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Video: Fierce Fighting in Aleppo. Syria Government Seeks Encircling Terrorist Forces. Islamic State (ISIS) Shoots Down Syrian Government Mi-24 Gunship Helicopter By Brian Betts and Daniel Deiss, July 15 2016

Written and produced by SF Team: Brian Betts, Daniel Deiss

July 14 began with rebel claims of casualties within the pro-Assad contingent operating in Khalidiyah, Aleppo.

Clashes that began in the night, remained fierce throughout the day. By evening,

NATO: Agent for the Provocation of Perpetual War. Poland Occupied by Foreign Armies By Julian Rose, July 15 2016

Poland, a Country repeatedly occupied by foreign armies in the past, is once again suffering the humiliation of foreign troops encroaching upon her sovereign territory. Only this time, the occupying armies are under the flag of NATO and the agenda

Remembering UN and Canadian Role in Deposing and Assassination of Patrice Lumumba By Yves Engler, July 15 2016

56 years ago today the United Nations launched a peacekeeping force that contributed to one of the worst post-independence imperial crimes in Africa. The Organisation des Nations Unies au Congo (ONUC) delivered a major blow to Congolese aspirations by undermining

Nice, 14th of July Massacre: Towards Martial Law? The Islamic State (ISIS-Daesh) Claims Responsibility? By Peter Koenig, July 15 2016

Another terror event in France resulting in a dramatic and tragic loss of life.

On Bastille Day: 14th of July, the day commemorating the French Revolution of 1789, the most important French National Holiday. This time in Nice, killing

The Nice Terror Attack: Towards a Permanent State of Emergency? By Gearóid Ó Colmáin, July 15 2016

The death toll from the Nice attacks on the 14th of July, 2016 is rising.

Latest reports suggest 84 deaths and possibly one hundred more injured. There have been reports of gunfire and the driver of the truck which drove

The Nice Terror Attack, France’s Prime Minister Manuel Valls: “We Must Learn to Live with the Terror, Like Israel” By 21st Century Wire, July 15 2016

In the aftermath of last night’s tragic  ‘terrorist’ attack in Nice, France, one of the most popular talking points which has emerged throughout much of the western media coverage is the idea that terrorism is now a ‘normal part

Dick Cheney Should Be Tried as a War Criminal: Former International Court judge By Travis Gettys, July 15 2016

The world’s most distinguished expert in international human rights law believes Dick Cheney should – and eventually will – stand trial for war crimes.

Thomas Buergenthal, who served as a judge at the International Court of Justice for the

The Myth of “Aggressive Russia” By Rick Sterling, July 15 2016

Recently I went on a 15 day visit to Russia organized by the Center for Citizen Initiatives. The group visited Moscow, the Crimean peninsula, Krasnodar (southern Russia) and St. Petersburg. In each location we met many locals and heard

Color Revolutions? Is Southern Africa About To Be Shaken Up By Hybrid War? By Andrew Korybko, July 15 2016

Commonly thought of as a bastion of peace and stability in the continent ever since the turn of the century, the southern part of Africa is once more returning to the spotlight of global attention. Zimbabwean officials have alleged that

On the 58th Anniversary of the Iraqi Revolution. The 1958 Revolution Ended Four Decades of British Domination By Richard Becker, July 15 2016

This article was originally published in 2011 by Liberation School website

You have given Iraq the opportunity to stand on its own,” President Barack Obama told hundreds of cheering U.S. troops in Baghdad on April 7, 2009, his first

Tony Blair’s Former Propagandist: “Referendums Are Dangerous in a Parliamentary Democracy” By Steven MacMillan, July 15 2016

In an interview with Hala Gorani of CNN, the man who served as Tony (the war criminal) Blair’s Director of Communications from 1997 to 2003, Alastair Campbell, denounced referendums as a danger to democracy. Campbell is clearly enraged that

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): TPP Will Probably Become Law in U.S. Soon After November Elections.Top Lobbyist By Eric Zuesse, July 15 2016

Rufus Yerxa, the top lobbyist for the National Foreign Trade Council, told World Trade Online, on July 12th, that he believes “there is enough time and congressional support to get TPP passed during a lame-duck” session of Congress, meaning the

Selected Articles: Historic Law Suit Against Barack Obama: Let Us Take This Case to the Supreme Court By Global Research News, July 14 2016
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Historic Law Suit Against Barack Obama: White House Argues that Funding The War against Syria and Iraq Makes War Legal

By Nika Knight, July 14 2016

A lawsuit filed earlier this year charging President Barack Obama with waging an

The US-Led Militarization of Southeast Asia. China, Russia, North Korea and Iran Are Targets in Pentagon World War III Scenarios By Prof Michel Chossudovsky and Sputnik, July 14 2016

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On Tuesday, the Hague ruled that China has no legal basis for its claims in the South China Sea. Asked to comment, Michel Chossudovsky, the director of the Montreal-based Center for Research on Globalization, told Sputnik

Evolving History of the Anglo-American Alliance: Tony Blair’s Policy on Iraq versus Harold Wilson’s on Vietnam By Nathan Allonby, July 14 2016

British prime ministers have very limited freedom to make their own policy – this is heavily dictated by the United States. It is very difficult for any British prime minister to resist pressure from a US president. In contrast to

The War We Forgot to End: Why Are We Still in Afghanistan? By Eli Massey, July 14 2016

President Obama just announced he’s keeping 8,400 troops in Afghanistan—but it’s time for the U.S. to withdraw fully.

Last Wednesday, President Obama once again delayed the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Approximately 8,400 troops will remain in the country …

Poverty and Despair: Basics in Nepal Were Absent Before the 2015 Earthquake By Barbara Nimri Aziz, July 14 2016

If you think about Nepal today, you may be contemplating a yoga course in a hilltop nunnery; if you follow international news, you’ll recall the 2015 earthquake and those distressing images of damaged temples. Alternatively you could know someone operating

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Send Our War Criminals to the Hague Court By Eric Margolis, July 14 2016

This week’s Chilcot report on Britain’s role in the 2003 invasion of Iraq was as polite and guarded as a proper English tea party. No direct accusations, no talk of war crimes by then Prime Minister Tony Blair or his

US Hostility Toward Iran Persists. Billions of Dollars of Iranian Assets Remain Frozen By Stephen Lendman, July 14 2016

Since the Islamic Republic replaced US ally Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi’s despotic rule in 1979, unjustifiable hostility toward Iran persisted.

Last year’s nuclear deal changed nothing. International sanctions ended. US ones largely remain in place, bipartisan congressional hardliners calling for

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Video: President Bashar Al-Assad: “The Supporters of those Terrorists …Have the Endorsement of Some Western countries Including the U.S” By SANA, July 14 2016

Damascus, SANA, President Bashar al-Assad gave an interview to NBC News published Thursday, following is the full text:

Journalist: Mr. President, thank you for having us and allowing NBC News to ask you some important questions.

President Assad: You’re most …

Bush-Blair and The Great Iraq War Fraud By Medialens, July 14 2016

Last week, seven years after the Iraq Inquiry was set up, Sir John Chilcot finally delivered his long-awaited report. Although it stopped short of declaring the Iraq war illegal, and although it failed to examine the real motives

Historic Law Suit Against Barack Obama: White House Argues that Funding The War against Syria and Iraq Makes War Legal By Nika Knight, July 14 2016

Global Research Editor’s Note:

Read this important article by Nika Knight, Common Dreams.

Let us take this case to the Supreme Court. War is an illegal and criminal undertaking. Obama is a war criminal. Obama’s counterterrorism operation directed against

Bernie Sanders and the Clintonite Neoliberal Consensus: The End of a Campaign By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, July 14 2016

The slimmest of hopes, which got extremely threadbare in the last month, was nursed that Bernie Sanders might have taken his support base and made it into a third movement.  A US political scene so typified by the banking retainers,

How Government Officials Deceive Themselves, To Deceive the Public By Eric Zuesse, July 14 2016

Especially the foreign services and the military of any country are being paid like lawyers are standardly paid: they’re paid to make the case for their employer. They’re ‘mercenaries’ wielding words not (merely) arms, who become the more effective to

Neo-Napoleonic War. Conquest, Plunder, Exploitation, Slavery and Killing By John Kozy, July 14 2016

Ever since mankind emerged from the evolutionary stream, human life has been characterized by conquest, plunder, exploitation, slavery, and killing. Genghis Khan and Attila the Hun lived it. The Babylonians and Jews lived it. The Norse and the Swedes lived

Video: Watch the US State Department Try To Explain Why US Weapons Keep Ending Up in Al-Qaeda Hands By Alex Christoforou, July 14 2016

US State Department officials refuse to comment on reports that CIA weapons meant for ‪‎Syrian‬ “rebels” are magically stolen, again, and somehow ended up in Al Qaeda / Al Nusra hands. Funny how that keeps on happening.

“No Comment.”

“It’s …

Terrorism with a “Human Face”: The History of America’s Death Squads By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, July 14 2016
What are the historical roots of US-NATO's Covert War on Syria? The recruitment of death squads is part of a well established US military-intelligence agenda. There is a long and gruesome history of covert support of terror brigades and targeted assassinations.
Britain’s Scramble for Africa: The New Colonialism By Colin Todhunter, July 14 2016

Africa is facing a new and devastating colonial invasion driven by a determination to plunder the natural resources of Africa, especially its strategic energy and mineral resources. That’s the message from a damning new report from War On Want ‘

FBI Agents Were Told To Sign A “Very, Very Unusual” NDA In Hillary Email Case By Zero Hedge, July 14 2016

The State Department restarted their investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails following the DoJ’s unanimous recommendation that Attorney General Loretta Lynch not pursue criminal charges for Hillary’s negligence in handling classified documents. FBI insiders now believe a deal was struck when

Brexiteer Boris Johnson: Britain’s New “Undiplomatic Top Diplomat” Foreign Minister… By Stephen Lendman, July 14 2016

New UK Prime Minister Theresa May made key ministerial changes straightaway in office.

Notably she named former London mayor/leading Brexiteer proponent Boris Johnson as foreign minister, shifting incumbent Philip Hammond to finance ministerial duties.

David Cameron’s chancellor of the exchequer …

Militarization and US-China Confrontation in the South China Sea By South Front, July 14 2016

First published by Global Research in March 2016, this article provides a background of the evolving conflict

The start of 2016 has witnessed a sharp escalation in the militarization of the South China Sea. The cause of the escalation is

Cell Phones, WiFi Devices, Hotspots, Smart Meters..: The Health Impacts of Low Intensity Electromagnetic Radiation By David Carpenter and Cindy Sage, July 13 2016

We bring to the attention of our readers the research conducted under the auspices of BioInitiative 2012 on the health impacts of environmental exposure to low intensity electronic radiation.

This is a global concern. Potentially the  entire planet is affected.

Sanders Defects to Clinton Camp, Endorses Neoliberalism, Betrays His Supporters By Stephen Lendman, July 13 2016

Sanders is part of the problem, not the solution, a longtime self-serving betraying his supporters for 30 years.

I predicted defection to Clinton months earlier, both candidates likeminded on most issues – differing largely in rhetoric and style.

On Tuesday …

Selected Articles: The Rising Tide of Neo-Nazi Politics in Croatia By Global Research News, July 13 2016
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The Ustasha and the Rising Tide of Neo-Nazi Politics in Croatia

By Nenad Dumanovic and Daniel Jankovic, July 13 2016

Over the past several years, analysts have noticed a rising tide of domestic support for the Croatian homegrown Nazi

The DARK Act, “Deny Americans Right to Know”: Congress’ “Compromise” Bill on GMO Labelling of Food, Caves into Pro-GMO Lobby By Matt Harvey, July 13 2016

So-called ‘Compromise’ Bill Only Compromises the Consumers’ Right to Know

The growing calls by consumer rights groups and concerned citizens for clearly labeling foods produced with genetically modified ingredients suffered a major — potentially grievous — setback Thursday when the …

US-Led Economic War, Not Socialism, Is Tearing Venezuela Apart By Caleb T. Maupin, July 13 2016

Americans have been trained by decades of Cold War propaganda to look for any confirmation that ‘socialism means poverty.’ But in the case of Venezuela and other states not governed by the free market, this cliche simply doesn’t ring true.

Democratic Platform Deal Sets Stage for Sanders’ Endorsement of Clinton By Jerry White, July 13 2016

Bernie Sanders’ expected endorsement of Hillary Clinton today at a joint event in Portsmouth, New Hampshire is the culmination of a weeks-long effort by the candidate, who calls himself a “democratic socialist,” to convince supporters that his “political revolution” has

Video: Russian Strategic Bombers Strike ISIS in Syria By South Front, July 13 2016

 Six Russian strategic bombers (Tupolev Tu-22M3) have conducted air strikes against a major ISIS camp and ammunition depots in Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry (MoD) reported on July 12.

The strategic bombers passed through Iranian and Iraqi airspace and delivered …

Video: Syrian Army Advancing in Aleppo City. Turkish Military Advisers in Al Qaeda Affiliated Forces? By South Front, July 13 2016

July 11 evening, joint forces of al-Nusra and Ahrar al-Sham launched fresh attacks in southern Hama, attempting to cut off the government controlled Hama-Salamiyah road at Tall Adara. However, the militant forces were not be able to break the defenses

From Cops to Clinton: Impunity Corrupts By Dan Sanchez, July 13 2016

Wednesday, two shocking videos of police officers fatally shooting civilians (Alton Sterling and Philando Castile) surfaced. The day before, many were appalled to hear the Director of the FBI announce that Hillary Clinton would not be charged for

War and Destabilization: NATO Expansion and the European Union Crisis By Abayomi Azikiwe, July 13 2016

Obama attends summit in Warsaw amid a national outbreak of racial unrest in the United States

A meeting of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member-states in Warsaw, Poland agreed to expand the presence of western-allied troops in the region further

Syria Shocker: John Kerry Torpedoes US ‘Moderate Rebel’ Narrative By Vanessa Beeley, July 13 2016

“Thank you very much. It’s a great honor and pleasure for us to have a man I’ve admired – most of us have admired – for many years, a man who – U.S. Naval, served in Vietnam, won the Purple

U.S.-Backed Syrian Rebels Committing War Crimes, Torture, Abductions; Imposing Harsh Sharia Law: Report By South Front, July 13 2016

Syrian rebel groups backed by the U.S. and its allies “have committed serious violations of international humanitarian law, including abductions, torture and summary killings,” according to Amnesty International.

A report by the leading human rights organization details how extremist rebel …

Political Dirty Tricks for the Digital Age. “Taking Gerrymandering to a New Level” By Jeff Schechtman, July 13 2016

Like prestidigitation, while we’re all watching the media circus that is our presidential election, the House of Representatives is being usurped using the most sophisticated mapping and digital software.

It’s a process the Republicans started back in 2010 with only

Angela Eagle Chosen to Front Anti-Corbyn Coup in UK Labour Party By Chris Marsden, July 13 2016

There can be few examples of political cynicism as naked as yesterday’s launch of Angela Eagle’s challenge for leadership of the Labour Party.

Eagle is the candidate chosen by Labour’s right wing to front its efforts to depose Jeremy Corbyn, …

The Islamic State (ISIS-Daesh) Received Secret Funding from Gulf states: British Parliament Report By Rori Donaghy, July 13 2016

A British parliamentary report released on Tuesday has concluded there is “historical evidence” the Islamic State (IS) group received funding from within Arab Gulf states.

In evidence submitted to the foreign affairs select committee, the Ministry of Defence said: “[There] …

Gestapo America: “Warrantless Access to All Your Internet Activity” By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, July 13 2016

FBI Director James Comey got Hillary off the hook but wants to put you on it.  He is pushing hard for warrantless access to all of your Internet activity, tells Congress that the United States is not safe unless the

How U.S. And UK “Liberals” Disfranchise Their Party Members By Moon of Alabama, July 13 2016

The “liberal” party establishments in the U.S. and UK, within the Democrats and Labour, are united in their distaste for party member opinions. They alone want to decide which positions the party has to take. They want to make sure …

NATO Reaffirms Its Bogus “Russian Invasion” Narrative By Robert Parry, July 13 2016

President Obama and NATO leaders signed on to the false narrative of a minding-its-own-business West getting sucker-punched by a bunch of Russian meanies, a storyline that suggests insanity or lies, reports Robert Parry.

It’s unnerving to realize that the NATO …

Political Prisoners in Ukraine: A Crisis Ignored by Western Media By Halyna Mokrushyna, July 13 2016

An investigative delegation of the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture suspended an official visit to Ukraine last month after the Security Service of Ukraine denied the UN officials access to several parts of the country. The suspension of

After the Court Decision: A New Era in China ASEAN Cooperation? By Dr. Chandra Muzaffar, July 13 2016

The decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague on the China- Philippines territorial dispute announced on the 12th of July 2016 may well emerge as a turning-point in the long-standing wrangles over islands in the South

Selected Articles: Militarization And Police Violence in America By Global Research News, July 12 2016
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Militarization And Police Violence in America

By Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich, July 12 2016

Hardly a day goes by without news of a police killing.  And each time we hear from scholars and observers that the police is too militarized.   No

US Racist Repression Exposed, Nationwide Protests against Police Brutality and Killings By Abayomi Azikiwe, July 12 2016

Police killings of African Americans fuel urban unrest

Five law-enforcement officers were killed and 7 others were wounded when they were ambushed in downtown Dallas on July 6. The shooting took place during the course of nationwide demonstrations against a

Video: Syrian War Report: Heavy Clashes in Aleppo City. Al Nusra Orders Massive Shellings of Residential Areas By South Front, July 12 2016

The ISIS terrorist group has downed a military helicopter in the province of Homs, killing 2 Russian pilots onboard. The initial reports that Mi-25 crashed east of Palmyra late on July 8 were denied by the Russian Ministry of Defense

“Regime Reboot” and the Macedonia Protest Movement. Balkan Megaprojects Pave Way for Grand Eurasian Free Trade Area By Andrew Korybko, July 12 2016

Below is the June 2016 interview in English published by Oriental Review of Hybrid Warfare expert Andrew Korybko with the Macedonian media “Vecer”  (Evening). Korybko addresses the US R-TOR (Regime Tweaking – Regime Change – Regime Reboot) strategy 

“Washington, the War Criminal Capital of the World is Driving the World to Nuclear War”: Paul Craig Roberts By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, July 12 2016
Under the NATO banner a number of countries have been bombed, invaded, and had their governments overthrown by Washington acting under the cover of NATO.
Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua: Hostile Media Coverage and Economic Sabotage By Tortilla Con Sal, July 12 2016

Political scientists could work out the correlation between the downright hostile media coverage and official measures by the U.S. and allied governments.

Member countries of the Bolivarian Alliance of the Americas are natural targets for the relentless psychological warfare of

Hillary Clinton’s Libyan Fingerprints By Larry Johnson, July 12 2016

Some Hillary Clinton backers now downplay the then-Secretary of State’s role in what has become a disastrous “regime change” war in Libya, but that was not what her sycophants were saying four years ago, recalls Larry C. Johnson.

I am …

Militarization And Police Violence in America By Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich, July 12 2016

Hardly a day goes by without news of a police killing.  And each time we hear from scholars and observers that the police is too militarized.   No doubt!

In 2014, I was flattered to have been approached by the American …

Europe’s Economic Crisis Has Spread from the Periphery to the Core By Washington's Blog, July 12 2016

We’ve noted for more than 5 years that the European crisis would spread in the following order … more or less:

Greece → Ireland → Portugal → Spain → Italy → UK

We also warned that the EU’s approach to …

Report from Greece’s Kos Island: The Daily Harassment and Social Plight of the Refugees By Luisa Weber, July 12 2016

That’s the first thing that comes to my mind when I remember my week on Kos earlier this summer. One week is clearly not a long time, but it was more than enough time to see that there has been

Theresa May, Britain’s New Islamophobic Prime Minister By Craig Murray, July 12 2016

A quick Google news search for “Theresa May and “Abu Qatada” reveals over 2,000 mainstream media articles in the last three days combining both. This is hardly surprising, as in her speech announcing her candidacy for Tory leader (and thus

How Monsanto Invaded, Occupied and now CONTROLS Government Regulators By Ethan A. Huff, July 12 2016

If you’ve ever wondered why corporations seem to hold so much sway over our government, look no further than who’s making all the decisions in Washington – and more importantly, where many of these people worked before being handed comfy, …

Britain’s Iron Lady 2.0? By Stephen Lendman, July 12 2016

Described by a former associate as “hard as nails,” perhaps Theresa May is the second “iron lady of the Western World” designate, what former prime minister Margaret Thatcher once called herself.

Separately, she defiantly said

“(t)o those waiting with bated

Shootings in Dallas: Violence, Police Authority and Black Lives Matter By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, July 12 2016

“When we include, we find ourselves.” — USC President Max Nikias, 2016 Annual State of the University Address

Dallas has been known for its notorious shootings in the past. In 1963, its claim to the books of murderous posterity was

Environmental Crisis: Uncertain Future of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef By Maxine Newlands, July 12 2016

The Great Barrier Reef was a key talking point in the run up to Australia’s federal election as politicians promised billions to improve water quality, whilst talking down coral bleaching and report rigging. Ecologist writer, Maxine Newlands, reports…

Every single

One Country’s Disturbing Project to Build a Complete DNA Databank of Every Citizen and Foreign Visitor Is Already Underway By Ava Kofman, July 12 2016

Anyone planning a visit to Kuwait later this year may be in for a shock when they find they’ll have to give the government not just their passport, but also their DNA. A 2015 law requiring all citizens, residents and …

Confirmed! NATO And EU Will Meld Into One Super Organization By Alex Christoforou, July 12 2016

The Warsaw NATO summit brought us many things. From another Obama hotel workout, including some nifty pink headphones, to more Russia is evil fear mongering, as NATO members continued to echo their undying support for a bankrupt, neo-nazi infested

NATO Summit Warsaw: Europe’s Soldiers Held Hostage By Phil Butler, July 12 2016

In the wake of the NATO summit in Warsaw, western once again misinforms and mischaracterizes in the public forum. One headline speaks for all, “The Nato summit might just make Vladimir Putin think again”, via The Telegraph is all wrong,

Biodiversity, GMOs, Gene Drives and the Militarized Mind By Dr. Vandana Shiva, July 12 2016

A recent report from the National Academy of Science of The United States, titled “Gene Drives on the Horizon: Advancing Science, Navigating Uncertainty, and Aligning Research with Public Values,” warns:

One possible goal of release of a gene-drive modified organism

Selected Articles: The West’s Establishment Lies and Crimes Are Leading Us to The Unthinkable By Global Research News, July 11 2016

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By Mark Taliano, July 11 2016

Corporate media messaging about the war on Syria is corrupt to an unprecedented level, despite years of sustainable evidence that contradicts

The Paris Bataclan Terror Attack: Six French Military Were Present, Instructed Not to Intervene, People Died… By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, July 11 2016
They were instructed according to their rules of engagement not to intervene, not to come to the rescue of the people inside the Bataclan nightclub. 89 people were killed, more than 100 wounded.
The “New Cold War” is No Longer Cold: NATO Expands Military Presence along Russia’s Border, Lying All the Way to Barbarossa II By Tony Cartalucci, July 11 2016
In the wake of the Soviet Union’s collapse, tentacles of Western influence had finally prevailed, and reached deep within Russia itself, eroding not only Russia’s own institutions and national sovereignty, but unsettling the global balance of power that had existed for decades after World War II.
Police Murder Because They Are Trained To Murder. The Militarization of Law Enforcement By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, July 11 2016

In response to my request for information on US police training, readers have sent in a variety of information that seems to fit together. I am going to assemble it as best I can as a working hypothesis or

The Establishment GOP Has Dumped Donald Trump in Favor of Hillary Clinton By Margaret Kimberley, July 11 2016

For all intents and purposes, the establishment GOP has dumped Donald Trump and joined Hillary Clinton’s corporate presidential campaign. Trump “shows all the signs of being headed for defeat,” but the Democrats hope to pile up huge majorities by pretending

What Is NATO — Really? By Eric Zuesse, July 11 2016

When NATO was founded, that was done in the broader context of the US Marshall Plan, and the entire US operation to unify the developed Atlantic countries of North America and Europe, for a coming Cold War allegedly against

Democracy and the Future of the United States By Peter Koenig and Alessandro Bianchi, July 11 2016

Alessandro Bianchi from the Anti- Diplomatico in Italy interviewed distinguished author and economist Peter Koenig on Democracy and the Future of the United States. The Interview was published in Italian. Global Research brings the English version of this important

A scene of destruction after an aerial bombing in Azaz, Syria, Aug. 16, 2012. (U.S. government photo)
The West’s Establishment Lies and Crimes Are Leading Us to The Unthinkable By Mark Taliano, July 11 2016

Corporate media messaging about the war on Syria is corrupt to an unprecedented level, despite years of sustainable evidence that contradicts the lies.

The “West”, including U.S.–led NATO, the Persian Gulf Monarchies, and Israel, are waging a proxy war against …

Presidential Candidate Gloria La Riva Arrested with over 100 Others at Peaceful Community Protest in Baton Rouge, Louisiana By PSL, July 11 2016

Gloria La Riva, the presidential candidate of the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), was targeted and arrested around 6:30 p.m. on July 9, along with 13 others, while filming a peaceful community demonstration and the actions by the police.

The Police Killings in Louisiana and Minnesota: The Class Issues By Andre Damon, July 11 2016

Millions of people around the world have reacted with shock, outrage and revulsion at the latest videos and images of police murder in the United States. Thousands of people took part in demonstrations throughout the US Thursday, with more scheduled …