February 16, 2017
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Black Agenda Report for February 15, 2017: Shamnesty International, the Human Rights Industry, Protecting African Burial Grounds
15 February 2017 — Black Agenda Report Freedom Rider: Human Rights Industry Protects Imperialism BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley When so-called Human Rights organizations are financed by the one percent they dependably echo the priorities and prejudices of their influential sponsors. So it is that Amnesty International is an energetic source of war Continue reading
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Imperial Presidency of Trump, US-Russia Peace Initiative Folds, No Palestinian State Under Netanyahu
15 February 2017 — Global Research The Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump: A Threat to American Democracy and an Agent of Chaos in the World? By Prof Rodrigue Tremblay, February 15 2017 When 46.1% of Americans voted for Trump in November they did not know precisely “what they were buying”. They did not expect that the promised Continue reading
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Media: Trump Supporters Support Trump: To Maintain ‘Balance,’ Media Resort to Tautology
The policy’s sloppy language, bungled roll-out and punitive real-world impact on innocents have rightly been prominently reported by journalists. Much of the coverage has focused on the widespread backlash to the ban, which has manifested itself in numerous legal challenges and a nationwide series of rapid-response airport protests. Coupled with the new president’s record-low approval… Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 16 February 2017 (03/17)
16 February 2017 — Statewatch Press release EU border agency targeted “isolated or mistreated” individuals for questioning Guidelines produced for border guards participating in an EU joint operation instruct the targeting of “migrants from minority ethnic groups, and individuals who may have been isolated or mistreated during their journey, as such people are often more Continue reading
The New Dark Age 