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Netanyahu’s False Narrative of Self-Defense and US Battalion Deployed to Ukraine By Global Research News, March 04 2015

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US-NATO Preparing for War Against Russia: Holding Largest Arctic War Games in Decade; Training and Arming Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine By Stop NATO, March 04, 2015

Below is a list of article excerpts from various sources published on Stop NATO. 

US-NATO Preparing for War Against Russia: Holding Largest Arctic War Games in Decade; Training and Arming Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine By Stop NATO, March 04 2015

Below is a list of article excerpts from various sources published on Stop NATO.

Global Research does not endorse the points of view presented by these articles, most of which consist of war propaganda portraying Russia as the aggressor.

Despite Russian Warnings, US Will Deploy a Battalion to Ukraine by the End of the Week By Zero Hedge, March 04 2015

Before this week is up, we’ll be deploying a battalion… to the Ukraine to train Ukrainian forces for the fight that’s taking place,” stated US 173rd Airborne Brigade Commander Colonel Michael Foster said at the Center for Strategic and

Netanyahu, ‘Censored Voices,’ and the False Narrative of Self-Defense By Prof. Marjorie Cohn, March 04 2015

An Israeli tank column moves across the desert in the 1967 War. (Archive photo)

On March 3rd, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued an impassioned plea to Congress to protect Israel by opposing diplomacy with Iran. Referring to “the remarkable

Benjamin Netanyahu and Iran’s Nonexistent Nuclear Weapon: The Boy Who Cried Wolf By SM Gibson, March 04 2015

In Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress today, he exclaimed“Iran could soon be armed with intercontinental ballistic missiles and nuclear bombs.” This declaration that Iran is close to obtaining a nuclear weapon is nothing new for …

Murder Holes and Hooligan Chants on the Walls of Gaza: Images of Israel’s War Crimes By Dan Cohen, March 04 2015

A Star of David spray painted at the Future House Association in Khuzaa, a community center for women and children.

As well as killing more than 2,200 Palestinians and causing huge economic and environmental damage, the Israeli military left messages …

US-trained Afghan Security Forces Committing “Systematic” Torture and Extra-legal Killings By Thomas Gaist, March 04 2015

Afghan government security forces and affiliated paramilitary units, developed under the US occupation, are engaged in a daily, ongoing campaign of terror against the country’s civilian population, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released this week, “Today We

Wealth of World’s Billionaires Surges Past $7 Trillion By Joseph Kishore, March 04 2015

The combined net worth of the world’s billionaires has reached a new high in 2015 of $7.05 trillion, according to the latest compilation published by Forbes magazine on Monday.

There are a record 1,826 billionaires, each with an average wealth …

White House Petition Against Mandatory Vaccination Reaches 100,000 Signature Threshold — Will Obama Respond? By Melissa Dykes, March 04 2015

The petition up on WhiteHouse.gov against mandatory vaccinations — the one the White House tried to bury — has, at the time of writing this, reached well over the 100,000 signatures needed by March 6th in order to supposedly garner …

Search Tells You If, When, And How Much Your Doctor Was Paid By Big Pharma By Anthony Gucciardi, March 04 2015

Is your doctor on the payroll of the mega pharmaceutical companies? If you want to find out if your doctor’s aggressive push for Viagra could be stemming from financial interests, there’s a government website that can do just that.

The …

Racism and Police Misconduct: African-American Michigan Community Leader Rev. Pinkney Denied Appeal Bond By Abayomi Azikiwe, March 04 2015

A motions hearing in Berrien County, Michigan on Feb. 27 resulted in the denial of imprisoned community leader Rev. Edward Pinkney bond pending the outcome of an appeal filed in an attempt to overturn his conviction on five felony forgery

The Struggle Against the Ebola Pandemic Continues. Triggers Economic and Social Instability in West Africa By Abayomi Azikiwe, March 04 2015

African leaders, healthcare professionals, international humanitarian organizations and others have praised the work done in battling the latest and most deadly outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).

In Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, the epicenters of the latest outbreak of …

Netanyahu’s Speech to the US Congress Really Helps Obama against Iran By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, March 04 2015

A lot of focus has been made about the tensions between US President Barack Obama’s administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The tensions pivot on Iranian-US nuclear negations and Netanyahu’s speech to a joint session of the US Congress

Berlin and Paris look East: How Close are we to a Common Economic Space? By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, March 04 2015
The Eurasian Economic Union is a reality that may end up costing the US its “perch” in Eurasia’s western periphery as a Common Economic Space is formed. The “Middle Space” is clearly resurgent. Moscow is a major political, socioeconomic and cultural force in European affairs
Gitmo in Chicago By Stephen Lendman, March 03 2015

What London’s Guardian reported on Tuesday is shocking, disturbing, yet unsurprising given the scourge of neocon fascist governance in America.

Washington’s war on humanity at home and abroad should be a wakeup call for everyone. Wars without end rage against …

Obama Administration Bows to Israel on Eve of Speech by Netanyahu By Bill Van Auken, March 03 2015

On the eve of a provocative speech to the US Congress by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Obama administration officials bent over backwards to proclaim their commitment to support and defend the state of Israel.

Netanyahu organized the speech in a …

Millions View Video Showing Police Murder of Homeless Man in Los Angeles By John Burton, March 03 2015

Shortly after noon last Sunday raw video appeared on Facebook within minutes after multiple Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers shot and killed an unarmed man on the sidewalk outside the Union Rescue Mission on Skid Row, where many of

India’s Tata Strikes a Deal with Russia’s Biggest Coal Producer By Elena Krovvidi, March 03 2015

Image: The deal between Tata Power and SUEK could prepare the ground for boosting Russian coal sales in the Asia Pacific region. Source: RIA Novosti

Tata Power, the energy arm of Tata Group and India’s largest integrated power company by

“Next 9/11 Will Come Out Of Libya”: US Authorities Making the Case to Expand the War on ISIS into Libya By Kurt Nimmo, March 03 2015

Image: Hillary Clinton with the so-called pro-democracy rebels in Libya during the NATO intervention which overthrew Gaddafi.

An anonymous source told Fox News on Tuesday the U.S. government believes a terror attack comparable to the 9/11 attack will arise from …

“US Human Rights Abusers Not Welcome in Venezuela.” President Maduro Calls for “Global Rebellion Against US Imperialism” By Rachael Boothroyd, March 03 2015

Caracas, March 2nd 2015 (venezuelanalysis.com) The Venezuelan government has responded to increased pressure from Washington by revoking visa rights for former US politicians such as George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, described by President Nicolas Maduro as “terrorists …

ISIS Derangement Syndrome: U.S. Media on How to Make the Situation Worse in the Middle East By David Swanson, March 03 2015

Here’s Time Magazine‘s David von Drehle: “The greatest threat that ISIS poses — even to the poor souls living under ISIS rule — is the unintended damage that might follow from the effort to eradicate the group. . . …

As Bibi Marches on Congress, Obama Says if Iran Talks Fail ‘Military Actions’ Await By Jon Queally, March 03 2015

Obama indicates that remaining options would be limited, including additional sanctions or military actions, if ongoing negotiations with Tehran fail. ‘Why wouldn’t we take that deal?’ the president asked, if there are assurances Iran cannot build a covert nuclear weapons

Iraqi Army Allegedly Downs A US Helicopter For Providing Weapons To ISIS: Report By Brandon Turbeville, March 03 2015

The Iraqi Army has once again claimed that it has downed a NATO aircraft that was providing military assistance directly to ISIS according to Iranian FARS News Agency.

This time, the Iraqis are claiming they shot down a US …

Ebola Nurse Nina Pham Used as PR Pawn, Damaged by Experimental Medications By Ethan A. Huff, March 03 2015

She became the face of the Ebola crisis during its publicity peak last fall. But nurse Nina Pham, the first known case of an individual contracting Ebola within the U.S., is now suing the parent corporation of her former employer, …

Netanyahu at AIPAC By Stephen Lendman, March 03 2015

His Monday bluster was a warmup for what honest observers call the most outrageous address ever by a foreign official to a joint congressional session – scheduled for Tuesday, March 3 at 11:00AM EST.

Netanyahu spurned protocol. He circumvented administration

Israel’s IDF Supports Syrian Opposition Rebels: Shin Bet Secretly Arrests Golani Druze, Accusing Him of Exposing Rebel-IDF Collaboration By Richard Silverstein, March 03 2015

Sedki al-Maket, rearrested in secret by Israel’s Shin Bet for exposing collaboration between Syrian rebels and the IDF

Israel’s Shin Bet rearrested Golani Druze Sedki al-Maket (age 48).  Until his release in 2012 (Hebrew), he’d been the longest serving Israeli

Azerbaijan Should Be Very Afraid of Victoria Nuland By Andrew Korybko, March 03 2015

The US’ Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Victoria Nuland, visited Baku on 16 February as part of her trip to the Caucasus, which also saw her paying stops in Georgia and Armenia. While Azerbaijan has had

Big Pharma’s Mass Vaccination Agenda: Propaganda Assault on Informed Consent By James F. Tracy, March 03 2015
Major US news media have presented a grossly distorted interpretation of vaccines. This flagrant sensationalism has become a foundation for intense advocacy on behalf of Big Pharma, targeting "patient informed consent"—a founding principal of modern medical practice
Who’s Scarier: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker or ‘Jihadi John’? By Shamus Cooke, March 03 2015

When Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker compared labor unions to ISIS his audience cheered. At the end of the speech he got a standing ovation. His wealthy audience hated labor unions that much.

In fact, the 1% despises unions much …

911 Truth: Distinguished Scientist Dr. Niels Harrit Sues Danish Newspaper for Libel By Richard Gage, March 03 2015

Two days ago, we announced that Dr. Niels Harrit, the distinguished co-author of the landmark nano-thermite paper, will be appearing in Danish High Court two weeks from now to bring an appeal in his libel suit against the Danish newspaper

Destroying History and Civilization in the Middle East By Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh, March 03 2015

The kingdom of “Saudi Arabia” is going to behead a man for “apostancy” (renouncing his belief in Islam and the Quran) while welcoming Egyptian Al-Sisi whose security forces are torturing people to death in Egypt for being supportive of an

The Scourge of US-Installed Fascism in Europe’s Heartland. The Looming Dangers of War with Russia By Stephen Lendman, March 03 2015

Obama bears full responsibility for replacing Ukraine’s democratically elected government with Nazi lunatics.

Russia’s lower house State Duma Speaker Sergey Naryshkin said “(t)he guilt of the United States of America for (what happened) is considerable and obvious to the entire …

Is Russia Aware of the Threat? Washington Intends to Destabilize Russia and Overthrow the Russian Government By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, March 03 2015

This is what one of the main US financial media organizations is saying about Russia and Putin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CksSslF5j8Y

And this is what the New York Times does to Russia and Putin: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/02/opinion/masha-gessen-on-the-murder-of-boris-nemtsov.html?_r=1

This is the American Stephen Lendman’s response to

Weapons for the Islamic State (ISIS), Weapons and Sanctions against Russia: Obama Prioritizes Weakening Russia, Over Weakening ISIS By Eric Zuesse, March 03 2015

Michael Snyder noted at Global Research on March 1st, that the U.S. is now air-dropping weapons into ISIS territory inside Syria. The U.S. is arming ISIS against Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, whom Obama wants to remove. Snyder asks rhetorically:

Israel Asks US for Additional $300 Million for Missile Defense By RT, March 03 2015

Image: An Israeli missile is launched from the Iron Dome defense missile system (Reuters/Baz Ratner)

Israel reportedly bypassed the White House and asked the US Congress for an extra $317 million to be added to President Barack Obama’s budget for

When Net Neutrality Becomes Programmed Censorship By SARTRE, March 03 2015

The worst fears of all free speech proponents are upon us. The Verizon suit against the Federal Communications Commission, appellate decision sets the stage for a Supreme Court review. The Wall Street Journal portrays the ruling in financial terms: “A

Netanyahu Is “The Right Man” to Address the US Congress on Iran By Prof. Yakov M. Rabkin, March 03 2015
The role of this Likud lobby has been seminal in stirring the campaign against Iran. It was at the AIPAC meeting in Spring 2006 that Iran was made a special target, with giant screens alternating clips of Adolf Hitler and then Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad threatening “to wipe Israel off the map”.
China Just Sided With Russia Over The Ukraine Conflict By Zero Hedge, March 03 2015

When it comes to the Ukraine proxy war, which started in earnest just about one year ago with the violent coup that overthrew then president Yanukovich and replaced him with a local pro-US oligarch, there has been no ambiguity who

Wisconsin Governor Walker, American Workers and Terrorism By Patrick Martin, March 02 2015

On three separate occasions in the past four days, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, one of the frontrunners for the Republican presidential nomination, has stressed the close connection between the struggle against the working class at home and Washington’s militarist policies

Video Shows Execution-style Murder of Homeless Man by Los Angeles Police By Evan Blake, March 02 2015

On Sunday March 1, a group of Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers shot and killed a homeless man in broad daylight as he was pinned to the ground, according to bystander video posted on Facebook.

The execution-style murder occurred …

Details of Tax Avoidance Schemes for Wealthy HSBC Clients Revealed By Mayu Chang, March 02 2015

HSBC in Switzerland. Photo: Beat Strasser. Used under Creative Commons License.

A cache of secret documents has thrust HSBC, the world’s second largest bank, into the limelight for helping international clients dodge taxes. A series of articles published by the …

Fukushima: Fishermen Slam TEPCO for Silence on Cesium-Water Dumped in Pacific By Christina Sarich, March 02 2015

Tokyo Electric Power Co has already been seriously negligent, if not criminal, in reporting on the true severity of the Daiichi disaster. Now, fishermen from the Fukushima prefecture in Japan are shocked to find out that water containing cesium …

Vaccines: Mainstream Media Has Become a Shocking Exhibit of Intellectual Bigotry and Thought Coercion By Ethan A. Huff, March 02 2015

Parents who don’t vaccinate their children are ignorantly letting celebrities like Jenny McCarthy dictate their medical decisions.

“Anti-vaxxers” reject sound science when they forego the CDC’s official vaccination schedule, which has been proven to save lives.

The reason why childhood …

Free Trade and Mexico’s Junk Food Epidemic By Grain, March 02 2015

For several years now, transnational food companies have understood that their main growth markets are in the South. To increase their profits they need to “dig into the pyramid”, as one company puts it, meaning they need to develop and

US Pilot Detained in Venezuela; Accused of Recruiting Citizens for Coup By Global Research News, March 02 2015

CARACAS, VENEZUELA – An unnamed American has been detained in Venezuela, according to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Speaking at a rally on Saturday, Maduro said that an “American pilot” with “Latino roots” had been captured near the Colombian border, in …

Google Gives New Meaning to “Orwellian” – Becomes Ministry of Truth By Jon Rappoport, March 02 2015

…if all records told the same tale — then the lie passed into history and became truth.” (1984, George Orwell)

The New Scientist has the stunning story (2/28/15, “Google wants to rank websites based on facts …

Google Moving to Shut Down Alternative Media by Ranking Sites on “Facts” Rather than Popularity By Steve Watson, March 02 2015

Search Engine giant Google, the major driver of traffic to the majority of media portals is moving to change the way it ranks websites, declaring that it intends to use known partisan debunking outlets to determine the “truthfulness” of content.…

Shutting off Tap Water: Revenge of the Rainforest By Robert Hunziker, March 02 2015

Imagine this scenario: The following is a Public Service Announcement by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Water, July 4, 2015: Because of low water levels in state reservoirs, the Division of Water proclaims a statewide water-rationing

Biotech Corporate Propaganda: The Campaign against GMOs “Condemns Billions to Hunger and Poverty” By Colin Todhunter, March 02 2015

Speaking last week in Pretoria, former UK Environment Minister Owen Paterson described critics of GMOs as comprising part of a privileged class that increasingly fetishizes food and seeks to turn their personal preferences into policy proscriptions for the rest of

Towards Police State Canada? Anti-terrorism Bill C 51, To be Adopted by Parliament, The Media Campaign By Michael Welch and Barrie Zwicker, March 02 2015

“In almost every act of our daily lives, whether in the sphere of politics or business, in our social conduct or our ethical thinking, we are dominated by the relatively small number of persons…who understand the mental processes and social

Netanyahu: “A Danger to Israel”, say 200 Israeli Military and Security Veterans By Jonathan Cook, March 02 2015

In an unprecedented move, 200 veterans of the Israeli security services accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday of being a “danger” to Israel.

The new group, called Commanders for Israel’s Security, warned that Netanyahu was doing irreparable harm to

Fifty Years of Imperial Wars: Global Neoliberalism and America’s Drive for World Domination By Prof. James Petras, March 02 2015
Washington’s drive for world domination has used and combined many forms of warfare, including military invasions, occupations; proxy mercenary armies, military coups, the financing political parties, NGO’s and street mobs to overthrow duly constituted governments.
Israeli Nuclear Weapons Program: Israel’s Quest for Yellowcake – The Secret Argentine-Israeli Connection, 1963-1966 By The National Security Archive, March 02 2015

While Prime Minister Netanyahu points to the threat of Iran’s non-existant nuclear weapons program, amply documented Israel has developed an advanced nuclear arsenal, in defiance of international law.

The following documents released  by the National Security were first published by

Russian Opposition: Putin Did NOT Assassinate Opposition Leader Boris Nemtsov By Global Research News, March 02 2015

U.S. media is quick to blame Putin for the assassination of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.

But Itina Khakamada –  a top ally of Nemtsov in the opposition – said the killing was “clearly not in Putin’s interest. It’s aimed

Fukushima Nuclear Radiation Spikes 7,000% as Contaminated Water Pours into the Ocean By Global Research News, March 01 2015

Cleanup crews trying to mitigate Japan’s never-ending radiation crisis at Fukushima ran into more problems recently after sensors monitoring a drainage gutter detected a huge spike in radiation levels from wastewater pouring into the Pacific Ocean.

The Tokyo Electric Power

Is Barack Obama Actually Trying To Help the Islamic State (ISIS) Take Over Syria? By Michael Snyder, March 01 2015

That headline sounds crazy, right?  It must be untrue, right?  Well, read on, because you might be absolutely shocked by what you learn.  As you will read about below, the Obama administration has used al-Qaeda fighters and other radical Islamic

Totalitarian Rule in America: False Flags, Secret Prisons, Extrajudicial Assassinations, Media Censorship, The Rounding Up of Alleged “Terrorists” … By Joachim Hagopian, March 01 2015
The complete loss of constitutional civil liberties where we can be taken in without warrant, locked up for indefinite periods of time, those totalitarian Orwellian tactics are here today... in secret CIA-like “black site” locations throughout the nation.
Euro Banks versus Greek Labor By Prof Michael Hudson, March 01 2015

Transcript of Interview by Real News Network

SHARMINI PERIES: The four-month extension secured by the Greek finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, on Friday came with the condition that Greece provide a list of measures to quell the concerns of its international

Varoufakis vs. the Troika. Showdown in Athens By Mike Whitney, March 01 2015

“Will the United States, Germany, the rest of the European Union, the European Central Bank, and the International Monetary Fund – collectively constituting the International Mafia – allow the new Greek leaders of the Syriza party to dictate the conditions

Terrorists Supported by America: U.S. Helicopter Delivering Weapons to the Islamic State (ISIS), Shot Down by Iraqi “Popular Forces” By Fars News Agency, March 01 2015

The Iraqi popular forces who shot down a US helicopter carrying weapons for the ISIL forces in Al-Baqdadi region released the photos of the shot down chopper through the Internet.

A group of Iraqi popular forces known as Al-Hashad Al-Shabi

The Boris Nemtsov Assassination: Russia’s “Non-system” Opposition Refuses to Blame the Kremlin By The Saker, March 01 2015

Honestly, I never thought the day would come where I would have anything good to say about the Russian “liberal” or “democratic” “non-system” opposition but apparently this day has come today. To my surprise, all the leaders of this opposition

False Flag in Moscow? The Boris Nemtsov Assassination, the Anti-Putin Demonization Campaign By The Saker, March 01 2015

Boris Nemtsov has been shot dead in Moscow.  He was one of the most charismatic leaders of the “liberal” or “democratic” “non-system” opposition in Russia (please understand that in the Russian context “liberal” and “democratic” means pro-US or even CIA-run,

Say No to War Criminal Netanyahu on 3 March 2015! By S.I., March 01 2015

Netanyahu’s March 3rd planned speech at U.S. Congress Joint Session is a move by the Israeli state to legitimize its latest round of genocide in Gaza and continuation of its expansionist policies in the entire land of Palestine.  Meanwhile,

Making Sense of Obama’s Foreign Policy By Eric Zuesse, March 01 2015

 On February 22nd, NBC’s “Meet the Press” presented reporter Richard Engel in a terrific four-minute documentary on Barack Obama’s and Hillary Clinton’s catastrophic policy-results in Libya. (You can watch it by clicking on that link.) The segment concluded that

Binyamin Netanyahu, AIPAC’s Putative American President, Plans to Threaten the US Congress By Anthony Bellchambers, March 01 2015

Binyamin Netanyahu – AIPAC’s putative US President – will, next Tuesday, threaten both Houses of Congress that he is prepared to deploy his 400 nuclear warheads to ensure Israeli dominance of the Middle East unless Washington and the world accede

Cui Bono: US State Department Admits Russia had Nothing to Gain from Killing Boris Nemtsov By Tony Cartalucci, March 01 2015

 Which leaves exactly who as a possible suspect? Cui bono? 

Perhaps believing by virtue of having admitted the murder of Russian opposition member Boris Nemtsov in Russia’s capital of Moscow Friday evening in no way served the Russian government’s best
False Flag? The Kiev Maidan Snipers, They Fired On Both Police and Protesters By Washington's Blog, March 01 2015

Sniper Attacks As False Flag Terror

Random shootings are a type of false flag terror …

For example, in 1985 – as part of the “Gladio” (11-21) false flag operations –  snipers attacked and shot shoppers in supermarkets randomly

U.S. Governor Compares Wisconsin Protesters to Terrorists By Patrick Martin, March 01 2015

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, speaking Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), an ultra-right political conference held in suburban Washington DC, compared the working class and student protesters who thronged the streets of Madison in 2011 to ISIS terrorists. …

Nuclear Radioactive Waste of Fukushima Reactor Flowing Directly in Ocean – Officials Kept Secret for the Past Year By Global Research News, March 01 2015

Japan Times, Feb 25, 2015 (emphasis added): Radioactive isotopes [have] been draining into the Pacific from the roof of the No. 2 reactor building, which is highly contaminated…. Meanwhile on Sunday, Tepco reported water contaminated with high

War Propaganda: Human Rights Watch Accuses Syria of ‘Barrel Bomb’ Damage Created by US Attacks By Global Research News, March 01 2015

Human Rights Watch has been part of a sectarian, anti-Syrian propaganda campaign. It is hyping the “barrel bombs”, allegedly used by the Syrian government, as inhumane weapons. I have yet to see Human Rights Watch equally damning the indiscriminate use …

Four More Victims Come Forward from Chicago Secret Prison, Man Tortured Over Weed By Cassius Methyl, March 01 2015

 Chicago, IL — Four more victims of incarceration at Chicago’s Guantanamo Bay style secret detention/torture center, known as Homan Square, have come out and spoken to The Guardian about their experience being essentially treated like cattle. They are four …

South Africa’s “Dr. Death” Again Evades Sentencing By Janet Phelan, March 01 2015

In a last minute strategic move by counsel, Dr. Wouter Basson’s sentencing by the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has again been delayed.

Basson, who was found guilty by the HPCSA in 2013 of acting unprofessionally as the …

Crimes of Empire: The Invasion of Benin Kingdom By Dr Michelle Yaa Asantewa, March 01 2015

British colonial soldiers committed genocide in the Kingdom of Benin in 1897. They then looted some 4,000 pieces of art which have never been returned. A Nigerian film recreates the invasion, exposing the bestial brutality of Empire.

On Saturday 7 …

Gaza Rebuild Effort Could Take 100 Years: Oxfam By Andrea Germanos, February 28 2015

People walk through the heavily-bombed Shujaiya area in eastern Gaza in July 2014 during a pause in attacks.  (Photo:  Iyad al Baba/Oxfam via flickr/cc)

Despair and destruction continue to envelop the blockaded Gaza strip, where the rebuilding of vital

US Economy in Deflation and Slump By Andre Damon, February 28 2015

The US Commerce Department said Friday that Gross Domestic Product, the broadest measure of economic output, grew by only 2.2 percent in the fourth quarter of last year, down from an earlier estimate of 2.6 percent and a sharp fall …

“Jihadi John,” Imperialism and ISIS By Bill Van Auken, February 28 2015

On Thursday, the Washington Post revealed the identity of “Jihadi John,” the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) operative featured in grisly videos depicting the beheading of US journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff, as well as two British …

The Boris Nemtsov Assassination: A Propaganda Attack On Vladimir Putin? By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, February 28 2015

Boris Nemtsov, a Russian dissident politician highly critical of President Vladimir Putin often sounded like an agent of Washington.  He was shot and killed today on a street near Red Square.

If Nemtsov wasn’t assassinated by the CIA in order

Confrontation at the United Nations: North Korea Challenges Obama’s “Hostile Policy” Against the DPRK By Ronda Hauben, February 28 2015

On Monday February 16, North Korea’s Ambassador to the UN, Jang Il Hun, held a press conference with several journalists who cover the UN. It was a holiday in NY and the UN headquarters buildings were closed for the American

The Fairy Tale of Economic Recovery. The Decline in the US Labor Force Participation Rate is Not Due to Demographic Factors By Pendaran Roberts, February 28 2015

The propaganda from the Obama Administration is that the decline in the labor force participation rate from a high of about 67 % to a low of about 63 % is due to baby boomers retiring in mass. The Federal

Western Media Lies: It’s Really Ukraine that’s Sending Young Men to Die on the Front Lines By Andrew Korybko, February 28 2015

The Western media’s latest tall tale is that Russia is supposedly tricking its greenest conscripts into ‘invading Ukraine’ under the auspices that they’re being sent to Rostov instead, and threatening them with detention in a military prison if they refuse.