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My Grandmother Didn’t Die to Provide Cover for Israelis Killing Palestinian Grandmothers
Sir Gerald Kaufman, British MP, believes only an international boycott campaign supported by governments will stop Israel from taking the Middle East into yet more wars. The culpability of the Israelis was demonstrated in the report to the UN by … Continue reading
Leaked Tape Suggests U.S. Was Plotting Coup in Ukraine
A short-lived truce has broken down in Ukraine as street battles have erupted between anti-government protesters and police. Last night the country’s embattled president and the opposition leaders demanding his resignation called for a truce and negotiations to try to … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society, Democracy & Liberty, Videos & Documentaries, War & Terror
Tagged EU, Kiev, Stephen Cohen, Ukraine, USA
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Michael Scheuer: America Creates Its Own Enemies
Americans are in the crosshairs of terrorists worldwide purely due to Washington’s policy in the Muslim world, not because there is an Islamic enemy whose only aim is to kill Americans for their freedoms and lifestyle, insists a former CIA … Continue reading
Putin: First Soviet Government was Mostly Jewish
Speaking at Moscow’s Jewish Museum, Russian president says politicians ‘were guided by false ideological considerations.’ Russian President Vladimir Putin said that at least 80 percent of the members of the first Soviet government were Jewish. “I thought about something just … Continue reading
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Tagged Jews, Russia, Soviet Union, USSR, Vladimir Putin
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Howard Zinn: The Problem is Civil Obedience
Matt Damon, a lifelong friend of Howard Zinn and his family, read excerpts from a speech Howard Zinn gave in 1970 as part of a debate on civil disobedience. This performance was part of “The People Speak, Live!” with Matt … Continue reading
The Sadomasochistic Origin of Valentine’s Day
Abby Martin takes a look at the history of Valentine’s Day, commenting on its sadistic origins and the corporate takeover of the holiday, which pushes the idea that consumerism equals love.
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Tagged consumerism, USA, Valentine's Day
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Correcting the Mainstream Distortions of Iran’s 1979 Revolution
Scholar Hamid Dabashi explains why even though a diverse set of forces overthrew the brutal, CIA-backed Shah of Persia, in the end theocracy dominated, leaving Iran in the hands of plutocrats.
Posted in Espionage & Secret Agencies, Religion & Philosophy, Videos & Documentaries, War & Terror
Tagged CIA, Hamid Dabashi, Iran, Islam, Shah of Persia, Theocracy, USA
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Israel’s Stone Cold Justice
The Israeli army is both respected and feared as a fighting force. But now the country’s military is facing a backlash at home and abroad for its treatment of children in the West Bank, occupied territory. Coming up, a joint … Continue reading
Russia: Sochi Games Highlight Homophobic Violence
The Russian authorities need to address a deteriorating situation of widespread and concerted abuse against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and activists. The authorities’ failure to act and some officials’ homophobic comments expose LGBT people to further harassment … Continue reading
Climate Change in 12 Minutes – The Skeptic’s Case
We check the main predictions of the climate models against the best and latest data. Fortunately the climate models got all their major predictions wrong. Why? Every serious skeptical scientist has been consistently saying essentially the same thing for over … Continue reading
Against the Grain 