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'You have to be brain-dead to believe US in Syria for democracy' - Eva Bartlett interview on RT America


RT
Fri, 06 Apr 2018 15:19 UTC
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The US should, but likely won't, pull out of Syria soon, independent journalist Eva Bartlett told RT's Lee Camp. She added that you have to be "brain-dead" to believe the myths used by the US to justify the conflict.

Comedy show Redacted Tonight hosted by Lee Camp strikes a more serious tone in its special interview editions. This week he spoke with Bartlett - whose extensive reporting from inside Syria has challenged mainstream coverage of the conflict - about what the US is doing in Syria, the human cost of "bringing democracy" to the Middle East, and the many myths used by the West to justify its involvement in the war.

US President Donald Trump's recent comments about wanting to bring home US forces currently operating in Syria caused an uproar in Washington and the media. Administration officials quickly clarified that while an immediate withdrawal was not being seriously considered, Trump was opposed to maintaining a long-term presence in the country.


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Arrow Down

US hypocrisy marks its descent into barbarism


Strategic Culture
Fri, 06 Apr 2018 12:00 UTC
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The war of words over American trade tariffs on Chinese exports and the expulsion of Russian diplomats may seem unrelated issues. But there is a connecting theme: the staggering US hypocrisy over its own aggressive behaviour.

This blatant American hypocrisy - beyond reason and respect for international law - marks a fatal descent into barbarism towards foreign relations. Dialogue and diplomacy are repudiated with a "might is right" attitude.

Washington took the initiative to propose slapping China's economy with nearly $50 billion in levies on certain exports - claiming unfair trading practices conducted by Beijing. Then when China responded this week by announcing it would be reciprocating by imposing equivalent tariffs on American exports, the Trump White House threw up its arms in annoyance, saying that the Chinese decision was "not fair".

Comment: In its role of hegemon, the US has often flouted international law and diplomacy, however with the emerging multi-polar world now holding them to account and their internal structure collapsing under the weight of corruption, they're are becoming ever more brazen: Also check out SOTT radio's:

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Will America ever learn? Racism, materialism and militarism still reign supreme

John W. Whitehead
The Rutherford Institute
Tue, 03 Apr 2018 15:59 UTC
martin luther king jr, MLK
"In this difficult day, in this difficult time for the United States, it is perhaps well to ask what kind of a nation we are and what direction we want to move in. [Y]ou can be filled with bitterness, with hatred, and a desire for revenge. We can move in that direction as a country, in great polarization...filled with hatred toward one another. Or we can make an effort, as Martin Luther King did, to understand and to comprehend, and to replace that violence, that stain of bloodshed that has spread across our land, with an effort to understand with compassion and love... What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we need in the United States is not violence or lawlessness; but love and wisdom, and compassion toward one another, and a feeling of justice toward those who still suffer within our country, whether they be white or they be black...."-Robert F. Kennedy on the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
I was sitting in a crowded bar, drinking a beer, when the news broke that Martin Luther King Jr. had been shot and killed.

The room erupted in cheers.

It was April 4, 1968.

I've never forgotten that moment.

Twenty-two years old and a junior at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, I was horrified that King's death was being greeted with such glee. Then again, as hard it is to believe it today, there was rejoicing all across the country on that dark day that this man-a black activist-a troublemaker-an extremist-had been silenced for good.

Despite having been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, graced countless magazine covers, and consorted with movers and shakers throughout the country, King was not a popular man by the time of his death. In fact, a Gallup poll found that almost two-thirds of Americans disapproved of King.
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'We see you very well': IDF's tweet threatening children with sniper fire enrages social media users


RT
Sat, 07 Apr 2018 09:04 UTC
Palestinian protesters
© Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / ReutersPalestinian protesters
An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman has tweeted an image of a group of Palestinian children seen through a sniper's lens, along with an ominous warning.

Avichay Adraee, the IDF Arabic spokesman tweeted the image on Friday, which appeared to be stamped with red letters reading, "We see you very well."

"Whoever thinks he can evade the lens of our forces is wrong, we see you clearly, and we will not allow anyone to threaten security of #Israel and the citizens of it. Enough with your naivety and self-endangerment," Adraee wrote.


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Backpage.com, website notorious for its sex marketplace, seized by U.S. authorities

Sarah N. Lynch, Lisa Lambert
Reuters
Fri, 06 Apr 2018 23:52 UTC
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© backpage.com via ReutersAn image of the current home page of the website backpage.com shows logos of U.S. law enforcement agencies after they seized the sex marketplace site April 6, 2018.
U.S. law enforcement agencies have seized the sex marketplace website Backpage.com as part of an enforcement action by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to a posting on the Backpage website on Friday.

A Phoenix FBI official said that there was "law enforcement activity" on Friday at the Sedona, Arizona home of Michael Lacey, one of the founders of Backpage.

Glenn Milnor, FBI Special Agent and Media Coordinator, referred further inquiries to the Department of Justice.

The Department of Justice will provide more information at 6 p.m. EDT (1000 GMT), according to the website posting, which said U.S. attorneys in Arizona and California, as well as the Justice Department's section on child exploitation and obscenity and the California and Texas attorneys general had supported shutting down the website.

Lawmakers and enforcement officials have been working to crack down on the site, which is used primarily to sell sex and is the second largest classified ad service in the country after Craigslist.
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Craig Murray: Here's an 'extremely boring' video I did for Sky News about Skripal - don't watch It

Craig Murray
Craig Murray Blog
Fri, 06 Apr 2018 00:00 UTC
Craig Murray video
I have managed to get hold of a copy, which you can see here, of my lengthy interview with Sky News about the Skripals yesterday, which Sky refused to put online because they allege I was boring. With the warning you might therefore be very bored, you may watch it if you wish.


Comment: You have to forgive Kay Burley of Sky News - some of these media people find objective reasoning and inquiry to be a little boring.

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Baltimore PD gun task force members arrested for theft and drug dealing


Daily Mail
Wed, 04 Apr 2018 22:37 UTC
baltimore gun task force
© Baltimore PDAn extra GPS tracker was the first clue that helped bring down the Baltimore Police Gun Task Force (Pictured l-r Evodio Hendrix, Marcus Taylor, Wayne Jenkins, Jemell Rayam, Maurice Ward)
It was a case that would rock Baltimore to its core. An elite police squad robbing its own citizens, stealing thousands of dollars and re-selling confiscated drugs.

There were homeless men and construction workers who were robbed, prisoners who claimed they were framed, and a shed where ecstasy and heroin were stored.

What sounds like a plot out of a Hollywood film became reality in March 2017 when seven of the eight men who made up the Gun Trace Task force were arrested.

They became one of America's most corrupt police force, and their entire world came crashing down due to one rogue GPS tracker, according to the BBC.

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'Don't be evil': Thousands of Google employees are in revolt - demand company desist from supporting US war

John Vibes
Free Thought Project
Thu, 05 Apr 2018 00:00 UTC
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More than 3,100 Google employees are calling for the cancellation of a controversial drone program and saying that they want out of the business of war.

Last month, a press leak revealed that Google has been working with the U.S. Department of Defense on a drone program called "Project Maven," which is being developed to scan images in drone footage and identify targets.

Prior to it being reported in the news, this project was unknown to most Google employees, even those who were working on different aspects of the project.

The company was so secretive about the project and kept their employees so compartmentalized, that thousands of talented engineers had no clue that they were aiding a war effort. Now, many of those employees are speaking out, and demanding that the company cancel its work on the controversial program.

This week, a letter that was signed by over 3,100 Google employees, addressed to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, stated that they did not want to be involved "in the business of war."

Comment: Wow - who would have thought there were 3,100 employees at uber liberal Google who were awake and strong enough to take such a stand. Good on them. They are setting the example for all people of conscience who see how they may be unwittingly made to contribute to the malevolent US war-making monstrosity.

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German justice minister to press Facebook on its algorithms

Thomas Escritt
Reuters
Thu, 05 Apr 2018 00:01 UTC
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© Reuters/ Dado Ruvic
German Justice Minister Katarina Barley said she planned a further meeting with Facebook to discuss the impact of its algorithms on the social network's users, adding that recent disclosures of privacy violations were probably not isolated.

Facebook said on Wednesday that the personal information of up to 87 million users, mostly in the United States, may have been improperly shared with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, more than previous estimates.

"I plan a further discussion with Facebook to discuss the question of algorithms [which] govern how people are categorized according to their usage of data," Barley told reporters on Thursday.

Comment: It seems like Facebook is getting slammed for what we all knew they were doing all along. It's never been anything more than a user information grab, dressed up as a social media platform.

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Pro-Lula protesters close roads and highways in 16 Brazilian states

G1
g1.com
Fri, 06 Apr 2018 20:46 UTC
In defense of Lula at the ABC Metalworkers' Union
© Midia Ninja
Protesters opposed to the arrest of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are protesting around the country.

Friday (April 6th) until 5:00pm is the deadline given by Judge Sérgio Moro for Lula to present himself to the headquarters of the Federal Police in Curitiba.

Pro-Lula acts occur in at least 16 states. A woman was shot in the leg at one of the blockades in the state of Paraíba.

Sérgio Moro issued the arrest warrant for Lula after the Federal Regional Court of the 4th Region (TRF-4) sent the judge a letter authorizing the execution of the sentence of the former president in the case of the Guarujá triplex. The court sentenced Lula to 12 years and a month in prison, beginning the sentence in a closed regime.

On Thursday night (April 5th), the Workers' Party (PT) defense filed a new habeas corpus petition to avoid arrest. According to Lula's lawyers the Superior Federal Court (STJ) denied the request. STJ does not acknowledge issuing a ruling on Lula's new habeas corpus.

Since Thursday night Lula has been in the ABC Metalworkers' Union in São Paulo, where protesters are also gathered in support of the former president. According to military police, there are about 1 thousand people on the scene.

Comment: (UPDATE) The deadline has passed and Lula continues in the ABC Metalworkers' Union. The protests have spread to 22 states.

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