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BSNews talks with writer, historian and activist, Dean Henderson

Mike Raddie — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 21:39:57 +0000

On 30th October 2017 BSNews eds had the honour of interviewing the legend that is writer, historian and activist, Dean Henderson, who hooked up with us direct from deepest Missouri.

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Deconstructing Russophobia

Catherine Brown — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 15:37:27 +0000

Russophobia is composed of ignorance, a failure of scepticism and reasoning, pride, hypocrisy, condescension and churlishness, turned to the service of the military-industrial complex and NATO. It supports a one-sided Cold War against a country which is only just getting on its feet after collapse, is primarily focused on improving the living conditions of its people, wants war nowhere, and has no desire to be our enemy unless forced to defend itself. I wish it well.

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Secret Affairs: Britain’s Collusion with Radical Islam

Mark Curtis — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 18:48:24 +0000

The more important story is that British governments, both Labour and Conservative, have, in pursuing the so-called national interest’ abroad, colluded for decades with radical Islamic forces, including terrorist organisations. They have connived with them, worked alongside them and sometimes trained and financed them, in order to promote specific foreign policy objectives. Governments have done so in often desperate attempts to maintain Britain’s global power in the face of increasing weakness in key regions of the world, being unable to unilaterally impose their will and lacking other local allies.

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From Afghanistan to Syria: Women’s Rights, War Propaganda and the CIA

Julie Lévesque — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 16:41:38 +0000

In the 1980s, Kabul was “a cosmopolitan city. Artists and hippies flocked to the capital. Women studied agriculture, engineering and business at the city’s university. Afghan women held government jobs.” There were female members of parliament, and women drove cars, and travelled and went on dates, without needing to ask a male guardian for permission.

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Killing Ragheads for Jesus

jimmy — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 18:17:09 +0000

The innate barbarity that war and violence breed is justified by a saccharine sentimentality about the nation, the flag and a perverted Christianity that blesses its armed crusaders. This sentimentality, as Baldwin wrote, masks a terrifying numbness. It fosters an unchecked narcissism. Facts and historical truths, when they do not fit into the mythic vision of the nation and the tribe, are discarded. Dissent becomes treason. All opponents are godless and subhuman. “American Sniper” caters to a deep sickness rippling through our society. It holds up the dangerous belief that we can recover our equilibrium and our lost glory by embracing an American fascism.

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Avoiding The J Word: Ilan Pappe on Hardtalk

jimmy — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 12:28:39 +0000

History is an attempt to narrate the past. A few brave historians aim for a consistent narrative that sets events within the appropriate context which includes ideology, culture and heritage. Most historians however, are engaged in the opposite: the active concealment of the shameful i.e. that which is better to shove under the carpet. Instead of identifying the Zionist crime within the context of Jewish history and culture, Pappe attempts to isolate the Zionist crime by disconnecting it from Jewish history and continuum.

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One Woman, Three Preachers

jimmy — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:40:57 +0000

On the corner near to Seven Sisters were three male christian preachers. I stood and listened, along with the crowd of about 20 men for a little while and then asked the question … ‘what about the women’ …. This is what happened next. If you want to go to heaven you should take note!!

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