Buck McKeon, Alan GraysonGrayson (D-FL), a relatively junior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has led the battle to keep the U.S. out of another pointless war in the Middle East. Although the Establishment is furious at him-- and looking for pay-back-- Orlando, and Americans everywhere, should be very proud of what he has accomplished on our behalf. Buck McKeon (R-CA) is the polar opposite.
Itar-Tass
September 12, 2013
Syrian settlement to be among central topics of SCO summit in Bishkek
MOSCOW: The settlement of the conflict in Syria will be one of the main topics on the agenda of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit to be held in Bishkek on September 13, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters on Thursday.
“One of the main topics on the agenda is the settlement of the conflict in Syria,” he stressed.
RT | September 11, 2013
The former top lawyer at the FBI deeply implicated in surveillance abuses revealed before and by Edward Snowden’s leaks was confirmed as a federal judge in a top court for terrorism cases this week.
The US Senate voted 73-24 on Monday in approving Valerie Caproni, Federal Bureau of Investigation general counsel from 2003 to 2011, to the Southern District of New York, one of the country’s most important federal courts for terrorism cases.
RT | September 11, 2013
The National Security Agency isn’t making many friends, apparently: a new poll published this week suggests that a majority of Americans continue to have complaints with the NSA’s surveillance practices amid a myriad of recent disclosures.
It does seem that this rush to war against the innocent nation of Syria has momentarily hit a few stumbling blocks for the lunatics in both the US and criminal state of Israel's governments. The so called "speech" a few nights back by the criminal US President has definitely not swayed American opinion, and in fact has made that criminal himself look like a liar. It now appears that short of a new Israeli false flag attack on the United States to be conveniently blamed on Syria, the long sought attack has been "postponed"...For this article, I want to present the newest video by Anthony
Yesterday we informed you about the "sin chicken" sorcery of Judaism's kaparot ritual in the days before Yom Kippur, wherein a chicken is "shlugged" (rotated) nine times around the head to absorb the sins of the sorcerer. Then it is killed and its blood used to "sweeten the severities."Today we take up the Kol Nidrei rite of Yom Kippur itself.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Allied Command Operations
September 12, 2013
JFC BRUNSSUM STEPS UP PREPARATIONS FOR EXERCISE STEADFAST JAZZ 2013
Story by JFC Brunssum Public Affairs Office
You probably don't remember the Roaring Twenties. Conservative Republicans, corruption beyond anything ever seen in America and a haughty empowered plutocracy ruled America with an iron first. And brought on the Great Depression. FDR helped rebalance the American equation. A series of corporate-oriented presidents-- surrounded by a corporate-sponsored ruling elite-- has chipped away at almost everything FDR accomplished-- and they're working full speed to get whatever is left. Reagan, the Bushs, Clinton, Obama have all been dreadful presidents, among the worst in history.
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Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts
Arnold Zweig: Selections on war
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Arnold Zweig
From Young Woman of 1914 (1931)
Translated by Eric Sutton
Al-Akhbar | September 12, 2013
Syrian opposition groups categorically rejected Thursday a Russian proposal for placing Syria’s chemical arms under international control, and called for government officials to be brought to justice.
Nile BowieRussia TodayWhile the Obama administration pays lip service to the Russian solution, there is no reason to believe that Washington will take its finger off the trigger. In a recent interview with CBS, Syrian President Bashar Assad warned that the United States should “expect everything” if it launches a military strike against Damascus, insinuating that the already hig
President Obama’s proposal to use military force against Syria, because its government allegedly used chemical weapons against rebels, reveals once again the need for some sort of process to test government claims for war. Right now, the decision is left to politics and posturing instead of to law, principle, and reason. The recent hearings in […]
In the second century B.C., Cato the Elder, a Roman Senator, would end every speech he made with the admonition "Delenda Est Carthago," meaning that the city of Carthage, Rome’s perennial rival, must be destroyed. Among other claims, the Romans accused the Carthaginians of engaging in human sacrifice to their god Ba’al Hammon, something that […]
When Secretary of State John Kerry, apparently irritated by a lack of sleep, gave a snippy and what he thought was an unrealistic reply to a reporter’s question at a London press conference last weekend, he hardly could have imagined the world’s response. Asked whether there is anything Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could do at […]
Vladimir PutinNew York TimesRecent events surrounding Syria have prompted me to speak directly to the American people and their political leaders. It is important to do so at a time of insufficient communication between our societies.Relations between us have passed through different stages. We stood against each other during the cold war. But we were also allies once, and defeated the Nazis together.
Wired writer and globetrotting journalist David Wolman joins us to talk about mobile ticketing, cashless mini-societies, bank robberies and 'The End of Money'.MP3/Feed\
On this edition of Traces of Reality Radio: Guillermo is joined by the host of The Corbett Report, James Corbett. James and Guillermo discuss the 9/11 Truth Movement, pitfalls and successes—its past, present, and future.
When I was barely out of my teens, one of my favorite artists on the local New York scene was Eric Andersen, a folk singer who every girl I liked seemed to be in love with. That was one motivation for booking him to play at my college.
The warmongers will play along with commonsense for a while but eventually come back onto their original course
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by Stuart Littlewood Intifada Palestine
Baghdad was the scene of a significant bombing at a Shi'ite mosque. Meanwhile, gunmen terrorized Mosul. At least 66 people were killed and 77 more were wounded in these and other attacks.
Itar-Tass
September 11, 2013
Duma urges US Congress to prevent military strikes on Syria
MOSCOW: The State Duma on Wednesday, September 11, urged the US Congress to prevent external aggression against Syria and supported Russia’s initiative that Syria’s chemical weapons be put under international control.
In a statement adopted on Wednesday, September 11, the Duma warned that the plans of the US administration and some other countries to bomb Syria were unacceptable.
Russian Information Agency Novosti
September 11, 2013
Russian Lawmakers Call for More Arms to Iran if Syria Attacked
Ministry of Defense of Georgia
September 9, 2013
NATO Marine Commandership’s Permanent Group 2 of Marine Sappers in Black Sea
Within the framework of the “Port Visit” NATO Marine Commandership’s permanent group of marine sappers including two German and one Turkish frigates entered Batumi port.
“Port Visit” is the first event in Georgia-NATO partnership history and it aims at NATO’s support to its partner country.
Ministry of Defence of Georgia
September 10, 2013
Meeting with U.S. delegation
Not so fast, gents. You aren't by chance transacting this transaction on the Sabbath, are you? For shame!by KenYou've probably heard this story, but I wanted to make sure. It's about the observant Jewish drug dealers in Brighton Beach who warned their customers via text that their business shut down every Friday evening and daytime Saturday.
RT | September 11, 2013
Israel is believed to have secretly built up its own stockpile of chemical and biological weapons decades ago, reports Foreign Policy, citing a recently unearthed CIA document.
The entire world breathes a sigh of relief, except for Israel. Jerusalem Post has an article which expresses disappointment. Yup, who cares if the the population of the planet has said NO to war. For Israel a possible Syrian deal that would prevent war is ‘More bad then good for Israel” Exclamation marks denote my exasperation with Israeli spin, lies, propaganda and incessant warmongering !!!Excerpt
Boehner and Cantor and the rest of the sorry GOP congressional conservative mainstream are holding a tiger by the tail-- and the tiger is hungry. They've talked so much about repealing ObamaCare that the drooling imbeciles they helped elect as Republicans last year think its real. So the House leadership tried throwing them a bone... and they threw it back. Boehner and Cantor have to pass a government funding bill this week.
Al-Akhbar | September 11, 2013
Israel’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a decision to bar entry to the Jewish state to a Polish humanitarian worker for having unspecified links to “terrorist elements”.
Although Kamil Qandil had a valid visa when he landed at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv on September 2, he was refused entry by immigration officials and held at the airport as he filed an appeal.
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by James Corbett
corbettreport.com
September 11, 2013
In naval warfare, a “false flag” refers to an attack where a vessel flies a flag other than their true battle flag before engaging their enemy. It is a trick, designed to deceive the enemy about the true nature and origin of an attack.
In philosophy circles, bullshit is a technical term denoting a claim which is presented as “fact” although its veracity has not been established. The truth value of bullshit is largely irrelevant to its propagators. Bullshit is disseminated in the service of particular ends, typically opaque to the audience. There is no better description for the Obama Administration’s case for intervention in Syria.
Voice of Russia
September 11, 2013
Obama’s empty claims against Syria “imperial hubris” – Rick Rozoff
October 15 is the date of the special election primary for MA-05, Ed Markey's former House seat. EMILY's List is pushing hard to elect a conservative Democratic woman, as always, this one best known as the chief sponsor of a bill to allow more warrantless domestic spying in Massachusetts.
Though I haven’t posted for a while, I’ve done quite a bit of work on climate recently, though it hasn’t been the sort of work that lends itself readily to blog posts.
I have been writing about a potential war against Iran and Syria for several years even though I have always said there would be no war as most have imagined it would be. I have noted with interest the resistance of the US military to the suicidal warmongering of the Bankers who think they own the government.
Public Radio International
September 10, 2013
NATO leader says Syria not to be trusted
