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Government by blackmail: Epstein, Trump’s mentor and the dark secrets of the Reagan era (1)
Aug 26, 2019 11:12The recent exposure of the sexual crimes of the now dead-in-jail Epstein, a friend of the US president, is appalling for both the villainous abuse of children itself and the chilling implications of government by blackmail, according to Chile-based investigative journalist Whitney Webb, who says that this tangled web of unsavory alliances casts a lurid light on the political history of the U.S. from the Prohibition Era right up through the Age of Trump.
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If you are Palestinian, it’s just as difficult to leave Palestine as it is to enter it
Aug 26, 2019 11:00The Palestinian passport is one of the weakest in the world, with only 37 countries allowing visa-free access. In comparison, US passport holders are able to travel to 116 countries visa-free.
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Trump’s reinstatement of indefinite family detention could kill people
Aug 26, 2019 10:56US President Donald Trump appears to be making immigration central to his reelection campaign, as his hard-line and racist rhetoric about “the Mexican wall” propelled him into the White House in the first place.
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No difference of opinion white supremacism is terrorism
Aug 25, 2019 06:28As people of Indiana city recently learned, a weak response to white supremacists has predictable consequences, says Edward Burmila, a Chicago-based writer and host of Mass for Shut-ins, in his article for ‘The Nation’, titled: “No difference of opinion white supremacism is terrorism”.
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Brexit – or not? Fearmongering. Masters of manipulating public opinion
Aug 24, 2019 04:34Entering the realm of intimidation, the British Government warns in a “clandestine report” – “leaked” to the Sunday Times – that a Hard Brexit (a “No Deal” Brexit) will hit the UK with food, fuel and medicine shortages. Russia Today reports, this much-feared prospect is becoming increasingly likely since the changing of the guard in Downing Street.
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Jewish settlers rule the roost in Occupied Palestine, but at what price?
Aug 24, 2019 04:31Annexing the West Bank, from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s viewpoint, is a sound political strategy. The Zionist regime’s leader, is, of course, oblivious to international law which sees Israel’s military and settler presence as illegal. But neither Netanyahu, nor any other Zionist leader, for that matter, have ever cared about international law whatsoever. All that truly counts for Israeli regime is Washington’s support, which is often blind and unconditional.
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White Helmets & whitewashing of an appalling agenda (2)
Aug 23, 2019 12:05Canada’s self-styled ‘humanitarian’ Irwin Cotler who campaigns for regime change or intervention in other countries almost always marches in lock-step with neoconservative US foreign policy. His claim to “humanitarianism” is but a thin veneer of hypocrisy to conceal his establishment policies — policies that almost always serve the interests of the Zionist regime.
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Narendra Modi’s new-model India
Aug 23, 2019 12:02Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi likes to practice what American generals call “shock and awe.” The last time Modi stunned the country was when he announced, on a few hours’ notice, the demonetization of 96% (in value) of India’s currency.
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Americans can’t confront climate change while lavishly funding the Pentagon
Aug 23, 2019 04:02As Brown University’s Costs of War research project recently pointed out, the US Defense Department “remains the world’s single largest consumer of oil – and as a result, one of the world’s top greenhouse gas emitters.”
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Iran marks Avicenna's birth anniversary
Aug 23, 2019 03:56August 23 has been named as the physicians' day, marking the birth anniversary of the famed and acclaimed Iranian physician, Avicenna.