December 17, 2013
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“GRANITO: How to Nail a Dictator” now available on iTunes By Kate Doyle
In a startling loop of time and memory, Granito: How to Nail a Dictator shows how a filmmaker’s first documentary became instrumental in the indictment and conviction of Guatemala’s ex-dictator Ríos Montt for genocide against the Mayan population. “Granito” transports us back in time through haunting tale of state repression and violence, and then returns… Continue reading
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NHS regulations are unfair: they’ll stop us tax dodging! By Richard Whittell
The healthcare companies taking over NHS provision are lobbying regulators to allow their tax avoidance schemes to continue. Continue reading
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Russia: Aug. 21 Syria Chemical Attack Was 'Staged'
Russia’s ambassador told the council that the dramatic Aug. 21 attack that led to Syria agreeing to give up its chemical stockpile was “staged” and a “large-scale provocation.” Continue reading
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Isa Muazu and the Perversion of Refugee Law By Akwesi Shaddai
Just as British wars abroad are justified by spurious claims about concern for human rights, it seems that the battle for rights at home has itself already been lost. It is well known that on-going conflicts throughout Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Somalia and elsewhere have resulted in millions being displaced from their country of origin.… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House 16 December 2013
16 December 2013 — Information Clearing House Federal Judge Says NSA Program Appears to Violate Constitution By Pete Williams A federal judge rules that the National Security Agency’s program of gathering data on all telephone calls made in the US is unconstitutional. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37143.htm Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles 16 December 2013
16 December 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterPrawer Plan Resurfaces In KnessetIMEMC – Ex IDF general: No instructions to halt legislation. [December 16, 2013] The Prawer Plan may not be shelved after all, reports +972. … Continue reading
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Media Lens: An Awkward Silence – Burying The Hersh Revelations Of Obama’s Syrian Deceit By David Cromwell
After the nerve gas attack at Ghouta, Obama had unequivocally pinned the blame on Syrian President Assad, a propaganda claim that was fervently disseminated around the world by a compliant corporate news media. Continue reading
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NSA: Proliferation Watch: U.S. Intelligence Assessments of Potential Nuclear Powers, 1977-2001
New Release of CIA Report on September 1979 South Atlantic Mystery Flash Joins Annals of Dubious Secrets by Exempting Pages of Previously Released Information Continue reading
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