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Tony Blair Admits Ignorance Of Mid East; Immediately Calls For New War

The former prime minister acknowledged invading nations had underestimated the « forces of destabilization » that would emerge in Iraq after the toppling of dictator Saddam Hussein. Blair said Tuesday that the Islamic State group forces will be defeated only with a ground war involving Western troops.

Nika Knight
Par Nika Knight
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair takes part in a discussion on Britain in the World, in London, Tuesday May 24, 2016, where he acknowledged the invading nations had underestimated the "forces of destabilization" that would emerge in Iraq after the toppling of dictator Saddam Hussein. Blair said Tuesday that the Islamic State group forces will be defeated only with a ground war involving Western troops.

Former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair admitted underestimating "forces of destabilization" in the Middle East when Britain joined the U.S. in invading Iraq in 2003, the Guardian reports, but stopped short of actually apologizing for the U.K.'s role in the Iraq War in remarks at an event on Tuesday. In fact, Blair followed up his admission of

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Come To Guantanamo & See The Iguanas: Snowden Files Offer Glimpse Inside NSA Culture

Newly released internal NSA documents show that torturing prisoners and water skiing were part of the daily routine for agents stationed in Guantanamo Bay during the Iraq War.

Kit O'Connell
Par Kit O'Connell
A U.S. Coast Guard vessel patrols Guantanamo Bay,.

AUSTIN, Texas --- Water skiing in the morning, supervising the torture of a prisoner of the global war on terror in the afternoon -- that’s just a typical day for National Security Agency personnel. That’s one of the many glimpses of National Security Agency life found in newly released documents from whistleblower Edward Snowden’s leaks, which

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New Documentary ‘Risk’ Renews Attention To ‘Political Prisoner’ Julian Assange

The Oscar-winning filmmaker also revealed that she is under investigation by the U.S. government as an ‘anti-U.S.’ filmmaker.

MintPress News Desk
Par MintPress News Desk
A figure depicts Julian Assange on a cross on top of a supporter of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange during a vigil outside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. (AP /Sang Tan)

CANNES, France --- After earning an Oscar for her coverage of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, filmmaker Laura Poitras is back with a documentary on Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks. “Risk” made waves when it premiered on May 19 at the Cannes Film Festival, a festival known for building buzz around important upcoming movies. Even

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Saudi Press Accuses US Govt Of Carrying Out 9/11 Attacks

The Saudi press has been in a frenzy since the unanimous Senate vote to allow for the House of Saud to be held liable in U.S. federal court for the 9/11 attacks.

MintPress News Desk
Par MintPress News Desk
The twin towers of the World Trade Center burn behind the Empire State Building in New York.(AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)

In response to the U.S. Senate’s unanimous vote to allow 9/11 victims’ families to sue Saudi Arabia in federal court, a report published in the London-based Al-Hayat daily, by Saudi legal expert Katib al-Shammari, claims that the U.S. masterminded the terror attacks as a means of creating a nebulous “enemy” in order garner public support for a

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Obama In Vietnam ‘Big Nations Should Not Bully Smaller Ones’

Obama alluded to China’s recent actions in the South China Sea, when he made his bully remark.

teleSUR
Par teleSUR
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the National Convention Center in Hanoi, Vietnam, Tuesday, May 24, 2016.

U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday during his visit to Vietnam—a nation still suffering from a U.S. invasion that lasted 20 years—that big nations should not bully smaller ones. Obama also spoke of the relationship between the U.S and Vietnam amid tensions with China and moves to push the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Obama alluded to

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So, You Thought Bank Of America Would Be Punished For Role In 2008 Crisis? Think Again

Big Banks unsurprisingly receive yet another layer of defense against responsibility for wrecking the global economy.

Claire Bernish
Par Claire Bernish
Damage to the front of the Bank of America

In a reversal of the smidgen of accountability forced on Bank of America for its role in the 2008 financial crisis, a U.S. appeals court threw out a jury’s verdict — and with it, the $1.27 billion fine BoA would have paid for mortgage fraud. Though the Department of Justice had alleged Countrywide Financial Corp., which was purchased by Bank of

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