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"He who dictates and formulates the words and phrases we use, he who is master of the press and radio, is master of the mind. Repeat mechanically your assumptions and suggestions, diminish the opportunity for communicating dissent and opposition. This is the formula for political conditioning of the masses." - Joost Meerloo
"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State." - Joseph Goebbels
"If we understand the mechanisms and motives of the group mind, it is now possible to control and regiment the masses according to our will without their knowing it... In almost every act of our daily lives, whether in the sphere of politics or business, in our social conduct or our ethical thinking, we are dominated by the relatively small number of persons ... who understand the mental processes and social patterns of the masses. It is they who pull the wires which control the public mind." - Edward Bernays
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Exclusive: Israel Warns US Jews: Iran Could Strike Here By RICHARD ESPOSITO Engineering Consent For An Attack On Iran
US Fears Iran's Links to Al Qaeda BY SIOBHAN GORMAN Iran : Fact Checking the Media By Dennis Kucinich Iran is the Root of all Evil By Glenn Greenwald How Hollywood Spreads Propaganda. By Danny Schechter US Preparing Something Against Iran By Gennady Yevstafyev Retired Lieutenant-General of Russia's Foreign Intelligence. Russia, US Acting Together By BERIL DEDEOGLU Evil in the Crosshairs
'I Only Wish I Had Killed More' By Laurence Vance "An Eagle Does Not Hunt Flies"
The Genius of Chavez By: Fidel Castro Obama's Refinancing Swindle By Mike Whitney
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Cost of NATO's adventurism: Russia has to understand that if the US and NATO troops decimate or make the Taliban ineffective, the US would maintain a contingent of a few thousand troops plus a strong air force base in Afghanistan to meet any eventuality and pose a palpable threat to it. http://bit.ly/xuSu4V
At least 17 killed in Syria violence: "activists": Nine Syrian soldiers were killed in separate clashes with Free Syrian Army rebels in two villages in Daraa province, south of Damascus http://bit.ly/yuaIY6
Russia refuses to sign draft UN resolution on Syria: Talks to secure a United Nations resolution on Syria have dragged on into the weekend after Russia refused to sign up to a watered down draft which removed references to the departure of President Bashar al-Assad. http://tgr.ph/xEXD0Q
Moscow Dismisses Iran-for-Syria Deal: - The Russian Foreign Ministry rejected reports on Friday that it could strike a deal on Iran with the United States in exchange for non-intervention by the West in Syria. http://en.rian.ru/russia/20120203/171119916.html
Israel preparing to attack Iran: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta believes there is a strong likelihood that Israel will strike Iran in April, May or June http://wapo.st/xVNwOb
Iran's Supreme Leader 'Threatens" Retaliation Against Attack: Warning that the United States in particular would face severe damage to its interests if any strike were carried out against its nuclear sites. http://nyti.ms/A9lFK0
US push to arm Israel: . A policy group in the US has called for providing Israel with 200 additional bunker-buster bombs and aerial refuelling tankers to increase the credibility of a military strike aimed at thwarting Iran's nuclear program. http://bit.ly/Ar7qH8
U.S. anxiety grows over possible Israeli plans on Iran: European and U.S. diplomats say Obama administration worried about Israeli leaders' provocative public comments on Iran's nuclear program. http://bit.ly/wp73nq
Shin Bet chief: Iran trying to hit Israeli targets in response to attacks on nuclear scientists: Yoram Cohen tells audience at a closed forum in Tel Aviv that Iran's Revolutionary Guards are working tirelessly to attack Israeli targets abroad in order to deter Israel. http://bit.ly/yMGCV8
Less than One-Fifth of All Americans Favor Military or Covert Action Against Iran : A new United Technologies/National Journal "Congressional Connection Poll," finds that only 13% Americans think the U.S. should "take covert action against Iran such as sabotage and assassination of scientists working on their nuclear program". http://bit.ly/yzAwMz
Iran successfully launches new satellite into orbit: Navid-e Elm-o Sanat is a telecom, measurement and scientific satellite whose records could be used in a wide range of fields. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/224625.html
Don't knock the media's bias and double standards on Israel: Disproportionate coverage is the flip side of disproportionate support for Israel, and thus a critical element in its national security. http://bit.ly/zJVzp8
Tortured to death: Libya: Diplomat Dies in Militia Custody: A Libyan diplomat who served as ambassador to France died less than 24 hours after he was detained by a Tripoli-based militia from the town of Zintan, Human Rights Watch said today. Dr. Omar Brebesh, who was detained on January 19, 2012, appears to have died from torture. http://www.hrw.org/node/104964
Gaddafi's bloodied shirt and wedding ring to go up for auction:
Libyan national Ahmed Warfali is apparently asking for $2million for the items after somehow coming into their possession. http://bit.ly/xfXeZZ
Deaths in Egypt protests over football riot: Two killed in Suez, two in Cairo and 1689 wounded after two days of clashes following deadly football violence. http://aje.me/z0KEid
Kuwaiti Islamist-led opposition wins majority: Opposition secures 34 out of 50 seats in snap parliamentary elections held after anti-corruption protests in December. http://aje.me/zSSDyY
China intensifies criticism of sanctions on Iran:
"In the near term, the sudden spike in tensions between the United States and Iran is now posing the greatest uncertainty. This factor is disrupting global energy markets and has cast a shadow over the global economic recovery." http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL4E8D28YC20120203
Baghdad says US Iran sanctions a problem for Iraq: American sanctions on Iran pose difficulties for Iraq because of its close economic ties with the Islamic republic, so Baghdad plans to seek a waiver from the US, the government spokesman told AFP. http://bit.ly/A4B01N
Turkey bombs northern Iraq: Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) said in a statement on Friday that Turksh fighter jets bombed three PKK targets in Zap. There were no immediate reports on causalities http://bit.ly/y62e1E
WikiLeaks aside, Assange case strikes core of civil liberty: JULIAN Assange's current court appearance in Britain has nothing to do with sex or United States diplomatic cables or even with WikiLeaks. But it may make an important contribution to European law. http://bit.ly/xgbtSA
Do You Like Online Privacy? You May Be a Terrorist: A flyer designed by the FBI and the Department of Justice to promote suspicious activity reporting in internet cafes lists basic tools used for online privacy as potential signs of terrorist activity. http://bit.ly/zsMIF4
Roseanne Barr Seeks Green Party Presidential Nod: "The Democrats and Republicans have proven that they are servants -- bought and paid for by the 1% -- who are not doing what's in the best interest of the American people," Barr said. http://abcn.ws/yKcWJ2
Stolen Babies? Immigrant Mother Loses Four Kids: The scars of childbirth were still healing on Amelia Reyes Jimenez's stomach in 2008 when police came to her Phoenix apartment and took her three-month-old daughter from her arms. http://abcn.ws/xk453T
Greece's leaders oppose new austerity measures:
All three party leaders in Greece's teetering national unity government have opposed new austerity measures demanded by international lenders, forcing eurozone finance ministers to postpone approval of a new €130bn bail-out and moving the country closer to a full-blown default. http://on.ft.com/zk7l3G
Unemployment hits record high in Spain:
Jobless rate is twice the average for the rest of the EU, with young people particularly badly affected, new data show. http://aje.me/y8t61f
Canada: Unemployment rises as just 2,300 jobs created in January: Canada's economy squeezed out a paltry gain of 2,300 jobs last month as the country's unemployment rate increased due to more people looking for work. http://bit.ly/Ap1BeE
Why Today's "Very, Very Suspicious" NFP Number Is Really Down 2.9 Million In Past 2 Months: "Actual jobs, not seasonally adjusted, are down 2.9 million over the past two months. It is only after seasonal adjustments - made at the sole discretion of the Bureau of Labor Statistics economists - that 2.9 million fewer jobs gets translated into 446,000 new seasonally adjusted jobs." http://bit.ly/zqJ5b8
GOP Rep. West: Someone's 'playing around with' unemployment numbers: There is something suspicious about the job numbers released today and it has me very concerned," West wondered Friday. http://bit.ly/z4FfVh
Working Poor: Almost Half Of U.S. Households Live One Crisis From The Bread Line: According to the report, 43 percent of households in America -- some 127.5 million people -- are liquid-asset poor. If one of these households experiences a sudden loss of income, caused, for example, by a layoff or a medical emergency, it will fall below the poverty line within three months. http://huff.to/zL8qL2
Home prices drop, consumers turn gloomier: The S&P/Case-Shiller composite index of single-family home prices in 20 metropolitan areas, released on Tuesday, declined 0.7 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis, a bigger drop than the 0.5 percent economists expected. http://reut.rs/zCRdhp
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Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered In US War And Occupation Of Iraq "1,455,590"
Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America's War On Iraq:
4,801
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 2,882
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