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Egypt's Illegitimate New President
by Stephen Lendman
Egypt's sham process has no legitimacy. Elections are farcical when held.
General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi ran practically unopposed. Hamdeen Sabahi masqueraded as an opponent. He supports junta rule.
On most everything that matters he's anti-democratic. Anti-populist. Anti-what ordinary Egyptians deserve.
Egyptian elections require more than one candidate. Doing so provides a veneer of legitimacy. It's fake.
Junta power runs Egypt. Sisi heads its current regime. He's Egypt's Pinochet. He's Washington's man in Cairo.
He's a US War College graduate. He maintains close Pentagon ties. He has no legitimacy whatever. He reflects fascism writ large.
Mercenary Extremists in Eastern Ukraine
by Stephen Lendman
On May 29, Itar Tass headlined "About 300 Ukrainian mercenaries from Syria fighting in south-eastern Ukraine - source."
Most "are from western regions of Ukraine, a source in the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces says." More on this below. http://sjlendman.blogspot.com/2014/05/blackwater-killers-in-ukraine.html
A previous article explained the following:
Bild am Sonntag is Germany's largest Sunday circulation broadsheet. It reported Academi operatives near Slavyansk.
Syrians Working to Preserve Jewish Cultural Heritage
Franklin Lamb
It’s always encouraging when one comes upon some inspiring human enterprise, here in Syria or elsewhere, that refutes the worn shibboleths and clichés about how this or that group, or this or that religion, hates others and won’t cease targeting them until they are destroyed and burning in Hell.
In Syria today there is much evidence to refute the claims, often politically motivated, that Jewish cultural heritage sites are being singled out for destruction by rabid anti-Semites. One example of this is the Eliyahu Hanabi Synagogue in the neighborhood of Jobar, on the outskirts of Damascus. For centuries, Jobar has been inhabited by a peaceful, mixed community of Muslims, Christians, and Jews, many of whom often attended events together at the synagogue.
Why does the US govt support attacks on civilians in Ukraine?
Michael Collins
Support by the United States government for Ukraine reached stunning levels of immorality with the clear endorsement of the Kiev government's attacks on civilians in eastern part of that nation. Numerous reports (see below) in the world press indicate that the Kiev government is indiscriminately attacking the city of Slavyansk. That leaves no doubt that the Ukraine army and National Guard are attacking civilians. (Image: Save Donbass Children)
In addition to the widespread news of attacks on Slavyansk, there are also on the scene reports of Ukraine bombardments of the following eastern Ukraine cities: Seemyovka, Slavyansk, Kromatorsk and Donetsk City.
This represents a high-risk path for the Obama administration and the new cold warriors in Congress. It's one thing to kill civilians in the context of seeking to overcome the latest evildoers. It's quite another to support a government led by an oligarch that orders attacks on entire cities with irregular troops drawn self identified Nazi sympathizers and the nation's regular forces.
Manufacturing Crisis Irresponsibly
by Stephen Lendman
It's longstanding US policy. Enemies are invented when none exist. War on terror duplicity continues.
It's fake. It creates fear. It's used to justify the unjustifiable. It's to advance America's imperium. One country after another is ravaged and destroyed.
Ukraine is in the eye of the storm. So is Syria. Iran's turn awaits. Washington wants its sovereign independence eliminated.
It wants pro-Western stooge governance replacing it. Iran's nuclear program is peaceful.
It has no military component. It never did. Claims otherwise are Big Lies. Sixteen US intelligence agencies once said so. No longer.
They dispel notions about a weaponized Iranian nuclear program. They do annually. It doesn't matter.
Neocons infest Washington. Big Lies about Iran's nuclear policy persist. They do so despite public knowledge otherwise.
Reactions to Obama at West Point
by Stephen Lendman
This writer's accompanying article called his address typical Obama demagogic mumbo jumbo.
He justified the unjustifiable. He defended the indefensible. He repeated one Big Lie after another. Media scoundrels reacted.
The New York Times headlined "Obama Warns US Faces Diffuse Terrorism Threats," saying:
He "tried…to articulate his vision of the American role in the world on Wednesday, telling graduating cadets here that the nation they were being called to serve would seek to avoid military misadventures abroad, even as it confronts a new set of terrorist threats from the Middle East to Africa."
Fact: America's war on terror is subterfuge deception to advance its imperium.
Upstaging the voters: Ordering the Hiring of the Unqualified
By Ruth Hull
Suppose you were hiring a doctor, and a mechanic walked into the room Would you hire him for your next surgery? If not, why would you hire someone without financial expertise to be your State Controller, the person who controls California’s finances? John Perez is out of a job next January and many of us feel sorry for him? Maybe the mechanic is down and out too. If Perez wins on Tuesday, maybe there is hope for the mechanic who wants to be try his hand a neurosurgery.
As a voter, you are the hiring manager for the jobs on your ballot. A review of the resumes of the candidates running for the State Controller position, shows that there is one qualified candidate with decades of effective experience in financial leadership and management. Other candidates are making a gallant effort to twist their experience into the appearance of something connected to finances. In politics, winning elections is rarely about qualifications. Usually money, insider deals and power determine outcomes. So things are looking up for mechanic who wants to operate on you.
Sometimes voters actually do research before marking their ballots. To the surprise of John Perez, despite massive pressure, Democratic delegates refused to endorse him at the California Democratic Convention of 2014. With money and power in his back pocket, John is counting on the electorate to be less informed than delegates from his own party. Who needs credentials when you have ads financed in part by private prison guards?
A two person race with results to be determined June 3, 2014
The Republicans have not won the California Controller’s race since 1970. More specifically, nobody but a Democrat has won that seat since 1970. That was 44 years ago. With California’s strong Democratic registration, the long history of elections for that office and the long-established voting trends in California, June 3, 2014, almost certainly, will determine the outcome of this race. On June 4, 2014, the Republicans and independents could wake up to find that the state money, including their money, is about to be controlled by someone whose idea of finances is making deals to keep certain Democrats in power and funding special interests. Republicans, independents and Democrats have a choice and together, on June 3rd, will decide whether an experienced financial whiz or a Party leader takes charge of their money. Whatever the outcome, based on almost half a century of results, November 4, 2014 will more than likely be no more than a crowning of the effective winner of June 3rd.
Betty Yee – can her years of relevant experience win her the Controller’s position?
War Without Mercy Continues
by Stephen Lendman
Sergey Lavrov calls it fratricidal war. "The West tried to use Ukraine not as a uniting link on the European territory, but as a watershed," he said.
"Those who advocated such policy did not worry about it that much."
"The elections in Ukraine should put an end to violence and serve as a start of dialogue."
Russia wants Eastern regions provided humanitarian aid. Its urgently needed.
Its Foreign Ministry said Moscow is "receiving urgent requests from individuals and organizations based in the conflict zone in the eastern Ukrainian regions, where hostilities led to human casualties and multiple injuries, asking to provide immediate humanitarian aid, primarily medications and medicinal drugs."
Afghanistan: Permanent US Occupation Planned
by Stephen Lendman
America came to stay. Obama saying "(w)e will bring America's longest war to a responsible end" is false. It's his latest Big Lie.
His Monday statement included many others. "The United States did not seek this fight," he said.
"We went into Afghanistan out of necessity, after our nation was attacked by al Qaeda on September 11th, 2001." "We went to war against al Qaeda and its extremist allies with the strong support of the American people and their representatives in Congress; with the international community and our NATO allies; and with the Afghan people, who welcomed the opportunity of a life free from the dark tyranny of extremism."
When the Worst Law-breakers are Those Entrusted to Uphold the Law
By Ruth Hull
Gotten used to your vote not making a difference? What if your vote determined whether your kids would be raped or killed or whether, when reporting a crime, you are imprisoned for no reason? What if judges and top cops are also the top law-breakers?
The problem is not specific to Pennsylvania. California has become known as the human trafficking and child rape capital of the nation. Observers and researchers are blaming unethical judges and district attorneys. Some of the prominent ones that are being blamed for the corruption are listed below. The following is a recounting of information that could be looked up by any voter who takes the time to check past newspapers, web articles and appellate cases. The reason for voters’ remorse is usually that voters simply don’t think their votes count. The voters in Pennsylvania in the videos presented found that their votes did count – counted towards their children being sold to private industry or winding up dead. Is your kids life worth checking on the people for whom you vote?
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