TRNN This Week March 10 - March 15

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TRNN This Week March 10 - March 15 March 16, 2013 March 15 Documentary Exposes US Role in Iraq Sectarian Conflict Maggie O'Kane, Executive Producer, tells the story revealed by the Guardian documentary about the role of Col. James Steele in supporting torture, death squads and brutal sectarian conflict during the height of the Iraq war. Steel's reports went directly to Rumsfeld and Cheney. Go to story | Go to homepage James Steele: America's mystery man in Iraq The full length version of 15-month investigation by the Guardian and BBC Arabic reveals how retired US colonel James Steele, a veteran of American proxy wars in El Salvador and Nicaragua, played a key role in training and overseeing US-funded special police commandos who ran a network of torture centres in Iraq Go to story | Go to homepage Will a Grand Bargain or Betrayal be Obama's Legacy Bill Black: Slate magazine says that President Obama wants a Grand Bargain on budget cuts he can call his legacy - but it will be a Grand Betrayal that makes the recession worse Go to story | Go to homepage March 14 A New Pope and "The Most Corrupt Vatican Since the Borgias" Matthew Fox (former Catholic priest) discusses the Vatican's work with the CIA and it's alliance with far right political forces and Pope Francis' opposition to liberation theology in Latin America. Go to story | Go to homepage Israel's Land Injustice Perpetuated by a Racist Discourse Efforts to reform Israel's discriminatory land allocation has met with failure, because mayors of impoverished Jewish communities are loath to cooperate with the mayors of Palestinian and Bedouin towns and villages. Go to story | Go to homepage Advocates Condemn Clearing of Baltimore's 'Camp 83' Homeless Encampment City clears 'Camp 83' and refuses to find residents shelter but private citizen provides campers temporary housing Go to story | Go to homepage March 13 The fatal choice between food or heating in Modern Britain Senior Citizens and Disabled people say they're being abandoned by society. Thousands are left to die in cold homes every year in the UK, while energy companies threaten to raise cost of heating further Go to story | Go to homepage "The Backdoor to War with Iran" - Wilkerson Attacks Senate Resolution Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: Resolution S.RES.65 sends the message to Iran that the US objective is regime change, not a negotiated settlement to nuclear question Go to story | Go to homepage Inequality and the Environment James Boyce: In places where the income gap is greatest, the environment is more degraded for everyone Go to story | Go to homepage March 12 Rally Against Deportations in Phoenix Protest organized by families broken by immigration deportations Go to story | Go to homepage Harper's Venezuela Insult Shows Right Ideology Trumping Canadian Interest Yves Engler: Harper's "condolence" message on death of Hugo Chavez shows Harper has pushed Canadian policy so far right it even jeopardizes business interest in Latin America Go to story | Go to homepage Austerity and the Death of Logic Bill Black: Both the GOP and the White House refuse to support a bill that ends the sequester, it shows the real intention of the Obama administration Go to story | Go to homepage March 11 Hamas Offers Amnesty to Palestinian Collaborators Spying for Israel Hamas tries to end collaboration with what it says is due process, but some NGO's say accused rights are violated in Hamas prisons Go to story | Go to homepage Congressman Tim Griffin Accused of "Voter Caging", Fronts XL Pipeline for Koch Brothers Greg Palast: Griffin worked with Karl Rove, now backed by Koch brothers, fronts for tar sands pipeline in Congress Go to story | Go to homepage The Power of Finance and a New, New Deal On the 80th anniversary of the election of FDR and the New Deal, Jennifer Taub and John Weeks discuss the prospects for a serious reform of the banking system Go to story | Go to homepage March 10 Humanitarian Catastrophe in Syria Omar Dahi: Western Powers and GCC countries fail to provide aid at levels needed, inspite of professed interest in the Syrian people Go to story | Go to homepage Who Benefits from Austerity? Bob Pollin fields the question: are the very rich hunkering down for a long recession and to protect their assets, are more concerned about debt than high unemployment Go to story | Go to homepage Undoing the New Deal PT2 On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Roosevelt's election and the introduction of the New Deal, Jennifer Taub and John Weeks discuss the post-war period and how successive administrations dismantled it Go to story | Go to homepage The Promise What you have been seeing on TRNN is just a taste of what's to come; we need your support now view The Occupy Movement EU summit begins amid anti-austerity protests Pink Smoke at the Vatican: Women Demand a Voice in Catholic Church Brutal Arrest at BrooklynProtest Overturning Citizens United: Is a Constitutional Amendment the Best Path to Limit Dark Money? Las Cafeteras Bring Music and Activism to SXSW Best of the web US senators grill JPMorgan over hidden losses The Secret Global Corporate Coup The Man Behind the 47% Mitt Romney Video A Cure for Capitalism? Putting the Social Back in Socialism: Rick Wolff What are the major threats facing US? Political Humor The Gentrification Test Limbaugh: National Healthcare is for Nazis Rape Culture and Glenn Beck Doesn't like Me P90 Rex Republicans Reach Out To Women With New Bill Global Warning Can CITES save sharks from extinction? Tough Winter Forces Owls South Test Tube Meat On The Way?! Cambodia moves to combat wildlife trafficking James Hansen on Climate Tipping Points Latest Blogs The New Propaganda Is Liberal -- The New Slavery Is Digital Hugo Chavez and the Global Poverty Conspiracy You received this message because you or someone using this email address requested it via a form at therealnews.com or via some other communication with The Real News Network. 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