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US Mulls Defunding UN Over Palestinian Membership

There are also mentions of possible cuts to anything abortion related, and demands that the UN cut ties with any organization “which could be seen as” helping circumvent sanctions against either Iran or North Korea.

Jason Ditz
بواسطة Jason Ditz
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN in New York on September 30, 2015.

(REPORT) --- President Donald Trump is planning to threaten defunding of the United Nations, including at least 40% decrease in funds provided to the organization, centering on complaints about the Palestinian Authority having membership in certain UN bodies. There are two competing draft proposals under consideration for doing this, which

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Trump’s Team Continues To Dismantle The EPA

The mood is dark as Trump takes over the environmental agency he pledged to reduce to “little tidbits.”

Andrew Revkin
بواسطة Andrew Revkin
In this Jan. 4, 2017, file photo, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator-designate Scott Pruitt answer a reporter's question during his meeting with Sen. Shelley Moore Capitol, R-W.Va., on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP/Cliff Owen)

(REPORT) --- President Donald Trump long ago announced his provocative intentions for the Environmental Protection Agency, pledging during the campaign to get rid of the agency "in almost every form," with only "little tidbits left." So far, Trump's remodeling efforts have been both dramatic (nominating Oklahoma attorney general and fossil-fuel

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As Trump Announces ‘Safe Zones’ In Syria, Media Renews Chemical Weapons Allegations Against Assad

UN investigator Carla del Ponte stated to Western media outlets as far back as March, 2013 that chemical weapons were used, not by the Syrian government, but the western-backed Syrian rebels.

Brandon Turbeville
بواسطة Brandon Turbeville
Mideast Syria Toxic Gas

(ANALYSIS) --- It seems that neither the U.S. State Department nor the corporate media will give up on the incessant claims of the Syrian government’s alleged use of “chemical weapons” in Syria. This is, of course, despite having no evidence to back up their claims of Assad’s guilt. As usual, however, that hasn’t stopped the U.S. government or

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Fed Up With War On Facts, Scientists’ Announce March On Washington

“Demands to shut down informational websites and prevent the release of scientific findings are straight out of Orwell. We don’t live in a world of ‘alternative facts’.”

Deirdre Fulton
بواسطة Deirdre Fulton
People hold signs as they listen to a group of scientists speak during a rally in conjunction with the American Geophysical Union's fall meeting in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

(REPORT) --- The Trump-Pence administration's war on facts may have galvanized the next major demonstration in the nation's capital—the Scientists' March on Washington, which is as yet unscheduled but is garnering significant enthusiasm online. Spurred by the new administration's stance on climate change, muzzling of scientists, and slashing of

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Trump Orders Creation Of ‘Safe Zones’ In Syria

During the campaign, Trump had endorsed the idea of safe zones on humanitarian grounds, but also scorned Hillary Clinton for supporting the no-fly zone aspect, citing the concerns about starting such huge new wars.

Jason Ditz
بواسطة Jason Ditz
With a mosque's minaret in the foreground, a United States Air Force cargo plane takes off from the Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey, where coalition forces launch attacks inside of Syria, July 30, 2015.

Turkey has long sought an internationally-imposed series of “safe zones” in northern Syria to house refugees, as a way to limit the number of refugees who actually end up crossing into Turkey. The White House resisted, fearing it would be too complicated, and President Trump’s intention to shift Syria policy toward fighting ISIS made it seem like

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Fordham University’s Ban On Palestinian Rights Group Sets Dangerous Precedent

‘As far as we’re aware, this is the first time a college has summarily banned a group supporting Palestinian rights before students even held their first meeting,’ an attorney representing those hoping to establish a Students for Justice in Palestine group at Fordham told MintPress News.

Joe Catron
بواسطة Joe Catron
Students and supporters protest Fordham University’s ban on Students for Justice in Palestine, a student group which advocates the rights of Palestinians. (Photo: Joe Catron/MintPress)

NEW YORK --- Nearly a hundred students and community members rallied on Fordham University’s Manhattan campus before marching to nearby Columbus Circle on Monday. The protest marked the latest chapter in an ongoing effort by students at the Jesuit institution to found a chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine on their campus. SJP

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