Friday, June 3, 2016

Move Away from Nonstop War. Close the Ramstein Air Base.

Move Away from Nonstop War. Close the Ramstein Air Base.
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The U.S. government's Ramstein Air Base is serving key functions for nonstop war that has been hugely destructive in many countries. It is essential to drone…
ACT.ROOTSACTION.ORG

Schluss mit dem endlosen Krieg. Schließen Sie den Luftwaffenstützpunkt Ramstein.

Schluss mit dem endlosen Krieg. Schließen Sie den Luftwaffenstützpunkt Ramstein.
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The U.S. government's Ramstein Air Base is serving key functions for nonstop war that has been hugely destructive in many countries. It is essential to drone…
ACT.ROOTSACTION.ORG

2016-06-03 US under the Greater Depression - access to drinking water...

2016-06-03 US under the Greater Depression - access to drinking water...
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Revealed: At Least 21 Cities Use Same Water Testing 'Cheats' as Flint, Endangering Millions
By Elizabeth Preza, AlterNet
A Guardian investigation has found that Philadelphia, Chicago and Boston all had similar testing regimes as Flint. READ MORE»
An Investigation by the Guardian revealed at least 21 other cities with water testing methods similar to Flint.
ALTERNET.ORG

2016-06-03 US: Total surveillance is a cardinal sign of a totalitarian regime...


2016-06-03 US: Total surveillance is a cardinal sign of a totalitarian regime...
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Federal Appellate Court Strikes Potential Death Blow to Privacy in New Cell Site Location Information Case
Jennifer Lynch, Electronic Frontier Foundation: A recent landmark decision by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals holds that in the vast majority of states, federal law enforcement agents don't need to get warrants to access historical location data from cellular service providers.
Read the Article 
The Court held that you have no expectation of privacy in location data generated by your cell phone.
TRUTH-OUT.ORG|BY JENNIFER LYNCH

War Criminal Blair Warmongers for Ground Invasion of Syria and Iraq

War Criminal Blair Warmongers for Ground Invasion of Syria and Iraq
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By Steven MacMillan
Blair belongs behind bars; not in the public arena advocating another ludicrous and nefarious war in the Middle East.
By Steven MacMillan In an ideal world, Tony Blair would have been tried for war crimes years ago, and most…
INFORMATIONCLEARINGHOUSE.INFO

Pentagon: Special Ops Killing of Pregnant Afghan Women Was "Appropriate" Use of Force

Pentagon: Special Ops Killing of Pregnant Afghan Women Was "Appropriate" Use of Force
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By Jeremy Scahill
"They were taking out the bullets from their bodies to remove the proof of their crime."
The Pentagon has announced that no criminal charges will be brought against any members of the military for the Kunduz strike.
INFORMATIONCLEARINGHOUSE.INFO

2016-06-02 Eric Holder, the crook is trying to clean up his legacy...

2016-06-02 Eric Holder, the crook is trying to clean up his legacy...
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Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says Edward Snowden performed a "public service" by triggering a debate over surveillance techniques, but still must pay a penalty for illegally leaking a trove of classified intelligence documents.
CNN.COM|BY MATTHEW JAFFE, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO INSTITUTE OF POLITICS

2016-06-02 Los Angeles is occupied by the police

2016-06-02 Los Angeles is occupied by the police
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How Teenagers Got Police to Back Down and Remove Military-Grade Weaponry From Their High Schools
Sarah Lazare, AlterNet: After nearly two years of sit-ins and protests, Los Angeles students and organizers forced the police department for the second-largest public school district in the United States to remove grenade launchers, M-16 rifles, a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle and other military-grade weapon...
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Los Angeles high school students and organizers forced police to remove grenade launchers and M-16s from their arsenals.
TRUTH-OUT.ORG|BY SARAH LAZARE

2016-06-01 US and SAUDI ARABIA - beginning of an ugly divorce?

2016-06-01 US and SAUDI ARABIA - beginning of an ugly divorce?
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The US Treasury published these funny, obviously fake numbers, as part of the growing 28 page dispute between these two great bed-fellows... 
Bloomberg reporting closed the loop today on Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir's ridiculous claim that the country holds $750 billion in U.S. assets. In response to Bloomberg's Freedom of Information Act request, the U.S. Treasury…
FORBES.COM|BY GREAT SPECULATIONS

2016-06-01 KILLARY BUMMER... THE UNTOUCHABLE...

2016-06-01 KILLARY BUMMER... THE UNTOUCHABLE...
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The smoking gun... She ran her own "off the record" State Department, with some 30,000 records "off the record"...
Pepe Escobar
SUBTERRANEAN HILLARATOR SERVER UPDATE
Well, this is yuuuge, but not that yuuuuuge.
Hillary never denied sending this email. But she denies the talking points were ever sent by "insecure message". The State Department said they were sent "apparently by secure fax, after all."
What this email proves is that Hillary requested a classified email to be sent the INSECURE way.
As for the smoking gun, it's more like Hillary admitted she withheld at least 30,000 documents from the State Department, and these were subject to FOIA requests.
Still, she is untouchable.

2016-06-01 Cold War 2.0 - A Russian Warning...

2016-06-01 Cold War 2.0 - A Russian Warning...
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Knowledgable and prominent Russian writers, living in the US warn:
"If there is going to be a war with Russia, then the United States
will most certainly be destroyed, and most of us will end up dead."...
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A bird's eye view of the vineyard
THESAKER.IS

2016-06-01 Why this Israeli rights organization will stop submitting complaints to army

2016-06-01 Why this Israeli rights organization will stop submitting complaints to army
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The Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem has decided it will no longer submit complaints to the Israeli army regarding human rights violations by its soldiers. In an 81-page report titled “The Occupation's Fig Leaf: Israel’s Military Law Enforcement System as a Whitewash Mechanism,” the Israeli nongovernmental organization reached the conclusion that their complaints to their own army are mostly a waste of time.
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Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem has decided it will no longer submit complaints to the Israeli army regarding human rights violations by its soldiers.
AL-MONITOR.COM

2016-06-01 PALESTINE - growing free speech issue in Europe, US

2016-06-01 PALESTINE - growing free speech issue in Europe, US
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CIVIL LIBERTIES
Teen Kicked Out of UK Event Supposedly About 'Speaking Out' for Calling for a Free Palestine
The girl's winning speech insulted others by spreading pro-Palestine "propaganda," according to the organizers.
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2016-06-01 PALESTINE: Routines of the occupation...

2016-06-01 PALESTINE: Routines of the occupation...
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Israeli official details tense and difficult meeting in which the EU expressed opposition to 'home demolition and forced evacuation of populations.'
HAARETZ.COM