Mois : janvier 2015

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? »

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 »

• What Videos Tell Us About Charlie Hebdo Paris Attack Gunmen, 4.42 min, uploaded by Sky News, Jan 7, 2015: Sky’s Foreign Affairs Editor Sam Kiley explains why the behaviour of the Paris gunmen shows they’ve been trained in the use of weapons, and may have killed before. Full story. (My comment: I do NOT believe that the young Jihadists depicted during the men hunt had this military ability. And now, are we lied like in the 9/11-story? – Heidi);
• Charlie Hebdo gunmen ‘had military level training’, 1.51 min, uploaded by The Telegraph, Jan 8, 2015;
• Video: Eva Herman und Andreas Popp über Charlie Hebdo und tiefere Ursachen, Interview auf RT Deutsch, 13.25 min, von Wissensmanufaktur am 8. Januar 2015 auf YouTube hochgeladen: Interview auf RT deutsch über Charlie Hebdo und Systemursachen;
• Video: Je Suis Charlie (S2E65), 27.07 min, on Russia Today RT, Jan 12, 2015: we look at the double standards surrounding ‘Je suis Charlie,’ and why some terror acts never gain such awareness …;
• Erosion of free speech? Cameron pledges to ban Snapchat and WhatsApp, on Russia Today RT, Jan 12, 2015;   Continuer la lecture de « Charlie Hebdo – about the gunmen – Hintergrund »

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 »

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 »