Late on the evening of December 23, when the attention of the public was fixed on the consumerist excesses of the holiday season, President Obama signed into law the Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Like the other NDAAs that President Obama signed into law during his administration, this one further strengthened the repressive capacities of the state. Buried deep in the …
Jessica Shankleman and Chris Martin – Solar Could Beat Coal to Become the Cheapest Power on Earth
Solar power is now cheaper than coal in some parts of the world. In less than a decade, it’s likely to be the lowest-cost option almost everywhere. In 2016, countries from Chile to the United Arab Emirates broke records with deals to generate electricity from sunshine for less than 3 cents a kilowatt-hour, half the average global cost of coal …
Robert Fisk – We are not living in a ‘post-truth’ world, we are living the lies of others
We do not live in a “post-truth” world, neither in the Middle East nor in the West – nor in Russia, for that matter. We live in a world of lies. And we always have lived in a world of lies. Just take a look at the wreckage of the Middle East with its history of people’s popular republics and …
PATRICK COCKBURN – Why Politicians Are to Blame for Most Terrorist Attacks
European political leaders are making the same mistake in reacting to the massacre at the Christmas fair in Berlin, in which 12 died, as they did during previous terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels. There is an over-concentration on the failings of the security services in not identifying and neutralising the Tunisian petty criminal, Anis Amri, as the threat he turned …
What is Henry Kissinger Up To? — Paul Craig Roberts
The English language Russian news agency, Sputnik, reports that former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is advising US president-elect Donald Trump how to “bring the United States and Russia closer together to offset China’s military buildup.”https://sputniknews.com/politics/201612271049024500-kissinger-trump-russia/ If we take this report at face value, it tells us that Kissinger, an old cold warrior, is working to use Trump’s commitment …
NEW SHOW ALERT: The Conspiracy Guy – 12.28.16
The Conspiracy Guy #5: Imagine my surprise to discover that Wayne Madsen, whom I have touted as our nation’s leading investigative journalist, was going after anyone who thinks that Orlando was a hoax as well as the most recent research in JFK
The Gary Null Show – 12.27.16
On today’s broadcast of The Gary Null Show, Gary covers the topics of high fat diets, what you can do to have more energy, You’ll also want to hear what Gary has to say if you have plants in your office. In the second half of the program Gary goes to an audio clip talking about DEA Absolutely Wrong In Making CBD Oil Schedule 1 Drug, Why the Agency is Harming Tens of Thousands of Families and Doesn’t Even Have The Authority To Do So. and a commentary about the goverment leading into a clip about Syria. Instead of bringing food, shelter, and help into Syria, western billionaires and politicians scheme to take oil and money out of the already ravaged country.
Ayaz Gul – Officials Count Around 30,000 War Dead in Afghanistan This Year
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — Hostilities in Afghanistan have left around 30,000 people dead and as many wounded, mostly insurgents, according to the latest official estimates. As of Sunday, counter-insurgency operations conducted by Afghan police and military forces around the country had left more than 18,500 “enemy” fighters dead and wounded 12,000 more, according to defense and interior ministry officials. Mohammad Radmanesh, …
The Copts: a question for Egypt
President Hosni Mubarak had his first meeting with President George W Bush in Washington on 2 April. This was the usual time of year for the presidential visit to the United States, and the time of year for various groups of expatriate Copts to start noisy accusations of persecution of Egypt’s Christian minority. On 22 March Copts were “marching for …
Leid Stories—No Tinsel Here! It’s ‘Free Your Mind Friday’ on Leid Stories!—12.23.16
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