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<a href="http://www.voltairenet.org/The-Massacre-of-the-Afghan-17-and" style="
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">The Massacre of the Afghan 17 and the Obama Cover-Up </a><br>
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">The latest massacre of innocent Afghan civilians and Obama’s personal involvement in the convoluted cover-up reveal the widening cracks in his global war doctrine of which ’Special Forces’ have become the mainstay. With the approaching retreat of US troops and the rising tide of assertive Afghan nationalism, Petras explains why Washington needs to hide the true nature of the occupation, now left in the hands of re-cycled killers who pursue their career in ‘Special Forces’ rollicking in ‘kill and destroy’ operations.
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<a href="http://www.voltairenet.org/Uganda-the-hidden-agenda-behind"><img class='spip_logos' alt=' ' align="left" src="http://www.voltairenet.org/local/cache-vignettes/L120xH158/arton173281-23925.png" width='120' height='158' style='margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 10px;' title='Uganda: the hidden agenda behind "Kony 2012" video' /></a>
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">While few would criticize putting indicted Ugandan war criminal Joseph Kony in prison, the motives of the viral video campaign launched by an NGO with an angelic sounding name are less clear. Invisible Children has blurred the line between charity and politics, advocating direct military action. What is clear to this author is that “Kony2012” is manipulative propaganda being used to advance an AFRICOM military presence in the richest mineral region in the world before China stakes a claim to it.
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">As NATO and the GCC persevere with their project of remodeling the Greater Middle East and North Africa, a constant flow of fighters have been crossing from Libya into Syria and vice versa. According to Alexander Mezyaev, far from pursuing peace as stipulated in its Charter, the United Nations has become an instrument of this policy.
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">Following in the footsteps of Israel Shahak and the Israeli League for Human and Civil Rights, many humanists have questioned the political ideology stemming from Jewish religion and culture. This is a delicate debate since it can be exploited for anti-Semitic purposes, hence the importance of approaching it rationally. The controversy that surrounded Shahak is blazing again today around Gilad Atzmon, whose last book is disseminated by Voltaire Network. Without taking a position with respect to his arguments, all of which deserve to be presented and discussed, we reaffirm the legitimacy of this debate. From his vantage point, U.S. musician Rich Siegel deplores the witch hunt unleashed against Atzmon, including from unexpected quarters, and all those who take an interest in this issue. He calls for a deeper reflection and mutual (...)
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">While the drop in oil demand and enhaced production should be pulling prices down, fuel has never been more expensive. Engdahl dismisses explanations linked to saber-rattling and the peak oil theory. He points instead an accusing finger at oil price speculation and manipulation by Wall Street banks, with the collusion of the Government Agency which should be regulating their activities but whose chairman - a "former" Goldman Sachs asset - has conveniently been asleep at the wheel.
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">The Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa is one of two “commands” of AFRICOM, the new Unified Combatant Command of U.S. forces in Africa. Originally conceived by the Israeli-American Institute for Advanced Strategic and Political Studies, AFRICOM is the central command for the new ambitions of empire in Africa. The most recent illustration of this is the creation of the no-fly zone used in the conquest of Libya, allowing the United States to seize the oil resources of that country and the state of Israel to rid itself of its most serious rival on the African continent.
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<div>Orient Tendencies </div>
<a href="http://www.voltairenet.org/The-statement-of-the-Security" style="
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Partners, 27 March 2012</div>
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<div>« Current Concerns», n° 13, 26 March 2012</div>
<a href="http://www.voltairenet.org/Austrian-observers-differ-from" style="
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Partners, 26 March 2012</div>
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<a href="http://www.voltairenet.org/March-2012-03-26-Syrian-Crisis"><img class='spip_logos' alt=' ' align="right" src="http://www.voltairenet.org/local/cache-vignettes/L40xH54/arton173302-a5a13.jpg" width='40' height='54' style='margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 5px;' id='logo_on_#ID_ARTICLE' /></a>
<a href="http://www.voltairenet.org/March-2012-03-26-Syrian-Crisis" style="
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<a href="http://www.voltairenet.org/New-article,173268"><img class='spip_logos' alt=' ' align="right" src="http://www.voltairenet.org/local/cache-vignettes/L40xH53/arton173268-6f86e.jpg" width='40' height='53' style='margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 5px;' id='logo_on_#ID_ARTICLE' /></a>
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<a href="http://www.voltairenet.org/March-2012-03-22-Syrian-Crisis" style="
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<div>« Current Concerns», n° 12, 19 March 2012</div>
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<a href="http://www.voltairenet.org/March-2012-03-21-Syrian-Crisis" style="
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<a href="http://www.voltairenet.org/March-2012-03-20-Syrian-Crisis" style="
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Syrian Center for Documentation,
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<a href="http://www.voltairenet.org/March-2012-03-19-Syrian-Crisis" style="
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Syrian Center for Documentation,
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<div>Orient Tendencies </div>
<a href="http://www.voltairenet.org/The-reasons-behind-the-Russian" style="
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<div style="font-style:italic; color: #727272;">by
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<a href="http://www.voltairenet.org/March-2012-03-18-Syrian-Crisis" style="
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Syrian Center for Documentation,
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