Farhang Jahanpour writes in a guest column for Informed Comment The next crucial round of Iranian presidential elections will be held on 14 June 2013. It has just been officially reported that Hassan Rowhani has declared his candidacy for the election. Rowhani is an influential reformist politician and cleric. He was the chief Iranian nuclear […]
Israel’s ‘Water-Apartheid’ in the Occupied Palestinian West Bank (McCauley)
Lauren McCauley writes at Common Dreams A new report on Israel’s water grab in the occupied West Bank links the widespread deprivation of Palestinian water rights to Israel’s settlement expansion strategy, saying both demonstrate “a clear testament to its colonial and apartheid motives.” Published Monday by the Ramallah-based human rights organization Al-Haq, “Water for One […]
CNN, John Kerry falsely try to tie Iran to North Korea Nuclear Crisis
It was only a matter of time before the US mainstream media struck back against Kim Jong Un’s diversion of Washington’s attention from Iran to North Korea. The war the US hawks want is in the Middle East, where the oil is. On Wednesday, CNN ran a piece that had the effect of linking Iran’s […]
Earthquake Near Bushehr Nuclear Plants in Iran Kills 37
On Tuesday, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit Kaki, 80 km from Bushehr, the site of Iran’s nuclear power generators, which are due to go online in May. The Iranian government and the Russian contractor that built the plants both said that the nuclear plants were unaffected. Aljazeera English reports: Iran is an active seismic zone, […]
Working America’s 40-year Decline (Garson)
Barbara Garson writes at Tomdispatch.com If you had to date the Great Recession, you might say it started in September 2008 when Lehman Brothers vaporized over a weekend and a massive mortgage-based Ponzi scheme began to go down. By 2008, however, the majority of American workers had already endured a 40-year decline in wages, security, […]
Syrian Economy: Stock Market Paralyzed, Insane Poultry and Meat Prices
The USG Open Source Center translates or paraphrases Syrian news items on the economy of the war-torn country: Syrian Economic Roundup 01 – 07 Apr 13 Syria — OSC Summary Tuesday, April 9, 2013 Document Type: OSC Summary [Reports selected and rearranged by J.C.] Al-Iqtisadi on 4 April cited the Damascus Chamber of Commerce, saying […]
Jon Stewart’s Satire on N. Korea goes Viral in China (Fisher)
The intrepid Max Fisher of WaPo reports that Jon Stewart’s Daily Show satire of North Korea’s menacing statements went viral in China, garnering 2.3 million hits! This news seems to me wonderful in every way. That Chinese youth know where to get real news is most excellent. That China’s new President Xi Jinping allowed the […]
Syria: Car Bombing Kills 15 in Damascus as Regime Launches Massive Counter-Attack
A car bomb killed at least 15 persons in downtown Damascus on Monday and wounded over 60. It is not clear if the bombing is a sign of the increased vulnerability of the capital to its guerrilla opposition or instead a sign of desperation on the part of rebels facing a massive and so far […]
Iceland: Pioneer in Green, Geothermal Energy
Iceland gets 26% of its electricity from geothermal power, and is a pioneer in the industry, such that Kenyan and other scientists go there for training. It has cut its carbon emissions almost to zero, and is even considering attempting to export electricity to the UK. This video surveys Iceland’s geothermal energy production: The US […]
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