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Noam Chomsky: ISIS Grew Out Of Iraq War, Enforces Imperialist Agenda (VIDEO)

Chomsky also points out that the United States is isolating Syria and Iran who are working tirelessly to stop ISIS’s expansion, but adds that ISIS is enforcing an imperialist agenda of deteriorating the Middle East and North Africa for better control of the region by Western nations and their allies in the Middle East.

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Linguist and activist Noam Chomsky talks with an Iraq War veteran and answers questions collected by human rights activists from people currently living under siege in Fallujah, Iraq. The interviewer, Ross Caputi, is a veteran of the 2nd US-led siege of Fallujah. He is on the Board of Directors of the Islah Reparations Project

Colony Collapse Crisis: 40% Of Beekeepers’ Hives Died In 2014

Though the research remains controversial, many scientists now blame neonicotinoids, chemicals similar to nicotine found in common insecticides used on seeds that bees are becoming addicted to.

A honey bee at a hive entrance fanning, colony collapse disorder is causing alarm over the security of the world's food supply.

A honey bee at a hive entrance fanning, colony collapse disorder is causing alarm over the security of the world's food supply. MINNEAPOLIS --- For years, biologists and agricultural scientists have raised the alarm about colony collapse disorder, the global phenomenon of honey bee die-offs that leaves entire hives abandoned. Although many

From NYC, Ferguson To Baltimore, American Police Are Trained In Apartheid Israel

Journalist Rania Khalek tells MintPress that whether it’s Baltimore or Palestine, “systems of oppression are working together to oppress people.”

An Israeli border policeman detains a protester during a weekly demonstration against Israel's apartheid wall in the West Bank village of Bilin near Ramallah, Friday, Feb. 13, 2015.

An Israeli border policeman detains a Palestinian protester during a weekly demonstration against Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village of Bilin near Ramallah, Friday, Feb. 13, 2015. WASHINGTON --- The Black Lives Matter movement became a fixture in American cities after the 2014 death of Michael Brown, and grows with each new

Netanyahu’s ‘Genocidal’ Cabinet Promises More Conflict, Isolation For Israel

Members of Benjamin Netanyahu’s new cabinet have previously called Palestinians “beasts” and their children “little snakes,” warned of the “cancer-like attributes” of Palestinian society, and celebrated the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, among other atrocities.

بواسطة Joe Catron
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, second right, heads the new government as ministers take their place including Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon, left, and Moshe Kahlon, Housing Minister, second left, as the prime minister fills cabinet posts at the last minute forming the 34th government of Israel, two months after the mid-March general elections.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, second right, heads the new government as ministers take their place including Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon, left, and Moshe Kahlon, Housing Minister, second left, as the prime minister fills cabinet posts at the last minute forming the 34th government of Israel, two months after the mid-March general

‘Fake’ Reform: Little To Celebrate As USA Freedom Act Passes House

With Patriot Act re-authorization looming, end of domestic phone collection program not enough to assuage civil liberty and privacy advocates.

بواسطة Jon Queally
President Obama greets CIA Director John O. Brennan, center, and Navy Adm. Michael S. Rogers, director of the National Security Agency, in McLean, Va., on April 24.

Obama greets CIA Director John O. Brennan, center, and Navy Adm. Michael S. Rogers, director of the National Security Agency, in McLean, Va., on April 24. Though the overwhelming and bipartisan passage of the USA Freedom Act in the House of Representatives on Wednesday portends the end of the NSA's mass collection of Americans' private

Over 1,100 Civilians Were Killed By Police In 2014

The number of police killed by citizens amounted to barely 5% of the total murders committed by police.

بواسطة Carey Wedler

In this Aug. 20, 2014 file photo police arrest a man as they disperse a protest against the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. (ANTIMEDIA) A new preliminary FBI report shows that in 2014, 51 police officers were feloniously killed in the line of duty. The FBI notes that this is an 89% increase from 2013, when only 27 officers were