By Saed Bannoura | (IMEMC) | – – The Palestinian Detainees’ Committee and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) have reported that Israeli soldiers have kidnapped around 1.000.000 Palestinians, including tens of thousands of women and children, since occupying the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem in 1967. Two detainees died in 2015 due […]
Gas Prices to stay Low? Saudi-Iran Tensions Block Oil Output Freeze
TeleSur | – – Oil producing countries meeting in Doha failed to reach an agreement to freeze output. They may meet again in June. OPEC and non-OPEC producers on Sunday failed to reach a deal to freeze oil output, three oil industry sources told Reuters. Sources said OPEC producers had told non-OPEC members they needed […]
Then they took the “Info” out of Infotainment; Corporate ‘News’ Cashes in on Fascism
By Tom Engelhardt | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – Think of the 2016 presidential campaign as the political equivalent of Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. It’s loud; there are plenty of abusive special effects; the critics hate it, but the crowds turn out; a media company or three rake in the dough; and foreigners […]
What’s behind Egyptian Protests over Islands given to Saudi Arabia?
By Ebrahim Shabbir Deen | (Informed Comment) | – – The recent return of the islands of Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi Arabia by the Egyptian government signals that the Sisi regime remains in need of external support to buttress its domestic control. The complex nature of the negotiations, and the islands importance to Israel […]
Canada’s Trudeau explains Quantum Computing, as GOP candidates boast science illiteracy,
CBC | (Video News Report) | – – “Justin Trudeau responds to a flip question from reporter with a good-natured, not-so-flip answer.” CBC News: “PM schools reporter on quantum computing during press conference”
Do Donald Trump’s ‘Terrifying’ Nuclear Threats endanger You?
By Michelle Bentley | (The Conversation) | – – Donald Trump has once again violated all mainstream thinking to advance a dangerous and deviant policy, this time on nuclear weapons. The wannabe Republican presidential nominee recently said the US needs a policy of “unpredictability”. This means the US would be able to use nuclear weapons […]
In rebuke to Europe, Pope brings 3 Syrian Muslim Refugee Families to Vatican
Rome Reports | (Video News Segment) | – – “In total, he is taking 12 people with him. They are all from Syria.” Rome Reports: ” Pope takes three refugee families with him to Rome”
Saudis warn they will withdraw $750 Bn. from US economy if 9/11 Bill Passes
TeleSur | – – The Saudis threatened selling off almost a trillion dollars in U.S. assets if Congress makes it legal to hold Saudi citizens accountable for 9/11. Saudi Arabia has threatened the United States with economic reprisals should the U.S. pass a law allowing for its citizens to hold the oil-rich kingdom responsible for […]
Israel has detained 43 Journalists since October in Palestine, incl. 2 Westerners
Ma’an News Agency | – – GAZA (Ma’an) — The Committee to Support Palestinian Journalists said on Saturday that Israel has detained 43 journalists in the occupied Palestinian territory since October 2015, including two foreign reporters. The New York-based committee said in a report that during detention and imprisonment, journalists have reported torture, medical negligence, […]
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