The hysteria over the release of the so-called Lockerbie bomber reveals much about the political and media class on both sides of the Atlantic, especially Britain. From Gordon Brown’s "repulsion" to Barack Obama’s "outrage," the theater of lies and hypocrisy is dutifully attended by those who call themselves journalists. "But what if Megrahi lives longer than three months?" whined a BBC reporter to the Scottish First… Continue
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By Gabriel Donohoe, 22nd July 2010 Cops Charge Irish Government With Treason
When a national police association accuses its government of what amounts to treason it is time to sit up and pay attention.
Michael O’Boyce, President of the Garda Representative Association (GRA), said at its annual conference in Limerick, at the end of April, 2010, that the Irish Government had been ‘corrupted’ and had been ‘bought’ by developers and bankers. (A garda… Continue
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The American people are hurting. As a result of the greed, recklessness and illegal behavior on Wall Street, millions of Americans have lost their jobs, homes, life savings and their ability to get a higher education. Today, some 22 percent of our children live in poverty, and millions more have become dependent on food stamps for their food.
And while the Great Wall Street Recession has devastated the middle class, the truth is that working families have
been experiencing… Continue
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Bob Shipp said BP wanted to hire his entire marine science department .
The head of the American Association of Professors has accused BP of trying to "buy" the best scientists and academics to help its defence against litigation after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
"This is really one huge corporation trying to buy… Continue
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Until now, this country has been guilty only by association in the illegal transfer of prisoners. But the covert rendition of a Moroccan man by MI5 agents suggests that the practice was central to Britain's 'war on terror'
By Robert Verkaik, Home Affairs Editor.
MI5 was directly involved in the rendition of a Moroccan national, illegally taken from a Belgian prison to work for…
"Hired labor is cheaper than slave labor. And you don't really have to
feed your employees, whereas if your stock is in slaves, you damn well
have got to feed them.
"... My heart doesn't bleed for my country. If
you can't or won't think of the causes of your slavery; if this
conducement of slavery of your children for ten generations - if you won't think of it - God help you. You are in for billions of debts and
you have not got your own… Continue
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Tony Blair's evidence to the Chilcot Inquiry that toppling Saddam Hussein helped make Britain safe from terrorists was dramatically undermined by the former head of MI5 yesterday.
Giving evidence to the same inquiry, Eliza Manningham-Buller…
A George Soros-funded, Marxist-founded organization with close ties to the White House has urged the Federal Communications Commission to investigate talk radio and cable news for "hate speech."
The organization, calling itself Free Press, claims media companies are engaging in "hate speech" because a disproportionate number of… Continue
While Goldman Sachs agreed to pay $550 million to resolve a civil fraud lawsuit filed by the SEC, Goldman has not been held accountable for many of its other questionable investment practices. A new article in Harper’s Magazine examines the role Goldman played in the food crisis of 2008 when the ranks of the world’s hungry increased by 250 million. We speak to Harper’s contributing editor Frederick Kaufman.…
"We in the Middle East are used to this sort of racist intellectual terrorism. American and British citizens who occasionally dare to speak accurately about the Middle East and its people are still learning about the full price of the truth when Israeli interests are in the room."
July 17, 2010 ,… Continue
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John Whitehead dedicates this week's vodcast to Henry David Thoreau, whose Civil Disobedience essay is a must read for anyone who wants to exercise their right of responsible citizenship by speaking truth to power.
Henry
David Thoreau and “Civil Disobedience,” Part 1…
Anthony J. Hilder is the creator of “The Free World Alliance.” He is dedicated and determined to alter the course of “Planet Earth” by destroying the Illuminatis' capacity to carry out their crimes “under the cover” of darkness.
These Vamparian Bloodsuckers cannot exist in the Light of Day. As a Talk Show Host, Investigative Journalist and War Correspondent, Anthony J. Hilder, has done approximately 17,000 interviews over the past 30 years – working 24/7 to bring his dream of… Continue
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It is called Spot and Shoot.
Operators sit in front of a TV monitor from which they can control the action with a PlayStation-style joystick.
The aim: to kill terrorists.
Played by: young women serving in the Israeli army.
Spot and Shoot, as it is called by the Israeli military, may look like a video game but the figures on the screen are real people -- Palestinians in Gaza -- who can be killed with… Continue
“Whereas it is widely recognized that the US-led war in Afghanistan is illegal under international law, because it was never authorized by the UN Security Council, most Americans have believed that it was morally justified as a response to the 9/11 attacks, and many believe it is still justified as a necessary means to prevent another attack originating from that region. My lecture will… Continue
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A Libyan aid ship headed for Gaza in defiance of an Israeli blockade aims to reach the Palestinian territory on Wednesday, the Kadhafi Foundation organising the mission said on Monday.
"The foundation's team on the vessel has said morale on board is high and that they are preparing to enter Gaza on Wednesday," the charity run by Libyan leader Moamer…
Three news features appearing earlier this week highlight tensions between the United States and the People’s Republic of China that, at least in relation to the language used to describe them, would have seemed unimaginable even a few months ago and are evocative more of the
Korean War era than of any time since the entente cordiale initiated by
the Richard Nixon-Mao Zedong…
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In this clip from 1965, folk singer and activist Pete Seeger talks about being black listed for "un-American activities" and his refusal to answer questions ...