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US Wants Russia Transformed into a US Vassal State
Stephen Lendman
Washington tolerates no governments it doesn’t control, wanting pro-Western vassal states replacing sovereign independent ones - notably Russia and China, both countries targeted for regime change.
Neocon/super-hawk former US Deputy Defense Secretary and World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz earlier explained Washington's “first objective is prevent(ing) the re-emergence of (rival states), either on the territory of the former Soviet Union or elsewhere.”America seeks unipolar/New World Order dominance, pursuing a policy of state terrorism globally, wanting control over all other nations, threatening world peace, stability and security.
Putin Calls Out Obama on a Big Lie
Eric Zuesse
“In 2009, US President Obama said that the missile defense only serves as protection from Iranian nuclear missiles. But now there is an international treaty with Iran that bans Tehran from developing a potential military nuclear project. The International Atomic Energy Agency is controlling this, the sanctions against Iran are lifted – but still the US are working on their missile defense system. Only recently a treaty with Spain was signed, a deployment in Romania is being prepared, the same will happen in Poland in 2018, and in Turkey, a radar unit is being installed.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that in an interview with Germany’s Das Bild, published on January 11th, but the press has ignored this very serious charge — an accusation of deception, bad faith, outright lying, on the part of the U.S. President.
State-Sponsored Murders at Guantanamo
Stephen Lendman
Guantanamo is one of numerous US global black sites operating extrajudicially - torture and other forms of abuse still ongoing, major media entirely silent.
Obama could have closed all US torture prisons by executive order on day one in office. He chose to keep them operating.
His pledge to close Guantanamo during his first year in office was deliberate deception. The evidence speaks for itself.
Washington operates solely by its own rules. International, constitutional and US statute laws don’t matter. Former Guantanamo guard Joseph Hickman believes Guantanamo officials wanted prisoners causing “problems for the command” by leading hunger strikes or other forms of resistance silenced. More on him below.
B’Tselem Researcher Persecuted by Israel
Stephen Lendman
Israel tolerates no criticism of its longstanding brutality against Palestinians, terrorizing and imprisoning thousands for political reasons, extrajudicially executing targeted individuals.
Israel arrested B’Tselem researcher Nasser Nawaj’ah days earlier. He committed no crimes. On Thursday, Jerusalem District Court Judge Moshe Yoed Hacohen ordered his immediate release.
Israel refused, continuing to illegally detain him. His lawyer Gaby Lasky filed an urgent motion under the Contempt of Court Ordinance against Samaria and Judea district police.
NYT Misreporting on Syria
Stephen Lendman
.The Times consistently suppresses what’s most important to report, notably on geopolitical issues. Managed news misinformation substitutes, willful deception.
On January 23, it discussed Washington’s (sinister) alliance with Saudi Arabia on Syria, a code-named Timber Sycamore - suppressing information on Obama’s war of aggression, launched for regime change, perpetuating the myth about nonexistent moderate Syrian rebels.
According to The Times, “the Saudis contribute both weapons and large sums of money, and the CIA takes the lead in training the rebels on AK-47 assault rifles and tank-destroying missiles” - without explaining so-called “rebels” are ISIS and other terrorist fighters.
The Times ludicrously called the kingdom “the spiritual anchor of the Sunni Muslim world.” Saudi Wahhabi fundamentalism is polar opposite what most Sunni Muslims practice and support - Islam’s most extremist form.
It’s ideologically over-the-top, supporting state-sponsored terrorism, regional violence and chaos, wanting nonbelievers eliminated.
Saudi money indeed fuels war on Syria and elsewhere regionally, along with plenty from America and rogue allies. CIA elements train ISIS and other terrorist fighters in using heavy and light weapons - made in America, other Western countries and Israel.
How the Supreme Court Could Legalize Direct Bribery: An Innocent Behind Bars, A Guilty Man Free
David Swanson
A recent bribery conviction may lead to the U.S. Supreme Court further corrupting the U.S. political system.
How does one even get convicted of bribery in a system that has legalized it to the extent that ours has? Look at Congress members' and other federal office holders' actions and their sources of funding. There is debate only over whether they are bribed to act or rewarded for having acted, but the correlation between action and funding is undisputed, and the sources of funding unrestricted. A headline like "Clinton Foundation Donors Got Weapons Deals From Hillary Clinton's State Department" raises a few eyebrows but no indictments.
Phony North Korean Threat to America
Stephen Lendman
Pyongyang long sought normalized relations with America and other Western nations. Washington wanting adversarial relations maintained prevents it.
A previous article explained why North Korea wants nukes. It fears America for good reason. It knows it wages endless imperial wars, raping one country after another.
Truman’s naked aggression turned most of North Korea to rubble. Millions died, mostly civilians. Pyongyang wants protection against a possible repeat of what happened earlier.
Muslim World: The Leaders Who Could Not Lead
Mahboob A Khawaja
Synoptic View of the Contemporary Muslim World
The entire Muslim world is engaged in self-destructive conflicts. Unwarranted wars and sectarian bloodbaths are the order of the day, so unparallel in contemporary history. You wonder, what are they fighting for? While the 21st century stands at the verge of knowledge-based global transformation, ignorant and arrogant leaders are perpetuating individualistic political absolutism and tyranny to divide the Muslims. Who are the real warriors fighting for human freedom and justice and who are the hired culprits to prolong proxy wars for other hegemonic powers? Both the US and Russia are competing for hegemonic strategic influence, increased sales of weaponry and to acquire direct control over the natural resources of Arab Middle East. West Europeans - the former lords of colonialism prefer their own strategic priorities wherever they could find a gap between the two competing superpowers. People are not the aim for mind control but victims of the interventionist policies and raging wars. Believe it or not, people are assumed as digits and numbers in police-run states as they could not challenge the Arab authoritarianism for decades. Unthinkable as it was that ideological adversaries like the US and Russia would collaborate to bomb the Arab people, their culture and habitats.
US Unleashing Deadly Virus in Donbass, Ukraine?
Stephen Lendman
Is Washington intending biological war on its area residents?
Chemical, biological and radiological warfare is longstanding US practice, used in direct and proxy wars, Syrians and Yemenis notably affected.
On January 22, the Donbass International News Agency (DINA) headlined “Deadly virus leaked from US laboratory - DPR Army and Intelligence,” saying:
“More than 20 Ukrainian soldiers have died and over 200 are hospitalized,” affected by a virus “immune to all medicines.”
Thousands of Ukrainian troops are stationed menacingly in areas bordering Donbass. Intermittent shelling continues, civilians largely threatened.
The lab in question is located in Shelkostantsiay, about 30 km from Kharvov near Donbass. “US military experts” operate there, said DINA.
Biden Threatens Escalated War on Syria
Stephen Lendman
On Friday, Biden and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu met in Istanbul. The vice president is spending two days with him, Erdogan and other rogue regime officials.
Discussions focus on Obama’s war on Syria, Turkey a valued partner in high crimes against peace.
Biden warned of escalated military operations if peace talks fail. Chances for success are virtually nil. Terrorist groups mostly comprise Assad’s opposition.
They’ll keep fighting no matter what comes out of diplomatic talks. Biden’s comments revealed Washington’s rage for war, saying:
“We do know it would better if we can reach a political solution, but we are prepared…if that's not possible, to have a military” one - duplicitously claiming it’s to defeat ISIS, America’s creation and ally, what US officials and major media never explain.
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