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Senate Report Says Torture Program Was More Gruesome, Widespread Than CIA Claimed
Post Date: 2014-12-09 14:46:13 by Ada
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WASHINGTON -- The Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday released the highly anticipated 500-page summary of its report on the CIA’s post-9/11 torture program, providing a sobering glimpse into one of the darkest chapters in the U.S. government's history. In the report, a product of a 5-year investigation, Senate investigators reveal sordid details of the systemic and individual failures by the agency personnel who ran the "enhanced interrogation program" -- the government's euphemism for systematic torture -- during the George W. Bush administration. The program involved capturing terrorism suspects and shipping them to secret overseas prisons, where they were ...
Phony Kiev Day of Silence
Post Date: 2014-12-09 09:26:13 by Stephen Lendman
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Phony Kiev Day of Silence by Stephen Lendman Last week, illegitimate/oligarch Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko declared December 9 a "day of silence." Ahead of Human Rights Day. On December 10. This year's theme: Human Rights 365. Longstanding Western tool Kan Ki-moon "call(ing) on states to honor their obligation to protect human rights every day of the year." "I call on people to hold their governments to account." Ban is an imperial apologist. Supporting US-led Western wars on humanity. Doing nothing responsible to denounce them. Demand US and coalition partners be held accountable. Israel for its high crimes against peace. Kiev ...
Russia Demands Israel Explain Weekend Attack on Syria
Post Date: 2014-12-09 07:47:21 by Tatarewicz
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AntiWar... In a move that is likely to add further speculation about the nature of the sites targeted, Russia’s Foreign Ministry is publicly demanding an explanation from Israel as to why they attacked targets inside Syria on Sunday. Israel attacked around 10 sites, mostly around the Damascus Airport, and while it’s unclear what was hit, some reports suggested it included Russian anti-aircraft defenses which were being provided to Syria. Syria and Iran both condemned the Israeli attacks too, but those are unsurprising, and Russia normally doesn’t get directly involved in Israel’s intermittent attacks on Syria. The Russian Foreign Ministry also pushed the UN ...
Israel Partners With Obama's War on Syria
Post Date: 2014-12-09 05:48:45 by Stephen Lendman
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Israel Partners with Obama's War on Syria by Stephen Lendman Both countries partner in each other's wars. Israel bombs Syria at its discretion. Naked aggression by any standard. Longstanding Israeli practice. The latest incident striking a Damascus' international airport warehouse. Believed to contain Iranian and Russian-supplied weapons. Separate attacks targeted a Dimas area military site near Lebanon's border. Syrian and Lebanese sources reported at least 10 strikes. Israel's last air attack was in March. Against alleged Syrian Quneitra region military positions. On Syria's side of the Golan. A Syrian Foreign Ministry letter to Ban Ki-moon and Chadian ...
Toxic Trash Contamination on US Military Bases
Post Date: 2014-12-08 06:17:01 by Stephen Lendman
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Toxic Trash Contamination on US Military Bases by Stephen Lendman America's military is the world's greatest polluter. Especially in war theaters. During conflicts. Long after they end. Notably in Iraq and Afghanistan. Toxic wastelands and then some. Large areas unsafe for human habitation. Military operations generate hundreds of thousands of tons of toxic waste. Dangerous carcinogens. Including depleted uranium, heavy metals, hazardous chemicals, plastics, solvents, asbestos, pesticides, petroleum fuels, fungi, and bacteria. Poisoning air, water and soil. Affecting local populations and US forces. Causing virtually every imaginable health problem. Many longterm. ...
Marines to Invade L.A. Tomorrow
Post Date: 2014-12-07 16:26:26 by Lod
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What could possibly go wrong with this hare-brained idea?
Kissinger Geopolitics
Post Date: 2014-12-07 11:04:03 by Stephen Lendman
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Kissinger Geopolitics by Stephen Lendman At age 91, maybe senility set in. Or a time of reflection. At the same time, trying to have things both ways. More on this below. Kissinger was one of the most notorious war criminals ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Exceeded perhaps only by Obama. The scope of their crimes is breathtaking. Kissinger's rap sheet includes: • three to four million Southeast Asian deaths; • ousting Chile's Salvador Allende; replacing him with Augusto Pinochet; followed by 17 years of state terror; • support for other Latin American despots; • backing Surharto's West Papua takeover; his East Timor invasion; massacring hundreds of ...
Assad Affirms Syrian Sovereign Independence
Post Date: 2014-12-05 16:09:45 by Stephen Lendman
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Assad Affirms Syrian Sovereign Independence by Stephen Lendman Syria is proudly independent. Assad affirmed it forthrightly. Intends maintaining it. Refusing US- controlled puppet state status. Unlike other regional governments. Ones in other parts of the world. Sacrificing their sovereign independence. Betraying their people. Mocking legitimate governance. For special benefits they derive. In an interview with Paris Match magazine, Assad was asked if he feels responsible for over three and a half years of war. Since its early days, "we have been facing terrorism," he said. "It is true that there were demonstrations, but they were not large in number." "In ...
US and Israel: Partners in High Crimes Against Peace
Post Date: 2014-12-05 15:24:59 by Stephen Lendman
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US and Israel: Partners in High Crimes Against Peace by Stephen Lendman No nations threaten world peace and security more than America and Israel. Partnering in each other's high crimes. Including Israel's summer Gaza war. Amnesty International called Washington no "uninvolved bystander." As Israel's largest weapons and munitions supplier. Sharing responsibility for unspeakable crimes. Genocide by any standard. Mass-murdering Palestinians. Turning large parts of Gaza to rubble. Restocking Israel with 3,000 smart bombs. Precision-guided for greater accuracy. With more effective killing power. Used in Operation Protective Edge. Intended for Israel's next war. ...
Risking War with Russia
Post Date: 2014-12-05 06:32:24 by Stephen Lendman
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Risking War with Russia by Stephen Lendman Previous articles explained. Propaganda wars precede hot ones. Deception, popular fiction and Big Lies launch them. Intense Russia bashing rages. Risking international peace, stability and security. Last month in Brisbane, Obama irresponsibly called Russia "a threat to the world." US-led NATO and Israel alone menace world peace, stability and security. Russia's Foreign Ministry commented, saying: "The latest NATO fact sheet on the so-called problem issues of its relations with Russia is a fresh attempt to present the bloc’s policy as the only one possible and to justify its efforts to strengthen its military capability ...
Here Are The Weapons That Special Forces Really Use
Post Date: 2014-12-05 00:13:12 by Buzzard
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M4 The M4 rifle is a shortened M16 carbine and is by far the most common weapon found in the hands of US forces today. Special Forces troops carry the M4 and utilize the new SOPMOD 2 package, which includes the EO Tech 553 holographic reflex site, LA-5 infrared laser, foregrip, the M3X visible bright light (tactical light) and associated accessories. Also included is the Elcan Spector telescopic sight which is adjustable from 1 power to 5 power via a throw lever on the side of the optic. While this is an interesting idea, nearly all Special Forces troops leave these sights in the cardboard boxes to collect dust, and simply use the EO Tech 553. We felt that the Elcan was a little bit too ...
China’s hypersonic strike vehicle ‘in third test flight’
Post Date: 2014-12-04 22:15:24 by Jethro Tull
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China’s hypersonic strike vehicle ‘in third test flight’ Published time: December 04, 2014 21:17 Get short URL Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2.(AFP Photo / DARPA) Tags China, Military, Missile defense, Security, Vessels China has reportedly conducted a third flight test for its new ultra-high speed strike vehicle – capable of travelling at up to eight times the speed of sound, in what experts suspect is part of the development of its strategic nuclear program. The test flight, monitored by US intelligence services this week, was the third in a series of tests of the Wu-14 hypersonic glide vehicle—a high-accuracy, high speed ...
Ashton Carter at DOD Means More War
Post Date: 2014-12-03 07:51:13 by Stephen Lendman
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Ashton Carter at DOD Means More War Stephen Lendman Reports indicate Obama will nominate Carter as new defense secretary. Succeeding Chuck Hagel. "(B)arring any last minute complications." According to unnamed administration officials. He tops the short list. The Pentagon's Stars and Stripes publication said he's the likely choice. An announcement may come this week. He'll be Obama's 4th Pentagon chief if nominated and confirmed. Following Robert Gates, Leon Panetta and Chuck Hagel. The New York Times said his "formal nomination is expected in the next few days once the White House completes the vetting process." He's the only top prospect ...
Iraq's Ghost Army
Post Date: 2014-12-02 10:19:33 by Stephen Lendman
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Iraq's Ghost Army by Stephen Lendman Reports show tens of billions of dollars in post-war Iraqi aid wasted. A likely $100 billion or more. Down a black hole. Misused. Stolen. Washington turning a blind eye. Not a single Iraqi official held accountable. Or US one. Including for establishing a ghost army. Around 50,000 strong. More on this below. US imperial strategy works this way. Target an easy-to-defeat sovereign independent country. Most often a resource rich one. Claim it threatens US security. When no threat whatever exists. Fear-monger ad nauseam. Get media scoundrels to repeat Big Lies. Bury hard truths. Manipulate public opinion. Convince people war is necessary. For ...
Indian jihadist ‘kills 55 for ISIS, quits because no pay’
Post Date: 2014-11-30 06:57:50 by Tatarewicz
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RT... RT... An Islamic State recruit from Greater Mumbai was intercepted in Turkey, and then interrogated and arrested by India’s secret service. Suspected of killing up to 55 people, he allegedly left because they didn’t pay enough, India’s media reported. India’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) officials have all arrived in Istanbul to take Kalyan city native Areeb Majeed into custody, Mid-Day quoted a senior airport official as saying. Following an eight-hour interrogation, authorities took the suspect into NIA custody. Majeed appeared in court on Saturday, where the judge decided that he will remain in ...
Ukraine: Waging War During Economic Crisis Conditions
Post Date: 2014-11-30 06:51:02 by Stephen Lendman
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Ukraine: Waging War During Economic Crisis Conditions by Stephen Lendman Ukraine is an economic basket case and then some. Illegitimate US installed putschists wage naked aggression while effectively bankrupt. More on this below. On November 28, Russia's OSCE representative Andrei Kelin stressed resolving Ukrainian crisis conditions diplomatically. Observing Geneva and Minsk terms. Noting Ukraine's national security and defense council spokesman Andriy Lysenko calling ceasefire one of the most important Minsk protocol requirements. While Kiev wages war without mercy on Donbas. Violating what it swore to uphold. Ukrainian security forces are concentrating in conflict zone ...
THE US/UK CAMPAIGN TO DEMONIZE SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES AS TERRORIST ALLIES
Post Date: 2014-11-29 18:49:55 by Ada
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In May, 2013, a British Army soldier, Lee Rigby, was killed on a suburban London street by two Muslim British citizens, who said they were acting to avenge years of killings of innocent Muslims by the British military in, among other places, Afghanistan and Iraq. One of the attackers, Michael Adebolajo, had also been detained and tortured in 2010 in Kenya with the likely complicity of Her Majesty’s Government. The brutal attack on Rigby was instantly branded “terrorism” (despite its targeting of a soldier of a nation at war) and caused intense and virtually universal indignation in the UK. In response, the British Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee ...
Washington Covertly Arming Ukraine
Post Date: 2014-11-28 09:20:26 by Stephen Lendman
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Washington Covertly Arming Ukraine by Stephen Lendman Repeated administration/Pentagon Big Lies claim otherwise. Saying only non-lethal aid supplied. Including communications equipment. Body armor. Night vision goggles. Humvees. Radar. Counter- mortar detection units. Binoculars. Small boats. Various other gear. Kiev is infested with CIA, FBI, US special forces and various other so-called Washington advisors. Directly involved in aiding, abetting and directing Donbas fighting. Pentagon spokesman Admiral John Kirby lied saying: "Nothing has changed about the non-lethal assistance that we continue to flow to Ukrainian armed forces and security forces." Washington ...
Heading for Possible Global Conflict
Post Date: 2014-11-27 06:41:23 by Stephen Lendman
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Heading Toward Possible Global Conflict by Stephen Lendman Militarism, hubris and overreach define America. Wrecking it. Heading it for full-blown tyranny and ruin. Permanent wars rage. With no end in sight. When no enemies exist. Except invented ones. Waged by the most secretive intrusive government in US history. Its most repressive. Most ruthless. Governed by diktat authority. Effective one-party rule. Federal courts and Congress rubber-stamping policies mattering most. Including imperial adventurism. Corporate empowerment. Monied interests running things. Unprecedented concentrated wealth and power. Big Brother surveillance. Police state lawlessness. Out-of-control state terror. ...
Afghan mom avenges son's murder, kills 25 Taliban militants
Post Date: 2014-11-26 05:33:05 by Tatarewicz
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PressTV... An Afghan woman has killed at least 25 Taliban militants in revenge for the killing of her son, who was shot dead before her eyes in western Farah province, local media report. The woman, identified as Reza Gul, picked up arms after her son, who was leading a small group of police forces in a village in Farah, was killed by Taliban militants. Five Taliban militants have also been injured in the gun battle, which lasted for almost seven hours. The mother of the slain police officer was supported by her daughter and daughter-in-law in her battle against the militants. The Taliban terrorist group has not made any comments about the incident so far. Afghan Interior Ministry ...
NATO's Dark Side
Post Date: 2014-11-25 14:28:08 by Stephen Lendman
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NATO's Dark Side by Stephen Lendman US-led NATO reflects pure evil. Threatening world peace. Seeking global dominance through one ravaged country at a time. Comprised of over 70 members and partners. Over one-third of world nations. On every continent except Antarctica. Doing America's bidding. Run by its Deputy Secretary-General, Alexander Vershbow. A former Assistant Defense Secretary for International Security Affairs. Clinton's National Security Council European Affairs director. A former US ambassador to Russia. Calling Moscow "more an enemy than partner." Diplomacy isn't his long suit. Intends Alliance measures to counter nonexistent Russian aggression. ...
Twenty-six Things About the Islamic State (ISIL) that Obama Does Not Want You to Know About
Post Date: 2014-11-25 08:20:36 by Ada
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The US led war against the Islamic State is a big lie. Going after ” Islamic terrorists”, carrying out a worldwide pre-emptive war to “Protect the American Homeland” are used to justify a military agenda. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is a creation of US intelligence. Washington’s “Counter-terrorism Agenda” in Iraq and Syria consists in Supporting the Terrorists. The incursion of the Islamic State (IS) brigades into Iraq starting in June 2014 was part of a carefully planned military-intelligence operation supported covertly by the US, NATO and Israel. The counter-terrorism mandate is a fiction. America is the Number One “State ...
Hagel Sacking Suggests More War
Post Date: 2014-11-24 16:52:12 by Stephen Lendman
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Hagel Sacking Suggests More War by Stephen Lendman On Monday, Pentagon controlled Stars and Stripes said Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel resigned under pressure. Code language for sacking. "(A)fter bruising midterm elections. (A)mid mounting criticism of (Obama's) security and foreign policies." Hawks want more wars than already. Stepped up belligerence in ongoing ones. In February 2013, Hagel succeeded Leon Panetta. The former Obama CIA director/Clinton White House chief of staff sees an ongoing "30-year war." Beyond current theaters. Obama erred, he said. He "lost his way." By not maintaining more US troops in Iraq, he believes. A residual force able ...
Is Obama about to dump Hagel for Flournoy?
Post Date: 2014-11-24 13:25:38 by robnoel
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After succeeding in installing pro-Israel Sen. John Kerry as next US secretary of state – it seems the Jewish Lobby has forced Barack Obama to dump former senator Chuck Hagel as his choice for the US secretary of defense. The Jewish journalist Adam Kredo wrote at the Free Beacon on December 19, that former senator Chuck Hagel may no longer be Barack Obama’s favored pick to run the defense department. According to Adam, Hagel’s nomination is not only opposed at the Capitol Hill but Israeli embassy in Washington also have “quietly expressed concern about the former senator“. David Bromwich, a Jewish professor at Yale University, wrote in Zionconservative Huffington ...
Deadlocked Iran Nuclear Talks
Post Date: 2014-11-24 13:14:58 by Stephen Lendman
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Deadlocked Iran Nuclear Talks by Stephen Lendman Interim terms were agreed on last November. Subsequent talks remain deadlocked. Longstanding US/Israeli anti-Iranian hostility persists. Without just cause. Sabotaging chances for resolving things responsibly. Hours remain before an agreed on midnight November 24 deadline. Chances for resolving remaining issues by then are virtually zero. Except perhaps claiming resolution on some things. Agreeing to extend talks on others. More on this below. Negotiations never should have been held in the first place. Iran's program is entirely legitimate. With no military component. US intelligence says so annually. Claims otherwise ...
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