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Bolivian President Evo Morales recently announced he has expelled the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), saying such “institutions” “continue to conspire.”
USAID, thanks to lots of propaganda, is thought to be a wonderful, almost charitable arm of the U.S. government that aims to promote democratic institutions and economic progress. Instead, it pushes through a staunch, pro-American agenda often at the expense of democratic institutions.

From Frank Brodhead’s Iran War Weekly. Please read the entire report at WarisACrime.org.

By Alison Weir | MEMO | May 1, 2013

Thirteen years ago I knew very little about Israel-Palestine. Like most Americans, this seemed to be a distant, confusing conflict that had little to do with me. I was unaware –again, like most Americans – that American taxpayers give Israel over $8 million per day, more than we give to any other nation.

Time for my Sunday rant, and there are many things to talk about....First and foremost... We now see the sick and deadly game that the criminals in both the psychotic and terrorist state of Israel, as well as their puppets in the United States government, are playing when it comes to Syria... These sick bastards could not get their nice little war started by promoting the lie that Assad has used "chemical weapons" on his people, simply because that same false and tired claim was made to get the US war on Iraq off and running and people are no longer fooled...

By Nidhi Razdan | NDTV | May 4, 2013

Tehran: In a strategically significant move to counter China’s presence in the region, India has announced that it will upgrade Iran’s crucial Chabahar port that gives a transit route to land-locked Afghanistan.
India’s decision was conveyed by Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid in Tehran today during his meeting with his counterpart.

No.  Non.  Nahi.  Na. Ne.  Nai. Nyet.No in any other language is still no. The so called missile shield was not cancelled due to Russian opposition

Beef Industry is asking the Federal Government to approve irradiation of food Everyone, everywhere: Say NO to radiated food.  And say it loud!While I am using Canadian news, this is not only ongoing in Canada.The EU is looking at radiating food. As for the US, sadly, it appears the food has been irradiated more extensively for some time.

An Interview with Tim Anderson on Obama’s Commerce Nominee, Penny Pritzker

A recent New York Times article ascribing the label “isolationist” to those skeptical of military intervention in Syria and North Korea has generated a flurry of commentary about the overall foreign policy debate.
Matt Duss summarizes the controversy well:

Justiça Ambiental! et al | April 30, 2013