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The Power of Edward Snowden

The Power of Edward Snowden The Power of Edward Snowden By Philip Weiss August 10, 2013 " Information Clearing House -   Consider the power of Edward Snowden.  Six weeks after Obama declared , "I'm not going to be scrambling jets to get a 29-year-old hacker," he's canceled a summit because of him. Obama won't be meeting with Vladimir Putin because Putin extended temporary asylum to Edward Snowden. Some news accounts say it's a new Cold War.

Saudi Rulers Pour Money Into Arming Militants in Region

Saudi Rulers Pour Money Into Arming Militants in Region   August 11, 2013 " Information Clearing House -  If Saudi rulers had more brains, they might be formidably dangerous. Even with lackluster intelligence assets, they are already causing enough havoc and bloodshed across the Middle East and North Africa regions, pouring millions-of-dollars-worth of weaponry into Al Qaeda and other Takfiri networks that are destroying once proud civilizations in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Libya through nihilistic sectarianism.

More Democratic Freedoms in Saudi Arabia? Not Going to Happen

More Democratic Freedoms in Saudi Arabia? Not Going to Happen August 12, 2013 " Information Clearing House - " RT " -   Saudi Arabia policies are enormously hypocritical. They discriminate against 10 percent of their own population, the Shiites, while saying they are intervening in Syria for more democracy, journalist Pepe Escobar told RT.

Canada’s double standards on Middle East sink to new low

Canada’s double standards on Middle East sink to new low The extremism of Canada’s support for Israel just keeps growing. The latest example is the Conservative government in Ottawa helping convince the European Union to list Hizballah’s military wing as a “terrorist” organization. After that decision was taken, Foreign Minister John Baird declared , “We are thrilled that the European Union unanimously has agreed to designate Hizballah as a terrorist organization. We’ve been pushing for this.”