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Anti-Government Protests Rock Turkey
by Stephen Lendman
In 2001, Recep Tayyip Erdogan established the Justice and Development Party (AKP). In November 2002, it won nearly two-thirds of parliamentary seats. It did so with 35% of the vote.
Earlier dominant parties were rebuffed. Hard times aroused public anger. Voters rejected corrupt political rule. At the time, Istanbul newspaper Sabah called AKP's triumph a "revolution by impoverished Anatolia against the old political guard."
Party leader Erdogan earlier was Istanbul mayor. On March 14, 2003, he became prime minister. He feigned moderation. He pretended advocacy for poor, disadvantaged, oppressed Turks.
World War III began in May 2006: Building the New Map of the Middle East in Real Time
by chycho
I. Beginnings of Conflicts
Usually there are disagreements as to the exact dates of beginnings of conflicts, especially when those conflicts are global.
“The beginnings of wars are often hard to identify. Which act lit the spark on the tinderbox? Which straw was the final one? Like peak oil itself, the beginnings of war are often visible only in retrospect.”
For example, some would argue that World War II began in 1939 with the German invasion of Poland. Others would pick the 1931 Japanese invasion of Manchuria, or maybe even the 1933 Reichstag Fire. The only consensus regarding World War II is that it was devastating.
As for World War III, some believe that it was the Cold War and that we are in the beginning stages of World War IV. They believe that it started with the invasion of Iraq, and will be completely realized when the United States and Israel begin their attack on Iran and Syria (1, 2).
The Twisted Paradigm of ‘Hope and Change’ in the U.S.
By Larry Pinkney
“…the two parties have combined against us to nullify our power by a ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ of non-recognition, no matter how we vote…May God write us down as asses if ever again we are found putting our trust in either Republican or the Democratic parties.”
–W.E.B. Du Bois
“What better way to enslave a man than to give him a vote and tell him he’s free.”
–Albert Camus
Many men and women in the U.S. have, in the main, repeatedly allowed ourselves to be hoodwinked and bamboozled by a power elite that has consistently been diametrically opposed to the interests, serious needs, and human rights of everyday ordinary Black, White, Brown, Red, and Yellow people nationally and globally.
Evidence of Israeli Mass Murder Discovered
by Stephen Lendman
Photo: AFP
On June 1, Press TV headlined "Mass graves from 1948 war discovered in Jaffa."
Palestinian Jaffa is now Tel Aviv's Jaffa municipality. Six mass graves were discovered. They contain remains of at least hundreds of Palestinian victims.
These and other questions remain unanswered. How many more mass graves are yet to be discovered? How many never will be found?
How many thousands of dead Palestinians remain hidden? How many loved ones were lost? How many surviving family members couldn't bury them respectfully?
Why have responsible Israelis remained unaccountable? Why hasn't the official historical record been set straight? Why don't lost Palestinian lives matter?
The Nakba was one of history's great crimes. Much about it is known. Israeli historian Ilan Pappe documented it. His book titled "The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine" explains. More on that below.
On May 29, the al-Aqsa Foundation for Endowment and Heritage reported the mass grave discovery. An official said it came after ground caved in while workers carried out renovations.
Washington Criticizes Syrian Self-Defense
by Stephen Lendman
Seventeenth century philosopher/political theorist/jurist Hugo Grotius perhaps helped inspire international law. In 1625, his "On The Law of War and Peace" said "Most Men assign three Just Causes of War, Defense, the Recovery of what's our own, and Punishment."
War must be waged rightly to be just, he said. It must either respond to "wrongs not yet committed, or to wrongs already done." He called self-defense justifiable.
Under international law, it's a fundamental right. It's inviolable. The UN Charter affirms it. Chapter VII, Article 51 states:
"Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right of individual or collective self-defense if an armed attack occurs against a Member of the United Nations, until the Security Council has taken measures necessary to maintain international peace and security."
PROPHET FOR A DYING EMPIRE / CHALMERS JOHNSON
Allen L Roland
Every dying Empire has its truth telling prophet and America had its own with Chalmers Johnson. Johnson correctly compared the decay of the American empire, with its well over 600 overseas military bases, with the fall of the Roman Empire whereas the Senate becomes a wealthy corporate club and irrelevant compared to the ruling Military Industrial Congressional Complex.
Chalmers Johnson was a truth teller and prophet in a political environment where few would stand up to the interests and secrecy of the Pentagon and the intelligence community ~ and since his passing in November of 2010, many of his prophetic fears have been realized in the Obama administration.
Johnson, author of Blowback, Sorrows of Empire and Nemesis,The Last Days of the American Republic, talks in this video interview about the similarities in the decline of the Roman and Soviet empires and the signs that the U.S. empire is exhibiting the very same symptoms ~ overextension, corruption and the inability to reform. ( Watch the first 20 minutes) http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35065.htm#.UaBERy7LQmc.email
Iran's June Presidential Election
by Stephen Lendman
It's scheduled for June 14. Eight candidates will participate. More on them below. If none achieve a 50% or more majority, a June 21 runoff will follow.
On the same day, local city and village elections will be held. Thousands of aspirants registered to participate. In 2012, parliamentary elections were held.
Imperial critics wasted no time targeting Iran's process. It's standard practice. They prioritize meddling in its internal affairs. They do so shamelessly and maliciously.
Expect lots more through June 14 and post-election. Perhaps what happened in 2009 will be repeated. Media scoundrels lied. They claimed Iranians got to choose between democracy and autocracy.
State Department Terrorism Report: Upping the Stakes for War
by Stephen Lendman
According to Washington, terrorism is what they do, not us. Defending independent sovereignty is called terrorism. So are legitimate responses to Western/Israeli-sponsored attacks.
Incidents manufactured out of whole cloth are called terrorism. In October 2011, Iran was falsely charged with plotting to kill Saudi Arabia's US ambassador (Adel al-Jubeir).
No plot whatever existed. So-called plans "never progressed" because they're were none. The entire scenario was fabricated. At issue is falsely claiming Iran represents an existential threat.
It's done to build a case for regime change. Washington tolerates no independent governments. It wants subservient pro-Western ones replacing them.
Dodd-Frank's Mass Murder Mandate Is Treason: Crush It!
LaRouche Political Action Committee
May 28—As of this week, the LaRouche Political Action Committee (LaRouche PAC) escalated its campaign for reinstituting Glass-Steagall with the release of a devastating new exposé of what is demonstrably a mandate for genocide against the American people—the Dodd-Frank law.
In summary:
● Dodd-Frank codifies into U.S. law an international financial agreement, established no later than April 2009 in London by the G20 nations, to subordinate the banking systems of all member nations to the maintenance of the current international financial system.
Natan Blanc: Heroic Israeli Refusenik
by Stephen Lendman
Israel's a rogue terror state. It's been so from inception. It's history is blood-drenched. It's a global menace.
It's current government is its worst ever. It prioritizes state terrorism. Palestinians live in the eye of the storm.
Children are indoctrinated to be warriors. They're taught to hate. They're brainwashed to view Arabs and Iranians as existential threats. With some exceptions, conscription is mandatory at age 18.
Under-age youths may enlist. Child recruitment is done informally. Women serve like men. Israeli citizens and permanent residents must comply. Arabs are excluded. They may volunteer if they wish.
Classroom education teaches children to view military service as "noble and worthy." When too young to understand, they're brainwashed to accept militarism and belligerence as normal and necessary. They're falsely told Israel's survival depends on it.
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