Deliver Us From Virtue by Rocket Kirchner

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by Rocket Kirchner
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May 25, 2012

Lao Tzu says that when a man praises virtue he turns other men into criminals. WOW! Now that is really throwing the gauntlet down. I have always found it ludicrous how we humans actually think that we are moral, ethical, virtuous people, and that we actually waste our time seeking to exalt such nonsense.

The Power Principle: Empire – Propaganda – Apocalypse (must-see)

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This video may contain images depicting the reality and horror of war/violence and should only be viewed by a mature audience.

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“A gripping, deeply informative account of the plunder, hypocrisy, and mass violence of plutocracy and empire; insightful, historically grounded and highly relevant to the events of today.” – Michael Parenti, Historian, Author The Face of Imperialism [at 1:24:00 in the 1st part]

May 23, 2012 by infiniteinfiniteinfi

Pt 1: Empire

Kucinich Leads Congress in Demanding Accountability and Transparency for Drone Strikes + Obama’s Kill List

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by Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich
Washington
May 31, 2012

Drone Killings a Stain Upon Our Nation

Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) has opposed the use of combat drones against suspected terrorists abroad since the first known attack in 2004. In February 2006, he asked the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency to suspend the use of Predator drones citing the “high toll in innocent civilian life.” In the 111^th Congress, he sponsored a bill to prohibit the extrajudicial killing of U.S. citizens abroad in response to revelations that the Administration included U.S. citizens on its targeted killing list.

Obama Accelerated Cyberwar With Iran

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Jun 1, 2012 by RTAmerica

As if the United States hasn’t already been involved in enough wars, the US government has admitted its role in launching a secret cyber attack against Iran. Since the first day Obama took office, the plot named “Olympic Games” was used to launch online attacks with cyberweapons such as the Stuxnet computer worm, which disrupted certain aspects of Iran’s nuclear program. Aaron Swartz, founder and executive director of Demand Progress, joins us with more on the online war.

“Join the Stream”: Sodastream´s phony commitment to the environment and real violations of international law

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Italy
31 May 2012

Songs of War: Music as Torture

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May 30, 2012 by AlJazeeraEnglish

The film, Songs of War explores the relationship between music and violence.

The film’s main protagonist is Christopher Cerf. The award-winning musician is a composer for Sesame Street, a popular American children’s educational series.

UK Supreme Court backs Julian Assange extradition + Assange loses extradition court battle, step closer to Sweden

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May 30, 2012 by RussiaToday

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lost his marathon court battle in UK Supreme Court. The judge has granted him 14 days to make an application to reopen the extradition case – READ MORE http://on.rt.com/4krcuo