February 20, 2014
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Music Video: The World Wide Wave of Action
Eminem, Ice Cube and Korn preaching/rapping world revolution? Continue reading
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Special Plans and Double Meanings: Controversies over Deception, Intelligence, and Policy Counterterrorism
Washington, DC, February 20, 2014 — A major controversy during the administration of President George W. Bush concerned the use or misuse of intelligence with regard to Iraqi weapons of mass destruction programs and possible links between Iraq and al-Qaida. The best known elements of that controversy were Iraqi motivations behind the procurement of aluminum… Continue reading
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Charles Mingus: ‘Flowers for a Lady’
Composed for by multi-instrumentalist George Adams for Charles Mingus’ 1973 album “Mingus Moves,” “Flowers for a Lady” was among several tracks that marked the return of drummer Dannie Richmond after his hiatus from the group. Continue reading
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Rise of the Anti-Government Flash Mobs: First Ukraine, Now Venezuela By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
The US-supported opposition in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is taking its cue from the anti-government protests taking place across the Atlantic Ocean in Ukraine. Failing to win any of Venezuela’s elections by earning a popular mandate from the majority of the population in the last few years, the leaders of the mainstream opposition are… Continue reading
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All washed out: What floods reveal about UK political elite By Neil Clark
The terrible impact that the ongoing floods have had over large parts of Britain – and the government response to the disaster – tells us much about the political system we now live under and in whose interests our government acts. Continue reading
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Blood In The Streets: West Is Repeating Syrian Model In Ukraine By Richard Rozoff
20 February 2014 — Stop NATO 1) Ukrainian prime minister: Deadly attacks attempt to seize power 2) U.S. ambassador to Ukraine: Government “responsible for everything that happens in Ukraine” 3) As with Syria, European Union and Russia clash over Ukrainian uprising Continue reading
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Venezuela: Dialogue or Coups By Tamara Pearson
Regarding the supposed “democratic deficit of the Venezuelan regime”, the facts speak for themselves. Since 1998 there have been four national plebiscites, four presidential elections, and eleven parliamentary, regional, and municipal elections. Venezuela is the Latin American country with the highest number of elections and it also has an automatic electoral system (much more modern… Continue reading
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Police State UK/US: Authoritarian Regimes (Like the U.S. and Britain) Treat Reporters Like Terrorists
It is widely known that authoritarian regimes use “anti-terror” laws to crack down on journalism. But this extreme tactic is becoming more and more common. The Committee to Protect Journalists reported a year ago that terrorism laws are being misused worldwide to crush journalism: Continue reading
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Israel and Saudi Arabia’s Priorities in Syria. Covert Militarism and the “Lebanonization Strategy” By Phil Greaves
One may be forgiven for thinking the Obama administration had decided to abandon the policy of regime change following the failed attempt to incite intervention, through the chemical weapons casus belli in August. But the harsh reality remains that the above mentioned alliance is indeed continuing its covert military support of the insurgency, in one… Continue reading
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