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December 2013Why Hide The Truth About Apartheid?Posted: Monday, December 30, 2013 Mandela Is Dead: Why Hide The Truth About Apartheid? The Apartheid regime –that brought so much suffering onto Africa and arouse so much indignation in most nations throughout the world– was the fruit of European colonial powers and was turned into a nuclear power by the United States and Israel. Glenn Greenwald: 'A Lot' More NSA Documents to Come NSA Intercepting Laptops Bought Online to Install Spy Malware The NSA's TAO hacking unit is considered to be the intelligence agency's top secret weapon Documents Reveal Top NSA Hacking Unit The NSA's TAO hacking unit is considered to be the intelligence agency's top secret weapon. It maintains its own covert network, infiltrates computers around the world and even intercepts shipping deliveries to plant back doors in electronics ordered by those it is targeting. Shopping for Spy Gear: Catalog Advertises NSA Toolbox After years of speculation that electronics can be accessed by intelligence agencies through a back door, an internal NSA catalog reveals that such methods already exist for numerous end-user devices. Obama's Epic Fib About the NSA It's not easy to pick the year's most transparent lie from the self-styled "most transparent administration in history." There are so many to choose from—such a richness of embarrassment. Former NSA head Hayden calls Snowden 'traitor' The former head of the National Security Agency and the CIA referred to former NSA contractor Edward Snowden as a "traitor" in a Sunday interview. No doubt about NSA's impact? Yeah, there is. I worked on the US drone program. The public should know what really goes on Few of the politicians who so brazenly proclaim the benefits of drones have a real clue how it actually works (and doesn't) New Iran Sanctions Bill Could Drive Wedge Between Israel Lobby, U.S. Public One big difference between looming clash and previous AIPAC-Administration showdowns: Americans couldn't care less about AWACs - but are dead set against war with Iran. Ministerial committee approves annexing Jordan Valley Eight ministers support bill proposing that Israel annex Jordan Valley, so that it remains within Israeli sovereignty even if peace accord is reached with Palestinians. Several ministers appeal, say will block legislative process The US is a Knuckle-dragging, Low Grade Moronic Culture – George Galloway Inside the Saudi 9/11 coverup Posted: Monday, December 16, 2013 Inside the Saudi 9/11 coverup After the 9/11 attacks, the public was told al Qaeda acted alone, with no state sponsors. But the White House never let it see an entire section of Congress' investigative report on 9/11 dealing with "specific sources of foreign support" for the 19 hijackers, 15 of whom were Saudi nationals. SAHARA FM RADIO: PANEL DISCUSSION ON NELSON MANDELA Nelson Mandela Has Been Laid To Rest – But His Legacy Must Not Be The desire to remember Mandela as a brilliant individual who single-handedly guided the nation to democracy is understandable but not honest Judge: NSA phone program likely unconstitutional Edward Snowden Praises Judge's Ruling Against NSA Phone Surveillance Program NSA officials consider Edward Snowden amnesty in return for documents Syrian Islamists Execute 80 Druze, Alawites and Christians in Adra Locals Blame al-Qaeda Faction for Massacres UN makes record funding appeal for Syria The exodus of millions of people from Syria in one of the largest refugee flights in decades is pushing neighboring countries to a breaking point, and thousands of lives are threatened with the onset of a bitter winter. Saudis' big deal for anti-tank missiles may be meant to help Syrian rebels Analysts suggest Saudis' huge order for US anti-tank missiles may allow it to send its existing stockpile of such weapons to anti-Assad rebels Britain's policy on Syria has just been sunk, and nobody noticed The West's favoured faction is on the run, while the Riyadh-backed rebels steadily gain ground Iran committed to continuing nuclear talks: foreign minister North Korean execution 'will not alter trade goals' North Korea's execution of senior figure Chang Song-thaek will not alter its economic goals, an official said. Right To Resist Oppression In August 2004 Richard Hugus, critic of progressive injustice, wrote an article called "Lies of the Israeli peace movement". France Fuels Sectarian Killing in CAR France has innocent blood on its hands, as sectarian violence between Christians and Muslims appears to be spiraling out of control in the Central African Republic (CAR). War Crimes Tribunal Finds Israel Guilty Of Genocide Against The Palestinian People America Is the Most Inhumane Developed Country on the Planet — Are We Going to Let It Stay That Way? This week marked the 65th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. What would it be like if people in the U.S. knew they had these rights? If You Want the American Dream, Go to Finland The American dream -- the notion of equal opportunity for all, the chance to pull yourself up by your boot straps and make something of yourself -- is gone. Yemen tribe intensifies protest against drone attacks Angry relatives of Yemeni civilians killed in a drone strike, which Sanaa insists hit Al Qaeda chiefs, escalated their protest on Saturday, blocking a main road and demanding end to US raids. Obama Failed To Deliver Long-Overdue Apology To Mandela Posted: Thursday, December 12, 2013 Obama Failed To Deliver Long-Overdue Apology To Mandela George W. Bush and Bill Clinton – also were on hand for the Mandela memorial service. Neither of them had extended an apology to Mandela for the CIA's role in his arrest. What are the excuses for the many foreign leaders who were faking it too? 'Fake' sign language interpreter said he had schizophrenic fit during Mandela ceremony Leonard Peltier on Passing of Nelson Mandela: Apartheid Still Exists in America U.S. Air strike kills 15 civilians in Yemen by mistake: officials Human Rights Watch said in a detailed report in August that U.S. missile strikes, including armed drone attacks, have killed dozens of civilians in Yemen. The NSA's Reach Might Be Even Bigger Than We Thought How Americans Were Deceived About Cell-Phone Location Data Remember when multiple Obama Administration figures said the NSA doesn't collect it? That wasn't true. Snowden document shows Canada set up spy posts for NSA CSEC conducted espionage activities for U.S. in 20 countries, according to top-secret briefing note Obama's Afghanistan experts stumped on U.S. death toll, war costs during hearing President Obama's brain trust on Afghanistan does not know [how] much the U.S. spends on the war each year or the American cost in lost lives on the battlefield. Steny Hoyer withdraws support from Iran resolution House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer withdrew his support at the last minute for a resolution calling for additional sanctions on Iran, according to a source familiar with the discussions. US voices 'concern' at India gay sex ban Australia high court overturns ACT gay marriage law Top U.S.-backed Commander in Syria Run Out, U.S. Officials Say Islamist fighters ran the top Western-backed rebel commander in Syria out of his headquarters and forced him to flee the country, U.S. officials said Wednesday. NATO's War on Syria Just Got Dirtier West scrambles to cover up Syria false flag revelations as Pulitzer Prize-winner & Syria's Electronic Army expose all. To Syria's Revolutionaries, Assad Isn't Looking So Bad After All Obama Advisor: 'Extremism' Could Be Key to Ending Syrian Civil War Bishop: Christians should take up arms in Syria A senior Orthodox Church official has urged Christians to take up arms in Syria and defend themselves against extremists, condemning the international community for not stopping flow of arms to Syria militants. Deadline for US-Afghan security pact could slip into Jan: White House The White House would like Afghan President Hamid Karzai to sign a bilateral security agreement by the end of the year, but the deadline could slip into early January, a spokesman said on Wednesday. India, Pak Nuclear War Could Put 2 billion People at Risk: Study CIA Document Suggests U.S. Lied About Biological, Chemical Weapon Use in the Korean War According to a CIA document declassified in March 2006, the U.S. government lied publicly about pushing for a United Nations "on-the-spot" investigation into Soviet, Chinese and North Korean charges of U.S. use of biological weapons (BW) during the Korean War. Hollande arrives in Central African Republic after two French troops killed French president flies directly from Nelson Mandela's funeral as operation with African Union to disarm militia continues U.S. to airlift African troops to Central African Republic Will Uruguay Trigger a Global Marijuana Revolution? The Peaceful Protest US Govt Doesn't Want World to Know About Media blackout hides Gitmo hunger strikes in military bid to erode public support The Hijacking of Mandela's Legacy Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 The Hijacking of Mandela's Legacy Beware of strangers bearing gifts. The "gift" is the ongoing, frantic canonization of Nelson Mandela. The "strangers" are the 0.0001 percent, that fraction of the global elite that's really in control (media naturally included). Apartheid Amnesia How the GOP conveniently forgot about its role in propping up a white supremacist regime. State surveillance of personal data is theft, say world's leading authors • 500 signatories include five Nobel prize winners • Writers demand 'digital bill of rights' to curb abuses New Legislation Would Ban NSA From Arizona State senator says 'the NSA isn't welcome in Arizona unless it follows the Constitution' No Contest: Edward Snowden is Person of the Year US Media Whitewashes Israel's Plan To Ethnically Cleanse 40,000 Of Its Arab Citizens Palestinians say Kerry appeasing Israel over Iran - at their expense Hagel warns Pakistani leaders of U.S. aid losses over drone-strike protests The Pentagon issued a warning Monday to Pakistani leaders: Stop protesters from hindering U.S. military equipment leaving Afghanistan or else lose U.S. aid. Iran-US Interim Agreement: Historic Breakthrough or Historic Sellout? U.S. senators prepare legislation to pressure Iran Obama: Option Of Totally Dismantling Iran's Nuclear Program Is 'Not Available' Iran's Zarif says nuclear deal dead if U.S. passes new sanctions 4 terrorists killed in U.S. drone strike in southeast Yemen Canada plans claim that would include North Pole Canada plans to make a claim to the North Pole in an effort to assert its sovereignty in the resource-rich Arctic, the country's foreign affairs minister said Monday. Mass murder in the Middle East is funded by our friends the Saudis Everyone knows where al-Qa'ida gets its money, but while the violence is sectarian, the West does nothing This Is Nelson Mandela Posted: Sunday, December 8, 2013 U.S. Lionizes Mandela In Death ... But Labeled Him a Terrorist While He Was Alive CIA Central In Mandela's Arrest … Kept Him On Terrorist List Until 2008 Six Things Nelson Mandela Believed That Most People Won't Talk About This Is Nelson Mandela Video "Arafat is a comrade in arms, and we treat him as such." -Mandela (1990) Nelson Mandela Condemns George W. Bush and War With Iraq, January 30th, 2003 C.I.A. TIE REPORTED IN MANDELA ARREST June 10, 1990 The real Mandela: Don't let his legacy be abused Good Liberation Hero—Bad Liberation Hero It seemed almost inevitable that on the new day Western newspapers were filled with encomia to the recently deceased South African national liberation hero Nelson Mandela that another southern African hero of national liberation, Robert Mugabe, should be vilified. “Nearly 90, Mugabe still driving Zimbabwe’s economy into the ground,” complained Geoffrey York of Canada’s Globe and Mail. Mandela is a sell-out, he betrayed black people, says ex-wife Thursday, 11 March 2010 Mandela's legacy: peace, but poverty for many blacks UN, EU subsidize French crimes in CAR : Analyst The United Nations and the European Union are subsidizing the French government's crimes in the poverty-stricken Central African Republic (CAR), an analyst says. Chomsky: US, Israel two 'rogue' actors operating in Middle East “There are in fact two rogue states operating in the region, resorting to aggression and terror and violating international law at will: the United States and its Israeli client,” Chomsky wrote in a recent article. Hagel: US has no plans to retreat from global affairs The US defence secretary says his country has no plans to retreat from any part of the world, as he departs for Bahrain to attend the Manama Dialogue, followed by a visit to Doha for talks with Qatari leaders. Chomsky on the U.S.-Iran deal Hagel: US military power must back Iran nuclear deal Hagel reminds Iran that threat of force still an option Defense Secretary Defense Chuck Hagel on board the USS Ponce, just 120 miles off the coast of Iran, told servicemembers that the threat of U.S. military force still exists even though the Obama administration is pursuing a six-month long diplomatic process with Iran to freeze its nuclear program. Pro-Israel groups backing away from confrontation with Obama over Iran WASHINGTON (JTA) — When it comes to the deal between Iran and major powers, Israel and the pro-Israel community are retreating from a strategy of confrontation and working instead to influence the contours of a final agreement. US Congress may throw wrench into Iran nuclear deal Obama: Chances for Final Iran Deal 50-50 or Worse President Barack Obama said Saturday he believed the chances for a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran are 50-50 or worse, yet defended diplomacy as the best way to prevent Tehran from acquiring atomic weapons. Fears mount that Dems will undermine White House on Iran Multiple Democrats on Capitol Hill are worried that House Democratic leaders are close to joining with House GOP leaders to support a bipartisan measure that could undermine the White House's efforts to reach a long term deal curbing Iran's nuclear program, I'm told by sources involved in discussions. Congress Warns Oil Companies: Don't Get So Cozy With Iran Iran presents IAEA with info of new generation of centrifuges Top Democrats seek intelligence briefings, report on Iran Free Expression Another Casualty of Sanctions Aliakbar Salehi is a former member of the Iranian parliament and an Internet freedom and human rights advocate now living in Washington, DC. In 2006, he was arrested and jailed by the Iranian government for urging human rights reforms. Karzai Aide: Afghans Won't Bow to US Pressure on Pact US Ultimatum 'Will Not Achieve Anything' Drones, Taliban on agenda as Hagel heads to Pakistan Pakistan PM Plans Crackdown on Anti-Drone Protests Warns Imran Khan to End Demonstrations All unfilled munitions declared by Syria destroyed: OPCW All category 3 (unfilled) munitions declared by Syria have been destroyed, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the United Nations announced in a statement published on Friday. This U.S. Colonel Was Sure He Was About To Get Involved in Syria's War Whose sarin? Barack Obama did not tell the whole story this autumn when he tried to make the case that Bashar al-Assad was responsible for the chemical weapons attack near Damascus on 21 August. 'Whose Sarin?' Investigative Bombshell Questions Obama's Case for Syria War Seymour Hersh report asks serious questions about the president's case for war Islamists seize Free Syrian Army arms depots: activists Israeli military attacks Palestinian commemorations of Nelson Mandela UK trains Libyan army in fight against al-Qaida and warlords Struggling to contain widespread viiolence, the fractured post-Gaddafi government is turning to the west for military help Cuba throws wrench in WTO talks over trade embargo Saving the Net from the surveillance state: Glenn Greenwald speaks up (Q&A) The man to whom Edward Snowden entrusted his NSA documents isn't content just to save the Bill of Rights and reinvent journalism. He also wants to stop the Internet from becoming history's most dangerous spy tool. Defeated By The Taliban, Washington Decides To Take On Russia And China More French troops deploy in CAR Posted: Tuesday, December 3, 2013 More French troops deploy in Central African Republic The move came amid efforts to improve security in the Central African Republic with a United Nations Security Council vote this week on a French-drafted resolution aimed at strengthening a flagging African stabilisation force on the ground. A narcissistic US, an anxious Saudi Arabia and a hysterical Israel The Iran nuclear deal has brought out the 'borderline' personality disorder of Saudi Arabia and Israel. Nearly a century after the Armenian genocide, these people are still being slaughtered in Syria And now, almost unmentioned in the media, their holy places are also being desecrated Assad: Our Battle With Saudi Is Open-Ended Ten days ago, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with a delegation of party leaders and politicians from Arab countries. He said unequivocally: The battle will continue as long as Saudi Arabia continues to "back terrorism," and the flow of extremist fighters, money, and arms into Syria continues. Zionism’s Last Card and Hope For Palestine Following the interim agreement with Iran the next six months will tell us whether or not the American-led Zionist lobby and Zionism itself has played its last card and lost. If it does lose President Obama will be free to use the leverage he has to try to cause Israel to be serious about peace on terms almost all Palestinians and most other Arabs and Muslims everywhere could accept (and which would not pose any threat to the wellbeing and security of those Jews now living in Palestine that became Israel and who wanted to stay). The stakes could not be higher. 5 Ways Our Lives Are Being Violated by Corporate Greed We already pay dearly for energy, medicine, banking, and telecommunications services. But a little research reveals that we're paying more—much more—in a variety of ways that our business-friendly mainstream media won't talk about. 24 Insurgents Killed in Nigeria Attacks At least 24 insurgents have been killed during an exchange of fire between Nigerian security forces and suspected terrorists in the pre-dawn attack on Maiduguri, a military statement said Monday. British news staff may face terrorism charges over Snowden leaks Guardian Newspaper Staff May Face Charges For Assisting Terrorists Fresh spy leak shows Australia offered to share data on its citizens Thousands protest election result in Honduras Honduras' defeated leftist presidential candidate, the wife of ousted former leader Manuel Zelaya, has led thousands of supporters onto the streets of Tegucigalpa to protest an election result she has called fraudulent. Hamid Karzai says US cutting supplies to put pressure on security pact Nato-led force responds to Afghanistan president: 'There has been no stoppage in the delivery of requested fuel' NATO says Karzai failure to sign pact would end Afghan mission Why Karzai Is Stonewalling A Security Agreement With US It's outrageous to accuse the Guardian of aiding terrorism by publishing Snowden's revelations Alan Rusbridger is being grilled by MPs – but he has published nothing that could be a threat to national security Iran Gets Short End of the Geneva Deal Posted: Monday, December 2, 2013 Metro-North Train In Fatal Crash Was Going 82 MPH As It Approached 30 MPH Zone A commuter train that derailed over the weekend, killing four passengers, was hurtling at 82 mph as it entered a 30 mph curve, a federal investigator said Monday. But whether the wreck was the result of human error or brake trouble was still unclear, he said. Dollar survival behind US-China tensions The escalation of military tensions between Washington and Beijing in the East China Sea is superficially over China's unilateral declaration of an air defense zone. But the real reason for Washington's ire is the recent Chinese announcement that it is planning to reduce its holdings of the US dollar. Obama's Ludicrous Afghanistan Declarations President Obama thinks he can make war appear to be peace with a wave of "his semantic magic wand." U.S. troops in Afghanistan, including elite killer teams, are to be redefined as mere "advisors" to Afghan forces so that America's "combat" role can be declared ended – to be followed by ten more years of mass killing and occupation. Afghans describe relatives' deaths in recent U.S. drone strike Residents of a village in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province say a Sept. 7 attack killed 14 civilians, most of them their relatives. The U.S. says 11 were killed, mostly Taliban fighters. Iran Gets Short End of the Geneva Deal After all the gnashing of teeth, beating of breasts and tearing of hair coming from Israel and its American supporters, you'd think last week's nuclear deal in Geneva has opened the way for Iran to become a mighty nuclear weapons power. Report: Iran needs more nuclear power plants Iran's nuclear chief said Sunday that the Islamic Republic needs more nuclear power plants, the country's official news agency reported, just after it struck a deal regarding its contested nuclear program with world powers. Iran's Zarif to visit Saudi Arabia to allay concerns over nuclear deal The Boys Who Cried "Munich" Report: Netanyahu orders Mossad to find proof Iran violating nuclear accord 'Sunday Times' quotes Israeli defense sources as saying Jerusalem wants to discredit Geneva deal by finding evidence of Iranian duplicity. US official: Netanyahu's response to Iran deal 'weak and desperate' Unnamed White House staffer reportedly says PM losing support in Washington over his attempts to sway Congress Foreign Minister Zarif on Iran and Its Persian Gulf Neighbors Ron Paul: You Cannot Negotiate With Iran? You cannot negotiate with Iran. That is what they told us for years. The Iranian leadership is too fanatical, they are not rational actors, they are "not like us." One US official even recently said that deception is part of the Iranian DNA. But just over a week ago negotiations between the five permanent UN Security Council Members plus Germany and the Iranians produced an historic agreement that may be first step toward a new era in US relations with the Middle East. Ehud Olmert: Netanyahu tried to interfere in U.S. elections Former prime minister criticizes his successor's public wrangle with Obama over Iran, claims Netanyahu tried to drive wedge between Congress and U.S. president. Israel's plan to forcibly resettle Negev Bedouins prompts global protests 'Day of rage' over demolition of 'unrecognised' villages in Bedouins' ancestral lands turns violent, with 40 arrests made 'Day of rage': Police, protesters clash in Israel at plans to evict 40,000 Bedouins Put a Stop to the Displacement of Bedouin Communities in Israel Syrian aircraft kill 50 in northern rebel town Syrian government helicopters dropped barrels full of explosives on a rebel-held town near the northern city of Aleppo, killing at least 50 people in two separate attacks over the weekend, activists said Sunday. Syrian chemical arms 'to be destroyed on US Navy ship' The US has volunteered a specially-modified naval vessel to help with the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons George Galloway Talks to Syrian Nun, Mother Agnes Mother Agnes was invited to speak at a Stop the War conference in London on November 30. However after hearing that two other speakers scheduled to speak at the event – Owen Jones and Jeremy Scahill – were threatening to withdraw unless her invitation was rescinded by the organisers, Mother Agnes took the decision to withdraw from the conference of her own volition. She has been demonized by her detractors as a 'pro regime stooge'. Britain targets Guardian newspaper over intelligence leaks related to Edward Snowden Living in self-imposed exile in Russia, former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden may be safely beyond the reach of Western powers. But dismayed by the continued airing of transatlantic intelligence, British authorities are taking full aim at a messenger shedding light on his secret files here — the small but mighty Guardian newspaper. Edward Snowden revelations prompt UN investigation into surveillance UN's senior counter-terrorism official says revelations 'are at the very apex of public interest concerns' Glenn Grenwald: Attacking Journalists, Whistleblowers and Other Messengers There are dozens of examples, one of whom is the author of a post this week at Pando.com which accuses me and Laura Poitras of having "promptly sold [the Snowden] secrets to a billionaire" Lies and Dirty Politics: Canadian MP Smears Greenwald/CBC French Intelligence Involved in NSA Spying in France, Monde Says French intelligence services worked "very closely" with the U.S. National Security Agency in spying on the country's citizens, Le Monde reported, citing documents it said it obtained from Edward Snowden. The NSA's Porn-Surveillance Program: Not Safe for Democracy Its targets extend beyond suspected terrorists—and some rhetoric that the First Amendment would protect is singled out. North Yemen fighting kills more than 120 Latest fighting between the Sunni Salafis and Shia Houthi fighters in northern Yemen brings death toll to 120. UN in Iraq worried about uptick in bodies found The number of Iraqis slain "execution-style" surged last month, the U.N. said Sunday, raising fears of a return of the death squads that killed thousands during the darkest days of sectarian violence that followed the U.S.-led invasion. How the New York Times silences Palestinians It will not be news to regular readers of The Electronic Intifada that The New York Times systematically excludes all except token Palestinian voices from its coverage. |
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