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ICH 12 September 2012: The Pauperization Of America
12 September 2012 — Information Clearing House Al-Qaeda Now a US Ally in Syria By Joseph Wakim Syrian citizens who prefer the secular and stable state to the prospect of an Iraqi-style sectarian state may well be turning this same question around to the US government: are you with us, or with the terrorists? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32424.htm… Continue reading
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ICH 11 September 2012: Attack “Imminent.” : Documents Disclose 9/11 Warnings
11 September 2012 — Information Clearing House Attack “Imminent.” Report: Documents Disclose 9/11 Warnings By Matt Vasilogambros On May 1, 2001, the CIA told the White House that there was “a group presently in the United States” that was planning an attack. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32420.htm Continue reading
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ICH 10 September 2012: Exploiting 9/11 for the Benefit of a Few
10 September 2012 — Information Clearing House We Are at War Exploiting 9/11 for the Benefit of a Few. By Johnny Barber Who benefits from the War on Terror and who benefits when America threatens war? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32415.htm Continue reading
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Video: Black Agenda Report Editor: "Obama is not the lesser evil"
Glen Ford: President Obama has managed the crisis on behalf of the 1% more effectively than a Republican could have Continue reading
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ICH: Weekend Edition – Sept 08/09 2012
8 September 2012 — Information Clearing House US Sends More Spies, Diplomats to Syrian Border By KIMBERLY DOZIER U.S. officials said the U.S. personnel has helped improve the rebels’ military organization. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32381.htm Continue reading
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ICH 28 August 2012: Britain and US Plan Syrian “Revolution” From Istanbul
28 August 2012 — Information Clearing House US Intelligence Community Report America Planning for a Post-Israel Middle East? Franklin Lamb An 82 page analysis concludes that the American national interest in fundamentally at odds with that of Zionist Israel. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32304.htm Continue reading
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US arms sales nearly triple in 2011, researchers say
US arms transfers to other countries nearly tripled last year to $66.3 billion, giving America a market share of nearly 80 percent, government researchers said Monday. Continue reading
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ICH 27 August 2012: US “Fifty Wealthiest Lawmakers” list
27 August 2012 — Information Clearing House Inventing an Iranian Threat By Stephen Lendman Washington and Israel target the Islamic Republic relentlessly. Longstanding war plans await implementation. Media scoundrels and right-wing think tanks support it. They’re paid to endorse ravaging one country after another. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32291.htm Continue reading
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Can the War Israel Wants With Iran Be Averted? By Danny Schechter
For more than a year now, the drums of war emanating from Israel have become louder and louder with weekly news leaks, and threats including the disclosure of alleged attack plans. The whole exercise seems designed to create a sense of alarm and inevitability. Continue reading
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ICH 25 August 2012: America’s Descent into Poverty
25 August 2012 — Information Clearing House The Human Cost of War on Iran By Elizabeth Murray The subject of human suffering is almost taboo among these elites, and is generally raised only when negative media publicity, or the prospect thereof, forces them to take action. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32276.htm Continue reading
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ICH 23 August 2012: U.S. Has Plans to Invade Syria
23 August 2012 — Information Clearing House WMD ‘Excuse for US to Intervene in Syria’ U.S. Has Contingency Plans to Invade Syria. By David S. Cloud and Shashank Bengali The contingency plans call for sending U.S. special forces into Syria to protect or destroy any unguarded stockpiles to keep them from militants, officials say. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32263.htm Continue reading
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The pursuit of Julian Assange is an assault on freedom and a mockery of journalism By John Pilger
The British government’s threat to invade the Ecuadorean embassy in London and seize Julian Assange is of historic significance. David Cameron, the former PR man to a television industry huckster and arms salesman to sheikdoms, is well placed to dishonour international conventions that have protected Britons in places of upheaval. Continue reading
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ICH 22 August 2012: Why Are Americans So Confused?
22 August 2012 — Information Clearing House Netanyahu is Preparing his Nation for War. Israel war talk fails to ignite U.S. debate USA Today Editorial Netanyahu’s timing – speculative but logical – is that he sees the American political campaign as a moment of maximum leverage. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32254.htm Continue reading
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Syria at the Mercy of the West's "Ministers of Terrorism" By Finian Cunningham
Murder, sabotage, bribery, contract killings — and that’s just the behavior of Western political leaders and their Arab allies. Forget the fancy titles, manners and clothes — ongoing violence in Syria shows that the foreign policy of these powers is being conducted by terrorists and thugs in high offices. Which let’s one glimpse what level… Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 21 August 2012: Israel and Iran’s Nuclear Program
21 August 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israel Wants Egypt To Withdraw Its Tanks From SinaiIMEMC – Israeli Paper, Maariv, reported Tuesday that the Israeli government demanded Egypt to withdraw its tanks from the Sinai Peninsula after Cairo deployed them to counter extremist groups operating in the area. … Continue reading
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ICH 21 August 2012: Criticism of “Free Syrian Army” tactics is building
21 August 2012 — Information Clearing House Netanyahu ‘Determined to Attack Iran’ Before US Elections By Times of Israel The report added that Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak believe Obama would have no choice but to give backing for an Israeli attack before the US presidential elections in November. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32244.htm Continue reading
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Netanyahu's Secret War Plan: Leaked Document Outlines Israel's "Shock and Awe" Plan to Attack Iran By Richard Silverstein
In the past few days, I received an Israeli briefing document outlining Israel’s war plans against Iran. The document was passed to me by a high-level Israeli source who received it from an IDF officer. Continue reading
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ICH 20 August 2012: Chris Hedges: War in the Shadows
20 August 2012 — Information Clearing House The War in the Shadows By Chris Hedges There are hundreds of millions of people who have a tragic intimacy with the twisted and brutal soul of American imperialism. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32231.htm Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 8/19/2012: Report: US labels settler violence as terrorism for first time
19 August 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center U.S: “Settler Violence Is Terrorism”IMEMC – In its 2011 Country report, an annual report about global terrorist activities, the United States described the escalating attacks carried out by extremist Israeli settlers against the Palestinians as “terrorist attacks”. This is the first time the United States describes… Continue reading
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Media Lens: ‘The Man Who Knew Everyone’ – Gore Vidal Through The Eyes Of The One Per Cent Press By David Edwards
Gore Vidal took great delight in demolishing the fragile confections of ‘mainstream’ politics. While corporate journalists typically portray US Presidents as benign demigods, Vidal described George W. Bush as ‘the stupidest man in the United States’. Continue reading
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