August 2013
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Slain Chechen’s father arrives in US to sue the FBI
The father of a Chechen man who was fatally shot by a Boston FBI agent has arrived in the United States, where he intends to file a lawsuit against the agency and investigate the mysterious death of his son. Continue reading
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Video: Monsanto Baseball: Escaping Accountability in Corporate America
deceptionsusa.com presents “Monsanto Baseball.” If you are Monsanto, you can commit the most egregious crimes against humanity but you are never guilty of any safety violations. In fact the EPA, FDA and USDA approve your products for public consumption. Continue reading
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Video: Fracked Up!
Journalist Patrick Henningsen interviewed Ian Crane about the drive by vested interests to develop shale gas extraction using hydraulic fracturing in the UK. He speaks about the implications for the environment and the resistance which is building…Fracking’s cast of characters includes the likes of Haliburton, Cuadrilla, Centrica and British Gas, to name only a few.… Continue reading
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Video: Mercenaries and Private Security Companies on Contract with UN By grtv
Former Chairperson of the UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries, José L. Gómez del Prado, explains how private military and security companies have created an association to counter the regulations called for by his working group. Continue reading
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Video: Vijay Prashad: Marx and Tolstoy Helped Me See the Limits of Liberalism
On the second episode of Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay, Vijay Prashad talks about growing up in India and coming to the realization that liberalism could never eliminate poverty Continue reading
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ICH 5 August 2013: The US Terror Scare: Manipulating Public Perceptions
5 August 2013 — Information Clearing House Israel-Palestinian Talks Washington Acts Like Matchmaker… Between Rapist and Victim By Finian Cunningham The art of US diplomacy in the Middle East is evidently to give Israel a carte blanche to do whatever it likes with regard to trampling on Palestinian rights and lives. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35759.htm Continue reading
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PAMBAZUKA NEWS 641: TRAYVON MARTIN, EGYPT AND THE QUEST FOR HUMAN DIGNITY
6 August 2013 — Pambazuka News The authoritative electronic weekly newsletter and platform for social justice in Africa Pambazuka News is delivered free to you with the support of donations from Friends of Pambazuka. Continue reading
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Video: Greenwald: Is U.S. Exaggerating Threat to Embassies to Silence Critics of NSA Domestic Surveillance?
The Obama administration has announced it will keep 19 diplomatic posts in North Africa and the Middle East closed for up to a week, due to fears of a possible militant threat. On Sunday, Senator Saxby Chambliss, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said the decision to close the embassies was based on… Continue reading
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Screenshot of Google rerouting CLG Newsletter to spam bin, overriding user’s wishes
03 Aug 2013 CLG reader Mark Graffis has a screen-shot of NSAssociate Google relegating the CLG Newsletter to the spam bin. Note that Mark has clg_news @ legitgov.org classified as a ‘Friend,’ but Google *overrides* that designation and marks the CLG Newsletter as spam. Mark passed this image along, as he has told me that… Continue reading
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Political Assasination? Was Dr. David Kelly about to Blow that Whistle? Evidence from Daughter Rachel Kelly By Dr. David Halpin
When the war crime was well embedded like the reporters, there was even greater public antagonism to the massive and inhuman action. Stories were circulating that there were no WMDs to be found. Imagine the reaction in the cabinet and within the war machine when Kelly’s contradiction flew back. Nothing could have been less welcome… Continue reading
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UK: Stand Against Racist “Show Your Papers” Spot Checks
Last week, UK Border Agency officers detained and intimidated dozens of non-white travelers and demanded to “see their papers.” These horrific, racist tactics must stop immediately. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine-Israel Newslinks 3 August 2013
3 August 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterAbbas Welcomes Barcelona Soccer Team In BethlehemIMEMC – Thousands Of Palestinians Welcome Barca [Saturday Evening August 3, 2013] Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, welcomed at his Presidential Headquarters in the West Bank City of Bethlehem, the players and coach of Barcelona soccer team, who are conducting their first… Continue reading
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ICH 4 August 2013: What Google Knows About You
4 August 2013 — Information Clearing House In Rare Interview Egypt’s Commanding General Sharply Criticized U.S. By Lally Weymouth “You left the Egyptians. You turned your back on the Egyptians, and they won’t forget that,” said an indignant Gen. Abdel Fatah al-Sissi. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35749.htm Continue reading
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Palestine: The Development of Fortified, Ethnically-exclusive Jewish Enclaves in The West Bank By Suzanne Harris-Brandts
Amidst a series of dramatic events in recent weeks, the Palestinian strife of living under Israeli occupation for close to half a century has once again entered global media attention. Contributing to the headlines were two new Israeli announcements of Jewish-only settlement construction in the peripheries of East Jerusalem. Continue reading
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Video: Architecture, Occupation, and Resistance
Justin Podur interviews architectural researcher Suzy Harris-Brandts, who studied and worked with the Decolonizing Architecture group in the West Bank. They discuss the limitations of negotiations, design tactics under occupation, and the responsibility of architects. Continue reading
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Snowden's Asylum and Double Standards By Peter Hart
usat-snowdenNSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has been granted temporary asylum by Russia, which has generated coverage focusing on the U.S. outrage at Russia’s decision. “Defiant Russia Grants Snowden Year’s Asylum” is the headline at the New York Times (8/2/13), where readers were told of the “risk of a breach in relations with the United States” and… Continue reading
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FAIR TV: Misreporting WikiLeaks, NYT Defines the "Center," MSNBC's Walmart "Debate" By Peter Hart
This week: The corporate media finally paid attention to the Bradley Manning trial–but NBC botched some of the history. Plus the New York Timestries to show how Democrats are moving ‘away from the center.’ But how do they define the center anyway? And we look at an MSNBC debate over Walmart and a living wage… Continue reading
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