Robert Fisk: If Alawites are turning against Assad then his fate is sealed
by Robert Fisk
on July 25, 2012
By Robert Fisk, The Independent
'Her husband's to Aleppo gone, master o' th' Tiger," Macbeth's First Witch announces, but Shakespeare got his geography a bit wrong.
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Peace needs a chance
by Hakim
on July 19, 2012
By Hakim
I am grateful that the U.S. officials at the U.S. Embassy in Singapore considered my visa re-application in the light of the surprising write-in campaign on my behalf, and have kindly granted me a U.S. visit visa.
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Human Rights Worse After Gaddafi
by Mel Frykberg
on July 17, 2012
By Mel Frykberg
TRIPOLI, Jul 14 2012 (IPS) - “The human rights situation in Libya now is far worse than under the late dictator Muammar Gaddafi,” Nasser al-Hawary, researcher with the Libyan Observatory for Human Rights tells IPS.
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Gunpoint Stimulus
by LAWRENCE J. KORB, ALEX ROTHMAN, MAX HOFFMAN
on July 06, 2012
Defense contractors are trying to frighten Americans into believing that Pentagon budget cuts will destroy the economy. It's bogus.
BY LAWRENCE J. KORB, ALEX ROTHMAN, MAX HOFFMAN | Foreign Policy
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LIVE: From TPP San Diego/ U.S. Chief Negotiator Calls 135 Members of Congress, Four Senators, Liars!
by Brett Redmayne-Titley
on July 06, 2012
By Brett Redmayne-Titley, OpEdNews
"Is that thing on?" gasped Barbara Weisel, Chief U.S. Chief Negotiator at the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations after having just accused four U.S. senators, and one hundred thirty-two congress persons, of lying to the American public. This included reference to Sen. Ron Wyden who has, repeatedly, demanded to see a copy of the TPP treaty.
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More Power to Corporations to Attack Nations
by Public Citizen
on July 06, 2012
More Power to Corporations to Attack Nations
By Public Citizen
Extreme Foreign Investor Rights & Private Enforcement Would Promote Offshoring, Attacks Against Our Laws
Under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) "free trade" agreement, foreign firms would gain an array of privileges:
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Backdoor Talks on Trans-Pacific Trade Deal Aim to Globalize Corporatocracy
by David Swanson
on June 22, 2012
By Michelle Chen, In These Times
You might think corporate money corrupts our political system, but the international trade system is where money really talks.
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Julian Assange's right to asylum
by David Swanson
on June 20, 2012
Given the travesty that is American justice, WikiLeaks' founder is entitled to seek asylum and well-advised to fear extradition.
By Glenn Greenwald, The Guardian
If one asks current or former WikiLeaks associates what their greatest fear is, almost none cites prosecution by their own country.
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US campaigners launch Robin Hood tax plan to outlaw Wall Street excess
by David Swanson
on June 19, 2012
Mark Ruffalo among stars calling for tax of less than 1% on Wall St transactions because the 'government is robbing our people'
By Adam Gabbatt, The Guardian
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Drone Me Down on the Killing Floor
by Pepe Escobar
on June 15, 2012
Lord knows, I should'a been gone
Lord knows, I should'a been gone
And I wouldn't've been here,
down on the killin' floor
- Howlin' Wolf, Killing Floor
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