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Why the US Will Never Win the War in Afghanistan
(ANTIMEDIA) — Defense Secretary Jim “Mad Dog” Mattis told Congress on Tuesday that the United States is not winning the war in Afghanistan, Reuters reports.
The United States has been formally at war with (or within) Afghanistan since 2001, with little to no tangible progress to show for it. In that context, Mattis’ admission should hardly come as a surprise to anyone who has been paying attention. -
[Vidéo Boursorama] Le CAC40 est-il has-been ?
Source : Olivier Berruyer, Boursorama, 13/06/2017
Valeurs high tech insuffisantes, entreprises pas assez jeunes, manque de modernité : les critiques contre le CAC sont nombreuses. A tort ou à raison ? Quelles sont les principales faiblesses structurelles de l’indice parisien ? Le point de vue d’olivier Berruyer, auteur du blog les-crises. Ecorama du 13 juin 2017, présenté par David Jacquot sur Boursorama.com. -
The Truth About Syria, From Gail Malone
The lies about Syria all got too much for citizen journalist and Aussie nana Gail Malone, so she packed a bag and went and checked it out for herself. I caught up with her today to find out what she saw. – Caity Johnstone
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The ‘humanitarian’ destruction of Libya – part 2: Gaddafi and NATO, a history of deception
“Despite the nationalisation of some American and British oil interests in 1973, the Libyan government showed no inclination towards an open confrontation with the West in the first years after the coup. Gradually, however, as Gaddafi openly voiced his support for Palestinian resistance against Zionism, the Irish Republican Army’s struggle against British rule and the African National Congress’ battle against apartheid, the US started accusing Libya of supporting terrorism.
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Chris Kendall on the Mystic Chords of Memory
Chris Kendall of Hoax Busters Call returns to Our Interesting Times. We discuss Michael Kammen's Mystic Chords of Memory and the role of myth in culture creation and mind control as well as the influence of the intelligence agencies in entertainment and media.
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PBC News & Comment: Oliver Stone Challenges Russophobia
Interview series with Vladimir Putin displays a smart, well-informed leader and presents his perspective on US and world issues….--Stone is quirky and egotistical, but asks some good questions and lets Putin talk
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Japans new pre-crime surveillance
Earlier today, after an intentionally rushed consideration process, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe passed a new mass surveillance law conveniently called the “anti-conspiracy bill.” The new law creates a list of 277 acts, and makes it illegal to plan any of these acts. With the vague wording of the bill, anyone suspected of planning any of these acts could be put under targeted surveillance. Of course, the Japanese government has promised not to overstep their boundaries and emphasized that the new law is only meant to increase security before the 2020 Olympics.
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Texas Berniecrat Tom Wakely Goes To The People's Summit-- Gets Home And Withdraws His Candidacy
-by Tom WakelyI just returned from the People’s Summit in Chicago. It was a jammed-packed long weekend of progressive politics. It culminated on Saturday night with remarks from Senator Bernie Sanders who gave the 4,000 plus crowd at the Arie Crown Theater a reason to believe. Now, depending on what you wanted to get out of the Summit, you had your choice of attending any of a dozen workshops or group sessions like the "Voices of Resistance Power" and learning from the likes of Jorge Aguilar with the Food & Water Action Fund.
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Trouble With Liberals and Tweets
Here’s the problem with many Trump followers: anybody who opposes his agenda is dismissed as a liberal.
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THERESA MAY: hated by the far-left, far-right and almost everyone else
When one aspires to be an allegedly conservative politician like Theresa May, a woman with a well known reputation as being “difficult” according to colleagues, one would think such a person would win praise from the right-wing social commentator Katie Hopkins.
Hopkins is sort of a female Milo Yiannopoulos who doesn’t know a great deal about Islam but she sure knows she doesn’t like it. For all she is and is not, many people in Britain do listen to her and like her. She should not be censored, even for those like me who despise what she says about one of a great religion. -
Dennis Rodman brings The Art of The Deal to North Korea
Dennis Rodman has gifted North Korean officials a copy of Donald Trump’s book on how to win big in business The Art of The Deal. The former professional basketball star is one of the few people on earth who can count Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un as acquaintances. In the case of the North Korean leader, Rodman has called Kim a “friend for life”.
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New York City Restricted Dogs on the Subway, so People Started Doing This
(ANTIMEDIA) Drug laws are often highlighted as examples of the failure of prohibition. From the United States’ notorious – and ineffective — ban on alcohol in the 1920s to the current restrictions on cannabis, it’s easy to see how such laws fail to produce the intended results.
But New Yorkers have recently provided another, cuter example of this dynamic: they’re bucking a ban on animals in the subway. -
EGYPT: President Sisi allegedly threatens to break relations with Turkey
Reports have surfaced claiming that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has called for the Saudi led boycott of Qatar to be extended to Turkey. The remarks allegedly came during Sisi’s meeting last week with King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa of Bahrain, a state which many consider to be a prototypical puppet regime of Saudi Arabia.
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The Corporate Media Continues to Torch Its Reputation. Good.
Last December, I noted the following in the post, ‘Then We Will Fight in the Shade’ – A Guide to Winning the Media Wars:
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Syrian War Report – June 15, 2017: Syrian Army Captures More Oil Fields In Raqqah Province
https://southfront.org/syrian-war-report-june-15-2017-syrian-army-captu… If you’re able, and if you like our content and approach, please support the project. Our work wouldn’t be possible without your help: PayPal: southfront@list.ru or via: http://southfront.org/donate/ or
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CONFIRMED: US illegally moves HIMARS missile launchers into Syria
Less than 24 hours after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that the US has no authorisation to attack Syrian forces, the Russian Ministry of Defence confirmed that the US has moved its HIMARS long-range rocket launchers from Jordan to inside the Syrian border near the US garrison in At Tanf where over the last two months the US has launched repeated attacks against convoys of the Syrian Arab Army and its allies.
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The Breaking Of The Corporate Media Monopoly
Media Lens | June 15, 2017 Last week, Jeremy Corbyn humbled the entire political and corporate media commentariat. With a little help from Britain’s student population. And with a little help from thousands of media activists. Without doubt this was one of the most astonishing results in UK political history. Dismissed by all corporate political […]
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William J. Astore on Trump and the Afghan War
A concept that you learn quickly in the military is that you can delegate authority but not responsibility. The buck stops with the guy or gal in charge, and when it’s policy at the national level, that guy is the commander-in-chief, currently Donald Trump. Yet when it comes to the Afghan war, it appears Trump may be seeking to evade responsibility even as he delegates the specifics of strategy and troop levels to his “civilian” Secretary of Defense, retired General James Mattis.
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10 Vladimir Putin classics from this year’s marathon Q & A
Vladimir Putin has delivered yet another marathon Q & A session known as Direct Line with The President. For nearly four and a half hours, President Putin took questions from people across Russia and throughout the wider world about any and all topics. It happens every year and by now, President Putin is a seasoned pro.
Here are some of the highlights.
1. Asylum for Comey
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The Liberty Movement is on Life Support
The liberty movement was kicked to the curb the day Trump entered the White House.
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The British left is immune from ‘Russian hacking’ allegations
Since the shock outcome of the general election in Britain last week one dog has rather surprisingly failed to bark and a number of people are asking why?
That dog is the allegation of Russian meddling in the election.
That allegation has been made – to a massive degree – about last year’s US Presidential election, about last year’s British Brexit referendum, about this year’s French election, and about the German election which is pending later this year.
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Newly-deployed US rocket launchers may target Syrian army: Russia
Press TV – June 15, 2017 Russia says the US has deployed the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers from Jordan to its base in southern Syria, warning that the equipment could be used against Syrian government forces. “The United States has moved two HIMARS multiple rocket launchers from Jordan to the At-Tanf […]
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Ron Paul on New Russia Sanctions: The Deep State Unifies Congress
When it comes to bad foreign policy, the House and Senate are completely bipartisan. Yesterday’s 97-2 Senate vote for more Russia sanctions was a perfect case in point. What justifies yet more sanctions on Russia? Violating the territorial integrity of Ukraine, meddling in the US election, and conducting war in Syria. But if this is the measure, shouldn’t the Senate sanction the US government as well?
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The Kurds Are Playing A Dangerous Game
The Kurds have been navigating their way across territory and across political alliances, always wary of the bogie man-Turkey as they go. Through acquisition of territory, control of the population, (often brutally) military power, being able to resist and repel ISIS and finally by being embraced by the US as its chosen proxy force in the north east and north […]
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Israel attempts to block yet another UN report
MEMO | June 15, 2017 Having succeeded in blocking a recent UN report that accused Israel of maintaining a system of apartheid, Israeli officials are now attempting to remove another UN report, which has charged Tel Aviv with carrying out extrajudicial executions along with a list of other human rights violations. The report by the […]
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Envy Kills
When was the last time you heard a sermon against envy or observed a media figure casually recognizing its evils? Condemnation of envy as a motivating force for the destruction of life and property has nearly entirely vanished from the culture. This is probably because so much of modern public policy is based on it and depends on encouraging it. What was once one of the seven “deadly sins” is now a baked-in part of our public ethos.
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Hedge fund billionaire creates charter schools that teach about Israel, “the Jewish miracle of the 20th century”
If Americans Knew – June 14, 2017 The Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) reports that Michael Steinhardt, an atheist, billionaire, and “mega-philanthropist,” has poured millions into projects for American Jews. He is best known as the founder of Birthright Israel, a free, ten-day trip to Israel that is enjoyed by a large percentage of Jewish young adults. […]
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UN Last Hurdle Before Israel Can Rid Itself of the Palestinians
By Jonathan Cook | CounterPunch | June 15, 2017 Nazareth – Israeli and US officials are in the process of jointly pre-empting Donald Trump’s supposed “ultimate deal” to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They hope to demote the Palestinian issue to a footnote in international diplomacy. The conspiracy – a real one – was much in […]
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US Senate’s anti Russian sanctions are unconstitutional
The US Senate – as universally predicted – has approved by a 97-2 margin further sanctions against Russia, codifying sanctions previously imposed by US President Obama into law.
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Animation summit puts women in the picture
The world’s first all-female animation summit targets industry gender bias
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Blood on the tracks of the New Silk Roads: Qatar chaos sends ripples of economic anxiety across the region
by Pepe Escobar for the Asia Times hina’s cardinal foreign policy imperative is to refrain from interfering abroad while advancing the proverbial good relations with key political actors – even
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Don't Be PC, Be Polite
There's an argument that “political correctness” is just a bogeyman term invented to lash out against polite society without seeming crude or uncivil. That what we call “political correctness” is actually politeness, and we just don’t wanna be polite! But this is just plain wrong. There’s a difference between being PC and being polite, and I can prove it!
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EU’s top court: OK to block links to known copyright infringing content
A long-running legal battle between Dutch ISPs and the local anti-piracy organization BREIN over blocking The Pirate Bay has concluded with a ruling in favor of BREIN. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) said yesterday The Pirate Bay could be blocked because:
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Organic produce doesn’t have higher levels of mycotoxins
New study shows attacks on organic produce by agribusiness lobbyists are wrong
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US Moves HIMAR from Jordan into Syria- Taking the War to the Persian Gulf
As the US continuously expands it's war making in the region- 3 airbases in stolen northern Syrian territory - Rocket launchers from Jordan to Syria- Training terrorists right in Syrian territory. North and South. As mentioned in the comments yesterday:PennyJune 14, 2017 at 1:36 PM
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CNN #FakeNews Amanpour Challenged to Interview Aleppo Boy’s Father – #NewWorldNextWeek
Jun 15, 2017, show notes at The Corbett Report
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The Breaking Of The Corporate Media Monopoly
We don't need to tolerate a corporate-filtered view of the world. We can inform ourselves and each other, and we can do so with very much more honesty, courage and compassion than any corporate journalist. If there is one message from last week, it's a simple one – dump the corporate media; all of it.
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Syria and Iraq are now de facto allies against both ISIS and the US
One of the most striking turnarounds in the Middle East is the sudden close rapprochement between Syria and Iraq, who in their moves along the Syria-Iraqi border are increasingly coordinating together against both ISIS and the US.
To be clear, this is a major turnaround. Since the Second World War Syria and Iraq have more often been in bitter conflict with each other than allied with each other. -
Meet Aylan & Omran: Child victims used for Syrian war propaganda
© AFP / Global Look Press
June 12, 2017, RT Op-Edge
-Eva Bartlett
In September 2015, a young boy was found washed up on a beach in Turkey. Photos of Aylan Kurdi’s lifeless body were quickly splashed across mass media, much the same way that Omran Daqneesh’s photo inside an ambulance would also be disseminated. -
What to Expect when You're Expecting: Laws, Regulations, and Government Interference
The United States has the worst rate of maternal deaths in the developed world, NPR reports. Some of these deaths are due to poor maternal health, but a big part of the problem is high rates of intervention. For starters, let’s look at how a typical American woman gives birth.
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Federal Judge Orders Review of Dakota Access Pipeline Permits
(COMMONDREAMS) — Water protectors celebrated a “very significant victory” on Wednesday as a federal judge deemed safety evaluations of the Dakota Access Pipeline insufficient and ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to “reconsider” its analysis of the risks the crude oil pipeline poses to the environment and the public.
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What the Critics Get Wrong About Atlas Shrugged
Hartmann and similar critics of Atlas Shrugged seem to be so wrapped up in a class-conflict outlook that they struggle to comprehend an author who judged individuals with standards having nothing to do with their current economic status.
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