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Subject: CC News Letter, 12 July - Countdown To $100 Oil: A Date With History?
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Countercurrents.org
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Countdown To $100 Oil: A Date With History?
By Euan Mearns
http://www.countercurrents.org/means120711.htm
On two past occasions, the average annual oil price has hit $100 per barrel and this has been followed by recession. At time of writing (7th July) the annual average for Brent was $95.4, on course to breach $100 some time in September. Will history repeat itself? Or has the global economy grown immune to high energy prices?
Partition Of Sudan Prepares Way For Further Conflicts
By Susan Garth
http://www.countercurrents.org/garth120711.htm
Despite the celebrations and Obama's soothing words, there are major question still unresolved. The line of the border between the two Sudans has still not been agreed; the Abyei region remains a matter of dispute; and the division of oil revenues, which are vital to survival of both countries, is still undecided
The Power -- And Limits -- Of Social Movements
By Robert Jensen
http://www.countercurrents.org/jensen120711.htm
Dissidents not only have to be willing to tell the truth about the delusions of the dominant culture, but make sure we don't fall into delusions of our own
Palestinian People Power: Could It Be
A Game-Changer?
By Alan Hart
http://www.countercurrents.org/hart120711.htm
Though it would further isolate Israel and America, I don't think a UN General Assembly resolution recognizing a Palestinian state in 1967 borders would change the facts on the ground. But if a vote in the General Assembly was taken against the background of the demonstration of Palestinian people power as outlined above, that could be a game-changer
Playing With Political Fire
By Brenda Heard
http://www.countercurrents.org/heard120711.htm
In the very hours of forbidding the passage of the aid flotilla to Gaza, the financially strapped Greek government welcomed the approval of an €8.7 billion aid payment from the European Union. With Israel's position as an EU-groupie, even the Associated Press couldn't resist smirking at Greece's underlying 'incentive to cozy up to its rich Mediterranean neighbor'
Israel's Knesset Passes Boycott Prohibition Bill
By Stephen Lendman
http://www.countercurrents.org/lendman120711A.htm
Israel's "controversial 'Boycott Bill' is expected to come up for its second and third (Knesset) votes" today, despite Netanyahu earlier wanting it delayed, expected criticism from Knesset Legal Advisor Eyal Yinon, and opponents holding a protest press conference
Sensationalism In America's Media
By Stephen Lendman
http://www.countercurrents.org/lendman120711B.htm
America's dominant media, especially television, produce a daily diet of fiction portrayed as fact in their role as de facto thought-control gatekeepers, substituting managed and junk food food news for the real kind
From Cheerleader To Enemy Of The State
By William T. Hathaway
http://www.countercurrents.org/hathaway120711.htm
"From Cheerleader to Enemy of the State" is a chapter from RADICAL PEACE: People Refusing War, which presents the experiences of war resisters, deserters, and peace activists from the USA, Europe, Iraq, and Afghanistan
Liberalism vs Identity Politics In "X-Men: First Class"
By Karthick RM
http://www.countercurrents.org/karthick120711.htm
A political reading of "X-Men: First Class"
Countercurrents And You !
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how you can support CC
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From: Countercurrents <editor@countercurrents.org>
Date: Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 10:10 PM
Subject: CC News Letter, 12 July - Countdown To $100 Oil: A Date With History?
To: palashbiswaskl@gmail.com
Dear Friend,
If you think the content of this news letter is critical for the dignified living and survival of humanity and other species on earth, please forward it to your friends and spread the word.It's time humanity should come together as one family! You can subscribe to our news letter here http://www.countercurrents.org/subscribe.htm. You can also follow us on twitter, http://twitter.com/countercurrents and on Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/countercurrents
In Solidarity
Binu Mathew, Editor,
Countercurrents.org
Educate! Organize! Agitate!
Countdown To $100 Oil: A Date With History?
By Euan Mearns
http://www.countercurrents.org/means120711.htm
On two past occasions, the average annual oil price has hit $100 per barrel and this has been followed by recession. At time of writing (7th July) the annual average for Brent was $95.4, on course to breach $100 some time in September. Will history repeat itself? Or has the global economy grown immune to high energy prices?
Partition Of Sudan Prepares Way For Further Conflicts
By Susan Garth
http://www.countercurrents.org/garth120711.htm
Despite the celebrations and Obama's soothing words, there are major question still unresolved. The line of the border between the two Sudans has still not been agreed; the Abyei region remains a matter of dispute; and the division of oil revenues, which are vital to survival of both countries, is still undecided
The Power -- And Limits -- Of Social Movements
By Robert Jensen
http://www.countercurrents.org/jensen120711.htm
Dissidents not only have to be willing to tell the truth about the delusions of the dominant culture, but make sure we don't fall into delusions of our own
Palestinian People Power: Could It Be
A Game-Changer?
By Alan Hart
http://www.countercurrents.org/hart120711.htm
Though it would further isolate Israel and America, I don't think a UN General Assembly resolution recognizing a Palestinian state in 1967 borders would change the facts on the ground. But if a vote in the General Assembly was taken against the background of the demonstration of Palestinian people power as outlined above, that could be a game-changer
Playing With Political Fire
By Brenda Heard
http://www.countercurrents.org/heard120711.htm
In the very hours of forbidding the passage of the aid flotilla to Gaza, the financially strapped Greek government welcomed the approval of an €8.7 billion aid payment from the European Union. With Israel's position as an EU-groupie, even the Associated Press couldn't resist smirking at Greece's underlying 'incentive to cozy up to its rich Mediterranean neighbor'
Israel's Knesset Passes Boycott Prohibition Bill
By Stephen Lendman
http://www.countercurrents.org/lendman120711A.htm
Israel's "controversial 'Boycott Bill' is expected to come up for its second and third (Knesset) votes" today, despite Netanyahu earlier wanting it delayed, expected criticism from Knesset Legal Advisor Eyal Yinon, and opponents holding a protest press conference
Sensationalism In America's Media
By Stephen Lendman
http://www.countercurrents.org/lendman120711B.htm
America's dominant media, especially television, produce a daily diet of fiction portrayed as fact in their role as de facto thought-control gatekeepers, substituting managed and junk food food news for the real kind
From Cheerleader To Enemy Of The State
By William T. Hathaway
http://www.countercurrents.org/hathaway120711.htm
"From Cheerleader to Enemy of the State" is a chapter from RADICAL PEACE: People Refusing War, which presents the experiences of war resisters, deserters, and peace activists from the USA, Europe, Iraq, and Afghanistan
Liberalism vs Identity Politics In "X-Men: First Class"
By Karthick RM
http://www.countercurrents.org/karthick120711.htm
A political reading of "X-Men: First Class"
Countercurrents And You !
Click here to find out
how you can support CC
http://www.countercurrents.org/subscription.htm
You can unsubscribe from this news letter here
http://www.countercurrents.org/subscribe.htm
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