We have made available again the Reports section, which we count to update weekly with resources distributed through @OnadaExpansiva. We seek to provide in-depth information on those issues addressed in this blog, offering context and background. As usual we will be gathering materials in English, Spanish, French and Catalan.The fact that all the documents (as well as links and tweets) are in a single page may make it difficult to find whatever you are looking for, just scroll down the screen and it will hopefully be there. Right now we have two very different studies in English; on one hand an analysis by Platform London on the vested interests in the so called fight against piracy mainly promoted by Oil companies since 2010 and enthusiastically embraced by western military apparatus with costs and consequences far from the public eye; on the other a report from Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) on the massive use of tear-gas by the Bahrain regime against civilian population, which we also published as a post with updated info.
A blog as expression of a perspective and take on international issues, most specially human rights, conflict situation and other topics worthy of interest and action. Onada expansiva aims to be a catalyst for internationalist discussion on current issues with our own research and contributions from any other source. Onada expansiva will be publishing in Catalan, English, Spanish and French.You can also follow us at @OnadaExpansiva
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Reports section available again
Labels:
Centre Delas,
FIDH,
guerilla de l´information,
Haiti,
Platformlondon,
reports,
UN Habitat
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Revisiting death from above
On July 2011 we started this blog with a post on the first reported use of drones to carry out a selective killing (an euphemism for a summary execution) by the US navy in Somalia. In Targeted killings and "surgical interventions", the automation of death (which we have updated with new material and info distributed through @OnadaExpansiva) we gathered more than a few stories on how unmanned aerial vehicles were gradually becoming the weapon of choice in the so called war on terror, most specially in those areas between Afghanistan and Pakistan (i.e West Waziristan) where Islamic militant groups seemed to hold territory.
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| SourcePakistani family gives Congress an unprecedented account of effect of CIA drone attacks on their community Rupert Cornwell The Independent October 30th 2013 |
Four years later, drones have become a regular
feature in the different theaters where the US
and other western countries (notably
France and the United
Kingdom) have intervened
(surgically, yet another euphemism) or are waging wars by proxy as would be the
case in Somalia,
Mali
or more recently swaths of Syria and Iraq.
Even though criticisms regarding eventual collateral damage (there is
nothing collateral in the death of civilians)
has grown and serious ethical
and moral
concerns have been raised the military use of drones shows no signs of abating in
the foreseeable future. What is more worrisome, stalled discussions regarding
the control of production and use of fully autonomous weapons (known as killer robots) could spell the next step towards
indiscriminate carnage in battlefields and beyond
From @OnadaExpansiva
From @OnadaExpansiva
- #Afghanistan A Dubious History of #US "Targeted Killings" http://spon.de/aeo0g @SPIEGELONLINE v @ricardcolorado cc @TBIJ #drones Dec 29 2014
- #Burkina Why #BurkinaFaso matters to #US #counterterrorism efforts in #Africa http://ow.ly/DL3sl @ryanlenorabrown @CSMWorldDesk #drones Nov 4 2014
- #summaryexecutions Confessions of a #drone veteran:What govs. r not telling http://bit.ly/XuHdQc @Salon v @vicparsons_ @TBIJ #drones Nov 6 2014
Labels:
Afghanistan,
Drones,
France,
Iraq,
Pakistan English,
Somalia,
Summary executions,
UK,
US
Monday, January 19, 2015
Sortir de la "guerre contre la drogue"
En cette occasion on récupère un article de Maurice Lemoine paru dans l’édition Janvier 2015 de Le Monde Diplomatique, recensant deux ouvrages qui prennet per cible d’un côté (Roberto Saviano) les caractéristiques actuelles du trafic de cocaïne et de l’autre (Johann Hari) la perspective historique de la guerre contre les drogues (war on drugs) et son échec. Comme d’ habitude on a ajouté des hyperliens et information supplémentaire d’ autres sources à la fin du texte.
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Militaire mexicain surveille la destruction d' un cache d
stupéfiants image extraite de Arte
Roberto Saviano : une enquête qui sent la poudre
Roberto Saviano : une enquête qui sent la poudre
Roberto Saviano : une enquête qui sent la poudre
Roberto Saviano : une enquête qui sent la poudre
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Sortir de la « guerre contre la drogue »
par Maurice Lemoine
Longtemps « coke » et « ultraviolence » ont eu pour synonyme « Colombie ». Les temps ont changé. Le pays où la drogue déchaîne une folie meurtrière s’appelle aujourd’hui Mexique. L’écrivain et journaliste italien Roberto Saviano, menacé de mort par la Mafia et vivant sous protection policière depuis la publication de Gomorra, y a poursuivi son travail sur le crime organisé.
Labels:
coca,
Français,
Johann Hari,
Le Monde Diplomatique,
Maurice Lemoine,
Mexico,
Roberto Saviano,
War on Drugs
Friday, January 16, 2015
NHS and the hydra of cancer drugs prices
We share the January 13th 2015 editorial from The Independent regarding the high cost of some cancer drugs and criticizing,rightfully,the steps taken by the UK government not to heed to NICE advice analysis before adding new drugs to the publicly funded list. A rise in pharmaceutical costs which has more to do with pharma companies pricing and business strategies than actual therapeutic impact and is affecting most European countries. En la web de la No Gracias podeis encontrar tanto el editorial como otros materiales relacionados debidamente traducidos y analizados. As usual we have added some hyperlinks and provided further information on the issue from the blog, our twitter feed and elsewhere
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Picture from Insurers seek lower drug prices, forcing Big Pharma to swallow a jagged little pill The Guardian Jan. 15th 2015
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Unhappy pills
Manufacturers of cancer drugs cannot expect to keep charging more for them without paying a price themselves
With a limited budget, the NHS cannot meet every demand – and new demands keep arising. As accident and emergency departments face unprecedented pressures, despite the relatively mild winter and an emergency cash injection from the Government, they suck resources from other parts of the service which, sooner or later, feel the squeeze. This week it is the turn of the cancer services.
Manufacturers of cancer drugs cannot expect to keep charging more for them without paying a price themselves
With a limited budget, the NHS cannot meet every demand – and new demands keep arising. As accident and emergency departments face unprecedented pressures, despite the relatively mild winter and an emergency cash injection from the Government, they suck resources from other parts of the service which, sooner or later, feel the squeeze. This week it is the turn of the cancer services.
Labels:
A2M,
cancer,
NHS,
NICE,
pharmaceuticals,
Pricing,
Public Health,
The independent,
UK
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Update of the Videos page
We have finally put some order in the videos section of the blog. After editing and discarding some of the material posted since 2011 you will find an eclectic selection of short videos and longer features related to those issues we care about. Comme c’est le cas avec le blog vous y trouverez de matériel en Anglais, Français, Catalan et Castillan.
"Speak Rich in Tabernaque" Texte de Marie-Christine Lemieux-Couture, récité par Katia Gagnon au parc Émilie-Gamelin, le 25 avril 2012. Uploader EdgarBlaar
Hem
intentat que hi hagues una certa
coherencia entre els videos i el material que hem anat pujant, de manera a
il.lustrar situacions sovint complexes i allunyades dels mitjans massius de
comunicacio. Seguimos editando (subiendo textos y fuentes) el material que
tenemos en Onada
Expansiva Redux. No podremos subir nuevo material hasta el mes de Junio.
Tras el cierre del primer canal de Onada Expansiva en youtube por temas de
copyright nos tomamos en serio los avisos.
Labels:
Al Jazeera,
Amnesty International,
Castellano,
Català,
Colombia,
English,
Français,
Honduras,
insurreccionalismo,
John Pilger,
Malville,
Manuel Castells,
Occupy,
Prageeth Eknaligoda,
Sri Lanka,
videos
Monday, January 12, 2015
Digna...hasta el último aliento (Felipe Cazals, 2004)
Se encuentra disponible para descarga en la página de RebeldeMule la pelicula-documental sobre Digna Ochoa abogada defensora de derechos humanos fallecida en circunstancias nunca aclaradas en octubre de 2001
La historia de la película abarca parte de la vida de la abogada y luchadora social Digna Ochoa, desde su primer secuestro, ocurrido en agosto de 1988, hasta su asesinato en en octubre de 2001. En el largometraje se presentan más de sesenta testimonios, de criminólogos, periodistas (Blanche Petrich y Miguel Ángel Granados Chapa ), defensores de los Derechos Humanos (Emilio Álvarez Icaza), religiosos, policías, activistas sociales, del procurador de justicia del Distrito Federal (Bernardo Bátiz), así como de familiares y amigos de Digna Ochoa, mientras que los actores que intervienen en la cinta dramatizan los hechos de su vida
Entrevista con el realizador Felipe Cazals donde explica cómo desarrolló este docudrama y la manera en que algunos de los entrevistados fueron develando la historia detrás de los hechos
Entrevista con el realizador Felipe Cazals donde explica cómo desarrolló este docudrama y la manera en que algunos de los entrevistados fueron develando la historia detrás de los hechos
Labels:
Castellano,
Digna Ochoa,
Documental,
Felipe Cazals,
impunidad,
Mexico
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Puertas giratorias, vasos comunicantes del poder
Puertas Giratorias, un artículo (en castellano
y euskara) de Anne Garay aparecido originalmente en la
pagina del Observatorio sobre Multinacionales en América Latina (OMAL) en el marco de su proyecto conjunto con el
Instituto de Estudios sobre Desarrollo y Cooperación Internacional (HEGOA) de Diccionario crítico de empresas transnacionales. Claves
para enfrentar el poder de las grandes corporaciones
editado por Icaria Editorial (2012). Hemos añadido algunos links y materiales
relacionados con el impacto de empresas transnacionales en diversos ámbitos
Puertas giratorias
En el mundo anglosajón se
conoce como “puertas giratorias” al fenómeno por el cual se produce una
circulación sin obstáculos de altos cargos entre los sectores público y
privado. Estos movimientos se producen en un sentido y en otro, es
decir, desde las instituciones públicas a las EMPRESAS TRANSNACIONALES
y viceversa. Y se están produciendo de forma creciente a nivel local,
nacional y supranacional, constituyendo una muestra más de lo difusa que
es la línea que separa el poder político y el poder económico.
Labels:
Anne Garay,
Castellano,
Corporate Impunity,
Puertas Giratorias,
Sentit Critic,
transnacionales,
Union Europea
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