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Archives for ديسمبر 2014

‘Biggest Fracking Victory Ever!’ As New York Bans Dangerous Drilling In State

‘Fracking has no place in New York or anywhere,’ says prominent activist after announcement by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Jon Queally
بواسطة Jon Queally
fracking

Anti-fracking protesters outside Governor Andrew Cuomo's policy summit in 2012. (Photo: Credo Action/cc/flickr) It's official. New York state will ban fracking. After years of lobbying and aggressive public protest by state residents to make permanent a short-term moratorium on the controversial oil and gas drilling practice, Gov. Andrew

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VIDEO: MintPress Gathers Around The Campfire With Female Guerrillas Fighting ISIS

“A woman has every right to protect her rights and her people. This is an honor for us to fight for our country,” one guerrilla fighter says, explaining that while the concept of female fighters may seem “weird” to some, it’s “more than normal.”

Matthew Vickery
Sheren Khalel
بواسطة Matthew Vickery
و Sheren Khalel
Acommander of the Kurdish womenís self-defense force, known by its Kurdish acronym YPJ, takes a break in Kobani, Syria. (AP/Jake Simkin)

TELL HAMIS, Syria --- Zatlaan bends down around a fledgling fire, blowing the kindling carefully, willing the damp pile of scrap wood to catch. Zatlaan -- who asked that only her first name be used -- is completely decked out in camouflage, spare a colorful traditional scarf wrapped tightly around her head. The dozen women leaning into the heat

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Ignorance Is No Excuse For Wrongdoing, Unless You’re A Cop

“[I]f the individual is no longer to be sovereign, if the police can pick him up whenever they do not like the cut of his jib, if they can ‘seize’ and ‘search’ him in their discretion, we enter a new regime.”—U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, dissenting in Terry v. Ohio (1968)

John Whitehead
بواسطة John Whitehead

New Jersey State Police trooper Chris Pastor works with his police dog, Odin, as they search for evidence on a vehicle during a training exercise at the New Jersey Department of Public Works, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. (Photo: Julio Cortez/AP) With Orwellian irony, the U.S. Supreme Court chose December 15, National Bill of Rights Day to deliver

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In Historic Shift, US To Normalize Relations With Cuba

Wednesday’s announcements followed more than a year of secret talks between U.S. and Cuban officials in Canada and the Vatican.

Julie Pace
Matthew Lee
بواسطة Julie Pace
و Matthew Lee

Cuba's President Raul Castro. (Photo:Ismael Francisco/AP) WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Cuba have agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations and open economic and travel ties, marking a historic shift in U.S. policy toward the communist island after a half-century of enmity dating back to the Cold War, American officials said

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Oops, CIA Abducts & Tortures Wrong Guy

The CIA held El-Masri at the secret prison for four months where he was frequently beaten, kicked, tortured, and smashed into walls among other various forms abuse that he had to endure.

SM Gibson | AntiMedia
بواسطة SM Gibson | AntiMedia
Khaled al-Masri

Khaled al-Masri, a German citizen of Lebanese descent,  was abducted in December 2003 at the Serbian-Macedonian border and flown by the CIA to a detention center in Kabul, Afghanistan, where he was interrogated and tortured. ( Photo: Markus Schreiber/AP) (TheAntiMedia) On December 31, 2003, Khaled El-Masri was seized by Macedonian border

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5 Reasons To Question The Official Story Of The Sydney Siege

While the mainstream reports may suggest that Monis is yet another ISIS-style terrorist that finally attempted to rise and meet his destiny by engaging in terrorist attacks in the West, there are a number of problems with the media portrayal of the Sydney Siege.

Brandon Turbeville
بواسطة Brandon Turbeville
Australia Police Operation

Hostages run to safety  during a cafe siege in the central business district of Sydney , Australia, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. (Photo: Rob Griffith/AP) (TheAntiMedia) In the aftermath of yet another highly publicized terror attack (or at least the potential for a high profile attack) in Australia by foreign-born jihadists, the Western public is

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