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On May Day and Occupy in the USA (llco.org) On the first of May, many people celebrate International Workers’ Day or May Day. Even though the day has not always been widely celebrated in the United States, its origins trace back to labor struggles there. May Day commemorates the victims of the Haymarket Massacre in... Continue Reading →
Awhile back, CNN was caught with its pants down. CNN's "on the scene source Danny" in Syria was caught staging events. CNN's source and camera operator can be seen ordering gunfire and explosions in an area that is otherwise quiet. They are also heard discussing the script, which is clearly false. The Syrian government has... Continue Reading →
SOMALIA: CIA transfers drone strikes to military (source: hrw.org) (New York, NY) – Remarks by a US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) official suggesting the agency is not legally bound by the laws of war underscore the urgent need for the Obama administration to transfer command of all aerial drone strikes to the armed forces, Human... Continue Reading →
The people of Bahrain are rising against the US-backed and Gulf Arab-backed monarchy there. There is almost no media coverage in the West about the brutal crimes by the dictatorship there because the US supports Bahrain. On the other hand, in Syria, the US and Gulf Arabs are financing a civil war in order to... Continue Reading →
UK annihilates records of colonial crimes (Source: PressTV) Thousands of documents detailing some of the most shameful acts and crimes committed during the final years of the British empire were systematically destroyed to prevent them falling into the hands of post-independence governments, an official review has concluded. Those papers that survived the purge were flown... Continue Reading →
LA Police kill unarmed, fleeing teen with 90 rounds (SOURCE:PRESSTV) A Los Angeles teen was killed by a hail of police gunfire on Wednesday night after eight officers fired 90 rounds in total as he appeared to point an object at them, according to The Associated Press. Police confronted 19-year-old Abdul Arian following a car... Continue Reading →
Chinese state quashes leftist websites (new-power.org) China abandoned its revolutionary principles in the 1970s. China has long since reverted back to capitalism. Recently, the Chinese state has attacked several leftist and Maoist websites in order to quash political dissent. There has been a growing revival of revolutionary ideas in China. This is yet more evidence... Continue Reading →
Confirmed: CIA secret prison in Poland (Russia Today) Another CIA-run interrogation 'black site' has been exposed after the confessions of top-ranking Polish officials blew the lid on the dirtiest secret in Eastern Europe. The former head of Poland’s intelligence service secret Zbigniew Siemiatkowski has been charged with taking part in establishing a secret prison for... Continue Reading →
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