Hawkish Hillary Pro-Surge & Anti-Savvy Majority, Again By Robert S. Becker

By Robert S. Becker
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www.beyondchron.org
rbecker@cal.net
Nov. 17, 2009
Had Hillary Clinton renounced her pro-Iraq war vote and mounted an unambiguously anti-war campaign, I believe she’d be president, having won over liberals, women, blue collar and Bush-fatigued centrists.  No Republican matched Barack Obama as contender, and none would have beaten either top Democrat.  Despite [...]

Clinton, Goldstone and true cost of the occupation

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The Real News Network
Hever: The Israeli government is hiding the true cost of the occupation even from itself
As the US-mediated peace talks threaten to collapse, Israel ramps up its occupation of the Palestinian Territories. The Israeli daily Ha’aretz reported last Friday that at least 11 locations within settlement colonies in the [...]

US U-turn on Middle East peace process + South Africans ‘fought in Gaza war’

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AlJazeeraEnglish
November 01, 2009
The Palestinians are accusing Washington of killing all hope of reviving the peace process with the Israelis. It comes after the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, signaled a U-turn on settlement building. During a visit to Jerusalem, she told the Palestinians – the issue is not now a precondition for negotiations. [...]

Honduras: Where does Washington stand?

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TheRealNews
August 05, 2009
Hylton: In refusing to follow its own laws, US is supporting an increasingly repressive regime

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Manuel Zelaya Speaks from Nicaraguan Border on Who’s Behind the Coup

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Democracy Now!
www.democracynow.org
July 30, 2009
EXCLUSIVE: Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya Speaks from Nicaraguan Border on Who’s Behind the Coup, His Attempts to Return Home, the Role of the United States and More
In a Democracy Now! national broadcast exclusive, ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya joins us from the Nicaragua-Honduras border for a wide-ranging interview on his [...]

US Torture Under Scrutiny In British Courts by Andy Worthington

by Andy Worthington
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www.andyworthington.co.uk
29 July 2009
Andy Worthington, author of The Guantánamo Files, reports on three important court cases in the UK this week, focusing on “extraordinary rendition” and torture in the “War on Terror.” These cases have implications not only for the complicity of the British government in the Bush administration’s flight from the [...]

Clinton Outlines Continuation of Bush Policies Under Obama at CFR By Jeremy R. Hammond

By Jeremy R. Hammond
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Foreign Policy Journal
July 17, 2009
In a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) on Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton outlined the Obama administration’s foreign policy, which has been widely touted as a sharp break from that of his predecessor’s. Judging from commentary in the media, Obama has ushered [...]

2 Honduras Activists Killed; Venezuelan Journalists Expelled; Coup Leaders Hire Top Democrat Lobbyists by Eva Golinger

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by Eva Golinger
Postcards from the Revolution
July 13, 2009
Things are getting worse each day inside Honduras. Over the weekend, two well-known social leaders were assassinated by the coup forces. Roger Bados leader of the Bloque Popular & the National Resistance Front against the coup d’etat, was killed in the northern city of San Pedro Sula. [...]