April 4, 2013
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North Korea: DPRK Official Statement: The Objective is to Safeguard our Sovereignty against “U.S. Reckless Campaign for a Nuclear War against the DPRK”
The important decision made by him is the declaration of a do-or-die battle to provide an epochal occasion for putting an end to the history of the long-standing showdown with the U.S. and opening a new era. It is also a last warning of justice served to the U.S., south Korean group and other anti-reunification… Continue reading
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Demise of Britain’s Welfare State: Largest ever Welfare Cuts. Millions of Families Affected By Paul Mitchell
For the next three years, most welfare benefits will be limited to just a 1 percent rise a year—well below the expected inflation rate and equivalent to a 4 percent cut in real terms. Other benefits have been frozen including Child Benefit and the Working Tax Credit available to low-paid workers. Over nine million families… Continue reading
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BBC defends false claims linking Rachel Corrie to killings of Israeli soldiers By Amena Saleem
The extent to which the BBC is prepared to misreport on the Israeli occupation has been made clear once again. A new ruling by the BBC Trust has defended the corporation’s coverage of the Rachel Corrie case, even though it falsely implied that the unarmed activist was in some way responsible for the deaths of… Continue reading
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Secret Documents Expose Offshore’s Global Impact
ICIJ has just launched the largest investigative reporting project in its 15-year history. Drawing on a leaked cache of 2.5 million records, ICIJ (a project of the Center for Public Integrity) has cracked open the secrets of more than 120,000 offshore companies and trusts and about 130,000 individuals and agents, exposing hidden dealings of politicians,… Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 3 April 2013: BBC defends false claims linking Rachel Corrie to killings of Israeli soldiers
3 April 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Army Kidnaps 16 Palestinians In West BankIMEMC – Wednesday at dawn, April 3, 2013, Israeli soldiers invaded several areas in the occupied West Bank districts of Hebron, Bethlehem and occupied East Jerusalem, and kidnapped 16 Palestinians after breaking into their homes, and searching them. … Continue reading
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ICH 3 April 2013: US Protection Racket at Root of Korea Conflict
3 April 2013 — Information Clearing House The Long History of Lies about Iran By Muhammad Sahimi If the lies about Iraq taught us anything, it is that we must pay attention to the massive campaign of lies about Iran. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34495.htm Continue reading
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European Trade Unions and the Struggle for Public Services By Christoph Hermann
The public sector is a key battleground for a progressive trade union strategy and for an alternative to neoliberalism in Europe. On the one hand the existence of a public sector is a continuing example that a not for profit driven production of goods and services is not only possible in the 21st century –… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 