Monthly Archives: September 2009

German Left Party hunts disenchanted voters by Patrick McGroarty Taiwan News 2009-09-25 AFP — Germany’s Left Party aims to demonstrate that it’s here to stay in Sunday’s election, in which it is looking for voters frustrated by the economic crisis … Continue reading →

Where has the Bailout Money Gone? Good Billions After Bad by Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele September 27, 2009 Vanity Fair As the Bush administration waned, the Treasury shoveled more than a quarter of a trillion dollars in … Continue reading →

Honduras’ Zelaya calls for “decisive offensive” September 27, 2009 Radio Netherlands In Honduras, deposed Honduran president Manuel Zelaya has called on his followers to march on the capital Tegucigalpa on Monday, in what he called a “decisive offensive” against the … Continue reading →

South America-Africa summit condemns coup in Honduras September 27, 2009 Xinhua News Agency PORLAMAR, Venezuela: Leaders attending the second South America-Africa (ASA) summit here approved Saturday a joint statement condemning the coup in Honduras. Presidents and representatives of 61 countries … Continue reading →

Chavez, Qaddafi Call for African-South American NATO at Summit by Matthew Walter and Daniel Cancel September 27, 2009 Bloomberg News Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi called for the creation of a southern hemisphere alliance mirroring the … Continue reading →

Russian Paratroopers Stage War Games Simulating NATO Attack by Lucian Kim September 27, 2009 Bloomberg News More than 1,000 paratroopers dropped down near St. Petersburg, as Russia wraps up three weeks of war games simulating a NATO attack. Russia, together … Continue reading →

Bush Administration officials should be prosecuted for war crimes. Soldiers should disobey wrongful orders Randy Dotinga interviews Professor Marjorie Cohn by Marjorie Cohn Voice of San Diego 2009-09-26 On the legal front, George W. Bush and Dick Cheney have few … Continue reading →

Iraq: What elections? by Abdul Ilah Albayaty Global Research 2007-09-25 US think tanks, trying to serve US interests, which is normal if they don’t sacrifice human and democratic values, insist that the past local elections, the SOFA and the next … Continue reading →

U.S. Missile Shield: Towards the Establishment of a Worldwide Missile Interceptor Network by Rick Rozoff September 27, 2009 Stop NATO Synchronized announcements on September 17 by President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates that the U.S. was abandoning plans … Continue reading →

Wars, Guns and Votes: Democracy in Dangerous Places Review of Paul Collier’s book by Dr Mutuma Ruteer The Nation (Kenya) 2009-09-24 Reacting to Prof Paul Collier’s book that patronises ‘unsuccessful’ Sub Saharan states and others, researcher MUTUMA RUTEERE rejects its … Continue reading →