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The Tsarnaev brothers were double agents who decoyed US into terror trap
Post Date: 2013-04-21 08:22:25 by Ada
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The big questions buzzing over Boston Bombers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have a single answer: It emerged in the 102 tense hours between the twin Boston Marathon bombings Monday, April 15 – which left three dead, 180 injured and a police officer killed at MIT - and Dzohkhar’s capture Friday, April 19 in Watertown. The conclusion reached by DEBKAfile’s counterterrorism and intelligence sources is that the brothers were double agents, hired by US and Saudi intelligence to penetrate the Wahhabi jihadist networks which, helped by Saudi financial institutions, had spread across the restive Russian Caucasian. Instead, the two former Chechens betrayed their mission and went ...
Anatomy of a False Flag
Post Date: 2013-04-21 03:18:15 by Stephen Lendman
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Anatomy of a False Flag by Stephen Lendman False flags are an American tradition. They go way back. The Boston bombings appear the latest. More on that below. Notable earlier false flags or incidents approximating them include: In 1845, America lawlessly annexed Texas. It was Mexican territory. President James Polk deployed US troops. A future president led them. General Zachary Taylor paraded them along the disputed border. In May 1846, Polk told cabinet officials that if Mexican forces retaliated, he'd ask Congress to declare war. He wanted it whether or not Mexico attacked. After an incident occurred, Polk told Congress: "Mexico has passed the boundary of the US and shed ...
David Koresh’s Revenge: Waco and 20 Years of State Terror
Post Date: 2013-04-19 07:46:49 by Ada
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There is something about April. From Columbine to Virginia Tech, from Oklahoma City to Boston, mid-to-late April occasions some of the most infamous massacres on U.S. soil. At least, these are the ones we are told to focus on. The killers are called terrorists. Unless they wear uniforms, as they did on April 19, 1993, just outside Waco, Texas. That time, as we are urged to believe, the terrorists were the ones who died. In all these massacres, regardless of specifics, the government portrays itself as all that keeps chaos at bay. The state claims to stand against terrorism, but killing people is its stock in trade. Slaughters come in various forms, almost all of which feed the health of ...
“False-flag” meme goes mainstream with Boston Marathon bombing
Post Date: 2013-04-17 19:40:26 by Ada
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On September 11th, 2001, the US media began chanting “Bin Laden” in unison almost from the moment the attack was reported. The possibility that US government insiders had orchestrated the attack – in order to blame Muslims, launch wars on Muslim countries, and seize near-absolute power – was never mentioned. Bin Laden’s repeated statements that he deplored the 9/11 attacks, considered them un-Islamic, and suspected that American supporters of Israel were behind them failed to penetrate the corporate media bubble. When the FBI definitively stated that Bin Laden was “not wanted” for 9/11 because there was “no hard evidence” of his involvement, ...
New York Times v. North Korea
Post Date: 2013-04-15 03:25:57 by Stephen Lendman
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New York Times v. North Korea by Stephen Lendman The Times is America's unofficial ministry of information and propaganda. Daily managed news misinformation is featured. Articles, commentaries and editorials are brazenly one-sided. Readers are systematically lied to. Fiction substitutes for facts. Information is carefully filtered. Dissent is marginalized. When America goes to war or plans one, Times editors, correspondents and contributors march in lockstep. Independent leaders are denigrated. Democrats are called despots. Rule of law principles don't matter. Democratic values are ignored. Imperial wars are called liberating ones. Mass murder, destruction and human misery go ...
Imperial Partners Showcase Their Ruthlessness
Post Date: 2013-04-15 03:25:19 by Stephen Lendman
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Imperial Partners Showcase Their Ruthlessness by Stephen Lendman America and Israel partner in injustice. They prioritize it. Imperial lawlessness is policy. So is state terror. Many examples explain. They're commonplace daily. In the week ending April 10 alone, Israel conducted 78 West Bank incursions. Peaceful protesters were attacked. Fifty-five Palestinians, including eight children, were abducted. Another 11 Palestinians, including three children and one woman, were wounded. Gaza border areas were attacked. So were fishing boats within two nautical miles from shore. Israel mistreats Palestinian children like adults. Some aged 10 or younger are terrorized. On April 5, a ...
Creating a North Korean Threat
Post Date: 2013-04-14 03:25:11 by Stephen Lendman
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Creating a North Korean Threat by Stephen Lendman Washington needs enemies. When none exist, they're invented. A previous article said North Korea's straight from central casting. Pyongyang threatens no one. Media scoundrels say otherwise. So does Obama. On the one hand, he claims no one wants war on the Korean peninsula. He urges Pyongyang "to pursue peace." On the other, he's heightening tensions. He accused its leaders of "bad behavior," "threats," and "provocations." He's creating crisis conditions that didn't exist. He's spoiling for trouble doing so. On Friday, John Kerry warned Kim Jong Un. Test-launching its ...
Taliban Wipes Out Top Afghan Army Unit, Seizes Outpost
Post Date: 2013-04-13 07:19:25 by Ada
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All 13 Soldiers Killed in Battle With 200 Taliban Dubbed one of the “most highly regarded units” in the entire Afghan military, an army unit of 13 soldiers were routed and all killed today in a battle for a remote outpost in Kunar Province. The outpost, in a mountainous area of the key border province, was in an area frequented by Taliban factions. The Taliban attacked with 200 fighters, killing all within, though they appear to have abandoned the outpost by the time a second group of Afghan troops showed up. Taliban spokesmen confirmed their role in the attack, and reports from the scene indicate that they burned the outpost virtually to the ground before leaving it. Officials ...
Shift in War Hawks
Post Date: 2013-04-10 12:45:17 by GreyLmist
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“Propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state.” –Noam Chomsky Watch out for a shift in war hawks. Before the Iraq war, at least a dozen in the U.S. Administration and major media spread enough propaganda to silence the majority of Americans. These hawks, acting more on behalf of Israel than America had a natural shill in the Iraqi Ahmed Chalabi who fabricated evidence about WMDs and al Qaeda in Iraq. An equally–if not more–dangerous fabricator in the current political scene is Ray Takeyh, an Iranian settled in America, writing for major media publications and using his influence as a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. ...
Screwing the Troops
Post Date: 2013-04-10 08:40:55 by Ada
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For a country always at war, the United States is remarkably not interested in taking care of soldiers it has broken in its wars. Having bankrupted the country, Washington sinks every available penny into the two purposes of the military: funneling money into the arms industry, and fueling imperial ambitions, in large part of pasty fern-bar Napoleons at National Review and Commentary. The Veterans Administration is way back in the chow line. It doesn’t work very well. As best I can tell, nobody cares. What do I mean, it doesn’t work? Consider a vet blinded or nearly so in some war or other. To use a computer, which has come to be necessary life, he needs screen-reader software, ...
Overlooking Congressional Ban, Pentagon to Fund NATO Missile Defense
Post Date: 2013-04-10 08:18:56 by Ada
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Hagel: Pleased to Fulfill Our 'Commitment' So much for the powers of the purse. Congress may have formally banned the Pentagon from further funding of the NATO Medium Extended Air and Missile Defense System (MEADS) in December, but that hasn’t stopped Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel from announcing that the funds will continue anyhow. “I am pleased we are able to fulfill our commitment,” Hagel said, while other officials insisted the move was an obligation as a NATO member nation and that they could simply fund it whether or not Congress objects. And they’re going to object. The continuing resolution passed last month included money for “termination ...
New York Times Supports Targeted Killings
Post Date: 2013-04-09 03:16:56 by Stephen Lendman
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New York Times Supports Targeted Killings by Stephen Lendman It doesn't surprise. When America goes to war or plans one, Times editors march in lockstep. They support imperial lawlessness. More on that below. America's AfPak war is illegal. Tactics include targeted killings. Drones, helicopters and other conventional air strikes are used. On April 8, Russia Today headlined "Twelve civilians, including 11 children killed in Afghanistan NATO strike," saying: Civilians were killed in Kunar province's Shigal district. Provincial spokesman Wasifullah Wasifi said: "Eleven children and a woman were killed when an air strike hit their houses." A NATO spokesman ...
C2C tonignt
Post Date: 2013-04-08 21:34:24 by Tatarewicz
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Monday, April 8th: Author and adventurer Robert Young Pelton will discuss global war trends, and his experiences working with private military contractors. He'll address such topics as why Americans fight in other people's wars, if Blackwater was part of the CIA, and what's next in Afghanistan.
Navy to field first laser weapon, could shoot down a drone
Post Date: 2013-04-08 21:21:24 by Tatarewicz
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy said on Monday it will deploy for the first time a laser weapon on one of its ships that could be capable of shooting down drones and disabling vessels. "The future is here," said Peter Morrison at the Office of Naval Research's Solid-State Laser Technology Maturation Program. The weapon is being billed as a step toward transforming warfare. Since it runs on electricity, it can fire as long as there is power at a cost of less than $1 dollar per shot. "Compare that to the hundreds of thousands of dollars it costs to fire a missile, and you can begin to see the merits of this capability," Chief of Naval Research Rear Admiral ...
Iranian Nuclear Talks
Post Date: 2013-04-07 03:18:58 by Stephen Lendman
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Iranian Nuclear Talks by Stephen Lendman On April 5, so-called P5+1 talks began. They picked up where previous ones left off. Countries involved include America, Britain, China, Russia, France and Germany. Almaty, Kazahhstan played host. It did so for the second time. Iran participates in good faith. Saeed Jalili heads its negotiating delegation. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton represents P5+1 countries. Fars News Agency said: "This morning, (Jalili) presented the opposite side with Iran's specific proposals for the start of a new round of cooperation between the P5+1 and Iran." His deputy, Ali Baqeri said "proposals have been regulated within the framework ...
Kerry confirms US diplomat killed in Afghan attack
Post Date: 2013-04-07 00:39:31 by Tatarewicz
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US and Afghan officials said that three US troops and two civilians were killed on Saturday when a car bomber ambushed a convoy of US-led NATO forces in Qalat, the capital of Zabul province. Related Interviews: 'US broke promises in Afghanistan' 'Afghan massacre, US revenge attack' US Secretary of State John Kerry has confirmed that a US foreign service officer has been killed in southern Afghanistan. American and Afghan officials said that three US troops and two civilians were killed on Saturday when a car bomber ambushed a convoy of US-led NATO forces in Qalat, the capital of Zabul province. On Saturday evening, Kerry mourned the loss of the foreign service ...
Permanent War: Longstanding US Policy
Post Date: 2013-04-06 03:15:46 by Stephen Lendman
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Permanent War: Longstanding US Policy by Stephen Lendman Wars define America. They reflect longstanding policy. They're permanent. They've been waged every year in the nation's history. They target enemies at home and abroad. When none exist, they're invented. Peace is a non-starter. It's always been that way. It never had a chance. It doesn't now. It's systematically spurned. America's culture reflects belligerence. It's glorified in the name of peace. It's normal and commonplace. Pacifism is considered sissy and unpatriotic. America the Beautiful never existed. It doesn't now. Peace, human dignity, and democratic values are more illusion ...
Playing the North Korea Card
Post Date: 2013-04-05 03:23:31 by Stephen Lendman
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Playing the North Korea Card by Stephen Lendman For decades, North Korea's wanted normalized relations with Washington. It's been repeatedly rebuffed. Promises made were broken. America needs enemies. North Korea's straight from central casting. Media scoundrels take full advantage. On April 2, Washington Post editors headlined "Answer North Korea with financial sanctions," saying: Kim Jong Un "managed to concoct a fresh provocative announcement aimed at Washington." He declared both Koreas "were back to a 'state of war.' " "Could this untested, 30-year-old dictator be preparing to start a war with the United States or South Korea? ...
Tariq Aziz: Victim of US Imperialism
Post Date: 2013-04-03 14:38:16 by Stephen Lendman
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Tariq Aziz: Victim of US Imperialism by Stephen Lendman He's ill, isolated and fading. His life hangs in the balance. Washington likely wants him dead. He blames America, Israel and Britain. They bear responsibility for destroying Iraq. More on him below. Medical neglect killed Slobodan Milosevic. In March 2006, he was found dead in his cell. He had heart and other health problems. He was denied proper treatment. It could have saved him. He might have lived many more years. Days before his death, he wrote Russia's Foreign Ministry. He said the ICTY (International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia) wanted him dead. So did Washington and key NATO partners. They want Aziz ...
Man assaults Ridley at State Department event
Post Date: 2013-04-02 18:42:25 by RidleyReport
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THE REAL REASON FOR THE IRAQ WAR
Post Date: 2013-04-02 08:24:42 by Ada
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Greg Palast is a New York Times bestselling author and fearless investigative journalist whose reports appear on BBC Television Newsnight and in The Guardian. Palast eats the rich and spits them out. Catch his reports and films at www.GregPalast.com, where you can also securely send him your documents marked, "confidential". Because it was marked "confidential" on each page, the oil industry stooge couldn't believe the US State Department had given me a complete copy of their secret plans for the oil fields of Iraq. Actually, the State Department had done no such thing. But my line of bullshit had been so well-practiced and the set-up on my mark had so thoroughly ...
Camp Nama: British personnel reveal horrors of secret US base in Baghdad
Post Date: 2013-04-01 16:34:22 by Ferret
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Detainees were taken to Camp Nama, a secret US detention centre at Baghdad international airport. Photograph: Khalid Mohammed/AP Detainees captured by SAS and SBS squads subjected to human-rights abuses at detention centre, say British witnesses British soldiers and airmen who helped to operate a secretive US detention facility in Baghdad that was at the centre of some of the most serious human rights abuses to occur in Iraq after the invasion have, for the first time, spoken about abuses they witnessed there. Personnel from two RAF squadrons and one Army Air Corps squadron were given guard and transport duties at the secret prison, the Guardian has established. And many of the ...
A Word (or Two) on the Petraeus ‘Apology’
Post Date: 2013-03-29 07:03:15 by Ada
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Looking perhaps a little smaller, bereft of his familiar chestful of medals or his over-starched ACUs (Army Combat Uniform), (Ret.) Gen. David Petraeus began his road to public redemption this week with a speech designed to make him look contrite over an extra-marital affair with a woman who served as both protege and biographer and had especially close access to his inner leadership circle in Afghanistan, Paula Broadwell. I say “public redemption” because we are media-jaded enough to know: ever since Bill Clinton was able to dodge and weave and Oprahfy his way out of impeachment and a soiled legacy (albeit with huge help from his wife and the hypocrite Republicans witch-hunting ...
National Counterterrorism Center report: urban explorers may be helping terrorists
Post Date: 2013-03-28 21:15:39 by Original_Intent
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National Counterterrorism Center report: urban explorers may be helping terrorists By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie When the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) isn’t compiling dossiers on innocent Americans with no ties to terrorism and storing them for five years, they’re apparently telling law enforcement that urban explorers are actually aiding terrorists. Urban explorers are hobbyists who – you guessed it – explore urban areas to find little-seen or ignored areas of the man-made landscape, some abandoned and some not, often documenting their travels and discoveries and posting images or other information online. While it might seem somewhat absurd ...
Kill you and me
Post Date: 2013-03-27 09:45:19 by john stadtmiller
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On Thursday, Terry M. Hestilow, a retired Army officer with nearly 30 years of service under his belt, as well as combat experience in both Vietnam and Afghanistan issued a dire warning to all Americans. The following warning was posted on Hestilow’s Facebook page: I fully intend to address this in far greater detail within days, but ask yourself, with all the law enforcement available in the United States, who the DHS is preparing to declare war on inside the U.S.? With the massive purchases of almost 3,000 new armored vehicles (MRAPs) and 1.6 BILLION rounds of ammunition, with associated weapons, who in the U.S. do they intend to kill? Short answer: You and me! Anyone they ...
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