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“Sacred” Ground Zero

If American whites practiced what many of them preach to Muslims, they would ban themselves from building cultural institutions of any kind in much of the United States, since so many places are sites of depraved atrocities and mass killings of people of color by whites. Or, are only white folks’ “sensitivities” to be respected? Where is “hallowed ground” for descendants of Black slaves and Native Americans?

WikiLeaks’ CIA Red Cell memo: Orwellian mindset exposed

The CIA Red Cell memorandum released by WikiLeaks speaks volumes about the doublethink, paranoia, deception, and delusion of the CIA itself.

Report calls for “infiltration” of 9/11 sites

A new report released by a think tank called Demos warns of the hazardous effects of conspiracy theories on society and recommends strategies for governments to mitigate these effects, including the infiltration of websites.

The report, called The Power of Unreason: Conspiracy Theories, Extremism and Counterterrorism, says "most notoriously and influentially, the ‘9/11 truth movement’ has questioned the official accounts of 9/11 and has become a large and growing political force."

The report notes that the 9/11 truth movement is "peaceful", but makes no distinction between the legitimate questioning of the official account of 9/11 and any number of unrelated, and often racist, conspiracy theories.

US to Lebanon: Israel can completely destroy Lebanese Army within four hours

A senior US advisor has threatened Lebanese army commander, Jean Qahwaji that should his army initiate additional fire exchanges with Israel, the Israeli army "would completely destroy the Lebanese army’s bases, centers and offices within four hours".

How does poking fun at Iranian culture helps America lube the wheels of war?

n the modern era, humor has worked again and again to dehumanize target countries as a standard part of war propaganda. In a democracy, where support of the population at large is supposedly a prerequisite for attacking another country, jokes are a common means of dehumanizing, demonizing and generally placing the population of the targets of the attack into the category of Other. Empathy plummets; and civilians in the aggressor state find it increasingly difficult to put themselves in the (Islam-approved) shoes of those on the receiving ends of the bombs. Most troubling is that liberals and progressives – those you might expect, ostensibly, to oppose a U.S. attack on Iran – are just as likely to laugh the country to war as hawks.

“Countdown to Zero” — or to War on Iran?

Countdown to Zero is now playing in a theater near you, at least if you live in a very “blue state” or a “blue neighborhood,” for example, Cambridge, MA, my hometown, or San Francisco. The movie is aimed squarely at the antiwar, anti-nuclear pro-Obama audience, which dwells therein and is all too susceptible to the “humanitarian” streak of imperialism. It is a very shrewd propaganda flick, as Darwin Bond-Graham demonstrated in his superb review, a film which in fact helps to pry open a little bit further the door to a war on Iran.

#513 - Producing Killers and Selling Wars (Why Any Mother's Son will Do)

This week's show looks at the manipulation necessary to create wars from 3 different angles, the brainwashing of recruits, the political manipulation of public opinion, and tailoring of Hollywood's depiction of war.

Israel will attack Iran: Will Israel attack Iran?!

Over the past five years, Iran has been recurrently under the threat of an imminent war which the mainstream media have overwhelmingly talked of; a war against Tehran to overthrow the Islamic Republic and bring to power a "democratic" regime which the "international community" favors. The psychological warfare machinery is being activated again as each newspaper and website represents one arsenal. Jeffrey Goldberg is taking steps to become the Judith Miller of war against Iran and the world once again watches the funny advertisement of human rights by those who are terrifically massacring "humans" in Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan, getting prepared for a new bloodshed in Iran.

While Palestinians die! The BBC Lies!

Newcastle, Tyne and Wear. On 17th August the BBC programme ‘Panorama’ aired 'Death on the Med' a documentary about the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla in May 2010.Since shooting nine peace activists dead on the Freedom Flotilla, the Israeli state has led a concerted attempt to rewrite history - making their commandos the victims of an assault by “terrorists”. BBC news coverage of the attack and Panarama’s recent programme clearly show that the BBC is following suit and aligning itself with the Zionist state of Israel.

19th August 1953 - Anglo-American military coup in Iran: "Operation Ajax"

Originally published in December 2009, the significance of this article is all the more relevant on the 57th anniversary of the Anglo-American military coup in Iran.

Towards a World War III scenario? Role of Israel in triggering an attack on Iran

In a very real sense, the war plans against Iran, which has been on the Pentagon's drawing board for more than five years, threatens the future of humanity.

This war can be prevented if people forcefully confront their governments, pressure their elected representatives, organize at the local level in towns, villages and municipalities, spread the word, inform their fellow citizens as to the implications of a nuclear war, initiate debate and discussion within the armed forces.

The holding of mass demonstrations and antiwar protests is not enough. What is required is the development of a broad and well organized grassroots antiwar network which forcefully challenges the legitimacy of war, a global people's movement which criminalizes war.

UG#511 - The Deadly Game of Nation States

Robin Upton | 07-08-2010 08:18 | Anti-militarism | Sheffield

Starting from the recent statement by Nick Clegg that the Iraq War is illegal, this week's show looks at the business of war both for the state and its paid protagonists, adapting a pair of anti-war films by Gwynne Dyer.

Smash Edo: 18/01/10 remember gaza demo arrestee needs help

please help to sue the police for their aggressive and fascistic response to a bystander at the remember gaza action in brighton january 18th just gone...

Pentagon retaliates against WikiLeaks, Pvt. Manning

In response to the WikiLeaks posting of tens of thousands of secret documents on the Afghanistan war, the Pentagon has launched a manhunt within the military and called in the FBI for possible prosecution of the actual whistleblower who supplied the evidence of US atrocities.

The Afghanistan documents and the struggle against war

The public release of the 92,000 secret documents on the Afghanistan war by WikiLeaks, together with the reaction of the media and the official establishment, has immense political implications for the antiwar struggle in the US and internationally.

Afghanistan casualty rate highest of war

Eight months after the Obama administration announced a “surge” of 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan to crush the Taliban-led insurgency, the rate of US and allied casualties has soared to the highest level of the nearly nine-year war and is beginning to match the bloodiest stages of the occupation of Iraq.

Afghan War Leaks Expose Costly Folly

The brutality and fecklessness of the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan have been laid bare in an indisputable way just days before the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on whether to throw $33.5 billion more into the Afghan quagmire, when that money is badly needed at home.

"Peace Envoy" Blair gets an easy ride in The Independent

Last month, the Independent carried an interview with Tony Blair, the former British prime minister and now "the international community's Middle East envoy." (Donald Macintyre, 'Tony Blair: Former PM urges Israel to ease Gaza blockade', Independent, June 4, 2010;

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/tony-blair-former-pm-urges-israel-to-ease-gaza-blockade-1991105.html)

July 4th 2010 at Menwith Hill

An account of the Independence FROM Amercia demonstration

Annual Independence FROM America demonstration

Lindis Percy | 14-07-2010 20:56 | Anti-militarism | Sheffield | World

An account of the Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases (CAAB) annual 'Independence FROM America' demonstration held on Sunday 4th July 2010 at Menwith Hill, Near Harrogate.

Sheffield Anti-militarism Newswire Archive

“Sacred” Ground Zero

WikiLeaks’ CIA Red Cell memo: Orwellian mindset exposed

Report calls for “infiltration” of 9/11 sites

US to Lebanon: Israel can completely destroy Lebanese Army within four hours

How does poking fun at Iranian culture helps America lube the wheels of war?

“Countdown to Zero” — or to War on Iran?

#513 - Producing Killers and Selling Wars (Why Any Mother's Son will Do)

Israel will attack Iran: Will Israel attack Iran?!

While Palestinians die! The BBC Lies!

19th August 1953 - Anglo-American military coup in Iran: "Operation Ajax"

Towards a World War III scenario? Role of Israel in triggering an attack on Iran

UG#511 - The Deadly Game of Nation States

Smash Edo: 18/01/10 remember gaza demo arrestee needs help

Pentagon retaliates against WikiLeaks, Pvt. Manning

The Afghanistan documents and the struggle against war

Afghanistan casualty rate highest of war

Afghan War Leaks Expose Costly Folly

"Peace Envoy" Blair gets an easy ride in The Independent

July 4th 2010 at Menwith Hill

Annual Independence FROM America demonstration

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