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Hombres armados se manifiestan en defensa de la ley islámica en Bengasi, Libia.
Hundreds of armed Libyan men calling for Islamic law staged a demonstration on Thursday in the eastern city of Benghazi, an AFP photographer said. More than 300 men poured into Benghazi’s iconic Freedom Square, some of them on vehicles mounted with anti-aircraft guns and heavy weapons. “We will not be under a government that doesn’t…
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Sobre la disciplina revolucionaria
Discipline is one of the most important lessons for any person to learn, regardless of the work that is set before them. While the individual may at times be tempted to take the easy route in life, to do the minimum while expecting the maximum, rationality dictates that this is the wrong way to proceed…
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Se filtra un documento comercial de Obama que revela nuevos poderes corporativos y promesas de campaña incumplidas.
A critical document from President Barack Obama’s free trade negotiations with eight Pacific nations was leaked online early Wednesday morning, revealing that the administration intends to bestow radical new political powers upon multinational corporations, contradicting prior promises. The leaked document has been posted on the website of Public Citizen, a long-time critic of the administration’s…
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Los maestros de Chicago emitieron un voto abrumador autorizando la huelga.
CHICAGO – With Chicago teachers facing a hostile mayor and Chicago Board of Education in negotiations for a new contract, 90% of teachers union members have voted to authorize a strike. “This is not a win,” said Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis. “This is an indictment of the state of relations between Chicago Public…
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Los ataques con drones crean refugios seguros para terroristas, advierte un exfuncionario de la CIA.
Indiscriminate use of drones in Middle East causes too many civilian casualties, warns former CIA counterterrorism head A former top terrorism official at the CIA has warned that President Barack Obama’s controversial drone programme is far too indiscriminate in hitting targets and could lead to such political instability that it creates terrorist safe havens. Obama’s…
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Anualmente se solicitan 30.000 órdenes de vigilancia secreta para espiar a los estadounidenses.
Even without CISPA on the books, the federal government can still use antiquated legislation to leer into the personal communications of Americans. One judge, in fact, says that thousands are approved each year. It’s been more than a quarter of a century since the US Congress authorized the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) of 1986,…
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Musulmanes demandan para detener la vigilancia del Departamento de Policía de Nueva York.
Muslims sue to stop NYPD surveillance Eight Muslims filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday in New Jersey to force the New York Police Department to end its surveillance and other intelligence-gathering practices targeting Muslims in the years after the 2001 terrorist attacks. The lawsuit alleged that the police activities were unconstitutional because they focused on people’s…
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Declaración del Partido Laborista Estadounidense sobre la victoria de Scott Walker en las elecciones revocatorias de Wisconsin de 2012.
Preliminary Remarks On June 6th 2012, the long-anticipated results of the recall election for Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker came to its end, resulting in a victory for Republican Scott Walker over Democratic Tom Barrett. Walker won with a leading percentage of 53% of the vote, while Barrett garnered 46%. Scott Walker is the third U.S.…
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Mujeres y niños entre los 18 afganos muertos en un ataque de la OTAN contra una boda.
A NATO airstrike in the eastern Afghan province of Logar has killed 18 people, including women and children, local officials report. A NATO spokesperson said a team had been deployed to investigate the claims of civilian casualties. Afghan authorities say the pre-dawn attack aimed at militants in the area hit a wedding. An AP photographer…
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La CIA afirma que la publicación de su historial sobre el desastre de Bahía de Cochinos "confundiría al público".“
17 April 2012 UPDATE: Fifty-one years after the failed attempt to invade Cuba, the Central Intelligence Agency and Department of Justice continue to claim that releasing the final volume of a CIA history of the debacle would “confuse the public” and should therefore remain withheld. The National Security Archive originally requested the document in 2005.…
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