9 February, 2013 — Fieldquestions.com
Of all the GMO controversies around the world, the saga of Bt cotton in India continues to be one of the most interesting and important. In the latest chapter, reported by the Business Standard, cotton yields have dropped to a 5-year low, setting off a fascinating round of finger pointing.
14 February 2013 — Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth – AE911Truth – UK Action Group
The BBC is being challenged strongly for its refusal to present to the British public the available scientific evidence which contradicts the official version of events of 9/11. Thank you very much to all those who have sent letters to their MPs asking that the BBC be held to account for withholding this evidence that the public must be allowed to see.
14 February 2013 — John Pilger
Last December, I stood with supporters of WikiLeaks and Julian Assange in the bitter cold outside the Ecuadorean embassy in London. Candles were lit; the faces were young and old and from all over the world. They were there to demonstrate their human solidarity with someone whose guts they admired. They were in no doubt about the importance of what Assange had revealed and achieved, and the grave dangers he now faced. Absent entirely were the lies, spite, jealousy, opportunism and pathetic animus of a few who claim the right to guard the limits of informed public debate.
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14 February, 2013 — The Real News Network
Patrick Bond: Mining interests are a powerful force shaping African politics (inc. transcript)
15 February 2013 — New Left Project
Ten years on from the largest public demonstration in British history NLP’s Alex Doherty spoke to Ian Sinclair, author of the new book The march that shook Blair: An oral history of 15 February 2003.
15 February 2013 — The Real News Network
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14 February 2013 — VTJP
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International Middle East Media Center
HRW: “Israel Violated International Law During Gaza War”
IMEMC – Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported that Israel’s airstrikes against the Gaza Strip in the most recent war on Gaza in November of last year violated International laws of war, as the Israeli army bombarded areas that had no “legitimate military targets”. …
14 February 2013 — Information Clearing House
US strike kills 10 civilians as Obama touts end of Afghan occupation
By Bill Van Auken
Obama reiterated that Washington intends to maintain a military force in Afghanistan well past the formal date for the US-NATO withdrawal at the end of 2014
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33936.htm
13 February 2013 — VTJP
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International Middle East Media Center
360 Detainees To Hold Solidarity Hunger Strike
IMEMC – The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) reported Wednesday that 360 Palestinian detainees will be holding a one-day hunger strike in solidarity with the hunger striking detainees. …
12 February 2013 — Information Clearing House
China Will Not Help To “Punish” North Korea
By Moon Of Alabama
China needs North Korea as a buffer against U.S. troops at its borders.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33933.htm
11 February 2013 — Information Clearing House
Global Assassination Program
US to Expand Murder Program to North Africa
By Joseph Kishore
The preparations to extend the military and CIA “kill lists” takes place amidst proposals to more securely institutionalize the global program of assassination.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33910.htm
12 February 2013 — VTJP
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International Middle East Media Center
Abu Rodeina: “Settlements Are Main Obstacle To Peace”
IMEMC – Palestinian Presidency Spokesperson, Nablil Abu Rodeina, stated Monday that the Israeli government must change Israel’s policies regarding the peace process. …
11 February 2013 — VTJP
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Five Jerusalem Youths Ordered Under House Arrest
IMEMC – The Jerusalem District Court ordered five Palestinian youth from the Beit Safafa town, in occupied East Jerusalem, under house arrest for five days. …
14 February, 2013 — Global Research
AFP has reported that a recent NATO airstrike in Afghanistan has killed over 10 civilians in an all-too-familiar headline glossed over by the Western media in an exercise of both depravity and hypocrisy. RT’s article, “NATO airstrike kills 10 Afghan civilians, mostly women and children – officials,” notes in particular that up to 11,864 civilians were killed in Afghanistan between 2007 and 2011, and that civilian deaths before 2007 were not even tracked by the UN.
15 February 2013 — The Real News Network
Costas Lapavitsas: From multimillion dollar losses by cities like Baltimore to pension fund losses and much more, the LIBOR interest rate scandal shows that such mechanisms must be taken out of the hands of banks and be run in public interest (inc. transcript)
The New Dark Age 