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Propaganda: the Chinese are expansionists

Propaganda: the Chinese are expansionists

14 July 2016
The Court of Arbitration (the PCA) at the Hague ruled in favour of the Philippines in its case against the People’s Republic of China, rejecting Chinese territorial claims over the Spratly Isles in the South China Sea.
For the Western Press, this is a sign that the United States is right to denounce Chinese expansionism.
In actual fact, the Court of Arbitration does not have jurisdiction over boundary disputes. Jurisdiction over such disputes lies with the International Court of Justice, (...)

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Erdogan and Trump

Erdogan and Trump

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 17 May 2016
Stopping Pro-Trump October Surprise Remains Top Priority; Bill Maher Among the First to Provide Early Warning; Is CIA Already Exporting Trump Model to Philippines in Form of President-Elect “Duterte Harry the Executioner,” AKA “The Trump of the Orient”?; New Series on Trump’s Psychopathology: Today, Alzheimer’s Disease; Next Week: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Join Us at New York City Left Forum Panels by Tax Wall Street Party, May 21-22

Philippines signs peace accord with Moro people

Philippines signs peace accord with Moro people

28 March 2014
The Philippine government and the rebel Moro Islamic Liberation Front have formally signed a peace agreement in Manila, March 27, 2014 in the presence of more than a thousand guests .
The agreement provides for the recognition of the rights of the Moro people, including the creation of an autonomous region (Bangsamoro), their rights over the wealth of their sub-soil, the application of Sharia law to Muslims alone, and the demilitarization of rebels.
In 1976, Col. Muammar al-Gaddafi had (...)

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Arrests, Torture and the Presidential Election

by James Petras, Robin Eastman-Abaya

Arrests, Torture and the Presidential Election

New York (USA) | 18 April 2010
Political violence and repression have been the staple diet of the Filippino people for years. But they reach a paroxysm especially when election time comes around. The primary challenge to the oligarchic factions vying for power comes from organized social movements which directly threaten their sway over the voters. While most Western media are diligent to denounce human rights violations when it comes to certain countries, they have turned a blind eye to the outrageous abuses currently inflicted on medical workers in the Philippines, whose President, incidentally, is a staunch political ally of the Obama Administration.

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