November 2013
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Owen Jones & Mother Agnes. A lesson on conciliatory “leftists” By Phil Greaves
Following the news that Mother Agnes Miriam, a nun who heads the Musalaha (reconciliation) initiative in Syria, was due to speak at the Stop The War conference in London, two journalists also due to speak at the event, Jeremy Scahill and Owen Jones, decided to withdraw participation unless Mother Agnes was removed from the speaking… Continue reading
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The “Progressive Left Anti-War” Movement: Bowing before the Inquisitors on Syria By Jonathan Cook
One of the problems for the left is the desperate need of too many of its best and brightest to maintain legitimacy “in the mainstream”. In practice, those who could be advancing radical new agendas or ways of thinking to deal with the catastrophic problems we face end up spending too much time watching their… Continue reading
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Violence: The American Way of Life By John Kozy
The Romans went to the Coliseum to watch people being killed. In major cities, Americans just look out their windows. Baseball, once America’s national game, a benign, soporific sport, has been replaced by football which is so violent it destroys the brains of those who play it. Violent films, euphemized as action flicks, dominate our… Continue reading
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Unrestrained jingoism to characterise UK’s marking of World War I anniversary By Julie Hyland
Who would believe that anyone, save a sociopath, would propose that the upcoming 100th anniversary of World War I should be cause for national celebration? Cameron’s proposal is extraordinary even by the jingoist standards of Britain’s ruling elite. While World War II has long been a patriotic staple in Britain, 1914-1918 has occupied a different… Continue reading
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America and Israel: Police States Writ Large By Stephen Lendman
Post-9/11, America enacted a disturbing array of police state laws. National and Homeland Security Presidential Directives supplement them. So do secret memos and memoranda, as well as executive orders and other presidential diktats. George Bush called the Constitution “just a goddamn piece of paper.” Continue reading
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Jeremy Hammond’s Court Statement Upon Being Sentenced To 10 Years In Jail By Jeremy Hammond
Jeremy Hammond was sentenced to ten years in prison for hacking Stratfor communications, then releasing information to Wikileaks. This is his statement Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 16 November 2013: Palestinians play resignation card to protest Israeli settlements
16 November 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterIsraeli troops injure 17 civilians in weekly non-violent protests on FridayIMEMC – On Friday Israeli troops shot and injured 17 civilians with so-called ‘non-lethal’ ammunition. Among those injured were children and journalists, who were present during anti wall and settlements protests that were organized at a Continue reading
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Information Clearing House 16 November 2013: Tony Blair: Never in the Field of Human History Has One Man Earned so Much from the Deaths of so Many
16 November 2013 — Information Clearing House Tony Blair: Never in the Field of Human History Has One Man Earned so Much from the Deaths of so Many By Matt Carr Just as we learned that the US and UK governments were conspiring to stop us learning the truth of the Bush-Blair Iraq consiracy, Tony Blair Continue reading
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Police State UK: UN envoy ‘shocked’ by UK’s ‘unacceptable’ persecution of The Guardian over Snowden leaks
A senior United Nations official responsible for freedom of expression has warned that the UK government’s response to revelations of mass surveillance by Edward Snowden is damaging Britain’s reputation for press freedom and investigative journalism. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 15 November 2013: Netanyahu’s latest deception
15 November 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterPCHR Weekly Report: Two Palestinians killed, 7 wounded by Israeli troops this weekIMEMC – In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 07- 13 November 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found that 2 Continue reading
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Information Clearing House 15 November 2013: Hedges: Jeremy Hammond Exposed State’s Plan to Criminalize Democratic Dissent
15 November 2013 — Information Clearing House Lavrov Reveals Amended Draft Circulated at “Last Moment” By Gareth Porter Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov revealed a crucial detail Thursday about last week’s nuclear talks with Iran in Geneva that explains much more clearly than previous reports why the meeting broke up without agreement. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36872.htm Continue reading
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America’s Chemical Weapons: Hypocrisy, Conspiracy and a Forgotten History By Felicity Arbuthnot
Since the fairy tale about weapons of mass destruction that can be launched against Western targets “within forty five minutes” is well past it’s sell by date, the trans-Atlantic hasbara industry has dreamed up a new Grim Reaper for Syria, their latest quarry: chemical weapons. Continue reading
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Europe’s Data Rape: It’s Civil Society, Not Politicians, Saying “No”
For all the diplomatic sound and fury, the leaders of Germany, France and Spain made it clear last week that there will be no European “Declaration of Independence” from the United States. When Merkel and other continental heads of state met at a summit meeting in Brussels, they conspicuously refused to push for a new… Continue reading
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‘Suspicious things going on’: UK, US aiming to block Iraq war inquiry
The US and Britain are trying to block the inquiry into the UK’s involvement in the invasion of Iraq, anti-war activist Lindsey German told RT. Conversations between former British PM Tony Blair and former US President George W. Bush remain unattainable. Continue reading
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‘Suspicious things going on’: UK, US aiming to block Iraq war inquiry
The US and Britain are trying to block the inquiry into the UK’s involvement in the invasion of Iraq, anti-war activist Lindsey German told RT. Conversations between former British PM Tony Blair and former US President George W. Bush remain unattainable. Continue reading
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Recognizing absolute US CRIMINAL evil on Iran: a factual analogy By Carl Herman
A rogue US 1% renew threats of war on Iran, including US Secretary of State John Kerry lying to pretend Iran is hostile. The US 1% criminal threat of war continues a history of US lies and War Crimes on Iran that most Americans know aspects of, but do not see clearly and comprehensively apart… Continue reading
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Iran Talks: Lavrov Reveals Amended Draft Circulated at “Last Moment” By Gareth Porter
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov revealed a crucial detail Thursday about last week’s nuclear talks with Iran in Geneva that explains much more clearly than previous reports why the meeting broke up without agreement. Lavrov said the United States circulated a draft that had been amended in response to French demands to other members of… Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 11-16 November 2013: Egypt /Poland / US Military / Iran-Saudi Arabia Niger / Iran / Ukraine / Venezuela / Israel / Africa-NSA / NATO
16 November 2013 — Strategic Culture Foundation Russian Ministers Pay Landmark Visit to Egypt 16.11.2013 | 00:00 | Andrei AKULOV Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu arrived in Cairo on November 13 for a two-day visit to hold separate talks, as well as meeting in the format of ‘2 plus 2» with acting Continue reading
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Calle 13’s René "Residente" Pérez on Revolutionary Music, WikiLeaks & Puerto Rican Independence
Calle 13, one of Latin America’s most popular bands, released a new song this week featuring an unlikely collaborator — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The song, “Multi_Viral,” also features Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and the Palestinian singer Kamilya Jubran. To create the lyrics, Calle 13 lead singer and songwriter René Pérez asked… Continue reading
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