December 4, 2013
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The Anti-Empire Report #123 By William Blum: The Orwellian Police State
3 December 2013 — The Anti-Empire Report “If nature were a bank, they would have already rescued it.” – Eduardo Galeano What do you think of this as an argument to use when speaking to those who don’t accept the idea that extreme weather phenomena are man-made? Continue reading
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Insurgency Responsible for Civilian Plight of Syrians By Nicola Nasser
Creating a humanitarian crisis in Syria, whether real or fabricated, and holding the Syrian government responsible for it as a casus belli for foreign military intervention under the UN 2005 so-called “responsibility to protect” initiative was from the very eruption of the Syrian conflict the goal of the US-led “Friends of Syria’ coalition. Continue reading
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Rusbridger’s inquisition: Another scene of the ‘theatrical’ spying saga by UK officials
The hauling up of Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger before a panel of MPs like a “naughty school boy” is an attempt by the UK government to deflect the issues raised by Snowden’s leaks and shirk proper debate Glyn Moody, journalist and writer, told RT. Continue reading
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UK police threaten Guardian editor with terrorism charges over Snowden leaks
British police have launched an investigation into whether the Guardian committed “potential” terrorism offenses by publishing the incriminating NSA and GCHQ documents leaked earlier this year by Edward Snowden. Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles 3 December 2013: How the New York Times silences Palestinians
3 December 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterArmy Invades Kofur QaddoumIMEMC – [Tuesday, December 3, 2013] Palestinian medical sources have reported that one resident was injured, with several suffering the effects of tear gas inhalation, after dozens of soldiers invaded Kofur Qaddoum village, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia. … Continue reading
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NHS: In the days when I used to kill people… By Jeremy Fox
You hear a lot of bad things about the NHS, much of which from the Tories, the gutter press and those with a vested interest in the privatisation of health. I was braced for the worse, but what I got actually made me feel proud. We need to hold onto this. Continue reading