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The Real Reason America Used Nuclear Weapons Against Japan. It Was Not To End the War Or Save Lives By Washington's Blog
Based on a detailed investigation of all the facts and supported by the testimony of the surviving Japanese leaders involved, it is the Survey’s opinion that certainly prior to 31 December 1945 and in all probability prior to 1 November 1945, Japan would have surrendered even if the atomic bombs had not been dropped, even… Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 15 October 2012: EU support for Israeli crimes makes it unworthy of Nobel Peace Prize
15 October 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Army Invades Azzoun, Imposes CurfewIMEMC – Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday evening, Azzoun village, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and imposed curfew on the village forcing its residents under house arrest. … Continue reading
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ICH 15 October 2012: Blood, Oil, and “The American Dream”
15 October 2012 — Information Clearing House Blood, Oil, and “The American Dream” By William Manson In our times, in a media-saturated culture in which well-packaged and comforting lies are explicitly preferred to unsettling truths, those who reveal sordid realities are often dismissed if not reviled. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32752.htm Continue reading
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The EU is not a “Person”: Granting the Nobel Prize to the European Union is in Violation of Alfred Nobel’s Will By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
While the EU’s contribution to peace is debatable, the key issue is whether a union of nation states, which constitutes a political, economic, monetary and fiscal entity is an “eligible candidate” for the Peace Prize, in accordance with the mandate of the Norwegian Committee. Continue reading
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HOUSMANS PEACE DIARY 2013 & HOUSMANS ONLINE BOOKSHOP RECOMMENDATIONS
The following list includes some of the most popular books from our online shop in 2012, and also has details of this year’s Peace Diary. Our online shop is fully stocked, so if it’s in print you should be able to find it there. Continue reading
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Video: Western Countries Sabotage Syria Peace Plans By grtv
US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says, if elected, he would work with the US allies to arm the insurgents fighting against the government of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria. This comes as a group of Syrian political parties have held a forum in the country’s capital, Damascus, to discuss a peaceful solution to the… Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 25 September 2012: UN Chief: “Door Closing To Two-State Solution”
25 September 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israel To Build New Settler-Road Near QalqiliaIMEMC – The so-called Israeli Civil Administration Office, run under the Israeli Military in the occupied West Bank, is planning to pave a new road to be used by Jewish settlers, in the northern West Bank district of Qalqilia. … Continue reading
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NAM Summit: Ban Ki-Moon in disgraceful show of US puppetry By Finian Cunningham
In the weeks leading up to the 16th summit of the NAM, Washington had been calling on the UN top official to decline attending the conference in Tehran. When Ban announced last week that he was going ahead, the US government was evidently peeved, calling his decision “a bit strange”. Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 9 July 2012: Iran Can Sue US And Israel Over Threats
9 July 2012 — Information Clearing House Manufactured Realities The Truth About The Arab Spring, Occupy Movement And Anonymous By Bill Noxid Once set in motion this elaborate plan to gain the support of people worldwide was intended to grow organically through appealing to and manipulating the genuine and humanitarian desires and instincts of the people, Continue reading
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Criminals for Peace By William T. Hathaway
A new group of war resisters, deserters, and peace activists from the USA, Europe, Iraq, and Afghanistan offers a variety of answers to these conundrum questions. In opposing militarism we’ve moved beyond demonstrations and petitions into direct action, flouting the government’s laws and impeding its ability to kill our fellow human beings. As criminals for… Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 2-3 July 2012
3 July 2012 — williambowles.info 012 Assad ready to resign if crisis endedVoice of Russia, News Today at 11:02 Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad says that he would be prepared to resign without delay if his resignation guaranteed the end of the crisis in Syria, the Turkish Cumhuriyet reports. Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 2 July 2012: Son Of Liberty: Born and raised in America
2 July 2012 — Information Clearing House An Act Of War? Iran Sanctions Will Halve Oil Sales But May Still Not Succeed By Julian Borger and Saeed Kamali Dehghan Embargo has led to huge increases in price of staple foods, while currency has lost half its value since 2010. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31741.htm Continue reading
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RT: Washington's road to Iran goes through Syria By Veronika Krasheninnikova
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton insists that the principle of “mutual consent” on which a “transitional government”in Syria would be based, means President Assad has to go. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, on the contrary, insists the formation of a “transitional government” will be made on inclusive basis. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 26 June 2012: G4S in Israel: The Soldiers of Global Occupation
26 June 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israel Begins The Evacuation Of Ulpana SettlementIMEMC – On Tuesday Israeli officials started removing the illegal Ulpana settlement outpost, built on privately-owned Palestinian lands, close to the Beit El settlement near the central West Bank city of Ramallah. Israel vowed to build hundreds of new Continue reading
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World On The Brink Of Third World War By Nadir Mir*
US geostrategy has been embroiled in Afghanistan and Iraq; now it seeks to extend the war to Iran-Pakistan. Of course, the real war is against Russia and China, the opposing alliance. Washington sees China rising, Russia resurgent, the Islamic world defiant (with the Arab Spring likely to turn anti-Western) and Israel endangered, besides Western economic… Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 23-24 March 2012
24 March 2012 — williambowles.info 012 Syrian Army continues clashing with rebelsVoice of Russia, News Today at 09:47The Syrian Army continues clashing bitterly with the rebels. Government troops are firing on rebel positions in many Syrian regions. Fighting was especially fierce Saturday in the Idlib Province, in the north, with the insurgents driven out of Continue reading
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'Syrian armed groups destroy civilian facilities with imported weapons'
23 March, 2012 — RT With the United States still threatening Damascus with more pressure and isolation, Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour told RT that the policy of backing one side in any national conflict could lead to disaster for the entire region. Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 14 March 2012
14 March 2012 20:03:07 — williambowles.info Obama and Cameron: No intervention in Syria, pullout in AfghanistanRussiatoday.ru Today at 19:31The US and the UK are just as determined as ever to remove Bashar Assad from power, but are unlikely to go for a full-scale military intervention – at least for now. Military intervention would destabilize Syria – Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 2012 10 11 March 2012: US intelligence: Assad firmly in charge in Syria
11 March 2012 11:12:08 — williambowles.info 012Syrian stalemate hampers Annan peace talksRussiatoday.ru Today at 10:11The UN delegation led by Kofi Annan is heading into its second round of talks with Syrian President Assad. But with both the opposition and the regime flatly refusing to open dialogue until violence has ended, the… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 10 March 2012: Israel bombards Gaza for second day
10 March 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterFifteen Palestinians Killed, 30 Injured, In 24 HoursIMEMC – As Israel continues its military offensive against the Gaza Strip since Friday evening, Palestinian medical sources reported that the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli missiles arrived to 15, while more than 30 were wounded. … Continue reading