Editor's Note: One of the Axis reader comments below raises an important question. Please note that the Washington Post did not publish their poll results until after the Iranian election. As a result of this omission and of other western media propaganda, unrealistic expectations of a victory were created for Mousavi supporters. Those western-nurtured expectations are... » read this article

In the classic Greek tragedy, Prometheus Bound, the playwright observes: “Of wrath’s disease wise words the healers are.” Shortly put, this story is about Prometheus, a titan who was punished by the almighty gods for having given humanity the capacity to create fire. This generated a conflict, which ended with... » read this article

A federal appeals court on Thursday overturned a lower court’s finding that Tennessee’s lethal injection procedure is unconstitutional. The case concerns Edward J. Harbison, who was sentenced to death for the 1983 murder of an elderly woman. In 2007, as a result of Mr. Harbison’s appeals, the Federal District Court... » read this article

June was a busy month for two of Washington’s real ‘Axis of Evil’. Venezuela’s Chavez completed his nationalisation of oil and Iran’s Ahmedinejad stemmed a Western-backed colour revolution, leaving both bad boys in place, muses Eric Walberg   What drives US foreign policy? Is it primarily the domestic economy, as... » read this article

When President Manual Zelaya of Honduras was brutally kidnapped from the presidential residence in Tegucigalpa in the early morning hours of Sunday, June 28, the president of the United States, Barack Obama, was enjoying the peace and tranquility of the countryside at Camp David, the vacation residence for the U.S.... » read this article

 Millions of U.S. citizens continue to face discrimination at the hands of police and other law enforcement agencies just because they are not white, although the country's new leader in the White House is himself of African descent on his father's side. "Racial profiling remains a widespread and pervasive problem... » read this article

Washington’s criticisms of the June 28 military coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya of Honduras lack any element of sincerity or historical truth. The Obama administration is uneasy at the ouster of Zelaya, a conservative-turned-populist allied to Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, because it reveals all too clearly the character of... » read this article

They are little white, yellow or green pills and are available almost anywhere. At the pharmacies or in the market, they are accessible, addictive and cheap. "I take them because it makes me forget, at least for a little while, that I'm in Gaza," says Abu Ala'a, a resident of... » read this article

"Silvino was riding his bike on a dirt road near our home when he was poisoned by toxic agrochemicals, sprayed on a nearby field of soybeans. He died soon afterwards. He was 11," said his mother, Petrona Villasboa, a rural activist in southern Paraguay. Silvino Villasboa died in 2003 in... » read this article

Somali pirates marauding the East African coastline will now find it hard to hijack ships sailing along the Indian Ocean waters following a new agreement between Tanzania and Kenya to safeguard a greater area of the continental shelf. The two neighbouring East African states are at the same time finalising... » read this article

Honduras President Manuel Zelaya offered a deal Tuesday to the military leaders who ousted him - he’ll quit in January if allowed to return and serve out his term in office. "If offered the possibility to remain in power (for a second term), I would not do it," Zelaya said... » read this article

[23 miles off the coast of Gaza, 15:30pm] - Today Israeli Occupation Forces attacked and boarded the Free Gaza Movement boat, the SPIRIT OF HUMANITY, abducting 21 human rights workers from 11 countries, including Noble laureate Mairead Maguire and former U.S. Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney (see below for a complete list... » read this article

Despite the big show, the U.S. occupation continues. It is very doubtful that—decades from now—Iraqis will tell their grandchildren about where they were on “National Sovereignty Day.”    The puppet government in Iraq has named June 30 as “National Sovereignty Day,” and—without mentioning the hundreds of thousands of Iraqis maimed,... » read this article

Photos are compliments of Swedish journalist Dick Emanuelsson and photographer Mirian Hueso of Tortilla con sal. In the face of fascism and significant danger, Mirian, Dick and Toni Solo have been covering the coup in Honduras. See Toni's excellent report on the coup.... » read this article

Signatories to the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) - an international initiative to stem the flow of conflict diamonds - restated their commitment to the scheme at the close of a three-day meeting in Namibia on 26 June, but campaigners warned that more action, not talk, was needed now. "There... » read this article

June 29th 2009  Incredulity, outrage, impotence – admiration for Manuel Zelaya, Patricia Rodas, Carlos Enrique Reina, Luther Harry every single one of the Ministers and functionaries of the legitimate government. As Hugo Chavez put it so well, the emotions boil and surge through one's blood and nerves. Total rejection of the... » read this article

During the 22 days of the Israeli military operation, nowhere in Gaza was safe for civilians. Hospitals were overwhelmed with casualties, including small children, women and elderly people. Medical personnel showed incredible courage and determination, working around the clock to save lives in extremely difficult circumstances. Meanwhile, daily rocket attacks... » read this article

Media Coverage The military coup in Honduras has drawn worldwide condemnation. One of the first things the golpistas did in the military coup was to shut down the media. Reuters reported, "Shortly after the Honduran military seized President Manuel Zelaya and flew him to Costa Rica on Sunday, soldiers stormed a popular radio... » read this article

(At Sea, 60km off the coast of the Gaza Strip) Human Rights activists aboard the Free Gaza ship, the SPIRIT OF HUMANITY, today demanded that the Israeli Navy immediately stop threatening them. “This aid is desperately needed by the people of Gaza,” said Mairead Maguire, winner of the Noble Peace... » read this article

U.S. justices take break for the summer.Their inaction on appeal gives death-row inmate more time to live, hope. Tuesday, June 30, 2009 SAVANNAH —- The U.S. Supreme Court recessed on Monday for the summer without acting on the latest appeal by Georgia death-row inmate Troy Anthony Davis —- a legal... » read this article