RT | August 20, 2013
Three days after a Denver woman was brutally murdered, the city’s housing authority evicted her family because the slain woman was the only one on the lease.
Just days after losing a loved one, the victim’s mother and autistic son are now homeless, sleeping wherever they can after they were booted from their own house.
Press TV – August 21, 2013
South Korea’s largest power plant has shut down one of its reactors as concerns over safety in the country’s nuclear industry linger on, reports say.
The reactor, one of six in Yeonggwang nuclear complex in the southwest, was closed on Wednesday, AFP quoted a spokesman of the Korea Hydro and Power Co. as saying.
A true cynic would question the timing of Middle East-wide U.S. embassy closings and a barrage of drone attacks in Yemen when the Obama administration is defending its intrusive spying on Americans after exposure by an intelligence agency contractor. Although in May, President Obama told us that he would wind down the war against Al […]
The detention of Guardian reporter Glenn Greenwald’s partner, David Miranda, at Heathrow airport by British "security" thugs has unleashed a media storm, and a political one as well. It has also caused the editor of the Guardian, where Greenwald has been reporting on NSA leaker Edward Snowden’s revelations of mass government spying, to make some […]
Churches across Egypt are being attacked heavily following the brutal killing last week of supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi. The Coptic Christians rights group Maspero Youth Union estimates that as many as 38 churches have been “completely” devastated by fires across nine governorates since Aug. 14. Many others have been looted or stormed. […]
The biggest community of Iranian Jews in the world isn't in Tehran or Isfahan, not in Paris, London, Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv or Great Neck... It's in L.A., where nearly 50,000 "Persian" Jews live. (L.A., meaning Beverly Hills... and spill over.) After the Iranian Revolution, thousands of pro-Shah Jews-- many of them rich-- fled to the U.S., one of the wealthiest waves of immigrants to ever come to America. BRAVO!
Webster G. Tarpley, Ph.D. The Webster Tarpley Program – UnboundRadio August 20, 2013 [download audio]
At least 62 people were killed and 148 more were wounded. Meanwhile, controversial raids on predominantly Sunni region continued.
The following talk on runaway healthcare costs is from a lecture given by Dr David Belk. The 54 minute video is below.
Example One. Amlodopine is used to treat high blood pressure. It costs the patient $10 a month to buy through his insurance carrier. Without insurance Walgreens sells a 90 day supply for $12 and Costco charges $28.95 for a year. Most brand name medications are 100 times more expensive than their generic counterparts.
Jack Blood joins us for his regular monthly conversation on all the latest news making headlines at DeadlineLive.info. This month we discuss the latest developments in the Greenwald/Snowden case, the Hastings coroner’s report, developments in the Princess Di case, official admissions of Area 51 and the Iran government overthrow. We also talk about Jack’s new podcast and how people can support his work.
By Christopher Busby | RT | August 20, 2013
I recently pointed out, this operation has to go on forever – a long sickness, but at least not a sudden death. However, this week begins a new development in the potential sudden death department.
Late last year, I put researcher Paul Schreyer in contact with former 9/11 Commission staffer Miles Kara, after Kara had written to me about Schreyer’s October 2012 article in the Journal of 9/11 Studies.[1] Kara has since been offering Schreyer a number of opinions related to the questions addressed in the article, although no new evidence has been offered. As a result, Schreyer sent the Journal a letter thanking Kara for his willingness to discuss the issues and for contributing additional information.
Middle East Monitor | August 20, 2013
Security sources said that Egyptian security forces killed a senior editor in state Al-Ahram newspaper Tamer abdul-Ra’ouf at a military checkpoint near the city of Damanhour on Monday night.
Senator Ted had his chance to speak out against the loonery of birtherism. It's only fitting that he now pay some small price."No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President."-- from Article II, Section 1, No. 5, of the U.S. Constitution"Because I was a U.S.
By Richard Edmondson | Leftwing-Christian | August 20, 2013
Last week news came out regarding a program in Israel under which students, enticed by scholarships, would be recruited into “covert units” whose mission would be to sit at computers and post comments favorable to Israel on the Internet. What most of the stories failed to mention, however, is that this is nothing new for Israel.
By Jovanni Reyes · NYTX · August 20, 2013
I've noticed a disturbing pattern since "ex"-Blue Dog Steve Israel took over the DCCC. He consistently leaves bluer districts on the table and goes after impossibly red ones if he has a Blue Dog or New Dem running in the redder district. He would rather expend treasure on re-stocking the House Democratic caucus with reactionaries and corporate whores like himself than see a progressive win a seat.
As we hear the disturbing news that whistleblower Bradley Manning has been sentenced to thirty-five years for revealing war crimes, I’d like to recommend our readers check out Christopher Yates’ article “The Whistleblower’s mad moral courage” in the Guardian. Excerpt (spoiler alert): The final irony lies in the whistleblower’s faith in normal people, the assumption […]
UNITED NATIONS - The spillover in the Golan from the conflict in Syria has intensified in recent days, posing a threat to UN peacekeepers on the scene, a senior UN official said Tuesday.
Rt | August 20, 2013
In recent weeks, two cert petitions were filed seeking review of whether the Fourth Amendment covers police searches of cellphone records upon arrest.
Rustavi 2
August 20, 2013
Rotation in Georgian forces in Afghanistan
Georgian military servicemen are leaving for Afghanistan. A farewell ceremony was held at the base area of the IV Infantry Brigade in Vaziani.
Eric DraitserRussia TodayTo everyone’s regret, given the current state of secrecy and political repression, the detention of Glenn Greenwald’s partner seems to have become the norm, rather than the exception. David Miranda, detained at London’s Heathrow airport earlier this week, is yet another example of the use of draconian “anti-terror” legislation in the US and UK to intimidate whistleb
Rahm Emanuel was never a big fan of Hillary Clinton. Perhaps that's why he's been giving the thumbs up to his wealthy Wall Street supporters who want to write checks to Chris Christie's gubernatorial campaign, like hedge fund crook/billionaire Ken Griffin, one of Emanuel's top supporters.
Today in James’ weekly conversation with Dr. Stan of Radio Liberty, he discusses the bond bubble that has been inflated through quantitative easing and why it matters to the global economy. James and Stan cover the bond market in general and the dangers of increasing treasury yields to the so-called economic “recovery.” They also take listener calls and questions on a range of topics.
On August 14th, Richard Grove and I guest-hosted the 5 Live Radio on the Logos Radio Network show. We began the show by discussing an article from lewrockwell.com: The Police State Mindset in Our Public Schools, By John W. Whitehead
We expand from there to a deeper discussion of education vs. schooling, the trivium, the active literacies, and American history. We also take some calls.
On August 14th, Richard Grove and I guest-hosted the 5 Live Radio on the Logos Radio Network show. We began the show by discussing an article from lewrockwell.com: The Police State Mindset in Our Public Schools, By John W. WhiteheadWe expand from there to a deeper discussion of education vs. schooling, the trivium, the active literacies, and American history.
On August 14th, Richard Grove and I guest-hosted the 5 Live Radio on the Logos Radio Network show. We began the show by discussing an article from lewrockwell.com: The Police State Mindset in Our Public Schools, By John W. Whitehead
We expand from there to a deeper discussion of education vs. schooling, the trivium, the active literacies, and American history. We also take some calls.
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August 20, 2013
Via The Atlantic, this short video on photographer Kate Brooks and her journeys to post-9/11 conflict zones to document the impact of war on civilians is well worth a watch.
U.S. Department of Defense
August 19, 2013
Secretary Hagel Slates Trip to Southeast Asia
Hanoi 2010
WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is scheduled to depart Aug. 22 for a four-nation trip to Southeast Asia, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said in a statement released today.
Little’s statement reads as follows:
At The National Interest, Joe Costa claims that, in the wake of Iranian president Hassan Rowhani’s election, “the world is the closest it has been to that fine balance in nuclear negotiations with Iran.” There is a new willingness to reach a deal, he argues, and U.S. pressure is beginning to work.
RT | August 20, 2013
UK authorities reportedly raided the Guardian’s office in London to destroy hard drives in an effort to stop future publications of leaks from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. The action is unlikely to prevent new materials coming out.
Press TV – August 20, 2013
YouTube has disabled Press TV’s new account under pressure from the Israeli-American Anti-Defamation League (ADL) that ordered the video-sharing site to end the Iranian channel’s live broadcast.
“On August 20, YouTube’s parent company Google deactivated Press TV’s new account weeks after disabling the channel’s official page,” said Press TV Newsroom Director Hamid Reza Emadi.
Trend News Agency
August 20, 2013
Georgia, Sweden discuss integration into EU and NATO
N. Kirtzkhalia
The Fukushima nuclear disaster is turning into what will probably go down in history to be the greatest environmental disaster that this planet has ever seen. The situation, in spite of what the liars in the media continue to promote as somehow being "under control" is very much totally out of control, with no hope in the near future of any solution possible. The fact is that nobody can even get close enough to the failed reactor cores to even try to clean up this mess, because to do so would mean a painful death from radiation sickness.....I came across a very disturbing article just ye
Tuesday, there were three charges against Pakistan's former military dictator, Pervez Musharraf: murder, conspiracy to murder and facilitation of murder, shocking in a country which has had an unwritten rule that top military men are NEVER held accountable for their crimes, no matter how serious the offenses.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Allied Command Operations
August 19, 2013
Exercise Steadfast Jazz 2013 To Test NATO Response Force
RT | August 20, 2013
Great Britain was the only state that refused to fulfill the official request of Russian law enforcers in the search for William Browder, the former head of an investment fund wanted for embezzlement and tax evasion.
Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts
Benjamin Péret
Little song for the maimed (1936)
Translated by David Gascoyne
Lend me your arm
To replace my leg
The rats ate it for me
At Verdun
At Verdun
I ate a lot of rats
But they didn’t give me back my leg
And that’s why I was given the Croix de Guerre
RT | August 20, 2013
A New York City developer has broken ground on a midtown luxury tower that reportedly plans to separate potential tenants based on their income, going so far as to segregate occupants via drastically different entrances and exits.
Extell, a Manhattan developer, has begun construction on the glitzy tower, where 55 low-income units will be available, yet distinctly separate from the 219 market-rate condominiums overlooking the city’s waterfront.
Israeli forces evacuate Jerusalem Bedouin village
JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israeli forces on Monday dismantled tents housing a Bedouin community in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina.
Israeli authorities surrounded the tents at dawn and evacuated 53 Bedouin residents of the community, destroying their tents.
“The National Security Agency’s capability at any time could be turned around on the American people, and no American would have any privacy left, such is the capability to monitor everything: telephone conversations, telegrams, it doesn’t matter. There would be no place to hide. If a dictator ever took over, the N.S.A. could enable it […]
Observers say they are on the cusp of getting the hard evidence needed to prove Iraqis are suffering from a disproportionate rate of birth defects and cancers, likely due to massive pollution caused by the war. So what’s the problem? Or should we say, WHO is the problem? As in the World Health Organization. WHO […]
The leaders of Egypt's military coup has a very savvy propaganda operation, which I would bet anything is directed from what we used to call "Madison Avenue." The drum they were beating over the weekend was about biased western reporting. "Biased," from their point of view, means covering events independently of the lies the coup leaders are demanding is the story.
