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FOURTH OF JULY

anonymous — 2009-07-04T04:49:19Z

7/4/09
INTRODUCTION
Americans are programmed to be an ignorant and arrogant people whose culture is mainly derived from three key factors: money, media, and an ignorant, violent, racist version of Christianity. No adequate understanding of American culture and cultural celebrations such as the Fourth of July is possible without first examining these three major elements and the pervading impact they have had on the people.
The USA's cultural system has proven functionally useful globally (...) - contributions

US Independence Day – Occupied Iraqis, Afghans, Palestinians, Haitians, Somalis, Syrians under US heel

anonymous — 2009-07-04T04:35:34Z

On the 4th of July America is celebrating Independence Day – but when will Occupied Haiti, Occupied Somalia, Occupied Palestine, Occupied Syria, Occupied Iraq , Occupied Diego Garcia and Occupied Afghanistan get their Independence from the genocidal US and its genocidal allies?
On the 4th of July America is celebrating Independence Day, the day marking the Independence of the 13 states of the United States America from Great Britain a country having the same language, same culture, same (...) - contributions

The US and the Honduran coup

anonymous — 2009-07-03T22:45:02Z

The US and the Honduran coup
1 July 2009
Washington's criticisms of the June 28 military coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya of Honduras lack any element of sincerity or historical truth. The Obama administration is uneasy at the ouster of Zelaya, a conservative-turned-populist allied to Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, because it reveals all too clearly the character of US foreign policy.
President Barack Obama's condemnation of Zelaya's overthrow as a “terrible precedent” is belied (...) - contributions

The Message of Benjamin Franklin

anonymous — 2009-07-03T14:49:54Z

The Message of Benjamin Franklin By David Glenn Cox
I was asked: what are you proud of this Fourth? Currently? Very little, but I see the future because the past is the future. These people that we were, are unusual in their patience and uncommon in their valor.
When the rupture with the British Parliament first occurred, the Continental Congress selected Benjamin Franklin to go to London as the voice of reason. Franklin was considered the foremost American in the world. A man of science (...) - contributions

Demonising Iran conveniently hides uncomfortable truths for the West

anonymous — 2009-07-03T09:11:47Z

Demonising Iran conveniently hides uncomfortable truths for the West
by Robin Yassin-Kassab
Global Research, July 3, 2009 The Sunday Herald - 2009-07-02
THE MAINSTREAM media narrative of events unfolding in Iran has been set out for us as clear as a fairytale: an evil dictatorship has rigged elections and now violently suppresses its country's democrats, hysterically blaming foreign saboteurs the while. But the Twitter generation is on the right side of history (in Obama's words), and could (...) - contributions

NICARAGUA: WORKERS MARCH TO PROTEST AGAINST ANAIRC CKF/CKD CAMPAIGN

anonymous — 2009-07-03T02:42:12Z

A group of people purportedly linked to the Nicaraguan Association of Persons Affected by Chronic Kidney Failure (ANAIRC) have been developing for some time a defamatory campaign against Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited, based on unfounded allegations for the sole purpose of getting unjustified monetary compensations from the company. In the last few weeks they have also targeted Grupo Pellas in their campaign and have launched a boycott against the Flor de Caña rum brand.
The aforementioned (...) - contributions

Iran and Leftist Confusion

anonymous — 2009-07-02T17:56:29Z

by Reese Erlich
When I returned from covering the Iranian elections recently, I was surprised to find my email box filled with progressive authors, academics and bloggers bending themselves into knots about the current crisis in Iran. They cite the long history of U.S. interference in Iran and conclude that the current unrest there must be sponsored or manipulated by the Empire.
That comes as quite a shock to those risking their lives daily on the streets of major Iranian cities fighting (...) - contributions

Ethnic Cleansing as a State Policy

anonymous — 2009-07-02T15:25:06Z

By Nicola Nasser*
In his speech at Bar Ilan University on June 14, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed a new Israeli “peace plan,” with preconditions that a Palestinian negotiator must first meet before he would “promptly” engage in “unconditional” bilateral talks to meet an international consensus demanding the creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel. His preconditions added to the fourteen conditions the former Israeli government of comatose Ariel Sharon attached (...) - contributions

Questioning The Ethical Legitimacy Of Drone Attacks In Pakistan And Afghanistan

anonymous — 2009-07-02T01:55:48Z

Ongoing Civilian casualties have become an important consideration when looking at and considering the use and legitimacy of drones in South Asia. In a belated admission last month the U.S. had admitted to 26 civilian deaths in a series of drone attacks that took place in May but was not released to the media until over a month later. In the May attacks Afghan officials put the death toll at 140, significantly higher than U.S. claims. In the same strikes the Afghan Independent Human Rights (...) - contributions

Israeli Pirates comandeer Aid vessel in International waters

anonymous — 2009-07-01T21:32:40Z

US remains silent over McKinney arrest by Israel
Nearly a day after the detention of former US lawmaker Cynthia McKinney by Israeli forces, Washington has yet to make a reaction.
Israeli Navy detained former US congresswoman and Nobel Prize laureate Cynthia McKinney and twenty other human rights activists on board a relief boat outside Israel's territorial waters on Tuesday as they were heading to Gaza on a humanitarian mission.
Tel Aviv claims the boat was trying to break Israel's two-year (...) - contributions

The Zionist Gang that Bankrupted General Motors

anonymous — 2009-07-01T18:03:30Z

The Zionist Gang that Bankrupted General Motors by Christopher Bollyn
General Motors did not fall due to natural forces. Like the twin towers on 9-11, GM was taken down. Like 9-11, GM was sabotaged from the inside. The corporate raiders who took down GM are part of the same network of Jewish Zionists who brought down the World Trade Center.
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In 2007, GM led in global production and U.S. market share. Graphics from Wikinvest.
Globally, GM sold 9.4 million cars and trucks in 2007, an (...) - contributions

9/11 FEMA videographer at Ground Zero goes public

anonymous — 2009-07-01T16:33:06Z

As official videographer for the U.S. government, Kurt Sonnenfeld was detailed to Ground Zero on September 11, 2001, where he spent one month filming 29 tapes: “What I saw at certain moments and in certain places … is very disturbing!” He never handed them over to the authorities and has been persecuted ever since. Kurt Sonnenfeld lives in exile in Argentina, where he wrote « El Perseguido » (the persecuted). His recently-published book tells the story of his unending nightmare and drives (...) - contributions

Tell ilgiornal Frankenstein in Afghanistan

anonymous — 2009-07-01T15:16:16Z

Tell IlGiornal Frankenstein in Afghanistan
It is hoped a Bellaciao reader, will translate this for Bellaciao, Italy.
An interview by journalist Stefano Lorenzeto appeared in Italy's Ilgiornale. My name appears in a paragraph with Bin Laden and Zawahiri. Also 9-11 numerology, ESP and UFO's appear part of the narrative by Professor Paone who was interviewed. The subject of the interview was his book on Al Qaida and 9/11, US twin towers attack. In a summary of the article written in Wall (...) - contributions

Thirty Days in the New America

anonymous — 2009-07-01T14:39:35Z

Thirty Days in the New America By David Glenn Cox
I write with both anger and frustration at a people so insolated and conditioned like Pavlov's dog that they have lost the ability to feel, to empathize with their fellow man. We had another murder-suicide here in Atlanta so I went to my browser and typed in Murder-Suicide. Out of the over seven million links, I put together a list for the past 30 days. Jun 30, 2009 Newport News couple in murder, suicide identified
Jun 30, 2009 A (...) - contributions / Daveparts

Video: Mara Verheyden-Hilliard on the Palestine Question (Part 2 of 2)

anonymous — 2009-07-01T12:32:57Z

Mara Verheyden-Hilliard is an activist, Constitutional Rights attorney, and the cofounder of the Partnership for Civil Justice. She is also the co-chair of the National Lawyers Guild. Ms. Verheyden-Hilliard was one of the speakers at an event entitled, “Viva Palestina: A Lifeline from the U.S. to Gaza.” It was held on the campus of American U., in Washington, D.C., on Sunday evening, June 28, 2009. It was a fundraiser “for a special U.S. convoy, which will travel from New York City to Egypt (...) - contributions

Video: Mara Verheyden-Hilliard on the Palestine Question (Part 1 of 2)

anonymous — 2009-07-01T12:30:06Z