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Israel has just committed another high-profile murder in the West Bank killing 55-year-old Ziad Abu Ein, a minister without portfolio in the Palestinian government. According to the BBC, he ‘was among dozens of foreign and Palestinian activists taking part in a protest against land confiscations.’
Abu Ein was in charge of monitoring Israeli activities related to the Annexation Wall and the construction of Jewish-only colonies in the occupied West Bank. Continue reading “Whitewashing a murder…”
Revelations thanks to one of our posters.
Make no mistake about it regarding the death of General George S. Patton, this was a murder, not an accident. The murderers were vile Zionist Jews, along with collaborators who they placed in power. In doing so they killed the greatest, most moral general of the Western world of all time. Continue reading “The Zionist Murder of General George S. Patton”
Global Research – by Prof. James Petras
The US Senate Report documenting CIA torture of alleged terrorist suspects raises a number of fundamental questions about the nature and operations of the State, the relationship and the responsibility of the Executive Branch and Congress to the vast secret police networks which span the globe – including the United States.
CIA: The Politics of a Global Secret Police Force
The Senate Report’s revelations of CIA torture of suspects following the 9/11 bombing is only the tip of the iceberg. The Report omits the history and wider scope of violent activity in which the CIA has been and continues to be involved. Continue reading “Imperialism and the Politics of Torture: Towards a Global Secret Police Force”
It’s still astounding what you hear from the mouths of some of the country’s most familiar faces…
FOX News has become almost legendary for its plastic line of female “news” pundits, which includes more than a few debutantes, bad nose jobs and plastic surgery sessions gone wrong. Beyond the looks and the teenaged rhetoric, however, FOX talking heads reveal a deeper, fundamentally flawed world view. Continue reading “Neocon Media Rant: How ‘Awesome’ is America?”
Natural Society – by Christina Sarich
Americans are devoid of essential nutrients – and this is why we have one of the highest incidences of disease in all of the industrialized world – even though we spend billions on healthcare every year. Much of this void is created by a lack of essential minerals.
Essential, inorganic, organic, chelated, elemental, ionic, colloidal, trace. Which of these terms to describe minerals do you really understand? While 96% of the body is created of just 4 essential elements: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen, what makes up the rest? In part – minerals. Continue reading “Demystifying Minerals: Which Ones are Truly Essential and Where to Find Them”
A protest put on by a group of second-graders in Massachusetts has sparked controversy, but the school says it was just teaching the kids a lesson in civics.
The peaceful demonstration happened on Friday, a spokesperson for the Alma del Mar Charter School in New Bedford told ABC News today. Second-graders gathered in front of the school with signs, some that said “Honk For Justice,” after learning about the deaths of Eric Garner in Staten Island, New York, and Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, both at the hands of police officers. Continue reading “Second-Graders’ Ferguson Protest Sparks Controversy”
Tucked deep inside the 1,603-page federal spending measure is a provision that effectively ends the federal government’s prohibition on medical marijuana and signals a major shift in drug policy.
The bill’s passage over the weekend marks the first time Congress has approved nationally significant legislation backed by legalization advocates. It brings almost to a close two decades of tension between the states and Washington over medical use of marijuana. Continue reading “Congress quietly ends federal government’s ban on medical marijuana”
Infowars – by Paul Joseph Watson
Alarmed residents who reported low-flying black helicopters with their lights turned off buzzing downtown Dallas last night were witnessing U.S. Special Forces drills intended to allow troops to get a feel for “realistic urban sites”.
“Twitter users reported seeing blacked-out helicopters flying in low, close formations with no lights,”reported NBC-DFW. Infowars readers also contacted us to say they had witnessed the choppers. Continue reading “Black Helicopters Descend on Dallas For Special Forces Drill”
HONOLULU (AP) — Lava from a volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island is on course to reach a shopping center with a gas station and a supermarket in seven to 10 days, officials said.
Lava is about 1 mile from the shopping center in the small town of Pahoa, Hawaii County Civil Defense Director Darryl Oliveira said Monday. The shopping center also contains a hardware store, pharmacy and auto repair shop. Continue reading “Hawaii lava on course to hit gas station, stores”
CNS News – by Terrence P. Jeffrey
The Census Bureau reported in a study released this week that 65 percent of American children lived in households taking aid from one or more federal program as of the fall of 2011.
“Almost two-thirds (65 percent) of children,” said the Census Bureau, “lived in households that participated in at least one or more of the following government aid programs: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), Medicaid, and the National School Lunch Program.” Continue reading “65 Percent of Children Live in Households on Federal Aid Programs”
The Sony hackers have threatened a 9/11-like attack on movie theaters that screen Seth Rogen and James Franco’s North Korean comedy “The Interview,” substantially escalating the stakes surrounding the release of the movie.
The attackers also released the promised “Christmas gift” of files. The contents of the files are unknown but it’s called “Michael Lynton,” who is the CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Continue reading “Sony Hackers Threaten 9/11 Attack on Movie Theaters That Screen ‘The Interview’”
Breitbart – by Daniel Nussbaum
A man in San Francisco pulled off an expertly camouflaged heist when he robbed a bank wearing a Santa costume during the annual SantaCon celebration on the weekend, when thousands of people were similarly dressed up and in the streets.
According to San Francisco Weekly, the unidentified Santa walked into a bank on the 400 block of Sutter Avenue at around 1 pm on Saturday, handed the teller a note, and simply walked out with an undisclosed sum of money. Continue reading “Santa Robs Bank During S.F. SantaCon”
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush will “actively explore” running for President in 2016, according to announcements that he posted on his Facebook and Twitter accounts on Tuesday.
Bush began his announcement talking about spending the holidays with his family. He said that he had been having conversations with them “about the future of this nation,” and because of these conversations and “thoughtful consideration of the kind of strong leadership I think America needs,” he had “decided to actively explore the possibility of running for President of the United States.” Continue reading “Jeb Bush Announces He Will ‘Actively Explore’ Running for President”
Breitbart – by ILDEFONSO ORTIZ
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — A former supervisor of the federal agency tasked with watching over federal agents along the Texas border will spend three years and one month in prison for running an enforcement unit that falsified and backdated investigations that were either not completed or were never done.
On Monday, 49-year-old Eugenio Pedraza, the former McAllen supervisor for Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General went before U.S. District Judge Andrew Hannen who handed down the sentence. Continue reading “Homeland Security Supervisor Sentenced for Falsifying Border Investigations”
Intifada – by JAMAL KANJ
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ABC News – by Rheana Murray
LA Times – by Evan Halper
Yahoo News – by Audrey Mcavoy
Variety – by Brent Lang
Breitbart – by Sarah Rumpf