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Latest Articles: War, War, War
Kerry at Yale
Post Date: 2014-05-20 03:42:03 by Stephen Lendman
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Kerry at Yale by Stephen Lendman On May 18, he returned to his alma mater. He's class of 1966. He was a mediocre student. He barely managed to graduate. He got four freshman year Ds. His cumulative four-year 76 numerical rating barely avoided failure. Gentlemen C's got him through. He was Yale's featured Class Day speaker. He addressed graduating students. His mother stressed integrity. "Integrity, John," she said. His father said "diplomacy was really being able to see the world through the eyes of someone else, to understand their aspirations and assumptions." Two important lessons Kerry never learned. He's vying for Washington's worst ever ...
The "Price" Of War (In 1 Cartoon)
Post Date: 2014-05-19 12:33:56 by Horse
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The Terrorism Statistics Every American Needs to Hear
Post Date: 2014-05-19 08:16:16 by Lorie Meacham
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McClatchy reported in 2010: There were just 25 U.S. noncombatant fatalities from terrorism worldwide. (The US government definition of terrorism excludes attacks on U.S. military personnel). While we don’t have the figures at hand, undoubtedly more American citizens died overseas from traffic accidents or intestinal illnesses than from terrorism. The March, 2011, Harper‘s Index noted: Number of American civilians who died worldwide in terrorist attacks last year: 8 — Minimum number who died after being struck by lightning: 29. Indeed, the leading cause of deaths for Americans traveling abroad is not terrorism, or murder … or even crime of any type. It’s car ...
90% of All Deaths In War Are CIVILIANS And 80% of wars are started by the US
Post Date: 2014-05-18 17:49:10 by christine
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And the U.S. Launched 201 Out of the 248 Armed Conflicts Since the End of WWII The June 2014 issue of the American Journal of Public Health notes (free PDF here; hat tip David Swanson): Around 90% of all deaths in war are civilians: “The proportion of civilian deaths and the methods for classifying deaths as civilian are debated, but civilian war deaths constitute 85% to 90% of casualties caused by war, with about 10 civilians dying for every combatant killed in battle.” Swanson notes: “A top defense of war is that it must be used to prevent something worse, called genocide. Not only does militarism generate genocide rather than preventing it, but the distinction between ...
Ukraine's Fascist Roots
Post Date: 2014-05-18 03:59:39 by Stephen Lendman
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Ukraine's Fascist Roots by Stephen Lendman US-installed putschists are fascist extremists. Elevating them to power should scare everyone. Ukraine is the epicenter of European fascist reemergence. It's a freedom-destroying cancer. It threatens world peace. It risks global conflict. It doesn't surprise. Its roots are deep. Washington offers full support. It's longstanding. It dates from 1945. Svoboda and Right Sector parties are modern-day Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) heirs. Its Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) leaders were Nazi collaborators. They fought with Hitler's Waffen SS Galician Division. Their forces massacred hundreds of thousands. Their ...
Kiev Waging War on Its Own People
Post Date: 2014-05-17 15:32:03 by Stephen Lendman
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Kiev Waging War on Its Own People by Stephen Lendman Imagine Western-supported putschists toppling Ukraine's legitimate government. Imagine usurping power lawlessly. Imagine fascism replacing democracy. Imagine it with US complicity and support. Imagine waging war on ordinary people. Ones rejecting putschist power. On freedom fighters. On Ukraine's best and bravest. On people wanting to live free. For fundamental rights everyone deserves. Imagine being called terrorists for doing so. On May 16, Kiev declared Donetsk and Lugansk regions "terrorism organizations." On May 11, they held legitimate referendums. They voted overwhelming for local autonomy. They proclaimed ...
Glenn Greenwald "JOURNALISM IS NOT A CRIME AND IT'S NOT TERRORISM!"
Post Date: 2014-05-17 09:49:58 by Itistoolate
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Glenn Greenwald "JOURNALISM IS NOT A CRIME AND IT'S NOT TERRORISM!"
Spying Is Meant to Crush Citizens’ Dissent, Not Catch Terrorists
Post Date: 2014-05-16 07:45:13 by Ada
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The Big Secret Behind the Spying Program While many Americans understand why the NSA is conducting mass surveillance of U.S. citizens, some are still confused about what’s really going on. In his new book, No Place to Hide, Glenn Greenwald writes: The perception that invasive surveillance is confined only to a marginalised and deserving group of those “doing wrong” – the bad people – ensures that the majority acquiesces to the abuse of power or even cheers it on. But that view radically misunderstands what goals drive all institutions of authority. “Doing something wrong” in the eyes of such institutions encompasses far more than illegal acts, violent ...
Iranian Nuclear Roulette Continues
Post Date: 2014-05-16 03:56:50 by Stephen Lendman
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Iranian Nuclear Roulette Continues by Stephen Lendman Last November, Iran and P5+1 countries agreed on interim Joint Plan of Action (JPA) terms. Obama twice breached them. He did so unilaterally. In mid-February, talks resumed. Focus is on agreeing on a comprehensive "permanent resolution" by July 20. Previous articles raised doubts. Longstanding US policy calls for regime change. Iran's nuclear program is entirely peaceful. No evidence suggests otherwise. It doesn't matter. "My goal is to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon," said Obama. "All options are on the table." Iranians have just cause for concern. US agreements aren't worth ...
New York Times War on Truth
Post Date: 2014-05-15 03:50:01 by Stephen Lendman
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New York Times War on Truth by Stephen Lendman The so-called "newspaper of record" is an establishment broadsheet. It represents wealth, power and privilege. It's America's lead instrument of state propaganda. It marches in lockstep with official US policy. It's a virtual Washington house organ. A lying machine. A de facto ministry of state misinformation. Vital truths are buried. Managed news rubbish substitutes. Core journalistic ethics are violated. Readers are systematically lied to. They deserve better. They're cheated on what matters most. They're betrayed. It bears repeating what previous articles stressed. All the news fit to print isn't fit ...
Lavrov on Washington's Dirty War
Post Date: 2014-05-15 03:49:06 by Stephen Lendman
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Lavrov on Washington's Dirty War by Stephen Lendman A previous article called Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov a world class diplomatic. He shames his Western counterparts. He's a true peace advocate. He works tirelessly for it. He faces long odds. He's matched against Washington's villainy. It prioritizes war humanity. It rages out-of-control. It's for unchallenged world dominance. It's about eliminating all independent governments. It's for destroying their sovereignty. It's about replacing them with pro-Western stooges. Eliminating major rivals matter most. Lavrov said seeds for ongoing Ukrainian crisis conditions were sown in April 2008. ...
George Soros' Predatory Worldview
Post Date: 2014-05-14 15:03:56 by Stephen Lendman
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George Soros' Predatory Worldview by Stephen Lendman He's a world class confidence man. He's a multi-billionaire predatory investor. He's a new world order corporate pirate. He's known for rogue investing. He's made billions from human misery. He cashes in irresponsibly. He'll do anything for greater profits. He does so from imperial wars. He gains hugely from financial ones. He uses wealth to accumulate more of it. In late April, the New York Review of Books headlined "The Future of Europe: An Interview with George Soros." Der Spiegel correspondent Gregor Peter Schmitz conducted it. Ukraine was discussed. Soros called Russia an ...
No Nation Left Un-Invaded: Sen. McCain Would Put US Military Into Nigeria In “A New York Minute”
Post Date: 2014-05-14 14:10:36 by christine
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Nigeria has been a failed state of corruption, outlawry, civil war and unspeakable violence and cruelty for decades. Literally millions have been starved, maimed and butchered owing to ethnic, tribal and religious clashes. And billions more have been stolen from the nation’s long-suffering people by government officials, the military and oppositionists alike in what is surely the most corrupt nation on earth. In this context, the latest episode involving the kidnapped school girls is just another tragic eruption of the anarchy which is Nigeria. But it is also none of our business, period. Parachuting American forces into this chaos would be an act of sheer madness. Yet that’s ...
Glenn Greenwald: from Martin Luther King to Anonymous, the state targets dissenters not just "bad guys"
Post Date: 2014-05-14 08:25:17 by Ada
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Don't believe the argument that mass surveillance is only a problem for wrongdoers. Governments have repeatedly spied on anyone who challenges their power, says Glenn Greenwald in an extract from his book about Edward Snowden and the NSA, No Place to Hide A prime justification for surveillance – that it's for the benefit of the population – relies on projecting a view of the world that divides citizens into categories of good people and bad people. In that view, the authorities use their surveillance powers only against bad people, those who are "doing something wrong", and only they have anything to fear from the invasion of their privacy. This is an old ...
Eastern Ukrainians Vote
Post Date: 2014-05-12 02:53:26 by Stephen Lendman
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Eastern Ukrainians Vote by Stephen Lendman On May 11, Donetsk and Lugansk regional referendums were held. Polls opened at 8AM. Central Election Commission head Roman Lyagin said "turnout is not just high, it's off the charts." "People (queued) up at polling stations…(E)lection commissions (worked) at full capacity." Results will be declared valid whatever the turnout, he added. Around 1,500 polling stations were set up in each region. Thousands participated in preparations. Thousands more including local autonomy campaigners. Residents in both regions were asked if they "support an act of state self-rule." Yes or no. Election Commission ...
Blackwater Killers in Eastern Ukraine
Post Date: 2014-05-12 02:52:33 by Stephen Lendman
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Blackwater Killers in Eastern Ukraine by Stephen Lendman Blackwater's rap sheet reveals a record too deplorable to conceal. It became Xe. It's now Academi. Putting lipstick on this pig doesn't help. It's no different than before. Jeremy Scahill's book titled "Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army" called it: A "shadowy mercenary company (employing) some of the most feared professional killers in the world accustomed to operating without worry of legal consequences (and) largely off the congressional radar." It has "remarkable power and protection (within) the US war apparatus." It's well funded. It ...
"...a victim of the war against terrorism."
Post Date: 2014-05-11 12:22:34 by X-15
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Audie Murphy, one of the most decorated American combat soldiers in WWII, once said, “The real heroes of the war are those who never came home.” In a moving display of patriotism, downtown Whitewright was a sea of Red, White and Blue Saturday afternoon as hundreds of people paid their last respects to a local fallen soldier, PFC Christian Jacob "Jake" Chandler, a victim of the war against terrorism. Services for Jake Chandler, a 2012 graduate of Whitewright High School, were held at Mullican-Little Funeral Home in Bells and afterward the lengthy procession stretched from Bells to Whitewright. Once in Whitewright, the procession passed under a massive U.S. flag ...
Fascist Killers
Post Date: 2014-05-11 03:50:58 by Stephen Lendman
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Fascist Killers by Stephen Lendman Three nations among others stand out: America, Israel and Ukraine. America's deplorable history reflects barbarism writ large. Killing civilians is longstanding policy. Doing so violates core international law. It prohibits collective punishment. It forbids attacking noncombatants. Targets unrelated to military necessity are strictly off-limits. Lawless attacks constitute crimes of war, against humanity and genocide. Committing them reflects official US policy. It's been so throughout America's sordid history. It's guilty as charged. Its drone program alone is damning. It reflects out-of-control state terror. Attacks are ...
Putin in Crimea
Post Date: 2014-05-10 16:06:16 by Stephen Lendman
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Putin in Crimea by Stephen Lendman On Friday, he arrived in Sevastopol. It was his first Crimean Federal District visit since reunification with Russia. He came commemorating Moscow's Great Patriotic War victory. Its efforts were key to defeating Nazi Germany. Things might have turned out differently otherwise. Putin honored fallen war heroes. He thanked living veterans. He praised their heroic contribution. They defeated Hitler. They sacrificed greatly doing so. They did so more than all other allied countries combined. Millions of lost lives attested to their determination to prevail. Putin congratulated Crimeans on Victory Day. He was delighted to be with them, he said. ...
Odessa Massacre: Eyewitness Account
Post Date: 2014-05-10 03:56:33 by Stephen Lendman
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Odessa Massacre: Eyewitness Account by Stephen Lendman Palestinians remember Deir Yassin. Poles remember Katyn Forest. Native Americans remember Wounded Knee. Odessans won't forget May 2. Nor will people of conscience everywhere paying attention. Massacring people in cold blood exposed the worst of fascist extremism. Neo-Nazi Right Sector thugs committed mass murder. Kiev putschists ordered them to do so. Washington OK'd their atrocity. What happened was well planned in advance. A previous article discussed it. About 300 Ukrainians were slaughtered. Fire didn't take them. Neo-Nazi hoodlums did. Mass murder was mostly inside Odessa's Trade Union House (TUH) building. ...
Kiev Uses Chemical Weapons
Post Date: 2014-05-10 03:55:12 by Stephen Lendman
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Kiev Uses Chemical Weapons by Stephen Lendman Fascists wage wars their way. Dirty ones rage. America fights this way. It's done so throughout its existence. No-holds-barred barbarism reflects official policy. Washington manipulates criminal events in Ukraine. Coup-appointed putschists are convenient stooges. They're murdering their own people. They're doing it in cold blood. Donetsk People's Republic leaders said Mariupol self-defense forces were attacked with chemical weapons. A statement issued said: "Kiev bears the entire responsibility not only for their state agencies' actions, but also for the actions by citizens who illegally apply means of chemical ...
Bashing Putin's Diplomatic Proposal
Post Date: 2014-05-09 04:05:03 by Stephen Lendman
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Bashing Putin's Diplomatic Proposal by Stephen Lendman It bears repeating what other articles stressed. Putin represents responsible geopolitical leadership. Obama is polar opposite. Responses to Putin's diplomatic proposal didn't surprise. According to State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki: "(W)e need to see more from President Putin than simply calling for (Eastern Ukrainian referendums) to be postponed." "And we believe and we would call on Russia to use its influence to - with the militant groups to ensure a safe and secure environment for all Ukrainians to cast their ballots on May 25th. And that's how they can deliver on these words." Russia ...
Putin's Diplomatic Gambit
Post Date: 2014-05-09 04:02:28 by Stephen Lendman
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Putin's Diplomatic Gambit by Stephen Lendman Putin is polar opposite Obama. He represents responsible geopolitical leadership. He wants Ukrainian crisis conditions resolved diplomatically. He does so despite knowing Washington's hardline agenda. It's longstanding. It's all take. It's no give. Its rules alone matter. Unchallenged global dominance is sought. So is eliminating major rivals. On Wednesday, Putin addressed ongoing Ukrainian crisis conditions. He did so forthrightly. He was candid, saying: They've "tak(en) the worst direction in its developments lies with those who organised the coup d’etat in Kiev on February 22-23, and have not yet taken ...
Kiev Plans False Flag Against Russia
Post Date: 2014-05-08 04:23:48 by Stephen Lendman
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Kiev Plans False Flag Against Russia by Stephen Lendman Intense Russia bashing persists daily. It's official US policy. Resolving Ukraine's crisis diplomatically is systematically prevented. Media scoundrels march in lockstep with what demands condemnation. Stoking conflict is prioritized. Russia is irresponsibly blamed for US-orchestrated Kiev crimes. Orders come from straight from Washington. Coup-appointed putschists salute and obey. On May 6, Voice of Russia (VOR) headlined "Ukrainian forces prepare provocation against Russia in Donetsk." False flags are a longstanding US tradition. They go way back. They used often. Previous articles discussed them. Wars ...
Fascist Aggression in Ukraine
Post Date: 2014-05-06 03:41:49 by Stephen Lendman
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Fascist Aggression in Ukraine by Stephen Lendman It rages. It shows no signs of abating. Obama neocons direct it. Orders come straight from Washington. US-installed fascist stooges represent Obama's imperial agenda. They're waging war on freedom. They instituted hardline rule. They want it institutionalized. They target responsible opposition elements. They want them systematically eliminated. They represent police state ruthlessness. They trash fundamental democratic rights. They're systematically violated them. Fascism operates this way. It's virulent in America. It operates in Ukraine. It targets core freedoms. They're methodically destroyed. Police state ...
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