Tag Archives: USA

Why Have the Media and Obama Administration Gone Silent on Flight MH17?

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Keld Bach

The deafening silence of the US media and government about the investigation into the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 one month ago reeks of a cover-up. In the hours and days immediately after the crash, without a single shred … Continue reading →

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Ignoring Ukraine’s Neo-Nazi Storm Troopers

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Keld Bach

You might think a story about modern-day Nazi storm troopers attacking a European city without mercy would merit front-page coverage in the U.S. press, but not when the Nazi paramilitaries are fighting for the U.S.-backed Ukrainian government and are killing … Continue reading →

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The Empire Reaps the Jihadist Whirlwind

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Keld Bach

For more than three decades, the U.S. has deployed Islamic fundamentalist surrogates to fight its imperial wars in Muslim lands. Now, the world’s most successful jihadists have turned on their former masters – and will soon go after the Gulf … Continue reading →

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Edward Snowden in His Own Words

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Keld Bach

Dispatched to Moscow, famed portrait photographer Platon captured a never-before-seen side of Edward Snowden for WIRED. In this riveting montage, the elusive whistleblower explains the thinking behind his decision to reveal the extent of domestic surveillance being conducted by US … Continue reading →

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Pepe Escobar: NATO is Desperate for War

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Keld Bach

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is desperate; it is itching for a war in battlefield Ukraine at any cost. NATO secretary-general Anders “Fogh of War” Rasmussen arrived in Kiev practically foaming war in his mouth, ready to lay down the … Continue reading →

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What Led Israel to Stop the Assault on Gaza?

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Keld Bach

After a nearly month-long assault that left at least 1,865 Palestinians dead, Israel has pulled its ground forces from the Gaza Strip under the 72-hour ceasefire that went into effect earlier today. Israeli and Palestinian factions have agreed to attend … Continue reading →

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Rapture Ready: The Christians United for Israel Tour

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Keld Bach

Max Blumenthal’s latest takes us on a shocking and at times bizarre tour of right-wing Pastor John Hagee’s annual Washington-Israel Summit, blowing the cover off the Christian Zionist movement in the process. Starring Joe Lieberman, Tom DeLay, Pastor John Hagee, … Continue reading →

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Vladimir Putin on U.S. Sanctions and Ukraine

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Keld Bach

Russian president Vladimir Putin on U.S. Sanctions and Ukraine, right after his return from the South America Tour, July 2014.

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Obama’s Ukrainian Ploy Collapses; Ukraine Now Seeks Direct U.S. Bailout

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Keld Bach

By Eric Zuesse The Ukrainian leadership has resigned, because of their unwillingness to impose the IMF’s terms, which would impoverish the population within months. That impoverishment would be extracted from the Ukrainian public in order to repay the IMF’s loans, … Continue reading →

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Why Nobody But the US Voted Against the UN’s Anti-Israel Resolution

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Keld Bach

On Wednesday, the United Nations Human Rights Council voted on a heavily one-sided resolution condemning “in the strongest terms the widespread, systematic and gross violations of international human rights and fundamental freedoms arising from the Israeli military operations” in Gaza. … Continue reading →

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