June 17, 2013
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A tipping point in Syrian conflict BY Melkulangara BHADRAKUMAR
The western powers have succeeded in destroying yet another citadel of the Muslim Middle East, which could be even more tragic than the destruction of Iraq. Continue reading
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Palestinian statehood idea at ‘dead-end’: Israel minister
Israeli Economy Minister Naftali Bennett says that the idea of establishing an independent Palestinian state has reached a dead end. Continue reading
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Ban GMOs Now by Paul Haeder
Since the first commercial growing began in 1996, the global area of genetically modified (GM) crops is reported to have increased 100-fold. However, nearly 90 % are confined to 5 countries, with top grower the US accounting for more than 40 %. GM crops have been largely excluded from Europe and most developing countries because… Continue reading
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Are the Boston Marathon Bombings Tied to a New American Campaign into the Caucasus? By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
Many questions remain unanswered about the Boston Marathon Bombings that took place on April 15, 2013. Three people were killed and two hundred and sixty-four others were injured during the tragedy. Continue reading
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The Forbidden Truth: The U.S. is Channeling Chemical Weapons to Al Qaeda in Syria, Obama is a Liar and a Terrorist By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
A WMD saga modeled on Iraq based on fabricated evidence is unfolding. The Western media in chorus relentlessly accuse the Syrian government of premeditated mass-murder, calling upon the “international community” to come to the rescue of the Syrian people. Continue reading
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Video: US Iran Policy Can't Abide an Independent Middle East State
Hillary Mann-Leverett and Flynt Leverett: American policy based on hegemony in the Middle East – a major regional player not within the US system of supported states is a target Continue reading
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Military Escalation? Sapping Assad’s Strength. Israel “Stirs the Pot” in Syria By Jonathon Cook
In recent weeks…Israel has moved from relative inaction to a deepening involvement in Syrian affairs. It launched two air strikes on Syrian positions last month, and at the same time fomented claims that Damascus had used chemical weapons, in what looked suspiciously like an attempt to corner Washington into direct intervention. Continue reading
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President of International War Crimes Tribunal may have Worked to Shield Israelis from Prosecution By Alison Weir
The Times says that the Israeli-American judge, Theodor Meron, “… has led a push for raising the bar for conviction in such cases, prosecutors say, to the point where a conviction has become nearly impossible.” Continue reading
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The Chemical Weapons Pretext for War on Syria: A Pack of Lies By Ben Schreiner
In the wake of having its illegal domestic surveillance dragnet exposed, laying bare (yet again) the utter duplicity and criminality of the U.S. ruling class, Washington is once again digging deep to conjure up a pretext for yet another war of aggression in the Middle East. Continue reading
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Book Review: Our NHS on the brink By Bernadette Hyland
Edited by Raymond Tallis and Dr Jacky Davis, ‘NHS SOS: How the NHS was betrayed – and how we can save it’ it is a difficult book to read. In chapter after chapter we see the way in which determined neoliberals have hacked away at a cherished British institution. Davis and her co-writers do not… Continue reading
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JPMorgan calls for authoritarian regimes in Europe By Stefan Steinberg
In a document released at the end of May, the American banking and investment giant JP Morgan Chase calls for the overturning of the bourgeois democratic constitutions established in a series of European countries after the Second World War and the installation of authoritarian regimes. Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 16 June 2013
16 June 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterReport: “Detainee Abu Hamdiyya Died Of Advanced Stage Of Carcinoma”IMEMC – Sunday [June 16] Head of the Palestinian Forensics Center, Dr. Saber Al-‘Aloul, stated that the final findings of the forensic report regarding the cause of death of detainee Maisara Abu Hamdiyya, revealed that he suffered from Continue reading
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ICH 16 June 2013: NSA Copies All Internet Data, Creates Dossiers on Every User
16 June 2013 — Information Clearing House US Sarin Gas Claims Pat Buchanan: This Has Tonkin Gulf Written All Over It 1 Minute Video “We are getting ourselves into a conflict, Iran, Russia, Hezbollah on one side and us, Saudi Arabia, Qatar on the other side. It is Insane!” http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35300.htm Continue reading