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Pentagon Reverses Position and Admits U.S. Troops Used White Phosphorus Against Iraqis in Fallujah(DemocracyNow)The U.S. government has now admitted its troops used white phosphorus as an incendiary weapon against Iraqis during the assault on Fallujah a year ago. Chemical weapons experts say such attacks are in violation of international law banning the use of chemical... Continue Reading →
Five points regarding the August chemical attack in Syria (New-Power.org) Throughout the Syrian conflict there have been several accusations of gas attacks. The largest of these was the allegation of the gas attack on August 21st in the suburbs of Damascus. Immediately, without investigation, the Western states and media declared that the Assad regime was... Continue Reading →
[It should be no surprise that US intelligence agencies keep tab on dissidents. Doing so also violates US law. -- NP] After Multiple Denials, CIA Admits to Snooping on Noam Chomsky (Foreign Policy) "For years, the Central Intelligence Agency denied it had a secret file on MIT professor and famed dissident Noam Chomsky. But a... Continue Reading →
[Even though Cuba was never truly socialist, its developmental model borrowed aspects of socialist societies. One of Cuba's greatest successes is its healthcare system, which matches many of the best in the world. Brazil's choice of relying on Cuban doctors is recognition of this. It is also an example of Third World solidarity. -- NP]... Continue Reading →
[Imperialists are on the move to carve up Syria. The USA is moving preparing for deepening its involvement in creating chaos in Syria. Last year, it was reported in the mainstream press that the West was preparing a "false flag" chemical attack as a pretext to acting against the Assad regime. Read more here. There... Continue Reading →
[Imperialists... violating civil liberties around the globe. -- NP] Britain operates secret monitoring station in Middle East: report By Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - Britain runs a secret monitoring station in the Middle East to intercept large numbers of telephone calls, emails and internet traffic that it shares with intelligence agencies in the United States,... Continue Reading →
[Support the right to fight against the police-intelligence state. Support the rights of whistle blowers. -- NP] Greenwald: Snowden docs contain NSA 'blueprint' RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Edward Snowden has very sensitive "blueprints" detailing how the National Security Agency operates that would allow someone who read them to evade or even duplicate NSA surveillance,... Continue Reading →
[Fight the police state -- NP] NSA broke privacy rules thousands of times per year: report WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Security Agency has broken privacy rules or overstepped its legal authority thousands of times each year since 2008, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing an internal audit and other top-secret documents. Most of... Continue Reading →
[The United States is expanding its influence in the region as it helps bring chaos and destruction to Syria. --NP] Jordan seeks U.S. surveillance aircraft as Syria war rages AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan on Wednesday asked the United States to provide manned U.S. surveillance aircraft to help keep an eye on its border with Syria,... Continue Reading →
[The US has been working to create chaos in Syria. The Syrian people are the victims of imperialism -- NP] Thousands of Syrian police who joined the rebels are on U.S. payroll (Worldtribune.com) WASHINGTON — The United States has been paying thousands of Syrian police officers who deserted the regime of President Bashar Assad. Officials... Continue Reading →
[This tragedy is an old one, but not an unavoidable one. The natural world is not the main culprit for poverty or disaster in India. The reason that so many poor people live precarious lives, the reason so many suffer on the edge of survival, is because of how wealth and power are organized under... Continue Reading →
[Monsanto is a huge corporation that controls a huge share of the global seed market. Monsanto patents its seeds and uses its power to force farmers to use them. It is part of how the Wealthy World controls the food supply and agriculture of the Poor World. It is yet another aspect of imperialism that... Continue Reading →
