Archive for the ‘Drive to Global War’ Category
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
Posted by seumasach on September 18, 2008
By M. Junaid Levesque-Alam
ICH
17/09/08 “MRZine” — — The U.S. State Department lodged a sharp protest over ongoing Pakistani missile strikes and ground raids today, saying the Islamic Republic was violating American sovereignty.
“We will try to convince Pakistan . . . to respect [the] sovereignty of the United States — and God willing, we will convince,” State Department Spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters.1
The controversy stems from the Pakistan Army’s recent decision, leaked in a prominent Pakistani newspaper, to mount intensifying air attacks and new ground assaults against extremists hiding in American safe havens across the ocean. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by seumasach on September 16, 2008
Sherwood Ross
Global Research
15th September, 2008
ANDOVER , MASS. (Sept. 13)— President Bush’s conduct in office has precipitated a “most serious constitutional crisis,” “one that has already transformed the U.S. from a constitutional republic to an elected monarchy,” a noted political scientist told a conference on seeking prosecution of high Bush administration officials for war crimes. “We need to revers[e] a fifty-year trend towards unaccountable secret government, which can commit crimes with impunity,” said Professor Christopher Pyle of Mount Holyoke College.
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Posted by seumasach on September 14, 2008
Vladimir V. Sytin
Global Research
20th September, 2004
In the opinion of many scientists, ecological catastrophes which befell Europe and Asia in summer, testify to some common global reasons behind their origin. First of all, they believe there is a possibility of secret and unsanctioned use of geophysical weapons.
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Posted by alfied on September 13, 2008
We can never be reminded often enough of the murderous, bloodthirsty nature of this failing empire.
by Richard Neville
Global Research, September 13, 2008
I keep promising myself not to mention the wars for these reasons: the invaders couldn’t care less about their crimes or their critics, my friends think I’ve become a ranting bore and many of today’s citizens have more pressing worries than the serial massacres of toddlers in badlands. Bad stuff keeps happening. It keeps being denied. And is soon forgotten. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by smeddum on September 7, 2008
Iran rejects French warning it risks Israeli strike
Sat Sep 6, 2008 8:02am
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran dismissed on Saturday a warning by France’s president that the Islamic Republic was taking a dangerous gamble over its nuclear program because one day its arch-foe Israel could strike.
Government spokesman Gholamhossein Elham accused Israel of threatening global peace but reiterated Tehran’s publicly stated view that it was not in a position to attack Iran. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by smeddum on September 5, 2008
The War over South Ossetia Gowanswordpress
Filed under: Civil Society, Color Revolutions, Georgia, NGOs, Rose Revolution, Russia, South Ossetia — gowans @ 10:36 pm
By Stephen Gowans
On August 4, 2008, Russia’s deputy foreign minister Grigory Karasin phoned US assistant secretary of state Daniel Fried to complain about the build-up of Georgian troops in the vicinity of South Ossetia. [1] Two days later, South Ossetian leader Eduard Kokoity, having evidence that Georgia planned a military strike before the month was out, told Denis Keefe, Britain’s ambassador to Georgia, that a Georgian invasion was imminent. [2] Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by alfied on September 2, 2008
“Our relations with the Russian Federation have actually gone beyond the special,” Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told reporters at the Victory Day reception in Ankara.
It’s amazing what results the application of a little gentle pressure can have. Expect Turkish vessels back in their own ports by Friday.
Monday, September 1, 2008
ANKARA – Turkish Daily News
Under the convention, vessels from countries that do not have a coastal area on the Black Sea can stay in the sea for up to 21 days.
Dependent on Russian natural gas and oil to meet its growing energy needs, Turkey cannot risk bilateral ties with Moscow due to the recent economic tension that has hit Turkish exports, said the prime minister over the weekend. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by smeddum on September 1, 2008
Anbar handover to Iraqis finalized
Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:22:13 GMT Press TV
Al-Anbar province
Iraqi forces have finalized their preparations to take over responsibility for security in the western Anbar province from the US troops. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by seumasach on August 31, 2008
CATHERINE TSAI and COLLEEN SLEVIN
DENVER (AP) — A column of people three blocks long, led by members of the Iraq Veterans Against the War, streamed from the Denver Coliseum on Wednesday in an anti-war protest march to the Pepsi Center, where the Democratic National Convention is being staged.
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Posted by seumasach on August 29, 2008
“And if the Democrats cave in, in the face of fraud, disfranchisement, and theft, then we will be there to demand election integrity!”
Cynthia McKinney
ICH
28th August, 2008
Our country has been hijacked and the Democrats have proven themselves to have been in on the plan. When it came to the Constitution, the Democratic leadership showed us that aiding and abetting illegal spying on us was more important to them than protecting our civil liberties.
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Posted by smeddum on August 29, 2008
China Nabs Gold In Iraq Oil Race Forbes
Tina Wang, 08.28.08, 6:40 PM ET
In the race among global oil majors to re-enter Iraq, China scored the first win.
While Western oil firms have been trying to access the world’s third-largest oil reserves since the 2003 U.S. invasion, state-run China National Petroleum Corp. secured the post-Saddam government’s first major oil contract. The $3 billion oil services deal, signed Wednesday, revised the terms of a 1997 agreement to pump oil from the Adhab oil field. The contract replaces a production-sharing arrangement with set-fee technical services. Read the rest of this entry »
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