May 13, 2013
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ICH 13 May 2013: Chris Hedges: Murder Is Our National Sport
13 May 2013 — Information Clearing House Syria Endgame Approaching Fast By Shamus Cooke Syrian government forces have scored significant battlefield victories over the rebels, and this has provoked a mixture of war provocations and peace offers from the U.S. and its anti-Assad allies. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34922.htm Continue reading
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A United Nations For the Rest of Us, But Not For Israel By Mohamed Khodr
On May 15, 2013 Israel will celebrate its 65th year of “independence” (from whom?), a celebration steeped in historical lies, myths, blood, and the forced expulsion and dispossession of Palestinians from their homeland with the political, economic, and military support of the U.S. and Britain, two colonial racist powers who themselves understand the meaning of… Continue reading
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Christian village breathes easier as Syrian army advances By Sammy Ketz
The advance of regime troops on the rebel stronghold of Qusair in central Syria has come as a relief for at least one village, mostly Christian, nestled on the shores of Lake Quttina. Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 12 May 2013: Ahrar: “Israel Still Holding Captive 13 Legislators, 2 Ministers”
12 May 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterIsrael Violates Lebanese AirspaceIMEMC – Lebanese sources reported Sunday that four Israeli F-16 war jets violated the Lebanese airspace, and circled at law altitude over several cities and towns south of the country. … Continue reading
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ICH 12 May 2013: Ronald Reagan: Accessory to Genocide Claims
12 May 2013 — Information Clearing House Buying Time in Syria By Phil Greaves The current softening of US rhetoric is merely a smokescreen to enable the US Government and its autocratic GCC (Gulf Co-Operation Council) allies to shift strategies and proxy allegiances. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34907.htm Continue reading
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Video: Dario Fo su Berlusconi (d'annata ma tragicamente attuale)
13 May 2013 — Youtube More Dario Fo! Title roughly translated to English: ‘Vintage Berslusconi but unfortunately still current’. Prologue of a (famous Italian NOBEL award-winning) Dario Fo’s show aired in late 90′, where he jokes about Silvio Berlusconi (“Psiconano” ITA – “Psycodwarf” ENU). Veronica Lario (Berlusconi’s wife) is amongst spectators. Greetings from non-Italian viewers are Continue reading
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Audio: Syria: The Next Domino to Fall? Is a Major US-NATO Military Intervention Looming?
Rick Rozoff, a long-time anti-war campaigner, puts the recent actions by Israel as well as the rhetoric form the Obama Administration into a historical and geo-political context. He identifies Syria’s strategic significance in the region, and he speculates on what regime change would mean for the region and the world. Continue reading
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Video: Criminal and Complicit Mainstream Media
Michel Chossudovsky speaks in Kuala Lumpur (2012). Reflections on the criminal mainstream mass media after the 9/11 events and “covering up” as obstruction of justice. Continue reading
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‘Witnessing’ Boston’s Mass Casualty Theatre By William Bowles
Mention the word ‘conspiracy’ and eyes roll and people head for the exit. Derision is poured with abandon on the heads of those so described as ‘conspiracy theorists’, and especially those who dare to suggest that complex events can be engineered so as to fool the onlooker or the curious. The Boston bombings appear to… Continue reading
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A minimal program by S. Artesian
It’s not often that I read the articles on the New York Times Op-Ed page. And I can’t remember ever recommending any such article to anyone for any reason. But today, May 13, 2013, I read and I recommend “How Austerity Kills” by David Stuckler and Sanjay Basau. Continue reading
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Boston Bombing Involves Clearly Staged Carnage By Sheila Casey
“Does a compelling description of a terrorist attack, replete with ‘eyewitness accounts’ of the terrifying scene, and official pronouncements, constitute an actual event?” – Florida Atlantic University professor James Tracy. Continue reading
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Media Lens: ‘You Say What You Like, Because They Like What You Say’ By David Cromwell
The local elections in England earlier this month saw the right-wing UK Independence Party win over 140 council seats, gaining around 25 per cent of the vote where it stood. This led to a deluge of media headlines and stories echoing UKIP leader Nigel Farage’s gleeful claim of a ‘game changer’ in domestic politics. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 