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Trump appears committed to the belief that mineral extraction "could be one justification for the United States to stay engaged in" Afghanistan, the New York Times reported. (Photo: DVIDSHUB/Flickr/cc)

Trump Considers Expanding War In Afghanistan To Exploit Minerals

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UN: Saudi Arabia Behind Attack On Refugee Boat Which Killed 42

The passengers were all carrying official documents from the UN refugee agency when the boat was attacked on its way to Sudan

Middle East Monitor
بواسطة Middle East Monitor

A report released by the United Nations blames the Saudi-led coalition for conducting a lethal raid killing 42 on a refugee boat, reported Al-Jazeera Arabic. The attack helicopter assaulted a refugee boat carrying Somali refugees off the coast of Yemen in March, killing 42 and injuring 34. The UN report confirmed that the Saudi-led coalition were

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Social Media Users Berate Local PD About Seizing Cash From Homeless Man

The police department’s choice to publish a photo of the money and the sign they took from this homeless man highlights a much deeper problem among police and the homeless.

Matt Agorist
بواسطة Matt Agorist
homelessness police

Cheyenne, WY — A heartening trend is growing on social media showing that people are waking up to the state persecuting individuals over victimless crimes. The latest example of this trend comes from the Cheyenne Police Department who posted a photo of money they seized from a homeless man and then attempted to justify and brag about it. When

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Watch: New Documentary Reveals Horrors Of Modern Day Slave Trade

Abby Martin recalls the history of the colonization of the Philippines and how it has led to a dramatic rise in human trafficking of Philippine workers.

Abby Martin
بواسطة Abby Martin
Seafood From Slaves

In this two part series on the US/Philippines human trafficking epidemic, Abby Martin recalls the history of the colonization of the Philippines and how it has led to a dramatic rise in human trafficking of Philippine workers. She interviews the executive director of Damayan, the 8,000 member strong New York City based organization created and

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Documents Reveal FBI Targeted Peace Institute Over Arms Questionnaire

“If you thought that there was a nest of spies somewhere trying to get information, is it very likely that they would do it by sending out a questionnaire? It’s an image of spying out of Monty Python.”

Ken Klippenstein
بواسطة Ken Klippenstein
Photo of Hellfire missiles being loaded onto a US military Reaper drone in Afghanistan by Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson/U.S. Air Force

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. The FBI conducted an espionage investigation into the Stockholm International Peace Institute (SIPRI), a renowned arms monitoring group. According to documents obtained by Shadowproof under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the FBI began investigating SIPRI after the group sent a generic

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Greece: A (Basket) Case Study In Savage Globalization

As Greeks look inward, they see a country that produces nothing of value and is inferior to the rest of the world – despite evidence to the contrary. The country has been mentally colonized, with outside powers convincing the Greeks that they can do no better.

Dr. Michael Nevradakis
بواسطة Dr. Michael Nevradakis
A woman uses her fan to cool down outside the Bank of Greece headquarters in Athens, July 24, 2017. (AP/Thanassis Stavrakis)

ATHENS (Analysis)-- Oscar López Rivera, the Puerto Rican activist, and advocate for independence whose 70-year prison sentence was commuted earlier this year, resulting in his release after serving 35 years, once had this to say about patriotism and colonialism: “To love the homeland costs nothing, what would be costly is if we lose it… As Puerto

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Saudi Arabia To Behead 14 For Participating In Anti-Government Protests

The condemned includes a young student named Mujtaba al-Suweyket, who was only 17 at the time of his sentencing and was about to study in a U.S. university.

teleSUR
بواسطة teleSUR
The 'crucifixion' of 5 beheaded bodies in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia, the Gulf kingdom ruled by an absolute monarchy and key United States ally, is planning to behead 14 men for participating in anti-government protests after what Amnesty International called a “grossly unfair mass trial.” “By confirming these sentences Saudi Arabia's authorities have displayed their ruthless commitment to the use of

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