The shock results in Italy’s local elections have been variously dismissed by all major political parties – which is understandable, since the results for all of them ranged from bad to terrible. The main leftist Democratic Party (PD) more or less held, albeit wobbling amidst a crisis of legitimacy which... » read this article

SYRIAN responds to “Friends of Syria”: Not Friends of the Syrian People, a featured article on Axis of Logic by Ghali Hassan, Columnist.. SYRIAN: I would to thank you mr. obama and mr. sarkuzy and also mm. clinton for the huge gift for the syrians, morning of 9 mai tens of... » read this article

One of the great myths about the Argentine economy that is repeated nearly every day is that the rapid growth of the Argentine economy during the past decade has been a "commodity export boom". For example, the New York Times reported last week: "Riding an export boom for commodities like... » read this article

Editor's Note: We are pleased to publish this second installment on our series, "Libya: One Year On," by T.J. Coles. It is utterly important that the details of the 2011 US/Israeli/NATO destruction and continuing occupation of this peaceful country be documented for the historical record. While many examples exist of... » read this article

Editor's Comment: It's rather obvious that Eric Chevallier, French Ambassador to Syria, has been reporting the truth of what he sees happening in the US/Euro assault on Syria under the pretext of "another Arab uprising for democracy." It's also obvious that Sarkozy's minister, Alain Juppé, is working hard to undermine... » read this article

Editor's Note: This "news" article only adds additional evidence that Sarkozy is an idiot and psychopath. We've seen that in his thirst for civilian blood and ultimately for the murder of Col. Muammar Qaddafi in the October, 2011 war in Libya. In this case, Sarkozy would arrest and imprison anyone... » read this article

While many of us are working to ensure that the Occupy movement will have a lasting impact, it’s worthwhile to consider other countries where masses of people succeeded in nonviolently bringing about a high degree of democracy and economic justice. Sweden and Norway, for example, both experienced a major power... » read this article

A popular movement is massing itself on the streets and bringing awareness of its cause to the greater public. This movement has been confronted by municipal law enforcement, who have been arresting or detaining citizens on misdemeanor charges in order to supersede First Amendment rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.... » read this article

As capitalism faces the worst economic crisis since the1930s, the parties of the left are silent or embarrassed. At best, they promise to put the system right. More often, they advocate brutal austerity to prove their seriousness The Occupy Wall Street protests in the US are also directed against the... » read this article

This article is cross-posted on Naked Capitalism See the guy in the photo there, dangling an ax from his left hand? That’s Greece’s new “Minister of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks” Makis Voridis captured back in the 1980s, when he led a fascist student group called “Student Alternative” at the University... » read this article

Only a few days ago we re-published the article, "Papandreou Is Right to Let the Greeks Decide" That was Sven Böll's opinion, writing for Der Spiegel. Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou threw a monkey wrench into the gears of the EU machine this week and in just 3 days Merkel... » read this article

Reflections of Fidel NATO's genocidal role (Taken from CubaDebate) October 24, 2011 THIS brutal military alliance has become the most perfidious tool of repression known in the history of humanity. NATO assumed this global repressive role as soon as the USSR, which had served as the U.S. pretext for its... » read this article

I get terribly affected by the kind of things that are happening today, and confess to not being able to be dispassionate. But some important facts we should keep in view if we want to remain sane and work out a saving response to European and American criminal aggression against... » read this article

Editor's comment: This is an excellent exposé of the foundations laid for the US/NATO war in Libya. Please note that the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), based in Washington DC was at the root of this international crime against the government and people of Libya. For years NED has also... » read this article

Translated for LIBYA 360° by ©Jamahiryah Warrior Colonel Muammar Qaddafi October 6, 2011 (Please Respect the Property of LIBYA 360° and Honor Copyright Law. Thank you.  © LIBYA 360° Copyright Guidelines ©) Translated for LIBYA 360° by ©Jamahiryah Warrior Source: TVarrai via LIBYA 360°... » read this article

October 5, 2011 by nsnbc After the all out assault on Sirte was ground to a halt yesterday, Libya is relatively calm. Is it the calm before the next storm or will NATO leaders have difficulties explaining Generals to continue a war that can earn them life imprisonment in any nation with... » read this article

Axis of Logic congratulates our friend and colleague, Alexandra Valiente, founding editor of Libya 360°, for her success in obtaining a translator for this informative interview with Dr. Moussa Ibrahim. Dr. Ibrahim gives a riveting and hopeful report on current conditions in Libya and the amazing Libyan Resistance. Read these... » read this article

Editor's Note: This essay by our premier analyst on Latin American affairs, James Petras, deserves a very close and careful reading. Sorry, but if you're a 'quick and dirty' screen reader who doesn't want to take time to read and think - this one is not for you. Petras' comparative analysis between... » read this article

Editor's Note: You may not like this guy or what he has to say. We don't either. But Alessio Rastani is exceptionally candid for a trader and we'd do well to listen to his words. Note that the markets rallied today since they think that there will be some sort... » read this article

BRUSSELS — Much of the appeal of generating energy from plants was that they emit only as much carbon when burned in cars and power plants as they absorb while growing. Lately, that appeal seems to be going up in smoke. It turns out that the emissions from growing and... » read this article