Genocide Washington Style – Venezuela Next? By Peter Koenig

7 February 2018 — Global Research

Why does nobody dare to pronounce the term “Genocide” in connection with the Washington committed atrocities around the globe? – If there is one nation that is guilty of mass-murder it is the United States of America and her Zionist handlers. But nobody seems to pay attention. Or, rather, nobody dares to say so. It has become the new normal. Enshrined in people’s brains. The exceptional nation can do whatever she wants, whenever she wants and wherever she wants – sowing wars and conflicts, killing millions and millions of people, blaming Russia and China – and of course, Iran, Venezuela, Syria, Cuba, North Korea and the list of disobedient countries goes on.

Continue reading

Damp, Mould and Dying of Cold: Fuel Poverty in Austerity Britain by Clare Hymer

3 February 2018 — Novara Media
“I’m sitting here in my pyjamas and dressing gown with thick socks and a hat on,” says Lea Shaw on a dark January evening when she speaks to Novara Media on the phone. “The other day it was so cold I had to spend the whole day in bed because I couldn’t afford to put the heating on.”

Like people in over 4m UK households, Lea, a 59 year-old woman from Worthing, is living in fuel poverty. Every winter – come snow, storms and sub-zero temperatures – low-income individuals and families already struggling with basic living expenses are faced with the additional cost of heating their homes. In many cases, people are forced to live in a near-constant state of cold.

Continue reading

Julian Assange loses initial bid to overturn British arrest warrant By Mike Head

7 February 2018 — WSWS

A judge in London yesterday rejected an application by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to withdraw a British arrest warrant issued against him in 2012. In a judgment full of obvious contradictions, she ruled that way even though a Swedish-initiated European arrest warrant—the trigger for the British warrant—was cancelled in May 2017.

Continue reading

Trump’s Nuclear Button Entails Genocide: Selected Articles

6 February 2018 — Global Research

Trump Considers “Bloody Nose” Strike on North Korea

By Peter Symonds, February 06, 2018

The Trump administration, or a powerful military-intelligence faction within it, is pushing for a pre-emptive military strike on North Korea, in the wake of, or possibly even during, the Winter Olympics due to start in South Korea on Friday. Continue reading