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How the CIAs Fake Vaccination Campaign Endangers Us All
May 1, 2013 The U.S. was wrong to use health workers to target Osama bin Laden Not long after midnight on May 2, 2011, U.S. Navy SEALs attacked a three-story compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, raced to the main building’s top … Continue reading
Posted in Conspiracy, Empire, Ideaology, Pakistan
Tagged cia, deceit, osama in laden, pakistan, polio, trust
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Did a Neoliberal Energy Grab Backfire? Crimea: an EU-US-Exxon Screwup
by PIERRE M. SPREY and FRANKLIN C. SPINNEY On 17 May, William Broad’s piece, “In Taking Crimea, Putin Gains a Sea of Fuel Reserves”, appeared in the New York Times. Broad explained how the annexation of Crimea by Russia changed the … Continue reading
Posted in Conspiracy, Empire, Ukraine
Tagged coup, deceit, empire, eu, Putin, ukraine, united states, us
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How the United States Was Used to Create Israel by JAMES ABOUREZK
Having studied enough American Indian Tribes over the years, I have grown accustomed to creation myths that each Tribe assigns itself as its reason for being. And the definition of “chutzpah” that I’ve been taught is that of a young … Continue reading
Posted in Conspiracy, Empire, History, Palestine, Zionism
Tagged conspiracy, deceit, gaza, history, israel, lies, murder, obama, palestine, propoganda, racism, zionism
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ExxonMobil, Russia and Ukraine by STEVE HORN
In a long-awaited moment in a hotly contested zone currently occupied by the Russian military, Ukraine’s citizens living in the peninsula of Crimea voted overwhelmingly to become part of Russia. Responding to the referendum, President Barack Obama and numerous U.S. officials rejected the results … Continue reading
Posted in Caucasus, Conspiracy, Empire, Russia, Ukraine
Tagged conspiracy, coup, deceit, empire, energy, ExxonMobil, fracking, gas, obama, Russia, ukraine, united states
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Obama Backs Down on Crimea by MIKE WHITNEY
“I never thought I’d live to see the day when the US State Department whitewashed the neo-Nazi views and heritage of a gang of thugs who had seized power in a violent coup d’état. In Iraq, Libya, and Syria, US … Continue reading
Posted in Caucasus, Conspiracy, Empire, Russia, Ukraine
Tagged conspiracy, coup, deceit, empire, obama, Russia, ukraine, united states
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Duplicitous Diplomacy? Can Iran Trust the United States? by SHELDON RICHMAN
People ask whether the United States can trust Iran. The better question is whether Iran can trust the United States. Since 1979 the U.S. government has prosecuted a covert and proxy war against Iran. The objective has been regime change … Continue reading
Posted in Conspiracy, Disclosure, Empire, Ideaology, Iran
Tagged coup, deceit, iran, islamic, revolution, shah, trust
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Where’s the Accountability for Israeli War Crimes?
Gaza City. The Palestinian Authority would be “traitors” if they agreed to a condition the UK is seeking to impose in exchange for agreeing to support Palestine upgrading its membership in the UN. So said Raji Sourani, Director of the Palestine … Continue reading
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Tagged colonialism, deceit, gaza, traitors, violence, war, war crimes
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The Origin Of Christmas
Christmas is a holiday shared and celebrated by many religions. It is a day that has an effect on the entire world.
To many people, it is a favorite time of the year involving gift giving, parties and feasting. Christmas is a holiday that unifies almost all of professing Christendom.
The spirit of Christmas causes people to decorate their homes and churches, cut down trees and bring them into their homes, decking them with silver and gold.
In the light of that tree, families make merry and give gifts one to another.
When the sun goes down on December 24th, and darkness covers the land, families and churches prepare for participation in customs such as burning the yule log, singing around the decorated tree, kissing under the mistletoe and holly, and attending a late night service or midnight mass.
What is the meaning of Christmas? Where did the customs and traditions originate? Continue reading