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Media Fueling War Fervor, Xenophobia In 24/7 Cycle

‘Not since 2003 have I witnessed anything as supine and uncritical as the CIA-worshipping stenography that has been puked forward this week.’

Deirdre Fulton
Por Deirdre Fulton
The 24/7 coverage, marked by speculation and sensationalism, is only helping the media conglomerates. (Image: CNN Screenshot)

Just as they did in the wake of 9/11, corporate media outlets—led by cable news networks—are spreading hysteria, fueling anti-immigrant sentiment, and beating the drum for war by providing "context-free coverage of terror," as one analyst put it this week. The 24/7 coverage of Friday's attacks in Paris and their aftermath, marked by speculation

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Snowden Leak Reveals Obama Government Ordered NSA, CIA To Spy On Venezuela Oil Firm

U.S. intelligence agents posing as diplomats in Caracas helped an NSA analyst try to crack open PDVSA’s computer network.

teleSUR
Por teleSUR
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro fist bumps a worker of the state-run oil company PDVSA during a visit to the Orinoco oil belt in Venezuela in 2013. Miraflores Presidential Office/AP/File

The U.S. National Security Agency accessed the internal communications of Venezuela's state-owned oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela and acquired sensitive data it planned to exploit in order to spy on the company’s top officials, according to a highly classified NSA document that reveals the operation was carried out in concert with the U.S.

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Former Drone Pilots To Obama: Civilian Killings Driving ‘Terrorism, Instability’

Air Force whistleblowers say US drone program «is one of the most devastating driving forces for terrorism and destabilization around the world.»

Lauren McCauley
Por Lauren McCauley
Yemenis walk past graffiti showing a US drone. Photograph: Yahya Arhab/EPA

Four former U.S. Air Force drone operators issued a public letter on Wednesday warning that the United States' ongoing targeted killing program "is one of the most devastating driving forces for terrorism and destabilization around the world." The letter (pdf), addressed to U.S. President Barack Obama, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, and CIA

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AUDIO: France Played Major Role In Creating ISIS Through Destabilizing Syria & Libya

MintPress editor in chief, Mnar Muhawesh joins Nick Bernabe, founder of The Anti-Media, to dissect the Paris terror attacks and NATO members’ role in creating ISIS through arming fascist rebels in Libya and Syria.

Mnar Adley
Por Mnar Adley
A screenshot from a propaganda video released by ISIS.

With the media capitalizing on the Paris terror attack to pass legislation for more spying on citizens in France and more troops on the ground in the Middle East, MintPress editor Mnar Muhawesh joins the Anti-Media radio show to discuss NATOs role in destabilzing nations across the Middle East and Africa through arming right wing rebels that

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Valletta Summit Highlights Discrepancies In EU, African Priorities On Refugee Crisis

“I think it is better to invest in people than weapons,” Luxembourg’s prime minister told journalists ahead of a migration summit, highlighting what would be a major point of divergence between European and African representatives in attendance.

Ramona Wadi
Por Ramona Wadi
Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, center, smiles as he poses for a family picture with European Union and African leaders on the occasion of an informal summit on migration in Valletta, Malta, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

VALLETTA, Malta --- The clamor for gas and oil by Western nations, in particular NATO’s destruction of Libya and Syria for access to those resources, has given rise to the largest refugee crisis since World War II, with more than one million refugees from war-torn nations expected to cross into Europe by the end of the year. Over half a million

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Despite Atrocities, US Approves $1.29 Billion Deal To Re-Arm Saudi Arabia

‘It is illegal under US and international law to transfer weapons to human rights abusers, or to forces that will likely use it to commit gross violations of human rights.’

Sarah Lazare
Por Sarah Lazare
A child who was injured in Saudi Arabia's ongoing assault on Yemen is brought to a hospital by her father, in Taiz, Yemen, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015. The U.N. says at least 2,577 civilians were killed since the Saudi-led air campaign began in March, while 5,078 have been injured. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)

The Pentagon announced on Monday that the U.S. has approved a $1.29 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia, despite mounting evidence of the country's mass atrocities and possible war crimes in neighboring Yemen. The U.S. State Department on Friday approved the sale of over 10,000 bombs, munitions, and weapons parts produced by Boeing and Raytheon.

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