January 2014
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Global Research 26 January 2014: Week in Review: Libya’ Secret War and the Real War Criminals in Syria
26 January 2014 — Global Research France to Expand Military Presence in Africa: “The Intervention in Mali is not Enough, We have to go Beyond”, Press TV, January 26, 2014 Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles 25 January 2014: The Palestinian side of the story
25 January 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterPalestinian leftists protest so-called ‘peace’ negotiationsIMEMC – Left-wing groups and parties held marches in several parts of the West Bank on Saturday, challenging the negotiations currently taking place between the Palestinian Authority and Israeli officials, governed by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, as a Continue reading
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US-NATO War Crimes against Libya By Ludwig Watzal
All the wars and attacks, which were started by the U. S. and its so-called allies in the wake of 9/11, have wreaked havoc. You name it, you got it: Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia and perhaps even Iran. The Islamic Republic is not yet off the hook. There are strong forces in the… Continue reading
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Domestic Terror Story Gets Media Cold Shoulder–Guess Why By Steve Rendall
Despite its compelling–not to say bizarre–details, there’s been little coverage of the story outside the Albany region. The New York Times, published 150 miles away, ran a single story (6/20/13) about the plot after the arraignments last June–on page 24. It’s hard not to be think back on previous undercovered terrorism stories and conclude that… Continue reading
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FAIR TV: Snowden on Sunday TV, New Pundits, USA Today on Fracking's Riches
25 January 2014 — FAIR Blog This week on FAIR TV: Everyone seems to agree that Edward Snowden started an important debate over NSA surveillance. But on the Sunday chat shows, debate isn’t what you’re likely to see. And CNN and CBS add new contributors–but are they opening up or closing the discussion? Plus:USA Today cheers on the fracking boom in Continue reading
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FAIR TV: Snowden on Sunday TV, New Pundits, USA Today on Fracking’s Riches
25 January 2014 — FAIR Blog This week on FAIR TV: Everyone seems to agree that Edward Snowden started an important debate over NSA surveillance. But on the Sunday chat shows, debate isn’t what you’re likely to see. And CNN and CBS add new contributors–but are they opening up or closing the discussion? Plus:USA Today cheers on the fracking boom in Continue reading
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Ukraine Spring, NATO Springboard
In a country with an average monthly national minimum wage equivalent to around 100Euros, 15 billion dollars in IMF loans being suspended, a zero growth forecast and a danger of default, it isn’t hard to understand how perceptions of being denied economic lifelines would bring people out in protest. On closer inspection however, it appears… Continue reading
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Further Allegations of US War Crimes in Fallujah By Felicity Arbuthnot
As the US-unleashed Grim Reaper continues to cull Iraqis in ever rising numbers, this month of the 23rd anniversary of the 1991 US-led onslaught on Iraq and just weeks away from the 11th woeful wake for the 2003 illegal invasion, yet another atrocity in a litany of those under the illegal US-UK occupation has come… Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles 24 January 2014: The impact of recognising Israel as a Jewish state
24 January 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterGermany Excludes Settlements From Science GrantsIMEMC – The German government is continuing grants to Israeli high-tech companies, as well as renewing a scientific cooperation agreement, on the inclusion of a territorial clause stating that Israeli entities located in the West Bank settlements or East Jerusalem Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 20-25 January 2014: Ukraine / Scotland / Lebanon-Syria / Iran-Israel-US / Afghanistan / Syria / Nicaragua
25 January 2014 — Strategic Culture Foundation Ukraine: Arab Spring Comes Along with Breath of Plagues 25.01.2014 | 00:00 | Vladimir NESTEROV Some time ago Washington started to plan a string of «color revolutions» to facilitate the world division into two free trade zones – Transatlantic and Transpacific. The aim was to expand the world periphery under Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles 23 January 2014
23 January 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterExtremist Israeli Minister Calls For Building Of Third TempleIMEMC – Israeli Minister of Housing and Construction, Uri Ariel, of the “Jewish Home” fundamentalist party, a senior member of Israel’s settler-led government, has called for the “rebuilding” of what he calls the “Third Temple”, to replace Continue reading
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Carter-Ruck’s accusations against Syria
British law firm Carter-Ruck isued a report, on 20 January 2014, accusing the “current Syrian regime” (sic) of war crimes and crimes against humanity, in other words two day before the opening of the Geneva 2 Peace Conference. Continue reading
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Osborne’s Britain: poverty, insecurity and cuts
Few people, other than the rich and the ruling elites, celebrated when some faltering growth crept back into the economy in the latter part of last year. This was because few could feel any benefit from it in any part of their lives. As the growth was talked up wages and living standards continued to… Continue reading
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Media Spin Machine in High Gear: Top Three Media Lies About the Syrian Peace Talks By Shamus Cooke
The media spin machine is again kicking into high gear, perfectly timed to accompany the “Geneva II” Syria peace talks. The lies are necessary to give the Obama administration an upper hand in the peace negotiations, which are not being used to pursue peace, but instead, to accomplish the Obama administration’s longstanding goal of Syrian… Continue reading
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Eddie Harris: ‘Listen Here’
This performance — on June 20, 1969 — would occur just a couple of days after Eddie Harris had finished recording “Swiss Movement,” a live album that would become a smash hit. Continue reading
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The Secret War in Libya By Eric Draitser
The battles currently raging in the South of Libya are no mere tribal clashes. Instead, they represent a possible burgeoning alliance between black Libyan ethnic groups and pro-Gaddafi forces intent upon liberating their country of a neocolonial NATO-installed government. Continue reading
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More than 2,400 Dead as Obama’s Drone Campaign Marks Five Years
Five years ago, on January 23 2009, a CIA drone flattened a house in Pakistan’s tribal regions. It was the third day of Barack Obama’s presidency, and this was the new commander-in-chief’s first covert drone strike. Initial reports said up to ten militants were killed, including foreign fighters and possibly a ‘high-value target’ – a… Continue reading
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Syria Peace Conference: the Obama’s Administration Orwellian Subterfuge By Ajamu Baraka
It is difficult to call this week’s gathering in Montreux, Switzerland, a “peace conference” on Syria, since the U.S. and its allies are determined to change the regime by force of arms. Washington has forged an “unholy alliance with its “Wahhabi allies from Saudi Arabia and al-Qaeda,” who act as America’s “boots on the ground.” Continue reading
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Campaigning Lewisham GP to stand in Euro elections for new National Health party By Caroline Malloy
London GP Louise Irvine, who led the successful ‘Save Lewisham Hospital’ campaign, is standing for European parliament for the National Health Action Party in a bid to stop privatisation and NHS cuts. Continue reading
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UK gets carte blanche to expand nuclear power, fracking under new EU energy goals
New energy goals set out by the European Union for 2030 will allow Britain to meet emissions targets by building more nuclear power plants instead of wind farms and expand fracking operations, despite criticism by green campaigners. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 