World War 4 Report goes to Peru
World War 4 Report editor Bill Weinberg will be on assignment in Peru for much of March. Please support on-the-scene journalism from the struggle in the Andes. Your small donation will go a long way…
Author: Bill Weinberg
Watching the Shadows
Drones cleared to patrol US cities; avatar robots not far behind
President Obama signs a bill requiring the FAA to permit the use of domestic drones, both for commercial purposes and police surveillance. Meanwhile, the Pentagon’s DARPA announces it is developing robot “avatars” for battlefield use…
The Andes
Chavista anti-Semitism —again
There are doubtless many good reasons to oppose Henrique Capriles Radonski, the bourgeois politician who is challenging Hugo Chávez for Venezuela’s presidency. His Jewish background is equally assuredly not among them.
New York City
WHY WE FIGHT
As we have pointed out over and over, a driver’s license in New York City is literally a license to kill. Meanwhile, police crack down on the solution. From Transportation Nation, Feb. 15: NYPD Issued Almost 50,000 Bicycle Tickets in… Read moreWHY WE FIGHT
North Africa
Libya: Nafusa militias defy NTC; Sufis defy Salafists
The National Transitional Council has lost control of Libya’s west to a new federation of militias that accuses the NTC of trying to “hijack the revolution.” Sufis celebrated the birth of the Prophet in Tripoli despite threats and attacks from Salafists.
Inner Asia
Tibetan village prevails in mining struggle
Chinese authorities agreed to halt a mining project on Mount Kawagebo, which is sacred to Tibetans, after local villagers, their pleas rebuffed, pushed some $300,000 worth of mining equipment into the Salween River.
Southern Cone
Thirty years later: Falklands flashpoint for more Malvinas mayhem?
As the 30-year anniversary of the 1982 Falklands War approaches, Argentina accuses the UK of sending a nuclear-armed submarine to the islands Buenos Aires claims as the Malvinas. The UN has been called in mediate in a conflict over offshore rights.
Greater Middle East
Saudi Arabia: death for Tweeting?
Hamza Kashgari, a Saudi Arabian columnist who made comments on Twitter deemed to be insulting the Prophet Muhammad, was arrested in Malaysia after fleeing his country. He may be extradited to Saudi Arabia, where calls for his death are mounting.
Afghanistan
Nazis occupy Afghanistan —really
Two years ago when we reported revelations that two Czech NATO commanders in Afghanistan had worn Nazi SS regalia while on duty, everyone told is it was an isolated incident and not to make a big deal of it. What do you say now, pronoiacs?
North America
Left media establishment lords it over Occupy movement
Adbusters and Chris Hedges, recently boosters and heros of the Occupy movement, have won some bad karma with the protesters, alienating activists on the ground in Chicago and Oakland by issuing pronouncement from on high…
