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US Stokes Conflict With North Korea Over Sony Hacking
By Patrick Martin

http://www.countercurrents.org/martin191214.htm

The US government is preparing to retaliate against North Korea for its alleged role in the hacking attack on Sony Pictures, Obama administration officials said Thursday. While declining to go on the record placing responsibility on North Korea for the hacking—likely in part because they can produce no evidence—several top officials suggested that US cyberwarfare countermeasures were already in preparation


Leaked Emails: Obama Exerted Influence over “The Interview”
By Robert Barsocchini

http://www.countercurrents.org/barsocchini191214.htm

Antiwar.com's Dan Sanchez reported on leaked emails that reveal that the Obama regime exerted influence over the movie The Interview “to encourage assassination and regime change in North Korea”. Regarding the threats of bombings of theaters if the film was shown, Obama has been personally encouraging people to “go the movies” anyway, while hardliners like Mitt Romney have specifically encouraged people to go see The Interview


Physicians’ Group Details Psychologists’ Role In CIA’s “Extensive System Of Torture”
By Matthew MacEgan

http://www.countercurrents.org/macegan191214.htm

The organization Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) has published a medical and psychological analysis of the US Intelligence Committee’s report on CIA interrogations, concluding that psychologists played “the essential role” in an “extensive system of torture and ill-treatment” run by the CIA under the Bush administration


Religious Fanatics Groups: The Fascists In The Making
By Farooq Tariq

http://www.countercurrents.org/tariq191214.htm

Such was the devastating effect on children across Pakistan that my son aged 14 asked his mum what should he do in case they come to his school, “line up or run”


Fascist War Against Humanity
By Vidya Bhushan Rawat

http://www.countercurrents.org/rawat191214.htm

South Asia has to grow by secular democratic process. The imposition of religious values and religion by state is dangerous. Can we imagine a South Asia with common text books, common history books and common social studies ? Is it possible ? It could be possible if we want to make our children better human beings


Israel’s Wall In The Little Town Of Bethlehem
By Eileen Fleming

http://www.countercurrents.org/fleming191214.htm

On Christmas Eve as we sing “O Little Town of Bethlehem” I will remove the removable wall and because I still believe in miracles I will say another prayer for the end of American Tax dollars that perpetuate injustice, violence, and conflict and for US support for a just peace in the Holy Land so that Israel’s Wall will fall


Christian Dogma Should be Questioned
By Andre Vltchek

http://www.countercurrents.org/vltchek191214.htm

No ideology, no religion, no calamity, killed more people on our planet than Christianity. Year after year, wherever I happen to be and work on this planet, I'm waiting for these topics of utmost importance to be discussed. I am waiting in vain. With the exception of Latin America where many great thinkers like Eduardo Galeano or Abel Posse are relentlessly reminding the people about their past – about the horrendous crimes committed in the name of and under the shadow of the Cross – Christianity with the inexorable support of the Empire's propaganda is still managing to choke the memory of the world. It is also managing to break the ability of people to clearly analyze the horrendous past that is now effortlessly overflowing into the present, and poisoning our planet


Fracking Movement Wins As NY Bans Fracking
By Kevin Zeese

http://www.countercurrents.org/zeese191214.htm

In a major victory for people who have been working to stop hydraulic fracturing for gas, known as fracking, Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York announced a ban on fracking in New York State


The Invasion Of Panama And The Proclamation Of A Lone Superpower Above The Law
By Matt Peppe

http://www.countercurrents.org/peppe191214.htm

Twenty five years ago, before dawn on December 20, 1989, U.S. forces descended on Panama City and unleashed one of the most violent, destructive terror attacks of the century. U.S. soldiers killed more people than were killed on 9/11. They systematically burned apartment buildings and shot people indiscriminately in the streets. Dead bodies were piled on top of each other; many were burned before identification. The aggression was condemned internationally, but the message was clear: the United States military was free to do whatever it wanted, whenever it wanted, and they would not be bound by ethics or laws


Cuba And The U.S.: Some Historical Context
By Mickey Z.

http://www.countercurrents.org/mickeyz191214.htm

As we contemplate the latest news about a possible shift in U.S.-Cuba relations, a little historical context can go a long way...