People around the world are pressing their leaders to act on climate change and fueling change on their own. With U.S. political leadership on climate policy in a shambles, many Americans are taking matters into their own hands. Nearly 400,000 people marched in New York City to call for a stronger response to climate change. […]
Archive for February, 2015
Expanding US Strikes to ISIS in Syria, Has Obama Opened New Phase of ‘Perpetual War?’
The United States has launched airstrikes in Syria targeting the Islamic State, as well as members of a separate militant organization known as the Khorasan group. The Pentagon says U.S. forces launched 47 Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles from warships in the Red Sea and North Arabian Gulf. In addition, U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine […]
New Report Highlights Ten American Species Our Children May Never See
Our children are less likely to see monarch butterflies, bumble bees, and a host of other once-common wildlife species due to farm pesticides, declining ocean health, climate change, and dirty energy production, according to a new report by the Endangered Species Coalition. The report, Vanishing: Ten American Species Our Children May Never See, highlights ten disappearing species […]
What to Expect When the Supreme Court Returns to Work Next Week
Next week marks the Supreme Court’s first conference after the Court adjourned last June. The next week marks the formal beginning of its 2014-2015 term. Much of the drama that will unfold in this coming term, however, is likely to come from cases the justices have yet to agree to hear. Marriage equality, abortion and birth […]
Dangerous Surfactants in Glyphosate Herbicide Slip Pass EU Regulators: Monsanto ‘Secret’
The only Europeans to ban glyphosate (the main active ingredient in Monsanto’s herbicide roundUp) and its dangerous additions (surfactants) thus far are the Dutch, with Brazil and France to follow. Yet Germany, keeping their evidence of these toxic chemicals secret, pressures EU regulators to allow these unhealthy compounds to be sprayed liberally over the continent. These surfactants, apparent in formulations […]
Russian participation in Libya’s naval blockade is welcome: Egypt FM
TCP : Cairo welcomes a possible participation of Russian warships in a potential naval blockade of Libya to prevent arm supplies for terrorists, Russian News Agency TASS quoted Foreign Minister Sameh Shokry Friday. Shokry was in a short visit on Thursday to Russia as part of his international tour to other three countries. Egyptian Foreign Minister […]
NATO Finds Arab Backdoor to Arm Kiev
Finian Cunningham (SCF) : The announcement this week that the Kiev regime struck a major deal with the United Arab Emirates for military weapons raises strong suspicions that the US-led NATO alliance has found a new backdoor into Ukraine. We say «new» because it is believed that the US and its NATO allies, Poland and […]
Will Africa Leave International Criminal Court?
Alexander Mezyaev (SCF) : Robert Mugabe, the President of Zimbabwe, has been chosen as African Union (AU) chairman. He is soon to be 91. Since a long time Mugabe has been a pain in the neck for the West. Zimbabwe has been under sanctions for many years and its head of state is imposed a […]
Who is Colonel Suheil Al-Hassan of the Tiger Forces?
BY LEITH FADEL ON FEBRUARY 26, 2015 Colonel Suheil Al-Hassan of the Syrian Arab Army’s Special Forces Brigade known as the “Tiger Forces” (Qawat Al-Nimr) has become one of the most popular and feared officers in the this conflict, as his victories have birthed new life in an embattled army spread across Syria. Born in the city of […]
Part 1: Stunning revelations from former Turkish Intelligence Agency officer in Syria
BY HEBA DELACRES ON FEBRUARY 25, 2015 “I abducted the mass murderer Colonel Harmoush and turned him over to Syria” Currently on the run from Turkish prison system, former officer Önder Sığırcıkoğlu asserts he wasn’t out for money: “I took action to save my identity, my honor, and my conscience.” Lt Col Hussein al-Harmoush was the most […]
Ex-Mossad Chief: ‘Zionist Dream in Danger’ under Netanyahu’s Leadership
Local Editor Former Mossad head Meir Dagan sharply criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying that he “senses that the continuation of the Zionist dream is in danger” under Netanyahu’s leadership. “As someone who has served Israel in various security capacities for 45 years, including during the country’s most difficult hours, I feel that we are […]
Yemen’s Hadi meet UN Envoy in Aden
UN secretary-general’s special envoy to Yemen, Jamal bin Omar, delivers a speech in Aden city of Yemen on February 26, 2015. Anadolu/Fadıl Mübarek Published Friday, February 27, 2015 Updated at 5:09 pm (GMT+2): Yemen President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi on Thursday met the UN envoy in Aden, as political confrontations continued in the country. Saudi Arabia also […]
Syrian Army Restores Tal al-Majda’ in Sweida Province
Local Editor Syrian army units made more gains on Friday establishing control over more areas in Sweida province while inflicting more losses upon terrorist organizations’ ranks in personnel and equipment in other provinces across the country, state-run SANA news agency reported. In Sweida, an army unit established control over Tal al-Majda’ east of Malah town […]
“Not this again!” by Joseph J. Julicher
Joseph This is another post by Joseph J. Julicher, from his website, “Hung by the Thin Blue Line.” Now, I don’t have the exact date of this incident, because, well, my department sure as hell didn’t want to provide it. All I can say is that it happened, and it happened following summer after the Telly […]
Whitehall, OH Police Protect Child Abuser From Prosecution
Val of Columbus OH Cop Block shared the content below, regarding a case in which two young children were abused on video and members of the Whitehall Police Department later covered up those crimes enabling their abuser to avoid the appropriate level of prosecution and remain free to potentially abuse others, via the Cop Block Submissions […]
NY Robbery Victim Conducts Own Investigation, But Cops Still Won’t Help
The following post was submitted via CopBlock.org’s submission tab. Long time follower, love your work. This is not so much a police brutality case, more so an example of how useless the police are when the people actually need justice served. I was at the LA Fitness in Garden City, NY. I had my wallet stolen […]
Here’s Why Interstellar Was So Important
WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS IN RELATION TO INTERSTELLAR & INCEPTION by Jordan Pearce, Spirit Science I was just reading something by Noam Chomsky when all of a sudden this image floated into my head about Christopher Nolans latest work… Actually, the thought started with Inception and how he used really simple – yet ideas […]
NASA Comments on Ceres and Asteroid BL86 UFOs
by Paul Seaburn, Mysterious Universe When NASA actually makes a comment about a UFO, even if it’s just to deny it and give its own explanation, it’s big news. When NASA makes two comments about UFOs in one week, it’s even bigger news. When NASA admits it doesn’t know what one of these unidentified objects […]
Fukushima Radiation Spikes 7,000% – the MSM is Quiet About it
by Ethan A. Huff, Natural News Cleanup crews trying to mitigate Japan’s never-ending radiation crisis at Fukushima ran into more problems recently after sensors monitoring a drainage gutter detected a huge spike in radiation levels from wastewater pouring into the Pacific Ocean. The Tokyo Electric Power Company says radiation levels were up to 70 times, […]
The Senate Blockbuster Trade Showdown The Media Ignored
Eight senators on Thursday let the country know there is going to be a fight over fast-track trade authority and the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) took to the Senate floor to […]