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John Nichols and Phil Gasper: Return of Socialism « Dandelion Salad

John Nichols and Phil Gasper: Return of Socialism « Dandelion Salad

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Posted on June 30, 2011 by dandelionsalad

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“In the U. S. the Democrats have become what the Republicans used to be  and the Republicans have become lunatics.”  – Phil Gasper

“There’s only one party in America today, with two wings, the conservative wing, known as Democrats, and the reactionary wing, known as Republicans.” – Gore Vidal

“If you ever hear the term “Think Tank”, run from the room. Assume A) no one is thinking and B) a tank is coming your direction.” — John Nichols

Daily News Brief - June - 30 2011

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Daily News Brief June 30, 2011

UN court indicts four Hezbollah members in Hariri car bomb assasination The UN's Special Tribunal for Lebanon has issued indictments for four Hezbollah members, accusing them of assassinating Lebanon's former prime minister, Rafiq Hariri, in a car bomb attack in 2005. As news of the indictments was released, security in Lebanon was tightened, and names of the men indicted were released as: Assad Sabra, Hassan Issa, Salim Ayachhe and Moustaf Badredine -- all of which are senior members of the Shia group Hezbollah. Hezbollah and its supporters -- which mostly include half of Lebanon's Druze and Christians -- had been working hard to prevent the previous government led by Saad Hariri to withdraw its financial support for the tribunal. Hezbollah and its allies then quit the cabinet in January, collapsing the unity government, once it became clear Saad Hariri would not agree to abandon the tribunal.  Headlines Islamic militants in Yemen linked to Al Qaeda capture a sports stadium about five miles east of Zinjibar, the capital of the Abyan Province. Egyptian protesters continue to clash with police outside the Interior Ministry, demanding quicker trials for officials accused of brutality during the revolution. Palestinian officials say President Abbas is inclined to put off unity talks with Hamas until after U.N. vote on statehood. Secretary Clinton says U.S. is offering 'limited' engagement with Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood.   Bahrain's king orders investigation into human rights abuses at protests.

Daily Snapshot      Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (3L) attends a meeting with his ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) newly elected MPs in Ankara June 30, 2011. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan slammed Thursday a parliamentary boycott by opposition lawmakers, vowing that the legislature would continue to work, with or without them (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images).

Morning Brief: Greece braces for second austerity vote

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Greece braces for second austerity vote Top story: A day after narrowly passing a series of austerity measures, Greek parliamentarians will vote again on legislation to implement the plan meant to pull Greece back from the brink of fiscal disaster. Athens was quiet on Thursday, after being the scene of massive protests earlier in the week that at times turned violence. Greece's government has expressed confidence that the measure will pass. But even if it does, economists have voiced fears that the budget cuts will push Greece even deeper into a recession, complicating its attempts to pay back its debt. "Greece is basically being bribed not to default," said former IMF chief economist Kenneth Rogoff. "But as long as Greece doesn't grow briskly for a sustained period, it's in hot water." The passage of austerity measures guarantees that foreign lenders will provide Greece with the next tranche of its assistance package, which will allow it to pay its debts through August. German Chancellor Angela Merkel also hailed the legislation's approval as "really good news," while European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and European Council President Herman von Rompuy praised it as "a vital step back - from the very grave scenario of default." The measures approved yesterday will privatize approximately $72 billion in state assets, including ports, telecommunications, real estate, and energy. It also contains $1.4 billion in cuts to the defense sector over the next five years, and another $2.9 billion in cuts to the health sector. Uranium smuggling ring uncovered: Moldova arrested six people accused of trying to sell a type of uranium that could be used to construct a nuclear weapon. Middle East Lebanon's state prosecutor said that a U.N. tribunal has issued arrested warrants in connection to the assassination of the country's former prime minister. Soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reportedly withdrew from the restive city of Hama. Saudi Arabia said that it will stop issuing work permits for Indonesian and Filipino workers. Europe Two French journalists who had been kidnapped by the Taliban arrived back in France. British public sector workers went on strike to protest pension reforms. The European Commission proposed a 5 percent increase to the EU's budget. Africa The African Union criticized France's airdrop of weapons to Libyan rebels. Sudanese militias have agreed to withdraw from the border between north and south Sudan ahead of the south's declaration of independence next week. Nigeria imposed a curfew on the capital of Abuja following a series of attacks by Islamists. Americas A new study "strongly suggests" that Nepalese peacekeepers brought a deadly strain of cholera to Haiti. Venezuela suspended a regional summit due to President Hugo Chavez's prolonged illness. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos condemned an attack by FARC rebels that killed a senior police officer. Asia NATO claimed to have killed a senior member of the Haqqani network involved in the attack on Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel. Taiwan's former president was charged with embezzling almost $8 million in public funds. Indian officials said that files related to a 2002 riot were destroyed in line with government regulations. -By David Kenner LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images The Latest from FP Nuked: Japan's Post-Tsunami Future - An FP Roundtable Justice League - By David Scheffer 5 Key U.S. Cables for Understanding Thailand's Turmoil - By Andrew MacGregor Marshall Outpost of Tyranny Red Shirts and Rowdy Royals - By Andrew MacGregor Marshall FP Passport Blog | ForeignPolicy.com | Subscribe to FP | Feedback | About FP FOREIGN POLICY | 1899 L Street NW, Suite 550 | Washington, DC 20036 © 2011 Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive, LLC. FOREIGN POLICY is published by the Slate Group, a division of Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive.

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Come join me at WikiLeaks Editor-In-Chief Julian Assange and Slovenian Philosopher Slavoj Žižek on Global Illumination Council

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Time: July 2, 2011 from 11am to 12pm Location: GIC Main Page Organized By: theGIC.org Event Description: Within the past year, whistleblower website WikiLeaks has released three of the most significant leaks of classified information in history: the Iraq War Logs, the Guantánamo Bay files and Cablegate. Since then the world has undoubtedly changed. Ambassadors have resigned amid scandals exposed by leaked cables; governments have ordered reviews of their computer security; and pro-democracy movements have swept across the Middle East and North Africa—in part fueled, some believe, by WikiLeaks revelations. This Saturday, July 2, Amy Goodman will moderate a conversation with WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange and renowned Slovenian philosopher, Slavoj Žižek. Sponsored by the Frontline Club, the event will be broadcast from The Troxy theater in London. Democracy Now will broadcast a live stream of the discussion starting at 11am EDT (4PM GMT). The GIC will be streaming the event LIVE and hosting a Chat discussion on our MAIN page or you can view it at www.DemocracyNow.org. You can post your questions for the panelists ahead of time on the Democracy Now! Facebook page and submit them to the Frontline Club by emailing events@frontlineclub.com with the subject line "Question 2 July." Focusing on the ethics and philosophy behind WikiLeaks’ work, the talk will provide a rare opportunity to hear two of the world’s most prominent thinkers discuss some of the most pressing issues of our time. It will also mark the publication of the paperback edition of Žižek’s Living in the End Times, in which he argues that new ways of using and sharing information, in particular WikiLeaks, are one of a number of harbingers of the end of global capitalism as we know it. For more information, visit FrontlineClub.com.

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‪Noam Chomsky: The Clinton Vision – Old Wine, New Bottles (1994)‬‏ « Dandelion Salad

‪Noam Chomsky: The Clinton Vision – Old Wine, New Bottles (1994)‬‏ « Dandelion Salad.

Posted on June 30, 2011 by dandelionsalad

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In these times, with the Obama administration in office, it is greatly important to analyse the history of the United States. It is apparent to me that the Clinton Administration has many parallels with the current administration, thus this speech is becoming more and more relevant.

1992, after 12 years of a Republican White House, Bill Clinton was elected President of the Unites States by voters hungry for change. President Clinton promised a new vision, a new activism, and a new direction for the U.S. With Clinton’s re-election battle nearing, Noam Chomsky discusses the US president’s actions on NAFTA, health care, crime, labour relations, foreign policy, and the economy.

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	JUNE 30, 2011 Stop Chasing Too Many Priorities

The Business of America Is War

THE BUSINESS OF AMERICA IS WAR

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

The Business of America is War - by Stephen Lendman

Noted trends analyst Gerald Celente said it, and it's true. In fact, America's business is war, more war, multiple wars, permanent wars, pillaging one nation after another for wealth, power, and dominance, while homeland needs go begging.

America never was and isn't now the "land of the free and home of the brave." In fact, it's become a "Let 'em eat cake" society.

Whether or not Marie Antoinette actually said it, France's 1789-99 revolution was very real, delivering guillotine justice, not promised "Liberte, Egalite, and Fraternite," a status now destroying what's left of American freedom, heading for the trash bin of history if not already there.

Earlier articles discussed Washington's wars against Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Libya and Yemen, as well as numerous proxy ones in Africa, Asia, Central and South America, and at home against Muslims, Latino immigrants, and working households.

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I was born in 1934 in Boston, MA, raised in a modest middle income family, attended public schools, received a Harvard BA in 1956 and a Wharton MBA in 1960. After six years as a marketing research analyst, became part of a new small family business in 1967, remaining there until retiring in 1999. Have since devoted my time to progressive causes, extensive reading, and since summer 2005 writing on vital world and national topics, including war and peace, American imperialism, corporate dominance, political persecutions, and a range of other social, economic and political issues. In early 2007, began regular radio hosting, now The Progressive Radio News Hour on The Progressive Radio Network. Full information above.

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Books by Steve Lendman:

How Wall Street Fleeces America:
Privatized Banking, Government Collusion and Class War

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This book provides a powerful tool for showing angry Americans how they've been fleeced, including a plan for constructive change.

 

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The Iraq Quagmire:
The Price of Imperial Arrogance

By Stephen Lendman and J.J. Asongu

This book makes a bold statement about US failures in Iraq. The authors take the view that apart from deposing and killing Saddam Hussein, there is absolutely no way the Iraq War can be considered a success.

While holding the Bush administration and its British ally responsible for the present quagmire, the book is also very critical of the Democratic leadership in congress - accusing it of half-baked opposition to the war.

In a simple, yet captivating analysis, the authors explore American Imperialism, questioning whether the country can survive the resource wars. This is a must read for people on both sides of the Iraq War debate; a fresh perspective on the hottest issue of the day.

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• Links 6/30/11
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Are Amazon Reviews Corrupt? PC Magazine

Bug makes record noise with penis BBC. “On average, the songs of M. scholtzi reached 78.9 decibels, comparable to a passing freight train.”

Breeder of king cobras dies from snake bite Independent (hat tip Buzz Potamkin)

‘War on terror’ set to surpass cost of Second World War Guardian (hat tip reader May S)

Everyone’s a Helot Now The Agonist (hat tip reader BDBlue)

An Unbelievable Video Of Police Brutality In Greece Today Clusterstock. Be sure to read the LOL Greece post it links to.

Now What? Credit Writedowns

Greece crisis: Greek MPs face second austerity vote BBC. Presumably a done deal, but the public reaction has been very hostile.

The Supreme Court’s continuing defense of the powerful Washington Post (hat tip Ed Harrison)

High court undoes Scalia’s pro-tobacco order PhysOrg

The Business of America Is War Steve Lendman

Christie Loses Support for Second Term Bloomberg

Federal Reserve Raises Swipe Fee Cap In Victory For Wall Street Zach Carter, Huffington Post v the report from Pravda: Fed Halves Debit Card Bank Fees New York Times. Notice the use of “draconian” on a product that would have had massive profit margins even at the lower level initially proposed by the Fed.

Lehman creditors in pay-out settlement Financial Times

Monsanto under SEC probe for incentives Financial Times

S.E.C. Delays Rajat Gupta’s Trial for Six Months New York Times

Fannie Mae Silence on Taylor Bean Mortgages Opened Way to $3 Billion Fraud Bloomberg (hat tip reader Robert M)

BofA Haunted by Countrywide Deal Wall Street Journal. We’ve pointed it out before, but we said this was a remarkably stupid deal from the get go (as in 2007, when BofA had merely bought a stake in Countrywide).

Despite Fears, Owning Home Retains Allure New York Times. This shows how susceptible poll/survey results are to how the question is phrased. Other surveys have shown record high levels of people disenchanted with home ownership.

Antidote du jour:

David Swanson: When the Public Rises, We'll Want an Ally in Congress

David Swanson: When the Public Rises, We'll Want an Ally in Congress.