Killing Us Softly—Glyphosate Herbicide or Genocide? By F. William Engdahl

10 November 2017 — Global Research

One of the more bizarre actions in terms of the health and safety of EU citizens is the saga of Monsanto and its toxic herbicide or weed-killer, Roundup, the most widely used weed-killer on the planet. On October 25, 2017 the European Union Commission again announced that it lacked the necessary member state votes to approve a ten year license extension for weed-killer glyphosate. They will try again. Behind this seeming routine announcement is one of the hottest battles over food and human health the world has seen since the 1972 USA decision to ban spraying of deadly DDT pesticides on crops. This time the stakes go far beyond the ban on glyphosate. It affects the future of human fertility or lack of it.

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Fake it All! Selected Stories

12 November 2017 — Global Research

Mainstream Media “Fake News”, War Propaganda
We bring to the attention of Global Research readers a selection of articles focusing on the obfuscation of truth through media manipulation as well as the routine dissemination of war propaganda.

These articles show how media lies and fabrications are used as a justification to wage so-called “humanitarian wars”.  

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Britain, Saudi Arabia and America spend millions on execution without trial

11 November 2017 — Drone Warfare

The RAF has dropped about 3,500 bombs and missiles, which the BBC estimates has already cost £150m in munitions. Each Brimstone missile costs more than £100,000 and the RAF has already fired more than 350, according to the BBC estimate, defence correspondent Jonathan Beale said. During the last week alone:

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