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* The following article was originally published on Jan. 30 2009 in El Mundo, a Caracas daily. Written by a member of the editorial collective of El Libertario www.nodo50.org/ellibertario , it calls attention to what we fear is a bloody attack against these original inhabitants of the western part of the country. The information glut regarding the referendum on the Constitutional Amendment (to take place on 2/15/09) has hidden serious events happening in the state of Zulia, in particular (…)

By Nicola Nasser*
The rebuilding of Gaza has become the latest siege weapon. The Israeli occupation, the US that had backed its offensive, and the EU which did nothing to stop it are conspiring to turn the reconstruction process into a means to produce a suitable "peace partner" while the Arab summit in Kuwait hopes to use it to bring about Palestinian reconciliation. Meanwhile, the Palestinian Authority (PA) government is urging all parties and others to look to it as the sole channel for (…)

U.S. Sold Phosphorus Shells Used in Gaza to Israel
Published: February 02, 2009 6:40 AM ET
LITTLE ROCK The United States sold phosphorus artillery shells made at the Pine Bluff Arsenal to Israel — the same kind of rounds allegedly used against civilians during the recent fighting in Gaza.
A State Department official told The Associated Press that the rounds — typically used to light up darkened battlefields or provide smoke cover for combat troops — were most recently shipped to (…)

America’s War in Central Africa: The Pentagon’s proxy war in the Eastern Congo
by Keith Harmon Snow
Global Research, February 1, 2009
allthingspass.com
The purported ’arrest’ of General Laurent Nkunda, on January 22, 2009, by the troops of the joint FARDC and Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF) operation is no surprise, it is merely damage control, with Nkunda ’arrested’—most likely shuffled off to luxury in Rwanda—to recover some sense of credibility for the international police forces—the (…)

Neither The US Nor Israel Is A "Genuine Party To Peace."
by Noam Chomsky
Global Research, February 1, 2009 Information Clearing House
Barack Obama is recognized to be a person of acute intelligence, a legal scholar, careful with his choice of words. He deserves to be taken seriously - both what he says, and what he omits. Particularly significant is his first substantive statement on foreign affairs, on January 22, at the State Department, when introducing George Mitchell to serve as (…)

The Obama Crossroads: Neo-Liberal Coup or Responsible Government
by Prof. John McMurtry
Global Research, February 1, 2009
When the U.S. Treasury gave away $700 billion to Wall Street banks with no strings attached in October of 2008, the Obama team gave a green light. A popular insurgence was soon silenced, with public wrath directed instead at the U.S. auto producers (and unions) who followed with a request for $25 billion. The auto companies ended up with a loan of about 1/50th the (…)

One World South Asia 29 January 2009
The global economic crisis is expected to lead to a dramatic increase in the number of people joining the ranks of the unemployed, working poor and those in vulnerable employment, the International Labour Office (ILO) says in its annual Global Employment Trends report (GET).
Source: minnesotaindependent.com
The ongoing financial crisis could add another 50 million to the globally unemployed. This grim scenario is predicted by ILO’s latest report (…)

Worse than the Great Depression
by Dr. Krassimir Petrov
Global Research, February 1, 2009 GoldSeek.com
The mainstream media and Wall Street have reached the consensus that the current credit crisis is the worst since the post-war period. George Soros’ statement that ”the world faces the worst finance crisis since WWII” epitomizes the collective wisdom. The crisis is currently the ultimate scapegoat for all the economic evils that currently plague the global financial system and the (…)

By Terry Jones The Nation January 22, 2009
Source:/www.philhart.com
It’s not that I’m keen on killing people. It’s just that the money’s so good. It’s not that I’m keen on killing people. I haven’t actually killed anyone myself yet. It’s all to do with economics. You see, I can’t help but notice that the arms industry is doing extremely well. In fact in these times of economic disaster, it’s the one industry that seems to be expanding.
According to the Government’s Defence and (…)

By Nicola Nasser*
Stubbornly insisting on getting the carriage before the horse as the approach to a “durable and sustainable” ceasefire in Gaza Strip, U.S. and European diplomacy in particular is building on an Israeli misleading premise that the 22 – day military operation, dubbed “Cast Lead,” against the Palestinian Gaza Strip was a reaction and not a premeditated long planned scheme that found in the change of guards in Washington D.C. an excellent timing. It was “not simply a (…)