June 2014
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Ukraine News Links 29-30 June 2014
30 June 2014 19:22:18 — williambowles.info McFaul 2.0: Ukraine “color” revolution architect Tefft coming to Russia (Voice of Russia) Moscow hopes for talks with Ukraine border guards on presence at checkpoints (ITAR-TASS) Germany’s role in Russia-US-EU triangle important for Ukraine crisis resolution (ITAR-TASS) Continue reading
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The Loneliness of Anti-Imperialist Fighters By Andre Vltchek
You are here because you were informed that the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, also known at ‘Chocolate King’, has been getting his cocoa from the fields of this country. You are also convinced by several of your sources, based all over the world, that his confectionary empire, Roshen, is receiving its basic product from… Continue reading
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Moment of Truth: “Fascism As It Is” in Ukraine A film by Andrey Karaulov
The film’s title refers to the classic tape Mikhail Romm’s “Ordinary Fascism.” “It turns out, there is still no documentary in our country, which would gather together at least some of the crimes that occurred in the south-east of Ukraine in April, May and June this year. Here we have done the job. And the… Continue reading
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#Mintcasts: What the MSM won’t tell you about ISIS & greater plan to fragment Middle East
As the world’s eyes turn to Iraq, flabbergasted at the brutality and partial success of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, takeover of major Iraqi cities with the goal of building a so-called “Islamic state” under the banner of a Sunni awakening in Shiite-friendly nations like Iraq and Syria — both bordering… Continue reading
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National Security Archive: "The Battle for Iran," 1953: Re-Release of CIA Internal History Spotlights New Details about anti-Mosaddeq Coup
During early planning for the 1953 Iran coup, U.S. Ambassador Loy Henderson warned not only that the Shah would not support the United States’ chosen replacement for Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddeq but that the Army would not play its hoped-for leading role without the Shah’s active cooperation, according to a newly released version of an… Continue reading
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German politicians, media seek to criminalize opponents of war By Christoph Dreier
In recent months, President Joachim Gauck has been calling quite openly for a more robust German military presence in the world. This attempted revival of German militarism has been decisively rejected by a majority of the population. Politicians, the media and the public prosecution department are now organizing a campaign against opponents of war and… Continue reading
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Iraq News Links 29-30 June 2014
30 June 2014 11:25:22 — williambowles.info Malaysia’s ‘Allah’ verdict & the rising far right (RT) Pax Syriana: neither vanquished, nor all-conquering (Open Democracy) Europeans fighting for Syrian and Iraq militants pose threat to US – Obama (Voice of Russia) Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles 29 June 2014: Is search for missing Israeli settlers just a smokescreen?
29 June 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israel Drops anti-Hamas Lollipops in West BankIMEMC – The Israeli state has found it appropriate to drop hundreds of anti-Hamas lollipops in Nablus and Ramallah, in what Ma’an News Agency has deemed “a renewed attempt to incite Palestinian popular opinion against the Islamist political Continue reading
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Information Clearing House 29 June 2014: Smedley Butler and the Racket That Is War
29 June 2014 — Information Clearing House Will The New Caliphate Unite The Middle East Against It? By Moon Of Alabama With this declaration al-Baghdadi also declared war on all monarchs and other rulers in the Middle East. He will soon likely call for offensive jihad against them. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article38950.htm Continue reading
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Ukraine News Links 28-29 June 2014
29 June 2014 19:02:11 — williambowles.info Rally in Lugansk demands Kiev stop military operation in southeast (SCF) EU, Ukraine, Russia agree to continue attempting to resolve Ukrainian conflict (Voice of Russia) After EU-Russia-Ukraine talks Poroshenko orders Border Service to consult with Russian counterparts (Voice of Russia) Continue reading
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Iraq News Links 28-29 June 2014
29 June 2014 18:42:09 — williambowles.info Will The New Caliphate Unite The Middle East Against It? (Moon of Alabama) The Lies That Lead to War (The Greanville Post) Reporters talk about Sykes-Picot of 1916 (and ignore the Balfour Declaration of 1917) (Mondoweiss) Continue reading
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The “European Gendarmerie Force” Project: EU Creates Legal Framwork For “Military Use” against its Citizens By Andrej Hunko
The EU creates a legal framework for Europe-wide deployment of police and military units. At the same time, the EU Commission is working intensively on the creation of a single EU police unit as well as an EU public prosecutor. Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles 28 June 2014: Israel’s Existential Threat
28 June 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Muslims Urged to Boycott Israeli DatesIMEMC – During Ramadhan, Israel exports tonnes of dates into Europe and North America. Israelis profit to the tune of hundreds of millions from dates alone, and most of the date farms are located in occupied Palestinian land in Continue reading
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Information Clearing House 28 June 2014: Fear and Loathing at Hotel Babylon
28 June 2014 — Information Clearing House Syrian ‘Moderates’ Aren’t So Moderate in Iraq By Robert Fisk Well, God bless Barack Obama – he’s found some “moderate” rebels in Syria. Enough to supply them with weapons and training worth $500m. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article38935.htm Continue reading
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Invading Iraq 2.0: ISIS Propaganda, Proxy Wars and US-NATO’s ‘Blitzkrieg’ By Shawn Helton
The Western-backed Al-Qaeda offshoot ISIS, has made its way to Iraq through Turkey and over the northeastern border of Syria. This new terror campaign appears to have been rolled out with a decades old objective, which is wrought with violence, propaganda and destabilization funding from the usual sponsors… Continue reading
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America’s “Nonconventional War” against Syria: Western Media Narrative Enters into Comedy Act By Sam Muhho
“If all the world is a stage,” as William Shakespeare once said, then the current mainstream media narrative on Syria must be the comedy act; this time, however, it isn’t very funny. Having spent the last three years failing to exert their desire for regime change in Syria, the western imperialist, globalist powers and the… Continue reading
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Ukraine News Links 27-28 June 2014
28 June 2014 16:31:50 — williambowles.info Ukraine shells hit Russian border checkpoint, villages (RT) Three Ukrainian rounds of ammunition land on Russian territory (ITAR-TASS) Poroshenko’s claims Russian people hate Ukraine are ignorant – State Duma speaker (Voice of Russia) Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 22-28 June 2014
28 June 2014 — Strategic Culture Foundation US Military in Europe: from Forces Rotation to Permanent Presence 28.06.2014 | 00:00 | Andrei AKULOV Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Roivas urged NATO on June 20 to establish a permanent presence in his country responding to Russia’s Ukraine policy that his government sees as a threat. He said the allies Continue reading
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London: A talk on the politics of cancer in an age of austerity
On 2 July Wendy Savage and Hilary Wainwright join Mike Marqusee to launch his new book on the politics of cancer and NHS privatisation at Housmans bookshop in London. Continue reading
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Held hostage by Big Pharma By Mike Marqusee
In an exclusive extract from his forthcoming new book Mike Marqusee slams the drug companies exploiting his cancer to gouge the public purse. Continue reading