December 2012
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Eddie Palmieri: Oyelo Que Te Conviene
15 December 2012 — Jazz on the Tube The fantastic Eddie Palmieri, one of my favourite artists. Continue reading
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Beaten and sodomized: European human rights court finds CIA guilty of torture
The European Court of Human Rights found the CIA guilty of torturing a terror suspect for the first time ever. A German citizen was illegally detained, tortured and sodomized by a CIA “rendition team’ after being mistaken for an al-Qaeda member. Continue reading
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Western backed Free Syrian Army has crossed the line By John Robles
The Free Syrian Army has committed an affront to all humanity by kidnapping and threatening to execute a female Ukrainian journalist and announcing that they will kill all Russians and Ukrainians they find in Syria. This could be taken to be akin to a declaration of war, obviously the armed insurgents in Syria have been… Continue reading
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Egypt erupts in anger. Democracy is not the final word (II) By Melkulangara BHADRAKUMAR
Without doubt, the ground reality is that Islamism does enjoy majority support among the people of Egypt and it becomes all at once highly debatable today to argue that Morsi is imposing an agenda of ‘Islamization’. Continue reading
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New at SCF 9-15 December 2012: Palestine / Egypt / USA / NATO / Gold / Iran
15 December 2012 — Strategic Culture Foundation The Winner`s Parade in the Gaza Strip, or When «a Pillar of Cloud» Cleared 15.12.2012 | 00:00 | Dmitry MININ No matter how hard Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, along with the Israeli propaganda machine claim that the outcome of operation «a Pillar of Cloud» against the Gaza Strip Continue reading
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FAIR TV: ABC's Disney "Exclusive," Syria WMDs, Robin Hood Tax By Peter Hart
Syria’s chemical weapons threat– is it Iraq all over again? With all the talk about the budget, why won’t media talk about taxing Wall Street? And ABC breaks big “news”… about a Disney theme park. Continue reading
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Apostles of a war without end By Neil Clarke
The West stepped up its intervention in the Syrian civil war this week, with the United States formally recognising the rebel coalition as “the legitimate representative” of the Syrian people. Continue reading
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ICH 14 December 2012: 159 Killed in Syria: 27 Killed in Connecticut
14 December 2012 — Information Clearing House US-Backed Syrian Opposition Demands Support for Al Qaeda By Tony Cartalucci US-handpicked opposition leader, Moaz al-Khatib wants US to reconsider terror listing for Al Qaeda’s al-Nusra front. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33315.htm Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles 14 December 2012: Israel Starts Removing Mines Close To Border With Jordan- To Build Settlements
14 December 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Colonizing Christmas: Facts on Israeli Occupation and BethlehemIMEMC – PLO Negotiations Affairs Department Issued Their Latest Fact Sheet entitled “Colonizing Christmas: Facts on Israeli Occupation and Bethlehem”. … Continue reading
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America’s Power Game: Iranian People Victims of US Economic Sanctions By Kourosh Ziabari
The reality is that if the United States and its European allies had compelling evidence that Iran is developing nuclear weapons, they wouldn’t hesitate for a moment to launch a military strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities, and what troubles them is that Iran is not really seeking nuclear weapons. Continue reading
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NSA: The Jonathan Pollard Spy Case: The CIA’s 1987 Damage Assessment Declassified
When Naval Investigative Service analyst Jonathan Pollard spied for Israel in 1984 and 1985, his Israeli handlers asked primarily for nuclear, military and technical information on the Arab states, Pakistan, and the Soviet Union — not on the United States — according to the newly-declassified CIA 1987 damage assessment of the Pollard case, published today… Continue reading
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ICH 13 December 2012: US ‘Tortured and Sodomised’ Suspect – European court rules
13 December 2012 — Information Clearing House European Court of Human Rights Finds US/CIA Guilty of Torture By Amrit Singh The CIA stripped, hooded, shackled, and sodomized el-Masri. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33307.htm Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles 12 December 2012: Lieberman: “Heading To ICC, A Palestinian Declaration Of War On Israel”
12 December 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Extremist Israeli Settlers Write Racist Graffiti On Christian MonasteryIMEMC – A number of extremist Israeli settlers wrote, on Wednesday at dawn, racist graffiti attacking Christianity and Jesus Christ on the walls of a monastery in occupied Jerusalem, the WAFA News Agency reported. … Continue reading
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ICH 12 December 2012: Judge Censors US Torture Testimony
12 December 2012 — Information Clearing House Open Declaration of War? US Recognizes Syrian Opposition Body By RT Russia is “surprised” by the US move, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov commented on Wednesday. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33298.htm Continue reading
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Fabricating WMD “Evidence”: Israeli Covert Operation inside Syria to “Track Chemical Arsenal” By Julie Lévesque
Those involved in the Iraq WMD propaganda ploy are now applying their skills with a view to fabricating a WMD pretext to intervene in Syria. According to a report from the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University, “Israelis ‘misread’ the Iraqi threat”. In 2003, the BBC wrote on the report’s findings: Continue reading
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Damascus issues arrest warrant for Lebanon’s Hariri
The Syrian government has issued an arrest warrant for the Lebanese lawmaker Saad Hariri on charges of sponsoring Syrian militants. Continue reading
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Russia: Syrian Rebels’ Backers Accomplices In Atrocities
In a statement read put by diplomatic spokesman Alexander Lukashevich Wednesday, Moscow said the responsibility for the latest atrocities committed by the Syrian rebels must be shared by the foreign powers that arm, fund and train the anti-government insurgents. Continue reading
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The Syria Chemical Weapons Saga: The Staging of a US-NATO Sponsored Humanitarian Disaster? By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
Modeled on the Saddam Hussein WMD narrative, the propaganda ploy concerning the alleged threat of Syria’s chemical weapons has been building up over several months. Continue reading