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9/11 Truth and "Global War on Terror": Pretext to wage war is totally fabricated

Michel Chossudovsky | 14-09-2010 12:54 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Social Struggles | Sheffield | World

"The New Middle East"
In the wake of 9/11, the (real) antiwar movement was completely isolated. Trade unions and civil society organizations had swallowed the media lies and government propaganda. They had accepted a war of retribution against Afghanistan on humanitarian grounds, an impoverished country of 30 million people.

Concurrently, a fake anti-war activism emerged in the wake of 9/11 which broadly consisted in stating: "I am against the war but I support the war on terrorism". Meanwhile, several NGOs became actively involved in humanitarian projects in Afghanistan, in close liaison with USAID and the Pentagon.

This acceptance of the "war on terrorism" was in large part based on the acceptance of the official 9/11 narrative, namely that the US was under attack, that the 9/11 attacks were perpetrated by Muslims, that the Taliban were protecting Al Qaeda and providing refuge to its illusive leader Osama bin Laden.

Ironically, many "Progressives" in America not only accepted the official 9/11 narrative, they were also involved in smearing the 9/11 Truth Movement. By slurring those who questioned the official 9/11 story (backed by carefully researched evidence and analysis), they (unwittingly) provided legitimacy to the bombing and invasion of Afghanistan, Iraq, the Palestinian occupied territories as well as the targeting of Iran, as part of the "Global War on Terror" GWOT).

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UG#516 - The Politics & Economics of Food (Promoting Famine & Creating Sickness)

Robin Upton | 13-09-2010 06:34 | Bio-technology | Health | Sheffield | World

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This week's show looks at food, focussing specifically on the US food system. In our first hour, we hear from Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food. He speaks of the economic pressures that promote energy intensive agribusiness and the growing backlash and grassroots opposition. He casts doubt on the modern, reductionist approach to understanding food, remarking that "in matters of food, so far, culture, historically has been a more reliable guide to what to eat than science." In our second hour, we hear from Raj Patel, author of "Stuffed and Starved", on "The Hidden Battle for the World Food System".

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New campaign against Eton clothes shop, Sheffield and Rotherham

Sheffield Animal Friends | 11-09-2010 21:31 | Animal Liberation | Sheffield

Today SAF launched a new campaign against Eton, a clothes shop on Division Street in Sheffield selling fur.

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9/11 and America’s secret terror campaign

Andrew Gavin Marshall | 11-09-2010 13:37 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Social Struggles | Sheffield | World

Given our historical understanding of al-Qaeda as a “database” of intelligence assets, which were recruited to fight the Afghan-Soviet war, and our more recent understanding of the relationships between the U.S. and other Western intelligence agencies historically and presently to these groups and individuals, does it not seem plausible that the operation of al-Qaeda as a covert branch of U.S. policy has continued?

Certainly, more research needs to be undertaken, but what is clear is that any and all official investigations thus far have been nothing but concocted lies: that is, willful and intended deception, designed to hide the truth, not reveal it.

It is also within this context, of understanding the deep nexus of intelligence and terrorism in international relations and imperial stratagems (that is, strategic deception), that we must view the rise, role, evolution and purpose of the “Global War on Terror,” now in its 9th year, spending trillions to send poor Americans to kill poor Muslims in nations across the Middle East, Africa, and Central and South Asia.

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9/11 Truth News: A Website Focused on Responsible News and Information

The 9/11 Truth News team: Victoria Ashley, Cosmos, Scott Ford, Julian Ware | 10-09-2010 13:01 | Anti-militarism | History | Terror War | Sheffield | World

9/11 Truth News
Not sure what to think about 9/11? Perhaps you're curious, but you want to avoid the circus of conspiracy theories, lies and disinformation? Starting now, you can go to 9/11 Truth News  http://www.911truthnews.com/ for updates on under-reported news, effective activism being done by the international 9/11 Truth Movement, and highlights of the best research and scientific information.

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Flying the flag, faking the news

John Pilger | 10-09-2010 12:12 | Anti-militarism | Iraq | Terror War | Sheffield | World

In his latest column for the New Statesman, John Pilger traces the history of propaganda to Edward Bernays, the American nephew of Sigmund Freud, who invented the term "public relations". Bernays believed in "engineering public consent" and creating "false realties" as news. Here are examples of how this works today.

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Mideast talks a cover for US war preparations

Robert Stevens | 10-09-2010 07:55 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Other Press | Sheffield | World

Netanyahu, Clinbton and Abbas met in Washington D.C. on 2 September 2010
The opening round of talks between Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has made it clear that Washington’s real aim is to legitimise the support of the Arab states for a future military onslaught against Iran.

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Who pays for the loss of life in Iran?

Kourosh Ziabari | 09-09-2010 20:23 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Sheffield | World

Since the victory of Iran's Islamic Revolution in 1979 which toppled the U.S.-backed regime of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Iran has been facing with devastating and agonizing financial sanctions of the United States and its European allies. The most inequitable and unreasonable sanctions against Iran were those which would were endorsed in 1995 and disallowed the aviation companies around the world to sell aircrafts and repair parts to the Iranian airlines directly. Iran has experienced several deadly air accidents in which hundreds of innocent civilians lost their lives. The United States has failed to dictate its political will to Iran and resorts to this failure as a pretext for punishing its people.

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Pentagon's Half-Billion-Dollar PR Budget to Sell Afghan War

GRTV | 08-09-2010 18:45 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Terror War | Sheffield | World

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$547 million. That’s the Pentagon’s P.R. budget. They’re using it to spread mistruths and misplaced hope in ‘progress’ with one goal in mind: to extend the brutal, costly Afghanistan War.

General Petraeus' media blitz is only the tip of the iceberg in the Pentagon's effort to sell war to the American people. The Defense Department has a budget of more than $500 million for public relations efforts directed at U.S. citizens, a slice of a much larger information operations effort to influence public opinion. But no matter how much they spend on P.R. and information operations, the facts on the ground show that the Afghanistan War isn't making us safer, and it's not worth the costs.

Join us as we fight back against the spin.

More info:  http://facebook.com/RethinkAfghanistan

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Imperial anatomy of Al-Qaeda:CIA’s drug-running terrorists & the “Arc of Crisis”

Andrew Gavin Marshall | 08-09-2010 08:33 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | History | Sheffield | World

The authors of the Project for the New American Century
As the 9th anniversary of 9/11 nears, and the war on terror continues to be waged and grows in ferocity and geography, it seems all the more imperative to return to the events of that fateful September morning and re-examine the reasons for war and the nature of the stated culprit, Al-Qaeda.

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Beyond Hiroshima - The Non-Reporting of Fallujah's Cancer Catastrophe

Media Lens | 07-09-2010 14:00 | Health | Iraq | Terror War | Sheffield

Compassion is sometimes a central theme of media reporting. On August 25, journalists across the UK described how a British woman, Mary Bale, had been filmed dropping a cat into a wheelie bin. The cat was later released unharmed. The Guardian reported and commented on the story on August 24 and 25. Matt Seaton wrote:

“OK, there are lots of acts of random cruelty involving humans on humans every day, but this was somebody's pet, for Pete's sake. Who would do such a thing?” ( http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/aug/24/coventry-cat-wheelie-bin)

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"The Militarization of Hollywood": Unlocking "The Hurt Locker"

Jack A. Smith | 07-09-2010 11:31 | Anti-militarism | Culture | Iraq | Sheffield | World

Why did "The Hurt Locker," a well-acted, tension-filled but otherwise undistinguished Hollywood war movie focusing on a military bomb-disposal team in Iraq, win the 2010 Academy Award for Best Picture?

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Youth bear brunt of budget cuts

Joe Mount | 07-09-2010 07:26 | Public sector cuts | Sheffield

Young people’s services are being closed down across Britain as spending cuts dictated by the Conservative Party/Liberal Democrat coalition and their Labour predecessors take effect.

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The End of the World As We Know it? ... and the rise of the Post-Carbon era ...

Nafeez Ahmed | 06-09-2010 20:18 | Analysis | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | Sheffield | World

Only 500 generations ago, hunter-gatherers began cultivating crops and forming their tiny communities into social hierarchies. Around 15 to 20 generations ago, industrial capitalism erupted on a global scale.

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Pathologist who investigated G20 police killing found guilty of misconduct

Robert Stevens | 06-09-2010 19:40 | G20 London Summit | Repression | Sheffield

On August 31, Dr Freddy Patel, the pathologist who carried out the first post-mortem examination of Ian Tomlinson, was found guilty of misconduct by the General Medical Council (GMC). Tomlinson died after being assaulted by riot police at the London G20 summit in April 2009.

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Michael Parenti: Deep Ideology and Conspiracy

Chris | 06-09-2010 12:27 | Analysis | History | Terror War | Sheffield | World

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Attached is a audio version of a talk given by Michael Parenti in May 2010 at the Understanding Deep Politics Conference held in Santa Cruz,  http://understandingdeeppolitics.org/conference-video

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The Minorca Application - will NWLDC recommend rejection?

Steve Leary | 06-09-2010 06:13 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Energy Crisis | Birmingham | Sheffield

Our latest Press Release PR 76 "Protesters again face an uphill challenge to convince Councillors to reject the Minorca Application for a second time" has now been published. This press release outlines the content of a three minute speech Steve Leary will make on behalf of MOPG to the Planning Committee of NWLDC on Tuesday 7th September.

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Sheffield Green Film Festival

Friends of the Earth Sheffield | 05-09-2010 20:10 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Energy Crisis | Sheffield

Friends of the Earth Sheffield have organised a month long Green Film Festival starting from October 13. Please feel free to pop down and watch a film and invite your friends along too.

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Permaculture events: Yes we can! Create green homes and neighbourhoods

Permaculture Association | 05-09-2010 17:38 | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | Sheffield

Building on the success of the 'Eat sustainably' workshops run by Leeds Permaculture Network in 2009, the Cooperative is now working with the Permaculture Association to offer day long sessions that will help you find out about creating a greener household and how you can work with others in your community using Transition Town initiatives and permaculture to develop a more eco-friendly neighbourhood.

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funky funky shit- dissident island show 03/09/2010 ready for download- funk

Dissident Island | 05-09-2010 15:14 | Climate Chaos | Other Press | Social Struggles | Liverpool | Sheffield

check out the latest show from fantasy island

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