December 2013
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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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White House tightens enforcement of Iran sanctions amid meetings with Israelis By Philip Weiss
What is the role of Israel in shaping US foreign policy? The White House has now tightened its enforcement of sanctions on Iran, potentially threatening the breakthrough deal with Iran, in the midst of high-level meetings between White House security officials and Israeli officials, at the White House. Continue reading
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Gaza drowning …and under power and media blackout By Eva Bartlett
Photos and updates from Gaza paint one of the most dire scenarios the Palestinians locked in the Strip have faced, Israeli bombing campaigns aside. Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles 15 December 2013: Why can’t we walk back?: A conversation with Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir
15 December 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterPrawer Plan Defeat OfficialIMEMC – Bedouins still under threat [Sunday, December 15, 2013] Alternative Information Center (AIC) – The Israeli government has officially announced that parliamental discussions in the Knesset concerning the Prawer plan will be halted. This is to say that the government has backed Continue reading
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Information Clearing House 15 December 2013: France Fuels Sectarian Killing in CAR
15 December 2013 — Information Clearing House US/British Policy on Syria has Been Sunk, and Nobody Noticed Free Syrian Army a Complete Pawn to Foreign Intelligence Agencies By Patrick Cockburn The final bankruptcy of American and British policy in Syria came 10 days ago as Islamic Front, a Saudi-backed Sunni jihadi group, overran the headquarters of Continue reading
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UN Syrian Chemical Weapons Report Exposes Washington’s Lies By Patrick O’Connor
The release of a United Nations chemical weapons inspectors’ report pointing to multiple sarin gas attacks carried out by so-called “rebel” forces further exposes the Obama administration’s lies about Syrian government responsibility for an August 21 chemical shelling of the Ghouta area outside of Damascus. Continue reading
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Ukraine: NATO’s Eastern Prize By Wayne Madsen
Ukraine: NATO’s Eastern Prize Ever since the democracy manipulation efforts of international hedge fund brigand George Soros were joined with the artificial street revolution tactics of CIA tactician Gene Sharp to form the core strategy of the U.S. neo-conservative goal of imposing a «New American Century» on the entire world, Ukraine has served as the… Continue reading
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Ukraine: NATO’s Eastern Prize By Wayne Madsen
Ukraine: NATO’s Eastern Prize Ever since the democracy manipulation efforts of international hedge fund brigand George Soros were joined with the artificial street revolution tactics of CIA tactician Gene Sharp to form the core strategy of the U.S. neo-conservative goal of imposing a «New American Century» on the entire world, Ukraine has served as the… Continue reading
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Hospital closure clause battle heats up today By Caroline Molloy
Stormy scenes are likely in parliament today as the government tries to “rush through” changes that will make it far easier to close hospitals without public consultation. The changes face fierce opposition from doctors, 38 Degrees, the British Medical Association and charities. Continue reading
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Apartheid lives on in Israel, rampant, disguised, and despised — says ‘Le Monde’ correspondent Philip Weiss
After saluting the demise of a “moral leader of the first order ,” Netanyahu decided not to attend the funeral of Nelson Mandela because of the cost of the trip. The reason given is surprising to say the least when the world is paying tribute to the heroes of the anti-apartheid struggle. The Israeli Prime… Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles 14 December 2013
14 December 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterWinter Storm Wreaks Havoc Across West BankIMEMC – Ramallah and al-Bireh hit hardest [Saturday, December 14, 2013] (Ma’an) Civil defense forces in the West Bank reported, on Saturday evening, that at least one person has died and 53 have been injured in storm-related incidents over the Continue reading
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Information Clearing House 14 December 2013
14 December 2013 — Information Clearing House Washington Drives the World Toward War By Paul Craig Roberts Not content with sending war signals to Russia and China, Washington has apparently also decided to torpedo the Iranian settlement by announcing new sanctions against companies doing business with Iran. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37124.htm Continue reading
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Madiba – The Rebranding of a Freedom Fighter – Part 2 by Akwesi Shaddai
One noticeable absence from Nelson Mandela’s memorial service was the former President of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi. Arguably, had he not been murdered at the instigation of the West in 2011, it is likely that Gaddafi would have been honoured with an opportunity to commemorate his comrade. Indeed, when Nelson Mandela was released from prison in… Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles 13 December 2013
13 December 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterSoldiers Invade Shweika Village Near TulkaremIMEMC – [Friday, December 13, 2013] Despite the extreme snowstorm hitting different parts of occupied Palestine, dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded the Shweika village, near the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, broke into a home and violently searched the premises. Continue reading
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Information Clearing House 12 December 2013: Iran Halts Nuclear Talks After US Blacklist Move
13 December 2013 — Information Clearing House Report Alleges Chinese Tried to Stop U.S. Warship in International Waters By Bill Gertz The guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens, was confronted by Chinese warships in the South China Sea near Beijing’s new aircraft carrier Liaoning, according to officials familiar with the incident. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37115.htm Continue reading
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Trans-Pacific trade talks fail to meet Obama’s deadline By Mike Head
Despite bullying and cajoling by the US, closed-door talks in Singapore this week on its Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact broke up without a final agreement, failing to meet the Obama administration’s deadline for a deal by the end of 2013. Continue reading
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US pressure on participants of talks over Trans-Pacific Partnership yields no results
After four days of talks over the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which took place in Singapore, the participants failed to sign a resolution that would have suited all of them. The only agreement reached at the talks was to resume them later. However, some materials released by Wikileaks show that the reason for this lack of agreement… Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 8-14 December 2013
14 December 2013 — Strategic Culture Foundation Ukraine: The Myth of its Salvation through Western Investment (I) 14.12.2013 | 00:00 | Valentin KATASONOV Street demonstrations in small areas of central Kiev and the delicacy with which the authorities are dealing with the subject of who created this chaos in the country’s capital city at some point overshadowed the Continue reading
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The U.S.’ South Africa Policy at the Time of Mandela’s Arrest By Lauren Harper
13 December 2013 — Unredacted Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison by a South African court on June 12, 1964, after being found guilty of sabotage and conspiracy to violently overthrow the apartheid government. While Mandela’s imprisonment was criticized in the U.S. and abroad, at the time of his arrest, U.S. policy towards Continue reading
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