Nicholas Kristof responds to Justin Raimondo (at 01:15):

By Glyn Moody | Techdirt | September 13, 2013

Ministry of Defence of Georgia
September 13, 2013
Military attaches visit MoD

Today, the Deputy Minister of Defence has received the military attaches of foreign countries accredited to Georgia.
Mikheil Darchiashvili has held a meeting with the representatives of the diplomatic corps for the first time in his capacity as Deputy Minister.

And now something totally different. Any thoughts?

By Mike Masnick | Techdirt | September 13, 2013

The vast majority of Americans, when polled, oppose defunding ObamaCare, including people who oppose the law for one reason or another.

Voice of Russia
September 12, 2013
US created Al-Qaeda and their global domination – Rick Rozoff on 9/11
Recorded on September 10, 2013
Audio

Xinhua News Agency
September 13, 2013
U.S. to keep 20,000 troops in Afghanistan: Pakistani senator
ISLAMABAD: The United States will keep approximately 20,000 U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan who will reside in nine bases in different parts of the war-torn country, a top Pakistani senator said on Friday on the conclusion of his visit to Afghanistan.

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 077. Lions of Liberty podcast. From Marc Clair’s podcast description: Episode 1: Stephan Kinsella September 13, 2013 In this inaugural edition of the Lions of Liberty Podcast, host Marc Clair interviews libertarian legal scholar Stephan Kinsella about the concept of intellectual property and the libertarian framework. Lions of Liberty Podcast, […]

By Dan Beeton | CEPR Americas Blog | September 13, 2013

We've been talking about Carl Sciortino's race for the Massachusetts House seat that Ed Markey gave up when he won the open Senate seat. Blue America is raising money for him directly here and raising money for a billboard campaign here.

By Jean Bricmont and Diana Johnstone | Dissident Voice | September 13, 2013

The past ten days have seen what could be the start of an historic turning point away from endless war in the Middle East. Public opinion in the United States, in harmony with the majority of people in the world, has clearly rejected U.S. military intervention in Syria.

Itar-Tass
September 13, 2013
Iran’s President: Russia’s initiative over Syria may relieve world from war threat in region

Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Members (Green): China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
Observers (Blue): Afghanistan, India, Iran, Mongolia and Pakistan
Dialogue Partners (Purple): Belarus, Sri Lanka and Turkey

Could it be that "the highway to modern environmentalism passed through Nazi Germany"? We are joined by Pastor Mark Musser, author of the book Nazi Oaks : The Green Sacrifice of the Judeo-Christian Worldview in the Holocaust, who explains how the worldview of the Nazis, which led to the abominations of the Holocaust, was deeply-rooted in the ecological undercurrents of the anti-Semitism, anti-theism, and anti-humanism of the early German green movement.

Could it be that "the highway to modern environmentalism passed through Nazi Germany"? We are joined by Pastor Mark Musser, author of the book Nazi Oaks : The Green Sacrifice of the Judeo-Christian Worldview in the Holocaust, who explains how the worldview of the Nazis, which led to the abominations of the Holocaust, was deeply-rooted in the ecological undercurrents of the anti-Semitism, anti-theism, and anti-humanism of the early German green movement.

By Denis Halliday | Global Research | September 13, 2013

The World Health Organisation (WHO)  has categorically refused in defiance of its own mandate to share evidence uncovered in Iraq that US military use of Depleted Uranium and other weapons have not only killed many civilians, but continue to result in the birth of deformed babies.

Over at Foreign Policy, Will Marshall laments the fact that America’s position of “global leader” is being “strained” by a GOP that is “increasingly in thrall to libertarian ideas.”

America’s Ridiculous Position on Syria
 
 
by JOHN CHUCKMAN
I read that an American Senator, Bob Menendez, wanted “to vomit” when he was supplied with a copy of Vladimir Putin’s New York Times’ op-ed piece about Syria.
Well, I’m sure it wasn’t just a matter of Sen. Menendez’s delicate stomach: there have been many times in the past I wanted to vomit over something in The New York Times.

Deborah Lipstadt’s former lawyer, Anthony Julius, documents the intellectual dishonesty of Daniel Jonah Goldhagen in today’s Wall Street Journal, Sept. 13, p.

A hilarious take on an all-too-real state of mind. (Important note to overly-serious readers: this is satire):

RIA Novosti | September 12, 2013

MOSCOW – Syrian President Bashar Assad said Thursday that his government would put its chemical weapons under international supervision within a month after it signs the UN Chemical Weapons Convention, but only if the United States stops its “policy of threats.”

Oh wait, no, that's wrong. Because Zawahiri is dead and so is Bin Laden. Let me reformulate.Who held the seance or went into the trance that brought forth Zawahiri, the already dead Zawahiri, who was then able to channel OBL from wherever he resides in the afterlife, to deliver us this latest threat!Or at least have ABC deliver it? In other words what kind of deception is being pulled on the people with this alleged news report?blah, blah, blah....

Russian Information Agency Novosti
September 13, 2013
Russian Navy Sending 3 More Ships to Mediterranean – Admiral
ST. PETERSBURG: The Russian Navy is bolstering its strength in the Mediterranean Sea from seven to ten warships, its top commander told journalists on Friday.

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Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts
Joseph Conrad: Men go mad in protest against “peculiar sanity” of war
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Joseph Conrad
From Heart of Darkness (1899)

Not Adam and Steve,  Adam and Aaron-- and both Republican congressmen!Rumors have been flying that two 30-something Illinois congressmen-- Aaron Schock and Adam Kinzinger-- have been having an affair. Schock is gay-- closeted but gay-- and Kinzinger is also bachelor. Club for Growth is trying to end both of their political careers, though supposedly not because of their sexual affair...

The rise of Al Qaeda in Syria and the predictable bloodbath that followed is the documented work of US, Israel, & Saudi Arabia.September 13, 2013 (Tony Cartalucci) - Tens of thousands of deaths, devastated cities, and the scattering of terrified Syrian minorities add up to a catastrophe that has unfolded in Syria over the last 2 years.

Looked at one way at least, the president’s Syrian war proposal – itself an ever shifting target – couldn’t be more brain-dead. The idea that one country, on its own, has the right to missile and bomb another to resolve the question of a chemical attack and war crime should, on the face of it, […]

The Washington know-it-alls are all atwitter over Vladimir Putin’s New York Times op ed: their outrage is the best endorsement. All the Very Serious People are up in arms over the "hypocrisy" of the Russian leader for taking the US to task for rushing to war in Syria. It was the timing that rankled them: […]

“It was a damn near-run thing,” said the Duke of Wellington. The Iron Duke was speaking of Waterloo. And for the United States, it was a damn near-run thing that we are not now in a major war – with an enraged Arab and Muslim world viewing sickening videos of dead and dying Syrian women […]

US threats Syria: Powerful – but amazing…
 
By JAMAL KANJ
 
The myopic view of the world’s most powerful men in Washington never ceases to amaze me. I am reminded of the 1980s when then American president Ronald Reagan compared the Afghan Mujahideen to America’s founding fathers.

by KenI was going to give 9/11 a pass. After all, we've already been through 11 post-9/11 9/11s. Oh, I admit I had some flashes of déjà vu on Tuesday, even though that was only 9/10 -- especially in the early morning on my way to vote in the primary on my way to work.

NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode166 - 9/11+12, Putin's Op Ed, Kenyan Water Welcome to New World Next Week - the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news.

Pre-election violence occurred in Iraqi Kurdistan took attention away from the usual violence across the rest of Iraq. At least 18 Iraqis were killed and 45 more were wounded.

Pat Buchanan on Fox News yesterday:

Defeating AIPAC Starts with Syria

by Philip Giraldi
 

By Kevin Neish | International Solidarity Movement | September 13, 2013

Gaza, Occupied Palestine – We had a meeting with some leaders in the Gaza commercial fishing industry, to hear their stories and see if or how we can assist them.

Fishermen in Gaza City (Photo by Kevin Neish)

Fred Upton, Steve Israel-- corrupt cronies in CongressThe DCCC announcement this week of another batch of candidates has been called their "worst recruitment effort in history." No one should be surprised that most of Steve Israel's picks for their Jump Start program could be barely described as "the lesser of two evils" in comparison to their opponents.

Crisis Today, Catastrophe Tomorrow – An Analysis

by Dr. Lawrence Davidson
Part I – Crises Both Local and Global

RT | September 12, 2013

Nearly two-thirds of Americans say President Barack Obama’s handling of foreign policy is either equal to or worse than that of predecessor George W. Bush, a new poll reveals.

Workers too now?I think of Trader Joe's as the big grocery story less than 5 minutes my house with good prices on organic blueberries, pomegranate seeds and boxes of 1.5 liter bottles of Fiji Water. Erewhon, where I do most of my grocery shopping, has a better selection of the healthy foods I want but is half an hour away and is slightly more expensive on most products.

By Kahina Boudarène | The Argentina Independent | September 12, 2013

Indigenous people and farmers from the canton of Talamanca rejected their mayor’s demand to allow incursions by the United States Southern Command within the Bribri Indigenous Territory.

Welcome to http://NewWorldNextWeek.com — the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important
developments in open source intelligence news. This week:

An Appeal to Muslim Clerics and Rulers: Save Our Christian Heritage!

Greek Orthodox Archbishop Theodosius( Atallah Hanna) and Sheikh Taissir Dayut Tamimi of Jerusalem.
 by Tarif Khalidi
 
An appeal to Muslim clerics and rulers, women and men:

This is the third installment in a series of shows inspired by my experience with and successes after reading the book, Getting Things Done by David Allen.

Discussed Today:
-Not enough time?
-The five stages of Gaining control over your life
-Enjoying our work
-Accepting too many inputs
-How to interface with GTD, book and lecture series
-The altitudes of planning

Look Closer:
David Allen, Getting Things Done - http://www.davidco.com/

This is the third installment in a series of shows inspired by my experience with and successes after reading the book, Getting Things Done by David Allen.Discussed Today:-Not enough time?-The five stages of Gaining control over your life-Enjoying our work-Accepting too many inputs-How to interface with GTD, book and lecture series-The altitudes of planningLook Closer: David Allen, Getting Things Done - http://www.davidco.com/The Trivium method -

This is the third installment in a series of shows inspired by my experience with and successes after reading the book, Getting Things Done by David Allen.

Discussed Today:
-Not enough time?
-The five stages of Gaining control over your life
-Enjoying our work
-Accepting too many inputs
-How to interface with GTD, book and lecture series
-The altitudes of planning

Look Closer:
David Allen, Getting Things Done - http://www.davidco.com/

CLICK HERE for the mp3 audio of this interview

Yesterday, the Washington Post reported that “the CIA has begun delivering weapons to rebels in Syria, ending months of delay in lethal aid that had been promised by the Obama administration, according to U.S. officials and Syrian figures.”