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LEER, South Sudan -- I’m sitting in the dark, sweating. The blinding white sun has long since set, but it’s still in the high 90s, which is a relief since it was above 110 earlier...
LEER, South Sudan -- I’m sitting in the dark, sweating. The blinding white sun has long since set, but it’s still in the high 90s, which is a relief since it was above 110 earlier...
International Solidarity Movement, Gaza team | May 2, 2016 Gaza, Occupied Palestine – After more than six months risking their lives while ploughing, planting seeds and weeding their land, and after investing a large amount of money on seeds and on renting a tractor, the Qudaih family from the village of Khuzaa were finally ready to start harvesting their barley and […]
Invited to speak at a conference in Algiers on women’s empowerment, social entrepreneur Greta Rossi reflects on the issue of gender inequality and invites women and girls around the world to find their way towards emancipation by embracing and cultivating their feminine qualitiesThe post ‘We need to cultivate feminine leadership’ appeared first on Positive News.
France is tired of the suffering caused by needless, baseless sanctions imposed on Russia. So, French parliamentarians have just approved a resolution not to renew sanctions on Russia. Meanwhile, A number of EU states, including Greece, will support the removal of the anti-Russian sanctions at a June EU summit. And as for Germany, some experts suggest the Germans simply ignored the sanctions all along. Here’s a latest look at the idiocy of economic suicide the so-called “west” heaped on Europe.
France is tired of the suffering caused by needless, baseless sanctions imposed on Russia. So, French parliamentarians have just approved a resolution not to renew sanctions on Russia. Meanwhile, A number of EU states, including Greece, will support the removal of the anti-Russian sanctions at a June EU summit. And as for Germany, some experts suggest the Germans simply ignored the sanctions all along. Here’s a latest look at the idiocy of economic suicide the so-called “west” heaped on Europe.
You may be thinking 'but this disaster befell that poor African country more than thirty years ago, surely things must be better today'. Well sadly, no, things are not any better. In fact the systemic failures which precipitated the local food shortages and amplified the effects of the drought have never been fixed and are in fact worse today than they were back then.
5/5 (14) Over the previous years of covering the GMO issue on this website, I've been advancing the idea that if the BRICSA bloc were smart, they would make GMOs a geopolitical issue, along the lines…
The post THE GMO SCRAPBOOK: GMO GEOPOLITICS, AND RUSSIAN AGRICULTURE appeared first on Giza Death Star.
Asia Times magazine told us that the big international banks launder $500 billion a year in political bribes.
Do you think this causes problems for those of us who are trying to make a few reasonable requests to various and assorted politicians? Does this perhaps explain why politicians just don’t seem to listen to anyone who does not own a bank or some computer firm that spies on us 24 hours a day 7 days a week?
Do I seem a little bit angry to you?
Good. I have heard it said that anger can be successfully used to change things around us that just seem to be wrong.
Lee Hamilton has always flinched at implicating important Americans and “allies” in crimes of state – citing the need for near perfect evidence – but that has let complicit parties go unpunished, says 9/11 widow Kristen Breitweiser. By Kristen Breitweiser…Read more →
On May 1, 2003, George W. Bush declared victory in Iraq while preening in a flight suit in front of a “Mission Accomplished” banner. Three years later, the country he had invaded descended into a bloody civil war. Eight years after that, the northwest of Iraq was conquered by ISIS. As I write this, thirteen […]
The post Who is the Man Leading Iraq’s Green Zone Revolution? appeared first on Antiwar.com Original.
Despite Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s reality show candidacy, his recent foreign policy speech put forth a realistic view of the world and a largely credible foreign policy to deal with it. Continuing his poke at the political establishment, the maverick candidate proposed a viable alternative to the bipartisan foreign policy consensus, which uses unneeded […]
Friday, a Russian SU-27 did a barrel roll over a U.S. RC-135 over the Baltic, the second time in two weeks. Also in April, the U.S. destroyer Donald Cook, off Russia’s Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad, was twice buzzed by Russian planes. Vladimir Putin’s message: Keep your spy planes and ships a respectable distance away from […]
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A damaged car is seen at the site of a suicide car bomb explosion in Iraq’s capital of Baghdad, on May 2, 2016 [Xinhua]Brazil has condemned the bombings that occurred since last weekend in Iraq, which resulted in the death of at least 68 people.
“Brazil follows with concern the escalation of sectarian violence that comes amid the aggravation of the political crises in the country,” said a Brazilian Foreign Ministry statement on Monday.
Shi'ite Turkmen and Kurdish Peshmerga forces cooperated to liberate Bashir.
The post Security Forces Cooperate and Free Bashir; 165 Killed in Iraq appeared first on Antiwar.com Original.
Peter, Mickey and their guests discuss how to teach critical media literacy, and the role of media literacy in promoting social justice. Rob Williams teaches at the University of Vermont, Robin Williams at Fordham University; Nolan Higdon teaches at several Northern California colleges, and is a member of Project Censored’s board. Listen to this radio […]
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Over the weekend a militia supporting Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr breached the “Green Zone” protecting the Iraqi government and foreign embassies in Baghdad. They are protesting ongoing corruption among Iraq’s US-backed leaders. Lawmakers fled and a state of emergency was declared. Is this the beginning of the end for post-“liberation” Iraq? Join the Ron Paul Liberty Report in its 300th episode to look at Iraq’s slow-motion collapse:
Reprinted from The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity.
Corbett Report | May 2, 2016 Patrick Henningsen of 21st Century Wire joins us today to discuss his recent article on “Smart Power & The Human Rights Industrial Complex.” Topics discussed include the NGO/State Dept/Pentagon/NATO nexus, the use of human rights as a perception management tool to demonise NATO enemies, and the complicity of the […]
Trump keeps going on TV and claiming that foreign policy experts have given his maiden foreign policy speech high grades. As with most of what Trump says, that isn't true. Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Trump is a guy who doesn't understand the difference between a business negotiation and a negotiation with sovereign powers (watch the video of him up top on ABC's This Week yesterday. "One of the things that worries me," said Gates, "is that he doesn't appear to listen to people.
Romans sick of the corruption and crime cleaned up their own streets; a new startup aims to be the Airbnb of the coming kitchen-based sharing economy; and animals are learning how to dismantle their traps.
Romans sick of the corruption and crime cleaned up their own streets; a new startup aims to be the Airbnb of the coming kitchen-based sharing economy; and animals are learning how to dismantle their traps.
by Larry Kummer, from the Fabius Maximus website
The public policy debate about climate science shows the dysfunctional nature of the US media. Here’s another example of how propaganda has contaminated the news reporting of this vital subject, looking at stories about a new study of our oceans.
Some of the best memes from 2016.
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“If this material works well, I’m gonna use it at Goldman Sachs next year,” he said.
The post Obama Jokes About the “End of the Republic,” Giving Speeches to Goldman Sachs appeared first on The Anti-Media.
While corporate media have focused on possible GOP contested convention, Sanders has just said he expects a contested Democratic convention…--arguing that Clinton may not clinch nomination based on pledged delegates, Sanders hopes to deny her first-ballot win, and press superdelegates to switch
--Clinton catches up to Sanders in April fundraising
--in NY Times, Mark Lander reveals that Clinton dragged her feet on talks with Iran, delaying them to second term
While corporate media have focused on possible GOP contested convention, Sanders has just said he expects a contested Democratic convention…--arguing that Clinton may not clinch nomination based on pledged delegates, Sanders hopes to deny her first-ballot win, and press superdelegates to switch
--Clinton catches up to Sanders in April fundraising
--in NY Times, Mark Lander reveals that Clinton dragged her feet on talks with Iran, delaying them to second term
21st Century Wire says…
The so-called capital of ISIS’s alleged caliphate is about to fall.
Watch a video of this report here:
In her cautiously sympathetic review of Thomas Frank's hot new book, Listen Liberal-- What Ever Happened To The Party Of The People, Yale History Professor Beverly
Media Monarchy plays John Doe, No Zu, Whitney and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for May 2, 2016. ♬
If it were up to him, Warren Buffet would have you believe that Coca-Cola cures cancer.
The post Warren Buffet Says Coca-Cola Keeps Him Healthy, But There’s Just One Problem appeared first on The Anti-Media.
There will be a 3rd part. I'm trying to keep these to readable lengths :)Very briefly reiterating: The protests that occurred in Iraq a couple of days ago, we’re NOT new protests. Nor was this the first time the protests had taken place in and around the Green Zone. Protests have been taking place since at least March of 2016. So, why did the war mongering media decide to report on these repeating protests, at this specific time?1.The US and company need the cover of chaos to create the new order2.The illusion of a central government in a unified Iraq is no longer necessary3.
Antisemitism Inquisition shifts up a gear in bid to wreck Labour’s election chances and remove the “loose cannon”. By Stuart Littlewood | Dissident Voice | May 2, 2016 With important local government elections a few days away the campaign against alleged antisemites reached a crescendo over the weekend, with the press and TV corps in […]
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This is the best fail you will hear about all week!
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This is just... Strange.
The post Here’s How the CIA Celebrated the 5th Anniversary of the Killing of bin Laden appeared first on The Anti-Media.
OBL tweaks, TTIP leaks and propaganda reeks + this day in history w/'The Scream' and our song of the day by The Relatives on your Morning Monarchy for May 2, 2016.
By Judith Curry | Climate Etc. | May 2, 2016 Marc Morano has a new movie, Climate Hustle. CLIMATE HUSTLE, hosted by award-winning investigative journalist Marc Morano, reveals the history of climate scares including global cooling; debunks outrageous claims about temperatures, extreme weather, and the so-called “consensus;” exposes the increasingly shrill calls to “act immediately […]
Psychedelic activists are taking their fight to the UN.
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Cenk Uygur explains what everyone knows but no one like Chris Cuomo can say out loud. "Of course she's corrupt. They're all corrupt because the system is corrupt." (Note: Cenk is way too kind to Cuomo in this clip, who's not that dumb. He's just well paid to appear so.) by Gaius PubliusAccording to Politico, of the $60 million raised by and for the Hillary Victory Fund, a PAC jointly controlled by the Hillary Clinton campaign and the DNC, less than 1% of the money raised ended up benefiting state Democratic parties.Why does this matter?
by Claudio Gallo Debbie is not only the daughter of Murray Bookchin, the theorist of Communalism. She is a journalist and writer: in 2004, she wrote, together with Jim Schumacher,
From Editor Robert Parry: We came close to meeting our $25,000 goal for the spring fund drive with entirely small- to medium-sized donations. Thanks so much to everyone who was able to contribute! For anyone who still wants to donate,…Read more →
Despite North Dakota’s collapsing oil market, its state-owned bank continues to report record profits. This article looks at what California, with fifty times North Dakota’s population, could do following that state’s lead. In November 2014, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Bank of North Dakota (BND), the nation’s only state-owned depository bank, was more […]