December 2014
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Fascism and War: Elite Tools to Crush and Kill Dissent By Julie Lévesque
Every time Westerners’ approval for war is required, the myth of the good war surfaces: the Second World War was a good war, a necessity to quench Hitler’s blood thirst. Pauwels tears this myth apart, uncovering the vicious nature of the western elite. Continue reading
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Eddie Palmieri: ‘ La Perfecta’
18 December 2014 — Jazz on the Tube Pianist Eddie Palmieri performs with his band “La Perfecta” featuring the saxophone of Donald Harrison. Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report for Dec 17, 2014: Why I Don't Do Kwaanza, Getting Rid of Sharpton & Misleaders, Ferguson Echoes Round Worldwide
18 December 2014 — Black Agenda Report Why I Don’t Do Kwaanza by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Ron Karenga, the man who invented Kwaanza, headed the US organization, which was responsible for the murder of 4 Black Panthers in Southern California as a tool of COINTELPRO, and the torture of two of its Continue reading
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The “Shape-Shifting Sheik” and the “Sydney Siege” By Tony Cartalucci
Suspect had multiple aliases, granted political asylum by Australian government, interviewed by Australian media, spent years as fake pro-Western “Shia’a cleric” condemning Iran and Syria before recently “converting” to Sunni and supporting ISIS. Continue reading
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Imperialism and the Politics of Torture By James Petras
The Senate Report’s revelations of CIA torture of suspects following the 9/11 bombing is only the tip of the iceberg. The Report omits the history and wider scope of violent activity in which the CIA has been and continues to be involved. CIA organized large scale deathsquad activities and extreme torture in Vietnam (Phoenix Project);… Continue reading
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Totally Unexpected, Completely Shocking, Unbelievably Surprising….
The most overlooked part of this entire charade is the assertion that the CIA method of operation was initiated after 9/11, as if all throughout the 1950s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, the CIA had not practiced brutal forms of interrogation and assassination; as if before 9/11 the CIA hadn’t engaged in the protection of drug… Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 6-13 December 2014: War?
13 December 2014 — Strategic Culture Foundation South Stream 2.0: The Energy Wars Continue (I) 13.12.2014 | 00:00 | Pyotr ISKENDEROV In the next few years, Russia’s decision to put a stop to the South Stream project will become a deciding factor in how the energy situation develops not just in Europe, but in the whole of Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report for December 11, 2014: TFA's Trojan Horse in Ferguson, Try Killer Cops, Don't March With Sharpton
11 December 2014 — Black Agenda Report “Teach For America” Trojan Horse Among Ferguson Activists? by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Teach For America has done vast and indisputable harm to black communities across the country, funded by hundreds of millions in deep corporate pockets and tens of millions of federal dollars. Could this Continue reading
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Media Lens: ‘Grievous Censorship’ By The Guardian: Israel, Gaza And The Termination Of Nafeez Ahmed’s Blog
At the time of writing, Ahmed’s July 9 Earth Insight piece has received a massive 68,000 social media shares and is far and away the most popular Guardian article on the Gaza conflict. In the event, however, it was the last article published by him in the Guardian. The following day, his valuable Earth Insight… Continue reading
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The Rise of German Imperialism and the Phony “Russian Threat” By Prof. James Petras
The principle Nazi ideological prop that secured massive financial and political support from Germany’s leading industrialists was the Communist and Soviet threat. The main Nazi military drive, absorbing two-thirds of its best troops, was directed eastward at conquering and destroying Russia. The ‘Russian Threat’ justified Nazi Germany’s conquest and occupation of the Ukraine, the Balkans,… Continue reading
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Donetsk’s faint hopes for new ceasefire in Ukraine
A few months ago Donetsk was a vibrant, thriving and ambitious city. Hosting the European football championship in 2012 coincided with the peak of its hopes for world recognition. Today it stands partially destroyed, sad, hopeless and fearful for its future. The European metropolis of one million people now has around 80% of its previous… Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 30 November – 6 December 2014
6 December 2014 — Strategic Culture Foundation US not Ready for an Agreement on Iran’s Nuclear Programme 06.12.2014 | 00:00 | Nikolai BOBKIN A new round of talks on Iran’s nuclear programme could begin on 10 December. Started in November 2013, the annual marathon has still not reached the finish line. Both sides are hoping to have Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report for December 3, 2014: WH Meeting on Ferguson — New Movement? Are We There Yet? Obama's Reckoning
3 December 2014 — Black Agenda Report What Did Young Activists Gain From White House Meeting? What Did the President Get? By BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon After sending an extra hundred FBI agents to Ferguson in the days leading up to the grand jury decision, the White House invited young activists opposing police Continue reading
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Housmans Radical Books, London: Newsletter December 2014
3 December 2014 — Housmans CHRISTMAS UPDATE – DECEMBER 20141. Thank You2. Holiday Closures3. Seasonal Cards and Gifts 4. Housmans Top 25 Bestsellers of 2014: The Countdown!5. Forthcoming Events Continue reading
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The lessons of Libya By Dan Glazebrook
Led by Western self-interest, NATO embarked on a massive military intervention in Libya in 2011 that leaves many lessons for the Global South. Above all stands the lesson that Western military intervention cannot bring about the desired change, but rather creates failed states. Continue reading
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Civil Rights and the Militarization of Police: Lessons from the Gestapo, America’s Path to Tyranny By Timothy Alexander Guzman
30 November 2014 — Global Research The world is watching what is happening in Ferguson, Missouri. After the announcement by the grand jury that Officer Darren Wilson was acquitted for the shooting death of Michael Brown, angry residents took to the streets of Ferguson and other towns and cities across the U.S. to protest police brutality. Continue reading
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Jaco Pastorius at the Montreal Jazz Festival
1 December 2014 — Jazz on the Tube 1 hour of Jaco’s sonorous fretless bass! Wicked! Continue reading
The New Dark Age 