by Nikolas Kozloff, Huffington Post With Britain now moving to explore for oil and gas in the Falkland Islands, Argentina has cried foul. Buenos Aires claims that the Falklands, or the Malvinas as Argentines refer to the islands, represent a… Read moreFALKLANDS DISPUTE: ARGENTINE SOVEREIGNY WON’T SOLVE THE PROBLEM
Continue ReadingFALKLANDS DISPUTE: ARGENTINE SOVEREIGNY WON’T SOLVE THE PROBLEMby David Wilson, MRZine Within days of a January 12 earthquake that devastated much of southern Haiti, the New York Times was using the disaster to promote a United Nations plan for drastically expanding the country’s garment assembly industry, which… Read more“REBUILDING HAITI”—THE SWEATSHOP HOAX
Continue Reading“REBUILDING HAITI”—THE SWEATSHOP HOAXby Ba Karang, The Hobgoblin What is the current meaning of “War against Terror” for Africa? The true intention of America’s recent military interventions in the African continent (both covert and open) is nothing other than the expansion and consolidation… Read moreAFRICOM AND THE USA’s HIDDEN BATTLE FOR AFRICA
Continue ReadingAFRICOM AND THE USA’s HIDDEN BATTLE FOR AFRICAAmerican Friends Service Committee, Search for Peace in the Middle East, Hill & Wang, New York, 1970 Armstrong, Karen, Holy War: The Crusades and their Impact on Today’s World, Random House, New York, 2001 Asali, KJ, ed., Jerusalem in History,… Read moreBibliography
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Sudan's interim prime minister Abdalla Hamdok and his senior officials were arrested as the military seized full power in a coup d'etat and imposed a state of emergency. The two principal pro-democracy formations, the Forces for Freedom & Change and Sudanese Professionals Association, have called for a popular mobilization to overturn the coup, and thousands have answered the call, filling the streets of Khartoum, Omdurman and other cities. Troops fired on protesters outside the army headquarters in Khartoum, killing at least three and injuring more than 80. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have also been mobilized. The military head of the now officially dissolved joint civilian-military Transitional Sovereign Council, Lt Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, is apparently behind the coup and in control. The putsch follows days of rival demonstrations in Khartoum, with pro-democracy protesters demanding full civilian rule and pro-army counter-demonstrators demanding that the military take complete control. (Map: Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection)
Echoes of Chiapas on Mexico’s Northern Border from Frontera NorteSur Approaching Ciudad Juárez from the south, passengers on a commercial bus got a hard look at the world’s most violent city. Halted at a checkpoint outside the city limits, the… Read moreTHE RUINS OF JUAREZ
Continue ReadingTHE RUINS OF JUAREZby Marcelo Ballvé, New America Media Drone aircraft are increasingly engaged in counterdrug missions over South American jungles and Mexican cities. The drones represent the latest high-tech escalation of Latin America’s anti-drug efforts. Unlike the US military’s Predator drones used… Read moreDRUG SURVEILLANCE DRONES FREQUENT FLYERS IN LATIN AMERICA
Continue ReadingDRUG SURVEILLANCE DRONES FREQUENT FLYERS IN LATIN AMERICACriminal Networks Exploit Italy’s Anti-Immigrant Backlash by Giulio D’Eramo, World War 4 Report It was a bloody beginning of the year in Italy’s poor southern region of Calabria. Twenty-one African seasonal workers, 14 local villagers and 18 policemen were injured… Read moreBLOODY CALABRIA
Continue ReadingBLOODY CALABRIAA Hollywood Simulacrum of Indigenous Struggle by Bill Weinberg, Indian Country Today The science fiction writer Harlan Ellison, when asked where he gets his ideas, famously always answers: “Schenectady.” Well, Harlan Ellison may get his ideas from Schenectady, but James… Read moreTHE PARADOXICAL POLITICS OF AVATAR
Continue ReadingTHE PARADOXICAL POLITICS OF AVATARCounterVortex has five minimum standards for approving posts. 1. Your post should be no longer than the article you are responding to. 2. Your post should be original, and not a standardized cut-and-paste job. If your screed has already been… Read moreFree Speech Policy
Continue ReadingFree Speech PolicyBook Review: VENEZUELA SPEAKS! Voices from the Grassroots, by Carlos Martínez, Michael Fox, and JoJo Farrell PM Press, Oakland, 2010 by Hans Bennett, Upside Down World There are many different ways that the corporate media continues to misrepresent the Bolivarian… Read moreVENEZUELA: VOICES OF PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY
Continue ReadingVENEZUELA: VOICES OF PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACYWhat Comes Next For the Anti-War Forces? by Bill Weinberg, Phase 2 In assessing how our position has changed one year into the Barack Obama administration, the anti-war forces must avoid twin errors: that of relaxing our vigilance and opposition… Read moreOBAMA’S FIRST YEAR:
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