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Russia in the Middle East: Return of a superpower? By Eric Walberg
The US “withdrawal” from Iraq last year and the planned “withdrawal” from Afghanistan in 2014 cannot help but change the face of Central Asia and the Middle East. But how does Russia fit in, asks Eric Walberg Continue reading
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ICH 16 August 2012: US Punched Bibi, Barak in the Face
16 August 2012 — Information Clearing House Bibi’s Secret War Plan By Richard Silverstein In the past few days, I received an Israeli briefing document outlining Israel‘s war plans against Iran. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32201.htm Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 9 July 2012: Iran Can Sue US And Israel Over Threats
9 July 2012 — Information Clearing House Manufactured Realities The Truth About The Arab Spring, Occupy Movement And Anonymous By Bill Noxid Once set in motion this elaborate plan to gain the support of people worldwide was intended to grow organically through appealing to and manipulating the genuine and humanitarian desires and instincts of the people, 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
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 6 July 2012: Pilot Sings As He Kills Afghan – Video
6 July 2012 — Information Clearing House U.S. Helicopter Blasts Afghan Man to Pieces… As The Pilot Sings ‘Bye, Bye Miss American Pie’ Video It is the horrific moment an Afghan man is blown apart by a US missile. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31780.htm Continue reading
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“Fictitious Enemies” and “Combat Scenarios”: The Pentagon and NATO Rehearse for War against Russia? By Rick Rozoff
Last month was a busy one for U.S.-NATO military exercises in the Baltic Sea. Three major multinational training exercises, including naval maneuvers, amphibious landings and preparation for deployment to Afghanistan, occurred in the region in June, in one case overlapping. Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 5 July 2012: WikiLeaks Releasing Syria Documents
5 July 2012 — Information Clearing House Straight Talking: The Syrian Cauldron By Jeremy Salt The government in Damascus has been deliberately locked into a cycle of violence fed from the outside by the self-styled ‘Friends of Syria‘. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31766.htm Continue reading
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HRW Report on “Syrian Torture” Nonsensical, Hypocritical by Tony Cartalucci
Careless readers might think report covers Western atrocities committed in Afghanistan and Iraq Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 2 July 2012: Son Of Liberty: Born and raised in America
2 July 2012 — Information Clearing House An Act Of War? Iran Sanctions Will Halve Oil Sales But May Still Not Succeed By Julian Borger and Saeed Kamali Dehghan Embargo has led to huge increases in price of staple foods, while currency has lost half its value since 2010. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31741.htm Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 28 June 2012: The American People Are Angry?
28 June 2012 — Information Clearing House Obama Stalling His Way To War With IranBy Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann LeverettObama is locking America into a path that is increasingly likely to result in yet another U.S.-initiated war in the Middle East during the first years of the next presidential term. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31714.htm Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 26 June 2012: History of the US-Israel Relationship
26 June 2012 — Information Clearing House Syria and Turkey’s Phantom War By Pepe Escobar Imagine if this was a Syrian jet flying over Turkish or Israeli territory. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31713.htm Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 18-22 June 2012: Iran / Asia / Greece /nEgypt / Ecuador / CIA / Media
23 June 2012 — Strategic Culture Foundation US shopping for «lily pads» in Central Asia22.06.2012 | 10:24 | Melkulangara BHADRAKUMAR The hidden agenda of the United States’ invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 lay enveloped by the fog of the war for most of the past ten-year period… Even now, when the topic of discussion is the Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 11 May 2012: Nuke Mecca: US Military Teaches Officers
11 May 2012 — Information Clearing House “U.S. Military Taught Officers: Use ‘Hiroshima’ Tactics for ‘Total War’ on Islam,” By Noah Shachtman and Spencer Ackerman “The U.S. military taught its future leaders that a ‘total war’ against the world’s 1.4 billion Muslims would be necessary to protect America from Islamic terrorists” http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31290.htm Continue reading
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First Madeleine Albright, now Prince Harry: The Strange World of Humanitarian Awards By Felicity Arbuthnot
Humanitarian Awards are surely taking on a whole new meaning. The end of April brought the obscenity of the announcement that Madeleine Albright, a woman prepared to sacrifice children by proxy(i) was to be awarded America’s highest honour, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, for her role as a long time champion of democracy and human… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 9 May 2012: Another Foiled False Flag
012 — Information Clearing House Another Foiled False Flag By Stephen Lendman Pretexts are needed for militarism, imperial wars, and homeland repression. If and when people learn they were duped, it’s too late to matter. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31281.htm Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 8 May 2012: ‘Dad, They Are Killing Me’ : Video – Police Brutality
8 May 2012 — Information Clearing House US Kills 5 Afghan Kids By Glenn Greenwald The way in which the U.S. media ignores such events speaks volumes about how we perceive them. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31275.htm Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 22 April 2012
22 April 2012 — Information Clearing House Witness To MurderUS Border Patrol Beat and Taser Man to DeathVideo A new video shows Anastacio Hernadez-Rojas lying on the ground in the fetal position, circled by at least a dozen federal agents as one repeatedly shocks him with an electric stun gun. Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 20 April 2012: Unplugging Americans From The Matrix
20 April 2012 — Information Clearing House Unplugging Americans From The MatrixBy Paul Craig RobertsAmericans have lost control of the government, and governments that are not controlled by the people are not democracies.http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31134.htm Continue reading
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Media Lens: When Populism Is Dangerous For Democracy – To The Media Gallows With ‘Controversial’ George Galloway
George Galloway’s stunning victory in last week’s Bradford West by-election afforded a rare opportunity to witness naked imbalance, establishment scorn of any challenges, and blatant anti-Muslim propaganda in the corporate British media. Continue reading