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“The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster is a Serious Crime” By Koide Hiroaki, April 20 2016

Interview by Katsuya Hirano and Hirotaka Kasai

Translation by Robert Stolz

Transcription by Akiko Anson

Introduction

Koide Hiroaki (66) has emerged as an influential voice and a central figure in the anti-nuclear movement since the nuclear meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi

Video: China’s New Aircraft Carrier Force, Challenges US Naval Hegemony? By South Front, April 20 2016

People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) officials acknowledged the existence of the first indigenously built aircraft carrier for the PLAN on December 31st, 2015. The carrier is based on the same Soviet era template as the Liaoning currently in service, and

Jerusalem: City of Hate. Political Ideology has Created an “Unholy City” By Anthony Bellchambers, April 20 2016

Palestinian militant group Hamas, against which the Israeli government has carried out a continuous attempt at regime change through an illegal, six year blockade of essential goods into Gaza, praised Monday’s blast that has injured at least 21, calling it

Selected Articles: Israel’s Active Cooperation with ISIS and Al Qaeda By Global Research News, April 19 2016
The State sponsors of ISIS

Israel Actively “Cooperates” with the Islamic State and Al Qaeda. Military Aid Channelled into Syria out of the Golan Heights

By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, April 19 2016

Syria’s chief negotiator at the Geneva peace talks Bashar Ja’afri accused Israel

Hollywood’s Johnny Depp and Animal Rights By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, April 19 2016

“At the end of it we’ve got a message that is going all around the world right now, it’s going off like a frog in a sock telling people that if you come to this nation and you don’t obey

Israeli Tourist Map of Jerusalem Rewrites History. Removes Palestinian Culture from the Map By Charlie Hoyle, April 19 2016

The Israeli Ministry of Tourism is removing Palestinian culture from the map, in the most literal sense.

Last month, a new English-language guide to Jerusalem’s Old City was published, featuring fifty-seven tourist sites. Among them, only one was Muslim, …

Yemen: Al-Qaeda’s Expansion. Saudi-Led Military Actions Coordinated with those of AQAP Terrorists By South Front, April 19 2016

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has been rapidly expanding across Yemen since the Saudi-led intervention in the country. AQAP took control of five cities in past weeks and gained control of two additional provincial capitals in the past

Venezuela’s Opposition: Attacking Its Own People By Eric Draitser, April 19 2016

The corporate media would have you believe that Venezuela is a dictatorship on the verge of political and economic collapse; a country where human rights crusaders and anti-government, democracy-seeking activists are routinely rounded up and thrown in jail. Indeed, the

Who is Behind Egypt’s “Gift” of Two Strategic Red Sea Islands to Saudi Arabia By Abayomi Azikiwe, April 19 2016

During the week of April 11 it was revealed that the Egyptian government of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is proposing to turn over the strategic islands of Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi Arabia, located at the exit of the Gulf

Media Pretend Not To Know About British Boots on the Ground in Libya By Craig Murray, April 19 2016

Yesterday Philip Hammond, UK foreign secretary, visited a naval base in Tripoli to be shown docking facilities for British military vessels. The authoritative Jane’s Defence Weekly published that the 150 strong amphibious Special Purpose Task Group of commandos and special

Crimes against Humanity: Israel Ambulance Paramedics Withhold Treatment to Wounded Palestinians By Jonathan Cook, April 19 2016

There is mounting evidence that Israeli ambulance crews are withholding treatment from Palestinians injured during a wave of attacks over the past six months, according to rights groups.

Physicians for Human Rights in Israel, a medical watchdog group, found that …

Real Hypocrisy versus Real Change: Canada’s PM Trudeau Backs Arms Deal with Saudi “Lords of Terrorism” By Mark Taliano, April 19 2016

“Reverse Projection”, as described by Canadian professor John McMurtry, is a staple of propagandists as the imperial West imposes its toxic agenda of war and poverty domestically, and throughout the world.

Public Relations liars are the new myth makers who …

“Neoliberal Restoration”: Hybrid War Hyenas Tear Brazil Apart By Pepe Escobar, April 19 2016

The gloomy and repulsive night when the female President of the 7th largest economy in the world was the prey of choice fed to a lynch mob of hyenas in a drab, provincial Circus Maximus will forever live in infamy. 

Israel Actively “Cooperates” with the Islamic State and Al Qaeda. Military Aid Channelled into Syria out of the Golan Heights By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, April 19 2016

Syria’s chief negotiator at the Geneva peace talks Bashar Ja’afri accused Israel of “cooperating” with the Islamic State and Al Nusra, an affiliate of al-Qaeda in the Golan Heights

According to Ja’afari (quoted by RT):

“This Israeli provocation confirms

A French Teacher and France’s State of Emergency By Catherine Shakdam, April 18 2016

If France has often presented itself as a modern democracy, a Republic which values have revolved around the guarantee and protection of personal freedom and free speech, such claims no longer reflect ground realities.

France today is an empty shell …

Election Campaign 2016: Major Issues Facing African Americans Largely Ignored by both Clinton and Sanders By Abayomi Azikiwe, April 18 2016

Democratic Party candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are both making appeals to win over African American voters during the final two months of the primary and caucus elections.

Nonetheless, very few specific issues are addressed during the course of

Video: Syrian Military Operation in Aleppo City against the ISIS By South Front, April 18 2016

Last weekend, Syrian forces continued operations in Aleppo City and neighbored areas. Following advances in Salaheddine District and al-Mallah farm area, the loyalist troops are now advancing in the city. An expected sub-objective of the operations is to divide the

Sanders and Clinton: Palestinian Defender vs. Israel Apologist By Prof. Marjorie Cohn, April 18 2016

Professor Marjorie Cohn

An amazing thing happened at the prime-time Democratic debate in Brooklyn on Thursday. A few days ahead of Tuesday’s delegate-rich New York primary, presidential candidate Bernie Sanders dared to criticize Israel. Rival Hillary Clinton, on the other

Beyond the Empire of Chaos: Building Ecology into the Economy. Life Capital Value, Base and Measure By Prof. John McMurtry, April 18 2016
Ecological and social science research increasingly demonstrate that ‘globalization’ is not what it seems. It does not produce more prosperity and reduce poverty for the world, but just the opposite.
Blanket Student Debt Amnesty Now By Mike Whitney, April 18 2016

A couple weeks ago the Wall Street Journal confirmed our worst fears about the student loan program, that is, that it was going to blow up in the government’s face just like all the other gigantic debt-bubbles that preceded it.

Troubled Waters and the Sporting Dilemma in Australia. The Legend of Grant Hackett By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, April 18 2016

“New safety briefing tells passengers to familiarise themselves with their nearest Grant Hackett, remembering it may be behind them.” The Shovel, Apr. 18, 2016

The sporting hero suffers a disservice, notably in countries such as Australia.  Feted, lauded and congratulated …

How The American Neoconservatives Destroyed Mankind’s Hopes For Peace By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, April 18 2016

When Ronald Reagan turned his back on the neoconservatives, fired them, and had some of them prosecuted, his administration was free of their evil influence, and President Reagan negotiated the end of the Cold War with Soviet President Gorbachev. The

China Says “No Dollars” for New Yuan By Global Research News, April 18 2016

by SuperStation95

In a shocking move likely to crush the US economy overnight, China is refusing to make its new gold-backed Yuan, convertible from or to US Dollars.  The new Yuan will be introduced next Tuesday, April 19.

When the …

Live from Damascus: The Syrian Election Results By Ken Stone, April 18 2016

“Syria’s ruling Ba’ath Party and its allies have won the majority of the votes in the recent parliamentary elections in the country, official results show. 

The Syrian electoral commission announced late Saturday that the National Unity coalition, comprising the ruling

Journey to the End of the Night: The Paris ‘Nuit Debout’ Movement By Gearóid Ó Colmáin, April 18 2016

In his novel ‘Journey to the end of the night’ Louis-Ferdinand Céline provocatively described the soldiers who had died in the First World War as ‘idiots’. The French writer was referring to the fact the soldiers had given their lives

The Boston Bombing Anniversary: Thirteen Unanswered Questions By Russ Baker, April 18 2016

Here we are, on the third Boston Marathon since the one we will never forget. Two powerful bombs ripped through the assembled crowd, killing Krystle Campbell, Lu Lingzi and Martin Richard, and wounding many others. Later, a policeman was shot …

Propaganda for a Price: The NED, Reporters Without Borders and the 2016 Press Freedom Index By Timothy Alexander Guzman, April 18 2016

The annual Press Freedom Index produced by Reporters without Borders (RSF) is due out on April 20th according to their official website https://rsf.org/en. The question is what countries will the international Non-Government Organization (NGO) declare the worst for press

The Grim Conditions of Jordan’s Immigration Detention Camps. Blatant Human Rights Violations By Siraj Davis, April 18 2016

The following elucidates the grim conditions of immigration detention camps and the defective process of deportation existing within Jordan, which innocent migrant workers have endured for so long, in silence. Organizations such as Human Rights Watch, Tamkeen, Global Detention Project,

IMF and Troika Want Still “More Austerity” From Greece–The ‘Wikileaks’ Revelation By Dr. Jack Rasmus, April 18 2016

Last August 2015, after eight months of intense negotiations with Europe’s Troika financial institutions—the IMF, European Central Bank, and European Commission—the Greek Government capitulated to the Troika’s demands imposing more austerity on Greece and its people in exchange for another

Growing Militarization of the South China Sea, US-China Confrontation By Brian Kalman, April 18 2016

The South China Sea Dispute or Crisis as it has come to be known, is a rather complicated dispute involving many different parties, both directly and indirectly, and that concerns a number of key issues. These concerns include national sovereignty,

Syrian Parliamentary Elections 2016: National Assembly Dominated by Sunni, Large Representation of Women By Ziad Fadel, April 18 2016

This article dispels the myth that Syria is a sectarian society with a government dominated by the Alawite.

It is worth noting that the wife of president Al-Assad is Sunni.

The vast majority of the seats in the parliament have …

Huge War Games around Scotland: Ooops. “Secret NATO War Games Manual” Accidentally Released by Britain’s Ministry of Defence By Global Research News, April 18 2016

NATO’s “Exercise Joint Warrior” regrouping some 3400 NATO army, navy and air force personnel from 12 NATO countries is ongoing in Scotland. These war games follow those conducted last year in Scotland involving 13,000 Troops, 54 Warships, 70 Planes, as …

Preparing for War with Russia? A Review By Rick Rozoff, April 18 2016

This report by Rick Rozoff was published a year ago.

The Joint Warrior Games April 2016 in Scotland are currently ongoing. Those of April 2015 are reviewed below.

NATO War Games “Joint Warrior” in Scotland 2015: 13,000 Troops, 54 Warships,

Hong Kong Gets New US-backed Party, Funded by Washington By Tony Cartalucci, April 18 2016

2014 Hong Kong Protest

Hong Kong saw the formation of a new “political party,” headed by 19 year-old student Joshua Wong – a young man with no experience and no explanation as to who is funding him or backing him …

BRICS Under Attack: The Empire Strikes Back In Brazil By Eric Draitser, April 18 2016

First publishd by Mint Press and Global Research in March 2016, this incisive article provides an understanding of the soft coup in Brazil

Despite all the fancy anti-corruption rhetoric, the assault on President Rousseff’s leftist government is the result of

“Poor” G7 Just Cannot Disarm Yet! “They met in Hiroshima, the First City on Earth subjected to Nuclear Genocide” By Andre Vltchek, April 17 2016

They met in Hiroshima, Japan, in the first city on Earth that had been subjected to nuclear genocide. They were representing some of the mightiest nations on Earth: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States

“Nuit Debout”: Dawn of a French Style [Color] Revolution? By Gilbert Mercier and Dady Chery, April 17 2016

Some call it a phenomenon, others compare it to the failed 2011 Occupy movement, but Nuit Debout has taken the largely discredited French political class, from across the bogus standard left to the far right, by surprise.

Sociologically, it should

Meet Andriy Parubiy, the Neo-Nazi Leader Turned Speaker of Ukraine’s Parliament By Jon Hellevig, April 17 2016

When Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk got the boot and was replaced by the speaker of parliament Volodymyr Groysman, Mr. Andriy Parubiy was appointed in his stead.

This extraordinary event speaks volumes about, not only the Ukraine, but also the

Saudi Royals Supported Al Qaeda, Did They Finance the 9/11 Attacks? Saudi King and Princes Blackmail U.S. Government… By Eric Zuesse, April 17 2016

Saudi Arabia, owned by the Saud family, are telling the U.S. Government, they’ll wreck the U.S. economy, if a bill in the U.S. Congress that would remove the unique and exclusive immunity the royal owners of that country enjoy

Bernie Sanders’ Jewish Outreach Director Suspended for Blunt and Honest Criticism of Netanyahu Government By Anthony Bellchambers, April 16 2016

The US presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders has suspended its new Jewish Outreach Director over the tone of her past criticism of Israel, for daring to speak the truth!

‘Simone Zimmerman, a former J Street student activist, was recently hired …

The History and Role of Russia’s Airborne Infantry Forces. Review and Analysis By J. Hawk, Daniel Deiss, and Edwin Watson, April 16 2016

This article offers a review of Russia’s Airborne forces which has a bearing on Russia’s capabilities in conventional warfare. It constitutes a Russian perspective on military affairs which we bring to the attention of our readers. 

Historical Background

Russia’s airborne  …

Hybrid Wars, Destabilizing Scenarios and Colored Revolutions: The Balkans, Chechnya and the “Central Asian Spring” By Andrew Korybko, April 16 2016

(Please read Parts III, and III prior to this article)

The US’ History Of Regional Revolution Attempts

The most significant destabilizing scenario that could ever occur in Central Asia is an “Arab Spring”-like event that ravages the …

The Slow Bleed: Fukushima Radiation Five Years On By Vincent Di Stefano, April 16 2016

The melt down of three nuclear reactors at Fukushima in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami of 11th March 2011 seems to have quietly slipped out of our collective awareness – as quietly as the cauldrons of radioactive elements

Endless War is on the Drawing Board: Hillary Clinton Throws Women “Under Bus” for Corporate Cronies By Robert Barsocchini, April 16 2016

Hillary wants us to ignore the dream of MLK and judge her not by the content of her character, but by her gender.  These are some of the reasons why:

In the 1990s, with Hillary Clinton as First Lady and …

Syrian 2016 Elections Defy US and NATO “Regime Change” Agenda By Ken Stone, April 16 2016

Damascus: Today, the members of the Second International Tour of Peace to Syria were offered the privilege of accompanying the Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church as he went to vote in the Syrian parliamentary elections.

Gregorious III, the …

Nauru: A “Processing Centre” and Detention Camp for Refugees to Australia By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, April 16 2016

It sounds tedious, but the point is no less awful. Nauru has ceased being a country, a state of any worth. It has assumed value as only one thing: a (non)processing centre for asylum seekers and refugees Australia does not

The Japanese Government Spreads Misinformation On North Korea’s Rocket Launch By Taoka Shunji, April 16 2016

The Illusion of Japan’s “Missile Destruction Order”

The Japanese government has described the North Korean rocket launched on February 7 as “a long range ballistic missile disguised as a satellite launching vehicle.” Even after it was confirmed that a satellite …

Ten Reasons Why Bill and Hillary Clinton Do Not Deserve a Third Term in the White House By Prof Rodrigue Tremblay, April 16 2016
“Few things are more dangerous than empires pushing their own interest in the belief they are doing humanity a favor.” -Eric Hobsbawm (1917-2012) British historian, June 10, 2003
Myanmar’s Political Transition: Aung San Suu Kyi “Non-Democratic Democracy” By Tony Cartalucci, April 16 2016

Myanmar’s political transition is being hailed by Western politicians, special interests, and its media as “historic” and a new beginning for “democracy” in the Southeast Asian nation.

However, even before Myanmar political opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party rose …

Selected Articles: How America backed the ISIS Takeover and Destruction of Palmyra By Global Research News, April 16 2016
Baal-Shamin_Palmyra

How America backed the ISIS Takeover and Destruction of Palmyra

By Prof. Tim Anderson, April 15 2016

As explosions from detonated mines continued in the background a Syrian general confirmed in some detail an ugly truth: Washington and its

Military Escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh, on Russia’s Doorstep By South Front, April 15 2016

Armenia’s Ministry of Defense revealed numbers of the casualties in the recent escalation in Nagoorno-Karabakh. The report says the country lost 15 officers, 34 soldiers, 11 volunteers and 2 soldiers from the reserve. 1 officer is missed in action. Azerbaijani

My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide By Jim Miles, April 15 2016

Reading a work that would obviously be very pro-Israel sets up an anticipatory set of expectations and Michael Oren’s account of his term as Israeli ambassador to the U.S., Ally – My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide, certainly met

The ‘Credibility’ Illusion. Iraq, Syria, Ukraine: “Sticking with the Lie” By Robert Parry, April 15 2016

What surprised me most about the Iraq War wasn’t how wrong the expectation of happy Iraqis showering American troops with flowers was or even how badly the war would turn out – all that was predictable and indeed was predicted

US, Saudi, Turkey, Discuss Delivering Anti-aircraft Weapons To “Rebels” for Use against Assad, Russia By Brandon Turbeville, April 15 2016

The CIA is reportedly discussing a plan to augment the fighting capability of the terrorist forces they have been supporting in Syria since the beginning of the crisis in 2011 if the “ceasefire agreement” currently underway in Geneva falls apart.

The Arab Spring: US Black Ops and Subversion By Stuart Jeanne Bramhall and Tony Seed, April 15 2016

Introduction by Tony Seed

According to the spin of the NATO countries, the aim of the 2011 uprisings in much of the Middle East and North Africa – the so-called “Arab Spring” was to embrace “Western values.” Disinformation is spread …

Young Iraqis Overwhelmingly Consider U.S. Their Enemy, Poll Says By Murtaza Hussain, April 15 2016

More than 90 percent of young people in Iraq consider the United States to be an enemy of their country, according to a new poll.

After years spent justifying the war as a “liberation” of the Iraqi people, the survey

The Implosion of the House of Saud By Pepe Escobar, April 15 2016

The Panama Papers psyops revealed that – ailing – King Salman of Saudi Arabia is among a roast of notorious offshore profiteers “in relation” to “associates”.

The House of Saud used British Virgin Islands shell companies to take out at …

Labor Rights: What Did Quebec Public-Sector Unions Achieve? By Ashley Smith, April 15 2016

After a wave of protests and job actions that culminated in Quebec’s largest general strike in decades last December, public-sector unions have agreed to a series of contracts with disappointing concessions that raise questions about where the struggle in Quebec

US Corporate Tax Cheats Hiding $1.4 Trillion in Profits in Offshore Accounts By Patrick Martin, April 15 2016

A report issued Thursday by the British charity Oxfam found that the 50 largest US corporations are hiding $1.4 trillion in profits in overseas accounts to avoid US income taxes, much of it in tax havens like Bermuda and the

Washington’s “Official” Human Rights Report Slams Israel over Extrajudicial Killings, Torture and Racism By Telesur, April 15 2016

In a rare move by Washington, the 2016 U.S. report on human rights said Israel unlawfully killed over 70 Palestinians and tries minors in military courts.

The United States accused Israeli Defense Forces of “excessive use of force” in the …

Blood and Money: US Tycoons, Charities and Israel’s Settlements By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, April 15 2016

Last month, Bassem al-Tamimi and 35 other Palestinians and Palestinian Americans sought legal services to take a range of charities, firms and tycoons in the US to court in what will be a $34.5bn law suit.  Their argument is personal,

How America backed the ISIS Takeover and Destruction of Palmyra By Prof. Tim Anderson, April 15 2016
As explosions from detonated mines continued in the background a Syrian general confirmed in some detail an ugly truth: Washington and its close allies Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Israel backed the ISIS takeover and destruction of Palmyra.
Hillary Clinton’s Penchant for War. The Legacy of Allen and John Foster Dulles By John Stanton, April 14 2016

According to Counterpunch (2007) editors Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair:

“The desire for secrecy is one of Mrs. Clinton’s enduring and damaging traits…Befitting a Midwestern Methodist with a bullying father, repression has always been one of Mrs. Clinton’s most

Syrian Elections Prove Again That Washington And Its Presstitutes Lie Through Their Teeth By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, April 14 2016

Today (April 14) Syria held parliamentary elections at 7,000 polling stations, keeping the voting open an extra five hours to accommodate the massive turnout. All were allowed to vote, even displaced Syrians from the two provinces still terrorized by Washington

Video: Renewed Ukraine Military Shelling in Donbass By South Front, April 14 2016

The Donetsk People’s Republic Security Service declared the detention of the colonel of Ukraine’s Security Service, in the past one of the commanders of “Alpha” unit.

According to DPR officials, the suspect stated he was the acting representative of the

‘Aggressive Simulated Attack’: Pentagon Decries Russian Jets Zooming over USS Donald Cook (VIDEO) By RT, April 14 2016

The aerobatics skills of Russian pilots over the US destroyer Donald Cook in the Baltic Sea left the Pentagon and other US official running for cover in Washington over “aggressive close interactions” with Russian fighter jets.

Releasing the footage of

Israeli Firms Running Sudan Gold, Uranium Mines for Smuggling Purposes: Report By Press TV, April 14 2016

Image: This file photo shows Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) militants in an undisclosed location in South Kordofan State, Sudan.

Israeli firms have teamed up with militants in Sudan, operating gold and uranium mines in the South Kordofan state and

South Sudan, After Independence: “Post Conflict” Famine and Despair By Antony Loewenstein, April 14 2016

Flying into Bentiu, a town in northern South Sudan, is unnerving. The front of a broken plane, cockpit windows smashed, sits close to the dusty airstrip; long green grass sprouts around the cracked fuselage. Soldiers of the Sudan People’s Liberation

US-NATO Iraq War Precipitates Starvation in Fallujah By Nazli Tarzi, April 14 2016

The seesawing battle between Iraq’s government forces, allied militias and Islamic state militants is wrecking havoc in Fallujah. City residents are likely to be massacred if they flee, and from governments air strikes there is nowhere to hide. The daily

Selected Articles: US-NATO Aggression, Toxic Herbicide, and “Killary” Clinton By Global Research News, April 14 2016

syriaflag1_thumbnailSyria Elections 2016: US-NATO’s Failed Attempt to Deny the Will of the Syrian People

By Vanessa Beeley, April 14 2016

“We declare our right on this earth…to be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to

Obama Admits US Drone Strikes Kill Civilians By Steven MacMillan, April 14 2016

The US President has acknowledged that American drone strikes have killed innocent civilians and that there has been “legitimate criticism” about the practice in the past. Speaking at the Nuclear Security Summit on the 1st of April, Barack Obama responded

National Sovereignty and the US-EU Trans-Atlantic Trade Deal: British Conservative Breaks Ranks, Opposes TTIP By Eric Zuesse, April 14 2016

It’s as if, say, during the Republican Administration of U.S. President George Herbert Walker Bush, the person who had negotiated international trade deals for the prior President, the Republican Ronald Reagan, came out publicly against a mega-‘trade’ deal that his …

Russian Plane Flying “Dangerously Close” to a USS Destroyer in Baltic Sea By Global Research News, April 14 2016

The US NAVY has complained that:

“Russian attack jets flew “dangerously close” to a U.S. Navy destroyer numerous times in the Baltic Sea this week, according to U.S. officials, continuing a pattern of behavior in the region that the Defense

DEA to Look At “Rescheduling” Marijuana over next Few Months By Brandon Turbeville, April 14 2016

It is one of the most tragically comedic aspects of the War on Drugs that marijuana is classed in the same category as heroin and LSD by the U.S. Federal Government. Such a ridiculous classification would truly be worth laughing

Austria: A 54% “Haircut” Of Senior Creditors In First “Bail In” Under New EU Rules By Zero Hedge, April 14 2016

Just over a year ago, a black swan landed in the middle of Europe, when in what was then dubbed a “Spectacular Development” In Austria, the “bad bank” of failed Hypo Alpe Adria – the Heta Asset

Plan B: CIA Prepares to Arm Syrian “Rebels” with Anti-aircraft Weapons By Bill Van Auken, April 14 2016

The CIA, working in conjunction with Washington’s principal allies in the Middle East, including the governments in Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar, is preparing a so-called “Plan B” involving a dramatic escalation in the arming of Western-backed “rebels” fighting the

Slap in the Face for Monsanto: European Parliament Votes to Ban Most Uses of Glyphosate By Oliver Tickell, April 14 2016

The EU Parliament has responded to the health concerns of millions by calling on the Commission to severely restrict permitted uses of the toxic herbicide glyphosate, including an effective ban on pre-harvest dessication of crops.

This resolution opposes approval of

NATO Aggression: Is There A Way Out? By Christopher Black, April 14 2016

On March 23 General Breedlove, Chief of Staff of the American European Command gave an address to the Ministry of Defence of Georgia, announcing new American-British-Georgian military exercises to be conducted in May this year under the code-name Noble Partner

The Case against Toxic Herbicide Glyphosate: “We are being Silently Poisoned by thousands of Untested and Unmonitored Chemicals” By Colin Todhunter, April 14 2016

On 13 April, the EU Parliament called on the European Commission to restrict certain permitted uses of the toxic herbicide glyphosate, best known in Monsanto’s ‘Roundup’ formulation.

Glyphosate was last year determined to be “probably carcinogenic” by the WHO, and …

Palestinian Activists File $34.5 Billion Lawsuit against US Corporations and Wealthy Americans Which Support West Bank Settlements By Middle East Monitor, April 13 2016

A group of Palestinians affected by Israel’s activities have filed a $34.5 billion lawsuit against US and Israeli entities supporting West Bank settlements.  The lawsuit was filed in the Federal District Court of Columbia in the United States.

Ayman Nejm, …