Tag: democratization

Dr Yunus introduces Mahfuz Alam as mastermind of student movement +

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Dr Muhammad Yunus, the chief adviser in Bangladesh’s interim government, on Tuesday introduced Mahfuz Alam, his special assistant, as the “brain” behind the country’s recent student-led movement and subsequent push to topple the Awami League regime, at an event in New York, US.

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Dr Yunus praised Mahfuz for his leadership, calling him the “brain of the whole revolution,” though Mahfuz humbly insisted that the movement had been a collective effort. 

Dr Yunus introduces Mahfuz Alam as mastermind of student movement

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[2004] Go Figure: Ani DeFranco in Myanmar

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Bleeding Heart Liberals. 🙄

ANI VISITS BURMA, JULY 6 – 13TH

On a trip organized by the United States Campaign for Burma , Ani visited refugee camps in Burma earlier this July. Burma is the site of one of the bloodiest battles for democracy in history, where the military regime running the country, now known as the State Peace and Development Council, responded to democratic protesters with brutal force, gunning down up to 10,000 persons in cold blood. She played impromptu concerts both in the refugee camps and for a group of former political prisoners who had been severely tortured and forced to flee by the ruling regime. Ani was the first American musician to visit these camps and meet with pro democracy activists. To read the press release from USCB, click here. Stay tuned for pictures of the trip and information about a compilation CD, including a track by Ani, to be released to benefit the United States Campaign for Burma.

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Ani DiFranco –and– Damien Rice in Burma –and– Thailand::Susan Alzner Photography

Wikipedia (Activism):

In 2004, DiFranco visited Burma in order to learn about the Burmese resistance movement and the country’s fight for democracy. During her travels she met with then-detained resistance leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Her song “In The Way” was later featured on For the Lady, a benefit CD that donated all proceeds to the United States Campaign for Burma.

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Top Acts Rally For Imprisoned Activist

Advanced Course on Color Revolutions: Asia

Western Intervention in the U.S.S.R.

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The CIA And The Web Of Supporting Agencies Covert Action Information Bulletin No 39

Since the early 1980s the USA has waged and intense political and economic war against the Soviet Union. A former UN military and political analyst puts the pieces together.

Western Intervention in the U.S.S.R. by Sean Gervasi

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Exploiting ‘fault lines’ in the Soviet empire: an overview

INNOCENCE ABROAD: THE NEW WORLD OF SPYLESS COUPS

Free Trade Union Institute

What’s Behind Regime Change in Bangladesh

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Violent regime change in the South Asian country of Bangladesh unfolded rapidly and mostly by stealth as the rest of the world focused on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, growing tensions in the Middle East and a simmering confrontation between the US and China in the Asia-Pacific region.

What’s Behind Regime Change in Bangladesh (archived)

Related:

The Partition of South Asia Strikes Again

There is a problem, fundamentally, in viewing the regime change in Bangladesh as a ‘stand-alone’ event. The caveat must be added right at the outset that when it comes to processing situations, nothing happens for no reason at all. There is very little awareness in India, especially in the media, about what has been going on. Mostly, it’s ‘cut-and-paste’ job culled out from the jaundiced western accounts from a new Cold War angle.

Clear signs of US trying to topple Sheikh Hasina govt: Regime change operation underway in Bangladesh and why India should be alert

The Genocide the U.S. Can’t Remember, But Bangladesh Can’t Forget

Sean Gervasi, 1992 lecture: The US Strategy to Dismantle the USSR

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Sean Gervasi, 1992 lecture: The US Strategy to Dismantle the USSR

Related RAND Corporation documents:

Economic factors affecting Soviet foreign and defense policy: a summary outline

The Costs of the Soviet Empire

Sitting on bayonets : the Soviet defense burden and the slowdown of Soviet defense spending

Moscow’s Economic Dilemma: The Burden of Soviet Defense

Exploiting ‘fault lines’ in the Soviet empire: an overview

The Russian Art of War: How the West Led Ukraine to Defeat

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We are very happy to bring you this excerpt from Colonel Jacques Baud’s latest book, The Russian Art of War: How the West Led Ukraine to Defeat (L’art de la guerre russe: Comment l’occident conduire l’ukraine a la echec). This is a detailed study of the two-year old conflict in which the West has brutally used the Ukrainians to pursue an old pipedream: the conquest of Russia.

The Russian Art of War: How the West Led Ukraine to Defeat

NED/CIA Calls for Even More Sanctions on Myanmar + More

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Myanmar’s pro-democracy forces can win. They need our help to do so.

Nov. 8 marked the third anniversary of elections in Myanmar, whose results were overturned by a military coup on Feb. 1, 2021. The coup set in motion some of the largest, most diverse protests in the country’s history, which subsequently led to a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy activists. Today, the junta is prosecuting [waging] a war of terror [see video], marked by airstrikes against civilians, the blocking of humanitarian aid to the most vulnerable, and the arrests of thousands of political prisoners.

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Biden Admin Awards Over $4 Million In Grants To Programs That Target “Misinformation” + Notes

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Biden Admin Awards Over $4 Million In Grants To Programs That Target “Misinformation”

The State Department has awarded the following five grants since September 1:

An $18,000 grant to the Albanian-based non-governmental organization (NGO) the Institute for Democracy, Media, and Culture* to ensure a “whole-of-society response to cyber incidents and misinformation.” The associated program began on September 1, 2023.

A $14,500 grant to Paraguay’s American Cultural Center [Centro Cultural Paraguayo Americano] that will be used to implement workshops that “seek to combat misinformation and promote responsible digital citizenship.” The associated program began on September 1, 2023.

A $15,000 grant to the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at Udayana University to “raise digital literacy among selected amcors communities, journalists, and social media influencers to combat misinformation, pre-2024 general election.” The associated program is due to start on October 1, 2023.

A $50,000 grant to New York University to complete the implementation of a speaker series that supports “countering misinformation.” The associated program is due to start on October 1, 2023.

A $50,000 grant to the non-profit Digital Rights Nepal*** “to create a sustainable network of youth to promote digital rights, safer internet use and a collective resilience towards misinformation and disinformation.” The associated program is due to start on October 2, 2023.

***Digital rights are the new Internet Freedom (think Arab Spring).

Skeptical Notes:

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