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Archives for mai 2016

Syrian Al-Qaida Faction Ahrar Al Sham Goes To Washington

The report suggested that the Ahrar al Sham “moderate” terrorist leader (who appears to have the profile of a US “intelligence asset”) would be meeting with “third parties” in Washington DC ”who might influence policymakers” –e.g. D.C. think tanks, research institutes, media, US intelligence, etc. as well as ”lobbyists and Middle East researchers”.

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A senior figure from a Syrian rebel group with links to al Qaida was allowed into the United States for a brief visit, raising questions about how much the Obama administration will compromise in the search for partners in the conflict.”  McClatchy, May 21, 2016 Labib al Nahhas is known as the foreign affairs director for the Islamist fighting

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Off-duty Israeli police brutally beat Arab-looking worker ‘for not showing ID’ (VIDEO)

When an elderly woman allegedly attempted to intervene and asked the officers why they were pummeling the man, one of the attackers reportedly hurled insults at her and threatened to “finish you off as well” if she did not “f*** off from here.”

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Controversial CCTV footage allegedly shows plainclothes Israeli police officers pouncing on an “Arab-Israeli” next to a Tel Aviv supermarket. Eyewitnesses say the man ended up brutally beaten and arrested after he refused to show ID to an off-duty cop. The incident, which was captured by a security camera and first published by local Israeli

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Police And Prison Guards Fight Calif. Marijuana Legalization With Big Money

As law enforcement agencies have come to depend on the millions they rake in from the war on drugs and asset forfeiture laws, maybe it’s no wonder they’re not advocates for change in the state’s drug laws.

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Medical Marijuana California

SACRAMENTO --- As California prepares to vote on marijuana legalization, most of the opposition is coming from major beneficiaries of the war on drugs: police and prison guards. Twenty years ago, California was the first state to legalize medical marijuana, and the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, which will appear on the ballot in November, would

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After Iraq War, Monsanto, Cargill & Dow Chemical Took Over Iraqi Agriculture

According to one environmental activist, under U.S. diplomat Paul Bremer’s orders, ‘Iraqi farmers are not allowed to save seeds, they are not allowed to share seeds … and they are not allowed to replant harvested seeds.’

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A farmer holds Monsanto's Round-Up Ready Soy Bean seeds at his family farm. (AP Photo / Dan Gill)

BAGHDAD --- In the aftermath of the Iraq War, Iraq’s seed and agriculture industry was destroyed by U.S. corporations, with the aid of the U.S. government. In May 2003, after the war officially ended, U.S. diplomat Paul Bremer became the head of the occupational authority, essentially controlling Iraq’s government. He issued 100 orders that set

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UN Assessment: Global Destruction Of Earth On Fast Track

Without a change in current trends, ‘the state of the world’s environment will continue to decline.’

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India Pollution

With no region of the Earth untouched by the ravages of environmental destruction, the state of the world's natural resources is in a rapid downward spiral, a comprehensive assessment by the United Nations has found. Published Thursday, Global Environmental Outlook from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) involved the expertise of more than

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As Palestinians Worldwide Mark 68 Years Of Exile, The Nakba Continues To Unfold

‘The strongest message we send in Nakba Day commemorations is that we will not forget, and we will return,’ a Palestinian activist told MintPress News as hundreds mobilized in New York.

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Hundreds Rally beside City Hall in Manhattan before marching over the Brooklyn Bridge to gather in Cadman Plaza Park in support of the Palestinian right of return.

NEW YORK --- As thousands of Palestinians mobilized throughout the West Bank, Gaza Strip and present-day Israel to mark the 68th anniversary of the Nakba on May 15, more gathered with their supporters in cities across the world. “Nakba Day is extremely significant for Palestinians,” Ibrahim Mossallam, outreach director for the Muslim American

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