RT | June 6, 2013
The widespread use of surveillance technologies to monitor peoples’ communications violates the human rights to privacy and freedom of expression, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Opinion stated in his report.
Rapporteur, Frank La Rue, presented his report to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday.
RT | June 06, 2013
The US National Security Agency is currently collecting the telephone records of millions of unwitting individuals via a secret court order issued in April obtained by The Guardian newspaper, which has posted it online.
Physicians for Human Rights sent forensic experts to conduct a preliminary forensic assessment of various mass graves in northern Afghanistan, including the one at Dasht-e-Leili. (Physicians for Human Rights)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Allied Command Operations
June 6, 2013
NATO’S FORWARD AIR CONTROLLERS TRAINED SKILLS IN LATVIA
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Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts
H.G. Wells: Selections on war
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H.G. Wells
The Common Sense of War and Peace (1940)
UPDATE BELOW: 2ND UPDATE BELOW RE: Austrian Peacekeepers at Golan There is something that bothers me about the way this news is being presented via NATO media.The NATO media is lying or obfuscating what really happened. That's how I see it... First of all, don't get me wrong.. this is good news. If Syria can get control of the borders, as much as possible, they can keep NATO's hired killer/mercenary army out. So, it is not that aspect of this news story that perturbs me. And perhaps some of the readers can offer some input here?
By Ramzy Baroud | Palestine Chronicle | June 6 2013
On April 21, the BBC obtained disturbing video footage shot in Burma. It confirmed extreme reports of what has been taking place in that country, even as it is being touted by the US and European governments as a success story pertaining to political reforms and democracy.
By David Swanson | Dissident Voice | June 5th, 2013
If we think at all about our government’s military depopulating territory that it desires, we usually think of the long-ago replacement of native Americans with new settlements during the continental expansion of the United States westward.
UPDATE: ‘What’s next?’ Less than 24 hours later and we can answer that question. It’s called total content awareness, or PRISM, reported tonight by The Washington Post.
Gal.la | June 5, 2013
Gaza, Occupied Palestine – Farmers are working in Gaza buffer zone under threat of Israeli soldiers, tanks, bullets, etc. This video shows the difficulty of daily life for farmers in Khuza’a, south of Gaza Strip.
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Of all the charges against Bradley Manning, the most pernicious—and revealing—is “aiding the enemy.” A blogger at The New Yorker, Amy Davidson, raised a pair of big questions that now loom over the courtroom at Fort Meade and the entire country: “Would it aid the enemy, for example, to expose war crimes committed by American [...]
It is inevitable that every time there is an incident that can be attributed to terrorism, no matter what the circumstances, the cry will go up to unleash the police and intelligence services lest there be a recurrence of the event. The Boston Marathon bombing has consequently produced calls for “total Internet surveillance” by the [...]
What if government officials have written laws that apply only to us and not to them? What if we gave them the power to protect our freedoms and our safety and they used that power to trick and trap some of us? What if government officials broke the laws we hired them to enforce? What [...]
Today we talk to Stefan Molyneux of FreeDomainRadio.com about his presentation series “The Bomb in the Brain” outlining the empirical evidence of the adverse effects of early childhood trauma.
The appointment of Susan Rice as national security adviser to Obama is instructive in the context of domestic partisan politics. But the true global significance of her appointment will be reflected in US policy in Syria, Africa, and around the world. (Read entire Article)
Right-wing pols who have no conscience in real life like to play-act having one when they pretend to be legislators.by KenWhat do you do when you look in the mirror and see staring back at you a toxic pool of sludge beyond any possibility of human worth? One solution is to become a jackbooted Christian warrior for ignorance and savagery.Take Rep. John Fleming (R-LA).
Webster G. Tarpley on The Jeff Rense Program rense.com June 5, 2013 [download audio]
At least 23 people were killed and 14 more were wounded.
Thomas Kean, Sr., the former New Jersey Governor, not the crackpot son ("Jr."), didn't bat an eye last week when he made a point by mentioning that "my party is nuts today." And he was very clear that he was talking about the Republican national party, not the New Jersey state GOP. And it's all about what's happened to the GOP with the back-to-back defeats of mainstream conservatives John McCain and Mitt Romney by [African-American] Barack Hussein Obama.
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 067. I recorded this one during my morning walk. Forgive the audio imperfections, but I had the audio tweaked so it’s not bad. I discuss the argument for the unconstitutionality of IP, namely patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret, which I discussed in a previous post, Copyright is Unconstitutional. For further […]
Son and heir-apparent to Gaddafi still held by militias after nearly two years
John Pilger examines the world according to a feminist 'media club' and asks why Europe's raging class war seems not to be a priority.
Pervert rabbi admits kid sex By Katie Zezima New York Post • May 14, 2013 With other accusers stepping forward, a former yeshiva teacher changed pleas yesterday on the third day of his New Jersey trial and admitted he sexually assaulted a 12-year-old boy while working as a camp counselor. Rabbi Yosef Kolko, 36, shifted uncomfortably on the stand in the Toms River courtroom as he pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault, attempted aggravated sex assault, sexual assault and child endangerment. The abuse occurred from 2008 to early 2009 and ranged from fondling to oral sex.
CAIRO -- An Egyptian court on Tuesday convicted and sentenced to jail 43 nonprofit workers, including 16 Americans, in a case that has alarmed pro-democracy advocates who fear a shrinking space for civil society more than two years after the country's revolution.
The convictions threaten to further strain ties between Egypt's fledgling government and Washington, which has criticized the crackdown on rights workers.
U.S. Department of Defense
American Forces Press Service
June 5, 2013
Hagel Praises Spain in Meeting With Defense Minister
WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met with Spanish Defense Minister Pedro Morenes in Brussels today during a conference of NATO defense ministers, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said.
My recent conversation with Carlos and Tayrn of The Renegade Variety Hour. We discuss Alex Jones, mainstream media, the distracting qualities of the online experience, strategies for better attention and focus, the myth of multitasking, Nonviolent Communication and much more.
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I'm not as offended as others are that Darrell Issa called the White House Press Secretary a "paid liar." Let's be honest. I'm more offended that someone of Issa's character could have a role in my country's government. The DCCC ignored him last year, even though Obama had won his district in 2008. It wasn't about Issa; it was Steve Israel's policy to not challenge senior Republican policy-makers-- solidarity among thieves or something.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe/Allied Command Operations
June 4, 2013
NATO Evaluates the Capability of the Austrian Armed Forces
Story by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class VeShannah J. Lovelace
SHAPE Public Affairs Office
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Interfax
June 5, 2013
Moscow says NATO secretary general’s statement on South Ossetian-Georgian border politically motivated
BRUSSELS: Moscow says that the statement of NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen regarding the situation at the South Ossetian-Georgian border was politically motivated.
In this edition of the ongoing Questions For Corbett podcast series, James answers your questions on Canada and the economic collapse, the motivation behind fluoridation, why “privacy” doesn’t apply to Bilderberg, and many other queries, including that burning question everyone has at the forefront of the mind: What’s on James’ bookshelf?
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By Tamara Pearson | Venezuelanalysis | June 4th 2013
Merida – After President Nicolas Maduro attended a military display in Aragua state which included Venezuela’s three unarmed drones, some mainstream media have highlighted Venezuela’s defence program, stressing Venezuela’s relationship with Iran.
Maduro presided over a ceremony to hand over and display National Bolivarian Armed Forces (FANB) equipment last week. There was a demonstration of Venezuela’s Harpy System of Drone Planes.
Introduction by Gilad Atzmon | June 5, 2013
Below you will find the London Declaration on Antisemitism followed by a great analytical deconstruction by Stuart Littlewood.
The declaration doesn’t leave much room for doubt, Israel and its Lobby are in a state of panic. The London Statement is a clear attempt to stop discussion on issues to do with Jewish past, the Holocaust, the Jewish State and its Jewish nature.
By Sheldon Richman | FFF |June 4, 2013
The largest criminal organizations in the world are governments. The bigger they are, the more capable of perpetrating atrocities. Not only do they obtain great wealth through compulsion (taxation), they also have an ideological mystique that permits them uniquely to get away with murder, torture, and theft.
You know, I always call it "the Republican Party War Against Women" but it would be more accurate to term it a "conservative" war against women, since the fear and hatred of women and the whole sick patriarchal thing is a bedrock of conservatism as we've been seeing in the reports about honor killings and violence against women around the world, always at the hand
I have recently been asked for my take on JB Campbell and his writings.... For years now, I have periodically looked at his articles, and I found them to be very informative and absolutely truthful.... Many may not like what he has to say, but he is spot on in calling out the Jewish criminals and their horrible actions against humanity....For this article ...
Site of a suicide attack that killed 10 children in Afghanistan this week Credit : AP
I received a sad missive from a friend who has been working in Kabul as a civilian teacher on behalf of the U.S aid effort on and off for the last 11 years. A staunch believer in the inevitable triumph of democracy over the Taliban and Afghanistan’s brutal warlordism, her hope, it would seem, is running out.
STATEMENT BY CIVIL SOCIETY IN AFRICA | May 15, 2013
African agriculture is in need of support and investment. Many initiatives are flowing from the North, including the G8′s “New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in Africa” and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). These initiatives are framed in terms of the African Union’s Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP). This gives them a cover of legitimacy.
Press TV – June 5, 2013
The UK government has failed in its desperate attempt at the European Union to blacklist the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah as a “terrorist group”, local media reported.
The failure came after Britain was unable to convince its European allies that Hezbollah was behind an attack on Israeli tourists in Bulgaria last year, according to British media outlets.
Deutsche Welle
June 5, 2013
NATO members agree on quick-response cyber attack teams
NATO members have agreed on the need for rapid-reaction teams to defend against cyber-attacks. Meanwhile, embattled German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere vowed to stick with an alliance plan to use more drones.
Defense ministers present for the talks in Brussels on Tuesday agreed that NATO should continue to seek coordinated plans to protect against cyber attack.
Voice of Russia
June 5, 2013
Syria has the right to peace and to self-defense, despite western claims
John Robles
There can be little doubt that the lifting of the arms embargo to the armed insurgents and terrorist groups operating in Syria is one of the most egregiously callous, self-serving, reckless and irresponsible moves made by the international community since the beginning of the internal conflict in the country.
Russian Information Agency Novosti
June 5, 2013
NATO Watching Georgia Border Situation ‘With Interest’
BRUSSELS: NATO is closely watching events in Georgia, the alliance’s Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Wednesday, after Tbilisi accused Russia last week of setting up wire fences along the South Ossetia-Georgia border.
RT | June 4, 2013
During the world’s most secretive gathering the Bilderberg Group is set to discuss topics including cyber warfare, US foreign policy, “developments in the Middle East” and “Africa’s challenges” despite the glaring absence of regional representatives.
I wish I could remember his exact quote, but a high school history teacher impressed me by explaining how technological achievements galloped way ahead of society's ability to evolve spiritually, intellectually and morally to deal with those achievements. He said it so elegantly though. In her book, Murder in the Name of Honor, journalist/activist Rana Husseini makes a similar point about backward, morally-primitive conservatives and how they relate to women.
