October 20, 2009
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Spying on Americans: The Bipartisan National Security State – Telecoms Lobby US Congress By Tom Burghardt
The bipartisan consensus that encourages unaccountable secret state agencies to illegally spy on the American people under color of a limitless, and highly profitable, “war on terror” was dealt a (minor) blow October 13. Federal District Court Judge Jeffrey White denied a motion by the Obama administration that the court issue a 30-day stay to… Continue reading
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The Real News Network – Peruvian protesters detained, allegedly tortured
The Real News Network – Peruvian protesters detained, allegedly tortured Continue reading
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Diego Garcia: A thorn in the side of Africa's nuclear-weapon-free 'zone By Peter H. Sand
More than 13 years after its signature, the Pelindaba Treaty, which establishes Africa as a nuclear-weapon-free zone, officially came into force this summer. However, conflicting British and African interpretations of an oblique footnote about Diego Garcia threaten to put one signatory, Mauritius, in breach of the treaty. For Africa to truly be considered nuclear-weapon-free, this… Continue reading
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Geo-Strategic Chessboard: War Between India and China? By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
Since 1947, India has not fully pledged itself to any camp or global pole during the Cold War and as a result was a founding member of the Non-Aligned Movement (N.A.M.). Since the post-Cold War era that position has eroded. New Delhi has been gradually moving away from its traditional position, relationships, and policies in… Continue reading
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