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RAF drone attacks ‘break rights law’ By Paddy McGuffin
Top lawyers concluded today that British drone attacks on Afghanistan are almost certainly illegal. Continue reading
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Iowa City moves to ban drones, traffic cameras and license plate readers
The residents of Iowa City, Iowa have moved to ban drones, red-light cameras and license plate readers in what is likely the most thorough action taken by a town yet against modern surveillance technologies. 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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When It Comes to Drones, Trust the Churchgoing CIA Director By Peter Hart
Chris Matthews (MSNBC) appeared rather uncomfortable with the topic, ultimately deciding that the policy was defensible–on the grounds that the CIA director Leon Panetta goes to church Continue reading
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Video: Assange: WikiLeaks to release over a million new docs in 2013
Despite all the difficulties the WikiLeaks faced in 2012, Julian Assange vowed to publish some 1,000,000 new documents in the coming year. In his Christmas speech he called for people to continue fighting for democracy “from Tahrir to London.” Continue reading
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Hillary Clinton: Thwarting “Re-Sovietization” or Imposing Americanization? By Boris Volkhonsky
As reported by the Financial Times, on Thursday, hours before meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a news conference that the US is to prevent Russia from integrating more closely with its neighbors in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Continue reading
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FAIR: Precise Weapons Kill Civilians Too
As a general rule, it’d be better if media accounts of war did not stress the surgical precision of the weapons being used. It’s a fixture of U.S. reporting on U.S. wars, but the same rhetoric is used when U.S. allies are dropping bombs. 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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From Stalingrad to Gaza with Love By Gilad Atzmon
Gaza child Benjamin Netanyahu, is made of different material than Barak. Unlike Bark, who is obsessed with the banal implementation of military power, Netanyahu is concerned with the power of deterrence and he is also intelligent enough to realise that the consequences of a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip may mean the total eradication… Continue reading
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Gaza Friends: IOF Attacks Gaza Again
On November 14, 2012, the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) unleashed another massacre in Gaza. In just one day, 15 Palestinians were killed, most of them women and children. Dozens were injured, homes destroyed and the hospitals in Gaza are overwhelmed with the wounded. Israel and its apologists say this is a war, but the people… Continue reading
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Darpa director leaving the Pentagon for Google
Regina Dugan oversaw the development of some of the US military’s most marvelous high tech accomplishments as director of Darpa, but the head of the DoD’s research lab is parting ways with the Pentagon to take on a role with Google. Continue reading
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SPECIAL OPS NOW DEFINES THE PENTAGON'S EXPANDING WARS By Danny Schechter
He’s the consummate Special Ops warrior and wants more special ops forces, more drones and, most significantly, more “autonomy” (read, power) to position “his” troops in more places. He is now lobbying to expand his “freedom” by building a bigger personal arsenal of undercover operatives under his command. Continue reading
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Drones And New U.S. Global War Policy By Luis Beaton*
The budget plan which will be released this month, includes an increase of 30 percent in the fleet of U.S. drones, according to officials quoted by the Washington Post, in an attempt perhaps to effectively compensate for troop reductions. Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 9-10 February 2012
10 February 2012 — williambowles.info 012 Bradley Manning to face formal trial on February 23 The Guardian The formal trial stage in the case of the WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning will begin on February 23, the US military has announced, when the soldier will be arraigned on all 22 counts relating to the largest leak… Continue reading
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BAR February 8 2012: Black Politics Atrophies / Super Pac Obama / Nigeria Oil Scourge / No To Drones and more…
8 February 2012 — Black Agenda Report • News, commentary and analysis from the black left ‘By far the best left publication, never mind ‘black left’, on the Web. WB’ Black Politics Atrophies Under Obama by BAR executive editor Glen Ford “Traditional Black progressive and movement politics has been replaced by fear and sycophantism, as… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 7 February 2012: Obama Declares "Threat" From Iran a National Emergency
7 February 2012 — Information Clearing House US Iran Policy in ‘Lockstep’ with Israel? By Dave Lindorff The most appalling thing of all was hearing the US president say on national TV that he is operating US policy towards Iran in “lockstep” with the pipsqueak nation of Israel–an apartheid country currently being run by a… Continue reading
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Global Research Weekend Review 5 February 2012: War, Social Justice and the Global Economic Crisis Selected Articles
5 February 2012 — Global Research Empowerment Now Means Peace for the Future – 2012-02-07 Continue reading
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THE GR WEEKEND REVIEW: INTERNET CENSORSHIP FINANCIAL FRAUD AND “MILITARY JUSTICE” Selected Articles and Videos
29 January 2012 — Global Research THE GLOBAL RESEARCH WEEKEND REVIEW We bring to the attention of our Readers a selection of feature articles, analysis and breaking news Property Rights versus Human Rights: Challenging the Super Wealthy – by Danny Schechter – 2012-01-29 Continue reading
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