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Gen. Petraeus Issues Air Strike Edict: No Strikes Near Civilians, Except in Secret Cases 0
Post Views: 23 Directive Said to Be Little Changed From McChrystal’s Version New US Commander in Afghanistan Gen. David Petraeus has issued new orders related to air and artillery strikes against civilians. The short answer is “don’t,” while the
Read MoreMalukan activists at risk of torture in detention in Indonesia 0
Post Views: 5 Amnesty International has warned that 10 Malukan political activists detained by Indonesia’s special anti-terrorism police are facing a high risk of torture. Detachment 88 police officers, who have regularly been accused of involvement in torture, arrested the
Read MoreBuffett, Gates, Rockefeller and the Conscience of the Very, Very Rich 0
Post Views: 10 The Great Marginalization Of all the farcical notions put forth during this time of high farce, casting America as “broke” places way up there on the list, as trillions of dollars are being stockpiled in the face
Read MorePhilippines: Bloggers’ Insights on the Peasant Problem 0
Post Views: 19 Image from the Photoblogger. In the Philippine countryside, majority of peasants still suffer from ages-old feudal and usurious practices and rural underdevelopment as reflected in the lack of mechanization in the agricultural sector and deteriorated farm-to-market roads.
Read MoreWhat to Do About the Wars 0
Post Views: 4 As President Obama pooh-poohed as old news the many WikiLeaks documents showing the sad state of the conflict in Afghanistan, the chief executive also began an entire month of crowing about keeping his campaign promise to “bring
Read MoreIsraeli DM Condemns ‘Murderous Lebanese’ After Border Clash Kills Five 0
Post Views: 4 Journalist, Soldiers Killed in Rare Border Skirmish Though exactly what happened still remains a matter of dispute, Israeli troops shelled a Lebanese border patrol today, killing three soldiers and a journalist, while
Read MoreSerbian Roma families facing forced eviction 0
Post Views: 4 The families have not been offered any alternative accommodation or compensation © Regional Centre for Minorities Amnesty International has urged the Belgrade authorities to halt plans to destroy a Roma settlement amid fears that an eviction could
Read MoreWhy We Sued to Represent Anwar Aulaqi 0
Post Views: 3 Anwar Aulaqi is a US citizen and Muslim cleric living somewhere in Yemen. The US has put him on our terrorist list and is trying to assassinate him. The Center for Constitutional Rights and the ACLU filed
Read More“El posneoliberalismo en América Latina pasa por consolidar una alianza de fuerzas sociales que construya nuevas formas de poder popular” 0
Post Views: 7 El científico social brasileño Emir Sader, secretario ejecutivo de CLACSO,durante el diálogo que sostuvo con el director del Observatorio Sociopolítico Latinaomericano Cronicón, Fernando Arellano Ortiz. ENTREVISTA CON EMIR SADER, SECRETARIO EJECUTIVO DE CLACSO Convencido de que “la
Read MorePreparing for World War III, Targeting Iran 0
Post Views: 10 Humanity is at a dangerous crossroads. War preparations to attack Iran are in “an advanced state of readiness”. Hi tech weapons systems including nuclear warheads are fully deployed. This military adventure has been on the Pentagon’s drawing
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