Only Donald Trump can stop Mohammed bin Salman’s execution spree
The Middle East Eye The world took no notice when three Muslim scholars – Salman al-Odah, Awad al Qarni and Ali al-Omari – were first detained in September 2017. Reuters reported at the time that all three were outside the state-backed clerical establishment and recorded Odah’s past period of imprisonment two decades earlier for having tried to set up a […]
For Afro-Colombians, the 2016 Peace Treaty Brought No Peace
The Nation November 2016 should have marked a watershed moment in Colombia’s bloody history, as it is the date when the Colombian government signed a final peace accord with the FARC guerrilla group after more than half a century of war. And yet, since that date Colombia has become one of the most dangerous places […]
From American propaganda to Venezuelan unrest
The American military has its fair share of detractors, both at home and abroad. And while there are many issues mainland Americans have with the military, that irritation becomes even greater when you go abroad, especially when military bases are concerned. This is where the Nation comes in, reporting on a new military base that is set […]
The U.S. Empire Wants Us to Hate and Fear China’s Government
The Ghion Journal Americans are being manipulated by a campaign to make us consent to what’s effectively a paradigm of constant war with China. It’s not a clearcut case of preparing the public for a direct military invasion against the targeted country, as was the case with the Iraq WMD hoax. It’s the same situation […]
Who’s behind the pro-Guaido mob that besieged Venezuela’s embassy in Washington?
The Grayzone After a rough and revealing start, the reins of the campaign to seize Venezuela’s embassy in Washington are being taken over by a group of well-connected marketing and online strategists. In this article, we will examine the backgrounds of these individuals, the platforms they use to disseminate their message, and the tactics they […]
Toronto Residents Face Off Against Google over Waterfront ‘Smart City’
The Real News Newtork NARRATOR: It may not look like much, but this plot of land on Toronto’s waterfront is now ground-zero for a debate on what role technology and corporations will play in future city building. In 2017, Sidewalk Labs, a subsidiary of tech giant Google, won a bid to develop a so-called “smart city” […]
What 50 Countries are Backing Guaidó? Who Knows? Who Cares? If the Media Say It Enough It Must Be True
CounterPunch American media still refer to Juan Guaidó, America’s hand-picked “legitimate leader” or “legitimate president” of Venezuela, as having an “administration.” The truth is that his “administration” — consisting of advisors and other opposition leaders — are all either arrested and being held by the government, hiding, seeking asylum in various foreign embassies (Spanish, Italian, Brazilian […]
As EPA Insists Weed Killer Roundup is Safe, a Jury Orders Monsanto to Pay $2B to Couple With Cancer
Democracy Now! U.S. agribusiness giant Monsanto has been ordered to pay its highest damages yet in a massive lawsuit over the popular weedkiller Roundup. A jury ordered Monsanto to pay more than $2 billion in punitive damages to Alva and Alberta Pilliod, a couple who were both diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma cancer after using Roundup […]
Where Is the Democratic Alternative to Forever War?
Truthdig There sure are lots to choose from. By now, more than 20 candidates have announced a run for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. And with national security adviser John “Regime Change” Bolton, along with the others in the four Bs cabal—Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia and Mohammed bin Zayed […]
ACTIVISM UPDATE: WaPo Editor Responds on Polio, Pakistan and the CIA
FAIR Washington Post editor Martin Baron responded to FAIR’s recent action alert (5/14/19) calling on the Post to acknowledge the role of CIA deception in fueling distrust of vaccination in Pakistan. Asked about the alert by FAIR associate Norman Solomon, Baron replied (links added by FAIR): First, I have nothing to do with editorials. I oversee our news […]