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SECOND “FRIENDS” OF SYRIA CONFERENCE IN ISTANBUL

SECOND “FRIENDS” OF SYRIA CONFERENCE IN ISTANBUL

My Catbird Seat April 10, 2012 0

With 83 states and intergovernmental organizations represented, the second "Friends" of Syria conference was a media success. Yet, all the glimmer and gloss cannot hide NATO’s and the GCC’s defeat in Syria

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US-Israel War on Iran:  The Myth of Limited Warfare

US-Israel War on Iran: The Myth of Limited Warfare

James Petras April 6, 2012 11

Washington and Tel Aviv believe that their planned assault on Iran will be a “limited war”, targeting limited objectives and lasting a few days or weeks – with no serious consequences

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In Defense of Helen Thomas: What’s Wrong With History?

In Defense of Helen Thomas: What’s Wrong With History?

My Catbird Seat April 5, 2012 1

Helen Thomas's recent request to purchase a table at the upcoming White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) annual dinner has been rejected

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Iran Bashing, Terrorism and Who Chose The Chosen People, Anyway?

Iran Bashing, Terrorism and Who Chose The Chosen People, Anyway?

Anthony Lawson April 1, 2012 9

Dedicated to the long-suffering Palestinians and Iranians who have been sidelined by the United Nations in favour of the Nuclear Apartheid State of Zionist Israel in the most blatant exercise in International Double Standards

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Shaima Alawadi — Murdered by a decade of militarist demagoguery

Shaima Alawadi — Murdered by a decade of militarist demagoguery

My Catbird Seat March 30, 2012 5

It’s as if the leader of a lynch mob had invoked the Sermon on the Mount. How is this possible? How is it that a religion supposedly based on “love” and “turn the other

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The Massacre of the Afghan 17 and the Obama Cover-Up

The Massacre of the Afghan 17 and the Obama Cover-Up

James Petras March 27, 2012 1

When the extreme measures have run their course there will be nothing to fall back on and nothing can save the president of a collapsing empire from the revolt of its citizens and soldiers.

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Israel’s Nuclear Triggers: Secret files reveal brazen espionage and dangerous immunity

Israel’s Nuclear Triggers: Secret files reveal brazen espionage and dangerous immunity

My Catbird Seat March 25, 2012 2

FBI files detailing Israel’s stealth acquisition of U.S. nuclear triggers were declassified and released on Dec. 28, 2011. A kryton is a gas-filled tube used as a high-speed switch

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The False Iran Debate

The False Iran Debate

My Catbird Seat March 24, 2012 1

“huge gusts of words.” Is there a way out of the impasse? The fundamental question for the Islamic Republic is whether it can open itself to the West while preserving its system, a risk

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Israel’s Willing Executioners:  AIPAC Invades Washington

Israel’s Willing Executioners: AIPAC Invades Washington

James Petras March 18, 2012 2

Decline results when a nation is betrayed by craven leaders, who crawl and humiliate themselves before a minority of thuggish mediocrities pledged to a foreign state without scruples or moral integrity

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Netanyahu v Obama – What next?

Netanyahu v Obama – What next?

Alan Hart March 16, 2012 4

In my opinion there’s a better than evens chance that in the course of a second Obama term, America would put its own best interests first, which would mean an end to unconditional American

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Should the US Go to War for Israel?

Should the US Go to War for Israel?

James Wall March 12, 2012 5

If the US is led by Israel to participate in another war in the Middle East, these McClatchy findings suggest that this war could be one of the biggest sales promotion successes in modern

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The Bloody Road to Damascus: The Triple Alliance’s War on a Sovereign State

The Bloody Road to Damascus: The Triple Alliance’s War on a Sovereign State

James Petras March 10, 2012 0

by James Petras Introduction There is clear and overwhelming evidence that the uprising to overthrow President Assad of Syria is a violent, power grab led by foreign-supported fighters who have killed and wounded thousands

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Putin Wins Overwhelmingly. Media Scoundrels Bash Putin

Putin Wins Overwhelmingly. Media Scoundrels Bash Putin

My Catbird Seat March 6, 2012 0

It's Official: Putin Wins Overwhelmingly. Major Media Scoundrels Bash Putin

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Threatening Iran

Threatening Iran

Debbie March 4, 2012 6

Our Gang of War Criminals. How then to explain the casual way that civilian and military leaders of the US and Israel are talking openly about plans and threats to attack Iran

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What nasty surprises await our warmongers in the Gulf?

What nasty surprises await our warmongers in the Gulf?

Stuart Littlewood February 29, 2012 12

If Hague, Hammond and Cameron love Israel so much let them and the regime’s other admirers don uniform and flak-jacket and go play battleships in the Gulf’s “bathtub” themselves. Who in their right mind

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