Monday, 20 February 2012


By Pepe Escobar

The EU states are calling for creating humanitarian corridors in Syria, which some fear could open the door to foreign intervention. But Asia Times correspondent Pepe Escobar says it's already underway. Continue


BDS Movement Is A cult

By Norman Finkelstein

I've earned my right to speak my mind, and I'm not going to tolerate what I think is silliness, childishness, and a lot of leftist posturing. Continue


By Christopher Booker


The European dream has entered a nightmare stage from which there is no rational escape and the consequences will be horrendous, for Europe and the world. Continue



By James Petras


The ‘crises of capital’ has been converted into a strategic advantage for furthering the most fundamental interests of capital: the enlargement of profits, the consolidation of capitalist rule, the greater concentration of ownership, the deepening of inequalities between capital and labor and the creation of huge reserves of labor to further augment their profits. Continue


Ron Paul Gets More than Double of Romney's Votes in Washington County: Still on a statewise count, Paul couldn't defeat Romney in Maine, where a recounting was done to include poll results from counties which went unaccounted earlier.

Obama’s Plan to Save the Military From Cuts—at the Expense of Domestic Programs: A startling White House plan has become clear: the administration is seeking to undo some mandatory cuts to the Pentagon at the expense of critical domestic programs.

Riot police guard Greek assembly: - Riot police shielded Greece's national parliament on Sunday as demonstrators protested against austerity measures on the eve of talks in Brussels on a 130-billion-euro ($171 billion) bailout needed to avert bankruptcy.

Live Video Stream Greece Protest -

Irish Home Loans 90+ Days Delinquent Hits 9.2%; Spain Lending Shrinks at Record Pace: Spain and Ireland have economies in shambles over housing bubbles popped long ago. Damage continues to mount. Here are a pair of stories highlighting problems.