Demz’s Death: Witness, Cop’s Record Raise Questions About Graffiti Artist’s Killing By Trevor Bach- 10 Dec.14 Hours after Delbert Rodriguez, a 21-year-old street artist known as “Demz,” died last night, the Miami Police Department reiterated its version of what happened: An undercover cop chased Rodriguez after spotting him tagging a building in Wynwood early Friday more »
Year: 2015
Berlin’s Kreuzberg district street art blacked out
World-famous Berlin street art blacked out 12 Dec. 14 – The Local DE Twitter users in the capital’s Kreuzberg district reported that men arrived with cranes and spotlights on Thursday night to paint over two of the capital’s most famous street art pieces. The street art in at Cuvrybrache in the Kreuzberg neighborhood have caught more »
Few Give Daily Massacres Notice as Charlie Spectacle Takes The Streets
Child suicide bomber kills at least 16 in Nigeria 10 Jan.15 – By Lanre Ola and Isaac Abrak MAIDUGURI/KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) – A bomb strapped to a girl aged around 10 years old exploded in a busy market place in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Saturday, killing at least 16 people and injuring more more »
Who profits from killing Charlie?
Who profits from killing Charlie? By Pepe Escobar – THE ROVING EYE – 10 Jan.15 – Asia Times Putin did it. Sorry, he didn’t. In the end, it was not Russia “aggression” that attacked the heart of Europe. It was a pro-style jihadi commando. Cui bono? Careful planning and preparation; Kalashnikovs; rocket-propelled grenade launcher; balaclavas; more »
CIA’s Hidden Hand in ‘Democracy’ Groups
Special Report: Documents from the Reagan presidential library reveal that two major institutions promoting “democracy” and “freedom” — Freedom House and National Endowment for Democracy — worked hand-in-glove, behind-the-scenes, with a CIA propaganda expert in the 1980s, reports Robert Parry. CIA’s Hidden Hand in ‘Democracy’ Groups8 Jan.15 – By Robert Parry – consortiumnnew.com Freedom House more »
NGOs, The Missionaries of Empire
NGOs: Missionaries of Empire by Devon Douglas-Bowers – 10 Mar.12 – FPJ Non-governmental organizations are an increasingly important part of the 21st century international landscape performing a variety of humanitarian tasks pertaining inter alia to issues of poverty, the environment and civil liberties. However, there is a dark side to NGOs. They have been and more »
North Korean False Flag Raised Free Speech Concerns – This Should Really Bother You
The San Diego rapper charged with conspiracy over an album reflecting gang culture is just the latest hip-hop artist to have his words used against him in court. Meet Tiny Doo, the rapper facing life in prison for making an album 3 Dec.14 – Geoffrey King – Guardian Tiny Doo is allegedly benefiting from increased more »
The Insurrection
Palestinians Set to Seek Redress in a World Court
Palestinians Set to Seek Redress in a World Court By JODI RUDOREN – 31 Dec.14 – NYT JERUSALEM — President Mahmoud Abbas moved on Wednesday to have the Palestinian Authority join the International Criminal Court, opening a new front in the Middle East conflict that could lead to war-crimes prosecutions of Israeli officials and that more »