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Criticizing Venezuela's Maduro Irresponsibly

July 9th, 2013

by Stephen Lendman

A previous article explained. President Nicolas Maduro granted Snowden asylum. He did so responsibly. He did it courageously. He wants him protected from unjustifiable US persecution.

"Who is the guilty one," he asked? "A young man who denounces war plans, or the US government which launches bombs and arms the terrorist Syrian opposition against the people and legitimate president, Bashar al-Assad?"

Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina and other Latin American countries adopted the Cochabamba Declaration. It denounced France, Portugal, Italy and Spain for denying Evo Morales' plane airspace and landing rights. Doing so risked his life.

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When Is a Coup not One?

July 8th, 2013

by Stephen Lendman

"What's in a name," asked Shakespeare? A coup by any other name doesn't change things.

It isn't one when it's "our coup, a 'good cause' coup," said Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins. Western diplomats are scrambling to characterize it otherwise.

Coups are called "military interventions with good intent." Saying they reflect good v. evil struggles doesn't wash.

Merriam-Webster calls them "a violent decisive exercise of force in politics; especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group." The Oxford Dictionaries defines them as "sudden, violent, and illegal seizure(s) of power from a government.

According to Wikipedia:

A coup or putsch "is the sudden deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment - typically the military - to depose the extant government and replace it with another body, civil or military."

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Unrest Continues in Egypt

July 8th, 2013

Unrest Continues in Egypt

by Stephen Lendman

Washington's dirty hands are involved. Controlling what's ongoing continues. Doing so reflects iron fist imperialism. A White House statement claims otherwise. It's typical US-style disinformation. In full it states:

"Readout of the President’s Meeting with the National Security Council Regarding the Situation in Egypt"

"President Obama convened a secure conference call with the National Security Council today to review the very fluid situation in Egypt."

"The President condemned the ongoing violence across Egypt and expressed concern over the continued political polarization."

"He reiterated that the United States is not aligned with, and does not support, any particular Egyptian political party or group.

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Decline and Fall - Skyjacking Edition - 7/8/13

July 8th, 2013

Michael Collins
It appears that someone in Washington called several government officials in Europe to force the landing of a jet carrying the President of Bolivia. If that proves to be the case, the actions by all involved violate of the 2010 international protocol to help stop skyjacking. The protocol, signed by all but a few nations, says:

"Any person commits an offence if that person unlawfully and intentionally seizes or exercises control of an aircraft in service by force or threat thereof, or by coercion, or by any other form of intimidation, or by any technological means." 2010 Protocol Supplementary to the Convention for the Suppression of Un-Lawful Seizure of Aircraft

Paranoia on Steroids

The president of Bolivia, Eva Morales, flew to Russia for an international energy conference. His plane landed and stayed at Moscow's Vnukovo International Airport while he was at the conference. During the conference, Morales indicated that he would consider providing asylum for NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. However, he didn't offer asylum or grandstand when he responded to a reporter's inquiry.

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Venezuela Grants Snowden Asylum

July 8th, 2013

by Stephen Lendman

On July 6, Russia Today headlined " 'Free from imperial persecution:' Venezuela offers Snowden asylum."

Days earlier, President Nicolas Maduro said asylum would be "seriously" considered if sought. Snowden deserves a "humanitarian medal," he added.

"If this young man is punished, nobody in the world will ever dare to tell the truth," he stressed.

He's a man of his word. It's official. Maduro granted Snowden asylum. He did so on Venezuela's Day of Independence.

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Jobs Report Shows America in Decline

July 7th, 2013

by Stephen Lendman

Headlines cheered America's June report. Bloomberg said "US Employers Added More Workers in June Than Forecast."

"Employment roared ahead in June." America's "economy is poised for faster growth as it shakes off the impact of tax increases and budget cuts."

The Wall Street Journal headlined "Job Gains Show Staying Power," saying:

June showed "solid promise." Doing so suggests "the economy might be strong enough to grow with less help from the Federal Reserve." More on that below.

Bond investors "rush(ed) to sell." Ten-year Treasuries spiked above 2.7%. In May, yields were about 1.6%. Friday's level was the highest since August 2011.

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ElBaradei Heads Egypt's Interim Government

July 7th, 2013

by Stephen Lendman

It's official. He's Washington's man in Cairo. More on that below.

Ousting Morsi unleashed widespread violence. Pitched battles erupted. Both sides clashed with each other.

On July 6, Russia Today reported Friday's toll caused 36 deaths. One or more others followed. Over 1,100 were injured. Unknown numbers were arrested.

Neither side's yielding so far. Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) is notoriously brutal. Mercy isn't in its vocabulary. It conspired with Washington against Morsi.

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Business As Usual in Egypt

July 7th, 2013

by Stephen Lendman

Days of street protests created illusory change. Everything changed but stayed the same. The pattern's familiar. Ousting Morsi assures same old, same old.

Washington prioritizes Middle East control. It wants it unchallenged. It's the oil, stupid. Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, and other regional states have nearly two-thirds of proved world oil reserves. They have huge gas deposits.

Egypt's the largest Arab country. It's geopolitically important. It supports America's imperium. US officials prioritize continuity. Michel Chossudovsky asked: "Was Washington Behind Egypt's Coup d'Etat?"

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Tags: egypt, morsi

Think Your Money is Safe in an Insured Bank Account? Think Again

July 7th, 2013

by Ellen Brown

A trend to shift responsibility for bank losses onto blameless depositors lets banks gamble away your money.

When Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem told reporters on March 13, 2013, that the Cyprus deposit confiscation scheme would be the template for future European bank bailouts, the statement caused so much furor that he had to retract it. But the “bail in” of depositor funds is now being made official EU policy. On June 26, 2013, The New York Times reported that EU finance ministers have agreed on a plan that shifts the responsibility for bank losses from governments to bank investors, creditors and uninsured depositors.

Insured deposits (those under €100,000, or about $130,000) will allegedly be “fully protected.” But protected by whom? The national insurance funds designed to protect them are inadequate to cover another system-wide banking crisis, and the court of the European Free Trade Association ruled in the case of Iceland that the insurance funds were not intended to cover that sort of systemic collapse.

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Targeting Foreign Leaders: Longstanding US Policy

July 7th, 2013

by Stephen Lendman

No one's safe from America's long arm. From inception, CIA operatives developed skills to kill.

Fidel Castro survived hundreds of assassination attempts. He knows best how Washington operates.

Other leaders weren't as lucky. In April 1994, CIA surface-to-air missiles killed Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana and Burundi President Cyprien Ntaryamira.

Downing their plane put Paul Kagame in power. He became Washington's man in Rwanda. Ethnic slaughter continued what began earlier. It's longstanding US policy. It advances America's imperium.

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