April 2013
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NSA: The Thatcher-Gorbachev Conversations
Margaret Thatcher, the former British prime minister who passed away this week, built a surprising mutual-admiration relationship with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s — including behind-the-scenes agreement against the reunification of Germany, and profound disagreement about nuclear abolition — according to translated Soviet records of key meetings between the two leaders, posted… Continue reading
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Video: Alexa O’Brien Discusses the Bradley Manning Trial – MediaChannel.org
We are very pleased to bring you the latest Mediachannel.org interview with the awesome Alexa O’Brien, one of only a handful of journalists covering the trial of Bradley Manning. It is no exaggeration to say that Alexa is responsible for the lion’s share of information we have about what may very well be the most… Continue reading
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Video: Alexa O'Brien Discusses the Bradley Manning Trial – MediaChannel.org
We are very pleased to bring you the latest Mediachannel.org interview with the awesome Alexa O’Brien, one of only a handful of journalists covering the trial of Bradley Manning. It is no exaggeration to say that Alexa is responsible for the lion’s share of information we have about what may very well be the most… Continue reading
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Video: Wikileaks Releases Kissinger Cables and Two Decisions in Manning Trial
Michael Ratner: Kissinger files show important role Wikileaks continues to play revealing real history of US foreign policy; Judge makes one decision favorable to Manning, one not Continue reading
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Video: The Message of MLK, Bradley Manning and the Collateral Murder Video
10 April 2013 — The Real News Network Michael Ratner: Anniversary of King’s “Beyond Vietnam Speech” and release of Wikileaks “Collateral Murder” video – April 10, 13 Continue reading
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“Covert Justice” for Bradley Manning: Prosecution Witnesses to Testify Anonymously By Naomi Spencer
During a pre-trial hearing for Army private Bradley Manning Wednesday, a military judge ruled that government prosecutors can call witnesses to testify anonymously and in secret against the accused whistleblower. The ruling exposes the case for the frame-up that it is. Continue reading
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The Ironic Lady: Margaret Thatcher, Supposed Champion of Freedom and Democracy, and Her Dictator Friends By Nima Shirazi
It should be remembered that, throughout her career, Thatcher was a staunch supporter of many of the world’s most brutal regimes, propping up and arming war criminals and dictators in service to Western imperialism, anti-Communism and neoliberal hegemony. Continue reading
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Postcard from the End of America: Cheyenne By Linh Dinh
Carless, with my Virginia driver’s license long expired, I’ve ridden countless coaches across town, state and country. I’ve rolled with a vast army of losers, but, like I’ve insisted many times, losing is not easy, in this or any other culture. To lose day in and day out requires all of your physical, mental and… Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 11 April 2013: PHOTOS: Israeli troops shoot Palestinian photographer in the face
11 April 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterProminent youth activist abducted by Israeli troops in HebronIMEMC – The coordinator of the non-violent group called ‘Youth Against Settlements’ was abducted Wednesday by Israeli troops when he responded to a summons to appear at the police station at the illegal Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba. … Continue reading
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ICH 11 April 2013: Obama Budget Slashes Social Security
11 April 2013 — Information Clearing House US Has A Paranoid Policy Towards North Korea By William Boardman The U.S. appears to have a comfortable lead in maintaining delusions of being threatened. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34572.htm Continue reading
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NSA: Chiquita Sues to Block Release of Files on Colombia Terrorist Payments
Chiquita Brands International last week filed a “reverse” Freedom of Information lawsuit to block the release of records to the National Security Archive on the company’s illegal payments to Colombian terrorist groups, according to the complaint filed in U.S. District Court. At issue are thousands of documents the company turned over to the Securities and… Continue reading
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Financial Cleansing: The Cyprus Bail-in Template By grtv
The recent bail-in in Cyprus has given the world a glimpse at the future of the banking landscape. Now, as Canada gets set to hardwire the bail-in process into law, analysts like Michel Chossudovsky are warning how the big banks can use this template to further consolidate their monopoly of economic control. This is the… Continue reading
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NSA: Reading the North Korean Tea Leaves: The Perpetual Struggle to Fathom Pyongyang’s Motives and Goals
For decades, the erratic behavior of North Korea’s enigmatic leaders has often masked a mix of symbolic and pragmatic motives, according to declassified documents posted today by the National Security Archive. During earlier crises, Kim Jong Un’s father and grandfather postured and threatened the region in ways markedly similar to the behavior of the new… Continue reading
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PAMBAZUKA NEWS 625: THE LEGACIES OF HUGO CHAVEZ, CHRIS HANI AND MARTIN LUTHER KING
11 April 2013 — Pambazuka NewsThe authoritative electronic weekly newsletter and platform for social justice in AfricaPambazuka News is delivered free to you with the support of donations from Friends of Pambazuka. Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 10 April 2013
10 April 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterSoldiers Invade, Uproot, Farmlands in Khan YounisIMEMC – Wednesday morning April 10, 2013, several armored Israeli military vehicles and bulldozers invaded Palestinian farmland east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. … Continue reading
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ICH 10 April 2013: How the West Fueled the Carnage in Syria
10 April 2013 — Information Clearing House In This Nuclear Standoff It’s The US That’s The Rogue State By Jonathan Steele The idea of hegemony, often sanitised as “leadership”, is unacceptable. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34563.htm Continue reading
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Wikileaks: The Public Library of US Diplomacy: “PlusD” (and the Kissinger Cables)
On Monday April 8, 2013, WikiLeaks launched the Public Library of US Diplomacy, or PlusD, “the world’s largest searchable collection of United States confidential, or formerly confidential, diplomatic communications”. Continue reading
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