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Texas Congressman Says We Should Take In Christian Refugees, Avoid Muslims

Texas Congressman Brian Babin (R-TX) believes refugees allowed into the United States should be given priority based on religious affiliation.

Emily Atkin for Think Progress
بواسطة Emily Atkin for Think Progress
Texas Congressman Brian Babin (R-TX) believes refugees allowed into the United States should be given priority based on religious affiliation.

A Texas Congressman is calling for an immediate halt to the Obama administration’s plan to take in 10,000 Syrian refugees, saying the plan is a threat to national security and that more should be done to ensure Christian refugees are getting help. Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX) appeared on the Laura Ingraham show on Monday to tout his latest bill,

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Palestinian Groups Condemn Violence, Ask World To Recognize Root Cause

Civil society groups call on international community to stop fueling human rights violations and end “institutional impunity’.

Sarah Lazare
بواسطة Sarah Lazare
Israeli border police check Palestinian's identification cards at a checkpoint in Jerusalem, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015.Palestinian right's groups are calling for people to remember the longstanding occupation that has again sparked recent violence. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Amid rising violence and tensions in recent weeks, Palestinian rights groups on Thursday condemned all "forms of attacks on civilians" and declared that the current situation cannot be "explained, addressed, or remedied" without a clear-eyed look at its root causes, which remain Israel's violations of international law and brutal control of the

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Files Incriminating CIA Stolen From Center For Human Rights Office, Break-In Happened During CIA Head’s Visit

Theft of files alleging CIA cover-up of civilian killings in El Salvador had ‘suspicious’ elements.

Nadia Prupis
بواسطة Nadia Prupis

University of Washington police are investigating a break-in at the school's Center for Human Rights (UWCHR) after files from a lawsuit against the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) were stolen from the center's offices. A computer and hard drive containing information from a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit filed on October 2 were

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Iceland Has Sentenced 26 Bankers To Prison While US White Collar Prosecutions Hit Record Low

While the U.S. government famously bailed out the banks that created the 2008 financial crisis, the Icelandic government took them over and continues to prosecute the bankers who helped cause the collapse.

MintPress News Desk
بواسطة MintPress News Desk
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, head of the largest bank in the U.S., arrived to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 13, 2012, before the Senate Banking Committee, about how his company lost more than $2 billion on risky trades and whether its executives failed to properly manage those risks. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

REYKJAVIK, Iceland --- While the number of cases against alleged corporate criminals fell to record-lows in the United States, Iceland is continuing to prosecute the bankers who caused the 2008 global financial crisis, with dozens already landing prison sentences. So far, Iceland has sentenced 26 bankers to a combined 74 years in prison. The

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Mainstream Media Focuses On Israeli Deaths While Ignoring Israeli Violence

The United Nations criticized Israel for its management of holy sites in Jerusalem, a major source of the latest wave of violence.

Kit O'Connell
بواسطة Kit O'Connell
Israel | Palestine | Aqsa

JERUSALEM --- Despite widespread criticism over the ways Israel has provoked the latest wave of violence engulfing the West Bank and Gaza, the media in the West mostly focuses on attacks by Palestinians on Israeli settlers and soldiers, ignoring the context that led to the current tensions. Electronic Intifada, a site that advocates for

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The Third Intifada Is Upon Us, But You Won’t Hear The Media Confirm It

The media can’t find an image of a dark-skinned bearded Disney-style villain. Instead they are receiving images of Christians and Muslims standing together slinging rocks at Israelis armed with rifles and tear gas.

Justin King
بواسطة Justin King
Independent Palestinian State

West Bank, Occupied Territories (TFC) – Thousands wounded, scores dead. The Third Intifada is here. Its intensity and duration have yet to be determined. However, outlet after outlet are simply posing it as a question. From the Wall Street Journal to the Guardian, outlets don’t want to admit The next Intifada has arrived. The entire media seems to

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