[ … because kidnapping people – then flying them out of the country to torture them in some hideous, manky gulag in some former Soviet republic is just a -sh*tty- thing to be doing. End of story. ] In a landmark case, twenty-three Americans, mostly CIA operatives, have been convicted […]
Geopolitics
… it’s not a pretty picture. invasions … bombings … overthrowing governments … occupations … suppressing movements for social change … assassinating political leaders … perverting elections … manipulating labor unions … manufacturing “news” … economic and political sanctions … death squads … torture … biological warfare … depleted uranium […]
Shahid R. Siddiqi. Axis of Logic For the past 63 years – the life span of most countries of this region, South Asia has remained in a state of tension. The eight SAARC countries* that make up this geopolitically sensitive region, where a major chunk of the humanity lives, do […]
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By Gideon Levy Haaretz.com Barack Obama has been busy – offering the Jewish People blessings for Rosh Hashanah, and recording a flattering video for the President’s Conference in Jerusalem and another for Yitzhak Rabin’s memorial rally. Only Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah surpasses him in terms of sheer output of recorded remarks. […]
By Jeff Clark of Casey Research As you read this, the Chinese government is doing an extraordinary thing… something nearly unheard of in the modern world. It is encouraging citizens to put at least 5% of their savings into precious metals. The Chinese government is telling people gold and silver […]
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Exclusive – Anna Baltzer & Mustafa Barghouti Extended Interview Pt. 1 www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Crisis The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Exclusive – Anna Baltzer & […]
HSBC earned more than £650m in fees from work for Textron, US manufacturer of cluster weapons By Nick Matheson Guardian.co.uk The deadly trade in cluster bombs is funded by the world’s biggest banks who have loaned or arranged finance worth $20bn (£12.5bn) to firms producing the controversial weapons, despite growing […]
By Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD, A Bedouin in Cyberspace, a villager at home. Axis of Logic. On 16 October 1935, a barrel marked “cement” fell as it was being unloaded from ships at the port in Jaffa. The broken barrel contained guns, grenades, and ammunition and was one of many secret […]
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