http://www.bdlive.co.za/opinion/2013/09/27/what-kind-of-federation-will-emerge-from-the-vavi-fracas
Raymond Suttner on disintegration of the ANC/SACP/COSATU alliance
Nomboniso Gasa, The sting is in Vavi’s choice of words
Dave Lindorf, Obamas grotesque hypocrisy over cluster bombs
Greg Nicolson, Marikana police lied and faked Farlam commission evidence
Victor Jara, Chilean Stadium (last song)
[With thanks to Jon Soske:] September 16, 1973: “Along with Andean and Chilean folk songs, he sang a ‘manifesto’ composed his the second night there. The militia recognized him for his song and fame and removed him from the crowd. The guards tore off his nails, smashed his hands, and ordered him to play the guitar. He was found dead a week later with signs of brutal treatment and gunshot wounds. The ‘manifesto’ survived by both the detainees who memorized the song and the scraps of paper containing Jara’s handwritten lyrics.”
Translated by Joan Jara. Read by Adrian Mitchell. From the album Manifiesto [Canciones Póstumas]
Aaron Magid, Syria chemical attack underlines need for Israeli shift on non conventional weapons (from Jewish Daily Forward)
Iara Lee, Accidental diplomacy in the devils’ playground
John Capel: State fails Marikana workers by not paying lawyers
The focus of some on the fees of Dali Mpofu (much lower than the evidence leaders and others) detracts from the broader duty of the state Continue reading
Eduardo Galeano, The right to dream
Angela Davis, Terrorism is part of our history, part of speech to commemorate the 1962 Birimingham bombings of four schoolgirls
Khadija Patel, Shack dwellers take the fight to eThekwini and the ANC takes note
UN reports that chemical weapons were used in Syria
While the Syrian government had the capacity to launch the chemical weapons were there no other parties capable of such an attack?
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/16/syrian-chemical-attack-sarin-says-un
Glenn Ashton, Failure to feed our people: South Africa’s lacklustre food security policy
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)
Raymond Suttner 