February 2018
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Russiagate Is a Sham: Selected Articles
18 February 2018 — Global Research War Clouds Gather Over Munich Security Conference By Peter Schwarz, February 18, 2018 The Munich Security Report, which outlines a scenario of the collapse of the international order, has the apocalyptic title, “To the brink—and back?” In answer to that question, the conference is not pulling back from the brink, Continue reading
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Indictment of Russian nationals used to campaign for censorship and war By Andre Damon
On Friday, the US Justice Department announced charges against 13 Russian nationals and three organizations for allegedly entering into a conspiracy to “interfere in the US political system.” The indictments are the first charges filed by the investigation headed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, the former head of the FBI. Continue reading
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COLDTYPE Issue 154 Mid-February 2018 – is now on line
16 February 2018 — Coldtype Continue reading
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From PyeongChang to Lasting Peace on the Korean Peninsula By Hyun Lee
The sense of excitement at the fleeting inter-Korean reunion, followed by pain and sorrow at not knowing when or if the two Koreas will ever meet again, is shared by Koreans on all sides of the division. And therein may be the answer to the perpetual and seemingly unresolvable conflict on the Korean peninsula. That… Continue reading
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Neo-McCarthyite hysteria at US Senate Intelligence Committee hearing
Tuesday’s Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on “Global Threats and National Security” was an exercise in right-wing hysteria aimed at promoting the claim that all social opposition in the United States is the product of foreign subversion. This fraudulent narrative was advanced to justify censorship and police state repression. Continue reading
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US ‘Stumbled Into Torture,’ Says NYT Reporter By Adam Johnson
For an essay that is more or less Shane patting himself on the back for holding power to account instead of becoming a spook, his instinct to assume noble intentions on the part of these spooks is a telling indication of the broader ethos of corporate media’s national security reporting: Criticism is welcome around the… Continue reading
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War and Globalization: Selected Articles
15 February 2018 — Global Research Revealed: Internal Discussions Between Ministry of Defence and Regulators on Flying Predator Drones in UK By Chris Cole, February 15, 2018 David Cameron announced in October 2015 that the Britain was to purchase the new version of the Predator, which the UK is re-naming as ‘Protector’. The Continue reading
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US Media Turn to ‘Superhero’ Pence to Combat Korean Olympic Peace Threat By Adam Johnson
North Korea, like virtually every country on earth, is using the Olympics this week as an opportunity for political theater, and this has greatly upset many in US media. Ostensibly this is because North Korea, marching with South Korea in the opening ceremonies and sending a squadron of cheerleaders to the Winter Games, is getting… Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report 14 February 2018
14 February 2018 — Black Agenda Report Bandit Baltimore Cops and the Black Misleadership Class by Glen Ford , BAR executive editor If any city is in dire need of Black community control of police, it’s Baltimore — but first you’ve got to fight the Black Misleadership Class. Continue reading
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The UK’s Hidden Hand in Julian Assange’s Detention By Jonathan Cook
It now emerges that the last four years of Julian Assange’s effective imprisonment in the Ecuadorean embassy in London have been entirely unnecessary. In fact, they depended on a legal charade. Continue reading
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CIA declassifies more of "Zendebad, Shah!" – internal study of 1953 Iran coup
A partially-declassified CIA history of the 1953 coup in Iran, released in late 2017, includes an-depth critique of how the agency approached the operation, highlighting the effects of bureaucracy and politics on the conduct of U.S. clandestine activities. The CIA report, posted today by the George Washington University-based National Security Archive, also reveals details about… Continue reading
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The Never-Ending War in the Middle East: Selected Articles
12 February 2018 — Global Research Another Unnecessary War: Israel is Planning to Launch a Military Operation against Lebanon By Prof. Idan Landau, February 12, 2018 The writing is already on the wall: Israel will soon launch a military operation in Lebanon. Not a targeted attack on a weapons convoy or factory, but a simultaneous attack on Continue reading
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Syrian War Spirals in Trump's Dangerous New Phase
As top US officials speak openly of targeting Iran and Assad now that ISIS is defeated, reporter Ben Norton and Syrian analyst Ehsani discuss the escalating Syrian war on multiple fronts Continue reading
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The Anti-Empire Report #155 By William Blum: Fake News
8 February 2018 — Anti-Empire Report “Fake news” is fake news. The people who created Facebook and Google must be smart. They’re billionaires, their companies are worth multi-multi billions, their programs are used by billions around the world. But all these smart people, because of Congressional pressure, have swallowed the stories about “fake news”. Facebook Continue reading
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Making America Great Through Exploitation, Servitude and AbuseBy Prof. James Petras
US capitalism thrives on and requires unlimited power and the capacity to have the public treasury pay for its untrammeled pillage of land, labor, transport systems and technological development. Capitalist power, in the United States , has no counterpart; there are few if any countervailing forces to provide any balance. Continue reading
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Israel: DNA tests may provide answers on missing babies By Jonathan Cook
The mystery of the missing children has plagued Israel for decades, with evidence mounting that at least some of the babies were trafficked by hospitals and orphanages – possibly with the connivance of Israeli officials. The vast majority of the children – potentially as many as 8,000 – were from Jewish families that had recently… Continue reading
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COLDTYPE Issue 153 February 2018 – is now on line
2 February 2018 — Coldtype Continue reading
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The Threat of Nuclear War: Selected Articles
8 February 2018 — Global Research Amid the ongoing political crisis in the US, the collapse of financial markets, is the world slowly inching toward nuclear war? How to reverse the tide of war? Let us fight media disinformation which upholds America’s nuclear Blitzkrieg. Read our selection of articles below and circulate them to your friends and Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report 8 February 2018
8 February 2018 — Black Agenda Report NYT Joins Campaign to Purge the Term, “White Monopoly Capital” in South Africa Glen Ford , BAR executive editor The leadership of the African National Congress is attempting to stamp out language that offends its patrons in the international corporate classes. Continue reading
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Media Lens: ‘A Load Of Tosh’ – The BBC, ‘Showbiz News’ And State Propaganda
On January 22, BBC News at Ten carried a piece by ‘defence’ correspondent Jonathan Beale reporting a speech by General Sir Nick Carter, the British Army’s Chief of General Staff. Carter gave his speech, pleading for more resources in the face of the Russian ‘threat’, at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), an establishment thinktank… Continue reading
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