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    Gilbert Achcar 

    Opportunists and the Revolution
    By: Gilbert Achcar In a manner infused with the spirit of Western Orientalism, as defined by Edward Said, some Arabs have held that a despotic mentality has taken root among most of th...

    Friday, 27 January 2012

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    William Engdahl 

    The Geopolitical Stakes in Nigeria
    By F. William Engdahl.   Part I: The Curious Role of the IMF Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and its largest oil producer, is from all evidence being systematically thrown into chaos and a state of civil war. The recent surprise decision ...

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    David Swanson 

    Panetta: Military Spending Is Going Up
    By David Swanson. This article first appeared on War Is A Crime. On Thursday, Leon Panetta held a press conference announcing what he called "cuts" to military spending.  The first ...

    Thursday, 26 January 2012

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    Ray McGovern 

    US/Israel: Iran NOT Building Nukes
    By Ray McGovern. This article was first published on Consortium News. Recent comments by U.S and Israeli military leaders indicate that the intelligence services of the two countries agree that Iran has not decided to build a nuclear bomb, ...

    Wednesday, 25 January 2012

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    Neal Weintraub 

    The Traders Truth About Hunger
    My family were farmers in Michigan. And during the Depression it was farming and canning that kept them alive. They were so poor that the neighbors took up a collection to feed them.
    However, my grandmother ma...

    Friday, 27 January 2012

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    William Fisher 

    The Man Who Refuses Silence
    By William Fisher. This article first appeared on opEdNews The Spanish Judge whose work triggered the investigation that nabbed Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet back in 1998 believes that Spain could bring charges against six Bush Jr. administration officials for clearing ...

    Tuesday, 24 January 2012

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    Danny Schechter 

    British Regulators Pull Press TV: Another Blow To Media Freedom
    By Danny Schechter. The British media regulator OFCOM has pulled Press TV’s license to be seen in the United Kingdom. The regulator that has done so little to regulate the methods of Rupert. Murdoch’s media practices, or BBC’s tilted coverage of ...

    Monday, 23 January 2012

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    Ryan Hoffman

    Terrestrial Priorities versus the Communist Planet
    Mars is known as the Red Planet because its surface soil is full of rust. The same red-orange brittle, flaky stuff that iron turns into when it oxidizes. To ancient astronomers the redness alluded to blood (I'm guessing), so ...

    Thursday, 12 January 2012

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    Susan Adelman

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    by Susan Adelman. When Taxes Were Higher, This Nation Built a Vibrant Middle-class Life for Millions I'm a member of the 1 percent. I've watched my income tax rates fall over my lifetime, from a top rate of 91 ...

    Tuesday, 10 January 2012

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