Opinion: Turkey’s Policies at a Crossroads: From Zero-Problems to a Heap of Trouble – by Ramzy Baroud 09/10/2012 18:55:00 It seems that media consensus has been conclusively reached: Turkey has been forced into a Middle Eastern mess not of its own making; the ‘Zero Problems with Neighbours’ notion, once the foreign policy centrepiece [...]
Archive for October, 2012
Turkey’s Policies at a Crossroads: From Zero-Problems to a Heap of Trouble – by Ramzy Baroud
October 12, 2012
Why America’s Empire Never Achieves Its Goals The U.S. military reigns supreme. Yet nowhere can it achieve its goals, however modest. October 9, 2012 |
October 12, 2012
Why America’s Empire Never Achieves Its Goals The U.S. military reigns supreme. Yet nowhere can it achieve its goals, however modest. October 9, 2012 | This is an article by one of the leading activists in the US today. It quite clearly shows many of the aspects of the US empire both it’s extent and what [...]
A Parasites’ Paradise (Or the Best Criminal Sanctuary Money Can Buy) By James Petras
October 12, 2012
A Parasites’ Paradise (Or the Best Criminal Sanctuary Money Can Buy) By James Petras October 11, 2012 “Information Clearing House” - Whenever financial swindlers prosper at the expense of investors or a bank jiggers interest rates to bugger their competitors or tax evaders flee fiscal crises or rent gouging petrol monarchies recycle profits or oligarchs [...]
Why Europe Did Not Deserve a Nobel Peace Prize By David Swanson
October 12, 2012
Why Europe Did Not Deserve a Nobel Peace Prize By David Swanson http://warisacrime.org/content/why-europe-did-not-deserve-nobel-peace-prize Yes, indeed, it is a little-acknowledged feat of miraculous life-saving power that Europe has not gone to war with itself — other than that whole Yugoslavia thing — since World War II. It’s as clear a demonstration as anything that people can [...]
The liberal way to run the world – “improve” or we’ll kill you 6 September 2012 by John Pilger
October 12, 2012
The liberal way to run the world – “improve” or we’ll kill you 6 September 2012 What is the world’s most powerful and violent “ism”? The question will summon the usual demons such as Islamism, now that communism has left the stage. The answer, wrote Harold Pinter, is [...]
Apartheid never died in South Africa. It inspired a world order upheld by force and illusion 19 September 2012 by John Pilger
October 12, 2012
Apartheid never died in South Africa. It inspired a world order upheld by force and illusion 19 September 2012 The murder of 34 miners by the South African police, most of them shot in the back, puts paid to the illusion of post-apartheid democracy and illuminates the new [...]
The life and death of an Australian hero, whose skin was the wrong colour 4 October 2012 The life and death of an Australian hero, whose skin was the wrong colour by John Pilger
October 12, 2012
The life and death of an Australian hero, whose skin was the wrong colour 4 October 2012 The life and death of an Australian hero, whose skin was the wrong colour Arthur Murray died the other day. I turned to Google Australia for tributes, and there was a 1991 obituary of [...]
Empire and Its Consequences by Robert C. Koehler Ever notice the way certain basic human values quietly transform into their opposite on their way to becoming national policy
October 12, 2012
(Image: VeteransToday.com) Empire and Its Consequences by Robert C. Koehler Ever notice the way certain basic human values quietly transform into their opposite on their way to becoming national policy At the human level, the immorality of murder is fundamental, and most people understand the insanity of armed hatred. Keeping these dark forces under wraps is [...]
Seven Royal Marines arrested on suspicion of murder in Afghanistan MoD opens inquiry into incident that is alleged to have happened last year during skirmish with insurgents in Afghanistan
October 12, 2012
The Royal Military police has arrested seven Royal Marines on suspicion of murder, according to the Ministry of Defence. Photograph: Sean Clee Seven Royal Marines have been arrested on suspicion of murder after one of their colleagues came forward and claimed an insurgent had been killed in a manner that broke the military‘s strict rules of [...]
Prince Charles letters: bid to keep parts of missives to ministers secret Seven government departments launch last-ditch legal attempt to block disclosure of portions of prince’s ‘black spider memos’
October 12, 2012
Prince Charles has been criticised for ‘meddling’ in government affairs and seeking to persuade ministers to alter policy. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA Seven government departments have launched a last-ditch legal attempt to keep secret portions of confidential letters written by Prince Charles to ministers. The legal manoeuvre was initiated shortly before they lost a long-running tribunal, which ordered that, [...]
Romney sings Da Doo War War October 11, 2012 at 16:57:08 By Pepe Escobar
October 12, 2012
Become a Fan SAVE AS FAVORITE VIEW FAVORITES opednews.com Cross-posted from Asia Times Romney sings Da Doo War War October 11, 2012 at 16:57:08 By Pepe Escobar (about the author) Permalink Tag(s): Empire; Romney 47 Percent; Romney Foreign Policy Gaffes; Romney Lies; Romney Weird Stuff, Add Tags Add to My Group(s) It’s time for the 3am question. A crisis erupts — or is manufactured [...]
European Union wins Nobel peace prize. Have they heard of NATO?
October 12, 2012
European Union wins Nobel peace prize Nobel committee praises EU as force for peace after second world war The chairman of the Norwegian Nobel committee announces that the EU is the winner of the 2012 peace prize for its long-term role in uniting the continent Link to this videoThe 2012 Nobel peace prize has been awarded to the European [...]
FBI admits to destroying (part of) their file on journalist Hunter S. Thompson. Note “part of ” added to original article
October 12, 2012
Journalist Hunter S.Thompson (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images/AFP) FBI admits to destroying their file on journalist Hunter S. Thompson email story to a friend print version Published: 11 October, 2012, 00:59 TAGS: Scandal, Law, History, USA, FBI In response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for the file on legendary outlaw journalist Hunter S. Thompson, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) [...]
Switzerland arming in preparation for European meltdown?
October 12, 2012
Members of Switzerland‘s Army Forces (Reuters / Thomas Hodel) Switzerland arming in preparation for European meltdown? Get short URL email story to a friend print version Published: 12 October, 2012, 17:20 TAGS: Arms, Conflict, Military, Scandal, EU,Crisis, Protest, Politics, Europe, Police,Security, Clashes TRENDS: Eurozone crisis The Swiss Army is preparing contingency plans for violent unrest across Europe. A nation mostly famous for its banks, watches and [...]
Nobel Prize: A tale of ignoble peace laureates
October 12, 2012
Nobel Prize: A tale of ignoble peace laureates Published: 12 October, 2012, 01:10 Edited: 12 October, 2012, 10:38 One man introduced indefinite detention and expanded the deadly global drone war. Another was the architect of the deliberate mass killing of civilian populations in Indochina. What do they have in common? Both are Nobel Peace laureates. Gandhi never [...]
Romney has not learned a thing from Bush’s failures – Russia
October 12, 2012
Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (Reuters / Brian Snyder) Romney has not learned a thing from Bush’s failures – Russia Get short URL email story to a friend print version Published: 11 October, 2012, 17:07 TAGS: Election, Military, Russia, Politics, USA,Globalization Mitt Romney’s foreign policy program is simply right-wing conservative populism and any attempt to put into practice [...]
Man Torched, Another Shot as S. African Strike Violence Continues Two killed and over forty arrested after strikers clash with police at Amplats mine – Common Dreams staff
October 12, 2012
Two dead after police and South African mine workers clash Thursday morning. (Photo: Siphiwe Sibeko / Reuters)According to Al Jazeera, the police were apparently responding to the miners’ attempt to stop operations at Amplats‘ Bathopele mine. Gaddafi Mdoda, a leader of the striking Amplats mineworkers, told theAssociated Press that one striker died in a hospital after being hit by two [...]
Shell Faces Landmark Lawsuit over Years of Oil Spills Nigerian farmers sue Shell in Dutch court – Common Dreams staff
October 12, 2012
Oil spill polluting groundwater and ruining cropland, from a well owned by Shell (Photo: Ed Kashi/Corbis)A verdict will be given early next year in the precedent setting case. Shell Faces Landmark Lawsuit over Years of Oil Spills Nigerian farmers sue Shell in Dutch court – Common Dreams staff Paving a path for ordinary citizens to [...]
New Huge Oil Slick Traced to BP Disaster Experts concerned well still leaking – Common Dreams staff An oil slick three miles long and three football fields wide that was discovered in the Gulf of Mexico last month has been traced back to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster of 2010, the Coast Guard said Wednesday night.
October 12, 2012
Oil surrounds a surfacing Portuguese man-of-war in the waters near South Pass, La. (Carol Guzy/The Washington Post)The reason for the appearance of the new slick, which is currently about 50 miles off the Louisiana coast, was still unknown. BP and Coast Guard officials said the slick could be residual oil from the Deepwater Horizon wreckage; oil [...]
IMF Backpedals on Austerity IMF head Christine Lagarde issues shift, says sometimes it’s better to “go a little bit more slowly” – Common Dreams staff The draconian austerity measures issued to debt-stricken countries should be eased, the head of the International Monetary Fund admitted on Thursday, marking a shift in the policies the “troika” member has been pushing.
October 12, 2012
I Once you have stolen all the peoples’ money and just handed it to the elites, for the sake of the baubles and trinkets of fake power in the financial and political perhaps there comes a time when you just have to say something about the socio economic crimes you have committed and continue [...]
Russell Tribunal on Palestine in New York: On US, UN Complicity
October 11, 2012
The timing of this session is critical. (Christopher Federici) Ilan Pappé on BDS: ‘I think it is far more impressive, far more effective, when it is directed toward Israel, not the American society.’ By Christopher Federici On a clear autumn morning in lower Manhattan the 4th Session of the Russell Tribunal on [...]
Malala Yousafzai is an ‘icon of courage and hope’, says Pakistan army chief General Kayani condemns militancy and visits 14-year-old girl in hospital after her attempted murder by the Taliban
October 11, 2012
People hold a portrait of Malala Yousafzai during a protest in Peshawar condemning the attack on her by the Taliban. Photograph: Rahat Dar/EPA Pakistan‘s powerful military chief has put himself at the centre of a national outrage over the attempted murder of a 14-year-old girl who had dared to speak out against the Taliban. General Ashfaq [...]
RAMZY BAROUD’S MESSAGE ON FACEBOOK RE GRETA BERLIN TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2012 AT 10:30PM GILAD ATZMON
October 11, 2012
GA: Bless Ramzy for standing for truth and justice. Greta Berlin, our support and total solidarity with your noble efforts will not cease, but double. Thank you for all you have done for justice in Palestine. For the numerous hours you spent brainstorming ways to break the siege on Gaza, to dodge the Israeli [...]
Back in town
October 11, 2012
After three weeks overseas I am back and almost ready to get back into the site. Unfortunately as part of insomnia I have had for the best part of half a century the flight back from overseas has left me badly jet lagged. But that will end sooner rather than later. There is a massive [...]