Abby Martin: The Tyranny of Big Oil

bp oil protest

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Dandelion Salad

with Abby Martin and Greg Palast

teleSUR English on Jan 15, 2016

The oil industry is a powerhouse with control over land, resources, politics and more. In this episode of The Empire Files, Abby Martin uncovers big oil’s strong-arm reach–its growth, its crimes, its power and its impunity.

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An Eye for an Eye Makes the Whole World Blind by Rev. John Dear

War is terrorism with a bigger budget

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Dandelion Salad

by Rev. John Dear
originally published on Common Dreams, Nov. 28, 2015
January 15, 2016

Millions of Americans believe that war doesn’t work, that war cannot end terrorism because war is terrorism, and that U.S. war-making is breeding a new generation of terrorists around the world. Millions also want the senseless killing to stop and they realize we must begin with ending our own military’s killing sprees. Americans want a new nonviolent response to the violence in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Yemen. We don’t want to keep on inspiring millions of oppressed people to join ISIS or Al Qaeda. We want to stop the killing, make reparations, and start healing our world.

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