Monthly Archives: July 2011

BRAZIL:  Small-Scale Land Speculators Contribute to Amazon Deforestation By Stephen Leahy IPS/Tierramérica July 28, 2011 UXBRIDGE, Canada, Jul 28, 2011 (Tierramérica) – Many migrants from southern Brazil who clear forests in Brazil’s state of Amazonas are making their living as … Continue reading →

SOMALIA:  “I Carried Him a Whole Day While He Was Dead, Thinking He Was Alive” By Abdurrahman Warsameh IPS July 28, 2011 MOGADISHU, Jul 28, 2011 (IPS) – As the first of food aid from the United Nations World Food … Continue reading →

BP Disaster a Year Later, Healthcare Crisis Worsens By Lily Hough IPS July 28, 2011 WASHINGTON, Jul 28, 2011 (IPS) – When news of the disastrous BP oil well explosion reached the residents of Jean Lafitte, Louisiana last April, Mayor … Continue reading →

Palestinians Prepare for Massive Uprising By Mel Frykberg IPS July 29, 2011 BEIT UMMAR, Occupied West Bank, Jul 29, 2011 (IPS) – Leading members of the Palestinian Popular Committees in the West Bank plan massive civil unrest and disobedience against … Continue reading →

US:  New Clean Air Rules Force Some Coal Plants to Close By Matthew Cardinale IPS July 29, 2011 ATLANTA, Georgia, Jul 29, 2011 (IPS) – Utility companies across the U.S. have announced plans to shut down and retire several coal-fired … Continue reading →

In Dogged Pursuit of L’Affaire Sankara By Brahima Ouédraogo IPS July 29, 2011 OUAGADOUGOU, Jul 29, 2011 (IPS) – Opposition members of parliament in Burkina Faso have called on France to open its archives to look for evidence of involvement … Continue reading →

PERU:  Humala Promises Boom Will Reach Poor By Ángel Páez IPS July 29, 2011 LIMA, Jul 29, 2011 (IPS) – The new president of Peru, retired lieutenant colonel Ollanta Humala, promised to make the fight against poverty and marginalisation the … Continue reading →

Islamic Force Rises in Tunisia Analysis by Giuliana Sgrena IPS July 31, 2011 TUNIS, Jul 31, 2011 (IPS) – The fundamentalist Ennahda party seems poised to take advantage of a chaotic situation ahead of general elections in Tunisia. Ennahda and … Continue reading →

U.N. Rights Committee Breaks 43-Year Israeli Taboo on Gaza By Thalif Deen IPS July 29, 2011 UNITED NATIONS, Jul 29, 2011 (IPS) – When the United Nations General Assembly created a three- member special committee to investigate Israeli human rights … Continue reading →

The Labyrinthian International Geopolitics of the Libyan Conflict Peter Lee The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus July 2011 Western self-regard was on full display in a United States headline describing the Libya Contact Group (LCG) meeting in Istanbul over the weekend … Continue reading →