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American reporter killed shortly after Sept 11 coup in Chile

mercredi 11 septembre 2013 à 14:00

American reporter Charles Horman was killed by Pinochet's men shortly after the US-backed September 11 coup in Chile. Horman he had witnessed the involvement of US ships and men in the coup.

Since only US officers knew this, they must have played a role in his execution too.

After coup, the right-wing UK government infiltrated anti-Pinochet solidarity groups and tried to manipulate the media in favor of Pinochet.

NRA removes state senators

mercredi 11 septembre 2013 à 14:00

The NRA removed gun-control state senators through a referendum in Colorado.

Former US marine was tortured into making false confession

mercredi 11 septembre 2013 à 14:00

A former US marine, imprisoned as a spy in Iran, says in a letter that he was tortured into making a false confession.

The horrible thing, for an American, is that the US often does that to prisoners.

Israel closes inquiry into death of protester killed by soldier

mercredi 11 septembre 2013 à 14:00

Although cameras showed that protester Bassem Abu Rahmeh was hit by a tear gas canister, Israel decided there is "no evidence" for any action against his killer.

Things like this don't happen by accident. Soldiers are trained to aim their tear gas weapons at the ground, not at people; when the canisters hit people, that's not a minor error but gross misconduct. Deadly misconduct, in this case. The army investigators know that and choose repeatedly to disregard it.

Falsehoods and manipulation in Susan Rice's speech

mercredi 11 septembre 2013 à 14:00

Exposing falsehoods and manipulation in Susan Rice's speech trying to build support for bombing Syria.

Dennis Kucinich exposes other manipulative war propaganda.