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Noam Chomsky | My Visit to Gaza, the World's Largest Open-Air Prison

Fri, 11/23/2012 - 14:34 — Dave Culver

  • A visitor to Gaza can't help feeling disgust at the obscenity of the occupation, compounded with guilt, because it is within our power to bring the suffering to an end and allow the Samidin to enjoy the lives of peace and dignity that they deserve.
  • Jimmy Carter: 'Israeli Policy Is to Confiscate Palestinian Territory'

Noam Chomsky, Truthout

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Women sit in their makeshift home in the Forgotten Neighborhood in Gaza City, Gaza, September 6, 2012. A United Nations report cites shortages of food, water, electricity, jobs, hospital beds and classrooms amid an exploding population in what is already one of the most densely populated patches of the planet. (Photo: Ed Ou / New York Times)

November 9, 2012 | Even a single night in jail is enough to give a taste of what it means to be under the total control of some external force.

And it hardly takes more than a day in Gaza to appreciate what it must be like to try to survive in the world's largest open-air prison, where some 1.5 million people on a roughly 140-square-mile strip of land are subject to random terror and arbitrary punishment, with no purpose other than to humiliate and degrade.

Such cruelty is to ensure that Palestinian hopes for a decent future will be crushed, and that the overwhelming global support for a diplomatic settlement granting basic human rights will be nullified. The Israeli political leadership has dramatically illustrated this commitment in the past few days, warning that they will "go crazy" if Palestinian rights are given even limited recognition by the U.N.

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Jimmy Carter: 'Israeli Policy Is to Confiscate Palestinian Territory', Elisabeth Braw, Metro International / Huffington Post
Submitted by Evergreene Digest Contributing Editor Lydia Howell
November 20,  2012 | Israel and Gaza are again attacking each other, Syria is descending into civil war, four American diplomats killed in Libya: the Middle East is more fragile than ever. "Both sides should cease all hostilities," says former US President Jimmy Carter. "Israel should end its blockade of Gaza, and Western countries should work to facilitate reconciliation between Hamas and their Palestinian rival, Fatah. As long as Gaza remains isolated, the situation in and around Gaza will remain volatile."
 

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John Cole | Heterosexuals in the military / media.caglecartoons.com

Thu, 11/15/2012 - 17:15 — Dave Culver

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SOA Watch Meets with White House Deputy National Security Adviser: Lessons Learned

Thu, 11/15/2012 - 17:08 — Dave Culver

  • "SOA-WHINSEC admits they have a few bad apples," noted Quigley. "But this is not just a few bad apples, this is a bad orchard that needs to be dug up by its roots."
  • McDonough said he has looked hard at this issue but does not support closing the school.
  • Noam Chomsky | America Acts Like It Owns the World
  • Why Chavez Won Again

Bill Quigley, SOA Watch

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Denis McDonough, Deputy National Security Adviser to President Obama, met with a delegation from the SOA Watch movement in Washington, DC, on November 13, 2012.

SOA Watch worked hard to meet with McDonough because he is a critical aide to the President and he has a deep Catholic justice background. A grad of College of St. Benedict and Georgetown, Denis comes from a big Catholic family which includes two priests.

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Noam Chomsky | America Acts Like It Owns the World, Noam Chomsky, Democracy Now!

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  • Well, the future is uncertain, but the threat of democracy so far is contained. And it's a real threat.
  • Two defenders of American imperialism

Why Chavez Won Again, Danny Glover, Foreign Policy in Focus

  • As I spoke with Afro-Venezuelans about their support for President Chavez and his agenda, I was reminded of the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who said that we as a nation must undergo a "true revolution of values." As King explained, "A true revolution of values will soon look uneasily on the glaring contrast of poverty and wealth…and say, 'This is not just.'"
  • Victory for Chávez is a victory for Latin America
  • The School of the Americas: Class over?
  • Noam Chomsky | America Acts Like It Owns the World
     
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Why Chavez Won Again

Fri, 11/02/2012 - 15:43 — Dave Culver

  • As I spoke with Afro-Venezuelans about their support for President Chavez and his agenda, I was reminded of the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who said that we as a nation must undergo a "true revolution of values." As King explained, "A true revolution of values will soon look uneasily on the glaring contrast of poverty and wealth…and say, 'This is not just.'"
  • Victory for Chávez is a victory for Latin America
  • The School of the Americas: Class over?
  • Noam Chomsky | America Acts Like It Owns the World

Danny Glover, Foreign Policy in Focus

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President Hugo Chavez greets members of the crowd during a parade, in Caracas, Venezuela, February 4, 2012. (Photo: Meridith Kohut / New York Times)

October 31, 2012 | I had the privilege of traveling to Venezuela and witnessing the country's October 7 presidential election and watching the South American country's extraordinarily active and engaged citizenry in action. An impressive 81 percent of the electorate participated in a transparent and secure electoral process that former president Jimmy Carter reportedly referred to as the best in the world.

President Hugo Chavez's 10-point margin of victory over opposition candidate Henrique Capriles stands as a testament to the enduring popularity of his participatory democracy programs and his government's focus on addressing the needs of the poor.

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Victory for Chávez is a victory for Latin America, Gloria La Riva, Liberation News

  • U.S.-backed Henrique Capriles and his Democratic Unity coalition (MUD) had hoped to return the wealthy classes — national and foreign — to their former unchallenged status by reversing the social and economic gains of the vast majority of Venezuelans.
  • Long live Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution!

The School of the Americas: Class over? Inside Story

  • Campaigners continue to risk jail trying to close one of the most notorious US institutions that sowed regional strife.
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  • Mobilize your community for the November Vigil (Nov. 16-18, 2012) at the gates of Fort Benning, Georgia.

Noam Chomsky | America Acts Like It Owns the World, Noam Chomsky, Democracy Now!

  • Who Owns the World? Noam Chomsky on U.S.-Fueled Dangers, from Climate Change to Nuclear Weapons
  • Well, the future is uncertain, but the threat of democracy so far is contained. And it's a real threat.
  • Two defenders of American imperialism
     
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Noam Chomsky | America Acts Like It Owns the World

Thu, 11/01/2012 - 17:05 — Dave Culver

  • Who Owns the World? Noam Chomsky on U.S.-Fueled Dangers, from Climate Change to Nuclear Weapons
  • Well, the future is uncertain, but the threat of democracy so far is contained. And it's a real threat.
  • Two defenders of American imperialism

Noam Chomsky, Democracy Now!

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Author, historian and political commentator Noam Chomsky. (photo: Ben Rusk/flickr)

October 26, 2012 | In the week when President Obama and Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney debated issues of foreign policy and the economy, we turn to world-renowned political dissident, linguist, author and MIT professor, Noam Chomsky. In a recent speech, Chomsky examined topics largely ignored or glossed over during the campaign: China, the Arab Spring, global

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warming, nuclear proliferation, and the military threat posed by Israel and the U.S. versus Iran. He reflects on the Cuban missile crisis, which took place 50 years ago this week and is still referred to as "the most dangerous moment in human history." He delivered this talk last month at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst at an event sponsored by the Center for Popular Economics. Chomsky’s talk was entitled "Who Owns the World?" [includes rush transcript]

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David Horsey | Romney says 'me too' to Obama policies / www.trbimg.com

Wed, 10/24/2012 - 14:29 — Dave Culver

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