December 2011
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 11-17 December 2011
17 December 2011 — Strategic Culture Foundation European Union: From economic crisis to constitutional disaster17.12.2011 | 11:50 | Hannes HOFBAUER (Austria) The Brussels summit of December 2011 intended to solve a huge fiscal and budget (and in reality an economic) problem in the Euro-zone. It let to a political split within the EU-27 and risks Continue reading
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ICH Newsletter 16 December 2011: Obama's Hypocritical Embrace of a Criminal War
16 December 2011 — Information Clearing House Obama at Fort Bragg: A Hypocritical Embrace of a Criminal War By Bill Van Auken President Barack Obama used his speech to US troops at Fort Bragg, to embrace the nine-year war in Iraq that he had ostensibly opposed and to declare the destruction of the country a Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 16 December 2011
16 December 2011 — williambowles.info Bradley Manning pre-trial hearing opens amid tight security The Guardian Bradley Manning will be seen in public for the first time since he was arrested in Iraq in May 2010 for allegedly leaking hundreds of thousands of secret US state documents to WikiLeaks. Security will be exceptionally – some say Continue reading
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The death of David Kelley: First court hearing Mon 19 Dec & vigil from 10am
At long last a step closer to a coroner’s inquest into the death of Dr. David Kelly. This would be the first time a court would hear the medical anomalies that led many to conclude that Dr Kelly did not commit suicide. Will the lid on the government cover-up about the case and this pandora’s box… Continue reading
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Democracy and Debt By Michael Hudson
Book V of Aristotle’s Politics describes the eternal transition of oligarchies making themselves into hereditary aristocracies – which end up being overthrown by tyrants or develop internal rivalries as some families decide to ‘take the multitude into their camp’ and usher in democracy, within which an oligarchy emerges once again, followed by aristocracy, democracy, and… Continue reading
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Video: Degredation of Democracy By Michael Hudson
Michael appears on Capital Account to discuss his two most recent articles, Democracy & Debt and Europe’s Transition from Social Democracy to Oligarchy. Continue reading
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Europe’s Transition From Social Democracy to Oligarchy By Michael Hudson
The easiest way to understand Europe’s financial crisis is to look at the solutions being proposed to resolve it. They are a banker’s dream, a grab bag of giveaways that few voters would be likely to approve in a democratic referendum. Continue reading
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Iran Newslinks 12-16 December 2011
16 December 2011 — williambowles.info 16 December 2011 Iran denies construction of new nuclear plant in Isfahan Strategic Culture Foundation Today at 02:41 Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 15-16 December 2011
16 December 2011 — williambowles.info 16 December 2011 IRAQ MISSION [FINALLY?] ACCOMPLISHED : A dictatorship without a dictator Asia Times Online Today at 11:00 A democratic Iraq in a neighborhood riddled with dictatorships will not work, because Arab and Iranian regimes will always try to bring it down, as they did with Lebanon for more Continue reading
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Media Lens: Climate Crisis – The Collapse In Corporate Media Coverage
The latest round of UN climate talks has just begun in Durban, South Africa, but the world’s richest nations are already planning to prevent any new treaty from taking effect before 2020. Achim Steiner, head of the UN environment programme, has condemned the action as a ‘political choice’, rather than one based on science, calling… Continue reading
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IRAN-DRONEGATE: Washington's Acrimony over the Downed Top Secret Spy Drone By Dr. Ismail Salami
The downing of the spy drone is a sign that Iran is militarily powerful and efficient. However, the secret mission of the drone, which is purported to have been the collection of secret data on the Iranian nuclear sites, consolidates the idea that Washington is more than ever bent on carrying out secret black operations inside… Continue reading
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IRAN-DRONEGATE: Washington’s Acrimony over the Downed Top Secret Spy Drone By Dr. Ismail Salami
The downing of the spy drone is a sign that Iran is militarily powerful and efficient. However, the secret mission of the drone, which is purported to have been the collection of secret data on the Iranian nuclear sites, consolidates the idea that Washington is more than ever bent on carrying out secret black operations inside… Continue reading
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Global Research Week in Review Selected Articles 16 December 2011: Looking back, moving forward
15 December, 2011 — Global Research Two months ago, we approached Global Research readers with a challenge: to increase the Global Research Newsletter list by 10,000 new subscribers before the end of 2011. Now mid-December, we have made significant steps forward, and although we have not (yet!) reached our goal, the response has been encouraging. Continue reading
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Stop NATO News: December 16, 2011
16 December 2011 — Stop NATO Missile Shield To Destroy Strategic Balance: Russian Defense Minister U.S. Receives Final Approval To Deploy Missiles In Romania U.S.-NATO Missiles: Russian Baltic Radar Fully Operational In 2014 Syria, Iran, Russia Targeted: Pentagon Chief Strengthens Military Ties With Turkey Global Turmoil Set To Worsen In Coming New Year Iraq: Fallujah Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 15 December 2011: Settlers torch Ramallah mosque
15 December 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Settlers Torch A Mosque In Ramallah IMEMC – A group of fanatic Israeli settlers burnt, on Thursday at dawn, a mosque in Borqa village, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and wrote racist graffiti on its walls. The attack is the Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 15 December 2011: Junkyard Gives Up Secret Accounts of Massacre in Iraq
15 December 2011 — Information Clearing House “Yankee Go Home” Iraq Celebrates US Army Withdrawal By Reuters Iraqis burned American flags, brandished banners and thronged the streets of the western city of Falluja to celebrate the withdrawal of US troops. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29999.htm Continue reading
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Video: Duke Ellington Orchestra – 'It don't mean a thing'
1943 footage of the Duke Ellington Orchestra performing the swing era anthem “It Don’t Mean A Thing” with the singing of violinist and trumpeter Ray Nance, and trombonist ‘Tricky’ Sam Nanton. The song’s title was a derived from a saying often used by the Ellington Band’s former trumpet player Bubber Miley. Continue reading
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PCHR Condemns Placing Large Floats 3 Miles from Gaza Seashore to Tighten the Siege Imposed on the Gaza Strip
PCHR Condemns Placing Large Floats 3 Miles from Gaza Seashore to Tighten the Siege Imposed on the Gaza Strip Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 15 December 2011
15 December 2011 — williambowles.info Syrian forces ‘given free rein’ BBC News Today at 07:42 Syrian soldiers were told to stop anti-government protests ‘by all means necessary’, says Human Rights Watch, who interviewed dozens of defectors. Continue reading
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Western Elite Wages Info-war to Justify Syria Invasion? By Prof. Igor Panarin
Escalating tensions surrounding Syria are preparation for aggression. Writer and political scientist Igor Panarin believes that part of the British-American and Israeli elite is waging an information war to justify a military invasion of Syria. Continue reading
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