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“Contractors” at Boston Marathon Stood Near Bomb, Left Before Detonation By Tony Cartalucci
What appear to be private contractors, wearing unmarked, matching uniforms and operating an unmarked SUV affixed with communication equipment near the finish line of the Boston Marathon shortly after the bomb blasts – can be seen beforehand, standing and waiting just meters away from where the first bomb was detonated. Continue reading
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Interview: “My Afghanistan – Life in the Forbidden Zone” by Nagieb Khaja, Ian Sinclair
Nagieb Khaja, a well-known journalist and filmmaker in Denmark, has travelled extensively in Afghanistan since 2004. In 2008 he was kidnapped by the Taliban. His new documentary ’My Afghanistan – life in the forbidden zone’ provides civilians in Helmand province with camera phones, thus giving a voice to those normally ignored by the Western media. Continue reading
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Silencing the British People: The Legacy of Thatcherism and the Iraq War By Jason Langley
February 2003 saw the largest political protest in British history. An estimated two million Britons took to the streets of London as part of a wider global movement to march against the looming Iraq war. The protest united people of all ages, ethnicities, faiths and political persuasions. The noise was deafening. A rolling forest of… Continue reading
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Thatcher’s Record: It’s All Smoke and Mirrors By Tim Holmes
Beneath the tide of stirring political rhetoric, it is worth taking a careful look at the woman’s true record in and out of office. What follows is an attempt to shed light on several key areas of that record. Continue reading
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Protests, Disturbances, and Violence Continue in Venezuela, General Strike a “Failure” By Tamara Pearson
This afternoon president Maduro said the opposition’s call for a general strike today had “failed”. He also blamed the losing candidate in Sunday’s elections, Henrique Capriles, for the seven deaths last night. Continue reading
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Death of Margaret Thatcher Reopens the Debate Over Her Cruel Legacy By Roger Annis
The death of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on April 8 has renewed an intense political debate in Britain and internationally over her legacy. For her ruling class sycophants, Thatcher was a heroine, “one of the greatest” prime ministers Britain ever had. Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 12 April 2013: Israel destroys West Bank community center, arrests 20
12 April 2013 — VTJP News Ma’an News Israel offers to exile Issawi abroad4/13/2013 – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israel on Friday offered long-term hunger striker Samer Issawi a deal to exile him to a UN member country, Israeli spokesman said. Ofir Gendelman, a spokesman for the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office,said that an offer was presented to exile… Continue reading
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ICH 27 March 2013: ICH: “Respect Us Or Kill Us” Gitmo Prisoner
27 March 2013 — Information Clearing House N. Korea Warns : Danger of Nuclear War on Korean Peninsula By Korea News Service On Monday U.S. B-52 strategic bombers – staged a nuclear bomb dropping drill aimed at a surprise nuclear preemptive attack on the DPRK. Their flight defying our repeated warnings clearly proves that the U.S. plan… Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 8 March 2013 (03/13)
013 — Home page: http://www.statewatch.org/ • e-mail: office@statewatch.org 1. EU: Millions of euros for new police databases in West Africa2. EU: Justice and Home Affairs Council: 7-8 March 20133. EU: EUROPEAN INVESTIGATION ORDER (EIO): Nine MSs who proposed the EIO lobby the Council of the European Union for it to be quickly adopted Continue reading
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ICH 7 March 2013: US Plots Conquest of Venezuela in Wake of Chavez’ Death
7 March 2013 — Information Clearing House Malaysia Invaded 100’s of Terrorists Land on Beaches, Western Media Mute By Tony Cartalucci The West’s woeful, irresponsible coverage of a burgeoning region-wide destabilization, fits in nicely with its coverage of US-Saudi funded/armed terrorism around the world, including in Syria. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34214.htm Continue reading
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ICH 4 March 2013: UN Demands Prosecution of Bush-era CIA Crimes
4 March 2013 — Information Clearing House Why We Must Resist Netanyahu and the Hawks’ Reckless Push for War on Iran By Murtaza Hussain Netanyahu‘s push for war is clearly counter to the views of his own military and intelligence communities. That exposes the risk of handing the most gravely consequential of geopolitical decisions over to the… Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 22 February 2013: Palestinian students "surrounded by guns" at Israeli universities
22 February 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Child Injured In Bil’in Weekly Protests, Dozens Treated For Effects Of Teargas InhalationIMEMC – Friday January 22 2013; Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against the Wall and settlement, and shot one child in the head, while dozens of protesters have been treated for the… Continue reading
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PAMBAZUKA NEWS 617: THE SCOURGE OF VIOLENCE: KENYA, MALI, SOUTH AFRICA AND HAITI
22 February 2013 — Pambazuka News The authoritative electronic weekly newsletter and platform for social justice in Africa Pambazuka News is delivered free to you with the support of donations from Friends of Pambazuka. Continue reading
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EDF SUING CLIMATE ACTIVISTS FOR £5 MILLION – PROTESTERS FACE LOSING HOMES
This is the first time an energy company has attempted such a claim, and campaigners say it represents the opening of a new front against peaceful direct action protesters. If successful, it could have a chilling effect on other groups – such as UK Uncut and Greenpeace – who use civil disobedience to challenge social… Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report for February 20 2013: Stopping Obama From Privatizing Education, US Gives Haiti the Gift of Prisons
21 February 2013 — Black Agenda Report This week in Black Agenda Report On Education, Barack Obama is the President of Privatization. Can We Stop Him? Will We? by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon By the time his term is over, President Obama and his Race To The Top program will have forced the… Continue reading
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ICH 20 February 2013: Secrets of the Rich : Billionaires hiding behind
20 February 2013 — Information Clearing House Imperial Jockeying in Africa: U.S. Intervention Sets to Deepen By Ben Schreiner Pentagon plans for Africa stretch well beyond northern Mali. A military doctrine of global “power projection” and “full spectrum dominance” dictates nothing less. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34043.htm Continue reading
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ICH 12 February 2013: Khamenei Plays Hardball With Obama
12 February 2013 — Information Clearing House China Will Not Help To “Punish” North Korea By Moon Of Alabama China needs North Korea as a buffer against U.S. troops at its borders. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33933.htm Continue reading
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US government requests for Internet communications soar By Don Knowland
A Google report released Monday shows a marked increase in government requests for private communications of Internet users. The report indicates that between 2010 and 2012, US government requests for data of separate users increased by 85 percent, from 8,888 in 2010 to 16,407 in 2012. This is a global phenomenon, with user data requests… Continue reading
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