August 2014
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Russian Invasion-Screaming Wolf: Strategy of Deception. Lies Repeated Umpteen Times. What is the Endgame? By Peter Koenig
Interestingly, most of us who are seeking the truth are primarily attempting to undo the lies – lies umpteen times repeated, lies about “Russian invasions”, first proclaimed by Poroshenko, Ukraine’’s oligarch leader (sic), lies of Russia “not respecting Ukraine’s sovereignty”, demonization directed against President Putin, Malaysian airliners downed by Russia – and-so-on. Continue reading
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Government: is BT assisting targeted killing by drones, violating international law?
Human rights lawyers Reprieve, acting on behalf of two Yemeni men whose relatives were accidentally killed by drones, have brought a complaint against BT, filed with the British government on 19 August. he charge is that the $23m (£13m) fibre-optic circuit built by BT in 2012 was installed to facilitate air strikes in Yemen and… Continue reading
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“Russia Invades Ukraine”, Strategic NATO Public Relations Stunt. Where are the Russian Tanks? By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
Read the London tabloids. Russia has launched “a full-scale invasion”. A vast propaganda campaign has been launched. Where is the evidence? Continue reading
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Obama’s “Catastrophic Defeat” in Ukraine By Mike Whitney
Barack Obama has pushed Ukraine to the brink of political, economic and social collapse. Now he wants to blame Russia for the damage he’s done. It’s absurd. Moscow is in no way responsible for Ukraine’s descent into anarchy. That’s all Washington’s doing, just as Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and now Syria were Washington’s doing. If you… Continue reading
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Jack Agüeros
29 August 2014 — williambowles.info I worked with Jack for around six years, designing and building El Museo del Barrio in East Harlem, of which he was the director. A good friend with a big heart and a wonderful poet. Jack’s smile sums it all up. Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report for August 27, 2014: Zombie Civil Rights Sellouts, Absolving White America, Ferguson-Midwest Bank
27 August 2014 — Black Agenda Report To Zombie Civil Rights Organizations: Don’t Like Being Called Sellouts? Then Don’t Sell Out by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon An August 11 letter published by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson in the newsletter of MMTC, a notorious mouthpiece of corporate telecoms protests that this and other publications, Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report for August 20, 2014: Ferguson VS the Counter-Insurgency State, On the Ground From Ferguson, American Terror
20 August 2014 — Black Agenda Report Ferguson Versus the Counter-Insurgency State by BAR executive editor Glen Ford If the people of Ferguson, Missouri, had remained “calm” in the police killing of Michael Brown, the nation would not be discussing the “militarization” of the police forces. “All the nation’s police departments are following the same Continue reading
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Gaza victims fund – please help
In cooperation with the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights in Gaza we have set up a legal fund which to help victims achieve justice in the courts but it needs your support. Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles 11 August 2014: The Palestinian Holocaust in Gaza
11 August 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center UN Panel Appointed to Investigate Gaza AssaultIMEMC – The UN Human Rights Council has appointed a three-member panel to investigate possible humanitarian law violations during Israel’s Gaza assault, according to Ma’an. … Continue reading
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The Palestinian Holocaust in Gaza By Fidel Castro
I think that a new, repugnant form of fascism is emerging with notable strength, at this time in human history when more that seven billion inhabitants are struggling for their survival. Continue reading
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NHS protest camp and a new Jarrow march – whatever it takes to save our hospitals By Jos Bell
Public health is crumbling. This week hospitals have reported a 71% rise in patients admitted suffering from malnutrition since 2010, including a 31% rise in the yesteryear Vitamin C deficiency disease, scurvy. Echoes of Daniel Defoe and Proust in the 21st century. Late summer brings a surge of protest against plans to close down swathes… Continue reading
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Israeli army uses Gaza children as human shields By Rania Khalek
Since the assault on Gaza began, Israeli leaders and their supporters have repeatedly accused Hamas of using Palestinian civilians as human shields in an attempt to absolve Israel of responsibility for deliberatelykilling more than 1,600 Palestinian civilians in the besieged Gaza Strip. Continue reading
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The Anti-Empire Report #131 By William Blum; Cold War II
During Cold War One those of us in the American radical left were often placed in the position where we had to defend the Soviet Union because the US government was using that country as a battering ram against us. Now we sometimes have to defend Russia because it may be the last best hope… Continue reading
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Antiwar protests spreading in Ukraine as gov’t wages all-out war in the southeast and NATO threatens Russia
A rising wave of antiwar and anti-conscription protest is taking place in cities and towns across western Ukraine. The protests are prompted by the announcement of Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko ten days ago that a “third” military mobilization is now required for the war that his governing regime began waging against the population of eastern… Continue reading
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Video: Shujayea: Massacre at Dawn
On the 13th day of the assault on Gaza, Israel intensified its campaign with a ground offensive. The densely populated district of Shujayea in Gaza City came under intense bombardment. A powerful film with exclusive footage from the day of the Israeli assault on the densely populated Shujayea district. Continue reading
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PCHR Gaza-e 11 August 2014: Ongoing Israeli Offensive on Gaza:6 Palestinians, Including 4 Civilians, Killed, and 85 Others, Including 17 Children and 11 Women, Wounded; 14 Houses and One Mosque Destroyed
11 August 2014 — Palestinian Centre for Human Rights Press ReleasesRef: 124/2014Date: 11 August 2014Time: 07:00 GMT Ongoing Israeli Offensive on Gaza: 6 Palestinians, Including 4 Civilians, Killed, and 85 Others, Including 17 Children and 11 Women, Wounded; 14 Houses and One Mosque Destroyed Continue reading
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Kiev’s War on Video
For the first time ever the world is seeing these crimes first hand and immediately – sometimes while they’re still happening. Poor villagers of Afghanistan and Iraq were unlikely to possess either mobile phone or camera, but Ukraine is a modern country with the advantages of Android and iPhones, video cameras and livestreaming. The US… Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles 10 August 2014: ’Era of Oslo is over’
10 August 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israel & Palestinians agree on 72-hour ceasefireIMEMC – A 72-hour ceasefire in the Gaza Strip is set to begin at midnight Monday morning, after Palestinian factions and Israeli authorities agreed to hold fire while negotiators work on terms for a longer truce. … Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 11 August 2014: Mass surveillance of communications in the EU: CJEU judgment and DRIPA 2014/RIPA 2000 in the UK
“The CJEU ruled that mass surveillance under the EU Data Retention Directive entails an interference with the fundamental rights of practically the entire European population and is a clear breach of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. Continue reading
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Wikileaks: Ban Ki-Moon Worked with Israel to Undermine UN Report
The General Secretary of United Nations (UN) Ban Ki-Moon collaborated in secret with Israel and the United States to weaken the effects of a Board of Inquiry’s report accusing Israel of human rights violations in Gaza in Dec. 2008 – Jan. 2009. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 