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U.S. And NATO Allies Expanding Global Military Footprint By Rick Rozoff
Recent statements by the defense ministers of Germany and Canada reveal that the globally-oriented Western military consortium that is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization plans not only to continue but broaden the wars and military occupations it has conducted over the past twenty years. Continue reading
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Updates on Libyan war/Stop NATO News: July 4, 2011
4 July 2011 — Stop NATO Why Allow NATO Thugs To Destroy Africa Mercilessly? Turkmenistan: NATO Troops Can Join Caspian Energy War Against Russia Azerbaijan: Faithful NATO Partner On The Caspian NATO International School Of Azerbaijan Holds Session On Middle East NATO Soldier Missing In Southern Afghanistan Armed Confrontation In The Arctic? Continue reading
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Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: July 3, 2011
3 July 2011 — Stop NATO July 4th: What U.S. Stands For In Libya – Cynthia McKinney Russia: NATO Runs Roughshod Over International Norms In Libya NATO To Deploy 1,000 Spanish Legionaires To Afghanistan Next Year Pentagon Rapidly Expanding Central Asian Supply Lines For Afghan War Canada To Conduct Unprecedented Military Exercises In Arctic U.S.… Continue reading
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Libya And Millennium Of War By Rick Rozoff
Daily tallies are posted on NATO’s Allied Command Operations (Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe) website as though they are public service announcements. The practice is rather bellicose braggadocio, rank rodomontade; boasting of the Alliance’s ability to control the airspace of and pummel at will a now all but defenseless nation of six and a half… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 2 July, 2011: Africa will not execute Gaddafi warrant: African Union summit
2 July, 2011 — Information Clearing House Should Libya Retaliate Against NATO Nations? Libya Can Sting Europe Like ‘Swarm of Bees’: Kadhafi By Hassen Jouini “The Libyan people are capable, one day, of taking the battle to Europe and the Mediterranean” region, Kadhafi said in the message, as thousands of supporters massed in the landmark… Continue reading
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Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: July 1, 2011
1 July 2011 — Stop NATO Libya: 13,324 NATO Sorties, 5,005 Strike Missions NATO Preparing Ground Operation In Libya: Russian Envoy NATO Chief: Main Objective Is To Topple Libyan Government Saudis Tell NATO Of ‘Untold, Dramatic Consequences’ Regarding Iran Singapore Troops Decorated For Serving NATO In Afghanistan NATO’s Caucasus, Central Asia Representative Headed To Azerbaijan Continue reading
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The Anti-Empire Report by William Blum – Libya: Unending American hostility
If I could publicly ask our beloved president one question, it would be this: “Mr. President, in your short time in office you’ve waged war against six countries — Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen and Libya. This makes me wonder something. With all due respect: What is wrong with you?” Continue reading
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‘Public Opinion’: The Phantom Menace By John Brissenden
Any 11 year old who saw Avatar or The Matrix has a basic understanding of constructed reality; teenagers carefully construct and reconstruct their online identity; politicians and pundits alike talk without shame or irony about presentation, optics and symbolism rather than policy. It is no different on the left. Resistance to the cult of austerity… Continue reading
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Afghanistan: Victory in defeat By Eric Walberg
There are many parallels between Vietnam and Afghanistan. The recent American mayors’ resolution to “bring our war $$ home” and Obama’s announcement that troops are now being withdrawn are fresh reminders, but the story they tell is grim, says Eric Walberg Continue reading
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Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: June 29, 2011
29 June 2011 — Stop NATO Afghanistan: NATO Loses Three Drones In As Many Days Two NATO Soldiers Killed In Southern Afghanistan Next U.S./NATO Afghan War Commander: 100,000 Foreign Troops To Stay NATO Chief, North Atlantic Council To Visit Georgia Germany: Fighter Jets Scream Overhead As NATO Rehearses Next War Saudi Troops To Stay In… Continue reading
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UK protesters slam campaign in Libya — RT
Anti-war activists have taken to the streets of London to demonstrate against NATO’s military intervention in Libya. The demonstrators say it is time NATO was brought to book. Continue reading
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Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: June 26, 2011
26 June 2011 — Stop Nato Libya Seeks Nigeria’s Aid To End NATO Bombardments U.S. Troops Deploy With Polish Counterparts For Afghan War NATO To Keep Slovak Troops In Afghanistan NATO Tanker Set On Fire In Pakistan U.S., German Troops In ‘Unparalleled’ Czech Border Exercise Continue reading
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US-Led Terror Bombings Target Civilians By Stephen Lendman
Since NATO terror bombings began March 19, an average of nearly nine daily civilian deaths followed, besides unknown hundreds killed by rebel cut-throats in their controlled areas, murdering any suspected pro-Gaddafi supporters – what Western media reports and governments won’t explain. Continue reading
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FAIR Media Advisory: Defining ‘Withdrawal’ From Afghanistan
Barack Obama’s June 22 announcement of a phased troop withdrawal from Afghanistan was often portrayed as a major step towards ending the war, with many outlets neglecting to accurately explain the pace of escalation that has happened under his watch. Continue reading
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NATO states divided over Libya
NATO’s admission of killing civilians in recent days may have made the headlines back home, but the expressions of regret have not been felt on the ground in Libya, unlike the western bombs and missiles which continue to fall, killing those the alliance says it is there to protect. Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter June 22, 2011: British, French Agents Undercover in Libya to Get Gaddafi
22 June, 2011 — Information Clearing House Note: Tom Feeley, editor of ICH has to go into hospital for a few days and get his heart repaired. We wish him well British, French Agents Undercover in Libya to Get Gaddafi: Report By ANI A team of 130 British and French agents are reportedly on a… Continue reading
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Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: June 22, 2011
22 June 2011 — Stop NATO 96-Day Libyan War: Over 12,000 NATO Sorties, Over 4,500 Combat Missions NATO Air Strikes Target Towns Near Libyan Capital Spokesperson: U.S. Aid Essential To NATO’s Libyan War Senate Opens Door For U.S. Troops To Fight In Libya Iran Slams NATO’s Killing Innocent Libyans, Destroying Infrastructure Americans’ Support For Speedy… Continue reading
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SCO vs Bilderberg: Where are the real decisions being made? By Eric Walberg
As the Western elite gathered in picturesque St Moritz to grapple with pressing world crises, the outsiders met in the bleak steppes of Central Asia, writes Eric Walberg Continue reading
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Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: June 21, 2011
21 June 2011 — Stop NATO Libya: NATO Air Missions Near 12,000 With Over 4,500 Combat Sorties NATO Intensifies Deadly Bombing Of Civilian Targets In Libya Libya Accuses NATO Of Targeting Civilians, Targeted Assassinations Palestine Sends Protest Note To NATO Over Killing Of Family In Libya NATO Air Strike Kills Syrian Family In Tripoli Libya:… Continue reading