Archives for مارس 2015

As Yemen Descends Further Into Chaos, Saudi Military Mobilizing Near Border

The situation remains complex and details are hard to establish as factions within Yemen battle for control of impoverished, war-torn nation,

بواسطة Jon Queally
Mideast Yemen News Guide

Militiamen loyal to President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi ride on an army vehicle on a street in Aden, Yemen. Yemen’s Shiite rebels, backed by supporters of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, have seized the third-largest city after capturing the capital Sanaa in September, effectively splitting the country in half and hindering U.S. efforts to

Slavery Taints Global Supply Of Seafood

“If Americans and Europeans are eating this fish, they should remember us. There must be a mountain of bones under the sea,” he said. “The bones of the people could be an island, it’s that many.”

بواسطة Associated Press
Seafood From Slaves

A security guard talks to detainees inside a cell at the compound of a fishing company in Benjina, Indonesia. The imprisoned men were considered slaves who might run away. They said they lived on a few bites of rice and curry a day in a space barely big enough to lie down, stuck until the next trawler forces them back to sea. BENJINA,

How US Taxpayers Subsidize Israeli Settlements

“These settlements, and the occupation more broadly, are financially unsustainable on their own, and must be propped up by far right-wing Jewish and Christian Zionist funds from abroad,” a member of a group campaigning against the practice told MintPress News.

بواسطة Joe Catron

US Evangelist John Hagee, center, leads a march of Christians in support of Israel in Jerusalem, Monday April 7, 2008. Photo: Peter Dejong/AP NEW YORK --- As U.S. taxpayers prepare to send to Israel another $3.1 billion of their earnings, plus loan guarantees, discounted weaponry and other perks, two campaigns aim to shed light on

“Nobody” Should Fear Prison For Speech

“Every day thousands of people die. But still the world moves on. Just due to one politician dead, a natural death everyone just goes crazy.. they should know.”

بواسطة Alex Freeman
Profile Picture of Shaheen Dhada

New Delhi, India (TFC) – The Supreme Court of India has stricken a controversial internet censorship law written 15 years ago. The law was enforced in 2012 when Saheen Dhada posted a comment against the death of politician Bal Thackeray.  Her original post said: Every day thousands of people die. But still the world moves on. Just due to one

Canada To Conduct Airstrikes Against ISIS In Syria

Canada will be the first NATO country, other than the United States, to conduct airstrikes in Syria. Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates have also done so.

بواسطة Associated Press

Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks during a press conference in Toronto on Wednesday, March 4, 2015. TORONTO  — Canada is expanding its military mission against the Islamic State group to include airstrikes on targets in Syria, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Tuesday. Harper told Parliament that he will not seek "the express

Police Raid LEGAL Marijuana Store Of Former Pro-Pot News Anchor Who Quit Over Media Propaganda

“By opening back up bright and early, less than 24 hours after the local police department’s failed scare tactic, we, at the Alaska Cannabis Club, have made it clear that the will of the people is stronger than any force they have — and we aren’t going anywhere.”

Former Alaska KTVA anchor Charlo Greene. The video of former Alaska KTVA anchor Charlo Greene made headlines last year after she quit on the air. She said she had grown increasingly frustrated with the media’s anti-cannabis propaganda and had decided to focus on her pro-marijuana campaign for the Alaska Cannabis Club where she now