Chris Hedges: Why I Will Be There

USCENTCOM buys software to impersonate social networkers & bloggers; blogosphere shows tell-tale signs amid war on Libya

by Martin Iqbal, Empire Strikes Black At a time of war, destabilisation, and great upheaval in the Middle East and North Africa, social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook are being increasingly relied upon by those seeking information. Allowing to-the-second updates from the on-the-ground journalists and ordinary citizens, even major news outlets are beginning [...]

America In Decline

by Noam Chomsky, Information Clearinghouse “It is a common theme” that the United States, which “only a few years ago was hailed to stride the world as a colossus with unparalleled power and unmatched appeal is in decline, ominously facing the prospect of its final decay,” Giacomo Chiozza writes in the current Political Science Quarterly. [...]

Chossudovsky: Military Intervention in Syria Will Lead to Extended War

Nazemroaya: Destabilization of Syria Based on Libya Model

Spain’s ‘Indignados’: Vanguard of a Global Nonviolent Revolt against Neoliberalism

by Pablo Ouziel, Global Research Last night Madrid’s city centre offered a glimpse of what Western democracies have become, as thousands of unarmed nonviolent civilians with their hands up in the air shouting “these are our weapons” and “this is a dictatorship” were beaten by police commandos in full riot gear. This event was the [...]