September 13, 2017
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EU Commission set to approve Glyphosate!
The EU Commission is about to approve Monsanto’s favourite weedkiller chemical for another decade — unless we convince three key national governments to stop it. Call on the German, Italian and French government to reject the EU Commission’s disastrous proposal to approve glyphosate! Continue reading
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New MoD document on use of drones, same old spin By Chris Cole
After a long delay the UK MoD has produced its new doctrine publication on the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (commonly known as drones). Its predecessor, ‘The UK Approach to Unmanned Aircraft Systems’ (JDN 2/11), caused a stir in 2011 as it acknowledged real ethical and legal issues with the growing use of these systems.… Continue reading
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Media Lens: Preferred Conclusions – The BBC, Syria And Venezuela
In 2013, it was remarkable to see the BBC reporting claims from Syria on a daily basis in a way that almost always blamed the Syrian government, and President Assad personally, for horrendous war crimes. But as the New York Times reported last month, the picture was rather less black and white. The US was… Continue reading
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Joint civil society statement on US-led armed drones control process By Chris Cole
Work is now being undertaken by a group of states led by the US to draft more detailed politically binding international standards, building on the declaration. In this context, a group of civil society organisations have set out in an open statement, reproduced below, a range of concerns about the limitations of this initiative –… Continue reading
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CNN Celebrates ‘Joy’ of McCain a Day After His Genocidal Threat
Professional truth-teller and self-appointed Russian counter-propagandist Jake Tapper had Arizona Sen. John McCain on his State of Union show (CNN, 9/10/17) for a chummy interview Sunday night. The interview began with Tapper lobbing softballs at McCain about his mortality and reminiscing about buddying up on the 2000 campaign trail (Tapper was, according to his then-editor… Continue reading
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9/11: Do You Still Believe that Al Qaeda Masterminded the Attacks?
12 September 2017 — Global Research Sixteen years ago, Bush officially launched the “Global War on Terrorism”, paving the way for a war without borders. The corporate media backed this illegal act of war which in turn galvanized the public for immediate support. Did Americans unhesitatingly buy the allegations that Al-Qaeda masterminded the WTC attack and that Osama Continue reading
The New Dark Age 