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[14 Jun 2011 | One Comment | 6,341 views]
Les Nations Unies tentent de dissimuler les meurtres de l’OTAN des civils en Afghanistan

Read the original (English) version here.
Par Martin Iqbal, 12 juin 2011. Traduction par Irradiee.
Une déclaration de presse 11 Juin de la Mission d’Assistance des Nations Unies en Afghanistan (UNAMA) présente le mois de mai 2011 comme le mois le plus meurtrier pour les civils afghans depuis 2007. Toutefois cette annonce dissimule une tentative extrêmement pernicieuse pour couvrir les meurtres de l’OTAN de civils dans les territoires occupés d’Afghanistan.
Dans son rapport, UNAMA rapporte les cas, en relation à des conflits, de 368 civils tués et 593 blessés parmi les civils …

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[13 Jun 2011 | One Comment | 7,927 views]
Paul Craig Roberts: “UN is a showcase for US propaganda”

By the Editor.
The UN’s underhand attempt to cover up US killings of civilians in Afghanistan recently only underscores what Paul Craig Roberts has to say:

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[12 Jun 2011 | 5 Comments | 10,887 views]
UN attempts to whitewash US-NATO civilian killings in Afghanistan

May 2011 found to be deadliest month for Afghan civilians since 2007; UN attempts to cover up NATO role
Article traduit en Francais par Irradiee.
By the Editor.
A 11 June press statement from the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan slates May 2011 as the deadliest month for Afghan civilians since at least 2007. However this big-hearted announcement conceals a grossly pernicious attempt to cover up US-NATO killings of civilians in occupied Afghanistan.
In its report, UNAMA documents 368 conflict-related civilian deaths and 593 civilian injuries in May 2011. Georgette Gagnon, …

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[11 Jun 2011 | One Comment | 9,764 views]
Libya war is about theft of state assets & total restructuring of nation

That the multi-billion dollar NATO military machine mobilises for humanitarian purposes is a desperate belief rooted in pure fantasy
By the Editor.
21st Century Wire’s Patrick Henningsen often speaks to Russia Today, and in his latest interview he covers a number of important issues with respect to the Libya war.
A popular mainstream media talking point is that NATO’s war is all about oil. Though Libya’s sweet crude oil is of high quality and thus very desirable, this is a short-sighted analysis. The motives go much deeper than that. Henningsen …

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[10 Jun 2011 | No Comment | 3,642 views]
France stonewalls Gaddafi’s Greece-brokered peace deal using Greece’s EU-IMF-indebtedness as threat

By the Editor. Hat tip to @fazland for sharing this.
The UK Independent today reports that Muammar Gaddafi has been negotiating a deal with Greece to use $20bn of Libya’s frozen assets to broker a peace deal that would halt fighting, and provide humanitarian relief to both sides in the conflict.
The memo seen by the Independent reveals the fact that France has stonewalled this deal, using Greece’s EU-IMF-indebtedness as leverage and a threat.
If you really need any more proof that NATO doesn’t give a flying fuck about Libya’s …