As a lorry earmarked for London’s weapons fair approaches, a group of people suddenly hold hands and start Palestinian Dabke dancing in the road. A police officer tries to get people to move but inadvertently finds himself in the middle of a circle of dancing activists. Games of giant football, dancing to Palestinian music and […]
Posts Tagged ‘participation’
‘Dabke not destruction’: Activists protest Israel’s participation in UK arms fair
Defense Bill Amendments Seek Limitations On US Participation In Yemen War
A Yemeni soldier looks at the graffiti of U.S. drone strike painted on a wall as a protest against the drone strikes, in Sanaa, Yemen, on Dec. 21, 2013. (Photo: Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua) The House version of the nearly $700 billion 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes multiple amendments aimed at limiting US involvement in the Saudi […]
What does it take to move from pseudo-democracy to real participation?
By Graham Peebles Imagine a country run along truly democratic lines. In such a mythical land, what would be the role of the politician, and the nature of his or her relationship with that amorphous group paraded under the banner of “the people”? Will of “the people”? We in pseudo-democratic countries hear a lot about […]
Damascus welcomes India’s participation in post-war reconstruction of Syria
Syrian authorities will welcome India’s participation in the post-war reconstruction of the country, Syrian President Bashar Assad told India’s WION television broadcaster in an interview published on Saturday, adding that New Delhi could also play a role in the settlement of the Syrian conflict. “If you want to talk about the reconstruction, as you […]
Microsoft Warns Of ‘Orwellian Future’ As WikiLeaks Exposes Participation With Surveillance
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Trade in the Digital Era, We Demand Popular Participation
Digital rights are under threat in the United States and abroad as corporations and governments work together to infringe upon people’s privacy and limit essential civil and political rights such as freedom and equality in access to information. From the FCC’s dismantling of Net Neutrality to the inclusion of digital trade provisions in TPP that […]
Iran’s top security official vows continued aid to Iraq, Syria
Iran English language newspaper headlines on Sunday, 10-07-2016 Iran Daily US gov’t to oppose anti-JCPOA bills Alan Eyre, the US State Department’s Persian-language spokesman, said Saturday that the White… Source Article from http://theiranproject.com/blog/2016/07/10/irans-top-security-official-vows-continued-aid-iraq-syria/ Views: 0
Pugnacious Parasites and the Provocation
Zen Gardner, GuestWaking Times Everyone knows the unscrupulously manipulative always accuse others of what they themselves are guilty of. It’s an age old trick to obfuscate the obvious and buy time to accomplish their purposes. Lying is their pathological language. Such behavior, especially in high profile public figures, is unthinkable, yet […]
Yellowstone Volcano: "Whole lot a shakin’ goin’ on"
Less than 48 hours after public display of volcanic activity at Yellowstone was intentionally taken OFFLINE from public view, we now know why: Looks like “there’s a whole lot a shakin’ goin’ on!” Take a look at this reading from Bore Hole 944 inside the super-volcano at Yellowstone National Park: Folks within 500 […]
Wild radioactive Fukushima boars breed like rabbits, ravage local countryside
With the number of animals steadily growing, the boar population has been devastating the crops of farms in the area. Since the nuclear disaster of 2011, damage to agriculture caused by boars in the Fukushima prefecture has doubled, amounting to some $15 million, according to a report from The Times. Boars also pose a threat […]
Chuck Norris Endorsed Ted Cruz, But He Just Dropped This BOMBSHELL That Changes Everything
Dean James III% AMERICA’S FREEDOM FIGHTERS – Conservative bad-ass Chuck Norris is NOT endorsing Ted Cruz for president, as we previously reported. According to the pro-Cruz PAC, Norris, 75, was to attend “An American Rally with Special Guest Ted Cruz” which will be held on Sunday, March 13 at the zMax Dragway at Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina along […]
Nuclear deal eliminates barriers for Iran to join SCO
Russian presidential envoy to the SCO Bakhtier Khakimov said that Russia expects that the beginning of the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian nuclear program will eliminate obstacles that were in the way of Iran’s accession to the SCO. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The implementation of the Iran nuclear agreement eliminates […]
India and BRICS are so over the petrodollar
The last time a country decided to dump the dollar in the oil business, the US destroyed it. Now India, the world’s third largest economy, and Iran have agreed to settle their outstanding oil dues in rupees. What’s more, the two countries may conduct all future trade in their national currencies. This follows an […]
With friends like Saudi Arabia, US doesn’t need ‘enemies’ like Iran
Saudi Arabia’s execution of a prominent Shia cleric last week, almost certainly designed to provoke a response from Iran, indicates a growing desperation among the Saudis to demonize Tehran, as the House of Saud’s grip on both its own people and the region comes under threat, historian Saeed Khan suggests. The simmering conflict between Saudi Arabia […]
Iran coverage: Iran’s top leader calls for full participation in elections
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Supreme Leader urges massive participation of people in upcoming elections Tehran, Jan 9, IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Saturday advised people from all walks of live to take part in the upcoming parliamentary and Assembly of Experts […]
Russia diplomat calls for Turkey to compensate Russia for plane shot down in Syria
A top Russian diplomat said on Wednesday that Turkey should pay compensation for the Russian warplane it shot down near the Syrian border last month, a call Turkey has promptly rejected. The downing of the Su-24 and the deaths of two Russian servicemen strained the traditionally warm relations between the two countries. Deputy Foreign […]
Is a Movement Afoot to Inflame US Opinion Against Russia?
Posted on October 28, 2015 Yesterday it was announced by Defense Secretary Ashton Carter that the US will be sending a “small number of special operations forces” to Syria for the purpose of supporting “capable partners” in the war against ISIS. (See Reuters report here.) This of course means that there will now be US troops “on […]
Both Consumer Confidence And The Labor Participation Rate Are At A 30 Year Low … That’s Not A Coincidence
Washington’s Blog Aug 13, 2011 A new poll from Thomson Reuters and University of Michigan shows that consumer confidence is the lowest its been for 30 years. A new report from Wells Fargo Securities shows that the labor participation rate is also “at a 30-year low”. That’s not a coincidence. If people can’t find work, they’ll have […]