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The Stark Reality Behind Obama’s Russian ‘Statesmanship’ By F. William Engdahl
In a press conference Obama described the Russian President as having a “slouch…looking like that bored schoolboy in the back of the classroom.” Yet behind the childish form of the latest White House refusal to meet President Putin before the G-20 St. Petersburg Summit is a grim reality Continue reading
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Media: Iran Has Space Program–Some See Crisis! By Peter Hart
A well-respected research group posted a short article on its website about the location of a second launchpad for Iran’s space program. That’s not big news–but it can be made to sound like scary news in the New York Times. Continue reading
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ICH 8 August 2013: US Wars, Dehumanization, and Me
8 August 2013 — Information Clearing House America’s Mambo with Mubarak Dancing Between Dictatorship and Democracy By Andrew Gavin Marshall The United States champions its domestic propaganda outwardly, presenting itself as a beacon of democratic hope, a light of liberty in a dark world. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35789.htm Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine-Israel Newslinks 7 August 2013
7 August 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterTel Aviv Sets Timeframe For Releasing 104 DetaineesIMEMC – The Israeli Government has officially announced a timeframe for the release of 104 Palestinian detainees, imprisoned since before the first Oslo peace accord was signed in 1993, and said that the detainees will be released in four stages,… Continue reading
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Does the BBC not trust US intelligence on Iran? By David Morrison and Peter Oborne
If the BBC wants to speculate on Iranian nuclear capabilities and the potential for conflict, why is it ignoring the clear consensus of US intelligence, and for what purpose? Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine-Israel Newslinks 3 August 2013
3 August 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterAbbas Welcomes Barcelona Soccer Team In BethlehemIMEMC – Thousands Of Palestinians Welcome Barca [Saturday Evening August 3, 2013] Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, welcomed at his Presidential Headquarters in the West Bank City of Bethlehem, the players and coach of Barcelona soccer team, who are conducting their first… Continue reading
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ICH 4 August 2013: What Google Knows About You
4 August 2013 — Information Clearing House In Rare Interview Egypt’s Commanding General Sharply Criticized U.S. By Lally Weymouth “You left the Egyptians. You turned your back on the Egyptians, and they won’t forget that,” said an indignant Gen. Abdel Fatah al-Sissi. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35749.htm Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine-Israel Newslinks 2 August 2013: Once More into the Peace Process Dead End
2 August 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterPCHR Weekly Report: 9 civilians wounded, 26 abducted in 51 Israeli invasions this weekIMEMC – In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 25 – 31 July 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found that… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine-Israel Newslinks 1 August 2013
1 August 2013 — VTJP News Ma’an News Hundreds rally in Negev against Israeli plan to displace Bedouins8/1/2013 – NEGEV (Ma’an) – Hundreds of Palestinian residents of Israel rallied Thursday afternoon against Israel’s Prawer Plan which could displace thousands of Bedouin residents of the Negev from their land. The protestors gathered near al-Arakib village where Israeli forces… Continue reading
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ICH 1 August 2013: ‘I’ve Killed Lots Of Arabs In My Life And There’s No Problem With That’ : Israeli Minister
1 August 2013 — Information Clearing House Fresh Evidence of CIA Drone Strikes on Rescuers By Chris Woods The tactic has previously been labelled a possible war crime by two UN investigators. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35723.htm Continue reading
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NATO and the “phantom menace”: a pretext for global expansion
Upcoming NATO military exercises envisage an attack on Poland and an Article 5 NATO intervention against a foreign power, to the dismay of Russia, these exercises continue the outdated “Cold War” thinking of the West, which refuses to let go of such stereotypes and continues to eschew peace and understanding between nations. Continue reading
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NATO and the "phantom menace": a pretext for global expansion
Upcoming NATO military exercises envisage an attack on Poland and an Article 5 NATO intervention against a foreign power, to the dismay of Russia, these exercises continue the outdated “Cold War” thinking of the West, which refuses to let go of such stereotypes and continues to eschew peace and understanding between nations. Continue reading
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Reading Marx in Cairo By Kaveh L Afrasiabi
In Marx’s book we find a timeless grasp of farcical repetitions in history, by comparing the French coup of December 1851 by a nephew of the great Napoleon who, even though he lacked the minutest genius of his uncle, called himself Emperor Napoleon III. From Marx’s point of view, the 1851 coup was a caricature… Continue reading
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America’s “Imperial-Left” and the Proxy War Against Syria By Jay Tharappel
By now it should be obvious to all ostensible peace and anti-war activists that there is nothing progressive or worth championing about the imperialist sponsored proxy war currently being waged against the Syrian government of President Dr. Bashar al-Assad Continue reading
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ICH 21 July 2013: Bush- Blair Legacy Continues
21 July 2013 — Information Clearing House The Road to Nowhere – Kerry Mideast Journey By Eric Margolis Israel is “negotiating” with a PLO that has become a sock puppet for the US and Israel after its former leader, Yasser Arafat, was very likely assassinated to make way for the compliant Mahmoud Abbas. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35610.htm Continue reading
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VTJP Vermonters for a Just Peace in Palestine/Israel News & Articles 14 July 2013
14 July 23 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterNabi Saleh weekly protest on friday: Israeli soldiers fire tear gas and skunk waterIMEMC – During friday’s weekly protest in the village of An Nabi Saleh the villagers once more stipulated their discontent over their difficult situation under the occupation. The peaceful protest was met with tear… Continue reading
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ICH 14 July 2013: White Supremacy Acquits George Zimmerman
14 July 2013 — Information Clearing House Good Coups, Bad Coups By Joost Lagendijk Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait promised no less than $12 billion support to the new regime in Cairo. – “It’s pretty clear what the counter-revolutionary Gulf monarchs expect for their generosity, and it’s not democracy. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35536.htm Continue reading
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VTJP Vermonters for a Just Peace in Palestine/Israel News & Articles 12 July 2013: ‘Palestinian Settler’: Israel’s Indigenous Invaders
12 July 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israeli Supreme Court Postpones Amona EvictionIMEMC – Date Moved from July 15 to July 24 The Israeli Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the eviction of the Israeli settlement of Amona would be moved from its July 15 date. The eviction of the Central West Bank hilltop… Continue reading
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VTJP Vermonters for a Just Peace in Palestine/Israel News & Articles 10 July 2013
10 July 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterActivists to launch flotilla from Gaza to Europe in defiance of Israeli-imposed blockageIMEMC – Canadian, European, and Palestinian activists plan to launch a flotilla – dubbed “Gaza’s Ark” – from Gaza to Europe carrying produce and textiles, with the goal of raising awareness of the… Continue reading
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Snowden confirms NSA created Stuxnet with Israeli aid
The Stuxnet virus that decimated Iranian nuclear facilities was created by the NSA and co-written by Israel, Edward Snowden has confirmed. The whistleblower added the NSA has a web of foreign partners who pay “marginal attention to human rights.” Continue reading
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