Check out the trailer for Oliver Stone’s new movie – South of the Border

Honduras: Obama’s maiden coup

Military coup in Honduras

World leaders unified in calls for return to power of kidnapped President

From TheRealNews.com

On Sunday, Hondurans were expecting to vote in a first ever nation-wide survey. In stead they woke up to find out that the military had taken control of the streets and their elected President Manuel Zelaya had been kidnapped and flown to Costa Rica. Soon after, an emergency convening of the National Congress appointed Zelaya’s political rival, Roberto Micheletti, as the new President. However, Hondurans were quick to take to the street and world leaders just as fast to denounce the move, demanding the return to power of Manuel Zelaya and refusing to deal with the coup leaders.

RT News – The Truth Behind the Western Media’s support of the Green “Revolution”

MUST SEE* Video – The Cost of a Coke

An inside look into that brutal anti-union activities conducted by Coca-Cola in Colombia and what you can do to change it.

Olbermann – “Younger Voters Think it’s a Toss-up” between Capitalism and Socialism

Check out this hilarious segment from Countdown with Keith Olbermann. He attacks the GOP’s attempts at labeling the Democrats as “Democratic Socialists” by explaining how “extraordinarily large numbers of Americans think socialism is a compliment.”

Peace, Propaganda & The Promised Land

Is TV news one-sidedly in support of Israel?

Sut Jhally: On film Peace, Propaganda & The Promised Land: US Media & The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

From TheRealNews.com

Al Jazeera Strikes Back at Pentagon, Releases Unedited Footage of US Soldiers’ ‘Bible Study’ in Afghanistan

Jeremy Scahill, Huffington Post, May 5, 2009

A day after the Pentagon accused Al Jazeera of being ‘irresponsible and inappropriate’ for broadcasting the ‘hunt for Jesus’ in Afghanistan footage, the network releases unedited tapes.

Hours after Al Jazeera first broadcast a video showing US soldiers in Afghanistan being instructed by the military’s top chaplain in the country to “hunt people for Jesus” as they spread Christianity to the overwhelmingly Muslim population, the Pentagon shot back. It charged that Al Jazeera had “grossly misrepresent[ed] the truth.” Col. Greg Julian, told Al Jazeera: “Most of this is taken out of context … this is irresponsible and inappropriate journalism.”

Now, Al Jazeera and the man who filmed the controversial material are striking back. The network has just released unedited and unaltered footage of US soldiers in ‘bible study’ in Afghanistan. Jazeera describes it as “Extended footage shot by Brian Hughes, a US documentary maker and former member of the US military who spent several days in Bagram near Kabul.”

The Real News – Past is Present in Latin America

Latin American leaders, born out of US backed repression, demand an end to 50 year-old US-Cuba standoff

Last weekend, the leaders of the Americas met with US President Barack Obama for the first time as a group. While no major agreements were signed, long-time Latin America observer Larry Birns believes that the atmospherics were of a nature never before seen in the hemisphere. Signs of improvement in relations between the White House and Cuba, after 50 years of embargo and intervention. The leaders of Latin America have made it clear to Obama that any future progress in relations will require a drastic shift in his government’s policy toward Cuba, and there are signs that Obama will be willing to do so. Until that time, an entire hemisphere lies in wait.

From TheRealNews.com

The Colbert Report – Obama at the Summit of the Americas

Esteban Colberto- “There is a dangerous destabilizing force in the region.”
Stephen Colbert- “Who’s that?“
Esteban Colberto- “YOU! Stephen, the capitalist system is failing like an iguana at a tango contest.”

Originally aired 4/22/09

The Daily Show – Stockholm Syndrome

Wyatt Cenac travels to Sweden to witness the “tyranny” of socialism.

Part 1

Originally aired 4/21/09

The Rachel Maddow Show – Obama’s Friday News Dumps

in an attempt to minimize criticism, the Obama administration has been releasing unfavorable decisions on friday nights to avoid the news cycle.

-End of the Iraq war will involve up to 50,000 residual troops
-Disclosure forms that show top economic adviser Larry Summers made millions from the hedge fund industry
-Will continue the argument advanced by the bush administration that prisoners being held indefinitely at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan should not be able to challenge their imprisonment
-Now appealing judge’s Bagram decision against the Obama administration