Barack Obama urges Russia not to interfere in neighbouring states:
"In 2009, a great power does not show strength by dominating or demonising other countries. The days when empires could treat sovereign states as pieces on a chessboard are over," he said, speaking to graduates from Moscow's New Economic School.
Israeli report: U.S. and Israel strike illegal settlement deal:
An Israeli newspaper said on Wednesday Israel had won agreement from the United States for the continued construction of illegal 2,500 housing units in "Jewish" settlements in the West Bank, despite U.S. calls for a freeze.
At least 100 US activists, said to be carrying $1 million worth of medical supplies for the suffering Palestinians of the Gaza Strip, have been stranded on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing since Sunday, waiting for the Zionist regime to grant them permission to enter the besieged territory.
Another sick child dies in Gaza, siege death toll at 349:
The Palestinian Ministry of Health said Wednesday that the number Palestinians who died as a direct result of the Israeli blockade on Gaza Strip in two years stands at 349, after the death of a sick child banned from travelling abroad for treatment.Another sick child dies in Gaza, siege death toll at 349:
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Iraq Warns Israel Not to Use Airspace in Iran Attack:
Iraqi legislator Hassan al-Senied warned Israel Wednesday not to use its airspace to attack Iran. "Any Israeli violoation of Iraqi national airspace would be considered an offense against Iraq," he said. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/167664Iraq Warns Israel Not to Use Airspace in Iran Attack:
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Were Iraqis tortured and killed by UK occupation force soldiers?:
Five years after Tony Blair was informed of damaging evidence of abuse, Government finally agrees to inquiry into the alleged massacre of 20 civiliansWere Iraqis tortured and killed by UK occupation force soldiers?:
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The stories force the reader to imagine what it would be like to learn about suicide for the first time when a 10-year-old boy hangs himself in the basement of your school. Or for nuns to come into your room at night to rape you, or to strangle you and the other kids until you black out, just for entertainment.This Is How They Tortured Me'
By Christine McLaren
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William Engdahl on his book Full Spectrum Dominance:
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The Plan is for the United States to rule the world. The overt theme is unilateralism, but it is ultimately a story of domination. It calls for the United States to maintain its overwhelming military superiority and prevent new rivals from rising up to challenge it on the world stage. It calls for dominion over friends and enemies alike. It says not that the United States must be more powerful, or most powerful, but that it must be absolutely powerful.Full Spectrum Dominance
Totalitarian Democracy in the New World Order
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America will have to deal with the reality that, no matter how we spin facts, President Bush's ill-advised Iraqi adventure has ended in defeat.So This Is What Victory Looks Like?
By Scott Ritter
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Revealed - the Secret Torture Evidence MI5 Tried to Suppress
By Ian Cobain
At one point three fingernails were ripped out of his left hand. He says this was done slowly, over a period of days, while he was being asked questions which he believes were handed to the ISI by British and US authorities.Revealed - the Secret Torture Evidence MI5 Tried to Suppress
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CEO George Friedman discusses the issues surrounding the possible installation of a U.S. ballistic missile defense system in Poland and how Russia is responding to the perceived threat. Watch this video »
Saudi businessmen's defaulting debts to local banks are estimated at SR150 billion Saudi ($40 billion), Saudi-based Al-Riyadh daily reported on Saturday citing economists who blamed flawed lending procedures and the kingdom's central bank for the problem.
The banks' lending to these businessmen was based on the businessmen's "reputation" and this is a point of weakness, economist Khalid Al-Humaidan told the paper.
About 70 percent of the banks' employees dealing with lending operations are foreign expatriates whose first concern is to achieve the highest volume of lending regardless of the creditworthiness of the loan seekers, Humaidan added.
War exposes the lies we tell ourselves about ourselves. It rips open the hypocrisy of our religions and secular institutions. Those who return from war have learned something which is often incomprehensible to those who have stayed home. We are not a virtuous nation.War Is Sin
By Chris Hedges
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This is a trailer from a production that Alberto Arce has filmed and directed. He was on the last voyage of the DIGNITY that got into Gaza, and he was there during Israel's murderous assault on a civilian population. Although much is in Spanish and Arabic, it makes no difference. It is the language of a people being wiped out in front of the eyes of the world with American money and American support.This is a trailer from a production that Alberto Arce has filmed and directed. He was... more
