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 Cyber Warfare: Building Attack Tools for Mass Destruction posted by Tom Burghardt via Kismo, 2009-05-28 10:25:04
A quintessential hallmark of an authoritarian regime, particularly one that operates within highly-militarized, though nominally democratic states such as ours, is the maintenance of a system of internal control; a seamless panopticon where dissent is equated with criminality and the rule of law derided as a luxury ill-afforded "during a time of war." (full story and 2 comments)
mass media / international
  The science of voodoo: When mind attacks body posted by Helen Pilcher via michael, 2009-05-28 09:18:17
"Don’t believe anything you hear and only half of what you see!" -- I was waiting for an opportunity to use that saying, which is an old Irish proverb, I am ‘led to believe!’ Now there’s a loaded expression that may not be as innocuous as you may think? (full story)
miscellaneous / international
Congress leader wants India to seek action against Lanka posted by staff report via sadh, 2009-05-26 07:25:04
New Delhi (PTI) A senior Congress leader from Tamil Nadu on Tuesday demanded that India should support a resolution at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to be moved by 19 countries demanding action against Sri Lanka for human rights violation during the last phase of the 30-year civil war. (full story and 1 comments)
social/political / international
 Nigeria: MEND rebels destroy Chevron oil pipelines posted by Helen Vesperini via gan, 2009-05-25 11:42:58
LAGOS (AFP) — Nigeria's main rebel group on Monday destroyed several major oil pipelines in the south in response to a military offensive, prompting a cut in production announced at 100,000 barrels a day (full story)
imperialism / international
 America's Nightmare: The Obama Dystopia posted by Andrew Hughes via rialator, 2009-05-23 22:02:00
After 8 years of the Bush-Cheney nightmare during which we saw the wanton destruction of Afghanistan and Iraq, the cynical negation of centuries of Law designed to protect the most basic human rights and a foreign policy worthy of Genghis Khan, there came along the "Great Black Hope" in the persona of Barack Obama. The collective world consciousness turned uncritically to what was presented as a new era for peace, change and trust in Government. (full story and 1 comments)
injustice/law / international
Bilderberg Group Orders “Total” Destruction Of US Dollar posted by Sorcha Faal via talya, 2009-05-22 21:52:08
A new Kremlin report on the shadowy Bilderberg Group, who this past week held their annual meeting in Greece, states that the West’s financial, political and corporate elite emerged from their conclave after coming to an agreement that in order to continue their drive towards a New World Order dominated by the Western Powers, the US Dollar has to be “totally” destroyed. (full story and 1 comments)
social/political / international
SCO: Prospects For A Multipolar World posted by Rick Rozoff via rialator, 2009-05-22 10:11:15
On June 15th and 16th the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will hold its ninth annual heads of state summit in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg. It will be attended by the presidents of its six full members - China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan - and by representatives of various ranks from its four observer states - India, Iran, Mongolia and Pakistan - and from several aspiring partner nations yet to be announced. (full story)
social equality/unity / international
 FBI Spyware Has Been Snaring [some] Extortionists and [a few 5th rate] Hackers for Years posted by Kevin Poulsen via Kismo, 2009-05-21 23:25:47
A sophisticated FBI-produced spyware program has played a crucial behind-the-scenes role in federal investigations into extortion plots, terrorist threats and hacker attacks in cases stretching back at least seven years, newly declassified documents show. (full story)
miscellaneous / international
 Russia dumps US dollar as basic reserve currency posted by staff report via quill, 2009-05-21 03:56:14
The US dollar is no longer Russia’s basic reserve currency. The euro-based share of reserve assets of Russia’s Central Bank increased to 47.5 percent as of January 1, 2009 and exceeded the investments in dollar assets, which made up 41.5 percent, the Vedomosti newspaper reported. (full story)
social/political / international
 Law abiding nation? Sure we are! posted by Prof James Petras via zed, 2009-05-17 22:23:35
“The Deltas are psychos…You have to be a certified psychopath to join the Delta Force…”, a US Army colonel from Fort Bragg once told me back in the 1980’s. Now President Obama has elevated the most notorious of the psychopaths, General Stanley McChrystal, to head the US and NATO military command in Afghanistan. McChrystal’s rise to leadership is marked by his central role in directing special operations teams engaged in extrajudicial assassinations, systematic torture, bombing of civilian communities and search and destroy missions. He is the very embodiment of the brutality and gore that accompanies military-driven empire building. Between September 2003 and August 2008, McChrystal directed the Pentagon’s Joint Special Operations (JSO) Command which operates special teams in overseas assassinations. (full story and 2 comments)
injustice/law / international
Who Rules America? posted by Paul Craig Roberts via reed, 2009-05-14 20:13:18
What do you suppose it is like to be elected president of the United States only to find that your power is restricted to the service of powerful interest groups?
A president who does a good job for the ruling interest groups is paid off with remunerative corporate directorships, outrageous speaking fees, and a lucrative book contract. If he is young when he assumes office, like Bill Clinton and Obama, it means a long life of luxurious leisure. (full story)
social/political / international
 US soldier guns down 5 fellow soldiers in Iraq posted by Robert H. Reid via fleet, 2009-05-11 10:26:57
BAGHDAD (AP) — A U.S. soldier opened fire at a counseling center on a U.S. base Monday, killing five fellow soldiers before being taken into custody, the U.S. command and Pentagon officials said. (full story)
peace/war / international
 Oz Internet censorship Minister Conroy faces possible law suit posted by Stan Beer via Kismo, 2009-05-11 09:04:15
iiNet has scored a stunning round 1 knock-down against the consortium of movie studios and a TV channel trying to sue it because some of its users illegally download copyrighted movies, with some important charges dropped after the presiding judge ruled they had no merit. (full story)
social/political / national
The Everyday Extremism of Washington posted by Tom Engelhardt via fleet, 2009-05-09 02:30:56
A front-page New York Times headline last week put the matter politely indeed: "In Pakistan, U.S. Courts Leader of Opposition." And nobody thought it was strange at all.
In fact, it's the sort of thing you can read just about any time when it comes to American policy in Pakistan or, for that matter, Afghanistan. It's just the norm on a planet on which it's assumed that American civilian and military leaders can issue pronunciamentos about what other countries must do; publicly demand various actions of ruling groups; opt for specific leaders, and then, when they disappoint, attempt to replace them; and use what was once called "foreign aid," now taxpayer dollars largely funneled through the Pentagon, to bribe those who are hard to convince. (full story)
imperialism / international
A Stalled Counterrevolution posted by Robert Kuttner via reed, 2009-05-08 09:40:22
There is no shortage of books attempting to sort out the dynamics of the great financial collapse that began in the summer of 2007. Since we are still in an early phase of the crisis and don't yet know whether it will rival the Great Depression in its depth and duration, all verdicts remain provisional. But rather in the spirit of the 1952 presidential campaign's arguments over who lost China, the battle is already on to define who lost the economy and what to do next. (full story)
social/political / international
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