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Police Brutality in the USA: Americans, Too Are Oppressed
by Paul Craig Roberts Global Research, February 4, 2011
Police in the US now rival criminals, and exceed terrorists, as the greatest threat to the American public. Rogelio Serrato is the latest case to be in the news of an innocent person murdered by the police. Serrato was the wrong man, but the Monterey County, California, SWAT team killed the 31-year old father of four and left the family home a charred ruin.
The fact that (…)

The first half of the decade marked primarily by world geopolitical dislocation Except book "World crisis - The Path to the World Afterwards" by Franck BIancheri, Director of Studies at LEAP and GEAB coordinator -
The crisis, because it wasn’t anticipated by world leaders, is advancing at its own speed. In 2009 the financial efforts, without historical precedent, of the United States, Europe, China, Japan and other countries have allowed only two things to happen: to anesthetize the (…)

GORDON DUFF: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, IS AMERICA WORTH DEFENDING?
February 4, 2011 posted by Gordon Duff
WE WARNED YOU, WE SAW IT COMING…
By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor
Right off the bat, I want to make myself clear, this is about American military veterans, the “heroes” that got all that “flag waving” when they were marched off to Afghanistan and Iraq, and 25 other countries we don’t admit to, for the past decade.
Americans, after the last election, found their “conservative” (…)

Neocons’ Tepid Reaction to the Egyptian Democratic Revolution
February 4, 2011 posted by Debbie Menon
In a situation where Israeli interests would be harmed by democratic revolution,the neocons’ ardor for this development has cooled dramatically.
By Dr. Stephen Sniegoski via My Catbird Seat
Egyptian uprising
THE uprisings currently taking place against the autocratic regimes in the Middle East would seem to be in line with the neoconservatives’ advocacy of radical democratic (…)

The Events in Egypt: A Cautionary Tale on the History of US Foreign Policy Tactics
by William Blum Global Research, February 4, 2011 killinghope.org
In July of 1975 I went to Portugal because in April of the previous year a bloodless military coup had brought down the US-supported 48-year fascist regime of Portugal, the world’s only remaining colonial power. This was followed by a program centered on nationalization of major industries, workers control, a minimum wage, land reform, and (…)

For Mideast Regimes, U.S. Backing Means Absolute Power
by Fadi Elsalameen Global Research, February 5, 2011
America’s horses, Salam Fayyad and Mahmoud Abbas, I am sorry to say, have created an authoritarian police state that is actively suppressing people’s dissatisfaction with them.
A wave of popular uprisings in the Middle East is sending a clear message to those in power − and those who aspire to be in power − in the Arab world. Together with the release of several sets of leaked (…)

Mideast Turmoil IS a Direct Threat to American Empire, and That’s Great
February 3, 2011 posted by Michael Leon
An interview with Noam Chomsky about what the struggle means for the future of imperialist, U.S. foreign policy in the region.
Editor’s Note: Following is an exchange between two extraordinary American activists, Amy Goodman and Noam Chomsky, who have chosen to use their intellect in support of equality and liberty—pursuits that carry with them risks and indeed guarantee of (…)

JAZZMAN CHRONICLES. DISSEMINATE FREELY.
“The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will in this crisis shrink from the service of his country but he that stands it now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.”
Tom Paine, The American Crisis.
That which we knew would happen has happened, is happening and will continue to happen until the tyrant is removed from power and a new government is securely in place.
The crackdown has begun in earnest. The dictator has responded as (…)

(San Francisco) - Iran’s publicly avowed goal, stated world wide, is to go into the uranium fuel rod business, not build nuclear weapons. That is reflected in the uranium enrichment equipment Iran owns and operates. President Ahamadinejad is regularly seen proclaiming this all over the world in a concerted Iranian effort to steal away nuclear reactor fuel rod customers from the US or France.
The deadly serious CIA partnered with the equally lethal assassins in the Israeli Intelligence (…)