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South Sudan Frees Hundreds Of Child Soldiers, Including 9-Year Old Girl

Some 12,000 children are still in active combat both on the side of the rebels and militias allied to government, Unicef says, making the removal of child fighters from the conflict a difficult task.

Lisa Vives
بواسطة Lisa Vives

A Sudanese family takes shelter at the Kalma refugee camp for internally displaced people, south of the Darfur town of Nyala, Sudan.  (AP/UNAMID) NEW YORK, Mar 24 2015 - South Sudan’s Democratic Army Cobra Faction announced its third release of child soldiers as agreed in a pact with the government signed last May. Over the weekend, 654

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‘Monsanto’s Dream’: Pro-GMO DARK Act Comes To Congress

Kansas Republican Rep. Mike Pompeo wants to reintroduce anti-consumer, anti-choice, anti-labeling, pro-GMO law.

Lauren McCauley
بواسطة Lauren McCauley

The battle over genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, reached the U.S. capital on Wednesday when news broke that Kansas Republican Rep. Mike Pompeo will reintroduce a bill that blocks states from requiring GMO labeling. The legislation, dubbed by critics the Deny Americans the Right-to-Know or DARK Act, grants the Secretary of Health and

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Obama: Dim Hope For End To Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

“Netanyahu, in the election run-up, stated that a Palestinian state would not occur while he was prime minister,” Obama said. “And I took him at his word that that’s what he meant.

Associated Press
بواسطة Associated Press
Barack Obama

President Barack Obama pauses as he turns to walk from the stage after speaking in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in the White House Complex in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Tuesday that the U.S. is weighing whether to back Palestinian efforts to seek U.N. recognition for an

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VIDEO: Black Open Carry Protesters Take To The Streets To Protest Police Brutality

Around 40 New Black Panther Party members marched with their firearms on display through the streets of Austin during SXSW festival on Monday.

S. Wooten
M. David for Counter Current News
بواسطة S. Wooten
و M. David for Counter Current News

We have reported on the “Open Carry” protests by the Huey P. Newton Gun Club, taking place in Texas recently in response to increasing incidences of police brutality. The Huey P. Newton Gun Club don’t claim to be Black Panthers like their namesake, but another group – the New Black Panther Party – does make use of the name. Some news outlets

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The Epidemic Of Police Misconduct That No One Is Talking About

Stories about drunk officers driving the wrong direction on freeways and hitting civilians or soberly ramming into pedestrians are not uncommon. This week alone, three cops caused mayhem and fatalities on the road.

Carey Wedler
بواسطة Carey Wedler

Violent police are increasingly criticized for everything from killing dogs to shooting the homeless and beating the mentally ill. These abuses of power are disturbing and desperately need attention. One under-discussed problem with police accountability (or lack thereof), however, is police irresponsibility while driving. Stories about drunk

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Which Is The Most Responsible Nuclear Nation – Iran, Israel Or The United States?

The U.S., Israel and other nuclear weapons states (the United Kingdom, France, Russia, China, North Korea, India and Pakistan) have no credibility to lecture Iran or anyone else on nuclear abstinence from their perch atop a bar stool.

Kevin Martin
بواسطة Kevin Martin
An unidentified man stands next to a tiled fireplace where a house once stood in Hiroshima, Japan, on Sept. 7, 1945. The vast ruin is a result of "Little Boy," the uranium atomic bomb detonated on Aug. 6 by the U.S.

An unidentified man stands next to a tiled fireplace where a house once stood in Hiroshima, Japan, on Sept. 7, 1945.  The vast ruin is a result of "Little Boy," the uranium atomic bomb detonated on Aug. 6 by the U.S. The U.S. and five other world powers – Russia, China, Germany, France and the United Kingdom, known collectively as the P5+1

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