By Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett | Going to Tehran | May 16, 2014

By Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett | Going to Tehran | May 16, 2014

The issue of Human Rights Watch (HRW) and their close links to the US government has been highlighted by a recent letter sent to Ken Roth on behalf of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Adolfo Pérez Esquivel and Mairead Maguire; former UN Assistant Secretary General Hans von Sponeck; current UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in […]

U.S. troops have left Iraq and are leaving Afghanistan. The “war on terrorism” now seems so last decade. U.S. military spending has leveled off, and the Pentagon is looking at some fairly serious reductions after 2015. Last month, President Obama finally pulled the various threads of his foreign policy approach into a “doctrine” that emphasizes […]

An advertisement agency is in trouble for using a gory image of Malala Yousafzai in an advertisement. It depicts Yousafzai being shot, recovering, and then "bouncing back" to international prominence and receiving an award. People are naturally offended, with the company behind the advertisement, Ogilvy and Mather, apologizing and promising an internal investigation into the […]

As the world remains transfixed by the kidnapping of almost 300 Nigerian girls, there have been increasing calls for international intervention in the effort to rescue them. But what many people don’t know is that the U.S. military has been active in the region for years. With the Iraq War over and the war in […]

A spooky compilation of supposedly a “real” alien, monster, hybrid or hoax caught on video. I cannot say for certain this is actual proof, but some of these clips sure gave me the creeps. For sure, with 8,243,331 views to date, this video…Read more →

President John F. Kennedy was Assassinated for Exposing Secret Societies in our Government and Attempting to rid America of the Federal Reserve President Kennedy WARNED us about the censorship of the Mainstream Media “MSM”, the corruption of Secret Societies lurking within…Read more →

Sure, these sandals would be hideous without the socks, but without the socks they wouldn't be end-of-civilization hideous."Layering sandals with socks is the perfect way to transition seasons. It's a practical solution for spring and fall weather dressing."-- stylist Sara Cooper ("who's been dressingmodels for 10 years")"Personal shopper Valerie Halfon said she won't advise her clients to try the tricky look. 'I have to take a stand,' she said.

May 17, 2014 (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - Reports allege that some 20 members from the armed Neo-Nazi front, Right Sector, attempted to storm the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, in Energodar city, Zaporizhia province. The Voice of Russia reported in an article titled, "Right Sector attempts to seize largest NPP in Ukraine," that: 

Harper and his lackeys in Parliament have incessantly praised the apartheid state of Israel (a nation birthed through ethnic cleansing and mass terror) and have vehemently denounced those who challenge or criticize Israeli imperialism and state-terrorism.

By Brandon Martinez

 
Officials of the Harper regime recently announced the construction of a new “holocaust” monument in Ottawa set to be completed in the fall of 2015.
 

Antarctic ice sheet past 'point of no return'Warning: In this clip there's every chance that you may hear from (shudder) a scientist. Just thought you should know, and take the appropriate precautions."Once upon a time it was possible to take climate change seriously while remaining a Republican in good standing. Today, listening to climate scientists gets you excommunicated -- hence Mr.

Reports were lighter as this is the weekly prayer day in Iraq. Still, at least 38 people were killed and 39 more were wounded.

 
Dear Pope Francis
 
I am shocked, profoundly shocked to read in a Sydney newspaper that …
 

“He will not celebrate a public Mass in the country, but in a first for a visiting pontiff, he will lay flowers at the tomb of Theodor Herzl, the founder of the global Zionist movement.”

By Sarah Lazare | Common Dreams | May 16, 2014

The Obama administration earlier this month quietly handed the insurance industry another loophole in the Affordable Care Act—infuriating advocates for universal coverage who say this shows that an insurance-driven health system is doomed to fail.

By Sarah Lazare | Common Dreams | May 16, 2014

The Obama administration earlier this month quietly handed the insurance industry another loophole in the Affordable Care Act—infuriating advocates for universal coverage who say this shows that an insurance-driven health system is doomed to fail.

Keith Harmon Snow has extensive experience in Africa as a journalist, photographer and genocide investigator who attended the International Criminal Tribunal on Rwanda. He joins us today to discuss the 20th anniversary of the “100 days” and how the true story of the genocide (and who was really behind it) has been completely inverted by politicians, the press, Hollywood and everyone else with a vested interest in what happened there.
SHOW NOTES:
All Things Pass – one of Snow’s websites

Syrian election upcomingBecause right now I have the time.... everything is being put out there for you the reader.Syria.... A round up of newsy itemsThe ‘friends of Syria’ aka the ENEMIES of Syria, the Syrian people & threat to the sovereignty of a nation meet and make their evil plans

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 128. From Jan. 2012, an interview by Peter Mac from The Peter Mac Show about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).

RT | May 16, 2014

United States President Barack Obama’s commitment to net neutrality is being questioned after the Federal Communications Commission officials appointed on his watch voted Thursday to advance a plan believed by many to be a blow to the open internet.

RT | May 16, 2014

United States President Barack Obama’s commitment to net neutrality is being questioned after the Federal Communications Commission officials appointed on his watch voted Thursday to advance a plan believed by many to be a blow to the open internet.

Warlords & their militias...............Just in case you thought me daft for comparing oligarchs to warlords?

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 127. From December 2011, an interview by Stefan Molyneux for his Freedomain Radio program about the evil Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA. We discussed the First Amendment violations of and other problems with SOPA. 

After almost 9 years, we have sold KRXA, Monterey, ending our effort to bring progressive voices to AM talk radio….Click here for free audiobook download from Audible, and earn $15 for the PBC Podcast!
–you can read PBC’s 2013 report on the decline of progressive talk radio here

Wednesday, the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce hosted a debate between the candidates running to replace Buck McKeon as congressman from the 25th CD. The two Republicans in the race, Tony Strickland and Steve Knight, have basically one idea: repeal Obamacare.

Media Monarchy joins Jack Blood this month to talk about the waves of abuse news coming out of the church, the state, celebrity

Investigative journalist Jon Rappoprt's article, 'US Jazz Musicians Were Drafted Into the CIA’s MKULTRA,' caught my ear so he's joining Media Monarchy for some classic '

RT | May 16, 2014

New authorities in post-coup Kiev have listed the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Lugansk as terrorist organizations. The two regions proclaimed themselves sovereign states after the controversial May 11 referendums.

RT | May 16, 2014

New authorities in post-coup Kiev have listed the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Lugansk as terrorist organizations. The two regions proclaimed themselves sovereign states after the controversial May 11 referendums.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Allied Command Operations
May 16, 2014
Canada supports NATO in promoting security and stability in Central and Easten Europe
…The Alliance as taken a series of measures to reassure its members especially in Central and Eastern Europe and to demonstrate unity, resolve and commitment to collective defence.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Allied Command Operations
May 16, 2014
Canada supports NATO in promoting security and stability in Central and Easten Europe
…The Alliance as taken a series of measures to reassure its members especially in Central and Eastern Europe and to demonstrate unity, resolve and commitment to collective defence.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Allied Command Operations
May 16, 2014
Joint Force Command Brunssum Conducts Exercise STEADFAST JAVELIN 1

North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Allied Command Operations
May 16, 2014
Joint Force Command Brunssum Conducts Exercise STEADFAST JAVELIN 1

Since 1967, the Israeli Apartheid  government has been the DE-FACTO SOVEREIGN POWER in control of the whole of historic Palestine, incluiding Gaza, The west Bank and Israel.
Israeli authorities control the population registry and ID system , restricting whre Palestinians can live, their access to services and their participation in the political system.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
May 16, 2014
NATO Regional Bureau Opens In Tashkent
A NATO bureau on ties and cooperation with Central Asian countries has officially opened in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent.
NATO secretary-general’s Special Representative for Central Asia and the Caucasus, James Appathurai attended the May 16 opening ceremony.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
May 16, 2014
NATO Regional Bureau Opens In Tashkent
A NATO bureau on ties and cooperation with Central Asian countries has officially opened in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent.
NATO secretary-general’s Special Representative for Central Asia and the Caucasus, James Appathurai attended the May 16 opening ceremony.

Cash machine technology that reads the pattern of finger veins is already available in Japan and Poland

London Telegraph

Cash machines could soon be installed with devices that identify customers by reading the veins in their fingers.

The technology is already being rolled out in Poland, where 1,730 cash machines will this year be installed with readers, negating the need for a debit card and Pin.

Tase first – Ask questions later….. Sure the kid was freaking, but he was just a kid with no weapons. And could he have been having a bad reaction to medication? Was he being abused in a group home prior to hospitalization? Sad.

RT | May 16, 2014

Moscow has accused a UN report on violence in Ukraine’s Odessa of being purposefully blind to hard facts and simply “carrying out a political order to whitewash” the actions of the coup-appointed government in Kiev.

RT | May 16, 2014

Moscow has accused a UN report on violence in Ukraine’s Odessa of being purposefully blind to hard facts and simply “carrying out a political order to whitewash” the actions of the coup-appointed government in Kiev.

The Greg Abbott campaign crafted this birthday card for their supporters to send to Wendy Davis, his Democratic opponent in the race for the U.S. Senate in Texas.  I’m not sure that they wish Wendy well.

by Judith Curry . . . some scientists are mixing up their role with that of a climate activist. – Lennart Bengtsson Professor Bengtsson’s persecution shows precisely why independent think-tanks such as the Global Warming Policy Foundation are essential. Truly, … Continue reading →

By Medea Benjamin | Op-Ed News | May 15, 2014

By Medea Benjamin | Op-Ed News | May 15, 2014

Since 1990, the Insurance Industry has contributed $306,387,653 in congressional races, almost two-thirds of it to Republicans. So far this year, they've doled out $17,600,207, again, most of it to Republicans. So far in the cycle they have carefully selected the incumbents who have been most willing-- in each house-- to put the special interests of the insurance industry ahead the interests of their own constituents and of the American people.

1532 – Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England.
1568 – Mary, Queen of Scots, flees to England.
1770 – A 14-year old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year-old Louis-Auguste who later becomes king of France.
1771 – The Battle of Alamance, a pre-American Revolutionary War battle between local militia and a group of rebels called The “Regulators”, occurs in present-day Alamance County, North Carolina.
1812 – Russian Field Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov signs the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the Russo-Turkish War. Bessarabia is annexed by Imperial Russia.

“However, our neighbors could not stop the Israeli militants as they started to burn down one house after another in the village. I don’t remember what happened after that but I remember my mother, my two sisters and I, together with other families, stayed put in the village’s square for two days until the European militants came again and forced us to leave.