Secretary General for the National Khadi and Village Industries Board's Employees Federation Naresh Kadyan demanding the amendments in the rules and regulations for re consideration of Nobel Prize for peace to the father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi

HUH???? Listen to the words of Naomi Klein! PULEEZ! (How demeaning to those who've worked so hard and EARNED the honor.)

Afghan journalists go where few outsiders bother to go themselves. Last year an American airstrike called in by special forces who had Oliver North along as a Fox News embed (I am not making this up), killed upwards of 90 civilians. Is this good enough?

Made in Pittsburgh within five days of the G20 summit by a team from Pittsburgh Indymedia, Twin Cities Indymedia, Glassbead Collective, and Mobile Broadcast News, a new documentary: "Democracy 101 (Rough Cut)". Democracy 101 is a look at the policing and

Venezuela asked Colombia not to allow the U.S. to deploy 1,000s more military on 7 Colombian bases, a move Chavez says threatens Venezuelan & regional security. If Colombia does, Venezuela will replace its Colombian trade by trading more with Argentina.

In 2008, ~90,000 new homes were built in Venezuela, 1/2 by the govt & 1/2 privately. Around Turmerito, "many rich people seized land to build factories, parking lots... they can go elsewhere," said Chavez. "We are going to build housing for the people."

The 3 grenade launchers Colombian soldiers said "found in possession of the FARC recently" might be the ones FARC stole from a Venezuelan border post in 1995. Weapons marked "Colombian Army" were seized from Colombian paramilitaries in Venezuela in 2004.

"Poverty has been dropping in an important manner over the last 10 years, from 49% in 1998 to 26.4% in 2009," said Elias Eljuri of the INE, citing a survey of 40,000 homes. The unemployment rate was 15% in 1999, when Chavez was 1st elected, & is 7.8% now.

South American presidents expressed deep concerns over a US plan to build up its military in Colombia, at a UNASUR (Union of South American Nations) Summit in Ecuador, on Monday. UNASUR will not recognise the any elections held under Honduras coup regime.

Since the people of Venezuela began their revolution in 1998, poverty & income inequality have declined sharply. Indicators of health & access to education have substantially improved, as have access to water & sanitation. & they are building people power