Snapshot: Venezuela

Washington’s war on Chavez By Stephen Lendman, Tehran Times, May 30, 2011 Since George W. Bush took office in January 2001, efforts to oust Hugo Chavez failed three times. . . . . . . Nonetheless, disruptive activities continue, including malicious propaganda, CIA subversion, funding opposition forces, sanctions, and militarizing the region, notably in Colombia …

Reflections on Tyranny versus Crowd Power

Sacrificial Crowds and Radical Power: A Meditation by Justin Rogers-Cooper, 19 May 2011 Advocate (CUNY Graduate Center) In early Jan­u­ary the BBC reported that Moham­mad Bouazazi, a Tunisian col­lege grad­u­ate who ille­gally sold fruits and veg­eta­bles in Sidi Bouzid, had died from his self-inflicted burns. He had set him­self on fire by dous­ing his body with petrol …

Defense Insanity: U.S. Military Dependent on Russian Pilots and Planes

Defense Insanity: U.S. Military Dependent on Russian Pilots and Planes By George Landrith May 17, 2011 6:18 am GOPUSA The U.S. is hiring the Russians to deliver sensitive equipment and supplies to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Why? Because the U.S. military has a shortage of the highly dependable and amazingly versatile C-17 airlifter …