91 year old Dutch man returns Israeli WWII medal after Gaza strike kills his relatives
A 91-year-old Dutch man who was honored with Israel’s Righteous Among the Nations medal for rescuing a Jewish boy during WWII, has returned the award, after he learnt his six relatives were killed in the Gaza strip by an Israeli missile. Read more on this story on Russia Today. [image: 91yo Dutch man returns Israeli WWII medal after Gaza strike kills his relatives] Tags: OCCUPIED PALESTINE AKA ISRAEL GAZA WAR CRIMES NETHERLANDS
Russian trucks with tons of goods for E.Ukraine stuck on border
In the last stage of its mission to crush anti-government forces in E.Ukraine, the army's pounding cities and towns with shells and bombs. Scared locals are suffering not only from constant fighting, but there's also a shortage of food, water and electricity. In order to bring some relief to the conflict zone, Russia's trying to send tons of humanitarian aid, but the convoy is stuck at the border. [image: Relief Effort: Russian trucks with tons of goods for E.Ukraine stuck on border] Tags: RUSSIA UKRAINE
Washington Has Placed The World On The Road To War — Paul Craig Roberts
The drums for war are being loudly beaten in Washington, European capitals, and the presstitute Western media. Tags: UNITED STATES UKRAINE RUSSIA WAR ESTABLISHMENT MEDIA PRESSTITUTES
The Ukraine, Corrupted Journalism, and the Atlanticist Faith
The European Union is not (anymore) guided by politicians with a grasp of history, a sober assessment of global reality, or simple common sense connected with the long term interests of what they are guiding. If any more evidence was needed, it has certainly been supplied by the sanctions they have agreed on last week aimed at punishing Russia. Tags: EUROPEAN UNION CORRUPTION JOURNALISM UKRAINE RUSSIA
White House criticizes Russia over Ukraine actions
The White House accused Russia on Friday of escalating its destabilizing activity in Ukraine in a way that is "extremely dangerous and provocative," but stopped short of confirming NATO's assertion that a Russian military column had ventured into Ukraine overnight. Tags: UNITED STATES RUSSIA WHITE HOUSE CHUTZPAH HYPOCRISY
Vanishing point …
First, passenger airliner MH370 vanished from Planet Earth. Then MH370 vanished from the news cycle. First, MH17 was shot down by "Putin's missile" - as Planet Earth was told. Then MH17 vanished from the news cycle. Tags: MALAYSIA CHINA RUSSIA UKRAINE ESTABLISHMENT MEDIA PRESSTITUTES
No military convoy in Ukraine: Russia
Russia’s Defense Ministry has denied sending a military convoy into Ukraine, following Kiev’s claim that it had destroyed part of a Russian military column on its soil. Tags: UKRAINE RUSSIA
EU Shot Itself in Foot With Russia Sanctions – Hungarian Prime Minister
The European Union shot itself in the foot by introducing economic sanctions against Russia, Reuters reported quoting Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Friday radio interview. Tags: RUSSIA EUROPEAN UNION HUNGARY SANCTIONS
Russia Remains Finland’s Number One Trade Partner – Putin
Russia remains Finland’s number one trade and economic partner, but trade turnover shrinks due to political and economic difficulties, Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto Friday. Tags: RUSSIA FINLAND TRADE
Spanish public debt tops €1 trillion-mark
Spain's public debt has topped €1 trillion ($1.3 trillion) for the first time, the central bank announced on Thursday, despite years of government-imposed austerity. Tags: SPAIN ECONOMY
Merkel won't rule out weapons aid to Iraq
Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke out about Iraq, echoing the sentiments of her foreign minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, that in the case of Iraq, Germany may reconsider its traditional ban on exporting weapons to active conflict zones. Tags: GERMANY IRAQ WAR MACHINERY
The whole eurozone is sick, not just France
Critics of France’s Socialist government were quick to point the finger at president François Hollande and his ministers on Thursday after the latest figures on the economy made for some sorry reading. Tags: FRANCE EUROPEAN UNION ECONOMY EURO
Free Gaza, Dublin 9/8/14
People who marched at todays protest give their reasons why! Tags: IRELAND OCCUPIED PALESTINE AKA ISRAEL BOYCOTT
George Galloway under investigation over Israel remarks
Calls by George Galloway for Bradford to be "declared an Israel-free zone" are being investigated by West Yorkshire Police. Tags: UNITED KINGDOM OCCUPIED PALESTINE AKA ISRAEL GAZA POLICE STATE
Israel resumes indiscriminate killings in Gaza
Israeli missiles and artillery shells began striking Gaza again Friday, after a 72-hour ceasefire with Hamas, the Islamist ruling party in Gaza, ended at 8 a.m. local time. Tags: OCCUPIED PALESTINE AKA ISRAEL GAZA
Ukraine in need of aid: Russia’s Lavrov
Russia has called for urgent humanitarian aid for the people in civilian areas in eastern Ukraine being shelled by the Kiev army. Tags: RUSSIA UKRAINE
Meet the Spanish volunteers fighting Kiev's military offensive
Two Spanish volunteers have joined the fight against Kiev’s offensive on eastern Ukraine, speaking out against the actions of the nation's military. They say their main objective is to spread the truth about the conflict. [image: Ukraine: Meet the Spanish volunteers fighting Kiev's military offensive] Tags: UKRAINE SPAIN
NATO plane arrives in Ukraine with $4.5 mn worth of military aid
A Canadian C130J Hercules aircraft has arrived in Kharkov carrying US$4.5 million worth of non-lethal military equipment for Ukraine. [image: Video: NATO plane arrives in Ukraine with $4.5 mn worth of military aid] Tags: UKRAINE CANADA NATO WAR MACHINERY
Palestinians seek to become party to ICC and have it investigate Israeli war crimes
The possibility of a war crimes investigation into the conduct of Israeli forces in Gaza, until recently unthinkable, has grown after the Palestinians said this week they wanted to become a party to the International Criminal Court. Tags: OCCUPIED PALESTINE AKA ISRAEL GAZA WAR CRIMES
Russia Urges Immediate End to Hostilities in Ukraine
Moscow calls on sides of the Ukrainian conflict to cease hostilities immediately and start solving humanitarian issues, Russia’s UN envoy Vitaly Churkin said Friday. Tags: RUSSIA UKRAINE UNITED NATIONS
US warns Russia on invasion of Ukraine
US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power has warned Russia over further unilateral intervention in Ukraine, saying the process would be viewed as an invasion of the country. Tags: UNITED STATES RUSSIA UKRAINE
Uruguay embassy opens in Palestine
Uruguay will have new embassy in Palestine to strengthen relations between the two countries, as reported by Foreign Minister Luis Almagro, who sent Ambassador Enrique Ribeiro after completing all necessary formalities parliamentarians. Tags: PALESTINE URUGUAY
Last Night Was the Worst Night by Far
Please read and help share this with the world. Words you wouldn't usually read. By Khalid Elmezaini and family, from Gaza, written 29th July 2014. [image: Last Night Was the Worst Night by Far.] Tags: GAZA OCCUPIED PALESTINE AKA ISRAEL ISRAELI OCCUPATION FORCES
Britain 'attempts to censor' US report on torture sites
The government stands accused of seeking to conceal Britain's role in extraordinary rendition, ahead of the release of a declassified intelligence report that exposes the use of torture at US secret prisons around the world. Tags: UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES DIEGO GARCIA GUANTANAMO TORTURE CENSORSHIP
Did Israeli army deliberately kill its own captured soldier and destroy Gaza ceasefire?
On Saturday evening, the Israeli army stated that Hadar Goldin, the soldier it claimed Hamas had captured on Friday morning, is dead. Tags: OCCUPIED PALESTINE AKA ISRAEL GAZA DECEPTION
John Pilger talks Gaza, Ukraine & Western media bias
Afshin Rattansi goes underground with filmmaker and author John Pilger as he challenges Western mainstream media spin. He warns that ‘to be informed by it is not an option’ because of censorship, omission and distortion of the facts. Whilst other stories overtake it, we find out the death toll in Libya is still rising. We discover why illegal immigrants were prevented from smuggling themselves OUT of Britain. We look at whether Cameron is privatising the NHS by selling it to doctors and nurses. [image: Going Underground: John Pilger talks Gaza, Ukraine & Western media bias] Tags: ... more »
Number of people diagnosed with dementia soars by 60% in just seven years
The number of people diagnosed with dementia has soared by 62 per cent in the last seven years, new figures show. Tags: UNITED KINGDOM HEALTH
G7 reportedly freezing new World Bank projects in Russia
A freeze on new World Bank projects in Russia would be aimed at punishing President Putin’s action over Ukraine, and may affect planned spending of $1.5 billion. Tags: RUSSIA WORLD BANK
Anti-Semitism Rises in Europe Amid Israel-Gaza Conflict
In other words... *You should be feeling sorry for us, not them!* Tags: EUROPE OCCUPIED PALESTINE AKA ISRAEL GAZA ANTI-SEMITISM KVETCH
Latin America comes out in force against Israel
Latin America's leaders are among the most vehement in condemning Israel's Gaza offensive -- labelling the Jewish state "terrorist", recalling ambassadors, and offering near-unanimous, unwavering support to Palestinians. Tags: SOUTH AMERICA OCCUPIED PALESTINE AKA ISRAEL GAZA
Elizabeth Daly, assaulted by cops for buying water, is awarded more than $210,000 compensation
A settlement has been reached in the case of a University of Virginia student arrested during a botched ABC sting in Charlottesville. Tags: UNITED STATES POLICE STATE
Her name was Kristina
Kristina was a young woman who, along with her two year old daughter, was murdered by Ukrainian forces as she was fleeing the bombardment of the town of East Ukrainian town of Gorlovka. Tags: UKRAINE BARBARITY
Intl. teams find ‘no violations’ by Russia along Ukrainian border
Inspectors who came to check the state of Russian troops along the Ukrainian borders have found no violations, Russia’s Ministry of Defense said. This came as a response to the US alleging 15,000 Russian troops have amassed in the area. Tags: RUSSIA UKRAINE
95% American-made: Where Israel's bombs & bullets come from
Many weapons used by Israel come from the US, a major supplier to the IDF [image: 95% American-made: Where do Israel's bombs & bullets come from] Tags: UNITED STATES OCCUPIED PALESTINE AKA ISRAEL WAR MACHINERY
Children killed in missile attack on Gaza refugee camp
At least seven children have been killed after more rockets were showered on a Palestinian refugee camp. The Israel Defence Forces pointed the finger at Hamas, saying it bombed its own territory. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Palestinians must brace themselves for a prolonged operation. [image: GRAPHIC: Children killed in missile attack on Gaza refugee camp] Tags: OCCUPIED PALESTINE AKA ISRAEL GAZA BARBARITY
Israel's 155mm cure for 'terrorism'
What could be more pitiful than two of the world’s most supposedly powerful men imploring Israel to stop killing Palestinians with US-supplied weapons like F-16 warplanes and heavy 155mm self-propelled guns – which violates US Arms Export Act, though no one in Washington dares to admit this? Tags: OCCUPIED PALESTINE AKA ISRAEL GAZA HAMAS
Over 1,100 killed, 3,500 wounded in E.Ukraine op, civilian toll climbs daily
Five civilians have been killed in the eastern Ukrainian city of Lugansk, one of the hubs of anti-Kiev resistance and a main target of the Ukrainian military. In its most recent report, the UN is raising the alarm over the growing number of civilians killed in the region by artillery fire, which has been hitting residential areas. [image: Over 1,100 killed, 3,500 wounded in E.Ukraine op, civilian toll climbs daily] Tags: UKRAINE BARBARITY
US allegations of Russia firing at Ukraine are ‘baseless’ – Russian MP
Satellite images released by the US allegedly “proving” that Russia fired rockets at Ukrainian troops across the border cannot be considered evidence, according to a Russian MP. Tags: RUSSIA UKRAINE MALAYSIA UNITED STATES
IMF warns of adverse effects of anti-Russia sanctions
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the sanctions imposed on Russia over the ongoing crisis in Ukraine would have adverse effects on a global scale. Tags: RUSSIA UNITED STATES EUROPEAN UNION SANCTIONS IMF
US and EU may introduce new sanctions against Russia later this week
The U.S. and the EU may introduce new restrictive measures against Russia this week over the situation in Ukraine, Tony Blinken, a deputy national security advisor told a news briefing on Monday. Tags: RUSSIA UNITED STATES EUROPEAN UNION SANCTIONS
Israel’s Irish embassy deletes picture of Dublin statue in niqab
The pictures also showed European landmarks with weapons such as suicide bombs *Yet another Israeli PR own-goal.* Tags: OCCUPIED PALESTINE AKA ISRAEL IRELAND HASBARA PROPAGANDA
UN Security Council urges unconditional truce in Gaza
The UN Security Council has called for an “immediate” and “unconditional” ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as the Israeli offensive has so far claimed the lives of over 1,060 Palestinians. Rwanda, the current president of the Council, said late Sunday that the Council agreed on a statement, which will be adopted in an emergency meeting later on Monday. Tags: OCCUPIED PALESTINE AKA ISRAEL GAZA
The State Dept's MH17 evidence secret
State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf described Russia's statements on MH17 plane crash as "misinformation" - but when reporters asked her whether Washington would be releasing their intelligence and satellite data, Harf only replied "may be." So far the US has been backing its statements by social media and "common sense." [image: 'Anything other than social media?' State Dept's MH17 evidence secret] Tags: MALAYSIA UKRAINE RUSSIA UNITED STATES
Western leadership shot down in Ukraine
Irresponsibility on steroids is all we have seen from 95% of the Western statements coming out on the Malaysian plane crash in Ukraine. Tags: MALAYSIA UKRAINE EUROPE UNITED STATES HYPOCRISY PROPAGANDA
Israeli soldiers deserve Nobel Peace Prize: US envoy
The Nobel Peace Prize should be given to Israeli forces for their "unimaginable restraint" in their offensive against the blockaded Gaza Strip, says the Israeli envoy to the United States. Tags: OCCUPIED PALESTINE AKA ISRAEL GAZA UNITED STATES LUNACY
France to deliver Mistral warship to Russia despite US & UK criticism
France will go ahead with the delivery of the first of two Mistral warships to Russia – despite protests by the US and UK, prompted by Moscow's stance in the Ukrainian crisis. The ship is nearly completed and will be presented in October. Tags: RUSSIA FRANCE UNITED STATES UNITED KINGDOM
US intelligence: Militias shoot down Boeing over Ukraine by mistake
Sure. That'll be why the Ukrainian Security Services were in such a haste to confiscate the recordings of the cockpit to ATC conversations. Tags: UKRAINE MALAYSIA UNITED STATES LIES PROPAGANDA
Gaza sparks Turkish calls for boycott of Israeli goods
More Turkish businesses and local authorities are joining a campaign, which first spread on social media, to boycott products manufactured in Israel, as continuing bloodshed in the Gaza Strip provokes criticism in Turkey of the Israeli government. Tags: BOYCOTT GAZA OCCUPIED PALESTINE AKA ISRAEL TURKEY
Perverted truth: How rebel mourning MH17 victims was turned into looter with trophy
Twitter is quick, but too quick sometimes – recently it burst with photos of an evil Ukrainian militiaman who took a teddy bear from the victim of Malaysia plane crash as a trophy. But the full video shows he was just paying the tribute to the dead. Tags: UKRAINE MALAYSIA ESTABLISHMENT MEDIA SOCIAL MIEDIA PROPAGANDA
Will Russia shoot down West’s lies?
They don't call it the "gutter press" for nothing. But Western so-called news media sunk to new toxic depths over the weekend in their coverage of the Malaysian airliner downed over Ukraine - and the death of all 298 people on board. Tags: RUSSIA UKRAINE MALAYSIA ESTABLISHMENT MEDIA
'All eyes on Putin': prejudice, speculation & more around MH17 investigation
While the investigation of MH17 crash gets underway to determine what exactly happened, Western media and politicians are doing everything they can to put the blame for MH17 crash on Russia. [image: 'All eyes on Putin': prejudice, speculation & more around MH17 investigation] Tags: RUSSIA UKRAINE MALAYSIA ESTABLISHMENT MEDIA
You're Paying for That War in Gaza
Of all the ways to frame America's role in the latest war between Israelis and Palestinians, the most bizarre might be the Bloomberg headline "Will the U.S. Get Involved in Israel-Gaza Conflict?" What do you mean will, folks? The U.S. has been deeply involved with this war from the beginning, because the U.S. is underwriting it. Tags: UNITED STATES OCCUPIED PALESTINE AKA ISRAEL GAZA
Insurgents attack Kabul airport
Afghan insurgents staged a pre-dawn attack on Kabul International Airport Thursday, firing rocket-propelled grenades from a nearby building and engaging in a gun battle with security forces, officials said, the Washington Post reported. Tags: AFGHANISTAN
FBI warns driverless cars could become new 'lethal weapon' for terrorists
Self-driving cars are being assessed as a “game changing” vehicle and a potential “lethal weapon” according to an internal FBI report, and could be exploited by criminals or terrorists seeking to program explosive-stuffed cars to be self-driving bombs. Tags: UNITED STATES FBI LUNACY
Sanctions push Russian-US relations to dead-end — Putin
Sanctions against Russia have the effect of a boomerang and push Russian-American relations to a dead-end, Russian President Vladimir Putin told journalists. Tags: RUSSIA UNITED STATES SANCTIONS
The Gaza Bombardment - What You're Not Being Told
On July 7, 2014 Israel began a massive assault on the Gaza strip of Palestine. In the first week alone Israel dropped over 400 tons of bombs, killing over 130 Palestinians. Most were civilians, about half of them were women and children. By the time you are watching the the number will be higher. [image: The Gaza Bombardment - What You're Not Being Told] Tags: OCCUPIED PALESTINE AKA ISRAEL GAZA ISRAELI OCCUPATION FORCES
Israeli Interior Minister: “The Goal of the Operation Is to Send Gaza Back to the Middle Ages”
We noted Friday that Israel is bombing Gaza back to the stone age to get Hamas … But ISIS – NOT HAMAS – claims credit for attacks against Israel. Tags: OCCUPIED PALESTINE AKA ISRAEL GAZA WAR CRIMES
Israel accused of war crimes in UK Parliament
Highlights from a UK parliamentary debate in which MPs variously accused Israel of war crimes, disproportionate violence, ruining peace negotiations by building illegal settlements, running the worlds largest outdoor prison, collective punishment, and attacking water supplies, hospitals, supply centres and all manner of other civilian targets. [image: Israel accused of war crimes (UK Parliament)] Tags: OCCUPIED PALESTINE AKA ISRAEL GAZA ISRAELI OCCUPATION FORCES UNITED KINGDOM
NATO intercepts more Russian aircraft near Baltic borders
NATO says it has intercepted Russian planes flying near Baltic borders up to 50 times in recent weeks. Tags: RUSSIA NATO
If Iraq Were in Central America
Just as in discussions of bombing nations for women's rights it's hard to bring up the subject of the right not to be bombed, in discussions of shipping so-called illegal children away from the border where you've been terrorizing them in reenactments of Freedom Ride buses it's hard to bring up the subject of not having your government overthrown and your nation turned into a living hell. Tags: IRAQ GAZA CENTRAL AMERICA UNITED STATES
Donetsk residents flee Kiev military operations
Residents in Ukraine’s volatile Donetsk region continue to flee for their lives as Kiev carries on with its military operations against pro-Russia forces. Tags: UKRAINE
E. Ukraine militia deploys tanks, Grad rocket launcher as Kiev intensifies offensive
Militia fighters in the city of Lugansk moved up heavy equipment including multiple rocket launch systems and artillery to the front where irregular units were opposing the advance of the Ukrainian army on Sunday. Among the armoured units moving through the city's Kombrod district were Grad BM-21 self-propelled launchers and a T-72 main battle tank. Clashes were reported in the suburbs of the city on Sunday. [image: Lugansk: E. Ukraine militia deploys tanks, Grad rocket launcher as Kiev intensifies offensive] Tags: UKRAINE
Israel continues strikes on Gaza for 7th day
Israel has continued its airstrikes on the Gaza Strip for the seventh straight day, killing a total of at least 173 Palestinians in the besieged enclave so far. Tags: OCCUPIED PALESTINE AKA ISRAEL ISRAELI OCCUPATION FORCES GAZA
Number of Ukrainian refugees accommodated in Russia approaches 24,000
Another 1,800 refugees from Ukraine have been accommodated at temporary facilities in Russia since Saturday. Tags: UKRAINE RUSSIA
Relatives abroad might thwart Russians’ careers in public service
A ruling party MP claims to be preparing a bill that, once approved, would bar all Russians with relatives living in foreign nations from taking any official posts, or even being employed by state agencies. Tags: RUSSIA
Ukrainian warplane invades Russian airspace
A plane of the Ukrainian Air Force has invaded the Russian airspace, a special correspondent of Russia’s Zvezda TV channel said on Sunday. Tags: UKRAINE RUSSIA
Ukrainian troops fire multiple rocket launcher at Donetsk region settlement
Ukrainian troops on Sunday fired the Grad multiple rocket launcher system at the Krasnogorovka city in the Donetsk region, the Novorossia news agency reported. Tags: UKRAINE
Erdogan criticises west's silence on Israeli aggression
The west remains silent while Israel bombards and terrorizes Gaza, Turkey's Prime Minister said at a rally in Sanliurfa on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reported. Tags: OCCUPIED PALESTINE AKA ISRAEL GAZA TURKEY
Genocide in Eastern Ukraine
'Degeneration into genocide' as President Poroshenko calls for the murder of 'hundreds' of rebels for each of his troops killed - more than Nazi Germany ordered as punitive reprisals in World War Two; eyewitnesses report Kiev death squads going 'house to house' executing all men under 35 on the spot, 'crucifying' babies and forcing their mothers to watch - unspeakable atrocities under a complete mainstream media blackout. On Sunday Ukraine's missiles killed and injured civilians in the Rostov region, the latest bombing on Russia. [image: The Truthseeker: 'Genocide' in Eastern Ukra... more »
Iranian nuclear talks continue in Vienna as big differences remain
The talks here on the Iranian nuclear programs continued on Sunday as big differences still remain between Iran and the West. Tags: IRAN NUCLEAR POWER
Italian prosecutors push to confirm 'Rubygate' ruling against Berlusconi
Italian prosecutors on Friday asked an appeals court to confirm a seven-year prison sentence against former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi for having sex with an underage prostitute and for abuse of power while he was in office. Tags: ITALY POLITICS CORRUPTION
Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza, wounds dozens
Israeli warplanes have carried out dozens of airstrikes on the besieged Gaza Strip, leaving over a dozen Palestinians wounded. Tags: OCCUPIED PALESTINE AKA ISRAEL GAZA
EU Association Agreement with Ukraine Is a Gift to Kleptocrats
The agreement, by worsening economic conditions of Ukraine, will guarantee unending violence in the east, according to economist Michael Hudson. [image: EU Association Agreement with Ukraine Is a Gift to Kleptocrats] Tags: UKRAINE EUROPEAN UNION CORRUPTION
Train suspended over motorway as bridge blown up in E. Ukraine
Three bridges over roads leading into the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk have been destroyed by explosions, blocking key access routes to the city. [image: RAW: Train suspended over motorway as bridge blown up in E. Ukraine] Tags: UKRAINE
The civilians are dying here and something needs to happen to stop it
It’s kind of strange, because in the last five days of the bombing and shelling, we haven’t seen a single militia compound that has actually been hit. Every building that we’ve seen been hit by the Ukrainian mortars have been civilian buildings. We personally seen at least over 40 different civilian buildings bombed, that includes a school, an orphanage. Tags: UKRAINE
'Kiev has right to use airstrikes against civilians to defend sovereignty' - Psaki
US State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki told reporters on Monday that the Ukrainian government using airstrikes that kill civilians to defend its own territory. Responding to RT's Gayane Chichakyan question about civilian deaths after Ukrainian army's airstrikes, Jennifer Psaki said that Kiev has right to do that as any sovereign state in the world. [image: 'Kiev has right to use airstrikes against civilians to defend sovereignty' - Psaki] Tags: UKRAINE UNITED STATES
Ukraine Gangster State Calls for 'Nuclear Strikes'
Parliament moves to quit Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; Nazis 'regular reconnaissance visits to nuclear power stations'; Billionaire governor, whose Privatbank is top recipient of new IMF bailout, being placed on international wanted list for 'banned methods of warfare and aggravated murder'. [image: The Truthseeker: Ukraine Gangster State Calls for 'Nuclear Strikes' (E42)] Tags: UKRAINE
French train crash was 'just a question of time'
Experts tasked with probing one of France's worst train accidents said it was only a question of time before disaster struck. Investigators found "a state of disrepair never seen before" on the rail network. Tags: FRANCE AUSTERITY
'Enough!' Germans say to latest US spy scandal
Germany's relations with the United States reeled further on Monday over new spying allegations, with commentators demanding a tough response to the reported US purchase of classified documents from a German double-agent. Tags: UNITED STATES GERMANY ESPIONAGE NSA
Lavrov: Ukraine crisis reminds of Belgrade bombing in 1999
Washington should feel responsibility for the crisis in Ukraine, said Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pointing out that the current events in the country recall NATO bombings of Yugoslavia in 1999. Tags: UKRAINE
Israeli lynch mob hunts for Palestinians in Jerusalem
In response to the kidnap and murder of three Zionist teens by Arabs, there has been an escalation in the level of expressed fascism among Zionists who seek revenge. On July 5th they called for gatherings throughout Israel (Palestine '48) while expressing such sentiments as "Death to the Arabs" as well as physically assaulting Palestinian passers by. [image: Zio Fascists Roaming the Streets of Jerusalem, "Death to Arabs"] Tags: BARBARITY OCCUPIED PALESTINE AKA ISRAEL RACISM
The High Cost Of Israel’s Brutal Assault On Palestinians In Search For Israeli Teens
“Hit me one time in the face, and then hit me again, and again, it will start to feel normal. That’s what the occupation is like. That’s what losing my sons is like.” Tags: OCCUPIED PALESTINE AKA ISRAEL PALESTINE
ISIS Parades Scud Missile 'Heading Towards Israel'
Video footage reveals that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) has transferred some of the advanced weaponry it has captured in its blitz conquest of Iraq to Syria - weaponry which includes long range Scud missiles. Tags: IRAQ OCCUPIED PALESTINE AKA ISRAEL PROPAGANDA
The searing hypocrisy of the West
Palestinian children are assaulted or murdered every day and barely do their lives register in western press. While Palestinian mothers are frequently blamed when Israel kills their children, accused of sending them to die or neglecting to keep them at home away from Israeli snipers, no one questions Rachel Frankel, the mother of one of the murdered settlers. Tags: OCCUPIED PALESTINE AKA ISRAEL PALESTINE UNITED STATES EUROPE
Regional War Swallowing the Middle East
When the Syrian war jumped its borders into Iraq, surrounding nations had a perfect chance to peacefully cooperate. They’ve thus far refused. The war in Syria now seems to be shifting to Iraq, and the big actors in the regional drama are recklessly pushing events toward more conflict that could transform a regional proxy war into a direct multi-nation battle. Tags: MIDDLE EAST IRAQ SYRIA UNITED STATES
Putin: Who fears objective information? Those who commit crimes!
It's unacceptable when journalists are killed, foreign journalists being targeted in Ukraine, said Russian president Putin during a meeting with Russian ambassadors, envoys and diplomats at the Foreign Ministry headquarters in Moscow. [image: Putin: Who fears objective information? Those who commit crimes!] Tags: RUSSIA UKRAINE
Police 'lose explosives' in French airport exercise
Red-faced French police have had some explaining to do after they forgot where they had placed a block of explosives during a training exercise at Marseille airport, a report has claimed. An internal investigation has been launched. Tags: FRANCE
Putin has more harsh words for NATO and Ukraine
New speech lays out his plan to protect all people who 'consider themselves Russian' Tags: RUSSIA UKRAINE NATO
NatWest apologises after manager didn't hang up phone properly and left three-minute voicemail mocking customer
NatWest has apologised after a business manager accidentally left a three-minute message on a customer's answerphone, mocking his financial situation and calling him a 'k**b'. Tags: UNITED KINGDOM BANKING
Mosul maelstrom: ISIS and the turning point of American adventurism in Middle East
In Mosul, a perfect storm gathered last week, produced by decades of American adventurism in the ‘greater Middle East’. Tags: UNITED STATES MIDDLE EAST IRAQ SYRIA
Ukraine: The International War-Criminal Is Obama, Not Putin
In February this year, the Obama Administration violently overthrew the freely-elected and Russia-friendly President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych. We hired gunmen dressed to appear to be from the Yanukovych government firing into the “Maidan” crowd who were demonstrating against Yanukovych. Tags: UKRAINE UNITED STATES RUSSIA
Israel stoking conflict in Iraq, Iran, Syria and the Occupied Territories
Monday’s air strikes by Israel on a regional military headquarters and eight other targets inside Syria were mounted on the pretext of the death of a teenager in a cross-border attack. Tags: OCCUPIED PALESTINE AKA ISRAEL IRAQ IRAN SYRIA PALESTINE
NATO pledges new funding for Ukrainian military
NATO has endorsed new funding for Ukraine's defense in the form of “trust funds” to help with logistics and cyber defense, as well as command and control, according to NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Tags: NATO UKRAINE
Who Will Save Iraq?
*Intervention Will Only Make Matters Worse* “We gave Iraq a chance” – President Obama Recent events in Iraq are a tiny foreshadowing of the horrors to come. A glance at smoldering Syria reveals Iraq’s fate if current events continue. And while such a crisis demands that something be done, the solutions offered will only expedite Iraq’s descent into a prolonged nightmare. Tags: IRAQ SYRIA UNITED STATES
Iraq War redux: Dick Cheney warns Fox that nuclear weapons are ‘spreading’ to terrorists
Former Vice President Dick Cheney showed up on Fox News on Wednesday to make a familiar case for going back to war in Iraq: Nuclear weapons are “spreading” to extremists across the globe. Tags: UNITED STATES WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROPAGANDA
South Stream a big step forward to secure Russian gas supply to EU
Russia and Austria have agreed on a joint company to construct the Austrian arm of the $45 billion South Stream gas pipeline project. Matthias Dornfeldt from the Berlin Centre for Caspian Region Studies at the Free University of Berlin gives his perspective on this. [image: 'South Stream a big step forward to secure Russian gas supply to EU'] Tags: RUSSIA AUSTRIA EUROPEAN UNION NATURAL GAS
West to meddle in Iraq-ISIS conflict sooner or later
Iraqi army air strikes reportedly killed at least 32 people in the strategically important town of Baiji. That's where government forces are trying to fend off militant attacks on the country's largest oil refinery.The Islamist group ISIS had earlier claimed it had captured the facility. British MP Jeremy Corbyn thinks it's Western meddling that's driven Iraq to the edge. [image: 'West to meddle in Iraq-ISIS conflict sooner or later'] Tags: IRAQ SYRIA UNITED KINGDOM
Approval for Russian military intervention in Ukraine revoked
The upper house of Russia's parliament voted Wednesday to revoke a resolution approving military intervention in Ukraine at the request of President Vladimir Putin. Tags: RUSSIA UKRAINE
People pressure starts to pay off over Ireland's oil and gas giveaway
If ever a story shows that persistent pressure by concerned people can yield results then the Irish gas and oil story is one that has just hit the hundredth monkey. Tags: IRELAND PETROCARBON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION
Famous Barcelona bullring may be converted into Europe’s biggest mosque
The Emir of Qatar has reportedly agreed to roll out €2.2 billion ($2.99 bn) to convert Barcelona's Monumental bullring into a 40,000-capacity mosque, the biggest in Europe, by 2020, if the city council approves the project. Tags: SPAIN ISLAM
Confirmed: Spanish King's sister will go on trial
A Spanish judge ruled on Wednesday that King Felipe VI's sister, Princess Cristina, and her husband must face fraud charges, opening the way to an unprecedented criminal trial. Tags: SPAIN FRAUD MONARCHY
Civil War in Ukraine Heads Toward Genocide – Kremlin
Hostilities in eastern Ukraine are a “civil war steadfastly heading toward genocide,” according to the Kremlin chief of staff, Sergei Ivanov. Tags: UKRAINE GENOCIDE RUSSIA
Self-defense forces in E. Ukraine hand over bodies of Ukrainian troopers
Waving white flags self-defense forces in eastern Ukraine met Ukrainian troops on a road outside of Donetsk and sent over several trucks that they said contained 49 bodies. [image: DRAMATIC: Self-defense forces in E. Ukraine hand over bodies of Ukrainian troopers] Tags: UKRAINE
Maliki refuses to resign in exchange for U.S. air support
The spokesman of the Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki indicated that the latter rejected the condition set by the United States which requires his resignation in exchange for launching air strikes on the terrorist elements of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant by the U.S Air Force. Tags: IRAQ UNITED STATES
How Secret Partners Expand NSA’s Surveillance Dragnet
Huge volumes of private emails, phone calls, and internet chats are being intercepted by the National Security Agency with the secret cooperation of more foreign governments than previously known, according to newly disclosed documents from whistleblower Edward Snowden. Tags: UNITED STATES SURVEILLANCE STATE NSA INTERNET
Egyptian demonstrators protest against Sisi government
Demonstrators in Egypt have taken to the streets across the country to protest against the government of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Tags: EGYPT PROTESTS
Ukrainian president rules out talks with representatives of self-proclaimed republics
Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko has ruled out any talks with representatives of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s republics (DPR and LPR) in eastern Ukraine, Poroshenko’s commissioner on settlement of the situation in the breakaway regions, MP Irina Gerashchenko, said at a briefing Thursday. Tags: UKRAINE
As a former Israeli soldier, I had to speak out about the injustices I participated in
After serving as an IDF combat soldier and commander, Yehuda Sahul questioned the morality of the military action in the West Bank. Tags: OCCUPIED PALESTINE AKA ISRAEL ISRAELI OCCUPATION FORCES WEST BANK WAR CRIMES
Kucinich - Stop Calling the Iraq War a "Mistake"
As Iraq descends into chaos again, more than a decade after "Mission Accomplished," media commentators and politicians have mostly agreed upon calling the war a "mistake." But the "mistake" rhetoric is the language of denial, not contrition.
"I told you so" says Galloway as Cameron warns of UK terror threat
British politician George Galloway has condemned Prime Minister David Cameron after the PM said Britain was facing a terrorist threat following the explosion of violence in Syria, Iraq and Iran. He said he had warned the PM of this and said it was an accident waiting to happen. Tags: UNITED KINGDOM IRAQ
UK scrambles jets to intercept Russian planes in intl airspace over Baltic
Typhoon fighter jets from the UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF) were launched to intercept a number of Russian aircraft which were carrying out a routine training mission, as part of NATO’s ongoing mission to police Baltic airspace. Tags: UNITED KINGDOM RUSSIA WAR GAMES
Assassination Attempt: Blast targets self-proclaimed E. Ukraine leader's car
The minivan belonging to self-proclaimed People's Republic of Donetsk (DNR) leader Denis Pushilin was blown up late on Thursday. Three people were reportedly killed and two others were injured in the blast. [image: Assassination Attempt: Blast targets self-proclaimed E. Ukraine leader's car] Tags: UKRAINE
Kiev’s National Guard unit mutiny: ‘We’ve been discarded like trash’
A scandal is surfacing in one of the Ukrainian units attempting to quash revolt in the eastern regions. Turning out to be non-existent on Kiev’s books, the fighters who were denied food and service pay now seek truth in the capital. Tags: UKRAINE
Dear Tony Blair, thanks for everything, hope you enjoy the oil, Love - Iraq
You haven’t been in touch lately so we thought we’d sit down and write you a letter about how life’s treating us. Tags: IRAQ UNITED KINGDOM
Ukraine June 13th SITREP
Report of fresh mass grave found near Krasni Lehmahn containing bodies young men, unconfirmed by photo evidence. Tags: UKRAINE BARBARITY
Sisi enthroned, Morsi jailed
The outcome of the election in Egypt hasn’t surprised anyone. General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, former chief of mukhabarat (intelligence) and defence minister, has taken over as Egypt’s president. Tags: EGYPT POLITICS ELECTIONS
America's Covert Re-Invasion of Iraq
Heavily armed, well funded, and organized as a professional, standing army, the forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) swept southward into Iraq from Turkey and northeastern Syria, taking the cities of Mosul and Tikrit, and now threaten the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad itself. The United States was sure to prop up two unfounded narratives - the first being that US intelligence agencies, despite assets in Iraq and above it in the form of surveillance drones, failed to give warning of the invasion, and that ISIS is some sort of self-sustaining terror organization carv... more »
Italy's Beppe Grillo to join Nigel Farage in EU parliament
Beppe Grillo’s Five Star Movement (M5S) party will join UK Independence Party (Ukip) leader Nigel Farage’s Europe of Freedom and Democracy group in the EU parliament following an online referendum. Tags: ITALY UNITED KINGDOM EUROPEAN UNION
French bank 'ignored US warnings' over embargo
The bank is accused of breaking sanctions against Iran, Sudan and Cuba between 2002 and 2009 by carrying out dollar transactions with them. Tags: FRANCE UNITED STATES BANKING SANCTIONS
Tesla Will 'Open-Source' All Its Patents
Tesla Motors just went "open source," at least in spirit. CEO Elon Musk announced this morning in California that the nascent electric car company will open up all its patents "for the advancement of electric vehicle technology." And he did it with a meme, which is awesome. Tags: PATENTS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY UNITED STATES
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