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Latest Articles: War, War, War
Russia Wants War
Post Date: 2014-09-24 11:38:03 by christine
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Reactions to Obama's Naked Aggression Against Syria
Post Date: 2014-09-24 11:07:15 by Stephen Lendman
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Reactions to Obama's Naked Aggression Against Syria by Stephen Lendman On Tuesday, Obama attacked another country lawlessly. Syria poses no threat to America. Obama bombed multiple sites. He did so with no legal authority. He committed lawless aggression. He's done it repeatedly throughout his tenure. It's the highest of high crimes against peace. He violated international, constitutional and US statute laws. The 1996 US War Crimes Act calls them "grave breaches." Obama's wars are Nuremberg-level crimes. They demand accountability. Expect none forthcoming. His so-called coalition allies include a rogue's gallery of despotic regimes. He said he's ...
U.S. FOREIGN POLICY CREATED MANY MORE TERRORISTS THAN IT KILLED
Post Date: 2014-09-24 08:28:06 by Ada
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ISIS Is Run By Former Iraqi Generals … Many Are Members Of Saddam Hussein’s Secular Baath Party Who Converted To Radical Islam In American Prisons The New Yorker reports: ISIS is run by a council of former Iraqi generals, according to Hisham Alhashimi, an adviser to the Iraqi government and an expert on ISIS . Many are members of Saddam Hussein’s secular Baath Party who converted to radical Islam in American prisons. In other words, ISIS was created by not only the war in Iraq, but American terror-creating foreign policy. As we’ve reported for years, U.S. foreign policy is creating many more terrorists than it’s killing. The U.S. Has Radicalized the Middle ...
Russia Condemns U.S. Airstrikes on ISIS and al-Qaeda; Assad Approves
Post Date: 2014-09-24 07:35:43 by Tatarewicz
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The Atlantic Wire In the wake of the first American-led airstrikes against Islamic State forces in Syria, we're learning that the operation did not just focus on ISIS installations and its oil trade, but also the al-Nusra Front as well. According to Reuters, strikes against the al Qaeda-linked group in northern Syria wrought a death toll of about 50. Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal is reporting (subscription) that the U.S.-led effort involved coordination with the Free Syrian Army, which has also just become the recipient of some American weapons. This is a joint coalition effort of which the Syrian opposition is a full-fledged member," said Oubai Shahbandar, a senior ...
AND they gave this man the Peace Prize!
Post Date: 2014-09-24 05:23:30 by Lorie Meacham
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Judge for yourself and make up your own mind.
Would US Have Right of Hot Pursuit in Syria?
Post Date: 2014-09-24 04:06:41 by GreyLmist
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Summary: Secretary of State John Kerry told senators last week that a "right of hot pursuit" could provide a basis for military forces to move across the border between Iraq and Syria to strike at Islamic State militants. But does Kerry's legal theory — which has little grounding in international law — provide firm precedent for Monday night's massive U.S. airstrikes in Syria and for future military actions? WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry told senators last week that a "right of hot pursuit" could provide a basis for military forces to move across the border between Iraq and Syria to strike at Islamic State militants. But does ...
Big Lies Launch Lawless Wars
Post Date: 2014-09-23 17:13:51 by Stephen Lendman
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Big Lies Launch Lawless Wars by Stephen Lendman Obama's Iraq war III is lawless. It has no legal authority. It constitutes cold, calculated, premeditated naked aggression. The same holds for his three-and-a-half year proxy war on Syria. It was planned long before March 2011 hostilities began. It's now elevated to direct US intervention. On Tuesday, US warplanes bombed multiple Syrian targets. Precise ones aren't clear. Multiple civilian deaths followed. At least three children died. Civilians suffer most in all wars. US and Israeli ones target them willfully. They're considered legitimate targets. They're murdered in cold blood. A local Raqqa resident said ...
Israel Part of US Anti-Syrian Coalition
Post Date: 2014-09-23 09:30:46 by Stephen Lendman
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Israel Part of US Anti-Syrian Coalition by Stephen Lendman It's unannounced. It's no secret. Israel is heavily involved. It's been so all along. It wants Assad ousted. It bombs Syrian targets at its discretion. It supplies weapons to Islamic State terrorists and other extremist Takfiri fighters. It treats their wounded in Israeli hospitals. It supplies other support overtly and covertly. On Tuesday, Israel confirmed it shot down a Syrian Sukhoi 24 fighter jet aircraft. It used a surface-to-air missile against it. It said it "infiltrated into Israeli airspace." It's unclear if Israel's claim is true. Crew members ejected. They landed safely in Syrian ...
Obama Launches Naked Aggression on Syria
Post Date: 2014-09-23 06:46:56 by Stephen Lendman
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Obama Launches Naked Aggression on Syria by Stephen Lendman It's no surprise. His intentions were clear for weeks. Naked aggression is longstanding US policy. In his September 10 address, he said Washington was prepared to "conduct a systematic campaign of airstrikes (against Islamic State terrorists) wherever they are." "That means I will not hesitate to take action against ISIL in Syria as well as Iraq." Last week, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said US Central Command has a plan to take "targeted actions against ISIS safe havens in Syria." Obama added another high crime against peace to his rap sheet. It overflows. Attacking a country posing no ...
Dueling Ideologies: Lavrov v. Rasmussen
Post Date: 2014-09-23 05:57:31 by Stephen Lendman
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Dueling Ideologies: Lavrov v. Rasmussen by Stephen Lendman They're polar opposites. They represent good v. evil. They do so at the most perilous time in world history. When global war is possible. Rasmussen is a convenient US stooge. He heads NATO's killing machine. He steps down end of September. He won't be missed. He violates inviolable national sovereignty rights. He spurns rule of law principles. On September 15, Wall Street Journal editors featured his shameless op-ed. More on this below. Lavrov is a world-class diplomatic. He works tirelessly for peace, stability and security. He deserves Nobel Peace Prize recognition. It's reserved for war criminals like ...
Enlisting Support for Imperial War
Post Date: 2014-09-22 13:02:02 by Stephen Lendman
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Enlisting Support for Imperial War by Stephen Lendman America hasn't known peace throughout its sordid history. It's lawless. It's blood-drenched. It's unique. It's been this way from inception. It glorifies war. It does so in the name of peace. It's part of the national culture. Obama is the latest in a long line of warrior presidents. He exceeds the worst of his predecessors. He gave rogue leadership new meaning. He usurped the right to wage war at his discretion. He's done so for over five and a half years lawlessly. Multiple direct and proxy wars rage. More are planned. Peace and stability are convenient illusions. So is obeying rule of law principles. ...
Want to Join the Mossad?
Post Date: 2014-09-22 08:54:57 by Lod
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Amazing
The War on ISIS Has No Legal Basis
Post Date: 2014-09-22 07:17:59 by Ada
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How open-ended authorizations of force undermine congressional war powers. Although the president thinks such constitutional niceties are unnecessary, Congress may vote on a resolution authorizing his campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. While many lawmakers are content to have the chief executive assume all the political risk, there is bipartisan support for the idea. I’m not one of those conservatives who thinks an authorization of force is somehow constitutionally inferior to a formal declaration of war. While there are advantages to the latter, the important principle is that hostilities are only initiated after Congress votes. But authorization of force ...
Ukrainian President Poroshenko in Washington
Post Date: 2014-09-19 08:43:22 by Stephen Lendman
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Ukrainian President Poroshenko in Washington by Stephen Lendman A previous article discussed his three-day North American tour. His illegitimacy doesn't matter. Nor his hardline anti-democratic fascist ideology, lawlessness or war without mercy against Ukrainian citizens. He was treated like visiting royalty. Obama warmly greeted him at the White House. In late August, press secretary Josh Earnest issued a statement saying: "President Obama will host President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine at the White House on Thursday, September 18." "The visit will highlight the United States' firm commitment to stand with Ukraine as it pursues democracy, independence, and ...
Terriers on Texas Border
Post Date: 2014-09-18 21:18:07 by Lod
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No problem according to DHS.
Anti-Assad Extremists and Obama Plan Coordinated Attacks on Syria
Post Date: 2014-09-18 10:19:33 by Stephen Lendman
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Anti-Assad Extremists and Obama Plan Coordinated Attacks on Syria by Stephen Lendman Wendy Sherman is Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. On September 16, she spoke at Georgetown University. She claimed Washington "cares about the Middle East because of (its) economic, political, and security interests…" "Its rich spiritual and ethnic traditions…" It's Israel's home and America's Gulf partners. It's "where values we cherish are under intense strain." Washington "is alarmed and moved to act by the upheaval" roiling the region. America "must show the way." Fact check America covets Middle East oil. ...
Ukraine's President in Ottawa and Washington
Post Date: 2014-09-18 07:24:53 by Stephen Lendman
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Ukraine's President in Ottawa and Washington by Stephen Lendman Petro Poroshenko is Washington's man. He has no legitimacy whatever. He replaced ousted democratically elected President Victor Yanukovych. He represents putschist power. He's an oligarch billionaire. He made his money the old-fashioned way. He's anti-democratic, fascist, lawless, neoliberal, confrontational and belligerent. He waged war without mercy on his own people. He murdered them in cold blood. He ravaged their Southeastern communities. He caused unspeakable human misery. He knows who's boss. He obeys marching orders from Washington. Obama calls Ukraine's fascist government ...
US Pursues 134 Wars Around the World
Post Date: 2014-09-17 19:08:47 by Horse
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The US is now involved in 134 wars or none, depending on your definition of war ...The White House spent much of last week trying to figure out if the word "war" was the right one to describe its military actions against the Islamic State. US Secretary of State John Kerry was at first reluctant: "We're engaged in a major counterterrorism operation," he told CBS News on Sept. 11. "I think war is the wrong terminology and analogy but the fact is that we are engaged in a very significant global effort to curb terrorist activity... I don't think people need to get into war fever on this. I think they have to view it as a heightened level of counter terrorist ...
Kerry Touts ISIS War, Hypes Iraq ‘Success Story’
Post Date: 2014-09-17 18:29:57 by PnbC
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Kerry Touts ISIS War, Hypes Iraq ‘Success Story’Insists No Legal Argument President Can't Launch Unilateral War by Jason Ditz, September 17, 2014 | Secretary of State John Kerry gave protracted testimony to the Senate today, dodging multiple questions about President Obama’s new war on ISIS, insisting any real details were “classified” and presenting the war itself as something the entire world was behind. During the testimony, Kerry also claimed the war had already made great strides, claiming the new Iraqi government was a direct result of the US airstrikes and a “success story” for the conflict. Questions about the open-ended timeline were ...
Obama Declares Perpetual War
Post Date: 2014-09-17 18:29:00 by christine
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President Barack Obama escalated the drone war he has conducted for the past five and a half years by declaring his intention to "degrade and ultimately destroy" the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, or ISIL. Since August 8, Obama has mounted at least 154 airstrikes in Iraq. He will send 475 additional U.S. troops, increasing the total number in Iraq to about 1,600. Obama announced he would conduct "a systematic campaign of airstrikes" in Iraq, and possibly in Syria. But, not limiting himself to those countries, Obama declared the whole world his battlefield, stating "We will hunt down terrorists who threaten our country, wherever they are... if you threaten ...
Sergey Lavrov: World Class Peace Advocate
Post Date: 2014-09-17 07:40:46 by Stephen Lendman
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Sergey Lavrov: World Class Peace Advocate by Stephen Lendman He's that and much more. He's a world class diplomat. He shames his Western counterparts. They're more secretaries of war than foreign affairs. They urge waging one after another. Lavrov goes all-out for peace. He does so in all conflict zones. Wars settle nothing. They assure more conflicts. Lavrov addressed his colleagues at the September 15 Paris International Conference on Peace and Security in Iraq. He said in part: "Russia consistently stands for the continued independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq." "We strongly support the advancement of inclusive political process ...
War Winds Near Gale Force
Post Date: 2014-09-17 07:27:20 by Stephen Lendman
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War Winds Near Gale Force by Stephen Lendman Candidate Obama promised peace in our time. He pledged to "bring America's longest war to a responsible end." He lied saying: "I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do." "I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." Fighting continues. It rages out-of-control. Washington plans permanent occupation. Withdrawal is more fiction than fact. Thousands of US troops will remain. They'll do so indefinitely. It's just a question of how many. Obama ravaged Libya. Syria is his ...
Gaza widow offers insight into world of spies
Post Date: 2014-09-17 06:35:29 by Tatarewicz
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The 48-year-old Palestinian woman's husband was shot to death in 2012 by militants in the Gaza Strip for spying for Israel. A mother of seven, she herself was jailed by Gaza's Hamas rulers for aiding and abetting a spy — her husband. The widow's account to The Associated Press gave a rare look into the secret espionage side of the war between Israel and the Hamas militant group. According to her, Israeli security agents took advantage of her late husband's financial troubles a decade ago, luring him into collaborating by offering him a permit to work in Israel. She was later recruited when she was allowed to take one of their ...
Assad calls to stop funding armed groups in Syria, Iraq
Post Date: 2014-09-17 04:54:12 by Tatarewicz
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RT... The fight against terrorism must begin by placing more pressure on those countries which are supporting and financing insurgents in Syria and Iraq, Syrian President Bashar Assad said while speaking with an Iraqi security official in Damascus. Assad's comments were made during a Tuesday meeting with Iraq's national security adviser, Falah al-Fayadh, “on efforts by the Iraqi government to confront terrorism.” “The battle against terrorism starts with pressure on the countries that support and finance terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq and pretend that they want to fight against terrorism,” state news agency SANA quoted Assad as saying. Fayadh “put ...
O Superman - Laurie Anderson - as displayed in the MOMA
Post Date: 2014-09-16 20:21:49 by Deasy
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O Superman. O judge. O Mom and Dad. Mom and Dad. O Superman. O judge. O Mom and Dad. Mom and Dad. Hi. I'm not home right now. But if you want to leave a message, just start talking at the sound of the tone. Hello? This is your Mother. Are you there? Are you coming home? Hello? Is anybody home? Well, you don't know me, but I know you. And I've got a message to give to you. Here come the planes. So you better get ready. Ready to go. You can come as you are, but pay as you go. Pay as you go. And I said: OK. Who is this really? And the voice said: This is the hand, the hand that takes. This is the hand, the hand that takes. This is the hand, the hand that takes. Here come the ...
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