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Al Akahbar: Syria - Damascus Repels Another Rebel Attack
By Anas Zarza Al-Akahbar-English Posted by Michael Collins
Remember all those articles over the last few months - Syria to fall soon; what will post-Assad Syria look like? Soon, we were lead to believe, the demands of Former Secretary of State (and neo-colonialism) Hillary Clinton would come true. When didn't she say - "Assad must go!" Ironically, Assad is still around and Clinton is gone. That's one big step for mankind and an even bigger step backwards for the Syrian rebels, particularly the very Al Qaeda fighters operating under the name Al Nusra. They fight and win but rely on direct or indirect funding, weapons, and technical assistance from NATO and the Gulf plutocrats. In fact, we now know that Ms. Clinton and the disgraced General Petraeus were pushing for the United States to openly arm the rebels. Cooler heads prevailed. Weapons and other items were stalled. Assad's military made some changes. And now, voila!, the Syrian Arab Army is defending the capital. Was any of this dreadful, deadly conflict worth it?
-- Michael Collins
Does Netanyahu Want Regional War?
by Stephen Lendman
Israel and America are longstanding imperial partners. Washington OK's naked aggression on Syria. Doing so declared war. Admitting it may or may not follow later.
Events require close watching. Disturbing ones occur regularly. Late Sunday, Tyre, Lebanon was rocked. A suspicious explosion occurred.
Lebanon's Future TV said an "Israeli aircraft might have detonated an electronic transmission device. Hizbollah cordoned off the area."
Lebanon's NNA news agency said "Israeli aircraft did not leave Lebanese airspace over the South all through the day."
Lebanon's Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour said "Israeli jets continue to invade Lebanon's airspace every day. We must stand up against the Israeli attacks but not just with calls, statements and condemnation."
LOS ISRAELITAS SON LOS GRANDES PERDEDORES EN EL ACUERDO ENTRE IRÁN Y ARGENTINA
El análisis de James Petras
Los cancilleres de Irán, Ali Akbar Salehi y de Argentina Héctor Timerman,
durante la firma del acuerdo.
“Quiero mencionar rápidamente el acuerdo alcanzado entre Irán y Argentina, para formar una comisión investigadora sobre el asesinato de los judíos en el acto terrorista de 1994 (atentado contra la AMIA). Lo que es interesante marcar es que los sionistas en Argentina y el gobierno de Israel están en contra de esto. Ellos quieren manipular la acusación contra Irán para metas políticas, no quieren considerar si realmente los culpables son iraníes, quieren simplemente manipularlos para demonizar a Irán”, dijo el sociólogo norteamericano James Petras en su columna del lunes 28 en CX36 Radio Centenario (*). Agregó que ese acuerdo bilateral “tira afuera la intervención israelita que trata de utilizar el incidente para fomentar la agresividad contra Irán”. Petras analizó además los resultados de la cumbre de la CELAC; así como los de las reuniones de la CELAC con la UE, y del Foro Económico de Davos que sesionaron el domingo.
Israel Fuels Syrian Fire, Risking Regional Outburst
By Nicola Nasser**
The timing of the Israeli air raid early on January 30 on a Syrian target, that has yet to be identified, coincided with a hard to refute indications that the “regime change” in Syria by force, both by foreign military intervention and by internal armed rebellion, has failed, driving the Syrian opposition in exile to opt unwillingly for “negotiations” with the ruling regime, with the blessing of the U.S., EU and Arab League, concluding, in the words of a Deutsche Welle report on this February 2, that “nearly two years since the revolt began, (Syrian President Bashar Al-) Assad is still sitting comfortably in presidential chair.”
Welcome to the Network of Global Corporate Control - Part 1: Meet the Global Corporate “Supra-Government”
By Andrew Gavin Marshall
We live in a corporate culture, where most of us have worked or currently work for corporations, we spend our money at corporate venues, on corporate products, watch corporately-owned television shows and movies, listen to corporate-sponsored music; our modes of transportation, communication and recreation are corporately influenced or produced; our sports stadiums and movie theaters are named after car companies and global banks; our food is genetically altered by multinational conglomerates, our drinking water is brought to us by Coca-Cola, our news is brought to us by Pfizer, and our political leaders are brought to us by Exxon, Shell, Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan Chase.
In this global corporate culture it is often difficult to take a step back and look at transnational corporations, beyond what they represent in our culture, and see that they are, in fact, totalitarian institutions with power being exercised from the top down, with no democratic accountability, legally bound to be interested only – and exclusively – in maximizing quarterly short-term profits, often to the detriment of the environment, labor, human rights, democracy, peace and the population as a whole.
Hillary Clinton: Profile of Imperial Arrogance and Lawlessness
by Stephen Lendman
She was Washington's 67th Secretary of State. She served from January 21, 2009 - February 1, 2013. She's arguably America's worst.
From 2001 - 2009, she was US Senator from New York. In 2008, she challenged Obama for the Democrat party's presidential nomination.
Supporters urge her to run again in 2016. She's noncommittal. When asked, she says "I am not thinking about anything like that right now."
She also said she'll "do everything (she) can to make sure that women compete at the highest levels, not only in the United States but around the world."
Husband Bill urges her to run. Some suspect she already made her move.
France Has Forgotten the Battle of Algiers, Africa Never Will: “Ordinary Victories” by Manu Larcenet
by chycho
Let’s continue our conversation from Part 1.
One of the most amazing aspects of the African resource wars is that within their own countries, most western powers have been able to stifle opposition for their participation. An incredible achievement considering the state of their economies and the number of wars that they have been involved in in the last two decades (2011–present, 2003–2010, 1990–2002).
Let’s take France as an example since it appears to have the backing of its citizens in taking the lead role in the recent wars which are set to determine the future of Africa.
Moscow to West: Hands Off Middle East/Africa
by Stephen Lendman
Munich's Security Conference is held annually. This year marks the 49th session. Dozens of countries participated. Hundreds of world leaders attended.
They included heads of state, foreign affairs and defense ministers, as well as other senior figures. Active engagement was prioritized. Current and future security challenges were discussed.
In 2007, Russian President Vladimir Putin took full advantage. He pulled no punches. He sharply criticized US foreign policy. He called it:
"very dangerous (in its) uncontained hyper-use of force - military force - in international relations, force that is plunging the world into an abyss of permanent conflicts." US imperialism, he stressed, "overstepped its national borders in every way."
The Empire Project has no clothes - Laurent Louis, Belgan MP Speech - Amazing!
Speech by Laurent Louis - Posted by Michael Collins
"It is about time to stop lying to us and treating people like imbeciles."
Tearing Down the Empire Project: This speech represents a moment of extreme truth for the NATO powers. The United States, Great Britain, France and the lesser powers have been throwing their weight around Asia and Africa without regard to the norms of civilized behavior Their drill includes attacking countries that pose no threat to any NATO member; engaging in ruinious sanctions as a negotiating tool; threatening war; and, engaging in military actions as a matter of routine. Laurent Louis, a Belgian MP and crusader for human rights, spoke to parliament and laid out the truth behind naked aggression and the lies that justify it. Michael Collins
(Originally found at Kenny's Sideshow)
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LAURENT LOUIS, MP: Thank you, Mr President. Dear Ministers, dear Colleagues.
Belgium is indeed the land of surrealism.
This morning we learned from the media that the Belgian army is incapable of fighting some extremist soldiers having radical Islamist beliefs existing within its own ranks but who cannot be dismissed for lack of legal means.
However, at the same time, we decide to help France in its war against "Terror" by providing logistical support for its operation in Mali. What wouldn't we do in order to fight against terrorism outside our borders? I just hope we took care not to send for this anti-terrorist operation, in Mali, these much talked about Belgian Islamists soldiers!
I seem to be joking, but what is going on in the world today does not make me laugh at all. It doesn't make me laugh, because without any doubt, the leaders of our Western countries are taking the people for imbeciles with the help and support of the Media which are nothing more today than an organ of propaganda of the ruling powers.
Around the world, military actions and regime's destabilization are becoming more and more frequent. Preventive war has become the rule.
And today, in the name of democracy and the fight against terrorism, our states grant themselves the right to violate the sovereignty of independent countries and to overthrow legitimate leaders.
Washington OK's Israeli Aggression on Syria
by Stephen Lendman
It shouldn't surprise. Washington and Israel are longstanding imperial partners. Significant regional operations are jointly planned.
It's done well in advance. It's for strategic advantage. Operations are part of a greater regional agenda.
On February 1, TIME magazine headlined "The Fallout from the Air Raid on Syria: Why Israel is Concerned," saying:
"Israeli warplanes struck several targets inside Syria overnight Tuesday, including a biological weapons research center that was reportedly flattened out of concern that it might fall into the hands of Islamist extremists fighting to topple the government of Syrian president Bashar Assad, Western intelligence officials tell TIME."
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