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An Evening with Black Agenda Report Friday Oct 12 Riverside Church at 7 PM
BAR are throwing a fundraiser in Harlem on 12 October 2012. Continue reading
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Was America Attacked by Afghanistan on September 11, 2001? By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
The legal argument used by Washington and NATO to invade Afghanistan was that the September 11 attacks constituted an undeclared “armed attack” “from abroad” by an unnamed foreign power, and that consequently “the laws of war” apply, allowing the nation under attack, to strike back in the name of “self-defense”. Continue reading
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Video: The Inside Man By Michael Hudson
The word is out: Treasury Secretary Geithner is the inside man for Wall St according to an explosive new book. The second half of this Keiser Report covers this latest machination in the world of financial crime. Continue reading
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Moderate Debates and Debate Moderators
he Commission on Presidential Debates, which wrested control of the debates from the League of Women Voters in 1988, is a nonprofit–financed largely by corporations–that is basically controlled by the two major political parties. The campaigns hash out secret agreements about every aspect of the debates, and, as the group Open Debates has pointed out… Continue reading
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When Is A Terrorist No Longer A Terrorist? By Danny Schechter
When the Mujhadeen in Afghanistan were assassinating members of their government and the Russian troops dispatched to support it, they were, in Washington’s view, freedom fighters, even as their enemies branded them terrorists. When they turned against an Afghan government imposed by the United States or revolted against a US invasion, they were once again… Continue reading
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Video: Unearthing the Truth About the Bloodletting War on Drugs: Militarization and Economic Domination
Tens of thousands have died in Mexico (recent estimates, which will be discussed in a forthcoming Truthout article, indicate that the homicide total under the six year rule of Felipe Calderon may reach 120,000) and in other Latin American nations. As far as stopping drug flow goes, the war on drugs in Latin America is… Continue reading
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Brought to You by…Big Oil?
The Washington Post had a two-page spread in its September 11 edition devoted to a “debate” on energy policy. But industry critics were missing from the picture. Why? Perhaps because the oil industry, undisclosed to Post readers, was sponsoring the discussion. Continue reading
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Video: Glen Ford and Michael Eric Dyson debate Obama's Presidency
s President Obama accepts the Democratic nomination to seek four more years in the White House, we host a debate on his presidency with Glen Ford of Black Agenda Report and Michael Eric Dyson, professor at Georgetown University and author of numerous books. Ford calls Obama the “more effective evil” for embracing right-wing policies and… Continue reading
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A Tale of Two Economies: Skyrocketing Stock Market for the Rich, Devaluation of Work for the Rest
The rich are making out like bandits in the booming Wall Street economy that is based on profits squeezed out of firing workers, lowering net wages (adjusted for inflation), and outsourcing jobs to exploited labor overseas. There is no crisis in the top 1%; there is only increasing wealth. In that second economy, the financial… Continue reading
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US arms sales nearly triple in 2011, researchers say
US arms transfers to other countries nearly tripled last year to $66.3 billion, giving America a market share of nearly 80 percent, government researchers said Monday. Continue reading
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Obama’s Geopolitical China ‘Pivot’: The Pentagon Targets China By F. William Engdahl
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the nominal end of the Cold War some twenty years back, rather than reducing the size of its mammoth defense spending, the US Congress and all US Presidents have enormously expanded spending for new weapons systems, increased permanent military bases around the world and expansion of NATO… Continue reading
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The British Siege of the Ecuadorian Embassy: Déjà Vu: Anglo-American disregard for International Law by Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
The United States and Soviet Union never violated the diplomatic sanctity and extraterritoriality of one another’s diplomatic missions by storming them with their state security forces, even during the tensest periods of the Cold War. Embassies were consistently and securely used to relocate spies, defectors, and dissidents around the world. Continue reading
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Elections USA: The 2012 Politics of Fantasy by Ben Schreiner
With both tickets now set, the democratic farce that is the U.S. presidential election lumbers into its final act. And for a campaign already rife with all the petty trivialities and celebrity intrigues more suiting of a reality TV show, it is no surprise that both political parties intend on using their upcoming political conventions… Continue reading
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Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Extortion Against Standard Chartered Bank Shows Bias Against Iran By Danny Schechter
On the surface, it looked like a simple game of “Gotcha,” when New York Bank regulators blew the whistle on London’s Standard Chartered Bank for laundering money. The fact that the money was allegedly tied to Iran cast a major shadow on the allegations, given the Islamic Republic’s “bad guy” image in American policy circles. Continue reading
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"Freedom Fighters": The Foot Soldiers of the American Empire By Julie Lévesque
Since the end of World War II, the Anglo-American Empire has covertly supported the deployment of foreign and domestic “foot soldiers”, including terrorists and paramilitary brigades to bring about regime change and further its agenda of World domination. Continue reading
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Obama Seizes Control of All Communications Systems With Executive Order By Susanne Posel
President Obama has usurped all available forms of communication for use and discretion of the US government. Under executive order (EO june 6, 2012), Assignment of National Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications Functions, Obama has enabled the executive branch to control communications “under all circumstances to ensure national security, effectively manage emergencies, and improve national… Continue reading
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Demonizing Muslims: America's Worldwide Witch Hunt By Sherwood Ross
The U.S. has launched a witch hunt “reminiscent of the Spanish Inquisition” to “demonize” Muslims. “While President Obama may uphold freedom of religion, the U.S. inquisitorial social order has institutionalized patterns of discrimination, prejudice and xenophobia directed against Muslims,” writes Professor Michel Chossudovsky of the Centre for Research on Globalization, Montreal. Continue reading
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Demonizing Muslims: America’s Worldwide Witch Hunt By Sherwood Ross
The U.S. has launched a witch hunt “reminiscent of the Spanish Inquisition” to “demonize” Muslims. “While President Obama may uphold freedom of religion, the U.S. inquisitorial social order has institutionalized patterns of discrimination, prejudice and xenophobia directed against Muslims,” writes Professor Michel Chossudovsky of the Centre for Research on Globalization, Montreal. Continue reading
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Criminals for Peace By William T. Hathaway
A new group of war resisters, deserters, and peace activists from the USA, Europe, Iraq, and Afghanistan offers a variety of answers to these conundrum questions. In opposing militarism we’ve moved beyond demonstrations and petitions into direct action, flouting the government’s laws and impeding its ability to kill our fellow human beings. As criminals for… Continue reading
