Syria: Report of the Arab League Observer Mission

Neil Godfrey

As a follow up to my earlier post Syria: what we are not being told here is an English translation of the report of the Arab League Observer Mission to Syria. Of particular interest are the statements made in it about the way… Continue reading

Posted on February 5, 2012 by FG

Stop the War protests against Iran and Syria intervention: 28 January 2012

On 28 January 2012 at the United States Embassy in London, Stop the War held a rally to launch the Don’t Attack Iran campaign. Among the speakers (videos below) were Tony Benn, Kate Hudson, John Rees, Roger Lloyd Pack, Andrew Murray, John

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Posted on February 5, 2012 by FG

OccupiedAir

OccupiedAir is an independent news channel supporting the Occupy movement across the United States.We provide live coverage of protest events from #OWS actions in New York City to OccupyCongress in D.C. to the Upcoming Nato / G8 Summit taking place in Chicago this Spring. We are dedicated to unbiased, objective reporting… Continue reading

Posted on February 5, 2012 by FG

US WikiLeaks Soldier Manning Court-Martialed

The Voice of America (VOA)

The U.S. Army has ordered a court-martial for a low-ranking intelligence analyst charged with passing classified documents to WikiLeaks.

A military spokeswoman said Friday the Army approved a recommendation that Private First Class Bradley Manning stand trial. A date for the trial… Continue reading

Posted on February 5, 2012 by FG

Say No to War

Stephen Lendman

Wolfgang Borchert: German, author, playwright, poet. His experience under Hitler and Wehrmacht service changed his life.

Never a Nazi supporter, he deplored compulsory Hitler Youth time. Finally he got out. In 1940, the Gestapo arrested, then released him. His Wehrmacht conscription suspended his young theatrical career… Continue reading

Posted on February 5, 2012 by FG

Exposed: The Arab Agenda in Syria

Pepe Escobar

February 04, 2012 “Asia Times” – - Here’s a crash course on the “democratic” machinations of the Arab League – rather the GCC League, as real

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Posted on February 5, 2012 by FG

Currency Warfare: What are the Real Targets of the E.U. Oil Embargo against Iran?

Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya

Against whom is the European Union’s so-called “oil embargo on Iran” really aimed at?

This is an important geo-strategic question. Aside from rejecting the new E.U. measures against Iran as counter-productive, Tehran has warned the… Continue reading

Posted on February 4, 2012 by FG

Israeli army harasses press crew, beats a B’Tselem female volunteer, and lies to foreign media

Jalal Abukhater

Yesterday was another violent Friday in the village of Nabi Saleh as the weekly protests against settlement expansion continues. As always, the demonstration was met with tear gas, disgusting skunk chemicals and rubber-coated metal bullets. Disregarding… Continue reading

Posted on February 4, 2012 by FG

US: Number of Aging Prisoners Soaring

Corrections Officials Ill-Prepared to Run Geriatric Facilities

(New York) – Aging men and women are the most rapidly growing group in US prisons, and prison officials are hard-pressed to provide them appropriate housing and medical care, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Because of… Continue reading

Posted on February 3, 2012 by FG

The Assange Case Means That We Are All Suspects Now

John Pilger

WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange talks to demonstrators while leaving a court appearance for a verdict on an extradition request in London, February 24, 2011.

This week’s Supreme Court hearing in the Julian Assange case has profound meaning for the preservation of… Continue reading

Posted on February 3, 2012 by FG

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dempsey Told Israelis US Won’t Join Their War on Iran

Gareth Porter

Washington – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey told Israeli leaders Jan. 20 that the United States would not participate in a war against Iran begun by Israel without prior agreement from… Continue reading

Posted on February 3, 2012 by FG

The Unpaid Bills of the Iraq War

Charles P. Pierce

If you don’t count the contractors, and the embassy the size of Rhode Island, the fact that an awful lot of non-Iraqi someones are making a buck over there, and the long, bloody folly of it lodged in our historical memory like a… Continue reading

Posted on February 3, 2012 by FG

Drug war hypocrisy: drug trafficking’s big money benefits Big Brother and corrupt banksters

PF Louis

(NaturalNews) The hypocrisy of the war on drugs is outrageous when compared to the amount of drug trafficking that benefits the CIA and international banking system. The son of a convicted notorious mobster, John Gotti Jr, when asked… Continue reading

Posted on February 2, 2012 by FG