29 July 2019 — The New Dark Age
One of Boris Johnson’s key donors is linked to an ongoing ‘war crime’ in occupied Palestine
BoJo adviser lays down strict ‘no leaks’ policy — but the warning is instantly leaked to media
Day: July 29, 2019
Puerto Rico ousts corrupt governor — is ‘La Junta’ next?
29 July 2019 — Youtube
A historic people’s uprising in Puerto Rico has forced the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosello – but the struggle doesn’t stop there. Protesters have voiced opposition to ‘La Junta,’ the unelected, Washington-appointed board that controls the island’s finances and promotes harsh austerity. Guest: Dr. Rima Brusi, scholar-in-residence at the Center for Human Rights and Peace Studies, Lehman College-City University of New York.
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US, Sweden and Britain dismiss UN finding that they tortured Assange By Oscar Grenfell
29 July 2019 — WSWS
UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer last weekend publicly released detailed letters he sent to the governments of the United States, Britain, Sweden and Ecuador in May, documenting their responsibility for the “psychological torture” inflicted upon WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as a result of a decade-long political persecution.
Julian AssangeLife Expectancy Falters in the UK Slow Death but Fast Profits for the Agrochemical Sector By Colin Todhunter
28 July 2019 — Off Guardian
A special report in the Observer newspaper in the UK on 23 June 2019 asked the question: Why is life expectancy faltering? The piece noted that for the first time in 100 years, Britons are dying earlier. The UK now has the worst health trends in Western Europe.
Sign the International Appeal to Stop 5G on Earth and in Space
29 July 2019 — Global Research
“Telecommunications companies worldwide, with the support of governments, are poised within the next two years to roll out the fifth-generation wireless network (5G). This is set to deliver what is acknowledged to be unprecedented societal change on a global scale. We will have “smart” homes, “smart” businesses, “smart” highways, “smart” cities and self-driving cars.
Sur Baher home demolitions illustrate a vicious spiral of oppression in Palestine By Jonathan Cook
28 July 2019 — Jonathan Cook
The more the West represses criticism, the more Israel luxuriates in its impunity
The National – 28 July 2019
Recent events have shone a spotlight not only on how Israel is intensifying its abuse of Palestinians under its rule, but the utterly depraved complicity of western governments in its actions.
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