The Eurasian Pipeline Calculus
by F. William Engdahl Global Research, June 17, 2009
Calculus has two main variants—derivative and integral. The Eurasian energy pipeline geopolitics between Turkey Washington and Moscow today has elements of both. It is highly derivative in that the major actors across Central Asia from China, Russia to Turkey are very much engaged in a derived power game which has less to do with any specific state and more to do with maintaining Superpower hegemony (...)
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The Eurasian Pipeline Calculus
18 June 2009 par (Open-Publishing)
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SOMETHING HAPPENING HERE: Iranian Elections and Funding the Wars
17 June 2009 par (Open-Publishing)
4 commentsJAZZMAN CHRONICLES. DISSEMINATE FREELY.
“Something happening here, What it is ain’t exactly clear.”
Stephen Stills
There is something happening on the international stage, in the cafes of Lebanon and shops of Tehran, in the halls of congress and in the spirit of the American people. The winds of resistance are blowing, the people are rising up and the wheels of change are slowly turning.
There is a voice rising from the Iranian people that to the naked eye seems unpolluted by the (...) -
Rafsanjani: shark or kingmaker?
17 June 2009 par (Open-Publishing)
The man accused by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of masterminding the opposition campaign to oust him from the presidency has dropped out of view since election day. But Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani remains a formidable figure in Iranian politics with a network of well-placed allies straddling the reformist and moderate conservative camps. If any one leader is able to force a re-run of last Friday’s disputed poll, it may be the two-term former president nicknamed the "shark".
Rafsanjani was last (...) -
Iran plays the blame game
17 June 2009 par (Open-Publishing)
2 commentsLong-term instability in Iran is an alarming prospect for western countries keen to resolve disputes over the country’s nuclear programme and other contentious issues. But continuing political weakness in Tehran is also likely to produce the opposite effect – increased regime concern about external attempts to interfere, destabilise, and exploit its current vulnerabilities. This paranoid trend threatens unpredictable, even dangerous consequences – but may be justified.
The pinning of (...) -
Anti-Americanism in Israel
16 June 2009 par (Open-Publishing)
Anti-Americanism in Israel
by Justin Raimondo
Global Research, June 13, 2009 Antiwar.com "In a sign of growing concern in Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s government over U.S. President Barack Obama’s Middle East policies, Minister-without-Portfolio Yossi Peled proposed Israeli sanctions on the U.S. in a letter to cabinet ministers on Sunday.
"In the 11-page letter, obtained by the Jerusalem Post from a minister on Monday, Peled recommends steps Israel can take to compensate (...) -
Video: Anti-Zionist Orthodox Rabbis in Solidarity with Palestinians at Israeli Embassy Protest, in D.C.
12 June 2009 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentOn Saturday, June 6, 2009, Anti-Zionist Orthodox Rabbis stood in solidarity with many other human rights activists, in front of the Israeli Embassy, in Washington, D.C., to protest Israel’s seizure, 42 years ago, of the West Bank and Gaza. The Rabbis are associated with “Neturei Karta International,” see: http://www.nkusa.org. Since it was a Saturday, the Jewish “Sabbath,” Ibrahim Ramey, an executive with the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation (MAS Freedom), read their statement of (...)
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Video: Let Gaza Live! A Slideshow Display
10 June 2009 par (Open-Publishing)
On June 6, 2009, a spirited solidarity rally in support of the people of Occupied Gaza was staged by human rights activists in front of the Israeli Embassy, in Washington, D.C. The protest action demanded: “End the Siege of Gaza!” June 6th marks the 42nd anniversary of the Israeli “seizure of Gaza.” The demonstration was sponsored by the ANSWER Coalition, among other groups. For details on the supporting organizations for the event, go to: (...)
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Slaughterhouses: Where Racehorses Go to Retire (Movie)
5 June 2009 par (Open-Publishing)
Every year, hundreds of thoroughbreds from the U.S. are sold to stables in Japan, where 90 percent of all horses end up in slaughterhouses. In most Japanese slaughterhouses, horses meet a frightening death. They are killed, cut apart, and end up as food for dogs and humans.
During a PETA undercover investigation inside Japan’s largest horse slaughterhouse in Kumamoto, we captured video footage of a thoroughbred’s last minutes. The horse is sprayed with water before slaughter—frightened (...) -
Obama admits US involvement in Iran coup in 1953
5 June 2009 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentObama admits US involvement in Iran coup in 1953
US President Barack Obama made a major gesture of conciliation to Iran on Thursday when he admitted US involvement in the 1953 coup which overthrew the government of Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh.
"In the middle of the Cold War, the United States played a role in the overthrow of a democratically elected Iranian government," Obama said during his keynote speech to the Muslim world in Cairo.
It is the first time a serving US (...) -
US & Australia criminalize Muslim charity (zakkat) - 65 years for Palestinian Mandela’s aid to orphans
31 May 2009 par (Open-Publishing)
The UK BBC has just reported that the founder members of what was once the biggest Muslim charity in the US have each been jailed for 65 years for giving money to aid the orphans from Israeli killings of Occupied Palestinians.
Shukri Abu Baker, 50, and Ghassan Elashi, 55, were convicted of channelling funds to the Palestinian militant group, Hamas. Three other members of the Holy Land Foundation were jailed for between 15 and 20 years by a Dallas court. The charity was found guilty last (...)