Chavez's Chomsky Book Choice-- and the Message that Drew a UN Standing Ovation
Reflecting the thinking and spirit of Noam Chomsky, Hugo Chavez delivered an impassioned speech yesterday [Sept. 20] to the assembled delegates who came to hear him. It's one likely to be favorably remembered many years from now.
Solar energy: cheap and efficient
Assuming the electricity is generated by a typical power plant with an efficiency of around 30 percent, it means that the average electric water heater is responsible for about eight tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) annually, which is almost double that emitted by a typical modern automobile.
The Next Palestinian Struggle
An expert in international law and an old friend of the Palestinian people wrote me with utter distress a few days after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ismael Haniyeh were reported to have reached an agreement Sept. 11 to form a national unity government.
Non-Aligned Movement to strengthen its activities for a peaceful and just world
The Non-Aligned Movement Summit held in Havana, Cuba, ended on September 17 after adopting the 'Declaration on the Purposes and Principles and the Role of the Non-Aligned Movement in the Present International Juncture.'
Freedom of speech
THE reaction of Washington's reactionary po-faced politicians to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's light-hearted reference to George W Bush as the devil showed his remarkable ability to get under their skin.
NLG Urges Immediate Extradition of Posada Carriles
The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) calls for the immediate extradition of known terrorist Luis Posada Carriles, who is wanted in Venezuela for a string of bombings.
About the Events in Budapest
These days Hungary is characterized by turbulent political events. On Sunday, September 17 a confidential speech by Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany was leaked and published on the Internet. It was a speech made by the Prime Minister in a meeting with the parliamentary members of the Hungarian Socialist Party in May 2006.
Venezuela’s Chavez: World Faces Choice Between US Hegemony and Survival
Borrowing a line from U.S. linguist and foreign policy critic Noam Chomsky, Venezuela’s President Chavez told the 61st UN General Assembly that the world currently faces the choice between continued U.S. hegemony and human survival.
Nuclear Winter, Global Warming, or Impeachment
We are sending missiles to Iran on a ship departing my home state of Virginia next week, and the water the ship will be passing through is warmer than it used to be, and there's more of it.
Tolerating Intolerance
Pope Benedict XVI is not having a good week and yet doesn’t seem to mind. Upsetting one out of every five people living today may be of no concern for the His Holiness—made evident by his half-hearted, “sorry my infallible words offended you” apology.
