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The suppression of ideas and the closing out of debate

by Jon Rappoport

April 18, 2017

Let’s start with an extreme case. A case that has been roiled in emotion for decades. A case that triggers people into making all sorts of comments.

At quora.com, there is an interesting Q and A. The subject is the Nazi holocaust.

The question is: Why is holocaust denial a crime in some countries?

The suppression of ideas and the closing out of debate

By Jon Rappoport

Let’s start with an extreme case. A case that has been roiled in emotion for decades. A case that triggers people into making all sorts of comments.

At quora.com, there is an interesting Q and A. The subject is the Nazi holocaust.

The question is: Why is holocaust denial a crime in some countries?

One answer is offered by Olaf Simons, who states he is an “historian at the Gotha Research Centre.” Here is an excerpt:

Pour prendre le pouvoir, il faut deux choses :

Convaincre la cité ou vaincre l'adversité.

Pour exercer le pouvoir, il faut deux choses :

Soumettre les forces en présence ou s'y soumettre.

Pour garder le pouvoir, il faut deux choses :

Transgresser ou changer les règles du jeu.

AUTREMENT DIT :

Pour prendre le pouvoir, il faut avoir non seulement

un bon programme pour convaincre,

mais surtout un sens du drame pour vaincre.

Pour exercer le pouvoir,

Large parts of the faculty at one of the most expensive universities in the world are struggling to make ends meet and rely on government assistance while their students pay close to a quarter million dollars for a four-year program.

It is not cheap to attend Fordham University, known as the Jesuit university of New York City. The tuition and fees are $47,317. Add room, board, and other miscellaneous fees, and the total comes out to a whopping $67,457. Even with financial aid, most students are paying tens of thousands a year for a Fordham education.

– NASIM’s video of Norman finkelstein’s lecture and the Q&A session (full length) at the University of Copenhagen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bvfKAL7lKk

– Danish national television (“DR Deadline”): www.dr.dk/tv/se/deadline/deadline-tv/deadline-2017-02-27?queryhash=!%2F00%3A15%3A34

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Article via Zero Hedge

In response to the US vice president, Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said that Mike Pence’s statement on the US running out of “strategic patience” towards Pyongyang does not contribute to resolving the crisis. The top Russian diplomat also voiced hope there will be no repeat of the US strike on Syria in North Korea.

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Article via The Anti-Media

As Vice President Mike Pence warns that the “era of strategic patience” with North Korea is over, the country’s U.N. ambassador is comparing the U.S.’s behavior in Asia to that of gangsters.

The true state of the American economy in a post-2008 Financial Crisis world is not what it is depicted and sold as being by the U.S.

Source : Philippe Migault, 12-04-2017

Le secrétaire d’Etat américain Rex Tillerson et le président Donald Trump
© Carlos Barria Source: Reuters

Traduction un peu tardive – mais on voit qu’elle reste bien d’actualité…

Source : ZeroHedge, le 12/01/2017

Le 12 janvier 2017

La guerre froide fait officiellement son retour.

Le “Comité des forces armées du Sénat des États-Unis” auditionne actuellement le général à la retraite James Mattis, choisi par Donald Trump pour diriger le Département de la Défense.

Source : Global Europe Anticipation Bulletin, du Laboratoire Européen d’Anticipation Politique, Mars 2017.

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As the tensions between world powers reach a tipping point, multiple sources now report that military moves are being made by China, Russia, and the USA appearing to head in the direction of the Korean Peninsula.

Imprisoned leader Marwan Barghouti says there is “no choice but to resist” Israel’s abuses.

Security forces pay little consequence for their crimes.

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Alex Jones, the mogul for Infowars has recently found himself in a child custody case which has both sides questioning: who is the real Alex Jones?

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Mimi Al-Laham, known as Partisan Girl has reported that a video shows Syrian Sunni rebels promising to bomb buses evacuating Shi’ite civilians in 2015 prior to the two bus bombing terrorist attacks in Syria.

The video is extremely graphic and we have before outlined our policy for not showing deceased victims but in this case showing the devastation is warranted to show what the Syrian rebels are capable of.

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Sargon of Akkad and Luke Rudkowski discuss the confrontation that happened in Berkeley and the media’s biased towards the protest if it doesn’t fit their narrative.

Luke spoke about what happened on the ground and how the police refused to intervene in the clash between pro-Trump and Antifa protesters.

Sargon noted that Antifa has a history of political violence at their rallies. He further expressed that the right wing people weren’t innocent either and the proud boys clearly went down there to fight.

Why We Are on Hunger Strike in Israel’s Prisons

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A tale of two Shi’a towns targeted by CIA-backed “moderate rebels,” as told by Sarah Abed in an exclusive to We Are Change.

The suicide bomber has been identified as Samer Hassan Yousef.

Exclusive article written by Sarah Abed for We Are Change.

Here we go again: FDA Commissioner in pocket of Big Pharma

by Jon Rappoport

April 17, 2017

The excellent medical reporter, Martha Rosenberg, has written a piece at Salon: “The FDA Now Officially Belongs to Big Pharma.” Here are a few highlights:

It is hard to believe only four senators opposed the confirmation of [the new FDA Commissioner]…[he] received money from 23 drug companies including the giants like Johnson & Johnson, Lilly, Merck, Schering Plough and GSK…”

Here we go again: FDA Commissioner in pocket of Big Pharma

By Jon Rappoport

The excellent medical reporter, Martha Rosenberg, has written a piece at Salon: “The FDA Now Officially Belongs to Big Pharma.” Here are a few highlights:

It is hard to believe only four senators opposed the confirmation of [the new FDA Commissioner]…[he] received money from 23 drug companies including the giants like Johnson & Johnson, Lilly, Merck, Schering Plough and GSK…”

https://youtu.be/BCmHd_scHik

By Gilad Atzmon

We Are Change

The latest North Korean missile tests quickly gain the world’s’ attention and the military interests in the region. U.S. troops recently conducted a joint military exercise while being stationed in South Korea, alongside South Korean forces in anticipation of a possible confrontation with North Korea.

We Are Change

This week because of our coverage in Berkeley we decided to change things up by having 3 amazing co-hosts discuss the latest important breaking news from this week.

Sargon of Akkad, Lauren Southern and Jeff Berwick talked about the bitcoin, coinbase, Berkeley and a lot more. Going over everything that we find important in one video download that will tell you everything you need to know for the week.

Here’s the video even the mainstream media was trying to buy off us yesterday:

On this edition of The Geopolitical Report, we look into the alleged gas attack used as a pretext to attack Syria. Despite a lack of evidence Syria had anything to do with the attack, the Trump administration and the propaganda media in the United States told the American people both Syria and Russia are responsible.

L’agence Info Libre vous présente son nouveau numéro AIL de sa lettre confidentielle. Au sommaire : Édito :  Présidentielle 2017, en route vers le chaos France : Les casseroles de Jean-Christophe Cambadelis France : La guerre de l’information aura lieu sur Internet Internationale : La grande trumperie a commencé Dossier : Le merveilleux monde de

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US Empire: when will they stop saying ‘unintended consequences’?

by Jon Rappoport

April 17, 2017

It might have been true in Afghanistan. Maybe. You remember. Bin Laden. The whole outside crew that came in during the Soviet-Afghan War and, trained and armed by the US, helped turn the tide against the Russians. And then that crew went rogue.

They built a network to fight America.

An unintended consequence. Let’s call it that.

US Empire: when will they stop saying ‘unintended consequences’?

By Jon Rappoport

It might have been true in Afghanistan. Maybe. You remember. Bin Laden. The whole outside crew that came in during the Soviet-Afghan War and, trained and armed by the US, helped turn the tide against the Russians. And then that crew went rogue.

They built a network to fight America.

An unintended consequence. Let’s call it that.

We Are Change

The State Department, in addressing their non-attendance, said as much, insisting that they feel it is “not constructive” for Russia to be allowed to exert influence in Afghanistan.

Article via Antiwar

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) just released previously unseen notes from a 2011 interview with Tamerlan Tsarnaev. The release puts a new wrinkle in the murky backstory of its relationship to the ringleader of the Boston marathon bombing.

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Police are searching for a suspect who shot two people in Lynn, Massachusetts, on Sunday afternoon, as police in Ohio continue their hunt for an active shooter who livestreamed at least one of his murders on Facebook.

!Breaking!?
Active shooter in Lynn Massachusetts
2 Dead many more injured
What is going on today???????? pic.twitter.com/JmiU6cLqCR

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The Cleveland Police are searching for a suspect who self-proclaimed to have shot and killed at least one man live on Facebook Sunday afternoon.

The suspect has been identified as Steve Stephens 6 foot 1, weighs 244 pounds and is bald with a full beard.

He was last seen driving a white Ford Fusion with temporary tags, wearing a dark blue, and gray or black striped polo shirt according to descriptions.

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Al Qaeda militants assaulted a Syrian evacuation convoy escorting refugees out of war-torn Aleppo and Rashidin.

Footage taken near the site of the explosion that killed 100 people at the moment the bomb went off #fuah_kafraya_massacre#Syriapic.twitter.com/sPj94VBEAZ

Source: Consortium News, le 08/04/2017

Le 8 avril 2017

Exclusif: Après avoir lancé une frappe sur la Syrie, le Président Trump est porté aux nues par ses anciens détracteurs – néoconservateurs, démocrates et médias grand public – qui voulaient l’attirer vers plus de guerres au Moyen-Orient, rapporte Daniel Lazare.

Par Daniel Lazare

Les jours fériés n’arrêtent pas la revue ! Merci à nos contributeurs. Pour les rejoindre, utiliser le formulaire de contact du blog.

Source : Youtube, MisterJDay, 14-04-2017

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With the first vote results coming in, it looks like the country of Turkey will vote to approve a radical piece of legislation which will effectively change the future of the country’s political ideology. The referendum, if passed, will replace the parliamentary system of government with a presidential system with increased powers.

Once again, Gaza has to endure yet another fantasy of “Abbas restoring balance to the universe”,,,

Pour y voir plus clair, je suis Nietzsche jusque dans l'isoloir pour savoir qui est l'élu de son cœur...

Pour qui il votera ou ne votera pas, pour quoi il a toujours déjà voté.

Son cœur, vous ne l'entendez pas ?

Il bat... se bat pour des maîtres et non pour des contremaîtres.

Il s'est toujours battu pour la maitrise et non pour la servitude, pour l'affranchissement et non pour l'asservissement.

In the twenty-eighth edition of the Russian Newspapers Monitor, Professor Filip Kovacevic discusses the articles from four Russian newspapers: Izvestia, Kommersant, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, and Argumenty i Facty. He discusses the Russian government-encouraged anti-terrorist protests in major Russian cities, the interview by a Syrian ambassador to Russia, the recent Russian-Turkish political and economic disputes, the Russian credits to Belarus, and the Russian interpretation of the U.S. bombing of a Syrian military airport.

US presidents can grant immunity to snooping spies

Sharyl Attkisson reports on methods of covert surveillance

by Jon Rappoport

April 16, 2017

Government agents can’t legally spy on a US citizen? Do the spying in a ship outside the three-mile limit, in international waters.

This is just one way of skirting the law.

US presidents can grant immunity to snooping spies

Sharyl Attkisson reports on methods of covert surveillance

By Jon Rappoport

Government agents can’t legally spy on a US citizen? Do the spying in a ship outside the three-mile limit, in international waters.

This is just one way of skirting the law.

Sharyl Attkisson, former CBS investigative reporter, recently spoke with “a small group of reliable, formerly high-placed intelligence officials.” They tipped her to surveillance tactics in the arsenal of intel agencies.

Facebook shuts down pro Marine Le Pen posts as French election nears

by Jon Rappoport

April 16, 2017

Facebook shuts down pro Marine Le Pen posts as French election nears

By Jon Rappoport

We Are Change

Vice President Mike Pence condemned North Korea’s failed missile launch calling the move a “provocation” reassuring the South that the U.S. has its back if a conflict were to occur.

Early morning North Korea attempted to fire a missile which resulted in a failed explosion on its launch pad.

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Article via The Anti-Media by Carey Wedler

A nineteen-year-old Utah resident was denied access to a lung transplant because he tested positive for THC when doctors analyzed his blood.

It’s tough to get congressional Republicans on the same page these days. They just can’t seem to agree on how many millions of Americans they should kick off health care, nor how much of a tax break to give to the rich. Fortunately, there are some smaller issues they can still unite around … like sticking it to poor people by allowing states to waste millions of dollars testing them for drugs.

By Taxi

https://platosguns.com/2017/04/16/bedtime-story-for-gilad/ 

L’hallucinante interview de Donald Trump racontant le lancement des frappes en Syrie :

J’imagine que le Président chinois a dû avoir beaucoup de choses à raconter en rentrant à Pékin…

Sinon, pour la suite (comme l’Occident a applaudi Donald Trump, on voit mal pourquoi il s’arrêterait en si bon chemin) :

Source : Le Monde diplomatique, Frédéric Lordon, 12-04-2017

« The straw view » (« La vue à travers la paille »)
cc Danjo Paluska

Source : Truth-out, le 06/01/2017

Le vendredi 6 janvier 2017

Par C.J. Polychroniou, Truthout

(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout)

We Are Change

The majority of people who receive their information through media reports depend on them to speak the truth, as what they report can influence public opinion. Yesterday, we witnessed a major media mishap that illustrates how important it is for the media to speak the truth when WWIII was almost triggered by a false headline.

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Today the CIA has taken overt shots at Julian Assange and WikiLeaks, Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning and all other whistleblowers who the CIA claims put American lives at risks by leaking classified information to the public.

Voici comme d’habitude un appel à l’entraide pour la traduction de textes anglais, par une collaboration via Framapad.

L’idée est de traduire par blocs ET de vérifier et améliorer la traduction déjà réalisée par les autres, pour avoir un beau résultat (c’est pour ça d’ailleurs que je ne reprends pas souvent des traductions externes, elles sont souvent de piètre qualité).

Following President Trump’s cruise missile attack in Syria in response to a chemical attack blamed on Bashar al-Assad, nearly all members of Congress voiced support, including many Democrats. While Republicans, with the exception of Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, offered full and unreserved support, Democrats said they should have been consulted and any future attacks must have formal congressional authorization.

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The new deployment will be the first time US ground troops are officially deployed to Somalia.

Article via Antiwar

For nearly four years, WhoWhatWhy has written repeatedly about the Boston Marathon bombing. In dozens of investigative articles, we have shown how the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) official version of the tumultuous events of April 2013 did not make sense.

Now, longtime Boston investigative journalist Michele McPhee argues persuasively in her new book, “Maximum Harm,” that the feds have been keeping important information about this tragedy from the public.

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Stand Down, Mr Trump

It’s time to formulate an asymmetrical response.

Article via SCG

Your life outside the Matrix

by Jon Rappoport

April 15, 2017

This is a set of notes I made while preparing my collection, Exit From The Matrix, which contains a series of imagination exercises designed to increase the scope of the individual’s creative power:

“You pursuing the future you truly want…is quite different from you not pursuing that future.”

Your life outside the Matrix

by Jon Rappoport

April 15, 2017

This is a set of notes I made while preparing my collection, Exit From The Matrix, which contains a series of imagination exercises designed to increase the scope of the individual’s creative power:

“You pursuing the future you truly want…is quite different from you not pursuing that future.”

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Originally published at Mirror.co.uk

(UK MIRROR) — A close aide of Kim Jong-Un has warned ‘reckless’ Donald Trump that North Korea will ‘annihilate the U.S with our style of nuclear strike warfare’.

The threat came as the country’s leader watched on as the country’s military put on a huge display of strength in Pyongyang.

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Turkey is on edge ahead of a key vote Sunday that will determine whether President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will be granted sweeping powers.

GA: The following article was posted on The Time Of Israel's website yesterday morning.  It was then removed by the Zionist outlet.  This is the first time I publish an article by Michael Lesher who is an orthodox Jew as well as a courageous whistleblower.

L’Agence Info Libre vous propose son JT de la semaine : Les infos dont on parle peu. Nous mettons à votre disposition toutes les semaines quelques informations passées totalement inaperçues dans nos médias mais que nous jugeons importantes. Abonnez-vous aux « infos dont on parle peu » pour recevoir chez vous une revue de presse

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Article via Strategic Culture

Source : Youtube, Trouble fait, 19-03-2017

Source : L’arène nue, Coralie Delaume, 04-03-2017

Source : Madaniya, René Naba, 11-04-2017

Le raid américain contre la base de l’aviation syrienne, le 8 avril 2017, a sonné le glas de la supériorité du Tomahawk, la terreur absolue de l’espace aérien international depuis un quart de siècle.

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A U.S. Navy sailor has been convicted to 30 years in prison for recording sex acts with minor girls.

A federal judge sentenced 26-year-old Petty Officer 2nd Class Jordan Lee Adams in civillian court on one count of producing child pornography, according to Virginia prosecutors.

Adams plead guilty in January to the single count in January, though court documents stated that he had sexual intercourse with at least four underage girls between 2009 and 2013.

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Facebook is taking aim at “fake news,” and “fake” user accounts, according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

The social media giant announced on Thursday that it will begin rolling out changes to its systems to make it more difficult to create fake accounts which promote fake news. The goal is to recognize patterns of activity by accounts that constantly post the same content.

Facebook said the changes already allowed it to identify and eliminate more than 30,000 fake accounts in France.

Anti-Palestinian group’s effort to cut funding to human rights organizations suffers setback.

What drives the behavior of Great Powers? Why are some states successful while others fail? What factors can sustain an empire? What are the challenges of the emerging multi-polar world in the 21st century? All these questions and many more can be answered with a proper theoretical framework. In this one-of-a-kind course, professor Filip Kovacevic argues that geopolitics provides precisely such a framework. Sign up today and join us for the first Newsbud Academy online course to be held on June 10-11 via Newsbud.

Editor’s Note:

Dear Reader:

I started WhoWhatWhy because throughout my career, I often broke stories that were so far from the mainstream reporting consensus that they were either ignored or ridiculed — until they no longer were. Once everyone else caught up, it became a point of pride for them to simply act like my reporting had not existed. With WhoWhatWhy, that pattern continues.

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There are conflicting accounts regarding how many people died in yesterday’s MOAB (Mother of all Bombs) bombing in Afghanistan. This was the first time this non-nuclear bomb was used in combat, marking a turning point in the War on Terror. Since U.S. reports suggest that offensive operations will continue against ISIS in Afghanistan, this may be just the first escalation in an evolving conflict.

PICKS are stories from many sources, selected by our editors or recommended by our readers because they are important, surprising, troubling, enlightening, inspiring, or amusing. They appear on our site and in our daily newsletter. Please send suggested articles, videos, podcasts, etc. to picks@whowhatwhy.org.