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Special Report: THE NEVER-ENDING “WAR ON TERROR” HOAX

  By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report The specter of terrorism has been used to frighten Americans for many years, and exponentially since the attacks on September 11, 2001. But is the “War on Terror” for real, or is … Continue reading

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Killing With a Joystick

Good luck finding this story in the American corporate media…….. Dreams in Infrared The Woes of an American Drone Operator By Nicola Abé/ Spiegel Online International/ December 14, 2012 A soldier sets out to graduate at the top of his class. He succeeds, … Continue reading

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War Crimes Vs Sex Crimes

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DOES THE CONSTITUTION STILL MATTER?

Al-Aulaqi v. Panetta: Lawsuit Challenging Targeted Killings ACLU/ October 24, 2012 The American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Constitutional Rights(CCR) have filed a lawsuit challenging the government’s targeted killing of three U.S. citizens in drone strikes far from … Continue reading

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Torturers Go Free, Whistleblowers Go To Prison

That the United States tortured prisoners, sometimes resulting in death, is no secret, even though denied by the government. So what message are we sending when American torturers are never prosecuted, but those who blow the whistle on these crimes … Continue reading

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The War Machine Drones On

By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report Hillary Clinton holds a small U.S.-made drone that the Ugandan military uses in Somalia to fight al-Qaeda linked militants.(Credit: Reuters) A comprehensive report, Living Under Drones, released in last September by the Stanford International … Continue reading

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Is the CIA Everywhere? Maybe Your Paranoia is Justified

By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report I’ve become increasingly concerned about the growth of the American security/ police state in the last decade. Since 9/11 we’ve seen increased electronic eavesdropping, “data mining,” intrusive airport security, The Patriot Act,  the … Continue reading

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Mission Accomplished?

BPR Quote of the Day “We’ll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false” William Casey, CIA Director                      at his first staff meeting, 1981 … Continue reading

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The Morally Corrupt But Brilliant Secret Strategy of the Military/Industrial/Homeland Security Complex

by Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report “War is a racket… easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious… It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives….It is conducted for … Continue reading

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OBAMA: “GEORGE W. BUSH ON STEROIDS”

Drone wars and state secrecy – how Barack Obama became a hardliner He was once a liberal law professor who campaigned against the Iraq war. Now, according to revelations last week, the US president personally oversees a ‘kill list’ for … Continue reading

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