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«Making Democracy Deliver for the Americas»

by Antony Blinken

Quito (Ecuador) | 20 October 2021

Buenos días a todos. Gracias, Marcela. Thank you so much. And I want to thank you as well the remarkable work that you’ve been doing to try to build greater transparency, greater accountability.
And to everyone here, thank you, thank you, thank you for being here this morning. I want to (...)

How CIA Spies Access India’s Biometric Aadhaar Database

by Shelley Kasli

Bangalore (India) | 25 August 2017

The Indian Supreme Court has just recognized the constitutional inviolability of the right to privacy. It will have to decide soon on the legality of the generalization of biometric identification. On the same day, Wikileaks published documents on the CIA’s tools. Using the data already (...)

“The Art of War”

Illaria: the stinging truth

by Manlio Dinucci

Rome (Italy) | 10 June 2015

After the fiasco of Operation “Eagle Claw”, aimed at rescuing spies from the US embassy at Teheran, the US Congress decided to set up a military unit capable of carrying out secret missions. In 1987, on the initiative of Senators Barry Goldwater and William Cohen, UsSoCom became operational. (...)

Why Americans Must End America’s Self-Generating Wars

by Peter Dale Scott

9 November 2012

Drawing on historical precedents, Peter Dale Scott exposes the contradictions and perverse effects of the "war on terror", which adds insecurity to instability and increases the number of terrorists it pretends to be fighting.

Russia warns against training Syrian rebels in Kosovo

15 May 2012

The Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday urged international bodies operating in Kosovo to prevent the region from turning into a training ground for Syrian rebels.
A delegation from the Syrian opposition visited Kosovo in April to allegedly make a deal on exchanging experience in guerilla (...)

A second Javier Espinosa in Baba Amr

5 March 2012

Much confusion has surrounded the fate of Javier Espinosa, a journalist from El Mundo who was trapped last week in the Islamic Emirate of Baba Amr.
Contacted on 26 February in Madrid, the executive director of the Spanish daily El Mundo assured us that the reporter was "somewhere quiet" and (...)

Policy of targeted killings in Damascus

17 February 2012

Sheikh Mohammed Ahmad Sadeq, Imam of the Anas Bin Malek mosque in the al-Midane neighborhood of Damascus, was shot dead by an armed terrorist group on Thursday, February 16.
In a recent sermon, the Sunni cleric condemned calls by the opposition to sabotage Syria.
He had urged the Ulama of (...)

What Is Really Going On In Syria: Insider Update

by Boris Dolgov

Moscow (Russia) | 30 January 2012

In this article Boris Dolgov, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Oriental Studies in Moscow, reports on his recent trip to Syria. His field investigation is particularly valuable since most of the information about Syria in recent months has emanated from Beirut, (...)

Racism, secret war, murder and torture on Republican candidates’ foreign policy agenda

12 January 2012

In the race to the primary elections, the seven candidates vying for the Republican nomination have engaged in a neoconservative bidding war on foreign policy issues.
Mitt Romney, second in the polls and considered one of the more moderate candidates, called for "covert actions within (...)

Leader of Deathsquads Wins Colombian Election

by James Petras

New York (USA) | 28 June 2010

With just a 30 percent turnout, the election of new Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos - one of Washington’s closest disciples in Latin America - was hailed as a "victory for democracy" by major western media outlets. However, they blithely omitted to report on Santos’ presumed role in (...)

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Is the US Restarting Dirty Wars in Latin America?

by Benjamin Dangl, Wes Enzinna

22 April 2010

A resurgence of US-backed militarism threatens peace and democracy in Latin America. By 2005, US military aid to Latin America had increased by thirty-four times the amount spent in 2000. In a marked shift in US military strategy, secretive training of Latin American military and police (...)

Raul Castro Paid Tribute to Commander of the Revolution Juan Almeida

Havana (Cuba) | 26 March 2010

President Raul Castro paid tribute on Wednesday to late Commander of the Revolution Juan Almeida Bosque in the Tercer Frente municipality of eastern Santiago de Cuba province where his mortal remains rest.

Executive Order Seeks to "Synchronize and Integrate"

Big Brother: Obama Calls for the Integration of State and Federal Military Forces

by Tom Burghardt

San Francisco (USA) | 17 January 2010

Contrary to his election campaign promises, Obama has issued dozens of signing statements. He has issued another executive order, this time establishing a so-called “Council of Governors.” The order, signed on January 11, further diminishes the sovereignty of the states and builds on a (...)

Surprising Results of CFR Survey

What the U.S. Elite Really Thinks About Israel

by Jeffrey Blankfort

San Francisco (USA) | 10 December 2009

The survey of CFR members taken by the Pew Research Center has exposed a surprising breach between the views of the U.S. power elite and the public when it comes to international politics. The CFR members do not perceive Israel as an ally nor do they consider Iran as an enemy, whereas the (...)

US seeks to fragment Iran and Pakistan

13 September 2009

Pakistani General Hamid Gul in a 2004 interview to ’India Abroad’, the largest circulated newspaper for the Indian-American community.
A former Pakistani intelligence chief asserts that the ultimate goal of the United States in Pakistan is cutting out a ’favorable state’ out of parts of Iran (...)

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