Mexico
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Video: Unearthing the Truth About the Bloodletting War on Drugs: Militarization and Economic Domination
Tens of thousands have died in Mexico (recent estimates, which will be discussed in a forthcoming Truthout article, indicate that the homicide total under the six year rule of Felipe Calderon may reach 120,000) and in other Latin American nations. As far as stopping drug flow goes, the war on drugs in Latin America is… Continue reading
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Strategic Culture Foundation 26 August – 1 September 2012: Europe / APEC / Kosovo / Saudi Arabia / Assange-Ecuador / Uzbekistan
1 September 2012 — Strategic Culture Foundation EU Drift – Destination Unknown (I) 01.09.2012 | 00:00 | Pyotr ISKENDEROV At the moment, the EU is visibly divided at the face of the crisis. One of the camps comprises the embattled Mediterranean countries plus the predominantly agrarian Ireland, all of whom are sinking into a debt crisis which Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 5 July 2012: WikiLeaks Releasing Syria Documents
5 July 2012 — Information Clearing House Straight Talking: The Syrian Cauldron By Jeremy Salt The government in Damascus has been deliberately locked into a cycle of violence fed from the outside by the self-styled ‘Friends of Syria‘. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31766.htm Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 22 April 2012
22 April 2012 — Information Clearing House Witness To MurderUS Border Patrol Beat and Taser Man to DeathVideo A new video shows Anastacio Hernadez-Rojas lying on the ground in the fetal position, circled by at least a dozen federal agents as one repeatedly shocks him with an electric stun gun. Continue reading
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Hardhitting, Dissenting Journalism — Without the Hardhitting, Dissenting Part By Arthur Silber
In a recent essay, I mentioned Matt Taibbi as one of the examples of a phenomenon I call “The Obedient Dissenter,” and said I would be examining that phenomenon in further detail soon. This isn’t that lengthier analysis, but more in the nature of a sneak preview. Continue reading
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What is ACTA? – Max Keiser
Although the proposed treaty’s title might suggest that the agreement deals only with counterfeit physical goods (such as medicines) what little information has been made available publicly by negotiating governments about the content of the treaty makes it clear that it will have a far broader scope and in particular will deal with new tools… Continue reading
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FBI Account of "Terror Plot" Suggests Sting Operation
While the administration of Barack Obama vows to hold the Iranian government ‘accountable’ for the alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington, the legal document describing evidence in the case provides multiple indications that it was mainly the result of an FBI ‘sting’ operation. Continue reading
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Dahr Jamail: Environmental Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico – The Escalation of BP's Liability
During a recent discussion in his office, Blanchard told Al Jazeera that the fishing waters off Louisiana are only producing one per cent of the shrimp they formerly produced. ‘Half of the local fishermen have shut down,’ he stated. ‘They are dying. And [as] for the fishing, every day they are hauling dead porpoises in… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 6 September, 2011: Robert Gates : Israel Is an Ungrateful Ally
6 September, 2011 — Information Clearing House Western Powers Have Syria in Their Sights By Jean Shaoul The threats are being taken seriously by Tehran. “Syria is the front-runner in Middle Eastern resistance (to Israel) and NATO cannot intimidate this country with an attack … If, God forbid, such a thing happened, NATO would drown Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 4 August 2011
4 August 2011 — williambowles.info Wikileaks: UN discussed dropping #003 Radio Netherlands United Nations officials discussed shutting down Cambodia’s war crimes tribunal without hearing a politically sensitive case involving two former Khmer Rouge leaders, according to a classified US diplomatic cable disclosed by Wikileaks. … http://www.rnw.nl/international-justice/article/wikileaks-un-discussed-dropping-003 Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 3 August 2011
3 August 2011 — williambowles.info Mexico: American Ambassador Is Confirmed New York Times The former ambassador, Carlos Pascual, resigned in March after a public dispute with President Felipe Calderón of Mexico over embassy documents released by WikiLeaks. The documents showed him and other American officials criticizing Mexican authorities … http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/03/world/americas/03briefs-Mexico.html Continue reading
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NACLA 15 July 2011: Out this week: Mexico Drug Crisis
This issue includes coverage of Mexico’s own history of prohibitionism by the historian Isaac Campos. His forthcoming book about marijuana, Home Grown: Marijuana and the Origins of Mexico’s War on Drugs, will explore how the substance became associated with madness and violence in Mexico, leading to its prohibition in 1920. Continue reading
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Torture Firm Risks Incorporated Tied To Destructive Evictions in Haiti By Ansel Herz
Security forces who are tearing down makeshift tent camps inhabited by Haitians displaced in last year’s earthquake were trained by Risks Incorporated, a US private security firm involved in torture trainings in Mexico, a Narco News investigation has found. Three camps in Delmas, a district in central Port-au-Prince, have been destroyed in the past week,… Continue reading
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Bageant’s Frustration: Extreme Isolation By Morris Berman
Joe came from unlikely roots to have formulated the political viewpoint that he did: working-class, right-wing, anti-intellectual, flag-waving, small-town Virginia. A “leftneck,” someone dubbed him; it’s not a bad description. Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 5 – 11 February, 2011
12 February, 2011 — Strategic Culture Foundation Russia is right about Iran sanctions 11.02.2011 | 17:30 | BHADRAKUMAR Melkulangara (India) There is striking similarity in the predicament that India and Russia face with regard to the situation around Iran. For both, Iran has been and will always remain a key strategic partner… The heart of Continue reading
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New on Strategic Culture Foundation 16-22 October, 2010
22 October, 2010 — Strategic Culture Foundation Budget Austerity in the West: New Food for the Privatization Parasite? 22.10.2010 | 10:04 | KERANS David (USA) To borrow a formulation from Karl Marx, a specter is haunting the world: the specter of the privatization of public assets. At an accelerating rate, the infrastructure that makes civilization Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 10 September, 2010 Weekend Edition: Quran-Burning Nut Job
10 September, 2010 — Information Clearing House Taliban And US Get Down To Talks By Syed Saleem Shahzad The Taliban are for the first time in serious negotiations with the US. The Pakistan military and Saudi Arabia are acting as go-betweens to facilitate the talks. www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26337.htm The ‘Meaning’ of 9/11 It’s not what you think Continue reading
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NACLA Update 1 April, 2010 – Argentina: Fathers of the Disappeared / Mexico Merida Initiative
Most are in their 80s. They include an optician, a pilot, a teacher, a bank clerk, and a lawyer. Privately, they all suffered the loss of a son, daughter, or, in some cases, two or three children, during the repression of the military dictatorship that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983 and, Mexico’s Supreme Court… Continue reading
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