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Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered In US War And Occupation Of Iraq "1,455,590"

 

Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In U.S. War And Occupation Of Iraq 4,801

Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 3,487

 

Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
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1,717,297,560,922

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Obey: The Routine Of Obedience
 

"This film was absolutely WONDERFUL! It is inspiring and maddening"

Authority & Expectations
 

Smart and provocative young veteran, Wray Harris, unlocks the sufferings served by the Iraq war.
 

"I Am An American Indian Patriot"

"We live in a prisoner of war camp, that's why they call it a reservation"
 

A Pantomime World

By Adam Curtis

A fake bubble of certainty that has imprisoned us in the west - and is now preventing us from understanding what is really going on in the world outside.

The Power of Nightmares

By Adam Curtis

In the past our politicians offered us dreams of a better world. Now they promise to protect us from nightmares.

“How we can solve the Palestinian-Israeli problem”,
 
  “I simply got tired of western mainstream media presenting the Palestinian-Israeli issue as being complex."

Miko Peled Debunks Jewish Myths

"If Anybody here, came hoping to hear a balanced presentation, then they are going to be sorely disappointed.

"Political Fraud"

Indoctrination By Propaganda Works

Lifting the Veil:
Obama and the Failure of Capitalist Democracy


This film explores the historical role of the Democratic Party as the “graveyard of social movements”.

Surviving Progress

The film connects financial collapse, growing inequality and global oligarchy with the sustainability of mankind itself.

Let Your Life Be a Friction to Stop the Machine

A brief and crucial history of the United States

The Most Honest Three and a Half Minutes of Television. Ever......?

Scene of the new HBO series The Newsroom.

U.S. Helicopter Blasts Afghan Man to Pieces...
As The Pilot Sings 'Bye, Bye Miss American Pie'


It is the horrific moment an Afghan man is blown apart by a US missile.

The Power Principle

Simply brilliant. - This is probably the best film ever made about American foreign policy.

Managing Public Perception - Psywar

The real battlefield is your mind.

The Century of the Self

How politicians and business learned to create and manipulate mass-consumer society.

Why We Fight

What are the forces that shape and propel American militarism?

Norman Finkelstein: American Radical

Probing, definitive documentary about Jewish-American political scientist Norman Finkelstein

Stop the Machine!!!!!:
 
A brief and crucial history of the United States.

The Secret Government: The Constitution in Crisis

Bill Moyer's 1987 scathing critique of the criminal subterfuge carried out by the Executive Branch of the United States Government

Lives In The Balance : Jackson Browne

"You might ask what it takes to remember
When you know that you've seen it before
Where a government lies to a people
And a country is drifting to war "

American Drug War - The Last White Hope

How money, power and greed have corrupted not just drug pushers and dope fiends, but an entire government.

 
How American News Media Works In Favor Of Israel
 
The Fourth World War

Documentary of radical resistance to global capitalism

 
The Israel Lobby

Does the United States in fact keep Israel on its feet? And how long will it continue to do so?

 
John Pilger: 'The War on Democracy'

The story of great power behind its venerable myths. It allows us to understand the true nature of the so-called war on terror".

 
Dick Cheney '94: Invading Baghdad Would Create Quagmire

Dick Cheney reveals the reasons why invading Baghdad and toppling Saddam Hussein wouldn't be a great idea.

 
Poison DUst

Poison DUst tells the story of young soldiers who thought they came home safely from the war, but didn't.

 
John Pilger: Truth Game

The worldwide propaganda surrounding the nuclear arms race is scrutinised.

 
The Road To Guantanamo

Three young British Muslims tell the story of how they came to be in US custody at Guantánamo for over two years, and discuss the Kafkaesque horrors that awaited them there

 

"I Witnessed The Degradation And Murder Of Detainees":

A prisoner of the "war on terror" disturbing allegations of mistreatment and murder.

 
Global Dimming

It reveals that we may have grossly underestimated the speed at which our climate is changing. At its heart is a deadly new phenomenon.

 
 An Inconvenient Truth

Al Gore's Documentary on the dangers of climate change and global warming

 

America Freedom to Fascism

Startling facts about our laws, raising critical issues that Americans must consider if they are to be a free people.


 

Despotism & Democracy : Video

Explains how societies and nations can be measured by the degree that power is concentrated and respect for the individual is restricted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Pentagon Begins Low-Intensity, Stealth War in Syria
By Mike Whitney
Freedom and justice were never part of the West’s agenda. - Continue

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Russian Options Against A US Attack On Syria
By The Saker
Both sides are now going to the so-called “Plan B” which, stand for, no negotiations and, at worst, a war between Russia and the USA. - Continue

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If Russia Wins Aleppo It's the End of American Hegemony in the Middle East
By M.K. Bhadrakumar
The real reason US is screeching about 'barrel bombs'. - Continue

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ISIS, Not Russia, Is the Enemy in Syria
By Patrick Buchanan
Stop the killing, stop the carnage, stop the war. Continuing this war, when the prospects of victory are nil, raises its own question of morality. - Continue

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President al-Assad: Moderate Opposition Is A Myth
Video and Transcript
It’s not acceptable that terrorists will take control of any part of Syria. - Continue

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J’Accuse – French Condemnations of Russia in Syria Beyond Cynical
By Finian Cunningham
The Western sponsors of the covert war in Syria stand to incur a huge strategic defeat. - Continue

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The Dreadful Chronology of Gaddafi’s Murder
By Chris Welzenbach
Freedom and justice were never part of the West’s agenda. - Continue

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Noam Chomsky 2016 After the Electoral Extravaganza
Video
Russian Harassment On The Russian Border. - Continue

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The Age of Decline, Apple Pie, and America's Chosen Suicide Bomber
By Tom Engelhardt
The Donald represents, as a friend of mine likes to say, the suicide bomber in us all. - Continue

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The People Control Nothing
By Paul Craig Roberts
If Trump were to end up in the White House, it doesn’t mean he could prevail over the oligarchy. - Continue

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We Live in a Democracy for Dummies
By Robert C. Koehler
Is voting Green the way to go? - Continue

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George Carlin - The Illusion Of Choice
Video
Truth about education, politicians, elections and the elite that owns you - Continue

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Excerpts of Hillary Clinton’s Paid Speeches to Goldman Sachs Finally Leaked
By Lee Fang, Zaid Jilani, Alex Emmons, Naomi LaChance
“Clinton Says You Need to Have a Private and Public Position on Policy.” - Continue

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Nine Turkey-backed rebels killed in clashes in Syria: Turkish military: Nine Turkey-backed Syrian rebels were killed and 32 were wounded on Thursday fighting in an operation to push Islamic State militants away from the border area in Syria,

Russia to veto grounding Aleppo flights at UN Russia says it will veto a French-drafted U.N. resolution calling for a cease-fire in Aleppo and the grounding of all aircraft, which would include Moscow's, over the besieged Syrian city.

Hypocrite John Kerry says : Russia and Syria must face war crimes investigations: “These are actions that beg for an appropriate investigation of war crimes and those responsible would and should be held accountable for these actions,” the secretary of state added.

Russian MFA warns Kerry about consequences of the words ‘war crimes’ : “Kerry’s statement is propaganda. There are some very serious legal consequences behind this terminology, and I think that Kerry used all of these terms to inflame the situation.

Russia ready to support UN envoy’s proposal to allow Al Nusra to exit Aleppo with arms – Lavrov : Once the jihadists exit the war-ravaged city, Syrian government troops and the opposition will be able to form joint law-and-order bodies, Russia’s top diplomat said, as cited by RIA Novosti.

Intel Suggests CIA, Pentagon Behind Media Leaks About US Strikes on Syrian Army; Russian Defense Ministry believes that the leaks to the media about possible US strikes on the Syrian army could be a preface to real action, spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said.

Russian MPs back unlimited deployment of Air Force in Syria :The lower house of the Russian parliament (the State Duma) has ratified an agreement allowing the country’s Air Force to stay in Syria on an unlimited basis. Combatting terrorism is cited as one of the key goals.

Seven fighters killed in Yemen clashes: Seven fighters were killed in clashes between Houthi militias and loyalists of Ali Abudllah Saleh in southwest Yemen on Thursday, a loyalist officer said.

Iraq: Gunmen kill 4 ISIS members, raise Iraqi flag in Qaim: Iraqi media outlets reported on Thursday that four ISIS members were killed in an armed attack launched by unidentified men in central Qaim, west of Anbar, and added that the gunmen brought down the group’s flag and raised the Iraqi flag on the area.

EU questions Israel’s commitment to peace amid approval of new occupied West Bank homes: Echoing scathing US criticism, Europe says Israeli moves undermine ‘contiguity of any future Palestinian state’

22 soldiers killed in attack on Niger refugee camp: "A band of unidentified criminals in vehicles that had travelled from Mali" carried out the attack, killing "14 national guards, five gendarmes, and three army soldiers,"

US Ranked as Number 1 ‘Threat’ to China: Survey: Chinese people believe the United States is the "top threat" facing their country, a poll showed Wednesday, with most suspecting the world's number one economy of trying to "prevent China from becoming an equal power".

Why the Philippines wants to break away from US: The Philippines’s top diplomat said President Rodrigo Duterte is seeking an independent foreign policy for the country because “America has failed us” in the decades since it gained independence from its former colonial master.

Russia Seeks to Reopen Military Bases in Vietnam and Cuba: The Russian government has complained over the years that the West never appreciated the good will Russia showed in closing the bases.

Brazil's Lula Faces More Charges and Possible Imprisonment: The former president's defense team said the fresh charges were part of a campaign “to destroy the image of the most popular former president in the country's history.”

Luis Posada Carriles: U.S.-Backed Terrorist: 40 years ago, CIA agent Luis Posada Carriles bombed a plane from Cuba. After decades of being involved in U.S.-backed terrorist missions in the region, he still lives free, in Miami..

The Number of Babies Born Addicted to Opioids is Growing Alarmingly: Rates for Kentucky and Pennsylvania almost 2x national rates

WATCH: Texas Man Dies after Pleading “I Can’t Breathe” : A disturbing and infuriating video has surfaced showing a group of Texas jail guards piling on top of an inmate who repeatedly tells them he can’t breathe

Georgia Deputies who Tasered Man to Death on Video won’t be Charged: The Georgia deputies who tasered a man to death after his family called 911 for help will not face charges in what the family’s attorney calls “one of the most horrible decisions” he’s ever seen a district attorney make.

In the Chicago Police Department, If the Bosses Say It Didn’t Happen, It Didn’t Happen: Two young officers began to hear rumors of a drug gang operating within the Chicago Police Department. They were skeptical at first.

U.S. government officially accuses Russia of hacking campaign to influence elections: The administration also blamed Moscow for the hack of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the subsequent leak of private email addresses and cell phone numbers of Democratic lawmakers.

Was the First Presidential Debate Rigged?: It seems the commission owes us a fuller explanation about the bad microphone and the timing of the statement.

October 07, 2016

Russian MoD Warns US-led Coalition Not to Strike Syrian Army
By RT
He cautioned Washington to conduct a “thorough calculation of the possible consequences of such plans.” - Continue

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NATO Illegaly Deploys AWACS in Syria
By Voltaire Network
NATO intends to test the methods of aerial surveillance which still function despite the deployment of the Russian system - Continue

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Syria's Destruction By Vicious Western Media
By Peter Koenig
President al-Assad is demonized. Heroic resistance is called the “regime’s brutal actions”, pro-western terror groups are described as “moderate opposition.” - Continue

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Is Fighting Al-Qaeda In Aleppo Good Or Bad? - U.S. Unable To Decide
By Moon Of Alabama
There is currently a barrage of propaganda in the "western" media in support of "rebels" in east-Aleppo. - Continue

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Ex British Ambassador Makes Astonishing Speech About Tony Blair, George Bush, War and Profit
By Craig Murray
Craig Murray talks about how the same people turn out to be behind the same wars in very different parts of the world - Continue

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The Eurasian Century Is Now Unstoppable
By F. William Engdah
The transfer of the geopolitical center of gravity to Eurasia is something the West will have to get used to - Continue

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Weeks After Giving it $38 Billion
U.S. Admits Israel is Building Permanent Apartheid Regime

By Glenn Greenwald
U.S. political orthodoxy has funded, fueled, and protected this apartheid state. - Continue

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Tech Billionaires Convinced We Live In The Matrix
By Andrew Griffin
Many of the world's richest and most powerful people, think that we live in a simulation of the real world. - Continue

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You Call That a Debate?
By Michael Winship
Well, that was depressing. - Continue

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Blast at Syria-Turkey border kills 29 rebels: ISIS, said a “soldier of the caliphate” detonated a car bomb as the rebel fighters were crossing into Syria, US-based monitor SITE Intelligence Group reported.

‘20 killed’ in suicide bomb attack at Syrian refugee camp, ISIS claims responsibility; The attack took place at Atma refugee camp in the northwestern province of Idlib, near the Turkish border, sources told Anadolu Agency.

Assad offers rebels amnesty if they surrender Aleppo: Rebels holed up in Aleppo can leave with their families if they lay down their arms, President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday, vowing to press on with the assault on Syria's largest city and recapture full control of the country.

UN envoy warns east Aleppo faces 'total destruction'; Staffan de Mistura offers to personally escort rebel fighters out of Aleppo to help save 275,000 trapped civilians.

Russia is ready to establish a no-fly zone in Syria: Igor Morozov, a member of the Council of the Federation Committee for Foreign Affairs, told Izvestia, other Russian naval missile systems operate in Syria as well. This will allow to establish a no-fly zone over the country if necessary.

The White Helmets Pushing U.S. Military Intervention and Regime Change in Syria; The group is anything but impartial. The White Helmets’ leadership is driven by a pro-interventionist agenda conceived by the Western governments and public relations groups that back them.

White Helmets are AlQaeda? Video exposing the White Helmets NGO AKA the "Syrian Civil Defence force" US funded, AlQaeda group in Syria.

Propaganda alert: Should The U.S. Double Down In Syria With A No-Fly Zone?: The idea, resisted by the Obama administration, has been endorsed by Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton

Propaganda alert: Petraeus: Straight-forward' to ground Assad air force; Assad and his supporters "are intent on de-populating Eastern Aleppo," says Former CIA Director and Retired Four-Star General David Petraeus.

Propaganda alert: : John McCain: Stop Assad Now—Or Expect Years of War: Ground the regime’s air force, create safe zones for Syrian civilians, and arm the opposition.

Pentagon Fronts Bomb Buys For Allies Fighting ISIS: The Pentagon is buying bombs for allies to drop on Islamic State militants, essentially fronting the cash to speed up weapons deliveries, top military officials said.

Air strike kills pro-government fighters in Iraq: An air strike has killed at least 20 Iraqi pro-government Sunni tribal fighters in an area south of Mosul, according to the security forces and a minister.

Turkish soldiers will stay on Iraqi soil: Turkish PM: “Whatever the Iraqi government in Baghdad says, the Turkish presence there [in the Bashiqa region] will remain for the fight against ISIL and to make sure that the demographic structure of the region is not being changed by force,”

Upset with Turkey, Iraq seeks Security Council session: Iraq has requested an emergency UN Security Council session over the presence of Turkish troops in northern Iraq, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday, a development that could further increase tension between the two neighbors.

Canadian special forces have been in gunfights with ISIS, general says: Canada has about 200 special forces soldiers helping Kurdish forces fight ISIL in northern Iraq.

Seven fighters killed in Yemen clashes: Four rebels and three pro-government fighters died on the edge of Taez and Lahj provinces in fighting for control of an area overlooking the strategic Bab al-Mandab strait, the officer said.

Yemeni Forces Hit Several Saudi Bases with Rockets:Yemeni army soldiers, backed by fighters from allied Popular Committees, struck a number of military bases in Saudi Arabia’s border region of Jizan on Thursday in retaliation against incessant airstrikes.

White House: Netanyahu Broke a Commitment, That's Not How You Treat Your Friends: After State Department issues unusually harsh statement on Israeli plans for new settlement for Amona residents, White House says action 'undermines the pursuit of peace.'

Inside Palestine’s Refugee Camps : Must Watch Video - With millions of displaced Palestinians around the world, hundreds of thousands are refugees in their own country—many have lived packed into these refugee camps after being ethnically cleansed from their villages just miles away.

11 killed in Central African Republic after official shot: Mission spokesman said that calm had returned to Bangui’s PK5 neighborhood, a mostly Muslim enclave where the violence took place. On Twitter, he said 14 people were unaccounted for and might be hiding in fear of more clashes.

UN peacekeepers refused to help as aid workers were raped in South Sudan – report; Peacekeeper troops from Chinain Juba, South Sudan. A report says they and forces from other countries ‘underperformed’ during violence in the city in July.

Afghanistan: Doctors to flee Kunduz: Hospital staff forced to flee as fighters enter city where thousands of residents face water and electricity shortages.

Demonizing Russia? Russia denies drugging US diplomats; "We are outraged," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said, adding the claim may have been the work of the US State Department seeking "revenge" for the collapse of talks between the two counties to address the situation in Syria.

Germany Considering a Push for EU Sanctions on Russia Over Syria; Initial discussions on how to force Russia to change its actions in Syrian civil war

Kremlin says regrets way Russia is being used in U.S election campaign: Russia and President Vladimir Putin have become what it called an inseparable part of the U.S. election campaign, saying it was fed up with Russia usually being presented in a negative light.

Norway seeks ban on burqas in the classroom : Norway's right-wing government on Wednesday announced plans to ban the full-face Islamic veil from classrooms and university lecture halls.

Theresa May trying to protect soldiers who murder prisoners and torture civilians: “We will never again in any future conflict let those activist left-wing human rights lawyers harangue and harass the bravest of the brave, the men and women of our Armed Forces”.

The Great Debt Unwind: Business Bankruptcies Soar 38%; In August, commercial and industrial loans outstanding at all banks in the US fell for the first time month-to-month since October 2010, which had marked the end of the collapse of credit during the Financial Crisis.

Hurricane Matthew: At least 100 people killed in Haiti devastation; Hurricane Matthew has left 108 people dead in Haiti, the interior minister has told AFP news agency. One local official, speaking to AFP, said 50 people had died in the southern town of Roche-a-Bateau alone.

Two million are told to flee deadly Hurricane Matthew: Hurricane Matthew is expected to hit southern Florida late this evening and move up the East Coast

Neighbor Describes NSA Contractor’s Arrest: “I Thought the Third World War Started”: The Justice Department charged Martin on Wednesday morning with illegally copying and taking home sensitive government materials through his job as a Booz Allen Hamilton NSA contractor:

Jewish Man Indicted After Criticizing Israel, U.S. at Kansas Q&A With Dennis Ross: If people can be arrested for asking questions at library events, 'then I guess we're going to have to shut the library down,' says outraged director about the May incident.

Charlotte police release full video of Keith Lamont's fatal shooting: Video - WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT.F amily insists it does not show whether the action was justified as it fails to reveal if he had a gun.

'New low': Dead vets left to 'decompose' in VA morgue for weeks without burial: An Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital already under fire for excessive wait times, festering black mold and kitchen cockroaches faces a new shame – the bodies of dead patients left unclaimed in the morgue for up to two months without proper burial, whistleblower documents allege.

DOJ Allowed Clinton Aides' Lawyer to Limit FBI Probe: Department of Justice officials allowed Beth Wilkinson, the lawyer for two of Hillary Clinton's aides, to shape the FBI's investigation into her handling of email during her tenure as secretary of state, including allowing the aides to destroy official documents and laptops

Clinton Campaign Helped Script Steve Harvey Interview: Leaked memo shows questions were sent to Clinton ahead of sit-down interview and Flint water crisis special

Trump’s use of debts and tax laws spurs concerns about his methods:No one knows for sure what provisions his accountants used because Trump — unlike every other major presidential nominee over the last four decades — has refused to release his tax returns.

Trump supporters explain how the election will be “rigged” — but only if Trump loses: Emotions are running high going into the election, some voters don’t want to accept their candidates could lose, and whatever a candidate says can seriously influence what his or her supporters think and say.

October 05. 2016

U.S. Studying Military and other Options on Syria -State Dept
By Reuters
The United States is "looking at a range of options," either working with other countries or alone. - Continue

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U.S. Diplomacy: A Dangerous Proposal
By Conn Hallinan
Power seems incapable of seeing how countries like China and Russia view the United States. - Continue

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The Ongoing Media Propaganda War Against Syria
By Daniel Margrain
The key motivations underpinning the foreign policy objectives of Washington and its allies in relation to Syria, have nothing to do with protecting civilians, nor with democracy. - Continue

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Washington's Psychopathic WWIII Gamble
By Paul Craig Roberts
Unless the European peoples wake up - the result will almost inevitably be a thermonuclear WWIII. - Continue

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The New York Times Suddenly Embraces International Law To Condemn Russia
By Matt Peppe
Russia and its president Vladimir Putin are subject to a transparently hypocritical double standard. - Continue

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The “Major and Deadly” Wars to Come
By Andre Damon
Preparations are underway, to fight “major and deadly” wars between “great powers,” which will entail “high levels of death and destruction.” - Continue

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Israeli Gunboats on Way to Hijack Gaza-bound Women’s Boat
By The Palestinian Information Center
A cry for help has been launched by onboard activists to guarantee their safe arrival to the coastal territory. - Continue

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Obama DOJ Drops Charges Against Alleged Arms Broker Who Was Threatening To Expose Clinton On Libyan Weapons
By Kenneth P. Vogel and Josh Gerstein
The deal averts a trial that threatened to cast additional scrutiny on Hillary Clinton. - Continue

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Ways You Can Be Killed During An Encounter with Police
By John W. Whitehead
How do you protect yourself from flying fists, choking hands, disabling electrified darts and killing bullets? - Continue

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Yahoo Secretly Scanned Customer Emails for U.S. Intelligence
By Joseph Menn
Yahoo Inc built a custom software program to search all of its customers' incoming emails for specific information provided by U.S. intelligence officials. - Continue

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Turkish Airstrikes Kill 28, Wound Over 100 in Eastern Aleppo - Opposition: Turkish aviation carried out a raid east of the Syrian city of Aleppo on Wednesday, killing 28 people and wounding more than 100, a member of the Syrian Democratic Council told Sputnik.

Turkish soldier, 2 Syrian rebels killed fighting IS in Syria: Latest incident brings servicemen death toll to 11 since Turkey began operation to remove Islamic State from its border

Syrian government forces advance on rebel-held Aleppo; Russian-backed offensive to retake Aleppo's rebel-held east intensifies as Moscow sends advance missile system to Syria.

‘Leaked Kerry comments prove US involvement in Syrian crisis from onset’: The leaked recording reveals how angry John Kerry really is about being unable to topple President Bashar Assad by military means.

Russia sends more air defense missiles to Syria: Russia sends more air defense missiles to Syria: The Russian military said Tuesday it had beefed up its forces in Syria with state-of-the-art air defense missiles, an announcement that follows Washington's move to suspend contacts with Russia over Syria.

This is How 'Extremely Efficient' S-300 Will Boost Russia's Defenses in Syria: It is capable of intercepting warheads traveling at a speed of up to 5 kilometers per second and destroying them at a maximum altitude of 30 kilometers," he explained.

US Military Builds a New Air Base in Northern Syria The construction site, located between the cities of Sheddadi and al-Hasakah and secured by SDF fighters, sits on a major oil and gas field.

US seeks to enforce global dominance – Assad : “United States builds its position on hegemony over other states and it has been the case since they took advantage of the USSR collapse and established unilateral control over this world up to this day,” the president said,

At least 20 Iraqi Sunni tribal fighters killed in mistaken airstrike: police: At least 20 Sunni tribal fighters were killed in a airstrike south of Mosul in the early hours of Wednesday when they were mistaken for Islamic State militants, Iraqi police said.

Iraq Warns Turkey of ‘Regional War’: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has warned Ankara that keeping soldiers in Northern Iraq could lead to war.

Iraq demands that Turkey pull its ‘occupying’ troops out of military base near Mosul: Outraged by Ankara’s decision to extend the stationing of its troops in northern Iraq, 30 kilometers from Mosul, Iraqi MPs have called on the government to review its relations with Turkey and lodge a complaint against the “occupation” with the UNSC.

Mosul fight could fracture Iraq: former Sunni governor; The battle for Mosul will be a make-or-break moment for Iraq that could split the country along ethnic and sectarian lines, said the former regional governor who has assembled a force which will take part in the campaign.

Iraq PM tells Mosul residents: ‘Victory is near’: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said “victory is near” as he pledged to recapture Mosul from militants, in a radio address to residents of the city on Tuesday

10 civilians, including children, killed in Yemen's Taiz : Pictures of the dead children in a pool of blood were widely circulated on social media.

Saudi Arabia: Investigations into War Crimes in Yemen “Prohibited”; Saudi Arabia rejected a request by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Bin Al-Hussein to form an international commission of inquiry into war crimes committed in Yemen.

Why the War on Yemen Is Ignored; Op-Ed: Yemenis are trapped by the coalition blockade that also starves them of basic necessities, so the outside world doesn’t see the millions of displaced from their homes by the conflict and the tens of millions that desperately need food and medicine.

The Crimes of Shimon Peres: Video - We speak to Miko Peled, the Son of a prominent Israeli general who worked with Shimon Peres, about the crimes committed by the man who is being celebrated by the mainstream media.

50 bodies recovered as more than 4,600 people rescued off Libya in one day; This brings the total number of rescued in the last 48 hours to more than 10,000, and the death toll to 50 as people smugglers take advantage of relatively calm weather to push boats to sea.

14 al-Shabaab fighters killed in Somalia : Somali armed forces have killed 14 al-Shabaab fighters in a security operation in the Lower Shabelle region in southern Somalia, authorities said Wednesday morning.

5 killed in fresh violence in Central African Republic: The five bodies were deposited at the Ali Babolo Mosque in the Km5 neighborhood, according to Gen. Mohamed Moussa Dhaffane, leader of the splinter group Renewed Seleka for Peace and Justice.

Foreign airstrike kills entire families in Benghazi: The media outlet of Benghazi Shura Council said the airstrike targeted a residential building and led to the killing of 7 civilians from the two families, one Libyan and the other Egyptian.

Afghanistan; Fierce Gunbattle Rages In North While 12 Policemen Killed In South: Taliban fighters besieged police checkpoints around the provincial capital of Lashkar Gah late on Monday night, killing 12 policemen and wounding another 11, according to Haji Gran, chief of the city's police district 2.

US servicemember killed on patrol in Afghan bomb blast: “The servicemember was killed conducting operations with Afghan forces when the patrol triggered an improvised explosive device,” US Forces, Afghanistan said in a statement.

World powers seek billions more dollars to keep Afghanistan running; World powers convened in Brussels on Tuesday to raise billions more dollars for Afghanistan to keep the country running until 2020.

Duterte tells Obama 'you can go to hell,' warns of breakup : Since becoming president in June, Duterte has had an uneasy relationship with the U.S. and with Obama and has declared intentions to bolster relations with China and Russia

Sanctions against North Korea have failed. End them now : Op-Ed: The latest nuclear test by North Korea proves that economic sanctions against the regime have failed utterly. So how is the west proposing to react? It is debating how to extend sanctions.

Russia prepares citizens for NUCLEAR WAR with the West: Officials announced on Friday underground shelters had been built which could provide shelter for Moscow’s 12 million people in the event of an attack.

State Department Threatens to Send Islamic Terrorists into Russia: Because the “extremist groups” in Syria are supported by the United States and its Gulf Emirate partners, this remark can only be interpreted as a threat against Russia by the State Department.

The New York Times' Editorial Board making the case for war with Russia:The language in this NYT editorial on Putin recalls old edits on Milosevic & Saddam. They're preparing us for war

U.S. State Department Threatens to Send Islamic Terrorists into Russia: Because the “extremist groups” in Syria are supported by the United States and its Gulf Emirate partners, this remark can only be interpreted as a threat against Russia by the State Department.

Yahoo Built a Secret Tool to Scan Your Email Content for US Spy Agency: Yahoo might have provided your personal data to United States intelligence agency

Google’s Jigsaw: Undermining Alternative Media; We examine Google’s Jigsaw, an emerging technology that will be used on the internet to counter speech and ideas considered “extremist” by the global elite.

Security experts urge clients to stop using Yahoo Mail after spying report : "It is deeply disappointing that Yahoo declined to challenge this sweeping surveillance order, because customers are counting on technology companies to stand up to novel spying demands in court."

IMF Slashes US GDP Growth Outlook: Now Sees US Growing Only 1.6% In 2016

Jail Wells Fargo CEO and Chairman John Stumpf!: Stumpf's actions were not merely "unethical" — they were criminal. And in the current system, he'll not only get away with it, he'll profit more than handsomely.

Backlash to World Economic Order Clouds Outlook at IMF Talks: Policy-making elites converge on Washington this week for meetings that epitomize a faith in globalization that’s at odds with the growing backlash against the inequities it creates.

Bankruptcy Court Filings up 2nd month for 1st time in 7 years : Overall, the September increase marked the third time filings have gone up this year, but just the sixth time they have risen over the last six years.

200 veterans die waiting for care : But confusion and bureaucratic bungling are still prevalent, some veterans are waiting a half-year or longer for treatment, and staff are still canceling appointments for questionable reasons.

Full VP Debate: Mike Pence vs Tim Kaine - Vice Presidential Debate : Video - The one and only face-off between vice presidential candidates Mike Pence and Tim Kaine.

Judge Napolitano: FBI Was Told To Exonerate Hillary ‘At All Costs To Run Against Trump’: "Why the FBI would look the other way in the face of destruction of evidence and obstruction of justice is very telling," Judge Napolitano said.

Headlines Continued

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Zionism's Jewish Enemy

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Alan Hart Interviews Professor Ilan Pappe, Israel’

US Protection Racket Root of Korea Conflict

By Finian Cunningham

The conflict emanates from Washington and is perpetuated by Washington. Why? To justify what would otherwise be seen as simply outrageous US militarism in the Asia Pacific.

Iran: The Real Story Versus the Cover Story: By Mark H Gaffney

The American people need to know the truth. This is a phony crisis

America's War for Global Domination: by Michel Chossudovsky

The wars on Afghanistan and Iraq are part of a broader military agenda, which was launched at the end of the Cold War. The ongoing war agenda is a continuation of the 1991 Gulf War and the NATO led wars on Yugoslavia (1991-2001).
 

The Plan is for the United States to rule the world: By David Armstrong

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.
 

Lets Not Forget: Bush Planned Iraq 'Regime Change' Before Becoming President - By Neil Mackay

A SECRET blueprint for US global domination reveals that President Bush and his cabinet were planning a premeditated attack on Iraq to secure 'regime change' even before he took power in January 2001.
 

The president's real goal in Iraq: By JAY BOOKMAN

29 September 2002. - The official story on Iraq has never made sense.
 

The Project for the New American Century: By William Rivers Pitt

02/25/03 - The Project for the New American Century, or PNAC, is a Washington-based think tank created in 1997. Above all else, PNAC desires and demands one thing: The establishment of a global American empire to bend the will of all nations.
 

Memo: Bush made intel fit Iraq policy: By WARREN P. STROBEL and JOHN WALCOTT

A highly classified British memo, leaked in the midst of Britain's just-concluded election campaign, indicates that President Bush decided to overthrow Iraqi President Saddam Hussein by summer 2002 and was determined to ensure that U.S. intelligence data supported his policy.
 

UK Ministers Knew WMD Was "Excuse": By Michael Smith

MINISTERS were warned in July 2002 that Britain was committed to taking part in an American-led invasion of Iraq and they had no choice but to find a way of making it legal.
 

Iran: The Real Story Versus the Cover Story: By Mark H Gaffney

The American people need to know the truth. This is a phony crisis

Will Iran Be Next?: by Mark Gaffney

Those who have hoped that a U.S. military victory in Iraq would somehow bring about a more peaceful world are in for a rude awakening. The final resolution of this war and the U.S. occupation of Iraq will likely not be the end, rather, only the prelude to a succession of future crises: in Kashmir, Syria, North Korea, and Iran.
 

Does Iran's President Want Israel Wiped Off The Map? - Does He Deny The Holocaust?

An analysis of media rhetoric on its way to war against Iran - Commenting on the alleged statements of Iran's President Ahmadinejad .

 

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Blueprint of the PNAC Plan for U.S. Global Hegemony


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