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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

“Snowed in in Seattle”: a plea for peace to the White House

Posted by seumasach on January 25, 2012

Cynthia McKinney

Global Research

22nd January, 2012

Most people know about being “Sleepless in Seattle.”  Well, I am “snowed in in Seattle!”  But even six inches of snow in Seattle don’t keep me from becoming steamed when I read the latest news reports on the activities of the U.S. war machine:

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Drowning in hypocrisy: war abroad, austerity at home

Posted by seumasach on January 25, 2012

Paul Craig Roberts

Global Research

25th January, 2012

The US government is so full of self-righteousness that it has become a caricature of hypocrisy.  Leon Panetta, a former congressman who Obama appointed CIA director and now head of the Pentagon, just told the sailors on the USS Enterprise, an aircraft carrier, that the US is maintaining a fleet of 11 aircraft carriers in order to project sea power against Iran and to convince Iran that “it’s better for them to try to deal with us through diplomacy.” 

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Iran calmly reacts to EU’s oil sanctions

Posted by seumasach on January 25, 2012

M.K.Bhadrakumar

24th January, 2012

Iran has spoken defiantly about the European Union decision to impose sanctions on oil purchase, but has left the door open for the upcoming negotiations with the “5+1″. In a judicious response, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast at his routine press briefing called it “psywar”. He said the move is “illogical and unfair” and “will not stop our nation from obtaining its rights. The European countries and those who are under American pressure should think about their own interests. Any country that deprives itself of Iran’s energy market will soon see that it has been replaced by others.”

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All that glitters is … oil

Posted by seumasach on January 25, 2012

Pepe Escobar

Asia Times

26th January, 2012

In his State of the Union address, United States President Barack Obama said, “Let there be no doubt: America is determined to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, and I will take no options off the table to achieve that goal.”

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Libye – Le CNT ne sait plus quoi inventer pour rassurer ses maîtres

Posted by seumasach on January 25, 2012

Allain Jules

24th January, 2012

“Il n’y a plus, en Libye, des pro-Kadhafi”, si l’ont en croit les dernières déclarations tarabiscotées des responsables du CNT qui ne savent plus à quels saints se vouer. A n’en pas douter, tout se passe mal, très mal même. Pourtant, le même CNT incriminait les pro-Kadhafi après les graves évènements survenus ces derniers temps à Benghazi. Bref, une navigation à vue qui en dit long sur ces renégats. Ambiance.

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Libye – Le CNT prend l’eau à Benghazi

Posted by seumasach on January 22, 2012

Libye – Le CNT prend l’eau à Benghazi, son équipe de foot coule en Guinée

Allain Jules

22nd January, 2012

 

BENGHAZI -Les médias mainstream ne peuvent plus se taire. L’incident a été gravissime. Pire, tout s’est passé à Benghazi. Hier, une foule en furie, a pris d’assaut samedi le siège du Conseil national de transition libyen à Benghazi (est), une attaque en règle. Ceci est bien la preuve que ces gens n’ont aucune légitimité et ne pourront jamais asseoir une quelconque autorité.

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France mulls early Afghanistan pullout

Posted by seumasach on January 20, 2012

PressTV

20th January, 2012

France has suspended all military training and joint operations in Afghanistan after four French troops were shot dead by an Afghan army soldier in the country’s east.

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Gran concentración popular en El Cairo acusa a Qatar por su apoyo a la OTAN en la invasión de Libia

Posted by seumasach on January 20, 2012

Resistencia Libia

20th January, 2012

Una gran concentración popular ha tenido lugar en El Cairo para exigir al gobierno que cierre inmediatamente la embajada de la tiranía feudal de Qatar y su expulsión de la Liga Árabe.

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Jean-Clément Jeanbart, Archbishop of Aleppo, Syria: 70% support Assad

Posted by seumasach on January 19, 2012

France 24

13th January, 2012

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The Gaddafi “mercenaries” and the division of Africa

Posted by seumasach on January 18, 2012

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UNSC fails on Syria resolution

Posted by seumasach on January 18, 2012

PressTV

18th January, 2012

On Tuesday, the 15-member Security Council held talks for about four hours on the proposed Russian resolution on Syria but the meeting ended inconclusively.

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