Arms
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Got His Gun — Lost His Legs, Arms, Penis By David Swanson
Ann Jones’ new book, They Were Soldiers: How the Wounded Return from America’s Wars — The Untold Story, is devastating, and almost incomprehensibly so when one considers that virtually all of the death and destruction in U.S. wars is on the other side. Statistically, what happens to U.S. troops is almost nothing. In human terms,… Continue reading
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Profiting from War: A Look Into the World of Israeli Arms Dealing By Eilat Maoz
War in Israel has become a constant source of profit, with the West Bank and Gaza Strip used as experimental sites for arms dealers backed up by intellectuals. These are the protagonists of ‘The Lab,’ a new film by Yotam Feldman. In its exceptional interviews, the film reveals that the image of the arms dealer… Continue reading
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"Friends of Syria" meeting a Fiasco
Not only did the meeting bring together a mere 11 members out of 121, but it also came short of taking responsibility for the official delivery of weapons in violation of UN resolutions. Continue reading
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Arms deliveries to ’Syrian rebels’ equally liable for crimes committed
The delivery of weapons to Syrian rebels is in breach of UN resolutions. This enables the victims’ families to sue individually before the International Criminal Tribunal those leaders who should decide to do so, and allows Syria to file a suit against their states with the International Court of Justice. Continue reading
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Syria and Chemical Weapons: What Do We Know? By Peter Hart
If you watched ABC World Newslast night (6/13/13), the story of Syria and the use of chemical weapons had shifted pretty dramatically. AnchorDavid Muir declared at the top of the show: “The White House now confirming Syria’s president has in fact used chemical weapons to kill.” Continue reading
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GR Week in Review: Fake Arms Embargo and EU Military Support to Al Nusra in Syria
1 June 2013 — Global Research Deflation Smackdown: Bernanke’s Madcap Money Printing Fails to Boost Inflation, Mike Whitney, May 31, 2013 “Under a fiat money system, a government… should always be able to generate increased nominal spending and inflation, even when the short-term nominal interest rate is at zero.” Continue reading
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Reporting 'Says' Rather Than 'Says It Believes' Could Make a War of Difference By Jim Naureckas
White House Says Syria Has Used Chemical Arms. Well, that’s pretty definitive, isn’t it? But then if you read the first line of the story, you get a different picture Continue reading
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ICH 27 April 2013: US, UK Diabolic Lie: Syria Used Chemical Arms
27 April 2013 — Information Clearing House Chemical Weapons Claims a ‘Barefaced Lie,’ says Syrian Minister By RT American accusations of chemical weapons use in Syria fall short of UN proof standards, says a UN chemical inspector. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34744.htm Continue reading
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ICH 8 April 2013: The Five Stages Of Collapse
8 April 2013 — Information Clearing House US Threatens War With North Korea, Demands China Cut Off Support By Alex Lantier Sections of the US press and foreign policy establishment are now mooting the possibility that Washington will go to war and kill the North Korean leadership. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34546.htm Continue reading
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ICH 8 March 2013: Exposed: US Airlift of Arms to Syrian Rebels Through Zagreb’
8 March 2013 — Information Clearing House US and Europe in ‘Major Airlift of Arms to Syrian Rebels Through Zagreb’ By Richard Spencer The United States has coordinated a massive airlift of arms to Syrian rebels from Croatia with the help of Britain and other European states, despite the continuing European Union arms embargo. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34222.htm Continue reading
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War Crimes and the Global War on Terrorism: US Arms Al Qaeda in Syria, Mass-Slaughters Civilians in Afghanistan By Tony Cartalucci
AFP has reported that a recent NATO airstrike in Afghanistan has killed over 10 civilians in an all-too-familiar headline glossed over by the Western media in an exercise of both depravity and hypocrisy. RT’s article, “NATO airstrike kills 10 Afghan civilians, mostly women and children – officials,” notes in particular that up to 11,864 civilians… Continue reading
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Brainwashing and Obama’s War Propaganda: Pentagon Gearing Up to Fight the ‘PR War’ By Patrick Henningsen
How much money does it cost to get populations to think a certain way? Answer: it requires a blank cheque. But can Americans really afford it? Continue reading
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Israel Strikes Syria: First Act of «Endgame»? By Dmitry MININ
According to initial reports, the Israeli Air Force delivered air strikes on January 30 at night, the target was a defense chemical facility situated in the vicinity of Damascus. The interpretation was rapidly picked up by Syrian opposition. It made easier to explain why the historic enemy was on its side. Continue reading
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U.S. Building “Global First Strike Capacity” Against Russia and China By Hu Yumin
The US aims to combine PGS [Prompt Global Strike] with its space and anti-missile technologies to form an integrated defense system, which could render other countries’ strategic weapons, including nuclear arms, almost useless. This could put other countries in a dilemma: they either lose the capability to launch a strategic nuclear counterattack or use nuclear… Continue reading
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Potential Military Confrontation: Russia Arms Syria with Powerful Ballistic Missiles
We bring to the attention of Global Research readers the following news excerpt from hamsayeh.net regarding the delivery of Russian Iskander missiles to Syria in response to the deployment of US Patriot missiles in Turkey. Continue reading
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Veterans For Peace Appeals to Israeli Soldiers to Lay Down Their Arms By David Swanson
Israel’s military has in recent days attacked the Gaza strip with drones and F-16s, and has apparently been preparing for a possible ground war. Israel is using weaponry provided by the United States at the expense to U.S. taxpayers of $3 billion per year. Veterans For Peace member Doug Rawlings adresses the following statement to… Continue reading
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ICH November 7, 2012: Gulf States: British Arms Deals – Quick Death, Fast Profits
7 November 2012 — Information Clearing House To Humiliate and Degrade Impressions of Gaza By Noam Chomsky Where a million and a half people, in the most densely populated area of the world, are constantly subject to random and often savage terror and arbitrary punishment. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32968.htm Continue reading
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ICH: Weekend Update – November 3, 2012: Flooding Syria With Foreign Arms
3 November 2012 — Information Clearing House US and the Chalabi-ization of Syria By Daniel McAdams Concerned that US/Saudi/Israeli/Qatari-supported al-Qaeda rebels in Syria look too much like, well, al-Qaeda members, the US has announced that it prefers to create a whole new opposition in Syria. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32928.htm Continue reading
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Video: Smuggled Cash, Arms, Jihadists Fuel Syria War By grtv
James Corbett – editor of the Japan-based independent news website the Corbett Report, says it’s not developments within Syria, but international politics, that will shape the country’s future. Continue reading
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