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The Saker Interviews Sheikh Imran Hosein
If you don’t care to watch the full interview, at least do yourself a favour and watch Sheikh Hosein’s response to question 3, starting at 27:27 – Listen carefully and enjoy 🙂 This is Part 1. A full transcript to … Continue reading
The Rise of the Houthis
A rebel group from the North of Yemen has taken over the capital and drastically changed Yemen’s political landscape. Engaged in a proxy war between Iran and Saudi Arabia, the Houthis have brought Yemen to the brink of collapse. But … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society, Religion & Philosophy, Videos & Documentaries, War & Terror
Tagged al-Qaeda, Houthis, Iran, Islam, Saudi Arabia, Wahhabism, Yemen
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The Saker Interviews Paul Craig Roberts
The Saker: It has become rather obvious to many, if not most, people that the USA is not a democracy or a republic, but rather a plutocracy run by a small elite which some call “the 1%”. Others speak of … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society, Imperialism & Colonialism, War & Terror
Tagged Israel, Paul Craig Roberts, The Saker, USA
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Oliver Stone – Bush and Obama: Age of Terror
The Untold History of the United States is a 2012 documentary series directed, produced, and narrated by Oliver Stone. This, the final, episode in the series recounts the final phase in the U.S.’s metamorphosis from a republic into an empire. … Continue reading
Netanyahu Choreographs a Humiliated US Congress
By John V. Walsh First, the Congress is completely humiliated, dancing to the tune of Netanyahu who is the representative of a foreign power. That humiliation extends to every American who cast a vote, expecting the Congresspeople to represent the … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-War & Non-Violence, Culture & Society, Humour & Satire, Videos & Documentaries
Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Iran, Israel, USA
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ISIS TV Commercial Sparks Outrage in the US
Based on a TV commercial for Toyota’s new Land Cruiser model, called Toyota ISIS. Saturday Night Live’s two-minute parody aired Saturday and spoofs a Toyota commercial in which an American father chokes back tears as he drops his daughter off … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society, Humour & Satire, Videos & Documentaries
Tagged Toyota ISIS, TV commercial, USA
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Never Stop Breaking the Set!
Abby Martin concludes the final episode of Breaking the Set by explaining why BTS has been such an important part of her life and why we should never stop Breaking the Set. Watch the full episode below. Abby Martin Breaks … Continue reading
The Law of Karma
The Law of Karma simply means, “what you sow, you reap”. It refers to cause and effect. In ancient times with ordinary people the teachers needed to talk in terms that were easily understood, hence the reference to farming and … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society, Religion & Philosophy
Tagged Buddhism, The Law of Karma
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EU to Kosovo Refugees: Don’t Waste Time Seeking Asylum!
Kosovo’s biggest daily newspaper has published a full-page appeal from Austria not to waste time and money trying to get asylum in the EU. The call comes after a surge in the number of Kosovars smuggling themselves out of the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society, War & Terror
Tagged Austria, EU, Germany, Hungary, Kosovo, NATO, Serbia
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Emir Kusturica: Where West Comes to Spread Democracy, Disasters Follow
On the occasion of the release of his new collection of short films, Emir Kusturica, a celebrated Serbian filmmaker internationally recognized for a number of acclaimed films, spoke with Belgian weekly Le Vif about the situation in Ukraine, which reminds … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-War & Non-Violence, Culture & Society, Imperialism & Colonialism, War & Terror
Tagged Emir Kusturica, Kiev, NATO, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine, USA, Yugoslavia
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Against the Grain 