NZ Herald | 26 Feb 2015 There’s been widespread sceptism and outrage in response to the Government’s announcement that New Zealand troops will be sent to Iraq. This can be seen most clearly in my aggregation of reactions in two blog posts: Top tweets about the NZ Govt decision to go into Iraq and Cartoons…
The Saker | 23 Feb 2015 U.S. Gen. “Ben” Hodges’ statement that within four or five years Russia could develop the capability to wage war simultaneously on three fronts is not only an acknowledgment of the Russian Federation’s growing military potential but also a promise that Washington will obligingly ensure that all three fronts are…
World Socialist Web Site | February 23, 2015 The Obama administration is considering new proposals from the Pentagon to delay troop withdrawals from Afghanistan and increase the number of US forces to be stationed in the country on a permanent basis, US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter announced this weekend during a joint conference with Afghan…
Robert Parry | 21 Feb 2015 As the Ukraine crisis worsens, Official Washington fumes only about “Russian aggression” — much as a half century ago, the Tonkin Gulf talk was all about “North Vietnamese aggression.” But then and now there were other sides to the story – and questions that Congress needed to ask, writes Robert Parry. By…
Washington’s Blog | February 21, 2015 In 2011, Danios wrote: Below, I have reproduced a year-by-year timeline of America’s wars, which reveals something quite interesting: since the United States was founded in 1776, she has been at war during 214 out of her 235 calendar years of existence. In other words, there were only 21 calendar years in which…
Kurt Nimmo | Infowars.com | February 19, 2015 Russian General: We are at war Stars and Stripes reports that NATO’s Allied Land Command is using techniques used against the Taliban in Afghanistan to prepare its ground forces for a war with Russia in Europe. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyEwjlwrQbg?feature=player_embedded&w=640&h=360] Citing “Russian aggression in Ukraine and concerns along NATO’s…
Stephen Lendman | Global Research | February 18, 2015 Wherever America intervenes, failed states follow. Pro-Western stooge regimes replace sitting governments. They fail to provide essential functions, services and/or responsibilities required of sovereign independent ones. Failed state examples include Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Haiti, Honduras, Somalia, Yemen and Ukraine. Syria’s government maintains power despite having lost control of…
Gordon Duff | NEO | 13 Feb 2015 Chris Kyle, the former Navy SEAL revered as a national hero was worth more alive than dead, financially and politically. Martyred, murdered by a former US Marine, or so we assume, his political capital is soaring as Americans relearn love of bravado and swagger and, as is…
Renegade Broadcasting | 11 Feb 2015 More people died in the fire bombing of Dresden on February 13th to 14th, 1945 than in the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki combined. Holocaust (noun) – “Great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire.” [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU5u7aoSxFQ?feature=player_detailpage&w=640&h=360]
Mark Taliano | Global Research | February 12, 2015 If the governing media framed itself in terms of truth rather than government-sponsored lies, the root causes of terrorism could be addressed and rectified. Currently, the root causes are being obscured, and Police State legislation is being offered as a false solution, and for ulterior purposes. We already…