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There have been reports that the Islamic State has issued a fatwa(Islamic decree) mandating female genital mutilation for all women aged 11 to 46. Female genital mutilation (FGM) involves the removal of part or all of the external genitalia of a woman.
However, other reports suggest that it may have been a fake put out by one of the Islamic State’s many enemies. Continue reading “‘Islamic State’ Consolidates Power, Enforces Brutal Sharia”
Meriam Ibrahim, the Christian Sudanese woman who was sentenced to death for apotasy, arrived in Rome with her family on her way to the U.S. Ibrahim was given a private audience with the Pope. Continue reading “Death Row Christian Woman Flees Sudan, Arrives in Rome”
Recent Boko Haram attacks have left 11 parents of the 220 girls abducted by the group dead. In an attack on the Kautakari village by the Islamist militants, seven fathers of the missing girls were killed. A total of 51 villagers died in the attack on the village, which is loactedclose to Chibok.
In addition to the seven fathers, four other parents of the kidnapped girls have died due to illnesses caused by the trauma of having their daughters taken. One is reported to have died of heart failure, another from high blood pressure and the two others of natural causes related to the trauma. Continue reading “Boko Haram Kills Parents of Kidnapped Girls”
In Manvel Texas inside Brazoria County. The Federal Government does not care what the American people think. The Shiloh treatment center has received a 5 million dollar grant from Washington DC to house these unaccompanied minors who entered the county illegally. The residents near by are outraged because these children who are possible disease carriers are coming in their back yard.This is against the wishes of the people of Brazoria county Texas. Continue reading “QUARANTINE: A Possible Local Government Solution For Brazoria County. A Deterrence That Might Keep illegal Unaccompanied Minors Out of Manvel Texas?”
USA Today – by Tom Vanden Brook
The Russian military fired artillery rounds into eastern Ukraine on Thursday, a “clear escalation” of hostilities there, Army Col. Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman, said.
Russia has about 12,000 troops on the border with Ukraine, Warren said. Russian tanks, artillery and rocket launchers have crossed into Ukraine to support separatists there.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has not spoken to his Russian counterpart about the artillery attack and has no plans to, Warren said. Continue reading “Russian military fires artillery into eastern Ukraine”
From helping prevent asthma to treating stomach ulcers, probiotics are being found to be incredibly beneficial. These live microorganisms found in foods like yogurt and sour cream have now been found to help improve our blood pressure through their regular consumption. Recent research has found that individuals who regularly consume probiotics over an extended period of time (at least eight weeks) modestly lower their blood pressure.
It is estimated that one in every three Americans suffer from high blood pressure. This is said to cost the United States over $100 billion in healthcare services per year (estimated from a 2008 study) due to the fact that high blood pressure can lead to brain damage, heart disease and premature aging. The ability to naturally suppress high blood pressure with fewer side effects than pharmaceuticals is vitally important.
Continue reading “Probiotics can help lower blood pressure”
The New American – by Alex Newman
After being defeated in 2012, Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee quietly announced that they would be holding yet another vote on ratification for thewidely criticized United Nations “Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities.” The radical planetary agreement, known as UN CRPD for short, purports to grant oversight of U.S. policies on disabled Americans to an unelected global “committee” of self-styled “experts.” While the latest bid to ratify the scheme has flown largely under the media radar so far, the opposition is once again gearing up for a fight to stop it. Continue reading “Senate Dems Quietly Revive Radical UN Disabilities Treaty”
BEIRUT: An Air Algerie plane crashed Thursday enroute from Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso to Algiers with more than 100 passengers onboard, an Algerian aviation official said. The plane had disappeared from radar Thursday morning, with at least 20 of its passengers Lebanese, a source at Lebanon’s consulate in Burkina Faso initially told The Daily Star, with officials later confirming the number.
On Thursday evening, Mali’s president announced that the wreckage of the Air Algerie flight has been spotted between the northern towns of Aguelhoc and Kidal. Continue reading “Air Algerie flight crashes, 20 Lebanese onboard”
NATO held an exercise code named «BREEZE 2014» that ended in Black Sea. The exercise, which included the use of electronic warfare and electronic intelligence aircraft such as the Boeing EA-18G Growler and the Boeing E3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), coincided with the shootdown of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine, some 40 miles from the Russian border.
NATO ships and aircraft had the Donetsk and Lugansk regions under total radar and electronic surveillance. Continue reading “Joe Biden’s son, oligarch fingered in MH17 crash”
EcoWatch – by Josh Burstein, NextGen Climate
The people pushing for approval of the Keystone XL pipeline argue that running this tar sands pipeline from Canada to the Gulf is a net positive for America, that it will create jobs and make our country more energy independent.
This argument could not be further from the truth. And you don’t have to take our word for it. Continue reading “The Keystone XL Video TransCanada Doesn’t Want You to See”
Deseret News – by Geoff Liesik
VERNAL — Twenty-one people from 10 states were arrested Monday during a protest that “became physical” at a controversial tar sands mine in northeastern Utah, according to the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office.
Those arrested listed addresses in Utah, Arizona, California, Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Oregon and Wisconsin, Uintah County Undersheriff John Laursen said Tuesday. Continue reading “Protesters from across U.S. arrested at Utah tar sands mine”
MOSCOW, July 24. /ITAR-TASS/. Russia reports nine gunfire attacks on its territory from Ukraine’s side in June and July this year.
Dozens of Ukrainian shells have exploded in Russia, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov told Russia 24 television on Thursday.
Aimed fire was opened on a border guard post. Russian citizen Andrei Shulyatyev was killed. He left three underage daughters, Antonov said. Continue reading “Russian territory shelled from Ukraine 9 times in past months”
The fatal shooting of a dog by law enforcement officers in Michigan late last year was premeditated, according to the attorney of the pet’s owner.
On November 22, officers shot and killed Brittany Preston’s 1-year-old mixed breed Labrador named Lexie in St. Clair Shores, Michigan.
On July 15, Preston’s attorney, Chris Olson, filed a federal lawsuit against the city, police officers David Jacquemain and Jeremy Moskwa, and animal control officer Tom Massey. The lawsuit alleges that the killing of Lexie was premeditated and was a violation of Preston’s Fourth Amendment rights. Continue reading “Michigan cops go on trial after shooting dog in front of owner”
Indian Country – by Mark Rogers
This is the working mantra of the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA). After reading the latest report from the Office of the Inspector General, this is made blatantly clear. The mantra has long been rumor among veterans but, with all of the information coming from the series of joint committee hearings, it has proven to be a concrete truth. The report is titled “Veterans Benefits Administration: Review of the Special Initiative To Process Rating Claims Pending Over 2 Years” and is available here. Continue reading “Lie, Delay and Deny Until They Die: How Veterans Are Treated by the VBA”
Indian Country – by Tish Leizens
When historians look back to this decade and the collective efforts of two tribes to save corn seeds from extinction, they will piece together stories of passionate gardeners who made it their mission to preserve their heritage while advocating healthy eating habits.
Corn has always been part of the heritage of the tribes in Oklahoma—the Ponca Tribe and Pawnee Nation. Over the course of time, however, it was almost a forgotten seed until in recent years when talk of preservation has finally gained ground. Continue reading “The Ponca and Pawnee Nations’ Drive to Preserve Ancestral Corn”
The European Union has come out unambiguously in support of Israel’s mass murder of defenseless men, women and children in Gaza.
In a statement issued July 22, the EU has destroyed once and for all its pretence of being guided by “humanitarian concerns” in formulating its foreign policy—as exemplified by its pose as a restraining influence over Washington’s pro-Israeli stance regarding the Palestinians. Continue reading “European Union backs Israel’s Gaza offensive”
Editor’s note: This story is one in a series on a crisis in America’s Breadbasket – the depletion of the Ogallala Aquifer and its effects on a region that helps feed the world. Read the previous installments here andhere.
IDEAL, South Dakota – Facing the sunrise on a frigid morning, Rosebud Sioux tribal leader Royal Yellow Hawk offered an ancient prayer in song, his voice periodically muffled by the whistling prairie wind. Behind Yellow Hawk was a cinematic scene from another century: 30-foot-tall tipis arranged in a half circle, quickly brightening in the morning light.
Continue reading “‘We Will Fight’: Keystone XL Pipeline Foes Fear Worst for Water Supply”
Electronic Intifada – by Ali Abunimah
As the death toll from Israel’s savage bombardment of Gaza continues to climb, Israel has once again turned to students to sell the slaughter online.
“Although they haven’t been called up to the army yet, they’ve decided to enlist in a civilian mission that is no less important – Israeli propaganda [hasbara],” Ynet’s Hebrew edition reported about a massive initiative organized by the Israeli student union branch at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (IDC Herzliya), a prestigious private university. Continue reading “Israel student union sets up “war room” to sell Gaza massacre on Facebook”
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