N. Korea’s trade dependency on China grows: study

North Korea’s reliance on China for trade deepened last year afterSouth Korea severed most ties with Pyongyang, accusing it of torpedoing of one of its warships, a think-tank said Wednesday. The state Korea Development Institute said in a report the North’s…

Staying Human: Preparing to sail to Gaza

By Kathy Kelly: Last week, newly-arrived in Athens as part of the U.S. Boat to Gaza project, our team of activists gathered for nonviolence training. We are here to sail to Gaza, in defiance of…

Brainwashing the Corporate Way

By John Pilger: One of the most original and provocative books of the past decade is Disciplined Minds by Jeff Schmidt (Rowman & Littlefield). “A critical look at salaried professionals,” says the cover, “and the…

Syria calls EU sanctions a declaration of war

DAMASCUS – Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem on Wednesday criticized the West’s approach to the recent unrest in Syria, saying Damascus considers extended EU sanctions as a declaration of war against the country. Muallem said…

Pro-Assad demos held in Syria

DAMASCUS (AFP) – Tens of thousands of Syrians rallied on Tuesday in central Damascus in support of President Bashar al-Assad, a day after he offered a national dialogue to end Syria’s political crisis, an AFP…