Generalissima Clinton Expanding the Empire by Ralph Nader

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by Ralph Nader
The Nader Page
February 8, 2013

Hillary Clinton has completed her four-year tenure as Secretary of State to the accolades of both Democratic and Republican Congressional champions of the budget-busting “military-industrial complex,” that President Eisenhower warned about in his farewell address. Behind the public relations sheen, the photo-opportunities with groups of poor people in the developing world, an ever more militarized State Department operated under Clinton’s leadership.

West Moves In For Syrian Endgame and War On Iran by Finian Cunningham

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by Finian Cunningham
Featured Writer
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East Africa
Crossposted from PressTV
December 5, 2012

US President Barack Obama’s renewed warning against Syria this week, that any use of chemical weapons by Syrian government forces is a red line triggering direct military assault on the country, can be seen as the Western powers moving towards their endgame of “regime change.”

Washington first raised the specter of Syrian chemical weapons several months ago and warned then that it would be forced to act militarily in order to “secure” such alleged stockpiles.

Israeli Сrimes Expose US Arab Despots by Finian Cunningham

by Finian Cunningham
Featured Writer
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East Africa
Crossposted from Strategic Culture Foundation
Nov. 23, 2012

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American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s hasty diplomatic shuttle from Southeast Asia to the Middle East this week can be seen as reflecting Washington’s priority to shore up stability in the region. It is a deep apprehension to maintain a shaky status quo that motivates Washington’s concern, not negotiating an end to appalling violence and human suffering in Gaza…

Don DeBar: Western powers antithetical to peace in Syria + Sharmine Narwani: U.S. falls into trap of extremists + Phyllis Bennis: Intervention into Syria already underway

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Aug 11, 2012 by RussiaToday

Hillary Clinton’s discussion of a no-fly zone over Syria is a violation of the UN charter of the Geneva Accords, journalist and activist Don DeBar told RT.

The US Secretary of State discussed plans to undermine the Syrian government, during a meeting with Turkey’s Foreign Minister on Saturday.

Rick Rozoff: Why Does U.S. Provoke Russia?

by Rick Rozoff
Featured Writer
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Stop NATO
June 20, 2012

Voice of Russia
June 20, 2012

Why does US provoke Russia?
John Robles
Recorded on June 16, 2012

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Recent statements by Hillary Clinton regarding Syria and the Russian Federation are a provocation or not?

Hello, this is John Robles. You are listening to an interview with Rick Rozoff, the manager and the owner of the Stop NATO website and mailing list and a regular contributor to the Voice of Russia.

U.S. Exploits Syrian Situation For Showdown With Russia by Rick Rozoff

by Rick Rozoff
Featured Writer
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Stop NATO
June 15, 2012

On June 12 what passes for the U.S.’s top diplomat, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, further escalated tensions with Russia in an appearance with Israeli President Shimon Peres at the Brookings Institution, a think tank that has supplied the Barack Obama administration with many of its key foreign policy personnel.

With an Israeli flag behind her and waving her right hand in the air, she vociferated:

Clinton Pledges Increased Military Assistance To Georgia For New Conflicts by Rick Rozoff

by Rick Rozoff
Featured Writer
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Stop NATO
June 7, 2012

In the middle of her three-nation tour of the South Caucasus, on June 5 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with fellow short-term New Yorker Mikheil Saakashvili in Georgia. The latter is a preeminent, a greatly favored, a nonpareil American satrap, for whom the doors of the White House and the op-ed pages of the major U.S. dailies are always open. For eight and a half years he has been president of his nation after winning 96 percent of the vote on January 6, 2004 in a spurious election following standing head of state Eduard Shevardnadze being manhandled and deposed in the so-called Rose Revolution of the preceding November. The sort of election the State Department is always willing to endorse if the result advances American geostrategic interests.

Egypt: U.S. Financed Military Crushes Sit-in

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May 5, 2012 by TheRealNews

Jihan Hafiz reporting from Egypt.

Army soldiers violently crushed a week-long sit-in outside the Ministry of Defense, the headquarters of the ruling military junta. Clashes broke out after army soldiers beat protesters at the security barricades.

State Department Reveals 21st Century NATO’s Global Priorities by Rick Rozoff

by Rick Rozoff
Featured Writer
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Stop NATO
April 28, 2012

The State Department’s top Eurasia hand addressed the House Committee on Foreign Affairs’s Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia on April 26 to present Washington’s perspective on and expectations of next month’s summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

In a presentation titled “The Chicago Summit and U.S. Policy,” the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, Tina Kaidanow, laid out what the military alliance’s main powerhouse and financial backer demands of its 27 allies and in so doing indicated many of the top geopolitical objectives of her department and the U.S. government as a whole for the upcoming years.

Hillary Clinton Promotes 22nd Century NATO Ahead Of Chicago Summit by Rick Rozoff

by Rick Rozoff
Featured Writer
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Stop NATO
Stop NATO-Opposition to global militarism
April 11, 2012

On April 3, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addressed the only North Atlantic Treaty Organization command in the United States, Allied Command Transformation, and the World Affairs Council of Greater Hampton Roads, both in Norfolk, Virginia, against the backdrop of the annual Norfolk NATO Festival. On the same day, one day before the 63rd anniversary of the founding of NATO, she also spoke at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington.

Syria Peace Plan: West Moves To Kill Off “Important First Step” To End Violence by Finian Cunningham + Afshin Rattansi: Annan’s plan needs to be instituted in U.S.

by Finian Cunningham
Featured Writer
Dandelion Salad
East Africa
28 March 2012

No sooner had Kofi Annan, the special United Nations envoy to Syria, announced scoring “an important first step” towards implementing a peace plan in the war-torn country, the US and Western powers were scrambling to scupper the goalposts.

US secretary of state Hillary Clinton led Western efforts to undermine the peace bid by appearing to abandon recently agreed terms for a ceasefire that would have included all parties in Syria.

Syria: Clinton Admits US On Same Side As Al Qaeda To Destabilise Assad Government by Michel Chossudovsky and Finian Cunningham

by Michel Chossudovsky and Finian Cunningham
Featured Writer
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27 February 2012

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has acknowledged that Al Qaeda and other organizations on the US “terror list” are supporting the Syrian opposition.

Clinton said: “We have a very dangerous set of actors in the region, al-Qaida [sic], Hamas, and those who are on our terrorist list, to be sure, supporting – claiming to support the opposition [in Syria].” [1]

Obama Administration is CEO of “Murder Inc” by Finian Cunningham

by Finian Cunningham
Featured Writer
Dandelion Salad
East Africa
13 January 2012

Clinton denies US involvement in murder of nuclear scientist – despite waging ‘no options off the table’ war against Iran

After months of relentless threats against Iran in which the Islamic Republic has been warned by no less than the President of the United States that “no options are off the table” – the US is now denying it had a role in the assassination a top Iranian nuclear scientist this week.

Clinton Revives Dubious Charge of “Covert” Iranian Nuclear Site by Gareth Porter + Why Did Def. Sec. Panetta Say Iran Not Building Nukes?

by Gareth Porter
Featured Writer
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crossposted at IPS
January 11, 2012

WASHINGTON, Jan 11, 2012 (IPS) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s charge Tuesday that Iran had intended to keep the Fordow site secret until it was revealed by Western intelligence revived a claim the Barack Obama administration made in September 2009.

Rick Rozoff: Clinton Lectures Russia On Elections, NATO Chief On Missiles

by Rick Rozoff
Featured Writer
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Stop NATO
Stop NATO-Opposition to global militarism
December 8, 2011

Voice of Russia
December 8, 2011

U.S not in a position to criticize Russian elections – expert
John Robles

Interview with Rick Rozoff, the manager of the Stop NATO website and mailing list and a contributing writer to Global Research.ca.

Rozoff worked against the Chicago political machine for 25 years, 1976-2000, including as a ward-wide voter registration coordinator, founder and leader of an independent ward organization, congressional district coordinator for Mayor Harold Washington’s 1987 reelection bid, campaign manager in two state representative and an aldermanic election, and third party candidate for state office.