Mois : janvier 2015

Life under fire

Video – Civilians trapped in E. Ukraine conflict zone adjust to war reality, 3.07 min, published on Russia Today RT, Jan 29, 2015.

Residents of towns along the frontline in eastern Ukraine have been living in constant fear ever since full-scale fighting resumed there. RT’s Roman Kosarev has spoken to those trying to survive in the very heart of the conflict zone.   Continuer la lecture de « Life under fire »

The elephant in the room

… the origin of modern terror and crumbling Western values – Published on Intrepid Report, by John Chuckman, Jan 28, 2015.

… Have Islamic radicals always existed? Yes, we have records through the history of British and French empire-building of strange and fearsome groups. It appears every large religion has a spectrum of believers, always including at one end of the spectrum extreme fundamentalists. They are not a new phenomenon anywhere, so why has one group of them, in the sands of the Middle East, become part of our everyday awareness?   Continuer la lecture de « The elephant in the room »

again: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership TTIP

FIRST LISTEN THIS: TTIP, A Wolf In Sheeps Clothing, 49.07 min, uploaded by R.A.W.W. – Raising Awareness World Wide, August 29, 2014: Alarm bells on ISDS are ringing this loud for a reason: ISDS allows foreign firms to bypass domestic courts and sue governments  …;

Free Trade Faults: Europeans Fear Wave of Litigation from US Firms – Published on Spiegel Online International, by Christoph Pauly, Jan 26, 2015:   Continuer la lecture de « again: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership TTIP »

The Greek Election

Published on The Bullet, Socialist Projects e-bulletin no 1071, by Leo Panitch, Jan 23, 2015.

As we enter the eighth year of the long-lingering global economic crisis, it is sobering indeed that it is only in Greece that a political party putting forward a clear, radical democratic alternative to the perverse policies of neoliberal austerity stands on the doorstep of entering the state … // Continuer la lecture de « The Greek Election »

a SYRIZA Victory

Published on ZNet, by Mike-Frank Epitropoulos, Jan 25, 2015.

… Memoranda and Austerity: Cutting Up Greece:

  • But, how could this NOT come to pass? The “demonstration” of brutal cuts and austerity has been – by all accounts – an ABYSMAL FAILURE. (Even IMF officials have admitted that there was – and is – no possible way for Greece to escape this vicious cycle without serious, fundamental change).   Continuer la lecture de « a SYRIZA Victory »

Federal Prison Sentence Begins for Anti-Drone Activist

Published on Dissident Voice, by Medea Benjamin, Jan 22, 2015.

On January 23, Kathy Kelly, co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence, a campaign to end U.S. military and economic warfare, will begin a three-month jail sentence in federal prison for a protest against drones (also known as “unmanned aerial vehicles”) at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri. I had a chance to interview her before she had to turn herself in … // Continuer la lecture de « Federal Prison Sentence Begins for Anti-Drone Activist »

Trojan Hearse: Greek Elections and the Euro Leper Colony

Published on Dissident Voice (first on Greg Palast’s web site for το χωνί), by Greg Palast, Jan 20, 2015.

Europe is stunned, and bankers aghast, that polls show the new party of the Left, Syriza, will win Greece’s parliamentary elections to be held this coming Sunday, January 25.

Syriza promises that, if elected, it will cure Greece of leprosy. Oddly, Syriza also promises that it will remain in the leper colony. That is, Syriza wants to rid Greece of the cruelty of austerity imposed by the European Central Bank but insists on staying in the euro zone. Continuer la lecture de « Trojan Hearse: Greek Elections and the Euro Leper Colony »

Divers Concerns, Election in Greece, Financial Warfare

Benchmarking the ECB’s QE Program, on naked capitalism, by Yves Smith, Jan 22, 2015;

Video by Al Jazeera English: We’ve launched our new website, 1.01 min, uploaded by Al Jazeera English, Jan 21, 2015: Website;

Martin Luther King, an American Hero, where is his Replacement? on Global Researach.ca (first on Paul Craig Roberts.org), by Paul Craig Roberts, Jan 20, 2015;

Rule from the Shadows – The Psychology of Power – Part 1, 37.23 min, uploaded by StormCloudsGathering, Jan 7, 2014: time to look behind the curtain, Website … and other videos in autoplay;   Continuer la lecture de « Divers Concerns, Election in Greece, Financial Warfare »

Krieg-Ukraine, US-Russland, Geld … und Europa?

Martin Luther King jr.: Why I Am Opposed to The War in Vietnam

The same speech he could make today … on multiple wars, the world economic system, our narrowed understanding about others, about life …:

Video: Martin Luther King jr. – Why I Am Opposed to The War in Vietnam, 23.32 min:

wichtiges auf deutsch

Ex-Militär: Attentat von Paris war militärische Kommando-Aktion, in Deutsche Wirtschafts Nachrichten, 19. Januar 2015: Der Ex-Chef einer französischen Spezial-Einheit sieht in dem Attentat auf das Satire-Magazin Charlie Hebdo eine Kommando-Aktion nach den Vorgaben der Stadt-Guerilla. Es gehe in erster Linie nicht um radikalisierte Täter … // … Doch für den Häuser-Kampf und die Stadt-Guerilla werden in Frankreich schon Einheiten ausgebildet. Im nordfranzösischen Sissone befindet sich das Centre d’entrainement aux actions en zone urbaine (CENZUB). Dort werden französische Einheiten für den Häuser-Kampf und die Stadt-Guerilla trainiert. Es ist das größte europäische Trainings-Zentrum dieser Art … ; Continuer la lecture de « wichtiges auf deutsch »

Crime and CIA Embarrassments

Published on Consortium News, by Ray McGovern, Jan 18, 2015.

Ex-CIA official Jeffrey Sterling is going on trial for espionage because he allegedly told a reporter about a botched covert op that sent flawed nuclear designs to Iran, but powerful people want to spare ex-CIA Director David Petraeus indictment for leaking secrets to a mistress … // Continuer la lecture de « Crime and CIA Embarrassments »

Donetsk shelled as Kiev ‘orders massive fire’ on militia-held E. Ukraine [VIDEOS, PHOTOS]

Published on Russia Today RT, Jan 18, 2015.

Ukrainian troops have launched a massive assault on militia-held areas Sunday morning after an order from Kiev, a presidential aide said. The self-proclaimed Donetsk republic’s leader accused Kiev of trying to restart the war. The order to launch the offensive was issued early approximately at 6:00 am, according to Yury Biryukov, an aide to President Petro Poroshenko. Continuer la lecture de « Donetsk shelled as Kiev ‘orders massive fire’ on militia-held E. Ukraine [VIDEOS, PHOTOS] »

We are fed up: Thousands march against TTIP & GMOs in Berlin (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Published on Russia Today RT, January 17, 2015.

A broad alliance of farmers, ethical consumers, and anti-capitalist activists staged a march through Berlin that numbered up to 50,000, to denounce the proposed TTIP treaty between the US and EU, and mass farming technologies.   Continuer la lecture de « We are fed up: Thousands march against TTIP & GMOs in Berlin (PHOTOS, VIDEO) »

Sahra Wagenknecht zum Umgang mit Steuergeldern

Sahra Wagenknecht / Die Linke: über den Umgang mit unserem Geld, 20.58 min, von Dwayne Casey, am 9. Januar 2015 auf YouTube hochgeladen.

(Mein Kommentar: das alles nach dem Motte ‘der Rock ist zu kurz, also schneiden wir noch etwas ab … und er ist immer noch zu kurz – vergessen wir nicht, das Volk hat diese Abgeordneten gewählt, die heute Steuergelder derart versenken … ich kann nur denken, das Volk selber ist so korrupt und verblödet – Heidi).

The cost to Europe of complying with Washington’s sanctions against Russia has reached the breaking point

Published on Paul Craig Roberts’ Website, by website owner, Jan 14, 2015.

… (a comment about the report: Russia Cuts Off Ukraine Gas Supply To 6 European Countries, on zerohedge, Jan 14, 2015) …  if this report is correct it sounds like the Russians have had enough of the dumbshits in Washington and Washington’s dumbshit vassals in Europe … //

… (full text).   Continuer la lecture de « The cost to Europe of complying with Washington’s sanctions against Russia has reached the breaking point »

The whole Charlie Hebdo attack a false flag?

Gorbachev Interview: I Am Truly and Deeply Concerned – part 1

Published on Spiegel Online International, by Matthias Schepp and Britta Sandberg, Jan 16, 2015 (Photo Gallery).

In a SPIEGEL interview, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev discusses the dangers of poor relations between Russia and the West in the Ukraine crisis, saying there is a danger that things could get worse. Germany, he says, has a significant role to play … // Continuer la lecture de « Gorbachev Interview: I Am Truly and Deeply Concerned – part 1 »

Greece, Europe and the Neoliberal Nightmare: Is There a Way Out?

Published on truthout, by C.J. Polychroniou, Jan 14, 2015.

In early 2010, Greece became the first among a number of peripheral member states in the euro area, the ultimate neoliberal zone throughout the entire capitalist universe, that fell victim to the global financial crisis of 2008 by being shut out of the international credit markets and subsequently having to end up in the arms of a rescue mechanism designed by the European Union (EU) and the International Monetary Union (IMF) in order to avoid an official default that would have caused a massive meltdown in Europe’s banking system since it was mostly major German, French and Swiss banks that had recklessly loaned billions of euros to the Greek government and Greek businesses … // Continuer la lecture de « Greece, Europe and the Neoliberal Nightmare: Is There a Way Out? »

Who isn’t Charlie? – some Muslim reactions

Published on Al-Ahram weekly online, by staff, Jan 14, 2015. http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/10126/21/Who-isn%E2%80%99t-Charlie-.aspx

Words are not enough to summon the sense of grief we, the staff at Al-Ahram Weekly, feel for our Charlie Hebdo colleagues, mowed down by an evil of such terrible proportion — an evil of such depth that many still have trouble fathoming, and many will be dwelling upon for a long time to come.

Our shock and horror, our sadness and our undivided solidarity with Charlie Hebdo have nothing to do with the material it publishes. We don’t care if we agree with it or not. No man or woman wielding a camera, a brush or a pen deserves to be killed for what he or she writes or portrays … // Continuer la lecture de « Who isn’t Charlie? – some Muslim reactions »

Charlie Hebdo – about the gunmen – Hintergrund

Opps – Paris Attackers Funded by Pentagon Dinner Guest

Published on Land Destroyer Report LD, by Tony Cartalucci, Jan 11, 2015.

Corroborating claims by French security agencies, a bizarre interview conducted just before the death of terror suspect Chérif Kouachi reveals that he had been in Yemen and in direct contact with none other than Anwar Al Awaki – the notorious Al Qaeda leader allegedly killed in a drone strike in Yemen in 2011.   Continuer la lecture de « Opps – Paris Attackers Funded by Pentagon Dinner Guest »

We Are All … fill in the blank

Published on ZNet, by Noam Chomsky, Jan 10, 2015.

… By the same token, we can readily comprehend the comment in the New York Times of civil rights lawyer Floyd Abrams, noted for his forceful defense of freedom of expression, that the Charlie Hebdo attack is “the most threatening assault on journalism in living memory.” He is quite correct about “living memory,” which carefully assigns assaults on journalism and acts of terror to their proper categories: Theirs, which are horrendous; and Ours, which are virtuous and easily dismissed from living memory.   Continuer la lecture de « We Are All … fill in the blank »

Anarchism and Communism in Cuba

Interview with author Arnold August – Published on Dissident Voice – Part 1, by Kim Petersen, January 6, 2015.

Political economy is more often than not depicted as a Left-Right bifurcation. This is too simplistic. It overlooks the difference between, on the one hand, right-wingers such as the Conservatives, Labour Party, and Liberal Democrats from, on the other hand, the far Right British National Party in the United Kingdom. It also omits the differences on the Left, for example, between Communists and anarchists … // Continuer la lecture de « Anarchism and Communism in Cuba »

Charlie Hebdo – the survivors

THEIR ACTUAL WEBSITE: en français: Charlie Hebdo, le journal des survivants; translated – Charlie Hebdo, the journal of the survivors; next issue: 14 January 2015.

Survivors to publish new issue of Charlie Hebdo:

An Unconditional Citizen's Income

Published on The Bullet, Socialist Project’s e-bulletin no. 1065, by Ursula Huws, Jan 6, 2015.

In these straitened times, the idea of a basic income, granted unconditionally to every citizen, from cradle to grave, feels utopian. How on earth could it be paid for, we wonder. Wouldn’t everyone just stop working? Where would we be then? … // Continuer la lecture de « An Unconditional Citizen's Income »

Charlie Hebdo

The State of American Society as 2015 Begins

Published on Global Research.ca (first on WSWS), by Andre Damon, Jan 6, 2015.

As the New Year begins, the social crisis gripping tens of millions of working people in the United States is worsening. Hunger, poverty and long-term joblessness remain at the highest levels in decades, while vital social services continue to be slashed.

One would never know this from reading the press, watching the evening news, or listening to the statements of politicians. The official discourse is dominated by the supposed revival of the American economy, characterized by record corporate profits and stock prices. The fact that the great majority of the population finds it increasingly difficult to make ends meet finds no reflection in the media or official politics.   Continuer la lecture de « The State of American Society as 2015 Begins »

On the NYC Police Killings & the Haymarket Massacre

Published on ZNet, by Bill Fletcher, Jan 6, 2015 (first published on Billfletcher.com).

In every vibrant progressive social movement there comes a moment when a psychologically or emotionally disturbed person, an agent provocateur, or a political extremist commits an atrocious act that is seized upon by the State and/or the political Right as a means of attempting to discredit or outright repress the movement. The action, committed for whatever reason, is sufficiently heinous that confusion develops within the movement and the movement can lose both its momentum as well as a segment of its less committed or more ambivalent supporters.   Continuer la lecture de « On the NYC Police Killings & the Haymarket Massacre »

Economy: Free falling ruble – a brilliant Russian ploy

Published on Axis of Logic (first on Global Research and on teleSUR english), by Peter Koenig, Jan 3, 2015.

The world is still hell-bent for hydrocarbon-based energy. Russia is the world’s largest producer of energy. Russia has recently announced that in the future she will no longer trade energy in US dollars, but in rubles and currencies of the trading partners. In fact, this rule will apply to all trading.

Russia and China are detaching their economies from that of the western financial system. To confirm this decision, in July 2014 Russia’s Gazprom concluded a 400 billion gas deal with China, and in November this year they signed an additional slightly smaller contract – all to be nominated in rubles and yuans.   Continuer la lecture de « Economy: Free falling ruble – a brilliant Russian ploy »

Because We Let Them

Published on ZNet, by Paul Street (writer and activist in Iowa City, Iowa), Jan 4, 2015.

… One day in my office I asked a colleague at the organization why our chief executive behaved in the selfish and irresponsible ways he did. My colleague responded with a question: “Dr. Street, why does a dog lick its balls?”
I confessed I didn’t know. The answer: “Because it can.”

My colleague’s point was that nobody with any power was telling our CEO was setting any boundaries on his behavior. He was being rewarded again and again, from year to year, with an outrageously high salary, an agency limousine, and positions on various corporate boards.
Thinking of that exchange the other day, I was reminded of something that Thomas Jefferson wrote to his fellow Virginian, the American solider and statesman Edward Carrington from Paris in the late 1780s. “If once the people become inattentive to the public affairs,” Jefferson wrote, “you and I and Congress and Assemblies, Judges, Governor, shall all become wolves.”   Continuer la lecture de « Because We Let Them »

2015: a pivotal year for economic and financial crises and wars?

Published on Intrepid Report, by Rodrigue Tremblay, Jan 2, 2015.

Dear visitors, Happy 2015 for all. (The troubles about my computer AND my internet connection are over, let’s begin 2015 with new energy, for today with a long article on economy, and with a big bunch of links, mainly from the last days).

… These days, militaristic neoconservatives, or neocons, have near complete control of the American government under the façade of whoever is president at the time. They direct U.S. policies at the State Department, at the Pentagon, at the U.S. Treasury and at the Fed central bank. They are thus in position to influence and frame American foreign policy, military policy, economic and financial policies and monetary policy.   Continuer la lecture de « 2015: a pivotal year for economic and financial crises and wars? »