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Howard Zinn – US ‘in need of rebellion’
Al Jazeera speaks to Howard Zinn, the author, American historian, social critic and activist, about how the Iraq war damaged...
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Journalists warned to get out of Afghanistan
AUSTRALIAN journalists in Afghanistan have been targeted by terrorists and were warned yesterday by the Federal Government...
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US military trained Georgian commandos
The US military provided combat training to 80 Georgian special forces commandos only months prior to Georgia’s army assault...
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Anti-Terror Laws Prone to Abuse, Amnesty Says
By Haider Rizvi | (IPS) -Numerous governments around the world are using anti-terror laws to suppress political dissent and...
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Human Rights Watch: Indian forces, Maoist rebels use child fighters
New Delhi – Indian security forces and Maoist rebels should end the use of child fighters in their long conflict in...
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France marches online to protest ‘security’ database
Personal privacy is, of course, a major issue these days, particularly when it comes to authorities gathering data in schemes...
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Former Yugoslav war crimes tribunal spokeswoman indicted for contempt
By Paul Mitchell | The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has indicted Florence Hartmann, the...
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Thai government tries to shut down 400 websites
By Oliver Luft | Thailand’s Information and Communications Technology Ministry sought court orders yesterday to shut...
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A High Stakes US Gamble with Russia
By Stephen Lendman – RINF | Prior to entering WW II, US strategists had a clear aim in mind at its conclusion –...
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‘US troops are committing war crimes’
By Parwiz Shamal | AN AFGHAN human rights organisation has accused the United States army of committing war crimes in Afghanistan. The...
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Information on use of Shannon ‘rendition’ sought
THE GOVERNMENT has been asked for information relating to the use of Shannon in the “extraordinary rendition” of a Guantánamo...
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More People are Catching on to Corporate Media Lies
By Michael Cambray | It seems that most people are finally awakening to the fact that it is not a good idea to blindly accept...
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Blackwater-linked firm to train Canadian troops
By Allan Woods | OTTAWA–Canadian soldiers could get training from a U.S. company closely linked to Blackwater USA, a private...
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Manufactured Famine
By George Monbiot | In his book Late Victorian Holocausts, Mike Davis tells the story of the famines that sucked the guts...
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US attacks China’s human rights record
ABC | The United States has launched a strongly-worded attack on China’s human rights record just hours before the...
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Doctors say ex-Bangladesh PM’s son crippled by torture
The eldest son and heir apparent of two times former Bangladeshi premier Khaleda Zia was partially paralysed when tortured...
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Madrid plane crash: Pilot’s union warned months before that cut-backs placing passengers at risk
By Marcus Morgan | After the worst Spanish air tragedy in 25 years on Wednesday, accident investigators have begun examining...
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Wasted Food Is Also Wasted Water
The world’s growing food crisis — which triggered riots and demonstrations in over 30 developing nations early...
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US oil pipeline politics and the Russia-Georgia conflict
By Alex Lantier | US media claims about Georgian democracy notwithstanding, a key factor in US backing for Georgian President...
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Libby questioned on forged letter linking Saddam to 9/11
House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) issued letters of inquiry Wednesday to Vice President Cheney’s former...
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Elderly women sent to labour camp over homes protest
Two elderly Chinese women who applied during the Olympic Games to protest over the loss of their homes have been ordered...
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US pledges to support new government
By Erika Niedowski | WASHINGTON // Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, effectively bade farewell yesterday to a...
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Greg Palast: Chewing the Buddha Bush at the Olympics
Lhasa, Tibet – China’s secret police are just terrible at keeping themselves secret. The detective, dressed in...
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PAKISTAN: Musharraf Quits, Avoids Impeachment
ISLAMABAD (IPS) | Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf resigned from office on Monday ending weeks of speculation over whether...
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US, allies contemplating action against Russia
CRAWFORD, Texas – The United States on Sunday accused Russia of stalling its military pullback in Georgia, but the...




