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Video: Inside the U.S. Dirty War in Yemen with Jeremy Scahill, Nasser al-Awlaki, Sheikh Fareed
From drone strikes to the massacre at al-Majalah, secret U.S. military actions inside Yemen are exposed in “Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield,” the new documentary film by Jeremy Scahill and Rick Rowley opening today. Scahill’s book by the same name was published in April. We continue our conversation on Yemen with Scahill and… Continue reading
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ICH 6 June 2013: Meet the ‘Friends of Jihad’
6 June 2013 — Information Clearing House Meet the ‘Friends of Jihad’ By Pepe Escobar Western politicos love to shed swamps of crocodile tears about “the Syrian people” and congratulate themselves within the “Friends of Syria” framework for defending them from “tyranny”. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35189.htm Continue reading
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President’s Obama’s Promise: Global War on Terror to Continue, with Fresh Makeup By William Boardman
Who in a sane state of mind would expect any change of policy when the president gives a speech about counter-terrorism at the National Defense University? Continue reading
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ICH 28 April 2013: Robert Fisk : Syria and Sarin Gas
28 April 2013 — Information Clearing House Chemical Weapons Charade in Syria By Sharmine Narwani Let us be clear. The United States can verify absolutely nothing about the use of chemical weapons (CWs) in Syria. Any suggestion to the contrary is entirely false. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34763.htm Continue reading
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Photo Essay: Profit and Violence in the Name of Comprehensive Immigration Reform By Todd Miller
Arizona has been a hot-spot and laboratory for immigration enforcement for quite a while and would be significantly impacted by this proposed upsurge in border policing. This photo essay offers a glimpse into how this intensely border-controlled universe already looks in the Arizona borderlands, via two distinct perspectives. Continue reading
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The Orwellian Paradigm: Killing You for Your Own Safety By Faisal Moghul
Almost thirty years ago, cultural critic Neil Postman argued in Amusing Ourselves to Death that television’s gradual replacement of the printing press has created a dumbed-down culture driven by mindless entertainment. Continue reading
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ICH 16 March 2013: US and UK Drowned Iraq in Blood
16 March 2013 — Information Clearing House When Truth Is Suppressed Countries Die By Paul Craig Roberts If those who speak truth cannot be bought off or shut up, they are ignored or demonized. Almost everything Americans need to know is off limits in public discussion. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34315.htm Continue reading
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ICH 13 March 2013: John Pilger: The New Propaganda Is Liberal – The New Slavery Is Digital
13 March 2013 — Information Clearing House Responsibility to Protect And The Myth of Large Numbers By Vijay Prashad The United States often uses exaggerated civilian casualty numbers to make a case for military intervention in strife-torn regions. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34278.htm Continue reading
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ICH 5 March 2013: What If a Drone Attacked in the US?
5 March 2013 — Information Clearing House Washington Steps Up Africa Intervention By Bill Van Auken While the US-French intervention in Mali has been cast as a humanitarian venture aimed at rescuing the Malian people from Islamists, the reality is that the war has unleashed immense human suffering. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34184.htm Continue reading
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ICH 9 February 2013:
9 February 2013 — Information Clearing House Syria: How Jihadist’s Are Taking Over Syria‘s “Revolution” By Ruth Sherlock, Aleppo Life in Syria‘s most populous city has become a dog-eat-dog existence: a battle for survival in a place where the strong devour the weak. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33892.htm Continue reading
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ICH 8 February 2013: How Western Leaders Terrorized Muslim World
8 February 2013 — Information Clearing House Bulgarian Charge of Hezbollah Bombing Was an “Assumption” By Gareth Porter Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov’s dramatic announcement Tuesday on the Bulgarian investigation of the July 2012 terror bombing of an Israeli tourist bus was initially reported by Western news media as suggesting clear evidence of Hezbollah’s responsibility Continue reading
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Fleets of Drones Descend on Africa By Glen Ford
U.S. drone bases are multiplying on the African continent. Niger has just “given the green light to accepting American surveillance drones on its soil”; neighboring Burkina Faso already has one; two new drone facilities are opening in Ethiopia and the Seychelles; and UN peacekeepers in Congo want U.S. drones. Drones have terrorized Somalia from AFRICOM’s… Continue reading
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An 'Informal Arrangement' to Not Report the News By Peter Hart
Today the Washington Post (2/6/13) reported some news that it’s known for years, but had decided not tell us until now: The CIA has a drone base in Saudi Arabia. Continue reading
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U.S. Escalate Imperialist War in Mali and Niger By Abayomi Azikiwe
In the immediate aftermath of the Hollande visit, dozens of French war planes escalated their attacks on several areas in the north. Under the guise of disabling supply routes for the designated “terrorists” groups, the mountainous north-east region around Kidal and Tessalit was pounded. Continue reading
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PBS Ombud, Nova Disagree on Drone Disclosure
PBS ombud Michael Getler (1/31/13) responded to FAIR activists who wrote to him about the recent Nova special on drones (1/23/13) that was underwritten by Lockheed Martin, a major military contractor and drone manufacturer. Continue reading
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Illegal Invasions, “Rogue States”, Forgotten Victims and a Shaming Plea By Felicity Arbuthnot
The usual suspects have embarked on another mass butchery – sorry “training exercise” – in mega-resource-rich Mali, and are meddling, with lethality, in Algeria. The UK, ever keen to kill, has gone from the Prime Minister’s “no boots on the ground” assurances, to “Operation Creep” in barely over a week. Continue reading
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Video: 'US a police state, Obama consciously allows torture' – CIA veteran John Kiriakou
Ten years ago, the idea of the US government spying on its citizens, intercepting their emails or killing them with drones was unthinkable. But now it’s business as usual, says John Kiriakou, a former CIA agent and torture whistleblower. Continue reading
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Space War: U.S.’s Former Nazi Scientists’ Dream Of Ruling World
In an exclusive interview with the Voice of Russia, Bruce Gagnon shares little known facts about the militarization of space by the United States, the development of first strike space drones and the foundation of the US military industrial complex by Nazi scientists bent on victory in World War III. If you thought missile defense… Continue reading
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William Blum: “There is a drone with Assange’s name on it” Interview By John Robles
Mr. Blum is candid in his assessment of CIA assassination plots against such people as Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa. He also has some surprising things to say about Julian Assange and Osama bin Laden. Continue reading
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The Children Killed by America’s Drones. “Crimes Against Humanity” committed by Barack H. Obama By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
But behind each name there is the face of a child with a family history in a village in a far away country, with a mom and a dad, with brothers and sisters and friends. Among the list, are infants of 1, 2, 3 and 4 years old. In some cases brothers and sisters of… Continue reading
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