May 2019
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The Priory Group: ‘morally bankrupt’ company makes millions for owners while young people die in its care
Last month, Priory Healthcare was fined £300,000 after 14 year-old Amy El-Keria died in one of its hospitals. Priory’s prosecution for health and safety violations was the first of its kind and the result of years of campaigning by Amy’s family. Continue reading
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Bayer, Dow, L’Oreal using potentially harmful chemicals illegally – investigation
More than 650 companies are breaking European chemical safety laws, according to an investigation from German environmental group BUND. As a result, potentially harmful chemicals can be found in food, cosmetics, and toys. Continue reading
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2019 or 1939 squared
It is 80 years since the last global war. Technology and culture have advanced significantly since then. In the Second World War, it was the mastery of the air that proved decisive. Now it will be mastery of space. What took a thousand bombers to accomplish can now be achieved many times over with a… Continue reading
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Universal Credit : The state and the BBC secretly collude in propaganda campaign
By TruePublica Editor: There is an extraordinary story published in The Guardian that, in my opinion, was not prominently positioned – with its opening explainer stating: “A leaked memo shows that the Department for Work and Pensions is about to embark on a PR campaign to defend its worst ever policy.” Continue reading
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Ukraine opens high treason case against Poroshenko over Kerch Strait incident
Ukraine’s state investigation bureau has opened a criminal case and started probing possible high treason charges against former Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko over the incident in the Kerch Strait, the bureau’s press office reported on Tuesday. Continue reading
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Venezuela Newslinks 21 May 2019
21 May 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day Eyewitness in Venezuela: a 14-year Perspective VENEZUELA: Westerners have lost the ability to reason! (PART 11) Continue reading
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Julian Assange Newslinks 20-21 May 2019
21 May 2019 21:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day Hosting Assange in Ecuadorian embassy in London cost $800,000 http://tass.com/world/1059356 Russia-Gate as Count Dracula https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/05/21/russia-gate-as-count-dracula/ Continue reading
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China Newslinks 21 May 2019
21 May 2019 21:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day Roger Stone Shines New Light on Russia-Gate Hoax https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/05/21/roger-stone-shines-new-light-on-russia-gate-hoax/ A China Food Crisis More Dangerous than Trade War? The African Swine Fever (ASF) Outbreak https://www.globalresearch.ca/china-food-crisis-more-dangerous-than-trade-war/5677967 Continue reading
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Iran Newslinks 21 May 2019
21 May 2019 21:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day Russia hopes Iran won’t suspend its commitments under JCPOA http://tass.com/world/1059367 Tulsi Gabbard on the US seeking a pretext to go to war with Iran http://thesaker.is/tulsi-gabbard-on-the-us-seeking-a-pretext-to-go-to-war-with-iran/ Continue reading
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US media silent on re-jailing of Chelsea Manning By Genevieve Leigh
Imagine the following scenario: A dissident soldier in Iran, Venezuela, China or Russia leaks classified information on war crimes committed by his or her government, including video footage of soldiers mowing down innocent civilians, secret cables revealing plots to subvert governments around the world, and reports of suspects being indefinitely held and tortured in notorious… Continue reading
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Venezuela, Iran: Trump and the deep state by Thierry Meyssan
The US Press is spreading a false narrative of the events in Venezuela and the rise of tension between Washington and Teheran. Given the contradictory declarations of both sides, it is almost impossible to discern the truth. After having checked the facts, we need to deepen our analysis and take into account the opposition between… Continue reading
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Ronnie Kasrils on South African Election
The best aspect of South Africa’s sixth national election since democracy in 1994 was that it was extremely peaceful, virtually incident free, fair, and credible. The top marks go to the 16 million who cast their votes, many in difficult rural terrain and some in cold, rainy conditions. The downside was that this was the… Continue reading
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How Coca-Cola Controls and Manipulates Research
FOIA documents obtained by U.S. Right to Know show Coca-Cola’s research agreements with certain universities give it the right to review and comment on studies before publication, and intellectual property rights connected to the research Continue reading
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Ecuador to hand over Assange’s entire legal defense to the United States
Three weeks before the U.S. deadline to file its final extradition request for Assange, Ecuadorian officials are travelling to London to allow U.S. prosecutors to help themselves to Assange’s belongings. Continue reading
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Venezuela Newslinks 20 May 2019
20 May 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day Venezuela’s Maduro proposes early elections for opposition-held National Assembly https://www.rt.com/news/459842-maduro-election-national-assembly/ US Foreign Policy is Nothing Short of Low-Intensity Warfare Against the Whole Planet by Finian Cunningham https://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2019/05/20/us-foreign-policy-is-nothing-short-of-low-intensity-warfare-against-the-whole-planet-by-finian-cunningham/ Continue reading
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Iran Newslinks 20 May 2019
20 May 2019 20:30 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day ‘It would mark the end of Iraq’: Shia Clerics warn against US war with Iran https://www.rt.com/news/459841-iraq-clerics-warn-war-iran/ US Foreign Policy is Nothing Short of Low-Intensity Warfare Against the Whole Planet by Finian… Continue reading
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There’s Far More Diversity in Venezuela’s ‘Muzzled’ Media Than in US Corporate Press
The international corporate media have long displayed a peculiar creativity with the facts in their Venezuela reporting, to the point that coverage of the nation’s crisis has become perhaps the world’s most lucrative fictional genre. Ciara Nugent’s recent piece for Time (4/16/19), headlined “‘Venezuelans Are Starving for Information’: The Battle to Get News in a Country in… Continue reading
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Venezuela: Amnesty International in Service of Empire by Roger D. Harris
Amnesty International calls for justice about as often as it calls for punishment with the subtext that punishment of the Empire’s victims is justice writes Roger Harris. Continue reading
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China Newslinks 19-20 May 2019
20 May 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day US’s moves against Huawei will spur on new tech development in China https://www.rt.com/news/459840-huawei-google-/ Forevergate: The Pernicious Persistence of the Russian Collusion Delusion https://dissidentvoice.org/2019/05/forevergate-the-pernicious-persistence-of-the-russian-collusion-delusion/ Continue reading
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Trump manoeuvres in economic war against China By Nick Beams
The Trump administration has reached an agreement with Canada and Mexico for the removal of tariffs on steel and aluminium and decided to put on hold a decision on whether to impose a 25 percent tariff on European and Japanese autos, and auto parts for at least six months. Continue reading
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