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In
this issue:
The case against
foreign military bases | The Carbon
Neutral Myth | Europe's democratic deficit
| The politicisation of fumigations
| India - Pakistan train bombing | Global Outlook: Party and the pesantry in China; Lebanon's donor
conference; India's Special Economic Zones; Uncontested elections in
Russia; The Chechen Dark Ages; Philippine's anti-teror bill; World
Social Forum in Nairobi; US presidential campaign heating up; The
evangelical right in the US; The treath of war against Iran; Governance
in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh
Textos
en español:
Las bases
militares extranjeras en el mundo
| La politización de las
fumigaciones
| Perspectiva global: El aumento de los biocombustibles no es la
respuesta; ¿Una guerra contra Irán?; Desarrollo y socialismo en América
Latina; ¿Pleno empleo en Cataluña?; Conflicto en Darfur; La búsqueda
del alma europea; Líbano: “Donaciones” envenenadas
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The case against foreign military
bases
Outposts of Empire: The case against foreign military
bases
Sarah Irving, Wilbert van der Zeijden and
Oscar Reyes
Outposts of Empire tells of the everyday effects of foreign military
bases at a local or national level: the displacement of people; the
democratic deficit and loss of sovereignty that bases cause; their
devastating economic, environmental and health impacts; and impunity
about the crime that bases bring with them, including sexual violence.
These analyses are accompanied by case studies that illustrate the
problems of bases in Diego Garcia, Guam, Hawaii, Japan, Korea, Panama,
the Philippines and Turkey, as well as highlighting the remarkable
efforts that people on the ground have made to struggle against them.
An introductory essay sets out the broader history and changing
geopolitics of the US military presence abroad, and introduces the
emerging global network that aim to close these outposts of empire and
send the troops home.
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Introductory article >>
Se also
www.no-bases.net
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The Carbon Neutral Myth
The Carbon Neutral Myth: Offset Indulgences for your
Climate Sins
Kevin Smith
Carbon offsets are the modern day indulgences, sold to an increasingly
carbon conscious public to absolve their climate sins. Scratch the
surface, however, and a disturbing picture emerges, where creative
accountancy and elaborate shell games cover up the impossibility of
verifying genuine climate change benefits, and where communities in the
South often have little choice as offset projects are inflicted on
them. This report argues that offsets place disproportionate emphasis
on individual lifestyles and carbon footprints, distracting attention
from the wider, systemic changes and collective political action that
needs to be taken to tackle climate change.
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Prepare for the Greenwash >>
Kevin Smith
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Europe's democratic
deficit
The struggle for Europe's soul
Oscar Reyes
The European Union marks its 50th birthday this month with no solution
in sight to revive the stalled constitutional treaty. But with a raft
of new proposals to further liberalise markets, it is too soon for the
left to celebrate, argues Oscar Reyes
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Official politics in the west ignores public opinion
at will
Tariq Ali
The Guardian, 2 February 2007
The government crisis in Italy over US bases and Afghanistan reflects
the increasing gap in Europe between rulers and ruled, writes Tariq Ali.
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The politicisation of fumigations
The
politicisation of fumigations Glyphosate on the Colombian-Ecuadorian
border
Drug Policy
Briefing No. 20
Plan Colombia has
brought environmental, health and economic damage - and may even have
stimulated the spread of coca plantations. A new Briefing looks at
alternatives for the Andean region and addresses the glyphosate dispute
on the Colombia-Ecuador border.
Read More >>
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India-Pakistan
train bombing
From evidence-sharing to substantive cooperation
Praful Bidwai
The India-Pakistan train bombing shows that the bilateral peace process
has become the terrorist target. Cooperation on anti-terror measures is
needed, argues Praful Bidwai.
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Train Bombing as Peace Opportunity >>
Praful Bidwai
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Global Outlook
The End of the Affair? High-speed industrialisation,
the Party and the pesantry in China
Walden Bello
Walden Bello examines the historically problematic relationship between
China's Communist Party and the Chinese peasantry, and asks whether the
party can afford to ignore the growing discontent and poverty in the
rural areas.
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Lebanon's Donor Conference: banking on civil war
Gemma Galdon Clavell
A recent conference to provide 'aid' to Lebanon sent it a clear
message: if you are on the verge of civil war, make sure you privatise
and pay your foreign debt.
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India: Special Economic Zones on the backburner
Praful Bidwai
Widespread popular protest has led India to suspend the expansion of
its export-oriented, tax-free 'special economic zones', writes Praful
Bidwai.
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Uncontested Elections
Boris Kagarlitsky
Russian politics is blighted by endemic corruption and a lack of
genuine debate - no wonder, then, that the State Duma elections have
failed to capture the public imagination.
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The Chechen Dark Ages
Boris Kagarlitsky
The ascendency of Ramzan Kadyrov, is a symptom of the feudal politics
that Russia is encouraging in Chechnya.
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The Penitent's Progress
Walden Bello
The Philippine parliament has passed an Anti-Terror Bill that severely
weakens civil liberties, which marks the end of President Arroyo's
penance for withdrawing Filipino troops from Iraq.
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The World Social Forum in
Nairobi
François Houtart
The World Social Forum has generated a new collective consciousness,
but it now needs to delineate that "other possible world" if this is to
be transformed into collective action.
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As crisis grows, candidates
remain in denial
Saul Landau
The US continues to spend more on its military than on social
programmes, but candidates who speak truth to power will not make the
headlines in the run-up to the 2008 elections.
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Miracle! Rev. Haggard cured. Thank you Jesus!
Saul Landau
A look inside the evangelical right in the US.
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A Long Time on the Verge
Boris Kagarlitsky
The possibility of a US war against Iran keeps the world in a state of
suspense and serves Bush's domestic interests, but the danger is real.
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Mulayam's real Achilles' heel
Praful Bidwai
The record of Mulayam Singh's government in the Indian state of Uttar
Pradesh is poor and increasingly communally compromised.
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Textos en español
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Las
bases militares extranjeras en el mundo
Los tentáculos del imperio: las bases militares
extranjeras en el mundo
Sarah Irving, Wilbert van der Zeijden,
Oscar Reyes
Los tentáculos del imperioexplica las repercusiones cotidianas, a
escala local o nacional, de las bases militares extranjeras: el
desplazamiento de personas; el déficit democrático y la pérdida de
soberanía; los desastrosos impactos económicos, medioambientales y
sanitarios; y la impunidad que acompaña a los delitos que llegan con
las bases, incluso en casos de violencia sexual. Estos análisis van
acompañados de casos concretos que ejemplifican los problemas de bases
en Corea, Diego García, las Filipinas, Guam, Hawai, Japón, Panamá y
Turquía, e ilustran los notables esfuerzos que ha realizado la gente
sobre el terreno para luchar contra ellas. Una breve introducción
repasa la historia y la dinámica geopolítica de la presencia militar
estadounidense en el extranjero, y presenta la emergente red mundial
que persigue acabar con estos tentáculos del imperio y enviar a las
tropas a casa.Leer más >>
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La
politización de las fumigaciones
La politización de las fumigaciones
Glifosato en la frontera colombo-ecuatoriana
TNI Informe sobre políticas de drogas 20
El Plan Colombia ha generado daños medioambientales, sanitarios y
económicos; y puede que estimulado la expansión de cultivos de coca. Un
nuevo informe analiza alternativas para la región andina y aborda la
polémica sobre el glifosato en la frontera Colombia-Ecuador. Leer más >>
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Perspectiva
global:
El aumento de los biocombustibles no es la respuesta
Juta Kill
La Unión Europea tiene nuevos planes sobre biocombustibles, pero
recurrir a cultivos para obtener combustibles entraña la destrucción de
bosques y medios de vida en el Sur Global, sin que ello reporte un
evidente beneficio medioambiental. La UE debería abordar más bien la
cuestión clave de los crecientes volúmenes de transporte.
Leer más >>
¿Una guerra contra Irán?
Mariano Aguirre
Predecir en política internacional es imposible, pero resulta
interesante observar tendencias. El mundo después de la guerra fría es
más imprevisible porque fallaron algunas predicciones y ya no es lo que
era, pero tampoco lo que se esperaba que fuese.
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El mito del desarrollo capitalista nacional en la
nueva coyuntura política de América Latina
Atilio A. Borón
Tras unas breves reflexiones sobre la historia económica comparada,
cabe llegar a una conclusión: quien quiera hoy hablar de desarrollo
tiene que estar dispuesto a hablar de socialismo; y si no, callar.
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Pleno empleo, mínimo salario, crítico bienestar
Joan Subirats
Entre el señor Francisco González, presidente del BBVA, con un sueldo
declarado cercano a 10 millones de euros anuales y los 40 euros diarios
de los paquistaníes contratados por la empresa Saman Memona hay cierta
distancia.
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Paz, ninguna. Injusticia, toda
Pere Vilanova
Líder durante años del ranking de conflictos olvidados, Darfur pasó a
convertirse, por obra y gracia de una visita de Koffi Annan y una
denuncia de Colin Powell, en conflicto del año. ¿Qué es peor?
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La búsqueda del
alma europea
Oscar Reyes
La Unión Europea (UE) celebra este mes su 50º aniversario sin que se
avisten soluciones para superar el parón del tratado constitucional.
Pero teniendo en cuenta la multitud de propuestas para seguir
liberalizando los mercados, aún es pronto para que la izquierda cante
victoria.
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Líbano:
“Donaciones” envenenadas
Gemma Galdon Clavell
Si tu país está al borde de una Guerra civil, no te olvides de
privatizar y pagar la deuda externa
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5 – 9 Mar • International
Conference for the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases
Quito & Manta, Ecuador
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12 – 14
March • War,
Imperialism and Resistance in West Asia
New Delhi, India
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9 – 11
March • Left
Forum 2007: Forging a Radical Political Future
New York
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Walden
Bello, as Akbayan leader, on the inhumane economic policies of the
Philippino Government
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WOLA on the resignation
on the Colombian foreign minister
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WTO 'Resumption':
Another Blair House Accord?
Aileen Kwa
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Rethinking democracy in
Bolivia
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Community responses to the
war on terror
Institute of Race Relations
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