May 2015
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Haitian lawyers condemn impunity for Sri Lankan soldiers raping children in Haiti
We shall not forget: Sri Lankan soldiers were found to have been systematically raping Haiti women and girls, some as young as 7 years old We shall not forget that rape is a war crime in military conflicts and that the UN gives itself a chapter seven combat mission in Haiti. If the UN had… Continue reading
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PAMBAZUKA NEWS 728: SPECIAL ISSUE: FROM MDGS TO SDGS: CLAIMS VS. REALITY
30 May 2015— Pambazuka News The authoritative electronic weekly newsletter and platform for social justice in AfricaPambazuka News is delivered free to you with the support of donations from Friends of Pambazuka.KEEP PAMBAZUKA FREE AND INDEPENDENT! BECOME A FRIEND OF PAMBAZUKA NOW!http://www.pambazuka.org/en/friends.php Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 24-30 May 2015
30 May 2015 — Strategic Culture Foundation Will Moscow and Riyadh Get Closer? 30.05.2015 | 10:50 | Nikolai BOBKIN …With King Salman becoming the head of state Saudi Arabia has entered a period of transformation. There is ground to believe the Kingdom will review its foreign policy priorities, including the relations with Russia. Until recently the bilateral Continue reading
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New at Black Agenda Report for 27 May 2015
27 May 2015 — Black Agenda Report Cops Continued “Coon Huntin’” in Cleveland Despite 2004 Federal Consent Decree Freedom Rider: Gentrification and the Death of Black Communities Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 29 May 2015 (13/15): News: Med crisis and EU response
29 May 2015 — Statewatch.org/ • e-mail: office@statewatch.org Statewatch coverage of the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean New Key Documents 1. European External Action Service (EEAS): Military Advice: RESTRICTED doc no: 8802-15 2. Political and Security Committee: PMG Recommendations on the draft Crisis Management 3.Draft Crisis Management Concept for a possible CSDP operation to disrupt human smuggling networks in Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 29 May 2015 (12/15)
29 May 2015 — Statewatch • e-mail: office@statewatch.org NEWS http://www.statewatch.org/news/ 1. UN: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression 2. EU: Council of the European Union: EU Action on Migratory Pressures – targeted update on Turkey Continue reading
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Ukraine Labor Dares Operation Vulture by Michael Hudson
Ukraine’s collapse since the February 2014 coup has become an umbrella for grabitization. Collateral damage in this free-for-all has been labor. Many workers are simply not getting paid, and what they actually is being paid is often illegally low. Employers are taking whatever money is in their business accounts and squirreling it away – preferably… Continue reading
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Schools in the UK Are Now Asking Muslim Children to Fill Out “Counter-Extremism” Tests By Ananya Rao-Middleton
It has been described as a ‘counter-extremism’ survey, consisting of undeniably loaded questions aimed at discerning the religious, ethical and even patriotic beliefs of the children taking part. Worse still, it is evident that this survey is undoubtedly intended for Muslim children primarily, who will continue to undergo interrogation of this kind as part of… Continue reading
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America Admittedly Behind ISIS "Surge" By Tony Cartalucci
Taking advantage of a Syrian military stretched thin to protect everywhere at the same time, high concentrations of well-coordinated Al Qaeda forces, based in NATO-member Turkey as well as in US-allies Jordan and Saudi Arabia, have attacked across several fronts. The tactical and strategic gains are minimal compared to the initial stages of the West’s… Continue reading
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The Anti-Empire Report #139 By William Blum – Published May 23rd, 2015
23 May 2015 — The Anti-Empire Report Their precious young minds and our precious young minds She was a redheaded rebel, the singer in the family, a trash-talking, tattooed 21-year-old wrapped up in a hip-hop dream of becoming Holland’s Eminem. Then Betsy found Allah. After her sudden conversion to Islam last summer, Betsy began dressing Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 17-23 May 2015
23 May 2015 — Strategic Culture Foundation America is on a Banking Delayed-action Mine 23.05.2015 | 00:00 | Valentin KATASONOV Since 2009, it has been compulsory for all major US banks to pass an exam called a stress test. The test checks the banks’ ability to withstand sudden changes in economic and financial conditions. Put simply, it Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 21 May 2015 (10/15)
21 May 2015 — Statewatch.org/ • e-mail: office@statewatch.org NEWS http://www.statewatch.org/news/ 1. Council of the European Union: Eurojust: Confiscation, Bosnia: Mandate & Revised civilian tasks: CSDP 2. Big Brother is watching EU – as US moves towards privacy reform, Europe enacts sweeping new spying powers Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 21 May 2015 (11/15): News: Med crisis and EU response
21 May 2015 — Statewatch.org/ • e-mail: office@statewatch.org Statewatch coverage of the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean Key Analysis and Documents Continue reading
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Drone warfare news stacking up
”Opposition to the horrendous war crimes committed by US imperialism is not predicated on support for Islamic fundamentalism or any of the regimes the American government sets out to bring down. Dealing with these reactionary elements is the responsibility of the Afghan, Pakistani or Yemeni people; it cannot be subcontracted to the US government, military… Continue reading
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New at Black Agenda Report 20 May 2015
20 May 2015 — Black Agenda Report Sign the Petition! Tell the Congressional Black Caucus to Resist President Obama’s “Race Card” Appeal to Accept Fast Track for TPP and TTIP! Obama, Master of Diversion, Proposes Bogus Reforms of Militarized Police Continue reading
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Live: Lambert, Hendricks and Ross with the Count Basie Orchestra – Avenue C
17 June 2015 — Youtube What can I say? I’ve dug them since I was a teenager. For a number of years, from the sixties, Jon Hendricks was living ‘in exile’ in London, and I used to bump into him into a small, and cheap Italian restaurant just off Charing X Road in Soho, and Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 9-16 May 2015
16 May 2015 — Strategic Culture Foundation Saudi Option of Yemen War to Blow Iran P5+1 Deal 16.05.2015 | 00:00 | Finian CUNNINGHAM The Obama White House pulled out all the stops this week to indulge the «insecure» Persian Gulf Arab oil sheikhdoms. The assurances lavished by President Obama on his guests – with meetings in the Continue reading
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COLDTYPE ISSUE 98 is now on line
13 May 2015 — Coldtype COLDTYPE ISSUE 98 is now on line Download – free of charge – now at http://coldtype.net ANOTHER MID-MONTH BONUS EDITION with 64 pages of great writing and photography. Cover story is Laurent Scheinfeld’s superb Photo Essay from Paris, France, while other international features include stories about Protests in Baltimore; the Election in Continue reading
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New at Black Agenda Report for 13 May 2015
13 May 2015 — Black Agenda Report TPP, Obama’s “NAFTA on Steroids” Fails First Senate Test Freedom Rider: When a Black Mayor Killed Black People Continue reading
The New Dark Age 