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Israel Accused of War Crimes in West Bank
by Stephen Lendman
Amnesty International's (AI) new report is blunt. It's titled "Trigger-Happy: Israel's Use of Excessive Force in the West Bank." It begins saying:
"Out of nowhere many soldiers jumped out and ambushed Samir. They shot him first in the leg, yet he managed to run away towards the village."
"But how far can an injured child run? Twenty, maybe 30, metres? They could have easily arrested him, especially when he was injured, but instead they shot him in the back with live ammunition."
"To me, this is premeditated murder." Killing 16-year old Samir was no isolated incident. Israel's entire history is blood-drenched.
It includes multiple crimes of war, against humanity and genocide. It's been ongoing since 1948. It shows no signs of ending. Israeli viciousness knows no limits.
Ukraine Navy Aligns with Crimea - Ukraine Landlocked
Michael Collins
Why are we not surprised? The United States neconservative initiated action in the Ukraine is backfiring. The head of the Ukrainian Navy, Admiral Denis Berezovsky, just announced that the navy is now in the service of the Crimean Autonomous Republic.
“I, Berezovsky Denis, swear allegiance to the Crimean people and pledge to protect it, as required by the [army] regulations. I swear to take orders of Crimea and Sevastopol's Supreme Commander,” Berezovsky said as seen in video footage. All Navy troops dislocated in Sevastopol are ordered to disregard any commands coming from Ukraine's new self-proclaimed authorities," the PM also declared. "Do not take any orders of using arms till my personal instructions." RT (Russia Today), Mar 2, 2014
Obama Warns Russia
by Stephen Lendman
The damn fool in the White House risks a potentially serious East/West confrontation.
He bears full responsibility for toppling Ukraine's democratically elected government. He's criminally in league with fascist coup plotters.
He outrageously warned Russia, saying: "We are now deeply concerned by reports of military movements taken by the Russian Federation inside of Ukraine."
"The United States will stand with the international community in affirming that there will be costs for any military intervention in Ukraine."
Turmoil in Ukraine
by Stephen Lendman
Ongoing events are scary. Everyone should be worried. Reports reveal heightened tensions. Conditions resemble nations preparing for war.
On March 1, Voice of Russia (VOR) said Ukraine's border guard ships are on "battle alarm" at sea. "(E)xtreme measures (are being taken) to avert the seizure of a territory in Sevastopol."
Valentina Matviyenko is Russia's highest ranking female politician. She chairs its upper parliamentary Federation Council.
Under ongoing "circumstances," she said, "we might send a limited contingent of troops to ensure security of the Black Sea Fleet and Russian national residing in Crimea."
Ukraine: Potential Flashpoint for Global War
by Stephen Lendman
Obama heads the most recklessly dangerous regime in world history. It's ruthless. It's lawless. It's out-of-control. It's reincarnated Nazism writ large.
War on humanity is the new normal. Crazed hegemonic ambitions drive policy. A potential devastating East/West confrontation looms. Will Ukraine be the flashpoint igniting it?
US-supported neo-Nazis usurped power. Anyone opposing them risks arrest, physical harm or death.
Democracy is a dead letter. Fascists rule solely by diktats. Elections when held will be farcical.
Ukrainians haven't yet awakened to nightmarish conditions they face. How they'll react remains to be seen. Civil war may erupt.
Most eastern and southern Ukrainians favor close ties to Russia. They reject neo-Nazi coup d'etat Kiev governance. It has no legitimacy.
Turning the World Right Side Up
by Stephen Lendman
Lawless imperial rampaging turns it upside down. America is the main world belligerent. War on humanity is longstanding policy.
So is replacing all sovereign independent governments with pro-US vassal ones. Obama's war on Syria rages. Conditions in Ukraine remain incendiary.
Obama wants regime change in Venezuela. He stoked weeks of violence pursuing it. He's waging war on freedom at home.
Imagine championing democratic freedoms while going all-out to destroy them. Obama wants them extinguished globally.
Today is the most perilous time in world history. Daily events should scare everyone. At stake is humanity's survival.
Hardened Racism in Israel
by Stephen Lendman
Israeli racism already is institutionalized. On February 24, it got meaner. Fascist Knesset members approved legislation distinguishing between Muslim and Christian Arab citizens.
At issue is separate and less equal than before. It's divide and conquer policy. Critics slammed the law. They did so justifiably.
It institutes what at first glance seems minor. It changes the number of public advisory council members appointed under the 1988 Equal Employment Opportunities Law.
Five members increase to 10. Currently Christians, Muslims, Druze and Circassian representatives are included.
New legislation gives Muslim and Christian Arab citizens separate representation. New ones are added for ultra-Orthodox Jews, reserve duty soldiers, women, immigrants (virtually all Jews) and the elderly.
PLO executive committee member Hanan Ashrawi said:
"This law aims to create a new reality among our people based on religion and not national identity."
Return to Seyeda (Lady) Zeinab—now secured and in protective hands
Franklin Lamb
Seyeda Zeinab, Syria
The Mayor of Zeinab and staff members in front of the wall may illustrating
plans to complete reconstruction of the area by end of 2014 Photo: 2/25/14)
During a meeting at the Dama Rose hotel in Damascus the other morning, this observer was briefed by ‘Abu Modar,” a reputedly battle-honed field commander of the “Death Brigade,” a unit based in the northern Syria Eskanderoun region, north of Latakia. Abu Modar explained that he personally had chosen the rather peculiar name for his outfit to symbolize the willingness of its members to die for their cause—protecting Syria.
“Before each battle or each mission I ask my God to let me die defending Syria”, he explained. “If we are involved with a joint operation with Hezbollah, who are much admired because of their honesty and trustworthiness, I lead my men to the front line and ahead of Hezbollah troops out of respect for them and because we Syrians believe that as their grateful hosts we have this duty.”
Escalating East/West Tensions
by Stephen Lendman
Ukraine is ground zero. It's the most important former Soviet republic. It's a geopolitical prize. The struggle for its soul continues.
US-supported fascists usurped power in Kiev. Most eastern Ukrainians reject them. So do many western ones.
Government by coup d'etat has no legitimacy. Armed men seized Crimea's parliament. More on this below.
On Wednesday, coup plotters addressed thousands assembled in Kiev's Independence Square. They announced an unelected interim government. It has no legitimacy.
Washington favorite Arseniy Yatsenyuk is proposed acting prime minister. Around 20 cabinet ministers were named.
Obama's Dirty Hands Manipulating Venezuelan Violence
by Stephen Lendman
He wants Venezuela looking like Ukraine. He wants fascists replacing democrats. He wants Washington dictating Venezuelan policy.
He's mindless of what most Venezuelans cherish. Bolivarian fairness is polar opposite neoliberal contempt for social justice. It's too precious to lose. Venezuelans remember. February 27 marked the 25th anniversary of what's called "El Caracazo (meaning Caracas with the suffix 'azo')."
A popular rebellion confronted former President Carlos Andres Perez's hated government. It lasted days. Security forces killed hundreds. Some estimates said thousands. Many others were injured.
Protests followed so-called economic reforms. IMF diktats were imposed. Neoliberal harshness punished ordinary Venezuelans.
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