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Archives for February 2013

Political Deadlock In Italy Brings Europe Back To The Brink

Italy’s electoral earthquake has rocked the foundations of the euro zone, plunging financial markets into turmoil and reigniting fears for the European currency’s survival. Well over half of the Italian electorate voted for former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi or the anti-establishment comic Beppe Grillo in the election held Sunday and Monday. Both campaigned to scrap […]

Paul Ames
By Paul Ames

Italy's electoral earthquake has rocked the foundations of the euro zone, plunging financial markets into turmoil and reigniting fears for the European currency’s survival. Well over half of the Italian electorate voted for former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi or the anti-establishment comic Beppe Grillo in the election held Sunday and

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Jaradat’s Death by Alleged Torture In Israeli Prison Escalates Tensions

(MintPress) – While headlines throughout the U.S. indicate a Palestinian rocket attack directed at Israel broke the three-month long cease-fire agreement, Palestinian lawyers and activists are claiming Israeli action led to the breakdown, citing Israeli Defense Forces’ violent targeting of Palestinians and nonviolent protesters resisting occupation. On Sunday, more than 800 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli […]

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak

(MintPress) - While headlines throughout the U.S. indicate a Palestinian rocket attack directed at Israel broke the three-month long cease-fire agreement, Palestinian lawyers and activists are claiming Israeli action led to the breakdown, citing Israeli Defense Forces’ violent targeting of Palestinians and nonviolent protesters resisting

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Palestinian Prisoner Samer Issawi Enters 221 Day Hunger Strike, Held On No Charges

Update February 26, 2013:  Tuesday marks the 20th anniversary of the death of Samer Issawi’s brother Fadi, who was shot and killed by Israeli forces during a nonviolent protest in their hometown of Issawiya. Shireen posted a picture on the Free Samer Issawi Campaign Facebook page showing  Samer laying a wreath on the 19th anniversary […]

Lisa Barron
By Lisa Barron

Update February 26, 2013:  Tuesday marks the 20th anniversary of the death of Samer Issawi’s brother Fadi, who was shot and killed by Israeli forces during a nonviolent protest in their hometown of Issawiya. Shireen posted a picture on the Free Samer Issawi Campaign Facebook page showing  Samer laying a wreath on the 19th anniversary of Fadi’s

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Greenpeace Report: Big Oil Funding Climate-Denial Research

(MintPress) – A recent Greenpeace report is exposing a funding operation that has funneled $146 million from oil companies to organizations that support an anti-climate change policies. The two shadow organizations, Donors Trust and Donors Capital Fund, have been the source of funding for more than 100 of the “climate-denial” organizations for more than 10 years. […]

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak

(MintPress) - A recent Greenpeace report is exposing a funding operation that has funneled $146 million from oil companies to organizations that support an anti-climate change policies. The two shadow organizations, Donors Trust and Donors Capital Fund, have been the source of funding for more than 100 of the “climate-denial” organizations for

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U.S. Accelerates Trade With The Same Old Myanmar Regime

(MintPress) – Myanmar is open for business and U.S. corporations are lining up for a share of the new market in the once-isolated Southeast Asian state of 60 million. Opportunities are rare, especially after the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, when formerly isolated states began transitioning to capitalism. On Monday, the Union of Myanmar […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

(MintPress) - Myanmar is open for business and U.S. corporations are lining up for a share of the new market in the once-isolated Southeast Asian state of 60 million. Opportunities are rare, especially after the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, when formerly isolated states began transitioning to capitalism. On Monday, the Union of Myanmar

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The Trayvon Martin Tragedy One Year Later: Stand Your Ground Prevails

(Mint Press) – One year ago yesterday, George Zimmerman – a 28-year-old self-appointed neighborhood watch coordinator — shot and killed Trayvon Martin — a 17-year-old unarmed African-American boy that was walking home from visiting the grocery store at Sanford, Fla. While this case has stirred racial passions and cries of outrage about the manner this […]

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

(Mint Press) - One year ago yesterday, George Zimmerman - a 28-year-old self-appointed neighborhood watch coordinator — shot and killed Trayvon Martin — a 17-year-old unarmed African-American boy that was walking home from visiting the grocery store at Sanford, Fla. While this case has stirred racial passions and cries of outrage about the manner

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