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Bolivia’s Morales Calls for New Era of ‘Peace and Unity’ to Break Greed of Capitalism The ‘end of the world’ it is not, says president of Bolivia, but rather an opportunity to dispose of ‘capitalism’s greed’ and unite in happiness and unselfishness – Jon Queally, staff writer
Bolivian president Evo Morales says December 21 marks ‘end of an anthropocentric life and the beginning of a bio-centric life. It is the end...
Anarchists Against The Wall
Israel’s Army Brings the War Home: Persecutes Activists of Anarchists Against the Wall and Ta’ayush in Their Homes 11/11/2012 Israel’s Army Brings The...
Good Signs for Palestinian Reconciliation by Abdel Bari Atwan
Palestinian reconciliation is on the right path, since Hamas allowed Fatah to celebrate their 48th anniversary in Gaza. This decision raised the spirit of...
Hugh Grant settles News of the World phone hacking claim Actor will donate the sustantial damages he received from News International to Hacked Off campaign for press reform
Hugh Grant is among more than 20 people who have settled their claims out of court since October. Photograph: Reuters Hugh Grant settles News of the...
Withholding Palestinian tax revenues is a criminal act Published yesterday 19:16
By Rashid Shahin This is not the first time the Israeli occupation authority withholds Palestinian tax revenues; in the last few years, the Israeli...
EU, Russia condemn Israeli settlement expansion plans Published yesterday (updated) 21/12/2012 23:10
A protester holds the Palestinian flag with the Jewish settlement of Halamish seen in the background during clashes between stone-throwing protesters and Israeli soldiers...
Official: 5 injured by Israeli fire in Gaza Published yesterday (updated) 21/12/2012 19:45
GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Israeli forces shot and injured five Palestinians on Friday in the northern Gaza Strip, a health ministry spokesman said. Ashraf...
Gun Madness
A Callous and Corrupt Industry That Sells and Sows Violence by Abby Zimet The reviews of Wayne LaPierre‘s speech – in which he blamed...
ROVING EYE For whom the Syrian bell tolls By Pepe Escobar
ROVING EYE For whom the Syrian bell tolls By Pepe Escobar The top geopolitical tragedy in 2012 is bound to remain the top geopolitical...
“Americans Kill People”: Michael Moore on Newtown, Mass Shootings, and the U.S. Culture of Violence
“Americans Kill People”: Michael Moore on Newtown, Mass Shootings, and the U.S. Culture of Violence DONATE DOWNLOAD: VIDEOAUDIOGET CD/DVDMORE FORMATS We...
House Approves Bill Authorizing $633 Billion in War Spending By David Alexander Reuters
December 21, 2012 “Information Clearing House” -WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives approved the final version of the annual...
U.S. Supported Syria Rebels Shoot at civilian Airliner at Aleppo Airport “We wanted to send a message to the regime that all their planes – military and civilian – are within our reach.” By Reuters
U.S. Supported Syria Rebels Shoot at civilian Airliner at Aleppo Airport “We wanted to send a message to...
‘We are not terrorists’, say Tamil refugee advocates Friday, December 14, 2012
A boycott has been called when Australia play Sri Lanka on Boxing Day at the MCG. The Tamil Refugee Council released this statement on...
The Middle East without Weapons of Mass Destruction – Civil Society Input By davidswanson – Posted on 21 December 2012
The NGO conference entitled “The Middle East without Weapons of Mass Destruction – the Way Forward Civil Society Input” was...
Left of Left Chomsky on Civil Liberties, Obama and the Future of Progressive Politics by STEVEN DUREL
Linguistics professor Noam Chomsky has been America’s premier political dissident since the Vietnam War. As a vocal critic of US foreign policy, the self-described...
Crony Capitalism’s Power Couple By Robert Scheer
here is Phil Gramm hiding? The former Republican senator from Texas, who wrote the radical banking deregulation of the 1990s and was rewarded for...
True Believer: Petraeus and the Mythology of Afghanistan Thursday, 20 December 2012 10:07By Gareth Porter, Truthout | Report
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Stephen Lendman: Palestinian Hunger Striking Steadfastness by Stephen Lendman
Palestinians are denied justice. Thousands are lawlessly arrested. They’re brutalized in Israel’s gulag. Prisoners committed no crimes. Israel persecutes them for not being Jews. Praying to...
Controversial artwork by Hong Sung-dam depicting president elect Park Geun-hye giving birth to her father, the late president Park Chung-hee, signifying a...
Nablus prisoner released after 10 years Published yesterday (updated) 20/12/2012 21:42
NABLUS (Ma’an) — Israeli authorities on Thursday released Fatah member Mohammad Hashah Abu Salam after detaining him for 10 years. Crowds gathered at the...
Israeli settlements leave US odd man out at UN Published yesterday (updated) 21/12/2012 10:03
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) — In a rare move on Wednesday, all but one of the 15 members of the UN Security...
No apologies for French colonial crimes in Algeria: Hollande
French President Francois Hollande said on a landmark visit to Algeria on Wednesday he had not come to say sorry for crimes committed...
Israeli ‘Surgical Targeting’ of Journalists, Civilians a War Crime: Report Rights group calls for prosecution of ‘Pillar of Defense’ crimes – Jacob Chamberlain, staff writer
I Israeli ‘Surgical Targeting’ of Journalists, Civilians a War Crime: Report Rights group calls for prosecution of ‘Pillar of Defense’ crimes - Jacob Chamberlain,...
Report: Ecosystems in Upheaval, Biodiversity in Collapse New study documenting climate change shows sweeping changes happening faster than previously recorded and bringing ‘cascading effects’ – Andrea Germanos, staff writer
Report: Ecosystems in Upheaval, Biodiversity in Collapse New study documenting climate change shows sweeping changes happening faster than previously recorded and bringing ‘cascading effects’...
Trapped inside Burma’s refugee camps, the Rohingya people call for recognition Muslim group languishes in makeshift homes with no work, no schools and no citizenship rights from Burmese government
Rohingya refugees at the Pauktaw camp in west Burma. Photograph: Kate Hodal for the Guardian Trapped inside Burma’s refugee camps, the Rohingya people call...
Why the US media ignored Murdoch’s brazen bid to hijack the presidency Did the Washington Post and others underplay the story through fear of the News Corp chairman, or simply tin-eared judgment?
The Ailes/Petraeus tape made clear to many that Murdoch’s goals in America have always been nefarious. Photograph: Reuters Why the US media ignored Murdoch’s...