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Obama at the UN General Assembly: Five Years a Zionist Lackey, Fifteen Minutes an American President
James Petras
Introduction
Obama’s rhetorical exercise in ‘peace talk’ at the United Nations General Assembly impressed few delegations and even fewer Americans: Far more eloquent are his five years of wars, military interventions, cyber-spying, drone murders, military coups and the merciless prosecution of patriotic truth tellers. If his ‘peace message’ fell flat, the explicit affirmations of imperial prerogatives, threats of military interventions and over two dozen (25) references to Israel as a ‘strategic ally’, confirmed the suspicions and fears that Obama was preparing for even more deadly wars.
Nobel Hypocrisy Repeats
by Stephen Lendman
Nobel Committee members broke their own rules. Peace Prize nominations "may be submitted by any person who meets the nominat(ing) criteria."
Candidates eligible to win "are those persons or organizations nominated by qualified individuals."
Nominations "must be postmarked no later than February 1 each year. Nominations postmarked and received after this date are included in the following year's discussions."
On October 11, Nobel Committee members awarded the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) its 2013 Peace Prize.
It reflects its involvement in destroying Syria's chemical weapons. It's unclear when OPCW was nominated. It was well beyond the February 1 deadlined. The organization has done little so far in Syria to deserve honoring. Its mandate has nothing to do with restoring peace.
ReThink 9/11: Revealing Truths, Dispelling Lies
by Stephen Lendman
ReThink911 is a new 9/11 truth initiative. More on it below.
9/11 is the Big Lie of our time. Truth is its mortal enemy. Revealing it is vitally important. Spreading it lets many others know.
Growing numbers of architects, engineers, physicists, pilots, former military and intelligence officers, and other members of the public reject the official 9/11 myth.
They do so for good reason. It's a bald-faced lie. It's by far the most harmful one in modern times. Wars on humanity followed. They continue unabated. They risk the unthinkable. WW III is possible.
In 10 books, numerous articles and lectures, David Ray Griffin provided exhaustive evidence too important to ignore. He revealed truths. He dispelled lies. He did so courageously.
Obamacare Compromises Privacy
by Stephen Lendman
The 1974 Privacy Act governs the collection, maintenance, use and dissemination of personal information maintained by federal agencies.
It prohibits disclosing it without written consent, stating:
"No (federal) agency shall disclose any record which is contained in a system of records by any means of communication to any person, or to another agency, except pursuant to a written request by, or with the prior written consent of, the individual to whom the record pertains."
Yellen's Fed Assures Business As Usual
by Stephen Lendman
On Wednesday, Obama nominated Janet Yellen as Fed chair. She's currently vice chairwoman. Senate confirmation is certain. It's rubber-stamp.
She'll succeed Ben Bernanke. On January 31, his second four-year term ends.
In its hundred year history, Yellen will be the first female Fed chair. According to the Central Bank Directory (CBD), 17 others head central banks globally. CBD lists 177 from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.
Yellen may be the richest central bank head. Her reported investments were at least $4.8 million in 2012. Estimates range up to around $13 million. A year later, her wealth may be millions higher. She's privy to inside information. She helps make it. She's able to take full advantage. So can other Fed governors. They're all millionaires.
Unholy Alliance
by Stephen Lendman
Israel and Saudi Arabia are rogue states writ large. They're two of the world's worst. They deplore democratic values. They spurn rule of law principles.
They commit horrendous human and civil rights abuses. They're responsible for daily crimes against humanity.
They partner with Washington's imperial wars. They're an odd couple. They're strange bedfellows. Perhaps they're joining forces. Formal relations aren't maintained. Back channel secret ones substitute.
On October 2, Israel's Channel 2 TV news said senior Israeli security officials met with a high-level Gulf state counterpart. They did so in Jerusalem.
The United States of Inequality
by Stephen Lendman
Shutting down government irresponsibly doesn't work. Nor does money printing madness for the wrong reasons.
Former Reagan administration Office of Management and Budget Director David Stockman calls QE "high grade monetary heroin." One day, it'll "kill the patient," he says.
Out-of-control debt isn't resolved by more of it. Adding more leaves less for goods and services. Economies suffer. They're looted for profit. Bankers want state enterprises sold at fire sale prices. Doing so creates lucrative financing on credit opportunities. The top 1% benefits. Most others are force-fed austerity.
US Globalized Torture Black Sites
by Stephen Lendman
On October 5, US Delta Force commandos, CIA operatives, and FBI agents abducted Abu Anas al-Liby. Doing so highlights what's been out-of-control since 9/11.
In the 1980s, al-Liby was one of many CIA-recruited mujahideen fighters. They were used against Afghanistan's Soviet occupiers.
Ronald Reagan called them "the moral equivalent of our founding fathers." He characterized Contra killers the same way.
Bin Laden, al-Liby, and many other Al Qaeda fighters were used strategically as both allies and enemies. Most recently, al-Liby was an anti-Gaddafi "freedom fighter."
Osama, Obama, Bush…. It’s The Empire Stupid!
Philip A Farruggio
All three of the aforementioned men were and are creatures of the American Military Industrial Empire. They were nurtured, influenced, subsidized and controlled by this machine. Bin Laden was one of many rich, educated Muslims who became brainwashed by what I call the Islam or bust mindset. Much like the orthodox Zionists who rule Israel and the right wing zealots here at home who preach their phony Christianity, any such belief system plays directly into the hands of the empire. Go and watch Lorraine Levy’s fine film The Other Son (2012) and see why this empire so fears harmony amongst different cultural groups. Tis better to ‘divide and conquer ‘then to deal with mass movements of ‘people before profits ‘.
I await the time that more of my fellow Americans come to the realization that Obama and Bush Jr. are really born of the same dastardly parents: The Empire. Regardless of the fact, as William Blum explains in his new book of essays Americas Deadliest Export: Democracy, that Obama is bright and articulate …. He still then serves the same interests as his predecessor! Many of my dear friends and one time fellow activists who worked so diligently to get this man elected are now slowly having ‘ buyer’s remorse ‘ . During the height of the healthcare reform (oxymoron) debate a few short years ago, we who knew better told everyone that the so called public option AKA Medicare for all who want it would never be proposed by Obama and his party. Why? Well, look at the numbers: In the 2008 presidential campaign, McCain received over $ 7 million in donations from the health care industry (including insurance companies). Barack Obama received … over $ 21 million! What is now referred to as Obamacare is a gold ribbon for the private insurers.
Double Standard Victims of Israel's War on Palestine
by Stephen Lendman
Brutalizing Palestinians is longstanding. Crimes of war, against humanity, and slow-motion genocide reflect it.
So do colonization, apartheid and daily state terror. Militarized occupation is lawless and brutal. Previous articles explained.
Torture, inhumane and degrading treatment reflect official Israeli policy. Children are treated like adults.
In July, Israeli soldiers terrorized a five-year old Palestinian boy. They threatened him and his parents.
They handcuffed and blindfolded his father. They handed the boy over to police. They wrongfully accused him of stone-throwing. Many other children face similar charges.
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