Iran’s nuclear ambitions have already started a war with west – a covert one Iran’s nuclear ambitions have already started a war with west – a covert one A secret campaign of surveillance, sabotage, cyberattacks and assassinations has slowed but not stopped Tehran’s programme Iran’s nuclear ambitions led then US president George W Bush to [...]

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Torture is Systemic in Afghan Prisons, UN Report Finds — News from Antiwar.com Torture is Systemic in Afghan Prisons, UN Report Finds  John Glaser On October 10, 2011 Detainees in Afghan prisons are hung from the ceilings by their wrists, severely beaten with cables and wooden sticks, have their toenails torn off, are treated with [...]

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Abu Mazen’s Gambit » Counterpunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names Abu Mazen’s Gambit by URI AVNERY A WONDERFUL SPEECH. A beautiful speech. The language expressive and elegant. The arguments clear and convincing. The delivery flawless. A work of art. The art of hypocrisy. Almost every statement in the passage concerning the Israeli-Palestinian issue was [...]

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The Middle East’s New Geopolitical Map » Counterpunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names The Middle East’s New Geopolitical Map by PATRICK SEALE The Arab Spring is not the only revolution in town. The toppling of dictators in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya; the mounting death toll in Syria and Yemen, where the outcome is still [...]

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