Waiting for the Revolution How is it that “the world turned upside-down” always manages to Right itself? Why does reaction always follow revolution, like seasons in Hell? Uprising, or the Latin form insurrection, are words used by historians to label failed revolutions — movements which do not match the expected curve, the consensus-approved trajectory: revolution, more »
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On the Day I Became a Terrorist #whoisaterrorist
On the Day I Became a Terrorist by benjamin haas On the day I became a terrorist there wasn’t a nuclear meltdown or pipe bomb explosion. There was a radioactive and over-fished ocean, but that had nothing to do with me. I am not sure what I was wearing, probably something denim. I didn’t buy more »
We know who the terrorist is… #whoisaterrorist
Cruel detention, torture, attacks on villages, children reported in 1990 #whoisaterrorist
Bahrain Citizens being rounded-up, beaten, tortured, arrested, gassed #whoisaterrorist
Doctors Violently Arrested, Tortured, Imprisoned Bahrain #whoisaterrorist
Crimea and Western 'values' – Escobar
Crimea and Western ‘values’ By Pepe Escobar – The Roving Eye – 14 March, 2014 Every sane sentient being knows that Ukraine’s “unity” is not worth a new hot or warm war. Or even the current Western-peddled Cold War-style hysteria. Especially when Russia, once again, fights fascism – as embodied by some of the key more »
US imperialism, Ukraine and the danger of World War III
US imperialism, Ukraine and the danger of World War III World Socialist Web Site – 5 March, 2014 Are we standing on the brink of a nuclear war? That is the question that everyone should be asking. The US-backed coup in Ukraine has triggered the most dangerous international crisis since the Cuban missile crisis of more »
The fascist danger in Ukraine
The fascist danger in Ukraine World Socialist Web Site – 6 March, 2014 A politically sinister propaganda offensive is underway in the media to either deny the involvement of fascists in the US-backed coup in Ukraine or present their role as a marginal and insignificant detail. The New York Times, for example, asserted, “Putin’s claim more »
What lies behind Britain’s ‘special relationship’ with Bahrain?
What lies behind Britain’s ‘special relationship’ with Bahrain? By Andrew Smith – New Internationalist – 14 March, 2014 On 14 March 2011 Saudi Arabia sent hundreds of troops into Bahrain to help crush a growing protest movement. More than 30 people died, hundreds were injured and thousands arrested. The response of the British government was more »