water gives you the taste of the whole ocean Alexander Solzhenitsyn
The recent discussion with Lysander, Joe and others about possible Russian actions to prevent a NATO attack on Syria has lead me to conclude that it might be to look into this topic in a separate post. So here is my point of view on what Russia is really up to. As always, I offer that as a basis for discussion and I hope that you guys will contribute your
Today’s headline from the Mail Online: Russia sends warship to Syria in support of Assad (whose soldiers have killed 256 children) No comment needed.
I took quick look this afternoon at the headlines on the (always excellent) Information Clearing House (which, by the way, is in great need of financial help!) and I saw these: Plan for No Fly Zone Over Syria U.S. Urges Americans to Leave Syria “Immediately” David Cameron: War looms in Syria France Considers ‘Humanitarian Corridors’ in Syria Perry Calls for No-Fly Zone In Syria, Would Act Unilaterally Without UN Authorization
The level of violence meted out by the Empire against its opponents is clearly on the rise: from Tahrir Square in Egypt, to the many Occupy Wall Street demonstrations, to the constant saber-rattling against Iran, the Empire is clearly cracking down on its opposition. This new trend is particularly striking in the USA. People who have never lived in the USA or who, even more so, have never studied here,
The Raw Story reports: A popular Hawaiian recording artist turned a top-security dinner of Pacific Rim leaders hosted by President Barack Obama into a subtle protest with a song in support of the “Occupy” movement. Makana, who goes by one name, was enlisted to play a luau, or Hawaiian feast, Saturday night for leaders assembled in Obama’s birthplace Honolulu for an annual summit that is formulating plans for a Pacific
Haaretz reports: Israel’s Internet intifada Online political activism has hitched its battlewagon to the stars of social networking, leading to warfare over Israel’s legitimacy on sites like Facebook and MySpace. By Benjamin L. Hartman The struggle for the Holy Land may be the world’s most ancient conflict. But in one respect, at least, the weapons and the battleground could not be more cutting-edge. This is the realm of the “virtual
Haaretz poll: Israelis evenly split over attacking Iran Iran says united and ‘ready for war’ with Israel Iran military head warns of ‘heavy damage’ should Israel attack Decision to attack Iran must be made with a clear mind UK military steps up plans for Iran attack amid fresh nuclear fears US fears uncoordinated Israeli strike on Iran Halper: Israel may attack Iran so that we won’t hear the word ‘Palestinian’
Jihan Hafiz reports on mass protest demanding accountability for crimes against prisoners Watch full multipart Egyptian Revolution
Examining Alan Dershowitz’s and Abe Foxman’s arguments against The Wandering Who Earlier this week I learned from the Jerusalem post how desperate notorious Zionists Alan Dershowitz and ADL’s Abe Foxman are to stop my new book ‘The Wandering Who’. It seems that Foxman, Dershowitz and their allies amongst the Jewish ‘anti’-Zionists (aka ‘anti-Zionist Zionists’ or AZZ) are in a state of total hysteria. So far, the book has been endorsed
par Ibrahim Manzo Diallo for Niger-Diaspora Depuis que quelques frères libyens dont Saadi, fils du Guide Mouammar Al Kadhafi , fuyant pour leur vie le chaos en Libye, sont arrivés chez nous, des voix s’élèvent pour dénigrer notre pays. Qu’a t-on fait de mal ? Saadi n’était pas recherché par la justice ! Juste un “ machin” preparé par le CNT et Interpol pour le prendre. On présente le Niger
DNA reports: Saif al-Islam, one of the sons of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has vowed to take revenge for his father’s death. Gaddafi was killed Thursday by the National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters near his hometown of Sirte. Al-Islam appeared on the Syria-based Alrai TV channel on Saturday night with an appeal to his supporters, saying he was alive and staying in Libya and intended to fight to the bitter
by Franklin Lamb for Al-Manar During the late evening of 10/20/11 the White House, the Office of the Secretary of State, the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Libyan Embassy in Washington, DC received a faxed communication from an American organized international legal team currently preparing their departure to Libya. The international lawyers, whose assistance has been arranged through Gadhafi family members and friends, has accepted the obligation to
The BBC actually posted this: Muammar Gaddafi’s death: NTC commander speaksThe commander of forces who captured Muammar Gaddafi has given details of the Libyan ex-leader’s last moments. Omran al-Oweib told the BBC that the injured colonel was dragged from a drainage pipe where he was hiding in Sirte, took 10 steps and collapsed amid gunfire on Thursday. He said it was impossible to tell who had fired the fatal bullet.Meanwhile
