Archive for April, 2016

The F-35’s Software Is So Buggy It Might Ground the Whole Fleet

Photo: US Air Force Last summer, F-35 program officer Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan said the F-35’s logistics system was “the brains and blood of operating this weapons system.” Despite many fixes, the aircraft’s Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) is so flawed that government auditors believe the computer system may not be deployable. […]

Swedish Govt Spends Millions Telling Citizens To Eat Insects To End Global Warming

Vinnova, the Swedish government agency that distributes money for research and development, spending some 2.7 billion kronor (£230 million) a year has announced its latest tranche of funding for creating a greener, more sustainable future — by weaning Europe off meat. It is hoped people will want to eat a so-called “climate smart” […]

Assad’s military claims to have seized Israeli arms shipment in S. Syria

The sources also failed to specify the exact location of the ambush, only saying that the vehicles were travelling in the area of Swaida, the main Druze city in the Jebel Druze area. The ambush was said to have been carried out after the authorities were tipped off by local residents about the movement […]

Rising carbon dioxide is making the Earth GREENER: Extra plant growth caused by greenhouse gases could cover the USA twice

The pumping of excessive carbon dioxide into the atmosphere has widely been presented as setting our planet on a path towards disaster. But a new study has revealed rising levels of the greenhouse gas due to humanity’s actions is actually having a surprising side-effect – it is making the Earth greener. Satellite […]

PEN urges boycott of Azerbaijan over political prisoners while it blocks boycott of Israel

Dear Mr Iglesias, We are writing to you as members of the Sport for Rights campaign, which has been working to raise human rights violations in Azerbaijan in the run-up to the Formula One European Grand Prix. We are deeply disappointed by your decision to perform in Baku on 18 June in connection with the […]

14-year-old Palestinian girl shot, 12-year-old Palestinian girl tortured after alleged attacks

Violence / Detentions — West Bank, Jerusalem Israeli forces shoot, injure Palestinian, detain another after stab attempt BETHLEHEM (Ma‘an) 28 Apr — Two Palestinian teens were arrested, one of whom was shot and injured by Israeli forces, after the two allegedly attempted to stab an Israeli soldier Thursday at a military checkpoint in the village […]

Sy Hersh’s ‘forbidden statement’: Sanders’s liberation from NY Jewish money could change US foreign policy

Earlier this week Seymour Hersh went on Democracy Now! and said in essence what J.J. Goldberg said in Washington two weeks ago: that Bernie Sanders’s method of raising money from individuals off the internet was disempowering rich Jews. And that means the U.S. may finally get a peace deal in the Middle East. Look, I’ve […]

Trump vows better relations with Christian Russia

Trump Vows To Seek Better Relations With CHRISTIAN RUSSIA If Elected note from  Trevor Labonte: When Trump says he wants the US out of NATO and wants to have good relations with RUSSIA, wants to AUDIT THE FED, and STOP THE TPP, he’s telling us he is going to drive a stake through the JWO’s […]

US adopts lethal Israeli tactic to "protect" civilians

Rania Khalek Rights and Accountability 29 April 2016 A Palestinian man searches for victims in the ruins of the Dheir family home, destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, Gaza, on 29 July 2014. The attack killed 19 people, including 9 children, despite the firing of a so-called warning missile. Eyad Al Baba The Electronic Intifada […]

PEN’s double standards over Israel boycott

Charlotte Silver Activism and BDS Beat 29 April 2016 Suzanne Nossel (via Flickr) Amidst a campaign aimed at convincing PEN American Center to reject Israeli government funding for its annual World Voices Festival that began this week, the literary group and its director Suzanne Nossel have displayed glaring double standards in their approach to cultural […]

Muslim prayer hall in Corsica ravaged by blaze

The fire happened at around 4:30 local time on Saturday morning in a Muslim prayer hall in the capital city of Ajaccio, in Corse-du-Sud, local media reported. Fire fighters were called at about 5am by worshippers who had gathered to attend the morning service. No one was injured, according to first reports. The cause of […]

Illegal Muslim prayer hall blown up in Russia after police find explosives inside (VIDEO)

The video of the controlled explosion shows a considerable part of the building being destroyed in the blast. A police dog helped to find a cache with more than a kilogram of explosives of unknown origin. A bomb-disposal expert said extracting the explosives would be definitely unsafe and bomb technicians rolled in a water cannon, […]

NATO to send 4,000 troops to border with Russia – report

Work confirmed the number of troops to be sent to the border with Russia, The Wall Street Journal reports. He said the reason for the deployment is Russia’s multiple snap military exercises near the Baltics States. “The Russians have been doing a lot of snap exercises right up against the borders, with a lot of […]

Anti-corruption protesters storm Baghdad’s Green Zone, enter parliament

A state of emergency has been declared in the Iraqi capital. To prevent more protesters entering the Green Zone, Iraqi security forces have fired tear gas and shot bullets into the air, Reuters reported citing its sources in the police, as well as al-Sadr’s office. To keep protesters from crossing a bridge near the US […]

Wine & coffee are good for your gut, scientists say

Large-scale DNA analysis enabled researchers to examine what factors affect the diversity of the microbiome, the intestinal bacterial community unique to each individual. Coffee and wine can increase the diversity of gut bacteria, while whole milk or a high-calorie diet can decrease it. Most alcohol industry profits come from problem drinkers – studies “In total […]

Milk sold near Chernobyl still radioactive, 30 years after the accident… Cesium persists for hundreds of years

(NaturalNews) 30 years ago the world’s worst nuclear catastrophe at Chernobyl in Ukraine released a lot of radioactive particles into the atmosphere which killed 31 people and made an 18.6-sqaure-mile exclusion zone around the reactor unsafe for humans for at least the next 20,000 years. Gubarevichi, a small town in Belarus, just on […]

Climate change may not lead to more floods and droughts after all … 1200 years of data contradict global warming scare stories

(NaturalNews) Climate alarmists on the Left don’t want to hear it, and in fact want to punish – like, with fines and jail terms – anyone who disagrees with their claim that the world is burning up and your SUV is to blame. But in fact, some scientists are now claiming that their […]

How the ketogenic diet can keep unnecessary sugars out of your body, while lowering your risk for cancer

(NaturalNews) The “ketogenic diet” has become one of the latest diet fads, heralded by Hollywood’s healthiest stars. But what exactly does this new buzzword mean? Well, the “keto diet,” as some like to call it, is notorious for being low in carbohydrates. Maintaining a low-carb diet influences the body into a state known […]

Consumer advocacy groups are taking the FDA to court over genetically modified salmon

(NaturalNews) The FDA is currently being sued by a coalition group made up of environmental, consumer and commercial organizations for approving the farming of genetically engineered (GE) salmon, according to The Hill. The coalition is being represented by a legal counsel from the Center for Food Safety and Earth Justice – who are […]

Photo: The story behind this McDonald’s Happy Meal will disgust you

(NaturalNews) It’s enough to make your stomach turn, but then again, it involves the fast food giant McDonald’s, so is it any surprise? What we’re talking about is a photo of a McDonald’s meal that Alaska resident Jennifer Lovdahl recently shared on social media. It features a Happy Meal box, its contents sitting […]

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