March 2012
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Hillary Clinton and Middle East war crimes By Bill Van Auken
The ratcheting up of Washington’s rhetoric is aimed at winning public support for yet another imperialist intervention in the Middle East, with regime-change once again dressed up as a crusade for human rights. Clinton’s statement, however, begs a question. How precisely does she determine when armed violence against civilians constitutes a war crime? Continue reading
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Arms supplies to Syrian opposition call for legal evaluation – Russia
An armed antigovernment mutiny has been crushed in the Syrian city of Homs. More than 100 mercenaries have been seized. The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has admitted that supplying arms to Syrian rebels is in no way contributing to a settlement in Syria. The Russian Foreign Ministry has, for its part, urged the United Nations… Continue reading
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Syria: Western Bloodlust Unleashed In Service Of Regime Change
Statements from Western leaders on Syria have grown harsh, if not menacing, as criticisms of the Bashar Assad government are unleashed and regime change becomes a common theme. Continue reading
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Video: Gunmen executing people in the streets – Homs eyewitness
RT in Damascus managed to contact an eyewitness in Homs, who says gunmen are killing civilians in the streets. Galina says leaving home is out of the question, as snipers “can shoot you in the back.” Continue reading
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Part VII of our interview series on the Makings of a Police State
Peter Van Buren joins us to discuss the Obama administration’s unprecedented persecution and prosecution of government whistleblowers, and how the has already charged more people under the Espionage Act for alleged mishandling of classified information than all past presidencies combined. Continue reading
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Red Cross officials arrive in Homs
3 March, 2012 — Voice of Russia Officials of the International Red Cross have arrived in the Baba Amr area of the city of Homs, known to be the worst-damaged during the recent clashes between the Syrian government troops and armed opposition units. Access to the area has been closed by the authorities for security Continue reading
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America's Credit and Housing Crisis: New State Bank Bills By Ellen Brown
Seventeen states have now introduced bills for state-owned banks, and others are in the works. Hawaii’s innovative state bank bill addresses the foreclosure mess. County-owned banks are being proposed that would tackle the housing crisis by exercising the right of eminent domain on abandoned and foreclosed properties. Arizona has a bill that would do this… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 3 March 2012: USA’s (no longer) secret plan for criminalising Julian Assange
3 March 2012 — williambowles.info WikiLeaks: New reports detail discontent, fear in Venezuelan military Sacramento Bee The report, which are part of the firm’s more than five million emails that WikiLeaks revealed this week, show Chávez’s concern over the growing signs of discontent coming from the military. “HCF [Hugo Chávez Frías] is worried,” says Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 3 March 2012
3 March 2012 — williambowles.info Manning Charged with Espionage, Leaker of SEALED Indictment on Assange Gets Nada Government Accountability Project (blog) Hamsher is right on explaining the disparate treatment: Moral of the story: Bradley Manning gets charged with “aiding the enemy” for potentially leaking information that was available on the SIPRNET to hundreds of Continue reading
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Syria And Beyond: Most Serious East-West Confrontation Since End Of Cold War By Vladimir Radyuhin
The veto Russia slapped jointly with China on two United Nations Security Council resolutions that sought the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad marked the most serious East-West confrontation since the end of the Cold War. Continue reading
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China: Western Historical Sympathy Is Too Much To Expect
External observers always listen to the powerful, and ignore the fear and anger of the weak. The Chinese should require themselves to remember history. There is too long a way to go before global justice and consciousness pay attention to those innocent victims. Continue reading
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Strategic Culture Foundation 3 March 2012: Belarus / US / Russia / BRICS / Turkey / Israel/Venezuela / Iran / Serbia / Afghanistan
3 March 2012 — Strategic Culture Foundation Syria – Belarus. Parallels 03.03.2012 | 00:00 | Alexander MEZYAEV By the end of 2011 – beginning of 2012 Belarus sparked a wave of hysteria in the West. In December the President of the USA signed the sanctions imposing Belarus Human Rights and Democracy Act. The EU introduced additional Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 2 March 2012: Gaza gears up for Israeli Apartheid Week
2 March 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Report: “120 Palestinians To Be displaced Due To Military Orders”IMEMC – The “Land Research Center” issued a press release, on Friday, stating that 120 Palestinians will be displaced and prevented access to their farmlands due to an Israeli military plan, and a military training drill Continue reading
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What the Heck is a “Prevailing Wage,” and Why Does it Boil Frogs? By Bill Bergman
Prevailing wage laws govern worker compensation on government-funded construction projects. They direct that workers be paid “prevailing wages.” This may not sound like such an evil thing, but these laws end up boosting construction costs significantly, and restrict opportunity for many construction workers. Continue reading
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Our Gang of War Criminals By Dave Lindorff
Under the Nuremberg Principles, later incorporated into the United Nations Charter, to which the United States is a signatory, the planning, preparation, initiation or waging of a war of aggression, which is defined as a war started against another nation that does not pose an imminent threat of attack on the aggressor nation or nations,… Continue reading
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Top NATO Military Commander Mulls Partnerships With India, Brazil
A top Pentagon commander has told U.S. legislators that the possibilities of NATO partnership with India and Brazil are “worth exploring”, as the two nations have great capabilities. This is the first time possibly that a top Pentagon commander is making such a statement on a partnership between NATO and India. The Pentagon official was… Continue reading
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Stop NATO news: March 2, 2012: US Strongest Military In The World: After Iraqi, Afghan, Libyan “Successes,” Pentagon To Maintain Might, Expand Global
2 March 2012 — Stop NATO News Strongest Military In The World: After Iraqi, Afghan, Libyan “Successes,” Pentagon To Maintain Might, Expand Global Partnerships Libyan War And Beyond: NATO Praises Qatar As Key Ally NATO Shelling Critically Wounds Six In Pakistan Armenia: NATO Delegation Oversees Further Integration NATO Summit To Continue”Open-Door Policy” With Georgia Continue reading
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