Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Saturday, 22 October 2011


October 21

Egyptian Military Stokes Sectarian Conflict
Egyptian Army and media ignore eyewitness reports and blame Coptic Christians for violence
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October 20

Gaddafi's Murder and International Law
Firoze Manji: Nothing in international law allows regime change and assassination of a leader
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Why was Shalit deal reached now?
While hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and Gilad Shalit return home, hundreds others go into exile.
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Greeks dying from financial despair
EuroNews: No vessels have been entering or leaving Athens' main port, Piraeus, frozen by strikes and many people are sinking into serious depression
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Athens Erupts: Violence as Parliament votes
ITN: Anger boils over on the streets of Athens as tens of thousands protest over new austerity measures aimed at rescuing Greece's ailing economy
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October 19

Media Depicts U.S. Juvenile Detention Facilities as Rehabilitative
Bart Lubow: Youth Prisons are places of violence, of arbitrary exercise of power, and are fundamentally dehumanizing
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Egyptian Political Parties Represent the Country's Elite
Lina Attalah: Many Egyptians are skeptical that upcoming Parliamentary elections will lead the country through democratic change, and vow to continue striking to meet demands
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Mass Strike and Demo Paralyses Athens
EuroNews: A huge crowd is in central Athens for Greeceâ s fifth 48-hour strike
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October 18th

Senate Bill Threatens Currency War with China
Michael Hudson: Senate proposal based on junk economics and is illegal under international law
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Occupy Wall St. Turns Global
NYC Occupy movement enters second month and gains momentum
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October 17

Gulf Oil Spill: It Can All Happen Again
Antonia Juhasz: Deep water drilling continues as little has been done by regulation or technology to improve the situation
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Is The Current Economic Crisis The Next Great Depression?
John A. Miller: Government spending is necessary to spark economic growth, increase jobs and wages
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October 16th

A Real Challenge to Corporate Power
Arthur MacEwan: Opposing bail out of bankers and fighting for Universal Health Plan challenges corporate power
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Alleged Iran Assassination Plot Court Documents Suggest a Set Up
Pt.2 Gareth Porter: Critical two weeks missing from FBI account
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October 15

Alleged Iranian Assassination Plot Appears an FBI Sting
Gareth Porter: Evidence points to an FBI sting that creates rationale for stepped up campaign against Iran
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