November 2015
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In New York Times, Blue Eyes ‘Wince and Cloud’ at the Terror of a ‘Gentle Loner’
30 November 2015 — FAIR In New York Times, Blue Eyes ‘Wince and Cloud’ at the Terror of a ‘Gentle Loner’ Colorado terror suspect Robert Dear, described in New York Times stories as a “gentle loner” and as “imperfect but a good man.” Many were taken aback to read the New York Times‘ summary of Continue reading
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COLDTYPE Issue 108 December 2015 – is now on line
30 November 2015 — Coldtype COLDTYPE Issue 108 December 2015 – is now on line Download and read it – free of charge at www.coldtype.net So, what do we do after the Paris attacks? Will bombing Syria save our lives? Or put us more at risk? Our essays by John Pilger, Fiona de Londras, Peter Certo, and John Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 22-28 November 2015
28 November 2015 — Strategic Culture Foundation Candidates for US Presidency and Their Threats to Russia 28.11.2015 | 00:00 | Brian CLOUGHLEY The United States chortled with glee about Turkey’s shooting down of a Russian Su-24 on November 24 and the Pentagon called it «a sovereign act of self-defence». It wilfully ignored the fact that even Continue reading
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Impacts of Turkey’s Aggression against Russia. The “Turkish Stream” is Dead. Disruption of Gas Pipeline Routes to the EU. Russia’s Economy in Crisis? By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
“Regime change” in Ukraine engineered by the US State Department was largely responsible for the collapse of the “South Stream” gas pipeline project. Washington’s intent was to establish a de facto blockade which would prevent the flow of Russian gas to the European Union. Continue reading
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Seralini’s team wins defamation and forgery court cases on GMO and pesticide research
On 25 November 2015, the High Court of Paris indicted Marc Fellous, former chairman of France’s Biomolecular Engineering Commission, for “forgery” and “the use of forgery”, in a libel trial that he lost to Prof Gilles-Eric Séralini. The Biomolecular Engineering Commission has authorised many GM crops for consumption. Continue reading
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Welfare not Warfare, Don’t Bomb Syria – Sat 28 November / March for Climate Justice / Stop Austerity
The government tells us there’s no money for our welfare state, education and public services but billions can always be found for war. The proposed vote in Parliament on bombing Syria by British forces is likely to take place within the next week. A vote to bomb is more likely following the terrible events in… Continue reading
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We say NO to Care.data
A majority of 38 Degrees members support the idea of sharing anonymised data for life-saving medical research – as long as we can be convinced that the data is kept securely. But we are united in our opposition to this data being shared with profit-making companies, for any purpose. Continue reading
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Russia-China Relations and the Downing of Russia’s Jet Fighter by Turkey By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
The downing of a Russian jet fighter over Syria’s airspace was undertaken by Turkey in consultation with Washington and Brussels. Turkey did not take this decision without getting the greenlight from the Pentagon. Continue reading
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HOUSMANS BOOKS NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2015
24 November 2015 — Housmans HOUSMANS NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2015 NEWS 1. The Vaults Opening & Housmans 70th Anniversary Party 2. 70th Anniversary Bookmark Series 3. Housmans Peace Diary 2016 4. Stop the bombing of Syria – Lobby your MP Continue reading
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Statewatch 24 November 2015: Refugee crisis in the Med and inside the EU (25/15)
24 November 2015 — Statewatch Statewatch: Refugee crisis in the Med and inside the EU: 24 November 2015 (25/15) e-mail: office@statewatch.org See Contents list below and Access as a pdf file here: http://www.statewatch.org/news/2015/nov/eu-med-docs.pdf New key documents and decision-making by Council of the European Union, European Commission and Agencies plus Commentaries (in chronological order) Continue reading
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NHS: Jeremy Hunt doesn’t want you to read this
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is trying to sneak through new NHS plans. The Guardian newspaper has revealed that a key NHS blueprint has been slipped out. Even though the public have a right to comment, the government “has deliberately kept it quiet”. Because of this cover-up, we’ve now got just over 24 hours to flood… Continue reading
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Mastermind of The Bamako Terror Attack Mokhtar Belmokhtar: A CIA Sponsored “Intelligence Asset”? By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
Amply documented, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)and its affiliated groups including the Libya Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) was serving the interests of the Western military alliance. Confirmed by the Washington Post, June 29, 2011 (See below), France was supplying weapons to the LIFG at the height of NATO’s bombing raids. Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 14-21 November 2015
21 November 2015 — Strategic Culture Foundation Paris Attacks are Game Changer: First Look at Possible Ramifications (I) 21.11.2015 | 08:00 | Andrei AKULOV With the November 13-14 Paris attacks, the world has passed a tipping point in what is sure to be a decades-long battle against Islamist terrorism. It is already abundantly clear that the Continue reading
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National Security Archive: DIA Declassified: A Sourcebook
The Defense Intelligence Agency, established in 1961, is one of the United States government’s largest intelligence organizations – employing 17,000 individuals, including thousands stationed overseas. Its 2013 fiscal year budget request was for $3.15 billion. Yet, the DIA is also one of the more secretive agencies in the U.S. intelligence community, regularly denying access to… Continue reading
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Take action to save Freedom of Information today
This evening at 11.45pm, the Commission on Freedom of Information closes its call for evidence. The Act under scrutiny – Freedom of Information (FOIA) – has been used as a tool for transparency and accountability for over 10 years. Without it, we wouldn’t know about the MPs’ expenses scandal, or have seen positive changes to… Continue reading
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Death-Squad Organizer Is NYT’s Source on Ben Carson’s Lack of Foreign Policy Smarts
As head of Reagan’s CIA division in Latin America in the 1980s, Clarridge took part in the effort to overthrow Nicaragua’s Sandinista government by illegally supplying funds and arms to the Contras—a right-wing terrorist movement that committed brutal war crimes. Continue reading
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Care.data: They never give up
The government is trying to push through the plan that would allow private companies to access our personal medical data and increase privatisation of the NHS. But together, we could stop it. Continue reading
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New at Black Agenda Report 19 November 2015: BlackLivesMatter Leaders to Get Paid, Paris Blowback, Baltimore Banks Expel Blacks
19 November 2015 — Black Agenda Report “Black Lives Matter” Groups Hoping for a Big Payday by BAR executive editor Glen Ford This week, the billionaires that fund the Democratic Party and its satellite organizations will decide which of the “Black Lives Matter” groups will get paid to lead the Black “movement.” The #BlackLivesMatter network Continue reading
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Coverage of Russian Plane Bombing Shows What a Difference an Enemy Makes
FAIR has noted the contrast between US media coverage of Paris and Beirut after the militant ISIS movement claimed responsibility for terror attacks in both cities. It may be even more illuminating to look at media reactions to another ISIS-claimed disaster, the bombing of Metrojet Flight 9268, a Russian tourist plane that went down over… Continue reading
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West Leverages Paris Attacks for Syria Endgame By Tony Cartalucci
With its serendipitously strengthened hand and with France taking a more prominent role, the West is attempting to reassert not only its narrative, but its agenda regarding the ongoing conflict in Syria, an agenda that has – as of late – been derailed by Russia’s military intervention and recent gains made on the battlefield by… Continue reading
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