May 2013
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Mercenaries surrender to Syrian military in Qsseir By Luis Brizuela Bringuez
The Syrian Arab Army continued its advance today the offensive in Qsseir, central province of Homs, after mercenaries group members surrendered to the authorities in the northern and central districts of the city. Continue reading
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Michael Franti & Spearhead – ‘We Don’t Mind’
One of my favourite artists, this track is from the ‘Stay Human’ album recorded in 1991. Conscious music. Continue reading
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“The machiavelian threefold game of the neoconservatives” by Laurent Guyénot
To realize their fantasies of world domination, the neocons resorted to a triple discourse, as Laurent Guyénot shows in this study, i.e. a cynical political philosophy developed by their mentor Leo Strauss for domestic consumption; a cold analysis of Israeli strategic interests for the benefit of leaders in Tel Aviv, and a fear-mongering warning against… Continue reading
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The Greek Crisis and the Left Response: Two Essays by Panagiotis Sotiris
For the past three years Greece has been at the same time an experiment in neoliberal social engineering and a laboratory of movements and collective struggles. For the first time in many decades we have the case of a country entering a phase of profound social and political crisis that has the potential to turn… Continue reading
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The Islamist State: What the Syrian Constitution says about Assad and the Rebels By Stephen Gowans
The idea that the uprising against the Syrian government is inspired by a grassroots movement thirsting for a pluralist, democratic state is a fiction. Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 27 May 2013: Domestic fissures in Israel will not benefit Palestinians
27 May 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterIsraeli Settlements Occupy 538.303 Dunams In West BankIMEMC – Israeli daily, Haaretz, has reported that, in 2012, Israel confiscated 8000 Dunams of Palestinian lands in the occupied West Bank for the benefit of its settlements in areas referred to by Tel Aviv as “State Lands”. … Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 26 May 2013: Kerry against the wall
26 May 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterIsraeli troops decimate Bedouin village in Negev, leaving 24 children homelessIMEMC – The village of Atir-Umm al-Hieran is considered an ‘unrecognized’ village by the Israeli government, and has experienced home demolitions in the past, in 2007. But this week, residents say, 600 Israeli officers came and “destroyed Continue reading
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ICH 27 May 2013: The Evil of "Humanitarian Interventionism"
23 May 2013 — Information Clearing House US Makes Syria an ‘Offer it Can’t Refuse’ – again By Finian Cunningham This is the scenario that Washington and its NATO allies are contriving for the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad… http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35093.htm Continue reading
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Miles Davis – ‘Human Nature’
Miles Davis-trumpet, Kenny Garrett-saxophone, Foley-guitar, Ricky Wellman-drums, Richard Patterson-bass. Recorded in 1991. Continue reading
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Sweden Rebellions Reveal Deepening Racial and Class Divisions By Abayomi Azikiwe
The unrest began when a nearly 70-year-old Portuguese immigrant died in Husby as a result of police actions. The official story was that the senior citizen had welded a machete at officers, however, other sources from the community said that it was not a machete but a knife and that no one had been held… Continue reading
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From Iraq, a tragic reminder to prosecute the war criminals By John Pilger
The dust in Iraq rolls down the long roads that are the desert’s fingers. It gets in your eyes and nose and throat; it swirls in markets and school playgrounds, consuming children kicking a ball; and it carries, according to Dr. Jawad Al-Ali, “the seeds of our death”. An internationally respected cancer specialist at the… Continue reading
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ICH 26 May 2013: Let Us Mourn The Millions America Slaughtered, Then Mourn US Soldiers
23 May 2013 — Information Clearing House Let Us Mourn The Millions America Slaughtered, Then Mourn US Soldiers By Jay Janson Prosecute our own before our victims unite and prosecute all of us. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35090.htm Continue reading
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Miles Davis 'So What'
This is as good as it gets on this, Miles’ birthday! Miles with John Coltrane on tenor saxophone, Paul Chambers on bass, Jimmy Cobb on drums and Wynton Kelly on Piano plus a horn ensemble. Continue reading
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Bhopal gas tragedy-WikiLeaks expose US role
The [Wikileaks] disclosures known as the “Kissinger cables” make the US Administration ethically and morally, if not legally, responsible for the Bhopal Gas Disaster that took thousands of lives, sickened and maimed many more. Continue reading
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Hezbollah chief promises ‘victory’ in Syria conflict
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Saturday vowed “victory” in Syria, where militants of his powerful Lebanese Shiite movement are fighting alongside regular troops against rebels trying to topple the regime. Continue reading
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Still Getting Gitmo Wrong By Peter Hart
President Barack Obama’s address yesterday on U.S. terror strategies got a lot of attention for supposedly charting a new course in America’s longest war. But some of the facts were mangled along the way. Continue reading
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The Miles Davis Story
A two-hour must-see documentary on the life of Miles Davis told by his family, inc. numerous wives and fellow musicians. Continue reading
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GR Week in Review 25 May 2013: Europe’s Guantanamo and the Boston Bombing Cover-Up
25 May 2013 — Global Research Two FBI Agents Involved in Arrest of Boston Bombing Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s “FALL” Out of Helicopter and Die By Global Research News, May 23 , 2013 Continue reading
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Video: The World Against Monsanto: Holding the Corrupt Accountable
Monsanto is a company feared and reviled by the public in equal measure. But whatever cases Monsanto has lost in the court of public opinion it has made up for in the courts of justice thanks to its revolving door with the upper reaches of Washington. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 