December 6, 2013
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Spread of GM plants out of control in many countries
Today Testbiotech published the first global overview showing how genetically engineered plants such as maize, rice, cotton, oilseed rape, bentgrass, and poplar trees are spreading uncontrollably. This is happening in regions and countries such as the USA and Canada, Middle America, Japan, China, Australia, and Europe. In many cases, the plants have escaped far beyond… Continue reading
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Biotechnology, GMO and Scientific Analysis: The Powers of Corporate Manipulation By Colin Todhunter
gmofood The biotech sector often yells for “peer review” when the anti-GMO movement refers to analyses or research-based findings to state its case. Despite Professor Seralini publishing his research findings (rats fed on GMOs) that were critical of the health impacts of GMOs in an internationally renowned peer-reviewed journal in 2012, his methodology and findings… Continue reading
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Revealed: The secret of the East China Sea By Pepe Escobar
The spin in the US is relentless. This was no less than “saber-rattling,” a “bellicose” posture and a unilateral “provocation.” A possibly tense meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US Vice-President Joe Biden in Beijing may have done nothing to dispel it. Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles 5 December 2013: A wall in Issawiya
5 December 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterArab MK’s Demand Kerry To Stop Israel’s Prawer PlanIMEMC – Israeli TV, Channel 10, has reported that Arab Members of Israeli Knesset demanded the visiting US Secretary of State, John Kerry, to intervene, and stop Israel’s Prawer Negev displacement plan. … Continue reading
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Israel Aims to Sabotage the Geneva Agreement with Iran By Dimitri Minin
Israel is stepping up its efforts to sabotage the agreements reached in Geneva on the issue of Iran’s nuclear program. On December 1 the head of the Israeli military intelligence agency AMAN, Amos Yadlin, and former CIA director Michael Hayden simultaneously and in unison, although in different parts of the world, stated that Iran has… Continue reading
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PAMBAZUKA NEWS 657: BLACKS UNBOWED: CONFRONTING RACISTS, POLLUTERS AND LOOTERS
6 December 2013 — Pambazuka News The authoritative electronic weekly newsletter and platform for social justice in Africa Pambazuka News is delivered free to you with the support of donations from Friends of Pambazuka. Continue reading
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Fluoride: Killing Us Softly By Dr. Gary Null
For decades, we have been told a lie, a lie that has led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans and the weakening of the immune systems of tens of millions more. This lie is called fluoridation. A process we were led to believe was a safe and effective method of protecting teeth… Continue reading
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Nelson Mandela’s years in power: Was he pushed or did he jump? By Patrick Bond
The death of Nelson Mandela, at age 95 on December 5, 2013, brings genuine sadness. As his health deteriorated over the past six months, many asked the more durable question: how did he change South Africa? Given how unsatisfactory life is for so many in society, the follow-up question is, how much room was there… Continue reading
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The Legacy of Nelson Mandela: A Dissenting Opinion By Jonathan Cook
Let me start by recognising Mandela’s huge achievement in helping to bring down South African apartheid, and make clear my enormous respect for the great personal sacrifices he made, including spending so many years caged up for his part in the struggle to liberate his people. These are things impossible to forget or ignore when… Continue reading
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The struggle for Ukraine made in Europe By Peter Schwarz
The current wave of protests in Ukraine bears the label “Made in Germany,” “Made in the EU” and “Made in America.” The Western media has gone to great lengths to portray the demonstrations in Kiev as a struggle for democracy and the rule of law. In fact, they are part of a conflict over geostrategic… Continue reading
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Nelson Mandela dies
6 December 2013 South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has confirmed the death of Nelson Mandela. In a special press conference, he said the 95-year-old had “passed away peacefully”. Hamba Kahle Madiba Continue reading
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