International Solidarity Movement | September 21, 2013
Hebron, Occupied Palestine – Sukkot is a joyful festival in Judaism; however its impact upon day-to-day life in Khalil has only caused greater problems for the Palestinians. Many residents of Khalil have commented that it is during this holiday period every year where daily life in the city becomes all the more difficult.
On Thursday Justin Amash (R-MI) told a crowd of libertarians at the Liberty Political Action Conference that Senators John McCain (R-AZ), and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) "are on the extreme fringes of American society in terms of their views on war.” Amash is correct about McCain and Graham but this week he voted to slash $40 billio
US "officials" claim combined treasuries of US, UK, France, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Israel, and others no match for "Twitter donations" in latest and most absurd attempt yet to cover up direct support for Al Qaeda in Syria. September 22, 2013 (Tony Cartalucci) - In the latest, and perhaps most absurd attempt yet by the West to cover up direct aid, arms, and funding it has been sending to Al Qaeda throughout the duration of the Syrian conflict, the Washington Post now claims "Twitter donations" have somehow managed to outpace the collective resources of a 7 nation-plus axis who it claim
What Happened to John Kerry? From Anti-War Vietnam to Bellicose Rhetoric on Syria
By Dr. Robert P. Abele
As he has demonstrated by his bellicose rhetoric on Syria, John Kerry has made complete his 180-degree transition from an anti-war Vietnam veteran who in 1971 threw his navy medals back onto the White House lawn and who testified to Congress on the immorality of war, to a belligerent warrior without a cause.
Should Oral Historians Meet in an Occupied Land in 2014?
Yesterday we looked at an astonishing Rachel Maddow exposé on how money-grubbing right-wing operatives are using the "spectre" of ObamaCare to fleece the flock. Go back and look at that and image she was talking about how these scurrilous people are using "Benghazi" instead of "ObamaCare" to line their pockets with the cash of angry, frustrated dummies who spend too much time glued to Fox and Hate Talk Radio propaganda networks.
By Ewan Robertson | Venezuelanalysis | September 20, 2013
Mérida – Venezuela has rejected the United States’ version of events in the dispute over President Nicolas Maduro’s passage through U.S. airspace last night.
The diplomatic fallout reached media attention when Venezuelan foreign minister Elias Jaua told reporters yesterday that President Maduro had been denied permission to fly through U.S. airspace.
By GARY LEUPP | CounterPunch | September 20, 2013
1. Which of the following is the most accurate statement?
1. chemical weapons were first used during the First World War
2. chemical weapons were invented and first used in the 19th century
3. chemical weapons have been around since prehistoric people first put poisons on arrowheads
4. the first real chemical weapon was “Greek Fire” invented by the Byzantines in the 7th century
At least 109 people were killed and 173 more were wounded today, mostly in two brazen attacks. In the worst assault, suicide bombers targeted a funeral in heavily populated Sadr City. Suicide bombers, these wearing police uniforms, also took advantage of a national police station in the north, as the commandos were out on maneuvers.
ManchinAccording to Pulitzer Prize winner Barton Gellman, author of Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency, Cheney grabbed the Energy portfolio even before the Supreme Court halted the recount and handed the presidency to him and Bush. Since 1990, Big Energy has poured $445,583,154 directly into the campaign coffers of congressmen and congressional candidates-- $303,699,712 of it to Republicans.
MEMO | September 20, 2013
Syria has chemical weapons, claims Vladimir Putin, in order to counter Israel’s nuclear threat. The Russian president raised this point in a discussion with Western leaders on Thursday.
by Judith Curry The modification of the 2C climate target will put an end to the vision of a “science-based” climate policy – Oliver Geden ‘Avoiding dangerous climate change’ is essentially synonymous with limiting the average global surface temperature increase … Continue reading →
This is the sixth and final (for now) installment in a series of shows inspired by my experience with and successes after reading the book, Getting Things Done by David Allen. Jake Desyllas joins me to discuss his experience with GTD, and to share his Eight Tools For A Freed Mind.
Discussed Today:
-The importance of combining tools and habits
-Jake's Background
-Jake's Eight Tools For A Freed Mind
This is the sixth and final (for now) installment in a series of shows inspired by my experience with and successes after reading the book, Getting Things Done by David Allen. Jake Desyllas joins me to discuss his experience with GTD, and to share his Eight Tools For A Freed Mind.
Discussed Today:
-The importance of combining tools and habits
-Jake's Background
-Jake's Eight Tools For A Freed Mind
This is the sixth and final (for now) installment in a series of shows inspired by my experience with and successes after reading the book, Getting Things Done by David Allen. Jake Desyllas joins me to discuss his experience with GTD, and to share his Eight Tools For A Freed Mind.Discussed Today:-The importance of combining tools and habits-Jake's Background-Jake's Eight Tools For A Freed Mind1. A Concentration TimerYour mind is not free if you are distracted and interrupted all the time.
By Yves Engler | Dissident Voice | September 20th, 2013
Harper’s Conservatives have a thing for monarchy, the more absolute the better, it seems.
At home they’ve put up portraits of Queen Elizabeth II and added the moniker “royal” to the Canadian Navy and Air Force while in the Middle East they’ve strengthened Canada’s ties to kingdoms from Morocco to Saudi Arabia.
RT | September 21, 2013
The Canadian Armed Forces requires physically and mentally wounded service members to sign a form agreeing to not criticize senior officers or demoralize other troops on social media sites.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Allied Command Transformation
September 21, 2013
NATO Senior Enlisted Course Help Prepare Leaders for Multinational Challenges
Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist (SW/AW) Hendrick Dickson
There are not many organisations that depend as heavily on its leadership structure as the military. In every military – in every nation – Command Senior Enlisted Leaders (CSELs) have a vital role in their success.
I'm generally repulsed by religion but I'm a huge fan of Jesus Christ and his message and I've got a very good feeling about this new Catholic Pope Francis I and have since the day he was chosen to replace the Nazi Pope someone seems to have made resign. I asked Ken, who's the resident expert on all things Popish, is he wanted to do a post about the latest Francis pronouncement but he punted it back to me.
In the 1970s, a strange psychological phenomenon was identified: in traumatic abduction situations, a certain percentage of the population is prone to falling in love with their abductors. But if we are living in a societal prison of the mind, then are there those who have fallen in love with their mental jailers? Find out more about societal Stockholm syndrome in this week’s edition of The Corbett Report.
CLICK HERE for the audio mp3 of this podcast.
Just as it seemed the Empire was going to embark on yet another evil little war, a miracle happened on the road to Damascus. A sensible solution proposed by Moscow caught the Washington warmongers off-guard, and removed their justification for war. Between that and the overwhelming lack of popular support, the Empire backed down – […]
The apparent employment of chemical weapons in Syria should remind us that, while weapons of mass destruction exist, there is a serious danger that they will be used. That danger is highlighted by an article in the September/October 2013 issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Written by two leading nuclear weapons specialists, Hans […]
A mosque, where a bombing set off sectarian violence in 2006, suffered the worst of today's violence. Overall, at least 30 Iraqis were killed and 52 more were wounded.
Progressive Radio Network
September 20, 2013
Stephen Lendman and Rick Rozoff
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By Fatima Abdallah | Al-Akhbar | September 20, 2013
At the Rafah border crossing with Egypt – Gaza’s only bridge to the outside world – a young Palestinian man cries profusely. He scrapes a passenger bus with his fingernails as it departs toward Egypt. He wants more than anything to stop the bus and get on it.
Confirmation yesterday by the Senate Judiciary Committee was the second step toward the failure of Nina Pillard's nomination to the District Circuit Court of Appeals, which began with the president's announcement of her nomination.by KenI had to really scrutinize a washingtonpost.com "Fix" item the other day, "Ted Cruz vs.
Al-Akhbar | September 20, 2013
Israeli soldiers manhandled European diplomats on Friday and seized a truck full of tents and emergency aid they had been trying to deliver to Palestinians whose homes were demolished this week.
Excellent op ed from Mahdi Nazemroya Also available at Information Clearinghouse - ht anonymous commenter Just posting parts of this article, one should truly take the entire piece in and look at all the images presented
Many of us know about WA-08 because a progressive champion, Darcy Burner ran against Republican incumbent Dave Reichert in 2006 and 2008. Darcy came close but never unseated Reichert... and the DCCC has ignored the district. They shouldn't. With a PVI of R+1, President Obama won it in 2008 against McCain 51-47% and last year against Romney 50-48%.
U.S. Air Forces in Europe – U.S. Air Forces Africa
September 19, 2013
Allied forces exercise over Norwegian training area
By 1st Lt. Christopher Mesnard
100th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs
U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle refuels with U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker en route to the Arctic Challenge exercise
In the 1970s, a strange psychological phenomenon was identified: in traumatic abduction situations, a certain percentage of the population is prone to falling in love with their abductors. But if we are living in a societal prison of the mind, then are there those who have fallen in love with their mental jailers? Find out more about societal Stockholm syndrome in this week’s edition of The Corbett Report.
For those with limited bandwidth, CLICK HERE to download a smaller, lower file size version of this episode.
I have been extremely busy over the last while, concentrating more on finishing this course that I have been taking for enhancing my work skills....
United States European Command
September 20, 2013
U.S. Army and Moldovan troops assess EUCOM humanitarian projects
By Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Chlosta, 7th Civil Support Command
On August 31, Antiwar.com reprinted an article from Mint Press News: “Syrians In Ghouta Claim Saudi-Supplied Rebels Behind Chemical Attack.” We originally linked to it, but then reprinted on our site at the request of Mint Press because traffic on their site was crashing their server. The validity of the story was primarily based on the fact that the supposed co-author (Dale Gavlak) is a reporter for Associated Press.
Thursday afternoon, all but 15 Republicans voted to take $40 billion out of the food stamps program. It will never pass the Senate or be signed by the President, but it was a way for Republicans to reassure their crazy Tea Party base that they're as greedy, selfish and filled with hatred as the people who vote for them are. Progressive Caucus co-chairs Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Keith Ellison (D-MN) and CPC Whip Barbara Lee (D-CA), like every Democrat in the House, voted NO.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CpFlPOt340Eric Draitser of StopImperialism.com appears on RT’s CrossTalk to debate the current situation in Syria. Draitser explains that the strategic and political interests of the US and its regional clients are driving developments on the ground and diplomatically. He argues that “regime change” has always been the objective and that the US is using humanitarian concerns as political cover.
RT
September 20, 2013
Bolivian president to sue US govt for crimes against humanity
Bolivian President Evo Morales will file a lawsuit against the US government for crimes against humanity. He has decried the US for its intimidation tactics and fear-mongering after the Venezuelan presidential jet was blocked from entering US airspace.
Israeli soldiers roughen up EU diplomat, confiscate aid supplies for Palestinians
Israeli soldiers carry French diplomat Marion Castaing after removing her from her truck containing emergency aid, in the West Bank herding community of Khirbet al-Makhul, in the Jordan Valley September 20, 2013. REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini
Eric Draitser of StopImperialism.com appears on RT's CrossTalk to debate the current situation in Syria. Draitser explains that the strategic and political interests of the US and its regional clients are driving developments on the ground and diplomatically. He argues that "regime change" has always been the objective and that the US is using humanitarian concerns as political cover. In addition, Draitser examines the critical geopolitical background against which the war in Syria is being fought.
Press TV – September 20, 2013
The United States is planning to test nuclear missiles next week on the same day that heads of states and foreign ministers from around the world are to hold a high-level meeting on nuclear disarmament at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
The US has scheduled two test launches for its nuclear-capable Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) on September 22 and September 26.
By Dave Lindorff | This Can’t be Happening | September 19, 2013
Syrian civilians and children should count themselves lucky that mass opposition in the US, the UK and much of the rest of the world to the idea of a US bombing blitz aimed at punishing the Syrian government for allegedly using Sarin gas in an attack on a Damascus neighborhood forced the US to back off and accept a Russian deal to get rid of Syria’s chemical weapons.
