The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
All … Please be advised, a reader from Toronto correctly informed me that I made a serious error of fact in my last piece in Counterpunch, “Obama as Moral Dupe: Will Erdogan Blink?” I stated that the threat to sink any Gaza aid ship or escorting warship carrying Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan was made by …
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Israel-Turkey-Hamas: Four ships from the Gaza-bound flotilla that was raided on 31 May Israeli naval forces have arrived at the port of Ashdod, Israel, accompanied by Israeli warships, Al Jazeera reported. According to Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, the Israeli soldiers that intercepted the Gaza-bound aid flotilla acted in self-defense, and …
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Phi Beta Iota: Chuck Spinney nailed it in the 1980’s and before; Robert Steele and the USMC under Commandant Al Gray nailed it from 1988 onwards, and nothing has changed. Both the politics and programs of the US Government are corrupt and uninformed across the board, for one simple reason: US intelligence leaders lack the …
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Yet another contemptuous snub to US “peace” efforts. Biden ought to tell them to go to hell and turn around and fly home … but he won’t, thus confirming again the our pusilanimous acquiescence to Israeli policies that hurt and humiliate the United States Chuck Israel OKs new settlement work despite slowdown By AMY TEIBEL, …
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When Nukes Become Sacred The psychology behind Iranian support for the country’s nuclear program Newsweek, Sharon Bagley, 8 January 2010 With sacred values, this cost-benefit calculus is turned on its head, explains anthropologist Scott Atran of the National Center for Scientific Research in Paris, who has studied Islamic terrorist groups. When Atran asked Palestinians if …
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Hot Topics AA: Russia Test-fires ‘Voevoda’ Intercontinental Missile 12/24/09 AF: Taliban issue video of captive US soldier 12/25/09 AF: Troops Secure Former Taliban Ghost Town in Afghanistan 12/25/09 YE: Yemen is growing front in Al Qaida battle 12/23/09 Below the fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime
Palestinian village caught amid Israel settlements By BEN HUBBARD, Associated Press Writer Thu Dec 17, 5:29 pm ET QARIOUT, West Bank – In this West Bank village surrounded by Israeli settlements, a Palestinian farmer says he has documents proving he owns his land. On a nearby hill, Jewish settler Batya Medad says she too has proof of ownership — …
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