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Gangster State US/UK | Paul Craig Roberts
Aug. 21, 2013 (PaulCraigRoberts.org) -- On July 23, I wrote about how the United States reversed roles with the USSR and became the tyrant that terrifies the world. We have now had further ...
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NY Times Gasses its Own People, re: Syria | Mickey Z.
Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Aug. 29, 2013 “The propagandist’s purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.” - Aldous Huxley When ...
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U.S. Sees Multiday Syria Strikes as U.K. Goes to UN | Leon Mangasarian, Dana El Baltaji and Robert Hutton
Aug. 28, 2013 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. officials planning potential military strikes on Syria aren’t limited to a one-day operation, an administration official said, as the UN Security Council’s ...
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Author of 'Anti-Terrorism' Law Slams 'Unlawful' Abuse to Stifle Journalism | Sarah Lazare
Charles Falconer adds voice to chorus of criticism of government attempts to silence debate about vast secret surveillance programs Glenn Greenwald and David Miranda following Miranda's detention by ...
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S&P 500 Drops Most in 9 Weeks Amid Tension Over Syria | Nick Taborek and Lu Wang
Aug. 27, 2013 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks fell Tuesday, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index dropping the most since June 20, as growing tension over possible military action in Syria overshadowed a ...
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No War with Syria! | Bob Dreyfuss
A man inspects a site hit by what activists said were missiles fired by Syrian Air Force fighter jets loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, in eastern Syria, on August 21, 2013. (Photo: Reuters/Nour ...
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'Inhospitable Oceans' Acidifying at Rate Unseen in 250 Million Years (or Ever) | Jon Queally
New study shows oceans in peril as acidification is happening at rate perhaps never seen in planet's history (Photo: 'Rough Ocean'/Flickr/Jacqueline Fasser) Aug. 26, 2013 (Common Dreams) -- In both ...
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Following US Lead, Canadian Officials Go Mum on How New Pipelines Fuel Tar Sands Expansion | Common Dreams Staff
Internal documents show how official talking points changed after State Department draft came out Following 'flawed' US assessment, Canadian government's new rule about talking expanding pipeline ...
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'Sometimes You Have to Pay a Heavy Price to Live in a Free Society' | Chelsea Manning
Aug. 21, 2013 (Common Dreams) -- The following is a rush transcript by Common Dreams of the statement made by Pfc. Bradley Manning* as read by David Coombs at a press conference on Wednesday ...
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International Alarms Go Up as Fukushima Alert Level Raised | Jon Queally
Regulators acknowledge that crisis is worsening amid constant flow of bad news at crippled nuclear plant Water woes: Workers stand atop a tank for highly radioactive water at the Fukushima No. 1 ...
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Remember the 'Labor' in Labor Day | Mickey Z.
Mickey Z.: Photo credit Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Aug. 27, 2013 “I'm not a humanitarian. I'm a hell-raiser. ” - Mother Jones With the relentless, ongoing demonization of unions, it's no surprise ...
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