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Archives for juin 2015

More Nukes, More Troops: NATO And Russia Take A Step Closer To War

Russia’s deputy defense minister says his country was being « pushed into an arms race » by NATO.

MintPress News Desk
Par MintPress News Desk
Russian ICBM carriers.

BRUSSELS --- Peace between Russia and the West continues to deteriorate, with both sides taking action to turn up the tension recently. Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia would expand its nuclear arsenal with 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles. Although both Russia and the United States already possess a

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False Feminism: Hillary Clinton And Her Financial Backers Are No Friends To Women

Hillary Clinton hopes feminist voters will ignore her support for the oppression of women abroad and make her the first female president of the United States.

Kit O'Connell
Par Kit O'Connell
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal, right, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, center, and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled al-Hamad Al-Sabah, left, stand together prior to a group photo

WASHINGTON --- In the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton wants to make history as the first female president of the United States. But just as the election of the first black president hasn’t left black people better off eight years later, can the world’s women really count on Clinton’s support? Voters understandably look to Clinton to support

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NATO: Period Of Peace Post Cold War Is Now Over

“After tens of years of peace, that peaceful period after the Cold War is now over.”

Justin King
Par Justin King

Brussels, Belgium (TFC) – The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has decided to engage in a build up in the Eastern parts of the alliance to combat a perceived threat from Russia. This is to reinforce its position in supporting the US-backed coup in Ukraine. The members of the alliance are pulling no punches and are not attempting to hide

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Pentagon Legalizes Killing Journalists As ‘Law Of War’

The new “laws of war” were released as part of a book of instructions on legitimate warfare practices approved by the United States military.

M. David for Counter Current News
Jackson Marciana | Counter Current News
Par M. David for Counter Current News
Et Jackson Marciana | Counter Current News
A member of the media sits with black tape across her mouth

The Pentagon just changed the rules of war to include legitimizing the killing of any journalists they deem “belligerent.” The new “laws of war” were released as part of a book of instructions on legitimate warfare practices approved by the United States military. This “rule book” of sorts details what the US government deems the acceptable

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US Drone Program Remains In Shadows As Obama Abandons Key Reform Promise

The blueprint for a new transition plan involves a dual command structure—giving the Defense Department and the CIA joint control of drone strikes.

Deirdre Fulton
Par Deirdre Fulton

U.S. President Barack Obama has made a sharp U-turn on his two-year-old promise to move the CIA's controversial drone program out of the "legal shadows," according to new reporting by the Huffington Post. In a May 2013 speech at the National Defense University, Obama vowed to move the "out of the covert shadows and into the relative sunlight of

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Massive Anti-Uber Riots In Paris, Drivers Targeted With Violence

France’s top security official said he had ordered an immediate ban on unlicensed services like UberPop in the Paris region but called for an end to violence against the service’s drivers.

Associated Press
Par Associated Press
Riot police officers stand by an overthrown car during a taxi drivers demonstration

PARIS — French taxi drivers smashed up livery cars, set tires ablaze and blocked traffic across the country on Thursday in a nationwide strike aimed at Uber after weeks of rising, sometimes violent tensions over the U.S. ride-hailing company. Travelers going to and from the airport walked alongside highways with their bags or got caught in

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