Category Archives: Human Rights & Justice

Chris Hedges on Roots of Terrorism & Free Speech Hypocrisy

On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin, discusses the lack of media coverage of the massacre of as many as 2,000 people in the town of Baga by Boko Haram militants. Abby then goes over the most outrageous … Continue reading

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The Farce of Western Free Speech

By Finian Cunningham Speaking outside Elysée Palace in the aftermath of this week’s terror killings in France, former President Nicolas Sarkozy condemned the violence as “an attack on civilization.” Coiffured, sun-tanned and nattily dressed, Sarkozy’s solemn words made him appear … Continue reading

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Anonymous: Internet has Power to Bring Down Regimes

The Internet is the greatest tool of free speech ever created that gave voice to billions of people along with power to bring down regimes, a member of the Anonymous movement told RT, adding that such power terrifies governments around … Continue reading

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Oliver Stone: CIA Fingerprints All Over Kiev Massacre

The armed coup in Kiev is painfully similar to CIA operations to oust unwanted foreign leaders in Iran, Chile and Venezuela, said U.S. filmmaker Oliver Stone after interviewing Ukraine’s ousted president for a documentary. Stone spent four hours in Moscow … Continue reading

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Dr Zhang Weiwei: Democracy Would Be Miserably Wrong for a Country Like China

Mehdi Hasan challenges Chinese scholar Dr Zhang Weiwei on whether China can afford Western-style democracy. “Liberal democracy may be great or less great for the West, but it would be miserably wrong for a country like China,” argues Dr Zhang … Continue reading

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Poll: Most Americans Believe Torture is Justified

A majority of Americans believe that the harsh interrogation techniques used on terrorism suspects after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks were justified, even as about half the public says the treatment amounted to torture, according to a new Washington Post-ABC … Continue reading

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Miko Peled: This is NOT Recognition

As the recognition by European countries of a so called “State of Palestine” continues, it is becoming obvious that this is nothing but an old colonial trick dusted and reused. The fact that liberal Zionist hypocrites the likes of the … Continue reading

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Why the Senate Torture Report Doesn’t Matter

Abby Martin speaks with human rights lawyer, David Remes, about the contents of the newly released Senate torture report summary and how it will impact the future of the “war on terror”. The U.S. Torture Program: A Blueprint for Accountability … Continue reading

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Writing History: “The Pen is Dipped in Palestinian Blood”

The Norwegian medical doctor Mads Gilbert was there at Al-Shifa hospital. In this 10-minute interview/essay by Truls Lie from Le Monde Diplomatique (Scandinavia), Dr. Gilbert contemplates the attacks, what it means to be defined “a terrorist”, the united Palestinians, and … Continue reading

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The Moment of Truth

Please note: the event starts at 21:40!   An international all-star lineup of the White House’s most-loathed shared a stage in New Zealand’s largest city for a rally billed by the event’s host, Kim Dotcom, as the Moment of Truth. … Continue reading

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