The Irish government has said that the global boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement represents a “legitimate” means of protest “intended to pressure Israel into ending the occupation.” This is another blow to the Israeli campaign to criminalize Palestine solidarity activism, following an announcement by the Netherlands last week supporting its people’s right to join […]
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Iran, UK ink railway transport MoU
The cooperation agreement was sealed during the visit to London of Mohsen Pourseyyed Aghaei, the President of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (RAI). The MoU, which seeks to develop Iran’s railway system through the exchange of knowledge and technology, was signed at the presence of RAI CEO and his British counterpart and emphasizes bilateral cooperation […]
SARA FLOUNDERS SPEECH ON SYRIA AT LEFT FORUM 2016
In Gaza In this forum, particularly interesting is the speech given by Sara Flounders, of the International Action Center, on her visits to Syria, on the reasons behind the global war on Syria and the documentation of US planning the destabilization of Syria since at least 2005. Flounders also gives historical context to the lead-up […]
Iran Army prepared to repel enemies: Commander
A senior Iranian military commander says the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic are fully prepared to counter any act of aggression by enemies. “The enemies are bent on dealing a blow to the [Islamic] establishment and we will never let this happen through our full military and defensive preparedness,” Iranian Army’s Ground Forces Commander Brigadier General […]
Members Of UN Panel On Glyphosate Have Ties To Monsanto
A UN panel that ruled this week that the herbicide glyphosate was probably ‘not carcinogenic to humans’ has become embroiled in a bitter row about potential conflicts of interests. It has emerged that two people on the UN panel have ties to groups that have accepted over $1 million from Monsanto and another industry group […]
Study Reveals How To Cut Carbon Emissions By 100M Tons
Print Friendly Above Photo: Chad Teer …Per Year By 2030 The Keep It in the Ground campaign has built a powerful movement demanding climate action. By standing strong against the sale of public lands and waters to fossil fuel empires, activists have shined a spotlight on fossil fuel leasing and helped delay and shutter new projects. The […]
Brexit would make UK safer
Michael Gove last night set out urgent security and border improvements that could be made if Britain votes to quit the EU. The Justice Secretary said that in the event of Brexit, the Prime Minister would have to enact new laws ‘instantly’ to stop the influence of ‘rogue’ European courts and allow the immediate deportation […]
Heidi Cruz Bombshell: “Ted Is An Immigrant”
Heidi Cruz dropped a bombshell during an Indiana campaign trail on Saturday, saying that her husband Senator Ted Cruz “is an immigrant”. “Ted is an immigrant. He is Hispanic,” Heidi Cruz said of her husband, an American citizen who renounced his Canadian citizenship even though he was born north of the American border. “He can […]
Iranian speaker hails constructive talks with Belgian MPs
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani on Wednesday hailed as “very constructive and positive” the talks he had with a high-ranking parliamentary delegation from Belgium. Speaking at a joint press conference with President of the Senate of Belgium Christine Defraigne in Tehran, Larijani said that in their talks held earlier on Wednesday, they […]
Ron Paul: We Need To Recalibrate Our Relationship With Saudi Arabia
Former U.S. Representative Ron Paul has warned that the special U.S.-Saudi Arabia relationship is about to come to an abrupt end once the secret 28 pages of the 9/11 Report are released to the public. The report will show the Saudi regime’s involvement on 9/11, which is something the public and government will never be able to forgive. […]
How the US Blew Millions of Dollars Airlifting Cashmere Goats to Afghanistan
Source: Mother Jones The Pentagon airlifted Italian goats to Afghanistan as part of a failed $6 million project aimed at boosting the country’s cashmere industry. That’s one of the latest findings from John Sopko, the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, who testified at a Senate hearing yesterday on the Defense […]
Tomgram: Pratap Chatterjee, Inside Devastation Of America’s Drone Wars
Print Friendly Above Photo: End the Drones/Facebook In a trio of recent action-packed movies, good guys watch terrorists mingling with innocent women and children via real-time video feeds from halfway across the world. A clock ticks and we, the audience, are let in on the secret that mayhem is going to break loose. After much agonized […]
Major rise in Iran trips by British tourists
The British media have reported a major increase in the number of travels by tourists to Iran, stressing that the country is already proving to be a surprise tourism hit. The Telegraph reported on Thursday that there has been an ever-increasing upsurge in the number of British nationals travelling to Iran following a nuclear deal […]
2 vengeful Turks try to hood US soldier, say he’s ‘responsible for terrorism in our country’
The incident took place during an invitation-only event at the US Incirlik air base in the southern province of Adana on Saturday, according to Turkish media. Two members of the Youth Union of Turkey, the right-wing group, identified as Yalcin Semir Akarsu and Cenk Kizilirmak approached a US soldier, whose name hasn’t been released. The […]
Supercritical fluids might enable clean, compact power generation
General Electric (GE) Global Research has just announced the development of a prototype turbine which converts carbon dioxide into electricity. While the size of the turbine does not exceed that of a desk, the inventors say it could actually power a town of10,000 homes! This sounds really promising, given that this innovation has the […]
Syria TERRORIST threatens to walk out of talks over Assad role
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‘Considerable damage’ in Ecuador following deadly 7.8 quake
The mayor of Guayaquil, Jaime Nebot, who is now in Spain, has called on residents to remain calm and to follow advice from the emergencies authorities, El Universo reports. He also reported that he is taking the necessary steps to return to Guayaquil as soon as possible, but in the meantime promised to coordinate relief […]
Former Congressman Exposes the Rigged Voting System
For many years, I have been saying that the voting system here in the USA is rigged. by PL Chang Recently, former congressman Joe Scarborough said on live TV that the U.S. voting system is rigged. If you do not know who Joe Scarborough is, he works for MSNBC and is a regular contributor to […]
“Stop Oppressing Us”: Detroit Teachers Speak
Print Friendly Above Photo: Demonstrators protest the poor conditions of Detroit public schools and the ongoing Flint water crisis, during a visit by President Barack Obama to the city on January 20, 2016. (Laura McDermott / The New York Times) A new investigation by the US Attorney’s Office has uncovered evidence of long-lasting corruption within the Detroit […]
Dr. Duke and Dr. MacDonald – Why the Jewish Ruling Elite Hate Trump!
Dr. Duke and Dr. MacDonald – Why the Jewish Ruling Elite Hate Trump! Dr. Duke had Professor Kevin MacDonald as his guest for the hour. They talked about the Trump campaign. Professor MacDonald noted that Trump is from a generation that grew up in a very different culture, and that Trump is not happy with […]