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  • Experts: US did 9-11 but Oz pro-war PM Julia Gillard falsely cites 9/11 & "terror" for more Afghan War
    14 July 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Another Australia soldier has been killed in Afghanistan, the 17th Australian to be killed in the Afghanistan War. However the pro-war and pro-Zionist Australian Labor Government under the post-Coup leadership of pro-war and pro-Zionist PM Julia Gillard is firmly in favor of continuing the Afghan War, even though the Obama Administration clearly wants to get out (see "Pro-war Gillard commits to more Afghan War on post-coup Day 1 even though the US wants out", Open Forum: ).
    The (…)

  • Israel is a strategic US ally in the Middle East: When the American Empire falls, Israel will be Weakened
    13 July 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Israel is a strategic US ally in the Middle East: When the American Empire falls, Israel will be Weakened
    Interview with Joshua Frank
    by Kourosh Ziabari
    Global Research, July 12, 2010 2010-07-11
    Joshua Frank is an American progressive journalist and noted anti-war columnist. His articles and commentaries have appeared on CounterPunch, Z Magazine, AntiWar.com, Truthout and Alternet. He is author of "Left Out! How Liberals Helped Reelect George W. Bush" and co-editor with Jeffrey St. (…)

  • IS ISRAEL A NORMAL COUNTRY?
    12 July 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
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    July 12, 2010
    IS ISRAEL A NORMAL COUNTRY?
    Critique of an article with the same title in Toronto’s Globe and Mail by Ian Buruma
    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/is-israel-a-normal-country/article1635159/
    John Chuckman
    This article starts with a brave question, and I think for most people the answer is apparent with the asking of the question.
    But like the famous line of T.S. Elliot, the piece ends, not with a bang, but a whimper.
    After asking a question which would (…)

  • Historian warns of sudden collapse of American ‘empire’
    10 July 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Historian warns of sudden collapse of American ‘empire’
    by Brent Gardner-Smith, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer Tuesday, July 6, 2010
    Harvard professor and prolific author Niall Ferguson opened the 2010 Aspen Ideas Festival Monday with a stark warning about the increasing prospect of the American “empire” suddenly collapsing due to the country’s rising debt level.
    “I think this is a problem that is going to go live really soon,” Ferguson said. “In that sense, I mean within the next two (…)

  • The Drums of War? Pentagon Provokes New Crisis With China
    10 July 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    The Drums of War? Pentagon Provokes New Crisis With China
    by Rick Rozoff
    Global Research, July 10, 2010 Stop NATO
    Three news features appearing earlier this week highlight tensions between the United States and the People’s Republic of China that, at least in relation to the language used to describe them, would have seemed unimaginable even a few months ago and are evocative more of the Korean War era than of any time since the entente cordiale initiated by the Richard Nixon-Mao (…)

  • India Rejects US Sanctions on Iran
    10 July 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    India Rejects US Sanctions on Iran
    On Thursday, India and Iran began a two-day meeting aimed at increasing bilateral cooperation in the economic sector
    Global Research, July 9, 2010 Juventud Rebelde - 2010-07-08
    NEW DELHI — US restrictions on investment by third countries in Iran’s energy sector can have a direct and adverse impact on Indian companies and India’s energy security, reported Prensa Latina. On Thursday, India and Iran began a two-day meeting aimed at increasing bilateral (…)

  • US gives ’secret guarantee’ to Israel
    8 July 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    Secret? Someone blabbed!
    The United States has secretly given a "written guarantee" to Israel that obliges Washington to sell Israel nuclear fission materials, Israeli sources say.
    The materials will be used to "produce electricity," Israeli Army radio, which is an official Israeli news source, reported.
    http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=133957&sectionid=351020202
    Under the Nuclear Non Proliferation treaty, the US may not sell nuclear material to ANY country that does is not (…)

  • Video: Grant F. Smith: JFK Tried to Stop Israel from Developing Nukes!
    8 July 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    On July 7, 2010, at “The Spy Museum,” in Washington, D.C., the IRmep sponsored a panel discussion. It was titled: “Israel’s Nuclear Arsenal: Espionage, Opacity and Future.” One of the speakers was the IRmep’s Director, Grant F. Smith. He is the author of the books, “Spy Trade,” “America’s Defense Line” and “Foreign Agents.” Smith underscored in his remarks that President John F. Kennedy tried to stop Israel from developing nuclear weapons. And, that his brother, Robert F. Kennedy, the (…)

  • Video: Professor Mearsheimer: “No Accountability for Israel on Any Issue!”
    7 July 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
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    On July 7, 2010, at “The Spy Museum,” in Washington, D.C., the IRmep sponsored a panel discussion. It was titled: “Israel’s Nuclear Arsenal: Espionage, Opacity and Future.” One of the panelists was Professor John J. Mearsheimer, the co-author of “The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy. He is also a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Professor Mearsheimer said: “There is no accountability for Israel on any issue!” He referenced Israel’s attack on the USS Liberty, the killing (…)

  • 4 July US Independence Day: US imperialism, terrorism & genocide deny Life, Liberty & Happiness to World
    4 July 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
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    For a billions of people around the World July 4 means that day in 1776 on which the United States declared war on Humanity. For the United States of America the Fourth of July is US Independence Day, a US federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from Great Britain.
    Ask yourself the question: what countries in Asia, Africa, the Pacific and the Americas has the US (a) threatened, (b) suborned, (c) invaded, (d) (…)