May 2013
“No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.”
– Alice Walker. (via theblacksophisticate)
AP: "The Justice Department secretly obtained two... →
Press TV: ‘Every injured US soldier to cost US... →
presstvchannel:
A new study has revealed that the US government will spend around USD 2 million in the long run on every solider injured in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq .
According to a study conducted by Harvard’s Kennedy School in March, each of the 866,181 US soldiers injured in Iraq and…
Redefining imminence: "As much as Obama talks... →
hipsterlibertarian:
“Imminence” used to mean something in military terms: namely, that an adversary had begun preparations for an assault. In order to justify his drone strikes on American citizens, President Obama redefined that concept to exclude any actual adversary attack. […] There’s a subtlety at work in the Justice Department framework. It takes imminence out of the context of something...
“I hear people talking as if they are ready for Civil War using language that...”
– Annabel Park (via moreleftthannot)
Holy Fucking ShitBalls: Congressman’s Misuse Of... →
holygoddamnshitballs:
As the House Agriculture Committee convened earlier this week to discuss whether or not to cut as much as$4.1 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps), the conversation between lawmakers devolved into an exchange that was equal…
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“If we really saw war, what war does to young minds and bodies, it would be...”
– Chris Hedges (via wakethesheeple)
Press TV: Boston - Who did what to whom? →
presstvchannel:
The smoke has cleared and the dust on the Boston bombing is finally beginning to settle a bit.
The frenzy on the Internet of everyone pouring over the huge number of images and appointing themselves instant photo analysts has cooled down somewhat, too. But today we will drive the wooden…
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Press TV: Cannibal terrorist says video from Syria... →
presstvchannel:
A foreign-backed militant who was seen eating an organ of a dead Syrian soldier in a recent video has confirmed the authenticity of the 27-second clip.
In an interview with Time magazine conducted via Skype on Tuesday, Khalid al Hamad, known by his nom de guerre Abu Sakkar, confirmed that…
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Press TV: US test flies assassination drone off of... →
presstvchannel:
The US military has conducted a test flight of an assassination drone as large as a fighter jet off the deck of an American aircraft carrier, pointing to plans to fly the unmanned aircraft from anywhere in the world.
Tuesday’s test flight of the X-47B drone, designed to take off and land on…
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Press TV: 'US authorities can track cellphones... →
presstvchannel:
A federal judge in the US has ruled that law enforcement agents can track people’s cellphones without a warrant.
“Given the ubiquity and celebrity of geolocation technologies, an individual has no legitimate expectation of privacy in the prospective of a cellular telephone where that…
Press TV: ‘Video shows Israeli special forces in... →
presstvchannel:
Fox News has published a video allegedly showing Israeli special forces on a mission inside the Syrian soil.
The American news network added that it “captured, for the very first time, Israeli commandos coming back from inside Syria on a mission.” The report does not specify how or where…
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Video shows Syria militants whipping men in Aleppo
A new video shows foreign-backed militants in Syria whipping two men for violating marriage procedures based on their interpretation of Islam.
The incident has occurred in the northwestern city of Saraqeb in Aleppo Province, where a court formed by the militants issued a verdict to flog the men. The al-Qaeda-affiliated Salafi...
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Press TV: Syrian prime minister says victory... →
presstvchannel:
Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi has lauded the army’s achievements in its fight against the militants operating in the country, saying that “victory is nearing.”
Halqi made the remarks on Tuesday in the capital, Damascus, during a regular cabinet meeting, the official Syrian news…
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Press TV: Syria’s failure to lose →
presstvchannel:
Syria has surprised everyone. They were supposed to have collapsed long ago. They didn’t, far from it. There is every indication that the Syrian government is winning what really isn’t a civil war.
Turkey, Israel, Saudi Arabia and “others” have brought the dregs of the terrorist and…
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