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[With a quick look at the history between these two countries, it is clear that France owes Haiti much more than just a "moral debt." -Uziel] PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande pledged to pay back a "moral debt" to Haiti during a visit on Tuesday to the impoverished Caribbean nation founded by former... Continue Reading →
[Here we see another example of how global climate change disproportionately affects the poor in the third world. Tea workers in Assam make about $2 US per day. These tea firms would probably resist pay raises for their workers regardless of the worsening crop conditions, but the reality of climate change gives them a convenient... Continue Reading →
[NATO's "stabilizing" of Libya and Syria is directly responsible for the violence that many of these people are fleeing. The last thing the region needs is more NATO and imperialist interference. -Uziel] Lisbon (AFP) - The plight of migrants in the Mediterranean requires a "comprehensive response", NATO'S head Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday, adding that... Continue Reading →
[The US knows that people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. If they were honest they would recognize the Armenian genocide for what it was, and they would also start referring to the wholesale slaughter of American Indians and the destruction of their cultures as genocide as well. -Uziel] WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama... Continue Reading →
[Ramadi was the site of two major engagements during the most recent US invasion and occupation of Iraq, and now this. Another example of the deadly legacy of US imperialism. -Uziel] Baghdad (AFP) - Thousands of civilians have fled escalating fighting between pro-government forces and jihadists in the Iraqi city of Ramadi over the past... Continue Reading →
[The spread of extremism can not just be blamed on Saudi Arabia. The legacy of European colonialism and western imperialism in the region certainly helps to create the fertile ground where these archaic ideologies can flourish. -Uziel] BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group launched his harshest criticism yet of Saudi Arabia... Continue Reading →
[ISIS attacking the Palestinian movement - NP] (israelnationalnews.com) By Ari Soffer Sheikh Abu Salah Taha believed to be among scores of Palestinians executed in Yarmouk; image of severed head posted online. Among the Palestinian Arab fighters beheaded by the Islamic State terrorist group (ISIS) in Damascus's Yarmouk camp was a senior Hamas figure in Syria, according... Continue Reading →
(http://www.telesurtv.net/) Published 9 April 2015 (22 hours 33 minutes ago) We Recommend One of the greatest protest musicians in American history took his life exactly 39 years ago. Driven into a deep depression by both his own demons and the demoralization that faced radical leftists in the mid-70’s, Phil Ochs in many ways died with... Continue Reading →
[Yet more evidence suggesting that the current regime in Ukraine is largely comprised of fascists. -Uziel] Kiev (AFP) - Ukraine on Thursday outlawed Communist names, symbols and even songs in a fresh break with the country's Soviet past as its soldiers fight pro-Russian separatists in the east. The legislation, which also targets Nazi propaganda was... Continue Reading →
[The US currently has a hand in almost every major conflict on the globe. As of 2013 the US Special Operations Command, or SOCOM, has been operating in 134 countries. -Uziel] RIYADH/ADEN (Reuters) - The United States is speeding up arms supplies and bolstering intelligence sharing with a Saudi-led alliance bombing a militia aligned with... Continue Reading →
(sputniknews.com) Only days after President Obama announced that troops would remain in Afghanistan through 2015, a new study reveals the massive cost of war. Through its campaigns in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, the US may be responsible for the deaths of millions. The study, conducted by the Nobel Prize-winning NGO Physicians for Social Responsibility, found the estimated... Continue Reading →
SM Gibson April 2, 2015 (ANTIMEDIA) American soldiers and military contractors who sexually abused at least 54 Colombian girls between 2003 and 2007 will not face charges for their horrific crimes due to diplomatic immunity. An 809-page report entitled “Contribution to the Understanding of the Armed Conflict in Colombia”, was commissioned by the Colombian government and rebel group FARC... Continue Reading →
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