'US "sudden democracy syndrome" empowered radical Islam'

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Published on Sep 17, 2012 by RussiaToday

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The recent outbreak of violent anti-American protests in the Muslim world will make US politicians think twice before supporting Islamic radicals, political analyst and ex-jihadist Tawfik Hamid said in an interview with RT.

The US has funded Islamists groups throughout the world for decades, and the death of the American ambassador to Libya is just one more example of how militants backed by radical Islamic ideology will eventually turn their weapons against their patrons in Washington.

In this light, Hamid believes that the idea of toppling Syria's President Bashar Assad and replacing him with rebels known to have connections to Al-Qaeda should no longer seem like such a winning idea to the West..

Occupiers under FBI surveillance

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Published on Sep 18, 2012 by RTAmerica

It's been a year since the Occupy Wall Street movement kicked off in New York. One of the main issues the protesters have been facing is FBI surveillance and police brutality: Monday some of them have been beaten up in the city. The American Civil Liberties Union has obtained initial documents containing information about the surveillance of the Occupiers. Linda Lye, attorney at the ACLU joins RT's Kristine Frazao to talk more about it..

Keiser Report: Depression, Debt & Doublespeak (E342)

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Published on Sep 18, 2012 by RussiaToday

In this episode, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert discuss that after five years of depressing depressed savers, the government and Central Bank reaps the rewards while Americans have given up hope and now concede to being 'lower class.' In the second half of the show, Max Keiser talks to Chris Cook about the price of chickens in Tehran and petrol in the United Kingdom and the role of ETFs in destroying markets. .

Anti Islam Film Or Strategy Of Tension?

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Published on Sep 14, 2012 by afghandaily

The video has been funded and produced by the people who wants the strategy of tension to continue in the Middle East and rest of the Muslim world. In other word it is a Geo-strategic game that portrays Muslims as irrational people and the West as the bastion of wreck less freedom. .

US & UK lead Hormuz power play as Israel's Iran strike rhetoric rises

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Published on Sep 18, 2012 by RussiaToday

A major international armada of naval power has massed off the Iranian coast for what's believed to be the biggest military exercise ever seen in the region. The American and British-led show of force near the strategic Strait of Hormuz comes as Israel has ramped up its warmongering rhetoric against Tehran. And as Sara Firth explains, there are further indications that a showdown with Iran may be on the cards..

Muslim Rage: Over 50 killed in 30-nation Islamic protest wave

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Published on Sep 18, 2012 by RussiaToday

The number of dead over an amateur film deriding Islam is now more than 50 - one week since protests began. The latest victims were a dozen people in Kabul - killed instantly when an Afghan suicide bomber rammed a car full of explosives into their minibus. And joining the fray - is Thailand - where rank upon rank of riot police formed a perimeter outside the US embassy. Hundreds more protesters marched on the mission - waving banners and chanting against America. The embassy was put on lockdown ahead of the protests - and all non-essential staff were sent away for safety. RT's Priya Sridhar now reports on the most violent of recent episodes.

The protests have been spreading, springing up in more than 30 countries in just one week. And violent episodes have been on the rise too - with militants and terrorists seeking to capitalize on the anger. More large scale demonstrations are now planned in Iran and Lebanon. RT talks to International Consultant and Former Deputy Speaker of the Belgian Parliament, Lode Vanoost..

Happy B-Day, OWS: 'Keep on, stay vigilant & you'll bring change'

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Published on Sep 18, 2012 by RussiaToday

Nearly two hundred Occupy Wall Street protesters were arrested in New York as they marked the movement's one year anniversary. Peaceful anti-corporate activists flooded the streets, trying to block the entrance to the Stock Exchange. But police resorted to using force.

Condom 'evidence' against Assange draws blank as no DNA link found

'US created forces it spends money fighting against' - Taliban ex-captive

Published on Sep 15, 2012 by RussiaToday

Jere Van Dyk is a former TV correspondent and Taliban expert (and was once held captive by them). He believes the Taliban is poorly understood in the West, but that better understanding is key for US foreign policy. He shares his views with RT