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America’s Takeover of the United Nations By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
The calls at the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Tehran for reforming the United Nations and democratizing the Security Council were not exactly new. These calls for UN reform were embodied by the conference’s dictum of “lasting peace through joint global governance.” These demands have been made over and over again by various countries and… Continue reading
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The BBC and the Imperial mindset By William Bowles
Yes, I know I keep banging on about the BBC but it is such an influential power, not only nationally but also globally, so much so that its pronouncements are most often taken as gospel (objective, impartial, unbiased). 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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Greek lessons By Dan Hind
Could political radicals learn a few lessons from how Syriza created a diverse coalition in Greece? By Dan Hind Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 29 August 2012: Jewish settlers burn a car and write racist slogans
29 August 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center PCHR Condemns Continued Israeli Violations against Palestinian Fishermen in the Gaza StripIMEMC – The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns Israel’s continued violations against Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip, and expresses concern about the escalation of these violations. On Tuesday morning, 28 August 2012,… Continue reading
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Syria: Turning Back the Clock on the Arab Spring By Ahmad Barqawi
Whatever genuine grievances and demands for political reform the Syrian people might have had a year and half ago were trodden underfoot by this stampeding sectarian drive that the Syrian opposition itself worked so hard to foster among its own supporters. 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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VTJP News & Articles 28 August 2012: Continuing Impunity for the Death of Rachel Corrie
28 August 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center France To Investigate Arafat’s DeathIMEMC – The French Prosecution decided to open an official investigation into the death of the late Palestinian President, Yasser Arafat, who died in 2004 after becoming sick while surrounded by the Israeli military in his Ramallah headquarters. … Continue reading
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Orwell’s 1984 Solution to Criminalize War: “If There was Hope, it must Lie in the Proles” By Prof. James F. Tracy
In George Orwell’s 1984 the Outer Party comprised a mere thirteen percent of the population and was subject to the ideological filters in play at the Ministry of Truth and the broader bureaucratic structure. A specific language and way of thinking were closely adhered to. Given their political import, Outer Party members were the most… Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 27 August 2012: Arrigoni’s Murder Trial in Gaza: Answers Not Just a Verdict
27 August 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israel To Close Bribery Case Against Sharon, His SonsIMEMC – Israeli sources reported Monday that the Israeli prosecution is weighing the possibility of dropping bribery and corruption charges against former Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, and his two sons, Omri and Gilad, due to the lack… 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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VTJP News & Articles 26 August 2012: Testimonies by Israeli soldiers detail abuse of Palestinian children
26 August 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israel denies entry to Welcome to Palestine visitorsIMEMC – In a precedented measure, Israel denied entry to nearly 85 international visitors who were planning to enter Palestine through the King Hussein bridge via Jordan. … Continue reading
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Why Syria will not Fall: Crushing Defeat of "Free Syrian Army" By Ghaleb Kandil
The recent developments in Syria revealed a series of important signs which will have decisive repercussions over the course of the global war led by the United States to destroy this country. Unlike the information and impressions of American strategists and their European and Arab accomplices – as conveyed by hundreds of media outlets engaged… Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 25 August 2012: PA considers legal action against Israeli officials, settlers
25 August 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Swiss Forensic Experts To Examine Arafat’s RemainsIMEMC – Experts working for the Swiss Radiophysics Institute stated Friday that they will be arriving in the West Bank to examine the remains of the late president, Yasser Arafat, after receiving the approval of his widow, Soha Arafat. … 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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Strategic Culture Foundation 19-25 August 2012: Turkmenistan / USA / APEC / Ecuador-Assange / Syria / Kosovo
25 August 2012 — Strategic Culture Foundation <h1 style="font-size: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-family: ‘Times New Roman’, Times, serif; color: #0054a6;”>A Road Show for Turkmen Gas 25.08.2012 | 00:00 | Melkulangara BHADRAKUMARThe Turkmenistan – Afghanistan – Pakistan – India gas pipeline project [TAPI] is being taken out of its… Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 24 August 2012: Israeli lies unchecked, Palestinian perspectives censored on BBC
24 August 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Police Repeatedly Taser Palestinian Vacationing With His FamilyIMEMC – Israeli daily, Haaretz, reported Friday that a Palestinian man from Jerusalem was shocked by an Israeli Policeman with an electric gun five times; the incident took place at a park in Tel Aviv last Tuesday. The man… Continue reading
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America's Long-standing Campaign to Destabilize Russia By Eric Draitser
The shootings and bombings in Ingushetia and Dagestan this week rekindled a long-standing, brutal campaign of violence and terrorism in Russia’s Caucasus region – one that has seen more than its share of terror stretching back to the Chechen “rebellion” of the 1990s. However, in examining the recent attacks, it becomes clear that there are… Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 23 August 2012: Oil. Religion. Occupation: A Combustible Mix
23 August 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Zahhar Denies Connection To Facebook Page That Carries His NameIMEMC – Member of the Political Bureau of the Hamas movement, Dr. Mahmoud Zahhar, denied any relation to a Facebook page that carries his name and places statements allegedly made by him. … 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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