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Facing total economic meltdown at home US/UK, spear-heading NATO, have chosen the path of confrontation with the rest of the world, a path which will lead us to the brink of war with Russia and China

Sgt Bales’ secret and an Afghan endgame

Posted by seumasach on March 19, 2012

M.K.Bhadrakumar

Asia Times

20 th March, 2012

Despite the insistence by Washington that the Kandahar killings a week ago were a “rampage” by an “apparently deranged” or “probably deranged” American sergeant, Afghan people believe in the finding by their parliamentarians that up to 15 to 20 US troops were involved. The Afghan president Hamid Karzai also agreed the US version is “not convincing.”

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‘West must keep dirty fingers off Syria’

Posted by seumasach on March 17, 2012

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NATO’S Craven Coverup of Its Libyan Bombing

Posted by seumasach on March 17, 2012

Vijay Prashad

Counterpunch

15th March, 2012

Ten days into the uprising in Benghazi, Libya, the United Nations’ Human Rights Council established the International Commission of Inquiry on Libya. The purpose of the Commission was to “investigate all alleged violations of international human rights law in Libya.” The broad agenda was to establish the facts of the violations and crimes and to take such actions as to hold the identified perpetrators accountable. On June 15, the Commission presented its first report to the Council. This report was provisional, since the conflict was still ongoing and access to the country was minimal. The June report was no more conclusive than the work of the human rights non-governmental organizations (such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch). In some instances, the work of investigators for these NGOs (such as Donatella Rovera of Amnesty) was of higher quality than that of the Commission.

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President Karzai casts doubts on US version of Afghan village massacre

Posted by seumasach on March 17, 2012

Guardian

17th March, 2012

The President of Afghanistan warned he was frustrated over western killings of civilians, as he accused the US of obstructing an Afghan investigation into the massacre of 16 civilians last Sunday.

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Syrie : défaite amère de l’Occident, mauvaise foi, foutaise et manipulations

Posted by seumasach on March 15, 2012

Allain Jules

15Th March, 2012

Puisque l’incroyable structure mythomane dite Observatoire syrien des droits de l’Homme (OSDH) n’arrive plus vraiment à donner les nouvelles du front qui n’existent plus vraiment en Syrie, à moins de parler des victoires de l’armée syrienne, la presse occidentale trouve des sujets aussi ridicules que pathétiques pour brandir la flamme de la haine contre la Syrie et la famille Assad.

Comme le dit le dicton, “à l’impossible nul n’est tenu”, mais, les Occidentaux, en Syrie, veulent le beurre, l’argent du beurre et la crémière. Ce que nos Gouvernements n’accordent pas aux citoyens désarmés, ils demandent au pouvoir syrien de l’accorder à des terroristes, des groupes armés et des extrémistes religieux sunnites qui promettent des pogromes aux chrétiens, aux chiites, aux alaouites, aux ismaélites etc. D’ailleurs, ils ont commencé hors des frontières syriennes en commettant un attentat dans une mosquée chiite belge.

Coincés et acculés dans leur exercice de propagande, tristes d’avoir prêché dans le désert de leur tête, les occidentaux commencent à s’en prendre à la famille Assad. Le frère, la femme ou la sœur, tout y passe. Ah, le dictateur Bachar ! Ah la dépensière Asma, épouse Bachar al-Assad la….sunnite !  Bref, un vide sidéral qui en dit long sur la panique qui s’empare de l’Occident désemparé et empêtré dans ses propres mensonges.

Les grands sabots, que dis-je, les ragots sont de sortis. Des drones seraient utilisés par Assad, son épouse fait des achats par Internet chez Harrod’s à Londres, les e-mails du couple ont été dévoilés et tutti quanti. Mais, faut-il dire ici que, si Assad a des drones, c’est qu’Israël les lui a vendu ? Pas envisageable n’est-ce pas ? Fabrication syrienne, donc ? Iranienne ? Les achats de l’Anglaise Asma Assad à Londres, ne représentent même pas 10 000 euros mais, il faut en parler. Quand aux e-mails, quel est l’intérêt d’un couple qui a des téléphones portable de recourir aux mails alors que les SMS sont plus pratiques ? De l’enfumage toujours, de l’enfumage encore.

Demain, lorsque les médias “mainstream” feront leur marché dans les méandres des poubelles, ils décèleront le menu des repas de la famille Assad. Pour information, vous ne serez pas surpris de découvrir un menu très gastronomique, avec comme apéritif, du sang, digestif, encore du sang. En entrée, de la moelle de bébé, en plat de résistance, de la chair humaine et en désert, du cœur humain. Oui, la défaite est amère. L’Occident ne peut que faire de la mauvaise foi,  jouer sur des manipulations mais, il sera impossible de cacher les rassemblements du jour, du vrai peuple, en Syrie. (vidéo)

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Russia slams bid to manipulate UN Council on Syria

Posted by seumasach on March 14, 2012

Business Recorder

12th March, 2012

UNITED NATIONS:Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday slammed attempts to change Syria and Libya by “misleading” international opinion and “manipulating” the UN Security Council.

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Afghan tribal leaders: Afghan civilians’ massacre pre-planned

Posted by seumasach on March 14, 2012

PressTV

13th March, 2012

Afghan tribal leaders say the recent massacre of Afghan civilians by US troops has been pre-planned and not carried out by a lone soldier, Press TV reports.

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Syria: Game over for Western propaganda

Posted by seumasach on March 11, 2012

Tony Cartalucci

Infowars

7th March, 2012

Why should the West intervene in Syria when it turns out “activists” giving daily body counts, the sole source of “evidence” for the UN’s ever climbing grand total, are caught not only lying, but staging entire interviews complete with fake gunfire directed “off stage?” Why should the US, UK, EU, or the West’s stable of Arab proxy-regimes be allowed to arm Syrian rebels admittedly carrying out their own horrific atrocities? Clearly Syria’s opposition have turned out, just as they have in Libya, to be craven, murderous, and ultimately deceitful extremists – making any further contact with them by the West a direct violation of their own national and international laws.

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Foreign policy thugs hit the wall- Syria may survive

Posted by seumasach on March 10, 2012

Michael Collins

The Agonist

10th March, 2012

“Our sense is right now he’s very much in charge,” of their military operations, one U.S. official said. Another noted, “He (Assad) might survive this.” The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the information. Matthew Schofield, McClatchy DC Bureau Feb 9

Violating the basic tenets of international law by attacking nations that pose no imminent threat and the use of excessive force are the signatures of United States foreign policy since the presidency of George H.W. Bush. (Image)

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Syria: The Western Deception over regime change unravels. NATO prepares for all out war

Posted by seumasach on March 9, 2012

Finian Cunningham

Global Research

9th March, 2012

The Western governments’ and mainstream media’s narrative of a one-sided humanitarian crisis in Syria is rapidly unwinding to reveal a self-serving deception to justify a re-run of Libya-style NATO conquest. In reality, it is the Western powers and their Israeli and Arab henchmen who are fuelling a humanitarian crisis and creating the conditions for all-out war. All of which, it should be said, constitutes criminality comparable to Nazi Germany’s wars of aggression.

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Russia blasts NATO over Libya exporting revolution

Posted by seumasach on March 8, 2012

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