politics for the 99%

Video – Civilians trapped in E. Ukraine conflict zone adjust to war reality, 3.07 min, published on Russia Today RT, Jan 29, 2015.

Residents of towns along the frontline in eastern Ukraine have been living in constant fear ever since full-scale fighting resumed there. RT’s Roman Kosarev has spoken to those trying to survive in the very heart of the conflict zone.   Continue Reading…

… the origin of modern terror and crumbling Western values – Published on Intrepid Report, by John Chuckman, Jan 28, 2015.

… Have Islamic radicals always existed? Yes, we have records through the history of British and French empire-building of strange and fearsome groups. It appears every large religion has a spectrum of believers, always including at one end of the spectrum extreme fundamentalists. They are not a new phenomenon anywhere, so why has one group of them, in the sands of the Middle East, become part of our everyday awareness?   Continue Reading…

FIRST LISTEN THIS: TTIP, A Wolf In Sheeps Clothing, 49.07 min, uploaded by R.A.W.W. – Raising Awareness World Wide, August 29, 2014: Alarm bells on ISDS are ringing this loud for a reason: ISDS allows foreign firms to bypass domestic courts and sue governments  …;

Free Trade Faults: Europeans Fear Wave of Litigation from US Firms – Published on Spiegel Online International, by Christoph Pauly, Jan 26, 2015:   Continue Reading…

Published on The Bullet, Socialist Projects e-bulletin no 1071, by Leo Panitch, Jan 23, 2015.

As we enter the eighth year of the long-lingering global economic crisis, it is sobering indeed that it is only in Greece that a political party putting forward a clear, radical democratic alternative to the perverse policies of neoliberal austerity stands on the doorstep of entering the state … // Continue Reading…

Published on ZNet, by Mike-Frank Epitropoulos, Jan 25, 2015.

… Memoranda and Austerity: Cutting Up Greece:

• But, how could this NOT come to pass? The “demonstration” of brutal cuts and austerity has been – by all accounts – an ABYSMAL FAILURE. (Even IMF officials have admitted that there was – and is – no possible way for Greece to escape this vicious cycle without serious, fundamental change).   Continue Reading…

Published on Dissident Voice, by Medea Benjamin, Jan 22, 2015.

On January 23, Kathy Kelly, co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence, a campaign to end U.S. military and economic warfare, will begin a three-month jail sentence in federal prison for a protest against drones (also known as “unmanned aerial vehicles”) at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri. I had a chance to interview her before she had to turn herself in … // Continue Reading…

Published on Dissident Voice (first on Greg Palast’s web site for το χωνί), by Greg Palast, Jan 20, 2015.

Europe is stunned, and bankers aghast, that polls show the new party of the Left, Syriza, will win Greece’s parliamentary elections to be held this coming Sunday, January 25.

Syriza promises that, if elected, it will cure Greece of leprosy. Oddly, Syriza also promises that it will remain in the leper colony. That is, Syriza wants to rid Greece of the cruelty of austerity imposed by the European Central Bank but insists on staying in the euro zone. Continue Reading…

Benchmarking the ECB’s QE Program, on naked capitalism, by Yves Smith, Jan 22, 2015;

Video by Al Jazeera English: We’ve launched our new website, 1.01 min, uploaded by Al Jazeera English, Jan 21, 2015: Website;

Martin Luther King, an American Hero, where is his Replacement? on Global Researach.ca (first on Paul Craig Roberts.org), by Paul Craig Roberts, Jan 20, 2015;

Rule from the Shadows – The Psychology of Power – Part 1, 37.23 min, uploaded by StormCloudsGathering, Jan 7, 2014: time to look behind the curtain, Website … and other videos in autoplay;   Continue Reading…

• Dirk Müller: USA verlieren 12 Mrd und woher bekommt IS ihre Finanzierung, 4.58 min, von manni240 am 21. Januar 2015 hochgeladen;
• Historischer Tag: Marktgeflüster, 7.25 min, von FinanzmarktWelt.de am 15. Januar 2015 hochgeladen;
• Dirk Müller … in Talkshow 360p H 264 AAC, 2.50 min, von GermanDoku, am 11. Januar 2015 hochgeladen;
• Willy Wimmer und Dirk Müller: Wir müssen einen Krieg in Europa verhindern, 13.51 min, von Parkhane Shabo am 10. Januar 2015 hochgeladen: zur Isolatuon Russlands;   Continue Reading…

The same speech he could make today … on multiple wars, the world economic system, our narrowed understanding about others, about life …:

Video: Martin Luther King jr. – Why I Am Opposed to The War in Vietnam, 23.32 min:

• 1): on The Real News’ website. The whole speech is reprinted here. Sections in bold were omitted in the video;
• 2): with Video sequences on YouTube’s channel, uploaded January 16, 2012: Martin Luther King Jr gave this sermon at the Ebenezer Baptist Church on April 30, 1967. Once you’ve watched the video, we urge you to read the speech in its entirety. Note: As part of the process of creating imagery for this video, the speech was edited for length.   Continue Reading…

Ex-Militär: Attentat von Paris war militärische Kommando-Aktion, in Deutsche Wirtschafts Nachrichten, 19. Januar 2015: Der Ex-Chef einer französischen Spezial-Einheit sieht in dem Attentat auf das Satire-Magazin Charlie Hebdo eine Kommando-Aktion nach den Vorgaben der Stadt-Guerilla. Es gehe in erster Linie nicht um radikalisierte Täter … // … Doch für den Häuser-Kampf und die Stadt-Guerilla werden in Frankreich schon Einheiten ausgebildet. Im nordfranzösischen Sissone befindet sich das Centre d’entrainement aux actions en zone urbaine (CENZUB). Dort werden französische Einheiten für den Häuser-Kampf und die Stadt-Guerilla trainiert. Es ist das größte europäische Trainings-Zentrum dieser Art … ; Continue Reading…

Published on Consortium News, by Ray McGovern, Jan 18, 2015.

Ex-CIA official Jeffrey Sterling is going on trial for espionage because he allegedly told a reporter about a botched covert op that sent flawed nuclear designs to Iran, but powerful people want to spare ex-CIA Director David Petraeus indictment for leaking secrets to a mistress … // Continue Reading…

Published on Russia Today RT, Jan 18, 2015.

Ukrainian troops have launched a massive assault on militia-held areas Sunday morning after an order from Kiev, a presidential aide said. The self-proclaimed Donetsk republic’s leader accused Kiev of trying to restart the war. The order to launch the offensive was issued early approximately at 6:00 am, according to Yury Biryukov, an aide to President Petro Poroshenko. Continue Reading…

Published on Russia Today RT, January 17, 2015.

A broad alliance of farmers, ethical consumers, and anti-capitalist activists staged a march through Berlin that numbered up to 50,000, to denounce the proposed TTIP treaty between the US and EU, and mass farming technologies.   Continue Reading…

Sahra Wagenknecht / Die Linke: über den Umgang mit unserem Geld, 20.58 min, von Dwayne Casey, am 9. Januar 2015 auf YouTube hochgeladen.

(Mein Kommentar: das alles nach dem Motte ‘der Rock ist zu kurz, also schneiden wir noch etwas ab … und er ist immer noch zu kurz – vergessen wir nicht, das Volk hat diese Abgeordneten gewählt, die heute Steuergelder derart versenken … ich kann nur denken, das Volk selber ist so korrupt und verblödet – Heidi).

Published on Paul Craig Roberts’ Website, by website owner, Jan 14, 2015.

… (a comment about the report: Russia Cuts Off Ukraine Gas Supply To 6 European Countries, on zerohedge, Jan 14, 2015) …  if this report is correct it sounds like the Russians have had enough of the dumbshits in Washington and Washington’s dumbshit vassals in Europe … //

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• False Flags, Charlie Hebdo and Tsarnaev’s Trial: Cui bono? on Global Research.ca (first on Paul Craig Roberts.org’s website), by Dr. Paul Craig Roberts*, Jan 11, 2015;
• According to news reports, one of the accused in the attack on Charlie Hebdo when hearing that he was being sought for the crime turned himself in to police with an ironclad alibi , on IntelliHub, Jan 8, 2015 … (my comment: if this is true, then our officials have lost their integrity … are just mad – Heidi);
• Planted ID card exposes Paris false flag, on PressTV, by KEVIN BARRETT, Jan 10, 2015: French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve says the terrorists who attacked Charlie Hebdo would never have been caught had they not made one fatal mistake: They conveniently left an ID card in their abandoned getaway car. Since when did criminals leave their identification cards in abandoned getaway cars? …;   Continue Reading…

Published on Spiegel Online International, by Matthias Schepp and Britta Sandberg, Jan 16, 2015 (Photo Gallery).

In a SPIEGEL interview, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev discusses the dangers of poor relations between Russia and the West in the Ukraine crisis, saying there is a danger that things could get worse. Germany, he says, has a significant role to play … // Continue Reading…

Published on truthout, by C.J. Polychroniou, Jan 14, 2015.

In early 2010, Greece became the first among a number of peripheral member states in the euro area, the ultimate neoliberal zone throughout the entire capitalist universe, that fell victim to the global financial crisis of 2008 by being shut out of the international credit markets and subsequently having to end up in the arms of a rescue mechanism designed by the European Union (EU) and the International Monetary Union (IMF) in order to avoid an official default that would have caused a massive meltdown in Europe’s banking system since it was mostly major German, French and Swiss banks that had recklessly loaned billions of euros to the Greek government and Greek businesses … // Continue Reading…

Published on Al-Ahram weekly online, by staff, Jan 14, 2015. http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/10126/21/Who-isn%E2%80%99t-Charlie-.aspx

Words are not enough to summon the sense of grief we, the staff at Al-Ahram Weekly, feel for our Charlie Hebdo colleagues, mowed down by an evil of such terrible proportion — an evil of such depth that many still have trouble fathoming, and many will be dwelling upon for a long time to come.

Our shock and horror, our sadness and our undivided solidarity with Charlie Hebdo have nothing to do with the material it publishes. We don’t care if we agree with it or not. No man or woman wielding a camera, a brush or a pen deserves to be killed for what he or she writes or portrays … // Continue Reading…

• What Videos Tell Us About Charlie Hebdo Paris Attack Gunmen, 4.42 min, uploaded by Sky News, Jan 7, 2015: Sky’s Foreign Affairs Editor Sam Kiley explains why the behaviour of the Paris gunmen shows they’ve been trained in the use of weapons, and may have killed before. Full story. (My comment: I do NOT believe that the young Jihadists depicted during the men hunt had this military ability. And now, are we lied like in the 9/11-story? – Heidi);
• Charlie Hebdo gunmen ‘had military level training’, 1.51 min, uploaded by The Telegraph, Jan 8, 2015;
• Video: Eva Herman und Andreas Popp über Charlie Hebdo und tiefere Ursachen, Interview auf RT Deutsch, 13.25 min, von Wissensmanufaktur am 8. Januar 2015 auf YouTube hochgeladen: Interview auf RT deutsch über Charlie Hebdo und Systemursachen;
• Video: Je Suis Charlie (S2E65), 27.07 min, on Russia Today RT, Jan 12, 2015: we look at the double standards surrounding ‘Je suis Charlie,’ and why some terror acts never gain such awareness …;
• Erosion of free speech? Cameron pledges to ban Snapchat and WhatsApp, on Russia Today RT, Jan 12, 2015;   Continue Reading…

Published on Land Destroyer Report LD, by Tony Cartalucci, Jan 11, 2015.

Corroborating claims by French security agencies, a bizarre interview conducted just before the death of terror suspect Chérif Kouachi reveals that he had been in Yemen and in direct contact with none other than Anwar Al Awaki – the notorious Al Qaeda leader allegedly killed in a drone strike in Yemen in 2011.   Continue Reading…

Published on ZNet, by Noam Chomsky, Jan 10, 2015.

… By the same token, we can readily comprehend the comment in the New York Times of civil rights lawyer Floyd Abrams, noted for his forceful defense of freedom of expression, that the Charlie Hebdo attack is “the most threatening assault on journalism in living memory.” He is quite correct about “living memory,” which carefully assigns assaults on journalism and acts of terror to their proper categories: Theirs, which are horrendous; and Ours, which are virtuous and easily dismissed from living memory.   Continue Reading…

Interview with author Arnold August – Published on Dissident Voice - Part 1, by Kim Petersen, January 6, 2015.

Political economy is more often than not depicted as a Left-Right bifurcation. This is too simplistic. It overlooks the difference between, on the one hand, right-wingers such as the Conservatives, Labour Party, and Liberal Democrats from, on the other hand, the far Right British National Party in the United Kingdom. It also omits the differences on the Left, for example, between Communists and anarchists … // Continue Reading…

THEIR ACTUAL WEBSITE: en français: Charlie Hebdo, le journal des survivants; translated – Charlie Hebdo, the journal of the survivors; next issue: 14 January 2015.

Survivors to publish new issue of Charlie Hebdo:

• Stupidity will not win;
• survivors start work on new issue;
• survivors, former contributors to publish edition next week;
• Charlie Hebdo promises special survivors’ issue, says won’t let ’stupidity’ win;
• The survivors on Google News-search; on YouTube-search; and on Google Images-search;
• Charlie Hebdo already on this blog.