US-led Afghan war is criminal - 03nov2010 - English
Renowned Jewish-American scholar Noam Chomsky says US invasion of Afghanistan was illegal since to date there is no evidence that al-Qaeda has...
Renowned Jewish-American scholar Noam Chomsky says US invasion of Afghanistan was illegal since to date there is no evidence that al-Qaeda has carried out the 9/11 attacks.
"The explicit and declared motive of the [Afghanistan] war was to compel the Taliban to turn over to the United States, the people who they accused of having been involved in World Trade Center and Pentagon terrorist acts. The Taliban…they requested evidence…and the Bush administration refused to provide any," the 81-year-old senior academic made the remarks on Press TV's program a Simple Question.
"We later discovered one of the reasons why they did not bring evidence: they did not have any."
The political analyst also said that nonexistence of such evidence was confirmed by FBI eight months later.
"The head of FBI, after the most intense international investigation in history, informed the press that the FBI believed that the plot may have been hatched in Afghanistan, but was probably implemented in the United Arab Emirates and Germany."
Chomsky added that three weeks into the war, "a British officer announced that the US and Britain would continue bombing, until the people of Afghanistan overthrew the Taliban... That was later turned into the official justification for the war."
"All of this was totally illegal. It was more, criminal," Chomsky said.
The 2001 US-led invasion of Afghanistan was launched with the official objective of curbing militancy and bringing peace and stability to the country.
Nine years on, however, the American and Afghan officials admit that the country remains unstable and civilians continue to pay the heaviest price.
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Political Achievements of the Lebanese People and the Israeli Invasion -...
Saba Mahmood opens up the teach-in session with a brief overview of Lebanese politics. Talks about the increasing maturity of Lebanese politics as...
Saba Mahmood opens up the teach-in session with a brief overview of Lebanese politics. Talks about the increasing maturity of Lebanese politics as could be seen in the formation of political ethics of sorts and the common concern for protecting sectarian harmony. One of the primary motives - or resultant - of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 2006 was to damage this political process. The clip is from a Berkeley Teach-in organized in Sep 2006.
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George Galloway: Bush & Blair are Criminals - 3 of 3 - English
George Galloway: "Bush and Blair are criminals". Geoge Galloway talks candidly, as usual, about the invasion of Iraq. He also called Tony...
George Galloway: "Bush and Blair are criminals". Geoge Galloway talks candidly, as usual, about the invasion of Iraq. He also called Tony Blair "A War Criminal" - who should be tried at the Hague just like the Nazis were tried at Nuremberg.
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George Galloway: Bush & Blair are Criminals - 2 of 3 - English
George Galloway: Bush and Blair are criminals. Geoge Galloway talks candidly, as usual, about the invasion of Iraq. He also called Tony Blair A War...
George Galloway: Bush and Blair are criminals. Geoge Galloway talks candidly, as usual, about the invasion of Iraq. He also called Tony Blair A War Criminal - who should be tried at the Hague just like the Nazis were tried at Nuremberg.
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George Galloway: Bush & Blair are Criminals - 1 of 3 - English
George Galloway: "Bush and Blair are criminals". Geoge Galloway talks candidly, as usual, about the invasion of Iraq. He also called Tony...
George Galloway: "Bush and Blair are criminals". Geoge Galloway talks candidly, as usual, about the invasion of Iraq. He also called Tony Blair "A War Criminal" - who should be tried at the Hague just like the Nazis were tried at Nuremberg.
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Kissinger calls on Obama to create a New World Order-English
Henry Kissinger discusses Israel s invasion of Gaza endorses President-elect Barack Obama s cabinet selections and calls on Obama to create a New...
Henry Kissinger discusses Israel s invasion of Gaza endorses President-elect Barack Obama s cabinet selections and calls on Obama to create a New World Order out of the current state of global affairs Or as he calls it a great opportunity not just a crisis
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TheMuslim.Org- Gaza and the Cowardly Arab Rulers- English
Since the Zionist invasion and attack on the Gaza strip there has been a very strange kind of development taking place within the Muslim world...
Since the Zionist invasion and attack on the Gaza strip there has been a very strange kind of development taking place within the Muslim world itself. One would have expected that Palestine’s neighbors i.e. countries surrounding Palestine - whether it is Jordon, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and all these other regimes over there that they would be concerned about the plight of the Palestinian people. That they would come to their rescue….click on the video below for full brief.
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Iraq Files Complaint At ICC Against US and UK Use of Depleted Uranium -...
Iraq has filed a complaint against the US and UK for their use of depleted uranium munitions in the Iraq Invasion and occupation. Depleted Uranium...
Iraq has filed a complaint against the US and UK for their use of depleted uranium munitions in the Iraq Invasion and occupation. Depleted Uranium results in many deformities and various types of severe cancers. Iraq has filed a petition at the International Criminal Court against both countries and intends to full prosecute them for this evident war crime and crime against humanity. Recorded on February 01, 2010 at 1800GMT
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***SHOCKING*** Birth defects rise reported in Fallujah - English
A shocking report on rising birth defects in the Iraqi city of Fallujah. BBC Reporter stops short of identifying the cause of this teribble trend...
A shocking report on rising birth defects in the Iraqi city of Fallujah. BBC Reporter stops short of identifying the cause of this teribble trend as it would directly accuse US of using disproportionate force during invasion of Fallujah in 2004.
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This Time We Went Too Far - English
A NEW BOOK FROM NORMAN G. FINKELSTEIN.
For the Palestinians who live in the narrow coastal strip of Gaza, the December 2008 Israeli invasion was...
A NEW BOOK FROM NORMAN G. FINKELSTEIN.
For the Palestinians who live in the narrow coastal strip of Gaza, the December 2008 Israeli invasion was a nightmare of unimaginable proportions: in the 22-day-long action 1,400 Gazans were killed, several hundred on the first day alone. More than 6,000 homes were destroyed or badly damaged. The cost of the destruction and disruption of economic life, in one of the world’s poorest areas, is estimated at more than $3 billion.
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Norman Finkelstein - This Time We Went Too Far - Part 2 - 30Jul2010 -...
Norman Finkelstein speaks about the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip. He begins with the election that brought Hamas to power and moves on to the...
Norman Finkelstein speaks about the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip. He begins with the election that brought Hamas to power and moves on to the blockade. He discusses the air and ground assault of Gaza as well as the illegal use of white phosphorus. This speech was given at Al-Awda's 2010 Convention
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Norman Finkelstein - This Time We Went Too Far - Part 1 - 30Jul2010 -...
Norman Finkelstein speaks about the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip. He begins with the election that brought Hamas to power and moves on to the...
Norman Finkelstein speaks about the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip. He begins with the election that brought Hamas to power and moves on to the blockade. He discusses the air and ground assault of Gaza as well as the illegal use of white phosphorus. This speech was given at Al-Awda's 2010 Convention.
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US soldiers operate in Iraqi uniforms - 07Oct2010 - English
US troops are reportedly traveling across the Baghdad in Iraqi army vehicles and uniforms in violation of a security agreement between Iraq and the...
US troops are reportedly traveling across the Baghdad in Iraqi army vehicles and uniforms in violation of a security agreement between Iraq and the US. PressTV interviewes investigative journalist, Wayne Madsen regarding the US-led invasion of Iraq.
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Americans mark Iraq invasion anniversary - 20Mar2011 - English
As the Iraq war hit the 8-year mark, hundreds of people, many of which were veterans of previous and current U.S. wars, gathered in front of the...
As the Iraq war hit the 8-year mark, hundreds of people, many of which were veterans of previous and current U.S. wars, gathered in front of the White House to express their dissatisfaction with the war and current occupations.
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Opposition leaders slam US support for Bahrain invasion - 21Mar2011 -...
As Saudi troops spent the weekend in Manama, Bahraini opposition leaders met with the parliamentary human rights committee in London. Their dismay...
As Saudi troops spent the weekend in Manama, Bahraini opposition leaders met with the parliamentary human rights committee in London. Their dismay at their cause was going unnoticed was clear.
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