by Jack Douglas posted November 7, 2012 by LewRockwell.com Vast social revolutions and wars are often preceded by periods of giving up on reforms, despairing withdrawal from public life by the best and brightest, and even peacefulness which seems to have become the normal condition in spite of deep conflicts and growing crises beneath the […]
by Roula Khalaf posted November 2, 2012 by Financial Times Behind the scenes and on the street women are now stepping out of the shadows and emerging as a vital political force in Egypt Sondos Asem was five years old when Hosni Mubarak’s security men broke into the family home after midnight, dragged her father
by Ellen Brown posted November 8, 2012 by Web of Debt Blog In the 2012 edition of Occupy Money released last week, Professor Margrit Kennedy writes that a stunning 35% to 40% of everything we buy goes to interest. This interest goes to bankers, financiers, and bondholders, who take a 35% to 40% cut of our
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by Atul Aneja posted November 1, 2012 by The Hindu Although the U.S. is in denial, there is every reason to believe that it was Tahloob, a movement of pro-Qadhafi loyalists, that killed Ambassador Stevens Spin doctors in the United States are finding it hard to explain the September 11 strike in Benghazi that killed
by Pepe Escobar posted November 17, 2012 by Asia Times Online So many wars to launch, so little time. When you’re the political leader of the most militarized nation on the planet – as is the case with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu – you gotta find ways to play with your toys. Even
posted August 30, 2012 by khamenei.ir The following is the full text of Ayatollah Khamenei’s inaugural address delivered on August 30, 2012 at the 16th Non-Aligned Summit in Tehran. In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful All praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the Two Worlds, and may peace and blessings be
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Hundreds of thousands of Iranians held rallies on Friday across the country to condemn Israel’s recent major military operation against the Gaza Strip.
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posted November 17, 2012 by Fars News Hamas warned on Saturday that 50,000 Palestinian combatants and 5,000 martyrdom-seeking forces are ready in the Gaza Strip to confront any ground offensive by the Zionist regime. “Over 50,000 Palestinian combatants are ready to confront any ground assault on Gaza,” Representative of the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas in
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posted November 17, 2012 by IPS A demonstration in Jerusalem against Israeli aggression. Credit: Jillian Kestler-D’Amours/IPS. As Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip enters its second day, Palestinians fear that this is only the beginning of another widespread Israeli offensive into the besieged Palestinian territory that would leave them nowhere to hide. “People are very
posted November 16, 2012 by Middle East Monitor Al Azzawi said that Iraq would demand that the ministerial meeting on Gaza use oil as a weapon to exert real pressure on the US and those who support Israel. Iraq’s permanent representative to the League of Arab States, Qais Al Azzawi, has today called for the
