July 31, 2009
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British Foreign Secretary: Clinton threatened to cut-off intell BY Glenn Greenwald
31 July, 2009 I‘ve written several times before about the amazing quest of Binyam Mohamed — a British resident released from Guantanamo in February, 2009 after seven years in captivity — to compel public disclosure of information in the possession of the British Government proving he was tortured while in U.S. custody. At the center of Mohamed’s Continue reading
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Joe Bageant: The Bastards Never Die
Well, for starters, the above title is a damned lie, since this little screed is not a history. It’s just rumination on the tilting point at which Americans started the slide into the deepest sort of cultivated consumer consciousness — which is to say our corporate managed engorgement and swinedom at the service of the… Continue reading
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Lies and Israel’s war crimes Ben White
The parallel propaganda battle fought by Israel’s official and unofficial apologists continued after the ceasefire, in a desperate struggle to combat the repeated reports by human rights groups of breaches of international law. This article will look at some of the strategies of this campaign of disinformation, confusion, and lies — and the reality of… Continue reading
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The Real News Network – Ball over the Wall
Video:Israel and the US call the Wall snaking through the West Bank a “barrier”. What if the barrier becomes the playing field for an unlikely soccer match? Pepe Escobar kicks in. Continue reading
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The Real News Network – The beer summit and race in America
Video: Glen Ford: Upward mobility for black elite has not translated into a better life for ordinary blacks Continue reading
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Viva Palestina goes international – D-day 5 December
Two hundred people, almost all US citizens, passed through the Rafah crossing into Gaza on 15 July carrying with them a quarter of a million dollars worth of medical aid and supplies. The delegation reflected the great diversity of US society. There were Muslim-, Arab-, African-, Jewish-, Latino-, and Native-Americans as well as Christian ministers. Continue reading
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Video: Liberty – Protecting Civil Liberties Promoting Human Rights: Where do they go?
Over the last few years the Government has mislaid a staggering amount of our personal information. In this clever short film, Liberty asks whether they can be trusted with even more data. Narrated by Liberty supporter Simon Callow and made voluntarily for Liberty by professional film-maker Will MacNeil, with post-production by Unit, the film underlines… Continue reading
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Thursday, Bloody Thursday in Honduras By Al Giordano
JULY 30, 2009, CUESTA DE LA VIRGEN, COMAYAGUA, HONDURAS: The first signs came in the form of tractor trailers, miles and miles of them, easily thousands, laden with melons and pineapples and bananas and sports apparel manufactured in the factories to the north, frozen in place, engines turned off, on the side of the road,… Continue reading
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Iran's "Leftist" Don Quixotes By Bizhan Pouya
The unfortunate truth is that, in contrast to these “revolutionary” Marxists’ intimations and inferences, there really are no organized leftist or Marxist groups inside Iran rallying workers, students, or other sectors of the Iranian society. Contrary to such claims, I suggest that, since the 1953 CIA coup which toppled the democratically elected government of Dr.… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 