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Media Lens: Bad Pharma, Bad Journalism By David Cromwell
‘Drugs are tested by the people who manufacture them, in poorly designed trials, on hopelessly small numbers of weird, unrepresentative patients, and analysed using techniques that are flawed by design, in such a way that they exaggerate the benefits of treatments. Continue reading
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Syria plane intercepted by Turkey did not carry illegal cargo
The Syrian plane that was forced to land by the Turkish authorities was not carrying prohibited cargoes, the Syrian Foreign Ministry stated. Continue reading
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NATO mortar ‘gift’ from Turkey to Syrian rebels – rebounds
The mortar used to attack the Turkish town of Akcakale is a design specific to NATO and was given to Syrian rebels by Ankara, according to Turkey’s Yurt newspaper. The mortar killed one adult and four children from the same family on Wednesday. Continue reading
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Child starves to death in Westminster By Rory MacKinnon
The 10-month-old boy was discovered dead in the family’s flat in north-west London in March, with a leaked post-mortem report showing ‘no food in his gut at all and so [he] had not eaten for several days at least’ – with evidence of ‘a long period of malnourishment.’ Continue reading
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Video: Living Under Drones: The Brutal Reality of “Targeted Killing”
This report continues to call into question the U.S. strategy of drone strikes, and presents evidence of profound humanitarian consequences as well as concerns that the strikes actually may have adverse security impacts by fomenting anger against the U.S. Continue reading
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Video: Living Under Drones: The Brutal Reality of "Targeted Killing"
This report continues to call into question the U.S. strategy of drone strikes, and presents evidence of profound humanitarian consequences as well as concerns that the strikes actually may have adverse security impacts by fomenting anger against the U.S. Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 26 August 2012: Testimonies by Israeli soldiers detail abuse of Palestinian children
26 August 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israel denies entry to Welcome to Palestine visitorsIMEMC – In a precedented measure, Israel denied entry to nearly 85 international visitors who were planning to enter Palestine through the King Hussein bridge via Jordan. … Continue reading
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Syria at the Mercy of the West's "Ministers of Terrorism" By Finian Cunningham
Murder, sabotage, bribery, contract killings — and that’s just the behavior of Western political leaders and their Arab allies. Forget the fancy titles, manners and clothes — ongoing violence in Syria shows that the foreign policy of these powers is being conducted by terrorists and thugs in high offices. Which let’s one glimpse what level… Continue reading
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Looming Health Crisis: Wireless Technology and the Toxification of America By Prof. James F. Tracy
As a multitude of hazardous wireless technologies are deployed in homes, schools and workplaces, government officials and industry representatives continue to insist on their safety despite growing evidence to the contrary. A major health crisis looms that is only hastened through the extensive deployment of “smart grid” technology. Continue reading
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Media Lens: Houla Massacre Update – The UN Report By David Edwards
US and UK politicians were clearly desperate to use Houla to stoke their regime-change agenda. Rehearsing the crude tactics of the Bush-Blair era, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and UK Foreign Secretary William Hague endlessly repeated their damning judgements: facts were irrelevant, propaganda stunts everything. No holds were barred. The media, as ever, were… Continue reading
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History is the enemy as ‘brilliant’ psy-ops become the news By John Pilger
In 1970, a US Senate report revealed that “the US has dumped [on South Vietnam] a quantity of toxic chemical amounting to six pounds per head of population, including woman and children”. The code-name for this weapon of mass destruction, Operation Hades, was changed to the friendlier Operation Ranch Hand. Today, an estimated 4.8 million… Continue reading
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War At Any Cost: Another Manufactured Pretext for War with Syria By Eric Draitser
The downing of a Turkish jet by the Syrian military last week was not merely a military incident making the possibility of an intervention and regional war much more likely. This episode was the most recent in a long and storied history of “international incidents” or provocations used by imperial powers as pretexts for military… Continue reading
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THE HOULA MASSACRE: Opposition Terrorists “Killed Families Loyal to the Government”
The report is based on a chronology of events as well as eyewitness accounts. Entire pro-government families in Houla were massacred. The terrorists integrated by professional mercenaries were not pro-government militia as conveyed in chorus by the mainstream media, they were in large part mercenaries and professional killers operating under the auspices of the self-proclaimed… Continue reading
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Media Lens: The Houla Massacre
What kind of evidence would the media need before finding Barack Obama (and even Michelle Obama) personally responsible for this or any other massacre? Clearly, the involvement of US forces would need to be confirmed beyond doubt. They would need to have been acting under orders. Presumably Obama would need to have signed these orders,… Continue reading
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First Madeleine Albright, now Prince Harry: The Strange World of Humanitarian Awards By Felicity Arbuthnot
Humanitarian Awards are surely taking on a whole new meaning. The end of April brought the obscenity of the announcement that Madeleine Albright, a woman prepared to sacrifice children by proxy(i) was to be awarded America’s highest honour, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, for her role as a long time champion of democracy and human… Continue reading
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Media Lens: The Mystery Of The Missing Clocks By David Edwards
The truth peeks out at us from the most unexpected places. It can be seen, for example, in the empty spaces where one might otherwise hope to find a clock in shops. The average retailer doesn’t approve of customers clock-watching – they might realise they have something more important to do and cut short their… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 26 March 2012: Hospital ‘may consider force-feeding’ Shalabi
26 March 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Ashrawi Condemns Israeli Threats of Cutting Tax RevenueIMEMC – On Monday Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, member of the PLO executive committee, slammed the Israeli government threats to cut tax revenue as part of Israeli response to the last week UN council for Human Rights decision to investigate Continue reading
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Palestine: Bound, Blindfolded and Convicted: Children held in military detention
The report is the culmination of four year’s work by DCI-Palestine, with the support of the European Union, focusing on verifying reports of ill-treatment and torture of children held in military detention. The findings of the report are based on 311 sworn affidavits taken from children between January 2008 and January 2012. Continue reading
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Up to 20 US troops executed Panjwai massacre: probe By Bashir Ahmad Naadim
A parliamentary probe team on Thursday said up to 20 American troops were involved in Sunday’s killing of 16 civilians in southern Kandahar province. Continue reading
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SYRIA: Testimonies from Homs Reveal Identity of Terrorists and Mercenaries involved in Atrocities By H. Sabbagh
The people of al-Nazhin, Karm al-Zaytoun, Ashira and Karm al-Loz neighborhoods of Homs related the horrors of the crimes and massacres committed by armed terrorist groups which wreaked havoc in the city. Continue reading
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