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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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Secret Memo by Donald Rumsfeld Proves Iraq War Started On False Pretenses
Indeed, Secretary of State Colin Powell’s chief of staff – Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson – just said that Powell knew that there were no WMDs: I wonder what will happen when we put 500,000 troops into Iraq and comb the country from one end to the other and find nothing Continue reading
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Raddatz Misreports Raddatz on Syrian Weapons By Peter Hart
The implication…is that Syria has loaded chemical weapons at the ready, and that it would take a matter of hours for the Assad government to use them. But that’s not what Panetta told…well, Raddatz herself. Continue reading
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Movie Review: “Zero Dark Thirty”: Torturing the Facts By Marjorie Cohn
Zero Dark Thirty is disturbing for two reasons. First and foremost, it leaves the viewer with the erroneous impression that torture helped the CIA find bin Laden’s hiding place in Pakistan. Secondarily, it ignores both the illegality and immorality of using torture as an interrogation tool. Continue reading
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Bradley Manning/Wikileaks Newslinks 9 January 2013
9 January 2013 — williambowles.info Judge refuses to dismiss charges against WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning Washington Post A military judge refused Tuesday to toss out the case against WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning but ruled that any sentence the Army private receives should be reduced by 112 days because of his mistreatment in confinement. Manning’s confinement Continue reading
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US-Backed Terrorists Murder US Ambassador in Libya By Tony Cartalucci
McCain’s “Libyan patriots” have now murdered US Ambassador John Christopher Stevens in the very city McCain spoke these words. An assault on the American consulate in the eastern city of Benghazi, the epicenter of not only last year’s violent subversion and destruction of sovereign Libya, but a decade’s old epicenter of global terrorism, left Ambassador… Continue reading
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Strategic Culture Foundation 11-16 March 2012: Europe / Russia / Middle East / Qatar / SCO / USA / Latin America
17 March 2012 — Strategic Culture Foundation Europe on the Brink 16.03.2012 | 00:00 | Vladimir NESTEROV At the moment, it is open to debate whether the Greek default is a fairly inescapable outcome or an accomplished fact, but, clearly, getting the Greeks out of trouble is not the point for those who handle the situation. Continue reading
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Chinese Stance On The Syrian Situation
Currently, the Syrian uprising, which commenced on January 26, 2011 so far, has been the longest and the bloodiest. Despite denials, there are confirmations of Western meddling in the Syrian fiasco. Two senior US administration officials confirmed to The Cable that the Obama administration is moving to provide direct assistance to the internal opposition in… Continue reading
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Pentagon prepares war plans for Syria By Bill Van Auken
In testimony before a Senate committee Wednesday, the Pentagon’s civilian and uniformed chiefs confirmed that they are drawing up war plans against Syria at the request of the Obama White House. Continue reading
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Bad results of humanitarian intervention practice
Republican Senator John McCain this week called for air strikes against Damascus. According to AFP, he said that it is necessary to disable the Syrian air defense system, at least in some parts of the country, to “establish and defend safe havens in Syria”. McCain makes no attempt to conceal the purpose of these “safe… Continue reading
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Stratfor leaks: NATO commandos in illegal special ops in Syria
The information comes from a hacked email from leading private US intelligence agency Stratfor, whose correspondence has been released by Wikileaks since February 27. The email appears to be written from the address of Reva Bhalla (bhalla@stratfor.com), the company’s director of analysis, for internal use, and details a confidential Pentagon meeting in December. The consultation… Continue reading
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Reports: U.S., NATO Allies Preparing For Ground Assault In Syria
The US and other NATO countries could soon launch a ground assault on Syria. The final decision will be made soon, following this week’s Tunis conference where allied countries will meet to discuss possible scenarios of military intervention. Continue reading
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Video: US to pump weapons into Syrian warzone? — RT
The White House and US State Department are considering arming Syria’s rebels, claiming ongoing reports of government crackdowns would legitimize their actions. But it remains unclear what form the assistance would take. Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 20 February 2012: Acts of Love
20 February 2012 — Information Clearing House Syrian Uprising Will Fail But Leave Lasting Divisions By Michael Jansen For several months now money and arms have been flowing semi-clandestinely to local militias and the “Free Syrian Army”, composed of army deserters. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30595.htm Continue reading
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Video: US double standards: Indirectly arming Syrian rebels? — RT
The conflict in Syria is intensifying and the UN is unable to agree on a solution to end the bloodshed. Meanwhile, US politicians are calling to arm opposition forces, amid suspicions the US may already be supplying weapons through its Arab allies. Continue reading
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Updates on Libyan war/Stop NATO news: November 5, 2011
5 November 2011 — Stop NATO Israeli President Speaks Of Military Strikes Against Iran Belarus: NATO’s Murder Of Gaddafi Worse Than The Nazis NATO Action In Libya 21st Vandalism: Belarusian President Afghanistan: Deputy U.S.-NATO Commander Sacked Lithuania: NATO Trains Response Force For ‘Anywhere In The World’ Belarus Fears Regime Change Plans As NATO Advances NATO Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 28-30 October 2011
30 October 2011 — williambowles.info 30 October 2011 The Role of Qatari Troops in the so-called Libyan Revolution Mathaba News Briefing (Alerts) Today at 06:01 Sarkozy with the Emir of Qatar: friends of convenience Continue reading
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Updates on Libyan war/Stop NATO news: October 24, 2011
24 October 2011 — Stop NATO 21st Century Colonial Barbarism: Gaddafi Murder Message For Entire World NATO’s Massacre Of Innocents In Libya Expert: U.S., NATO May Create New Iraq In Libya U.S.’s McCain Calls For Military Intervention In Syria Continue reading