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RESOLUTION 362: The U.S. Congress’s Backdoor War
Declaration and Iran's Right to Nuclear Energy · What are Iran's nuclear rights? · Is Iran a "threat to peace and security?" · Are sanctions against Iran legal? · What did A. Q. Khan sell to Iran? · Would Iran give nuclear technology to Hezbollah? Protesters
Against Resolution 362 Arrested at Pelosi’s Home (Video) |
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The Pentagonization of US life Nick Turse and Tom Engelhardt of Tomdispatch.com, in the second
part of their video interview by Pepe Escobar, discuss the ramifications of
militarism in American life - how over 100 contractors are now on the
Pentagon's payroll. This is closely connected to the way the Bush
administration expanded militarization abroad through a worldwide US
"empire of bases." The backlash was inevitable. Engelhardt says the
Bush administration "may have single-handedly given birth to a
multipolar world." Continue… |
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R)
and National Security Council of Saudi Arabia Secretary General Prince Bandar
bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz (L) Saudis Bail on the Bush Regime The
Eurasia Daily Monitor reports: “A simple, one-sentence Russian
language news item published by Russia's Interfax on July 14 seemingly signals
yet another tectonic shift in the Middle East's volatile mixture of oil,
religion and weaponry. The item read, "An agreement about
military-technical collaboration (VTS) between Russia and Saudi Arabia was
signed Monday evening, reports an Interfaks [sic] correspondent; the
agreement was signed in the presence of RF Prime Minister Vladimir Putin by
Federal agency on VTS head Mikhail Dmitriev and National Security Council of
Saudi Arabia Secretary General Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz"
(Interfax, July 14). |
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UK
Parliamentary Panel: US 'Can't Be Trusted on Torture' The
Herald Sun (Australia) reports: “Ministers [UK] have previously taken at face
value statements from their US counterparts, including Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice and President George W. Bush, that Washington does not
resort to such practices[torture].
Britain is a signatory to a United Nations
convention that prevents the extradition of suspects to countries where
torture is used. If adopted, a change in approach could affect such transfers. |
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UK Relies on Torture Tactics of Pakistani Agencies Pakistan’s Jang
Group reports: “Britain is surprisingly showing no urgency in signing an
extradition treaty with Pakistan to get one dozen most-wanted people from
Islamabad, suspected of involvement in terrorism on the British soil. |
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Brown Plans to Withdraw UK Troops The Independent (London)
reports: “Gordon
Brown prepared the ground for a historic realignment in the "war on
terror" yesterday by setting out a four-point plan for withdrawal of
British troops from Iraq by the end of next year.” |