Monthly Archives: September 2013

Israel refuses to ratify treaty barring chemical weapons

http://www.apartheidexists.com/israel-refuses-to-ratify-treaty-barring-chemical-weapons/

Barry Bateman, Guptagate 27.0: Immigration laws? What immigration laws?

This story may seem a limited irregularity in the current South African political landscape, but it illustrates the sense of impunity that the Gupta family appear to believe they hold in the light of their close ties to the president (Number one)

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-09-16-guptagate-270-immigration-laws-what-immigration-laws/#.UjcJxhaGj8t

Greg Marincovich and Greg Nicolson, Marikana Commission:lies, videotapes and the police’s crumbling wall of deceit

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-09-16-marikana-commission-lies-videotapes-and-the-polices-crumbling-wall-of-deceit/#.UjcIiRaGj8t

Empowerment not enrichment (Business Day editorial)

http://www.bdlive.co.za/opinion/editorials/2013/09/16/editorial-empowerment-not-enrichment

Carol Paton, A wall of silence over methods behind BEE

http://www.bdlive.co.za/business/mining/2013/09/16/news-analysis-sec-to-tackle-a-wall-of-silence-over-methods-behind-bee-deals

Anoushka Shankar plays Pancham Se Gara

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CnhcGpmH9Y

Putin warns US not to attack

Whether one approves or disapproves of Putin as a politician, he has handled the US threat of strikes according to the norms of international law

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/12/putin-warns-us-not-to-attack-syria

Noam Chomsky, Instead of ‘illegal’ threat to Syria US should back Chemical weapons ban in all states

http://www.democracynow.org/2013/9/11/chomsky_instead_of_illegal_threat_to

Raymond Suttner, Let us hope the US strike against Syria is no more

If a regional war through US strikes against Syria is averted, paradoxically, it will not be because of restraint on the side of the US, Continue reading →

Andrew Bacevich, Drama from Obama -debate in Congress over US military strike in Syria

http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175744/tomgram%3A_andrew_bacevich%2C_drama_from_obama/

Peter Certo, On the fence about Syria? Read this!

On the Fence about Syria? Read This!

Harry Targ, Spirit of Socialism lives on in Chile and poem by Mitchell Cohen

http://portside.org/2013-09-08/spirit-socialism-chile-lives-poem-pinochets-capture

Patrick Cockburn, We all thought Libya had moved on, but it has turned into lawlessness and ruin

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/special-report-we-all-thought-libya-had-moved-on–it-has-but-into-lawlessness-and-ruin-8797041.html

Elizabeth Thornberry, Customary status of ukuthwala debated since 19th century

Customary status of “ukuthwala” debated since 19th century

Elizabeth Thornberry, Even living custom must be developed in accordance with constitution

“Ukuthwala”: Even living custom must be developed to comply with Constitution

Elizabeth, Thornberry: Validity of “ukuthwala” depends on definition of custom

Validity of “ukuthwala” depends on definition of custom

Democracy Now: As US pushes for Syria strike, questions around claims of use of chemical weapons by Syrian regime

http://www.democracynow.org/2013/9/4/as_us_pushes_for_syria_strike