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DemocracyNow reports: The Independent of London reports human rights organizations are beginning to cast doubt on some of the claims of atrocities committed by forces loyal to Col. Muammar Gaddafi that were used to justify NATO’s war in Libya. Gaddafi’s regime was accused of ordering mass rapes, using foreign mercenaries and employing helicopters against civilian protesters. An investigation by Amnesty International has failed to find evidence for any of these
DemocracyNow reports: The Independent of London reports human rights organizations are beginning to cast doubt on some of the claims of atrocities committed by forces loyal to Col. Muammar Gaddafi that were used to justify NATO’s war in Libya. Gaddafi’s regime was accused of ordering mass rapes, using foreign mercenaries and employing helicopters against civilian protesters. An investigation by Amnesty International has failed to find evidence for any of these
According to the BBC, the International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, accusing him of crimes against humanity. Clearly, in the minds of leaders of the US Empire, Libya as now become “Bosnia v2”. Disgusting.
According to the BBC, the International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, accusing him of crimes against humanity. Clearly, in the minds of leaders of the US Empire, Libya as now become “Bosnia v2”. Disgusting.
Two truly ridiculous news items today from The Raw Story: Abroad: The United States spends $20.2 billion annually on air conditioning for troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan — more than NASA’s entire budget, NPR reported. In fact, the same amount of money that keeps soldiers cool is the amount the G-8 has committed to helping the fledgling democracies in Tunisia and Egypt. Comment: no wonder the Afghans consider US
Two truly ridiculous news items today from The Raw Story: Abroad: The United States spends $20.2 billion annually on air conditioning for troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan — more than NASA’s entire budget, NPR reported. In fact, the same amount of money that keeps soldiers cool is the amount the G-8 has committed to helping the fledgling democracies in Tunisia and Egypt. Comment: no wonder the Afghans consider US
I take refuge in Allah from the stoned devil. Praise be to Allah the Lord of the world. Peace be on our Master and Prophet Abi Al Qassem Mohammad and on his chaste Household, chosen companions and on all prophets and messengers. Peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings. Tonight, I have several topics which I think it’s important to tackle as they influence our status quo whether
I take refuge in Allah from the stoned devil. Praise be to Allah the Lord of the world. Peace be on our Master and Prophet Abi Al Qassem Mohammad and on his chaste Household, chosen companions and on all prophets and messengers. Peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings. Tonight, I have several topics which I think it’s important to tackle as they influence our status quo whether
Dear friends, We would like to share with you a pretty decent test of political orientation which I recently took. Of course, the categories used are necessarily an over-simplification, yet this test is interesting, at least as a basis for discussion with friend. Anyway, you can check out the test for yourself and take it here: http://www.politicalcompass.org/test FYI – here is my score: Economic Left/Right: -7.75 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.56
This is a great American tradition: declare victory and leave. And that is what Obama did yesterday when he announced that 10’000+23’000 troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan. The French immediately announced that they are withdrawing another 4’000 of their own. Yes, I know, 68’000+ troops will remain. Make no mistake, that is a fig leaf, also a security and a way to pretend that this is not what is
This is a great American tradition: declare victory and leave. And that is what Obama did yesterday when he announced that 10’000+23’000 troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan. The French immediately announced that they are withdrawing another 4’000 of their own. Yes, I know, 68’000+ troops will remain. Make no mistake, that is a fig leaf, also a security and a way to pretend that this is not what is
This time its Bonnie Faulkner on Guns and Butter who interviews Max Keiser. Another excellent discussion you can listen to here: http://www.kpfa.org/archive/id/70900 Enjoy, The Saker
This time its Bonnie Faulkner on Guns and Butter who interviews Max Keiser. Another excellent discussion you can listen to here: http://www.kpfa.org/archive/id/70900 Enjoy, The Saker
George Kenny has recorded yet another most interesting interview, this time with Dr. Richard Wolff. They discuss the economic crisis in Greece, of course, but also the larger implications of the latest manifestation of the crisis of capitalism. Excellent stuff, I highly recommend it! Check it out here: http://www.electricpolitics.com/podcast/2011/06/the_athenian_zephyr.html More generally, George churns out one interesting interview after another, week after week. Keep an eye on his “Electric Politics”! The
George Kenny has recorded yet another most interesting interview, this time with Dr. Richard Wolff. They discuss the economic crisis in Greece, of course, but also the larger implications of the latest manifestation of the crisis of capitalism. Excellent stuff, I highly recommend it! Check it out here: http://www.electricpolitics.com/podcast/2011/06/the_athenian_zephyr.html More generally, George churns out one interesting interview after another, week after week. Keep an eye on his “Electric Politics”! The
(thanks to F. for drawing my attention to this video. VS)
(thanks to F. for drawing my attention to this video. VS)
by Caustic Logic for The Libyan Civil War: Critical Views The following post will discuss several videos from the Libyan civil war once hosted on Youtube. These were originally put up and allowed, despite Youtube’s general ban on violent and gory images,perhaps for the posters’ stated aims of supporting the rebel cause and freedom. For weeks they sat there, each in several posting watched thousands of times. But more and
