August 9, 2009
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Sami, The Bedouin – Adam, “the Terrorist”
Today, my wife got up in down and prepared herself to go and meet her dad and sister in Jenin city before they go to the busses of the International Red-Cross to take them to the “israeli” jail. She went and took our baby and they all got in the busses and seemingly everything was… Continue reading
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The Real News Network – Honduras political crisis unleashes media wars
Video: President Micheletti’s coup government cracks down on media and limits access to news about elected Pres? Honduras’ deposed president, Manuel Zelaya, continues to negotiate for a return to power after being ousted in a military-backed coup. But President Micheletti’s defacto government has been cracking down on media and limiting access to news about the… Continue reading
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Honduras Coup: A Template for Hemispheric Assault on Democracy By Felipe Stuart Cournoyer
The people of Honduras have now suffered more than 40 days of military rule. The generals’ June 28 coup, crudely re-packaged in constitutional guise, ousted the country’s elected government and unleashed severe, targeted, and relentless repression. Continue reading
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US Still Paying Blackwater Millions By Jeremy Scahill
Just days before two former Blackwater employees alleged in sworn statements filed in federal court that the company’s owner, Erik Prince, ‘views himself as a Christian crusader tasked with eliminating Muslims and the Islamic faith from the globe,’ the Obama administration extended a contract with Blackwater for more than $20 million for ‘security services’ in… Continue reading
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Video: Blackwater and other misdeeds of Empire
Jeremy Scahill, author of Blackwater: The Rise of the Worlds Most Powerful Mercenary Army, discusses the dwindling ranks of antiwar Democrats in Congress, the cruise missile liberals that support war in Darfur without questioning the aims of U.S. imperialism, the mercenary surge accompanying the troop surge in Afghanistan, the history of bipartisan executive assassination programs… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 