politics for the 99%

recently published articles:

• Devil and the deep blue sea: how Mediterranean migrant disaster unfolded, on The Guadian, by Peter Beaumont in Gaza and Patrick Kingsley in Alexandria, Oct 1, 2014: Desperate migrants from Gaza and Syria tell how they put themselves at the mercy of people smugglers – and hundreds died at sea …;
• Sticheleien in der Koalition: Ein reizender Auftritt, Frankfurter Allgemeine/Politik, von Günter Bannas, 1. Okt 2014: Die SPD spottet über Verteidigungsministerin Ursula von der Leyen, Die CDU ärgert Wirtschaftsminister Sigmar Gabriel, In der Koalition ist die Atmosphäre vergiftet …;
• Aral Sea: How one of world’s largest lakes turned into ship cemetery (with 10 SHORT-VIDEOS), on Russia Today RT, Sept 30, 2014;
• The Fed’s Failed Redemption: Failed Reforms and Lessons Forgotten, on Outsider Club, by Adam English, Sept 30, 2014;
• As U.S.-Afghanistan Sign Troop Deal, CIA-Backed Warlord Behind Massacre of 2,000 POWs Sworn-In as VP, on Democracy Now, Sept 30, 2014;
• The Road to Bamiyan: A Public Works Debacle that Defines Afghanistan, on Spiegel Online International, by Jochen-Martin Gutsch, Sept 30, 2014 (Photo Gallery): It was to be a symbol of reconstructed Afghanistan: a paved highway from Kabul to the beautiful valley of Bamiyan. Construction has long been underway, but the project may never be completed — a victim of the realities in present-day Afghanistan …;
• Iraqi soldiers not willing to die for US, on Russia Today RT, Sept 30, 2014;
• Germany’s Disarmed Forces: Ramshackle Military at Odds with Global Aspirations – part 1, on Spiegel Online International, by , Sept 30, 2014 (Photo Gallery): Germany wants to strengthen its role in international affairs. But recent reports suggest the country’s weapons systems are in such disrepair that Berlin actually has very little to offer its partners …;
• Part 2: Mishaps Mar German Military Operations;
• The War on Migrants, on Jacobin, by Daniel Gutiérrez, Sept 30, 2014: Migrant workers in cities like Tijuana bear the brunt of global capitalism’s assault on labor …;
• Imagine There’re No Countries, on War is a Crime, by David Swanson, Sept 30, 2014;
• The Fake Terror Threat Used To Justify Bombing Syria, on ZNet (first on The Intercept), by Glenn Greenwald and Murtaza Hussain, Sept 30, 2014
• The crisis in Ukraine and its deep roots, on Political Affairs pa, by GENNADY ZYUGANOV, sept 28, 2014;
• Kurds Accuse the Turkish Military Of Supporting DAESH, on l’Humanité english, by Isabelle Métral, Sept 26, 2014: The offensive launched by DAESH Jihadists against Syrian Kurds is said to be supported by the Turkish military. The town of Kobane and several Kurdish villages are besieged by Jihadists that have come from Turkey with the support of Ankara’s tanks …;
• Thirty years later: Yale strike victory remembered, on Political Affairs pa, by YALE WORKERS CLUB OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY USA, sept 23, 2014;
• Why the Ukraine crisis is the West’s fault, on Current Concerns, by John J. Mearsheimer, Foreign Affairs, Sept 20, 2014;
• Cross talk on RT, a show with different items;

… and this:

The Chieftains:

• Live over Ireland Water from the well, 87.04 min, uploaded by Jon Renes, March 19, 2014;
• Ev Chistr ‘ta, Laou, 1.57 min, uploaded by Tevfik El Cid, June 25, 2011;
• with Nanci Griffith: Red Is The Rose, 3.43 min, uploaded by 1000Magicians, Dec 10, 2009;
• with Emmylou Harris: Nobody’s Darling But Mine, 4.30 min, uploaded by 1000Magicians, March 13, 2009;
• with Sinead O’Connor: The Foggy Dew, 4.48 min, uploaded by Manuel perez de castro, Dec 6, 2008;
• with Sting: Mo Ghile Mear, 3.25 min, uploadeed by OPlenty of Torrents, June 17, 2008;
• with friends: give the fiddler a dram, 4.55 min, uploaded by Painted Bird, May 15, 2008;
• with Martina McBride: I’ll Be All Smiles Tonight, 4.46 min, uploaded by mikel9955, May 14, 2007;
• with The Corrs, 5.46 min, uploaded by Ozuisko, Dec 5, 2006;
• with Ziggy Marley: Redemption Song, 4.27 min, uploaded by tarodnet’s channel, June 2, 2006;
• with Earl Scruggs: Sally Goodin’, 4.05 min, uploaded by tarodnet’s channel, May 27, 2006.