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World's oldest democracy turns into dictatorship

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It is an open secret that the USA, or the US-led policy, to be more precise, has been earning the reputation of the “world gendarme” even though this term appeared first in the Russian Empire, during the reign of Nicholas I. There is every reason to believe that one of the oldest democracies in the world is playing up to those who play havoc. Western democracies borrowed a lot from dictatorships.... 

US dreams about Brazil like never before

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After the president of Brazil Dilma Rousseff accused the United States of the organization of “money tsunami” and “reckless” expansionary monetary policy, leading to currency wars and devastation of the national industry, she arrived in Washington with a return official visit. After these statements the Western media tried to present her visit as a mere formality, without any... 

US military drones operating over Syria

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An unmanned Hawk drone. A new report reveals that the US military has dispatched a number of unmanned military and intelligence drones for operations in Syrian skies. US drones are monitoring “the Syrian military attacks against opposition forces and civilians,” NBC News reported citing unnamed US defense officials. According to the report, Washington hopes to use the overhead evidence and communications... 

Russia slams US Global Online Freedom Act as Cold War scheme

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US seeks to dominate global online freedom - Russia's Foreign Ministry The online freedom bill proposed in the US seeks to regulate the web activities of foreign countries and businesses by imposing its own unilateral standards, says Russia’s Foreign Ministry. Moscow insists the UN is the place to pass global laws. ­The projected Global Online Freedom Act states that the US State Department... 

Americans Leaving US in Record Numbers

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Americans leaving US in record numbers Ever dream of leaving it all behind and heading out of America? You’re not the only one. A new study shows that more US citizens than ever before are living outside of the country. According to statistics from the US State Department, around 6.4 million Americans are either working or studying overseas, which Gallup says is the largest number ever for such statistic. The... 

US cuts UNESCO funding over Palestine

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State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland The US says it is cutting funding to UNESCO in response to the UN cultural organization’s decision to admit Palestine as a full member. Describing the decision as “regrettable and premature”, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters on Monday that Washington would stop all financial contributions to the UN Educational,... 

EU slams Israel settlement expansion

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EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton The European Union has criticized Israel for its illegal expansion of settlement units in the occupied Palestinian territories. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Tuesday that Israel’s plan to build 1,100 new illegal housing units in East al-Quds (Jerusalem) “undermines the talks with Palestinians and should be reversed,” AP reported. Ashton... 

US warns India not to break Iran sanctions

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UN Security Council members vote on broader military and financial sanctions on Iran The US has warned India to honour UN sanctions against Iran after its foreign secretary criticised “unilateral” measures against Tehran over suspicions it is developing a nuclear weapons programme. Phillip J. Crowley, a spokesman for the US State Department, said it was for India to decide what individual... 

The Lies for Which Brave Soldiers Have Sacrificed

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Spanish Communist Party MP Gaspar Llamazares turned into Osama Bin Laden The latest grotesque lie from the Washington–London axis of deceit over the Afghanistan and Iraq wars has been revealed with the news that a Spanish politician’s face was used in an official FBI photofit to portray Osama Bin Laden. The psychopathic liars responsible for the stories about Saddam Hussein’s “atom bombs,”... 
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