us testing unproven weapons in afghanistan
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the us is developing new expensive weapons and testingthem on the battleground in afghanistan is this the best idea how can new weapons designed for conventional warfare be effective against an insurgency and do unproven weapons put soldiers at risk

video: tens of thousands celebrate morsi victory across egypt
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an islamist mohamed morsi has been elected egypt039s new president the muslim brotherhood039s candidate won nearly 52 of the vote after the run-off last week his rival the mubarak-era prime minister ahmed shafiq secured just over 48subscribe to rt http:wwwyoutubecomsubscription_centeradd_user=russiatodaywatch rt live on our website http:rtcomon-airlike us on facebook http:wwwfacebookcomrtnewsfollow us on twitter http:twittercomrt_comfollow us on google http:plusgooglecomb102728491539958529040rt russia today is a global news network broadcasting from moscow and washington studios rt is the first news channel to break the 500 million youtube views benchmark

trained for pain: get your torture degree from school of americas
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it039s been 30 years since colombian soldiers kidnapped beat tortured starved and electro-shocked hector aristizabal but it039s a memory he lives with everyday aristizabal said the colombian military held and tortured him for ten days all for having a quotsubversive bookquot quotfew people have survived torture in colombia so i am very lucky to tell this story most people get tortured for ten days that039s the standard and then they get shot and killedquot said aristizabal quotmany have been disappeared more than 80000quot aristizabal says that the colombian soldiers who tortured him and later killed his brother were trained right here on american soil at the school of the americas in fort benning georgia retired army major joseph blair was an instructor at the school of the americas which has since been renamed the western hemisphere institute for security cooperation quoti was very much in favor of the school of the americas during the cold war eraquot major blair said but major blair said he was horrified to learn of what his former students did with their anti-communist training in their own countries quotthe classified manuals that the army school of the americas used had the words interrogate extortion assassinate neutralize in common layman039s terms it all equates to torturequot blair said graduates from the school of the americas have been implicated in massacres and torture throughout the hemisphere including the murder of six jesuit priests and four american churchwomen in el salvadorrt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_comrt on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews

hartmann: gop admits they039re quotfrightened to deathquot by ows
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zaid jilani think progressorg join039s thom hartmann one day after occupy los angeles was evicted - the la city council plans to pick up their message next week - the city council will be voting on a resolution calling for congress to amend the constitution to end corporate personhood - one of the primary demands of the ocuppy wall street movement voters in boulder colorado and missoula montana have passed similar resolution this is just the latest victory for the 99 movement - that has managed in just two months to steer debate in america away from deficit reduction and austerity - and toward job creation and wealth inequality so needless to say - conservatives - and their campaign donors who reside comfortably in the 1 - are a little worried so - in their latest effort to silence the voice of occupy wall street - they039ve reached out to their favorite wordsmith - right-wing pollster frank luntz that039s right - the guy who brought us quotdeath panelsquot in an effort to kill meaningful healthcare reform - and quotjob creatorsquot in an effort to keep the bush tax cuts in place for millionaires and billionares - is now targeting occupy wall street this week - luntz attended an event in florida with the republican governors association - and admitted that he039s quotfrightened to deathquot by occupy wall street because it039s quothaving an impact on what the american people think of capitalismquot

war veterans marching in support of ows
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on november 2nd members of the new york city chapter of iraq veterans against the war and other veterans marched to zuccotti part announcing their support for the 99 and calling on other veterans and service members to join the occupy wall street movement

chris hedges arrested with others at goldman sachs headquarters
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17 people including the nation039s contributor chris hedges were arrested in new york on thursday after a large group of the occupy wall street demonstrators marched to the headquarters of goldman sachs in lower manhattan courtesy luke rudkowski :http:wwwfacebookcomlukewearechangehttp:wwwtwittercomlukerudkowskihttp:wwwwearechangeorg

no homes or jobs for us vets
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america039s veterans are returning home from wars to staggering unemployment and homelessness rates rt039s anastasia churkina reports on what life post-war is like for thousands of us servicemen

dinosaurs in australia: fright at the museum
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the reopening of an australian museum of natural history has been a real thrill for visitors some of the delighted and rather frightened guests however think the animatronic creatures greeting them at the entrance were quota little too realisticquotthe queensland museum of natural history in brisbane chose to mark its reopening after renovation with an unusual party it invited several animatronic dinosaursrt on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews rt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_com

crosstalk on arab awakening: burying bahrain
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on this edition of peter lavelle039s crosstalk: how long will bahrain remain in blackout why does the west appear so powerful in libya and not in bahrain where people crave for basic freedoms and how does bahrain match with the so-called us support of the arab revolutions crosstalking with stephen zunes husain abdulla and matthew shafferct on fb: wwwfacebookcomcrosstalkrulez

secret swedish spy law us connection exposed by wikileaks cables
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as sweden battles for the extradition of julian assange wikileaks cables on the country039s close cooperation with the us are provoking a public backlash the text revealed washington039s push to influence swedish wiretapping laws so communication passing through the scandinavian country can be intercepted

msm: john brennan death czar
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john brennan obama039s chief counterterrorism advisor was a name that you did not see on the mainstream media most recently he publicly spoke about the drone program calling it moral and ethical and just according to reports from the associated press john brennan has now seized the lead in choosing who will be targeted for drone attacks and raids according to the ap under the new plan brennan039s staff compiles the potential target list and runs the names past agencies such as the state department at a weekly white house meeting twitter: http:twittercomthealyonashowfacebook: http:wwwfacebookcomthealyonashow

us middle class disappearing into abyss
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as america039s joblessness and poverty remain at a peak rt039s anastasia churkina delves deep into the sorrows of the country039s middle class to find out if its future is doomed

039nothing stops big banks from ripping off people again039
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the fact that those responsible for the recent economic crisis have not been held accountable is setting a very dangerous trend believes investigative journalist matt taibbi author and contributing editor to rolling stone magazinert on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews rt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_com

syria in 039state of war039 as iran issue stalls calls for talks
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one of syria039s pro-government news stations has come under attack leaving several employees dead that039s after president bashar assad addressed his cabinet on national tv saying the country was in a state of war rt039s maria finoshina is at the scenean international conference of countries which has some influence on events in syria is due to take place on saturday in geneva it aims to try to find a solution to the crisis author and historian gerald horne believes peace can be achieved if diplomacy -- not military action -- is put to work subscribe to rt http:wwwyoutubecomsubscription_centeradd_user=russiatodaywatch rt live on our website http:rtcomon-airlike us on facebook http:wwwfacebookcomrtnewsfollow us on twitter http:twittercomrt_comfollow us on google http:plusgooglecomb102728491539958529040rt russia today is a global news network broadcasting from moscow and washington studios rt is the first news channel to break the 500 million youtube views benchmark

hartmann - the latest slap in the face to 911 first responders
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john devlin ampamp ken george 911 first responders next month - our nation will honor the tenth anniversary of the 911 terrorist attacks like previous years - there will be a special ceremony at ground zero in new york city - but this time - some people are not invited - the 911 first responders this week - mayor michael bloomberg039s office confirmed that 911 first responders are not invited to the ceremony - and that the ceremony is specifically for the families of victims of 911 the statement from the mayor039s office read quotwhile we are again focused on accommodating victims039 family members given the space constraints we039re working to find ways to recognize and honor first responders and other groups at different places and timesquot john feal - the founder of an advocacy group for 911 first responders reacted to the mayor039s statement saying quotthe best of the best that this country offered 10 years ago are being neglected and denied their rightful placequot of course - this is just the latest slap in the face to 911 first responders at the end of last year - republicans finally dropped their filibuster against the james zadroga act which gave medical care 911 first responders who are now dying from the toxic debris they inhaled while working for months at ground zero recovering bodies at the site yet - just last month - the responders discovered a catch in the bill - that disqualifies them from receiving any medical care assistance for cancer cases - since according to the world trade center health program - there is no scientific link between ground zero debris and cancer tell that to the countless firefighters and policemen who worked at ground zero and now have throat and lung cancer so why are we turning our backs on the first responders - some of the bravest men and women in the nation