Somebody Else’s Atrocities by Noam Chomsky Published: Monday 4 June 2012 Nation of Change In the history of human rights, the worst atrocities are always committed by somebody else, never us – whoever “us” is. In his penetrating study “Ideal Illusions: How the U.S. Government Co-Opted Human Rights,” international affairs scholar James Peck observes, More
Somebody Else’s Atrocities by Noam Chomsky Published: Monday 4 June 2012 Nation of Change In the history of human rights, the worst atrocities are always committed by somebody else, never us – whoever “us” is. In his penetrating study “Ideal Illusions: How the U.S. Government Co-Opted Human Rights,” international affairs scholar James Peck observes, More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb-9UEqLLJo&w=560&h=315] Published on May 29, 2012 by UpTakeVideo About 100 Minnesotans journeyed to Chicago on May 20, 2012 to participate with 20,000 others in protesting the meeting of NATO nations. The people were protesting the NATO military actions including a recent addition of drones to the NATO arsenal. Much of the general reporting was about the confrontations More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb-9UEqLLJo&w=560&h=315] Published on May 29, 2012 by UpTakeVideo About 100 Minnesotans journeyed to Chicago on May 20, 2012 to participate with 20,000 others in protesting the meeting of NATO nations. The people were protesting the NATO military actions including a recent addition of drones to the NATO arsenal. Much of the general reporting was about the confrontations More
Top Obama Officials, Secretive Process Create 'Assassination List' President Obama's counter-terrorism chief has "seized the lead" in secretly determining who will die by US drone - Common Dreams staff Published on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 by Common Dreams US officials with firsthand knowledge of how the government determines who gets put on the CIA and More
Framing Protesters and Media as Terrorists By Rob Kall (about the author) May 21, 2012 opednews.com You need to read this. Three NATO Activists Charged with Terror Plot After Posting Video of Police Harassment We’ve seen the US prosecute and imprison eco-protesters as terrorists. We’ve seen many examples of police arresting people who photograph or video police making More
Framing Protesters and Media as Terrorists By Rob Kall (about the author) May 21, 2012 opednews.com You need to read this. Three NATO Activists Charged with Terror Plot After Posting Video of Police Harassment We’ve seen the US prosecute and imprison eco-protesters as terrorists. We’ve seen many examples of police arresting people who photograph or video police making More
Anti-war activists speak out against intervention in Syria By Meredith Aby | May 14, 2012 FightbackNews St. Paul, MN - Forty people gathered at Cahoots Coffee Shop May 9th to hear from anti-war speakers at a program entitled “Syria: The Myth of Humanitarian Intervention,” organized by the Women Against Military Madness (WAMM) Mideast Committee. More
Anti-war activists speak out against intervention in Syria By Meredith Aby | May 14, 2012 FightbackNews St. Paul, MN - Forty people gathered at Cahoots Coffee Shop May 9th to hear from anti-war speakers at a program entitled “Syria: The Myth of Humanitarian Intervention,” organized by the Women Against Military Madness (WAMM) Mideast Committee. More
The Energy Wars Heat Up> Six Recent Clashes and Conflicts on a Planet Heading Into Energy Overdrive Posted by Michael Klare at 7:42am, May 10, 2012 Tom Dispatch Conflict and intrigue over valuable energy supplies have been features of the international landscape for a long time. Major wars over oil have been fought every decade or so More
The Energy Wars Heat Up> Six Recent Clashes and Conflicts on a Planet Heading Into Energy Overdrive Posted by Michael Klare at 7:42am, May 10, 2012 Tom Dispatch Conflict and intrigue over valuable energy supplies have been features of the international landscape for a long time. Major wars over oil have been fought every decade or so More
Welcome to the Asylum Also published as “The Implosion of Capitalism” By Chris Hedges 30 April 2012 Truthdig | Op-Ed Picking through scraps in a Kolkata, India waste dump. (Photo: Sterneck) When civilizations start to die they go insane. Let the ice sheets in the Arctic melt. Let the temperatures rise. Let the air, More
