> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/libertyunderground/message/4327 > > https://www.facebook.com/login.php?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgroups%2F461619557192964%2F > > http://clearingthefogradio.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > *ARE MAINSTREAM MEDIA SPREADING LIES ABOUT THE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT? > > > * > ** > > *Mainstream media are bombarding the public with a story about how > poison gas has been released in Syria with a large number of casualties, > and are attributing it to rebel sources who say the Syrian government is > responsible. > * > > *International observers ask why the Syrian government would do such a > thing when it has the upper hand and appears to be winning against the > rebels. > * > > */Russia Today/ claims "Reports by 'biased regional media' about alleged > chemical weapons use near Damascus might be 'a provocation planned in > advance,' says Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Aleksandr Lukashevich > <http://rt.com/news/russia-syria-chemical-attack-801/>. > * > > *"It draws attention to the fact that biased regional media have > immediately, as if on command, begun an aggressive information attack, > laying all the responsibility on the government," Lukashevich said in a > statement on Wednesday. > > The Russian Foreign Ministry, citing its sources, said that a homemade > rocket carrying unidentified chemical substances had been launched from > an area controlled by the opposition. > > "A homemade rocket with a poisonous substance that has not been > identified yet -- one similar to the rocket used by terrorists on March > 19 in Khan al-Assal - was fired early on August 21 [at Damascus suburbs] > from a position occupied by the insurgents," Lukashevich said. > * > > *One recalls when such reports last filled the airwaves by corporate > media, a UN official stated that the chemical weapons had been used by > rebel forces-- not the government.* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *EMPIRE UNRAVELING OVER EGYPT? > > > * > ** > > *Reports are everywhere that General Mubarak will be released from > prison > <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/21/hosni-mubarak-release_n_3789676.html>. > Mubarak is close to the generals currently running the Egyptian > government, and a friend of Bill and Hillary Clinton > <http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/01/secretary-clinton-in-2009-i-really-consider-president-and-mrs-mubarak-to-be-friends-of-my-family/>. > > * > > *Jim Lobe has a magnificent piece > <http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/08/washingtons-worries-grow-over-saudi-ties/> > this morning taking us inside the support for the coup government in > Egypt by regional dictatorships supported by the USA, including Saudi > Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait. > * > > *This piece hints that the influence of the Empire is waning, which may > be why we see so many acts of desperation coming from our government, > invading so many countries and prosecuting so many whistleblowers.* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *INTIMIDATING WHISTLEBLOWERS AND JOURNALISTS > > > * > ** > > *Glenn Greenwald says the US and UK are "sending a message > <http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/21/sending-message-miranda-gchq-nsa>," > by attacking those who point out criminal abuses of the law concerning > the surveillance of citizens. The intent is clearly to intimidate those > who tell the truth about government lawbreaking. > * > > *Don't look to Congress for help, they have no idea what's going on. > Republican Senator Corker is asking that Members of Congress be informed > <http://thehill.com/blogs/defcon-hill/policy-and-strategy/318159-corker-calls-for-new-round-of-briefings-on-nsa-surveillance-> > so that they don't have to learn what's happening from newspaper > headlines.* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > **Had Bradley Manning been sentenced to one more day in prison, we would > have been upset, at /LUV News/. He has been in prison for years and > tortured, and that is punishment enough. If he completes the sentence > he got of 35 years he will be 60 years old. All of this is because we > have a criminal government led by fascists who hide from the light, and > Manning shined a light on them, the reason they went after him and made > him a political prisoner. > ** > > **Manning's lawyers are going to ask President Obama for a pardon > <http://rt.com/usa/bradley-manning-obama-pardon-805/>. While agreeing > that the strategy should be attempted, it is difficult to believe Obama > will go against everything he's represented in prosecuting a record > number of whistleblowers while expanding the surveillance state. > ** > > **"Manning's treatment has been intended to send a signal to people of > conscience in the U.S. government who might seek to bring wrongdoing to > light," Julian Assange said in a statement. "The Obama administration > is demonstrating that there is no place in its system for people of > conscience and principle." Headline from HuffPost > <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/22/daniel-ellsberg-bradley-manning_n_3793199.html> > this morning: "Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers Whistleblower, Sees > Bradley Manning's Conviction As The Beginning Of Police State." > ** > > **Had we a system of justice based on justice Presidents Bush and Obama > would be doing life sentences and both of them know it, which is why > they go berserk when anyone points out their crimes. I think of Obama > scanning over his Tuesday kill list, believing himself to be some kind > of god, above any law. Thankfully they have the cowardly sycophants of > the mainstream media, posing as "journalists," to cover for them > obediently in return for a paycheck and a pat on the head. > ** > > **I am an old man, and don't know how much longer I will be around, but > I am concerned about Manning being lost in the darkness as the National > Security State intends. I would propose a "Political Prisoner Day" > replace Independence Day, and all who love freedom celebrate that rather > than glorify a rotting empire about which the founding fathers would > have been repulsed. The day would honor Manning, and all other > political prisoners in our world's largest prison system, and keep their > memory alive, while educating the public ****around their mainstream > media ****about what is happening --Jack Balkwill** > > *CCR Condemns Manning Sentence, Whistleblower Should Have Never Been > Prosecuted* > <http://ccrjustice.org/newsroom/press-releases/ccr-condemns-manning-sentence%2C-whistleblower-should-have-never-been-prosecuted> > > *by the Center for Constitutional Rights* > > */The following is a press release issued by the Center for > Constitutional Rights in response to today's sentencing of Bradley > Manning./* > > *We are outraged that a whistleblower and a patriot has been sentenced > on a conviction under the Espionage Act. The government has stretched > this archaic and discredited law to send an unmistakable warning to > potential whistleblowers and journalists willing to publish their > information. We can only hope that Manning's courage will continue to > inspire others who witness state crimes to speak up.* > > *This show trial was a frontal assault on the First Amendment, from the > way the prosecution twisted Manning's actions to blur the distinction > between whistleblowing and spying to the government's tireless efforts > to obstruct media coverage of the proceedings. It is a travesty of > justice that Manning, who helped bring to light the criminality of U.S. > forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, is being punished while the alleged > perpetrators of the crimes he exposed are not even investigated. Every > aspect of this case sets a dangerous precedent for future prosecutions > of whistleblowers -- who play an essential role in democratic government > by telling us the truth about government wrongdoing -- and we fear for > the future of our country in the wake of this case.* > > *We must channel our outrage and continue building political pressure > for Manning's freedom. President Obama should pardon Bradley Manning, > and if he refuses, a presidential pardon must be an election issue in > 2016. > * > > *LINK > <http://ccrjustice.org/newsroom/press-releases/ccr-condemns-manning-sentence%2C-whistleblower-should-have-never-been-prosecuted> > * > > ** > > /*The Center for Constitutional Rights non-profit legal advocacy > organization based in New York City dedicated to advancing and > protecting the rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and the > Universal Declaration of Human Rights. * > / > > ** > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *To join the Liberty Underground news service go here: > http://luvnews.info/Join.htm* > ** > *You may also join our talk group > athttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/libertyundergroundtalk/ > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/libertyundergroundtalk/>if you would like > to participate > * > **or join our Facebook group here: > https://www.facebook.com/groups/461619557192964/ > * > email: libert...@hotmail.com* > ** > *Tell your friends about /LUV News/ because some people just don't get it* > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
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