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A new analysis of corporate TV news has found there was almost no debate about whether the U.S. should go to war in Iraq and Syria. The group Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting found that of more than 200 guests who appeared on network shows to discuss the topic, just six voiced opposition to military action. On the high-profile Sunday talk shows, out of 89 guests, there was one antiwar voice: Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of The Nation....
Posted: Tue, Nov 18, 2014 1:49pm PST
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Posted: Thu, Nov 13, 2014 5:20pm PST
As the nation prepares to commemorate Veterans Day, President Obama has authorized the deployment of an additional 1,500 troops to Iraq. The plan will more than double the current U.S. force in Iraq and will reportedly cost $5.6 billion. In a significant expansion of the U.S. military campaign against the Islamic State....
Posted: Mon, Nov 10, 2014 10:50am PST
The killing of a schoolboy and an 18-year-old during shelling in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on Wednesday highlights a larger pattern of indiscriminate attacks which could amount to war crimes, Amnesty International said today....
Posted: Fri, Nov 7, 2014 3:40pm PST
A weekly 30 minute review of international news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio and the internet. With times, frequencies, and websites for listening at home. 3 files- Highest quality broadcast, regular broadcast, and slow-modem streaming. Radio Havana Cuba, the Voice of Russia, NHK Japan, and Radio Deutsche-Welle....
Posted: Thu, Nov 6, 2014 4:13pm PST