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Tribute to a man who changed the world

I have great respect and love for the kind of world Jesus Christ imparted through his... more

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Robert Fisk: We've been here before – and it suits Israel that we never forget 'Nuclear Iran'

The Ayatollah ordered the entire nuclear project to be closed down because it was the work of the devil

Turning round a story is one of the most difficult tasks in journalism – and rarely more so than in the case of Iran. Iran, the dark revolutionary Islamist menace. Shia Iran, protector and manipulator of World Terror, of Syria and Lebanon and Hamas and Hezbollah. Ahmadinejad, the Mad Caliph. And, of course, Nuclear Iran, preparing to destroy Israel in a mushroom cloud of anti-Semitic hatred, ready to close the Strait of Hormuz – the moment the West's (or Israel's) forces attack.

Given the nature of the theocratic regime, the repulsive suppression of its post-election opponents in 2009, not to mention its massive pools of oil, every attempt to inject common sense into the story also has to carry a medical health warning: no, of course Iran is not a nice place. But ...

Let's take the Israeli version which, despite constant proof that Israel's intelligence services are about as efficient as Syria's, goes on being trumpeted by its friends in the West, none more subservient than Western journalists. The Israeli President warns us now that Iran is on the cusp of producing a nuclear weapon. Heaven preserve us. Yet we reporters do not mention that Shimon Peres, as Israeli Prime Minister, said exactly the same thing in 1996. That was 16 years ago. And we do not recall that the current Israeli PM, Benjamin Netanyahu, said in 1992 that Iran would have a nuclear bomb by 1999. That would be 13 years ago. Same old story.

In fact, we don't know that Iran really is building a nuclear weapon. And after Iraq, it's amazing that the old weapons of mass destruction details are popping with the same frequency as all the poppycock about Saddam's titanic arsenal. Not to mention the date problem. When did all this start? The Shah. The old boy wanted nuclear power. He even said he wanted a bomb because "the US and the Soviet Union had nuclear bombs" and no one objected. Europeans rushed to supply the dictator's wish. Siemens – not Russia – built the Bushehr nuclear facility.

And when Ayatollah Khomeini, Scourge of the West, Apostle of Shia Revolution, etc, took over Iran in 1979, he ordered the entire nuclear project to be closed down because it was "the work of the Devil". Only when Saddam invaded Iran – with our Western encouragement – and started using poison gas against the Iranians (chemical components arriving from the West, of course) was Khomeini persuaded to reopen it.

(click on the link for the complete article)The Ayatollah ordered the entire nuclear project to be closed down because it was the... more

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The poorest counties in America

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Why Herman Cain Isn't Going Away

Despite being hit with mutliple allegations of sexual misconduct, it looks like Herman... more

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50 Documentaries To Rerun Before The Weekend.

This is what? the 1000th time you've played 50 DOCS To See Before You Die? STOP... more

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WARNING I’ve been housebound and with too much time on my hands

By Sherry Pasquarello,WWH – (Pittsburgh in the 60s) Yep, been stuck here since... more

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The Kennymotown Show - Ep - 13 - 99%

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Do you have trust issues? (Cartoon)

A cartoon about a psychologist who believes his patient has trust issues.

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"Class War" and the Lessons of History

Brin's 2 bits starts - - - [ One aspect of our re-ignited American Civil... more

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As The Cookie Crumbles: Age of “Consent”

It is not my habit to read extensively from other’s texts, but…I make an... more

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The Kennymotown Show - Ep 12 Tax Cuts & Nut Jobs

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Moving Forward after September 11

By Lynn Della,WWH – I spent a lot of time on Facebook on September 11, as I... more

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Moving Forward after September 11

– I spent a lot of time on Facebook on September 11, as I often do on the... more

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The Kennymotown Show - Ep. 10 - A Can Of Whup-ass

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Letters to the Editor: The truth?

The truth? The truth would require the President telling us that the system is broken... more

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SUPER LISTS ! ( uhm,.....and some sex-change involved . . .)

3 POWERFUL OPINION POSTS ! 1 ) Who's Your Favorite Supervillain? LINK - - -... more

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Let's Be Clear: The Last Time the United States Military did Anything to Actually Defend this Country was in World War II.

Every 'action' after that war was nothing more than a political action in which the US military was nothing more than an armed political force that was assigned to duty in foreign places to underwrite the most criminal of corporate interests which has brought us to this impasse that passes for life in 2011. (1)

From Korea to Vietnam, from Vietnam through Grenada and Panama: With side ventures in Chile and Africa, US military forces have been nothing but a bunch of paid thugs assigned to destroy other countries for US Corporate interests. Anyone in a US uniform that has served in Iraq, either in 1991 or in George Bush's illegal invasion and occupation has to know that everything they did there had nothing to do with protecting this country: Because it was always about suppressing the population to "unconditionally- surrender" to US and multinational-corporate-Oppression and the colonial Occupation of counties that were resisting American adventures in support of our Evil-Empire that has no basis in either law or humanity.

At the moment despite the doubling of our occupational forces, thru the use of mercenaries that have more than doubled the size of our expeditionary forces, we are still losing in every country we have troops today-because none of these wars are about winning they are all about continuing the flagrantly excessive military and political contracts that will never end: If they continue to have their way with the American people that are funding this entire charade.

Since the end of WWII the targets and casualties in every military action involve the killing of more than 90% civilians, in any country that is attacked: While the death toll among opposing combatants has been shrunk to less than ten percent of the actual opposing forces-and that amounts to a major and massive WAR CRIME, committed for the most part by the armed forces of the USI: The major force used in these crimes are United States forces; no matter how this is measured or reported, primarily because the mercenaries are allowed to wear US uniforms, when they are committing all those crimes against humanity worldwide.

http://www.rense.com/general94/clear.htm

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Kennymotown Show Episode 6 The Sting

Brought to you by msjnews.net I think you'll like how far the Show has... more

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Obama's Tipping Point

I have been saying for a long time now that President Obama is the world's worst... more

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