Auteur/autrice : Heidi Barathieu-Brun

… Nov 20, 2013:

Beyond the constitution, by Gamal Essam El-Din: Major obstacles still lie in the path of implementing the post-30 June political roadmap …;

Radical shifts, by Ahmed Eleiba: The significance of Cairo’s drawing closer to Moscow continues to stir debate …;

A heap of tangled metal, by Reem Leila: Tough talk, by Nader Noureddine: http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/4736/17/Tough-talk.aspx
Ethiopia fails to see reason over the River Nile …;   Continuer la lecture de « Articles published on Al-Ahram weekly online, Nov 20, 2013 »

on Global Research.ca, by Paul Craig Roberts, Nov 21, 2013.

… The true story of JFK’s murder has never been officially admitted, although the conclusion that JFK was murdered by a plot involving the Secret Service, the CIA, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff has been well established by years of research … //

… To briefly review, the facts are conclusive that JFK was on terrible terms with the CIA and the Joint Chiefs. He had refused to support the CIA organized Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba.  He had rejected the Joint Chiefs’ “Operation Northwoods,” a plan to commit  real and faked acts of violence against Americans, blame Castro and use the false flag events to bring regime change to Cuba.  Continuer la lecture de « The Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963: 50 Years Later »

Published on Russia Today RT, Nov 21, 2013.

The University of Nicosia (UNic), one of the major English language universities in the Mediterranean, will become the world’s first to accept bitcoins for tuition. The university will also begin a new Master of Science course in Digital Currency.

According to the university those who wish to pay tuition fees in bitcoins, will be able to use an online merchant processing service or by paying directly to the university’s finance office.   Continuer la lecture de « Cyprus University world first to accept bitcoins for tuition »

Published on Spiegel Online International, by Katrin Kuntz, Jonathan Stock and Bernhard Zand, (Photo Gallery).

Typhoon Haiyan has left entire regions all but inaccessible in the Philippines, while the ensuing chaos has hampered the efforts of relief workers. A country hit by about 10 typhoons a year ought to be better prepared … //

… Aid Catastrophe Follows Typhoon: … //

… Government Unprepared for Disaster:   Continuer la lecture de « Unprepared: Government Failings Intensify Haiyan Aid Disaster, Part 1 »

End to privacy? – Published on Russia Today RT, November 19, 2013.

Human rights groups are sounding alarms as Western firms sell mass surveillance technology in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, equipping governments and companies new capabilities to snoop on citizens.

Despite the public outcry over mass global surveillance being carried out by the NSA and the GCHQ, brought to light in May by US whistleblower Edward Snowden, the scandal has not prevented tech companies and countries from closing contracts on spy technology.  Continuer la lecture de « Western firms hawk mass surveillance technology to developing world »

The National Council for Childhood and Motherhood seeks to promote children’s rights in the new constitution – Published on Al-Ahram weekly online, by Reem Leila, Nov 13, 2013.

The National Council for Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM) is playing a leading role in suggesting amendments to child-related articles in the new constitution and protecting children’s rights.

In coordination with several NGOs the NCCM is calling for the amended constitution to define anyone below 18 years of age as a child and for all children’s rights to be protected regardless of family situation.  Continuer la lecture de « Egypt: A better start for child's rights »

• Jeremy Hammond Exposed State’s Plan to Criminalize Democratic Dissent, 10.52 min, with Chris Hedges on the Real News Network TRNN, by Paul Jay, November 14, 2013:  on the sentencing of Jeremy Hammond, says there will be no free press without figures like Hammond and Manning;
• Christopher/Chris Hedges on YouTube-search, on en.wikipedia and on World People’s Blog.

• Let’s Build It Together! The Young Turks, 3.26 min, uploaded by The Young Turks TYT, Oct 7, 2013: Homepage;
• NSA – Anonymous, Enough, elite, You are FINISHED, 5.11 min, uploaded by Lea11011, June 25, 2013: to join us on a public IRC channel, go to: webchat.anonops.com channel: #opnsa;
• OpNSA: Anonymous Exposes NSA Supporters’ Financial Ties, 4.31 min, uploaded by The Young Turks TYT, Sept 12, 2013;
• Anonymous NSA on YouTube-search (all languages);
• Wolf-PAC.com;
• The Secret Life of a Superpower, uploaded by mmcetera, March 22, 2013: Ep. 1, 59.28 min, Ep. 2, 59.36 min.

Published on Intrepid Report, by Ellen Brown, J.D., Nov 15, 2013;

In Costa Rica, publicly-owned banks have been available for so long and work so well that people take for granted that any country that knows how to run an economy has a public banking option. Costa Ricans are amazed to hear there is only one public depository bank in the United States (the Bank of North Dakota), and few people have private access to it … //

… The dire effects of the IMF’s austerity measures were confirmed in a 1993 book excerpt by Karen Hansen-Kuhn, titled “Structural Adjustment in Costa Rica: Sapping the Economy.” She noted that Costa Rica stood out in Central America because of its near half-century history of stable democracy and well-functioning government, featuring the region’s largest middle class and the absence of both an army and a guerrilla movement.  Continuer la lecture de « Public banking in Costa Rica: A remarkable little known model »

Published on ZNet, by Robin Hahnel, November 13, 2013.

In the aftermath of the collapse of communism, debate about alternatives to capitalism has divided into three camps: advocates of market socialism, proponents of democratic planning, and supporters of community-based economics.[1] Few anti-capitalists—whether they favor market socialism, democratic planning, or community-based economics—deceive themselves that there is more than a tiny minority in any advanced economy who are ready to replace capitalism at this time. Continuer la lecture de « Eco-localism: A Constructive Critique »

Video on Veterans Day on Democracy Now News, from 42.20 min – 58.56, min, Full Interview with Ann Jones, by Amy Goodman, November 11, 2013:

U.S. Veterans Face Staggering Epidemic of Unemployment, Trauma & Suicide

(Book: They Were Soldiers: How the Wounded Return from America’s Wars – The Untold Story, by Ann Jones, on Haymarket Books: Ann Jones shines a much-needed light on the dead, wounded, mutilated, brain-damaged, drug-addicted, suicidal, homicidal casualties of our distant wars, taking us on a stunning journey from the devastating moment an American soldier is first wounded in rural Afghanistan to the return home. Beautifully written by an empathetic and critical reporter who knows the price of war).

Today marks Veterans Day, the federal holiday honoring U.S. men and women who have fought in the armed forces. Veterans continue to face extremely high levels of unemployment, traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress and homelessness.  Continuer la lecture de « The Untold Story of War »

• The Secret Life of a Superpower, uploaded by TruthExposed, Oct 13, 2013: Part 1, 59.28 min, Part 2, 59.35 min;
• Australian Government spies on all internet users, 4.10 min, uploaded by NEO2012anonymous, Sept 10, 2013: CHANNEL 7 reveals in « The Morning Show »secret plans by Australian Government to spy on all internet users and searches …;
• NSA Blackmailing Obama? Interview with Whistleblower Russ Tice, 11.48 min, uploaded by breakingtheset, July 9, 2013: Abby Martin talks to Russell Tice about how the recent NSA scandal is only scratching the surface of a massive surveillance apparatus …;
• Wikileaks [Full Doc], 50.54 min, uploaded by NEO2012anonymous, May 29, 2013;
• Wikileaks, The Secret Story, a BBC Doc, 29.09 min, uploaded by Steve Criss, May 20, 2013.

See on Economy and Society: WhistleBlower Head of FBI … tells all from NWO.

… why is an epidemic of thievery sweeping America? – Published on The Economic Collapse, by Michael Snyder, November 3, 2013.

Desperate people do desperate things, and it appears that Americans are rapidly becoming a lot more desperate.  An epidemic of thievery is sweeping across America, and authorities are not quite sure what to make of it.  Down in Texas, cattle thieves can get up to $1,500 per head of cattle, and cattle rustling was up nearly 40 percent last year.  As you will read about below, cargo hijacking is becoming much more sophisticated, and it is being estimated that losses from cargo thefts will total about $216 million this year alone.  And for some reason, Tide laundry detergent has become a very hot commodity among common criminals all across America.  Continuer la lecture de « Tide Thefts, Cargo Hijacking and Cattle Rustling »

with his article on the Aboriginal People of Australia – Published on Axis of Logic, by John Pilger, Nov 7, 2013.

… Utopia, a new, epic film on Australia by John Pilger, will be released in cinemas in the UK in November and shown on ITV in December. Tickets are on sale at www.picturehouses.co.uk

In an article for the Guardian, John Pilger describes the suppression of Australia’s bloodied history while veneration for its colonial wars and the rise of militarism excludes the true story of the ‘the greatest expropriation of land in world history’.   Continuer la lecture de « UTOPIA – A film by John Pilger »

• Kenyan Women Learn Bio-intensive Farming KHSP, 3.23 min, uploaded by ajwstv, Nov 3, 2011: Kenya—a country of nearly 35 million people—presently produces less than 50% of the food that its population needs to survive. Much of the agricultural land has been depleted by years of chemical-heavy industrial farming, and small-scale growers were long ago forced out of business by cheap subsidized imports from Western nations. Without a strong local agricultural economy, Kenya’s people are at the mercy of international market prices for food, and when prices rise, the poor go hungry …;    Continuer la lecture de « local agriculture for and with communities »