Noam Chomsky: Western Rogue Politics + Transcript

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with Noam Chomsky

Oz House Jun 12, 2013

Noam Chomsky: MIT Linguist, US critic and activist, author of dozens of books about US foreign policy, state based capitalism and mass media e.g. “Manufacturing Consent”, “Profit over People”, “Hegemony or Survival” and “Occupy”. Chomsky is official supporter of Kontext TV.

Rick Rozoff: NATO Is Antithetical To The Spirit Of The United Nations

by Rick Rozoff
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Stop NATO
June 10, 2013

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John Robles
Voice of Russia
June 9, 2013

Colombia may be on a list for membership in NATO further expanding what was originally a North Atlantic defense organization, into a global offensive military bloc, in effect taking over the world. Rick Rozoff spoke about this and more in an interview with the Voice of Russia.

Hello! This is John Robles. I’m speaking with Mr. Rick Rozoff the owner of the Stop NATO website and international mailing list.

Egypt’s “Dam Stupid” Threats to Ethiopia by Finian Cunningham

by Finian Cunningham
Writer, Dandelion Salad
East Africa
Crossposted from PressTV
June 14, 2013

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Ethiopia’s parliament this week voted to push ahead with the country’s controversial Blue Nile hydroelectric dam project. The move is bound to raise the political stakes even higher following threats earlier this week by Egypt that it would go to war over Ethiopia’s plan to build a $4.7-billion dam on the great river.

Egypt claims that construction of the dam in Ethiopia will cause grave detriment to its supply of fresh water and spell ruin to its economy.

Thousands March Against the G8 Meeting in Northern Ireland

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PressTVGlobalNews on Jun 16, 2013

As the leaders of the world’s eight most powerful economies – or G8 – prepare to meet in northern Ireland next week, anti-capitalist and anti-war campaigners made their voices heard.

Even though the rain teemed down intermittently, spirits weren’t dampened.

The awful weather hasn’t stopped thousands of people marching through the center of Belfast today. There are several different groups here from anti-capitalists to anti-war campaigners.

Obama: Sweat the Small Stuff for Big Justice by Ralph Nader

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by Ralph Nader
The Nader Page
June 12, 2013

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The imaginative uses of the mighty presidency in American history and its bully pulpit have rarely been much above amateurish when it comes to helping people empower themselves. This has been the case even when the same party controls the White House and both Houses of Congress.

Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann: Why the United States Must Come to Terms with Iran, interviewed by Gareth Porter

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with Gareth Porter
Writer, Dandelion Salad
June 14, 2013

TheRealNews Jun 13, 2013

Gareth Porter interviews veteran US officials about why US policy towards Iran needs to change.

Hassan Rohani Becomes Iran’s New President

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Moderate cleric Hassan Rohani wins Iran presidential election in 1st round

RussiaToday on Jun 15, 2013

Moderate cleric Hassan Rohani has won Iran’s presidential election with just over 50 percent of votes, state TV reported. 72 percent of the 50 million Iranians turned out to vote, said Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar –