7 June 2014 — Counterpunch
Washington’s Iron Curtain in Ukraine
NATO leaders are currently acting out a deliberate charade in Europe, designed to reconstruct an Iron Curtain between Russia and the West.
Day: June 7, 2014
US-NATO “Water War” against Syria: Turkey Suspends Pumping Euphrates’ Water By Suhaib Anjarini
7 June 2014 — Al Akhbar
The Turkish government recently cut off the flow of the Euphrates River, threatening primarily Syria but also Iraq with a major water crisis. Al-Akhbar found out that the water level in Lake Assad has dropped by about six meters, leaving millions of Syrians without drinking water.
Ukraine News Links 6-7 June 2014
7 June 2014 19:33:49 — williambowles.info
Russia seeks to start dialogue with Ukraine – Russian ambassador (ITAR-TASS)
Russia will send note to Ukrainian Foreign Ministry over Zvezda TV Channel journalists (ITAR-TASS)
Poroshenko unable to overcome crisis in Ukraine without Russia – Matviyenko (ITAR-TASS)
Our political system is stagnant – let in the air By Giselle Green
4 June 2014 — OurNHS
Current rules give smaller parties like the Greens and National Health Action Party little chance to break through – could a few small changes breathe fresh air into Britain’s failing political system?
Here’s how we Reset the Net
7 June 2014 — Reset the Net!
Hey!
Yesterday was unbelievable. Together, we as everyday Internet users harnessed the power of the largest websites on earth and launched the biggest effort in human history to shut down mass surveillance on the web.
British care home scandal deepens By Mark Blackwood and Ajanta Silva
7 June 2014 — WSWS
In 2011, the BBC TV programme Panorama revealed systematic abuse and neglect of severely disabled residents at the Winterbourne View care home in southwest England. Government ministers promised to “review” the situation facing thousands of people in such “assessment and treatment units” by June 1, 2014.
D-Day anniversary: Commemorating the Second World War and preparing the Third By Bill Van Auken
7 June 2014 — WSWS
Few will remain unmoved by the appearance Friday on the beaches of Normandy of 90-year-old veterans marking—in many cases for the last time—the slaughter of D-Day in which nearly 20,000 troops—both Allied and German—lost their lives. Those present for the 70th anniversary commemoration were among the lucky who survived that day in 1944, but surely they have remained haunted by the memory of those who did not and marked for their entire lives by this terrible experience of their youth.
Labour embraces UK Independence Party’s right-wing nationalism By Jordan Shilton
7 June 2014 — WSWS
[So what else is new? WB]
The victory by the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) in the May European elections in Britain and its strong gains in local elections have prompted the Labour Party to move even further to the right and adopt many of UKIP’s core positions.
Monty Alexander Live at Montreux ’94
7 June 2014 — Jazz on the Tube
Monty with a line-up to die for!
Personnel: Monty Alexander, keyboards; Jean-luc Ponty, violin; Al Di Meola, guitar; Stanley Clarke, bass
VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles 6 June 2014: Israeli film festival in London part of efforts to rebrand apartheid
6 June 2014 — VTJP
News
International Middle East Media Center
“Our Battle Is Not With Guns, Our Strike Continues”
IMEMC – Hunger Striking Detainees Affirm Steadfastness [Friday, June 6, 2014] In a letter sent by hunger striking Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons, the detainees stated their strike, and their ongoing legitimate battle, is ongoing despite aggression, and despite their pain, suffering and illness. …
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Vodafone Reveals Existence of Secret Wires That Allow State Surveillance By Juliette Garside
6 June 2014 — The Guardian
Wires allow agencies to listen to or record live conversations, in what privacy campaigners are calling a ‘nightmare scenario’
Vodafone, one of the world’s largest mobile phone groups, has revealed the existence of secret wires that allow government agencies to listen to all conversations on its networks, saying they are widely used in some of the 29 countries in which it operates in Europe and beyond.
The Lies Grow More Audacious By Paul Craig Roberts
7 June 2014 — Paul Craig Roberts
If there were any doubts that Western “leaders” live in a fantasy make-believe world constructed out of their own lies, the G-7 meeting and 70th anniversary celebration of the Normandy landing dispelled the doubts.
New at Strategic Culture Foundation 1-7 June 2014: Ukraine / Obama / Gas / US-Poland / Bilderberg / China-India
7 June 2014 — Strategic Culture Foundation
Obama in Europe on ‘Russian Bogeyman’ Tour
07.06.2014 | 00:00 | Finian CUNNINGHAM
With typical American hubris, US President Barack Obama came to Europe this week – yet again – with the rhetoric and demeanour of a knight in shining armour. The self-proclaimed «indispensable nation» was again indulging its own sense of vanity and delusion, telling others how lucky they are to have American protection. With the dramatic backdrop of an American F-16 fighter jet, Obama said: «I’m starting the visit here because our commitment to Poland’s security, as well as the security of our allies in central and eastern Europe, is a cornerstone of our own security, and it is sacrosanct»… Continue reading
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