January 2014
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30 years on: Scargill was right – we were right! By John Dunn
All through the Great Strike, and in fact up to the present day, Scargill was pilloried and called a liar; the NUM was branded “the enemy within” by Thatcher; news broadcast after news broadcast labelled us thugs and hooligans: but now SOME of the truth is out – the Thatcher government did have a hit… Continue reading
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UK Enters GMO Free 2014 Despite Paterson’s Support for Biotech
“We’re celebrating a GM-free 2014 in UK fields – long may it continue. We congratulate the millions of UK farmers and shoppers standing up for what is right for their businesses and families, and we’re standing right beside them. Continue reading
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Fukushima, a Global Conspiracy of Denial By William Boardman
If there is any government or non-government authority in the world that is addressing the disaster at Fukushima openly, directly, honestly, and effectively, it’s not apparent to the outside observer what entity that might be. Continue reading
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NHS carelessly slings out care.data plans to 26.5 million Brits By Kelly Fiveash
NHS England has confirmed that the Better Information Means Better Care leaflet would be posted to 26.5 million household over the next four weeks. Patients who don’t want their medical records shared on Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s so-called care.data system are required to contact their GP surgery to opt out of that information being stored… Continue reading
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Report reveals the new face of UK poverty By Tom Pearse
Figures for 2011/12 show 13 million people are in poverty, with the study warning that this situation will get worse. What the report calls the “calm surface” of current poverty statistics is hiding “a sharp shift downwards.” Noting that pay is still falling relative to prices, and that the real value of benefits will fall… Continue reading
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Britain: Mental health services reach breaking point By Mark Blackwood
The emotional support charity Samaritans is currently receiving a call every six seconds to its 24-hour telephone helpline, from people in distress, feeling suicidal or struggling to cope. Last year, some 600,000 people expressing suicidal feelings called the charity. Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles 5 January 2014
5 January 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterU.S. Officials Destroy Flutes Of Famous Palestinian MusicianIMEMC – Boujemaa Razgui had his ney flutes taken from him by TSA and destroyed by US customs officials in New York. Boujemaa Razgui is a virtuoso ney player and longtime Al Andalus Ensemble (http://www.andalus.com) … Continue reading
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Syria’s Hospitals targeted by NATO-backed Armed Groups By Prof. Tim Anderson
Since 2011 NATO-backed armed groups have systematically attacked more than two thirds of Syria’s public hospitals, and have murdered, kidnapped or injured more than 300 health workers. Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles 4 January 2014
4 January 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterGaza Youth Declare Hunger Strike In Solidarity With Syrian RefugeesIMEMC – [Saturday January 4, 2014] A group of youngsters from Gaza began, on Saturday morning, a day of hunger in solidarity with Palestinian refugees in Syria, under the slogan “On Hunger Strike for Them”. … Continue reading
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NHS: Health is a right, not a reward for being born in the right place By Alex Langford
Don’t let the Daily Mail fool you. The vast majority of migrants work hard and pay tax. On average, they actually put 34% more into our economy than they take out, roughly £22 billion a year – compared with native Britons who contribute 11% less than the amount they take out. They fill vital holes… Continue reading
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Video: How Indigenous Mexicans Stood up against NAFTA “Death Sentence”
On the same day North American Free Trade Agreement went into effect on January 1, 1994, the Zapatista National Liberation Army and people of Chiapas declared war on the Mexican government, saying that NAFTA meant death to indigenous peoples. They took over five major towns in Chiapas with fully armed women and men. The uprising… Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 29-31 December 2013: Sudan / Eurasia / US-India / Europe / Caspian
4 January 2014 — Strategic Culture Foundation Russia and US in Middle East: Summing Up 2013 Events 31.12.2013 | 00:00 | Nikolai BOBKIN Summing up the main political events which have taken place in 2013 it could be said that Russia expanded its agenda to the global level trying to stabilize the situation and get off the ground Continue reading
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The Destabilization of Africa. A Machiavellian Intrigue of Colossal Proportions By Carla Stea
One can only question the “coincidental” nature of these violent inter-ethnic occurrences in many previously stable African countries. Recalling that Russian President Putin prohibited USAID and particular Western NGO’s from operating in Russia, one can only conclude that he was trying to spare Russia from the fate observed in too many African countries, and elsewhere. Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles 3 January 2014
3 January 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterTwo Palestinians Wounded By Army Fire In Northern GazaIMEMC – [Friday Evening, January 3, 2014] Palestinian medical sources said that two Palestinians were shot and wounded by Israeli military fire east of the Jabalia town, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. … Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles 2 January 2014
2 January 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterSoldiers Kidnap Several Children Near HebronIMEMC – [Wednesday Evening, January 1, 2014] Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded the Tabaqa village, south of Doura, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, invaded local homes and kidnapped several children. … Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles 1 January 2014
1 January 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterNumber of Palestinians in the World is 11.8 Million, says Statistics BureauIMEMC – The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) presents the situation of Palestinians at the end of 2013, as follows: … Continue reading
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