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Opinion Commentary

What if Israel Was the Victim?

January 6, 2009

by Jeremy R. Hammond

What if the roles of Israel, Gaza, and members of the international community in the ongoing conflict were reversed? How would Americans and their government respond? Try this thought experiment and draw your own conclusions.

Opinion Commentary

Bill Richardson - Kissinger-American

January 6, 2009

by Greg Palast

In New Mexico the issue of uncounted votes is more than skin deep. Lots of Mexican-American votes don’t tally, but Citibank-American votes never get lost. Kissinger American votes always count.

News Analysis: India / Pakistan: Mumbai Attacks

The CIA-ISI axis - India should have no illusions of US support

January 6, 2009

by  C  Uday  Bhaskar

While India seeks to bring the perpetrators of the Mumbai carnage to book, there should be no illusions about the degree to which other nations will whole-heartedly support the Indian expectation from Islamabad. The US dependence on the Pakistani military goes well beyond the presence of its troops in Afghanistan and the proposed 'surge' strategy in the Obama watch. The CIA-ISI linkages are embedded in a murky past and Indian expectations from the US will have to be tempered accordingly.

Israel / Palestine

Top 5 Lies About Israel’s Assault on Gaza

January 3, 2009

by Jeremy R. Hammond

There are numerous lies being propagated by the Western corporate media about the nature of the present violence being perpetrated against the people of the Gaza Strip by the state of Israel.  

Opinion Commentary

The Anti-Empire Report

January 3, 2009

by William Blum

"The Anti-Empire Report" by William Blum, on Afghanistan, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Barack Obama, Cuba, and the Cold War.

Cambodia

National Treasure

Eh Phou Thoung and Oed Phuo Thoung are Cambodia’s champion fighters but they live in squalor and obscurity.

January 3, 2009

by Antonio Graceffo

Cambodia suffers from such a lack of marketing that even Angkor Wat failed to be recognized as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Ask strangers on a street in Europe or America, and most likely the only famous Cambodian they can name is Pol Pot. The only other names which come up frequently in search engines and chat rooms are the two Khmer boxing champions, brothers Eh Phou Thoung and Oed Phou Thoung.

Culture / Language

Pushing the Conversation

There is no set recipe. Language is About Talking and Listening.

January 2, 2009

By Antonio Graceffo

While high school geology, biology, calculus and drivers and sex education may have  been courses you were forced to take and then forgot, language learning is all about communicating.

Opinion Commentary: Israel / Palestine

Americans Should Act to End Violence Against Gaza

December 30, 2008

by Jeremy R. Hammond

Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip was predictable, if not preventable. Israel's crimes against the Palestinians simply could not take place on such a massive scale were it not for US support. The American people, therefore, have a responsibility to act and pressure their government to end its financial, military, and diplomatic support for Israeli violations of international law -- a necessary first step towards any viable and sustainable peace.

Culture: Cambodia

Bovine Intervention

December 29, 2008

by David Calleja

In Cambodia, ownership of a cow is associated with good fortune and increased social status. A closer examination also reveals the important connection between the farmers, the land, and their treasured animal that is sometimes courtesy of a lucky number.

Opinion Commentary: U.S. Foreign Policy

Is the ‘New World Order’ Changing Yet Again?

A view from Pakistan

December 26, 2008

by Shahid R. Siddiqi 

A “New Multi-polar World Order” is now emerging that is likely to create a balance of power with a hope for stability. Some even prefer to call it the Real World Order in which the US will no more be able to control the international agenda. Smaller countries of Asia that bore the brunt of America's aggressive policies are taking a sigh of relief at the demise of American imperialism, remaining skeptical of the shape of things to come. But despite all of its troubles, America cannot be written off, not completely, not yet.

Finance

Lies About Real Estate Investing

Your home is not an investment.

December 24, 2008

by Antonio Graceffo

The current world financial tsunami started with the collapse of American mortgages. Many people who over-strapped themselves, and bankrupted their families with homes they couldn’t afford believed they were doing the right thing. Their whole lives they were told that a home is a great investment, money in the bank. Now they are learning, a bit too late, that it’s not.

Finance

Leveraging Main Street

December 24, 2008

by Antonio Graceffo

Antonio Graceffo discusses the practice of spending money you don't have on things you don't need or on risky investments.

Language

Translation vs. Natural Language Acquisition

One focuses on nuts and bolts, but they both focus on communication.

December 24, 2008

by Antonio Graceffo

Natural Language Acquisition methods shy away from the teaching of grammar, and the idea is that the student must think in the target language and then he will simply understand the same way a native speaker does. Generally, for translators, these methods are not recommended because translators do need to use dictionaries and focus on the language when it comes to very specific technical vocabulary.

Issues: Activism

Waves of hope and change

December 22, 2008

by Mickey Z.

The homeless vet sees a Wall Street type—still proudly wearing his Obama button—approaching him. “Hey buddy,” the vet tries, “how about a bailout?” The Wall Street type doesn’t laugh. The Wall Street type doesn’t even see the homeless vet.

India: Mumbai Terrorist Attacks

Elements of an Inside Job in Mumbai Attacks

December 19, 2008

by Jeremy R. Hammond

What’s clear now, as further developments have come to light, is that there are also elements within India, both in the criminal underworld and the government, that are perfectly willing to see the role in the Mumbai attacks of an even larger shadowy international criminal network whitewashed; a network with links to numerous moneyed interests, including trafficking in drugs and arms, and to numerous intelligence agencies, including the ISI, the CIA, and India’s own RAW.

Burma

Letter From an Exile

Former Burmese Freedom Fighter Cries for his Stricken Land

December 21, 2008

by Antonio Graceffo

A letter to Antonio Graceffo from an exiled Burmese resistance fighter on the ongoing struggle of the people against the brutal military junta that controls Burma.

Vietnam

Former Vietnamese Soldier Shares His War Stories for Friendship

December 21, 2008

by David Calleja

In Vietnam, people who endured the horrors of war are trying to build a better future for their country by using the legacy of conflict itself to communicate their message of peace, love, and friendship.

9/11

Senior Corporate Executives Warned to Leave N.Y. on 9/11: Source

November 3, 2008

by Jeremy R. Hammond

News Analysis: India

The Mumbai Attacks: More Than Meets the Eye

December 4, 2008

by Jeremy R. Hammond