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Empire Spymongering and Elite Conspiracy Practitioners By Prof. James Petras, August 27 2018
Political leaders of the US have resorted to denouncing competitors and adversaries as spies engaged in criminal theft of vital political, economic and military know-how. The spy-mania has spread. It has become an essential element in driving national criminal hearings, global economic warfare and military budgets.
The 10 Main Holes in the Official Narrative on the Salisbury Poisonings By Rob Slane, August 27 2018

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Once again I return to Theresa May’s statement of 26th May, in which she stated the following:

“In conclusion, as I have set out, no other country has …

Are the “Bad Russians” In For Yet Another (Hot or Cold) War? How did Former Allies become Adversaries? By Angela Borozna, August 27 2018

This timely article was first published by Oriental Review and Global Research in April 2016

Do Russians want another war?

If you are Russian, you would be surprised by the question. Why would anyone want war (hot or cold)?

But

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Suffer Little Children, We Command You By Christopher Brauchli, August 27 2018

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When the voices of children are heard on the green,
And laughing is heard on the hill,
My heart is at rest within my breast
And everything else is still.

Israeli Spying on Trump? Interference in US Elections? By Philip Giraldi, August 27 2018

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It is ironic that the Robert Mueller investigation into possible collusion between the Russian government and the Donald Trump campaign continues to turn up nothing while the evidence of Israeli interference

Why Women From Asia Are Confronting U.S. Fracking: Oil Extraction Equals Plastic Production By Isabelle Morrison, August 27 2018
Trump Regime Planning Another Chemical Weapons Attack False Flag in Syria By Stephen Lendman, August 27 2018

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The Syrian Arab News Agency reported on an impending false flag CW incident in Idlib province to be wrongfully blamed on government forces.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said a

US Aid Cuts Designed ‘to End Palestinians Claims to Jerusalem’ By The New Arab, August 27 2018

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President Mahmoud Abbas‘s spokesperson has said that recent US aid cuts to the West Bank and Gaza are designed to end his country’s claims to the disputed city of Jerusalem.

Quick America – Take Over Africa Before China Does! By Phil Butler, August 27 2018

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The Donald Trump administration has finally appointed a State Department undersecretary to head up Africa policy. Tibor Nagy, the new assistant secretary of state, inherits an American imperialist attitude and big

Trump Moves to Open 1.6 Million Acres of California Public Lands to Fracking By Olivia Rosane, August 27 2018

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The Trump administration took the first steps on Wednesday towards opening up 1.6 million acres of public land in California to fracking and oil drilling, The Sacramento Bee reported.

In …

Glencore and Other Mining Corporations Make Record Profits, Violate Human Rights, Destroy the Environment, Feed on Poverty By Peter Koenig, August 27 2018
Former mine workers interviewed said that once they got sick, likely from the mine’s toxins – foremost heavy metals in the water they ingested, or from inhaling fumes emanating from the refining processes – they were dismissed, without compensation or medical care.
The Illegal Entry of GMOs into India By Colin Todhunter, August 27 2018
Trump Regime Cuts More Aid to Palestinians By Stephen Lendman, August 27 2018

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The Trump regime and most all congressional members one-sidedly support Israel’s killing machine.

They’re uncaring about fundamental Palestinian rights, dismissive about their well-being and safety, partnering with Israel’s high crimes of

Damascus: We Are on the Verge of Defeating ISIS By Paul Antonopoulos, August 27 2018

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Syria is on the verge of a final and total victory over the ISIS terrorist group, Syrian ambassador to Russia Riyad Haddad said Saturday.

“We are on the verge of the

Resolving the “Serbian Question” – One 19th-Century Project By Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirović, August 27 2018

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Featured image: Vuk Stefanović Karadžić

The article addresses a linguistically based project on Serbian ethnonational identity and a language-based political model for the creation of the Serbian united ethnonational state in

On Corrupt Narratives and Choices By Christopher Black, August 26 2018

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On August 23 NATO announced that a Canadian officer, Major-General Fortin, will be the new commander of NATO forces in Iraq for the continuation of what the invading and occupation forces

Is the US and Its Allies Preparing to Bomb Syria? Towards a “No Fly Zone” in Northern Syria? By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, August 26 2018
Are the U.S. France and Britain preparing to launch punitive airstrikes against Syria in reprisal for another (forthcoming) "false flag" Chemical Weapons attack allegedly ordered by president Bashar al Assad against his own people.
Russia Sends Largest Naval Armada of Syrian War in Response to Reports of Imminent US Attack By Leith Aboufadel, August 26 2018

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Russia has built up its forces around the Mediterranean Sea in response to reports [yet to be confirmed G.R] of the U.S., France, and Great Britain preparing to attack Syria.

According …

America’s ‘Boots-on-the-Ground’ Fighters in Syria Are Kurds and Al Qaeda By Eric Zuesse, August 26 2018

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As will be documented here, America’s troops in Syria are not there in order to fight, but to assist Kurdish separatists in the northeast, and to assist the Al Qaeda led-and-trained

Trump Regime to Formally Reject Palestinians’ Right of Return By Stephen Lendman, August 26 2018

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The right of return is universally recognized under international law.

Article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states:

1. “Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence

The Venezuelan Migrant Crisis By Andrew Korybko, August 26 2018

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The Venezuelan Migrant Crisis has been regionally politicized and is now at risk of being militarily and strategically exploited by the US.

Long-simmering tensions finally exploded in a Brazilian border town …

Dewayne Johnson vs. Monsanto: Hidden Dangers in Weed Killer Giant. More than 5000 Lawsuits against Monsanto By Gregory A. Cade, August 26 2018

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The news is out.  Dewayne Johnson v Monsanto is the first case to go to trial against the weed killer giant. The plaintiff’s lawyers asserted that Monsanto’s Roundup and Ranger Pro,

‘Genocidal’ US Blockade Has Cost Cuba US$134 Billion By Telesur, August 26 2018

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The U.S. blockade on Cuba, imposed for more than 60 years, cost the tiny Caribbean island US$4.2 billion between April 2017 and March 2018, bringing Cuba’s total losses over six decades

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Bolton Threatens Syria By Stephen Lendman, August 25 2018

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Syria’s Idlib province is the last major stronghold in the country infested with US-supported terrorists.

Led by elite Syrian Tiger forces, government troops are mobilizing for an offensive to liberate the

Trade Wars: Is There an Off-Ramp? Towards a Global Catastrophe? By Askiah Adam, August 25 2018

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That an economic world war has already started is beyond dispute. Whether it is Washington or Trump who has lost it is immaterial but between the sanctions imposed on several countries

Who is Nikola Tesla? By Nikola Tesla and Prof Michel Chossudovsky, August 25 2018

First published by Global Research on August 25, 2018

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Very few people know who is Nikola Tesla.

They have heard of the Tesla electric car, but  generally the broader public is unfamiliar with Nikola Tesla, the Serbian scientist and

Monsanto Liable for Agent Orange Damage, Vietnam Reiterates By Khanh Lynh, August 25 2018

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The call comes after a San Francisco jury on August 10 ordered Monsanto to pay nearly $290 million in punitive and compensatory damages to Dewayne Johnson, a cancer patient whose

Sodding the Australian Voter: Accidental Prime Ministers and Political Indulgence By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, August 25 2018
Labour Will Win the Next British Election and Jeremy Corbyn Will Become Prime Minister. Get Over It! By Hans Stehling, August 25 2018
As the tired, weak, dispute-driven, Conservative government flounders onwards towards a disastrous Brexit departure from the EU, the majority of the British electorate eagerly await the installation of a Labour administration to take control.
Can Donald Trump Unite the World (Against Himself)? By Dilip Hiro, August 25 2018

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One thing already seems clear in the Trump era: the world will not turn out to be the American president’s playground.  His ultra-unilateralist, rejectionist policies on trade, the Iran denuclearization agreement,

Micronesia’s Chuukese Secessionist Vote Next Year Imperils the US’ Pacific Strategy. The Chinese Challenge By Andrew Korybko, August 25 2018

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If Micronesia’s centrally positioned Chuuk State votes for independence next year, then it could set off a chain reaction of events that would seriously undermine the US’ Pacific strategy and work

Permanent War and Poverty. Acting on Behalf of Washington, the UN is Undermining the Restoration of Syria’s Economy By Mark Taliano, August 25 2018

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Washington’s global hegemonic project of war and poverty has extended its reach into the recesses of the United Nations.

Whereas the steady flow of Syrian refugees back to their homeland is

Why the United States Will Not Leave Afghanistan Voluntarily By James ONeill, August 25 2018

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In 2013 Tom Engelhardt wrote, referring to the United States presence in Afghanistan, Iraq and Yemen, where at eight United States air strikes had killed almost 300 wedding guests: “we have

UN Warns “Collapse of Critical Life-saving Services” in Gaza as Emergency Fuel Runs Out By Medical Aid for Palestinians, August 25 2018

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With no main electricity for 16-20 hours per day, hospitals in Gaza are reliant on backup generators to keep essential services running. UN-donated fuel to keep these life-saving services running is

Washington’s Soft Coup Attempt in Nicaragua By Rick Sterling, August 25 2018

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Western media has described the unrest and violence in Nicaragua as a “campaign of terror” by government police and paramilitary. This has also been asserted by large non governmental organizations (NGOs).

Israel Forces Palestinian to Demolish His Home on His Wedding Day By Middle East Monitor, August 25 2018

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Featured image: A Palestinian man can be seen demolishing his home on his wedding day after he was forced to do so by Israeli forces [Quds TV/Twitter]

Israeli occupation police on

Who are the Architects of Economic Collapse? By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, August 24 2018
The engineers of financial disaster are being considered by President-Elect Barack Obama for the position of Treasury Secretary.
US Threatens Sanctions on Nations Buying Russian S-400s? By Stephen Lendman, August 24 2018

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Turkey is in the eye of the storm, the rift between Washington and Ankara simmering.

It’s all about President Erdogan’s ties with America’s main adversaries – Russia and Iran. He rejects

America Needs the Philippines More Than the Philippines Needs America? Duterte Has Made It So By Adam Garrie, August 24 2018

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In spite of American objections, The Philippines is continuing discussions with Russia regarding the purchase of submarines as part of President Rodrigo Duterte’s drive to modernise the Philippine navy. 

Monsanto Trial Exposes Risks of Roundup Herbicide. Thousands of Cancer Patients Suing Monsanto By Lois Ross, August 24 2018

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“This case is way bigger than me. I hope it gets the attention that it needs.” — Dewayne Johnson, former school groundskeeper awarded $289 million in damages from Monsanto

As …

Video: ISIS Attacks US-occupied Oil Fields in Euphrates Valley By South Front, August 24 2018

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On August 22, an IED blast hit a vehicle of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) near the village of al-Hawaji west of the Omar oil fields on the eastern bank

America’s Footprint and Iran’s Political History: Resistance in the Name of Self-determination By Catherine Shakdam, August 24 2018

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If the world has grown accustomed to America’s distaste of Iran on account of its system of governance and political elite as a negation of its own political paradigm, it would

Head of UN Gaza Inquiry Steps Down After Less Than a Month By Kaamil Ahmed, August 24 2018

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The chair of a UN Human Rights Council investigation into Israel’s use of force against protesters in Gaza has stepped down less than a month after being appointed. 

Former Pentagon official …

Revolutionary Optimism, Western Nihilism By Deena Stryker, August 24 2018

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American progressives have been desperate lately that their cries merely echo through a wilderness, but now comes Andre Vltchek’s latest book, Revolutionary Optimism, Western Nihilism to magnify our voices.

As a …

China’s Strategic Interests in Central America: El Salvador Breaks Off with Taiwan By Andrew Korybko, August 24 2018

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El Salvador’s decision to break off ties with Taipei and “defect” to Beijing obviously had a lot to do with the economic aid that China promised it, but the People’s Republic

The War Being Hidden From You: Yemeni Tragedy in Three Photos By Jonathan Azaziah, August 24 2018

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The heart can only take so much. And you’ll be hard-pressed to stop yours from breaking after reading the following and taking it in. This is Zayd Hussein Tayyeb. He’s an

Israel’s Nuclear Arsenal, A Double-flash From the Past. Public Silence on Israel’s Nuclear Program By Leonard Weiss, August 24 2018

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For more than half a century, Israel has maintained a cover of silence and opacity regarding its nuclear program and arsenal, backed up by the threat of severe punishment and persecution

Saudi-led Strikes Kill Dozens of Yemeni Children, Trapped by Hodeidah Fighting By Middle East Eye, August 24 2018

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Dozens of members of the same extended family trying to flee air strikes in Hodeidah were killed on Thursday when their vehicle was targeted by a purported Saudi strike, according to

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Beijing’s Alternative Idea of Globalization By Prof. Fabio Massimo Parenti, August 24 2018

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Is the Belt and Road initiative (BRI) a strategic tool of Beijing or a geopolitical lever to confront the West? Is BRI comparable to the old Marshall Plan, the US-led project

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Rage to Impeach Trump for the Wrong Reasons By Stephen Lendman, August 24 2018

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No president in US history was removed from office by impeachment.

Under the Constitution’s Article II, Section 4, impeachment and conviction require proving “treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.”

What Is Financial Imperialism? Looting Greece By Dr. Jack Rasmus, August 24 2018

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This month, August 2018, marks the ‘end’ of the 3rd debt bailout of Greece, 2015-18. If one were to believe the European and US press, Greece has now recovered and emerged

Revolt of the Spymasters By Fred Goldstein, August 24 2018

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Bulletin, Aug. 20: Some 100 additional former government officials, including ambassadors, U.S. attorneys and other officials, have asked to have their names added to the protest letter over Trump’s suspension of

How China’s Mobile Payment Ecosystems Are Making Banks Obsolete By Ellen Brown, August 24 2018

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Giant Chinese tech companies have bypassed credit cards and banks to create their own low-cost digital payment systems.

The US credit card system siphons off excessive amounts of money from merchants,

Chemical Injuries Attributable to Pesticides, Toxic Products and Hazardous Waste: Nefarious Obstructions to Scientific Goals By Elizabeth M. T. O’Nan, August 24 2018

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Nefarious obstructions to scientific goals include both dishonorable and illegal activities.  Current laws, studies, and news reports reveal fraudulent concealment of hazardous waste, inappropriate influence by private corporate powers, and disinformation

“Fake Democracy”: Manifest Destiny: Democracy as Cognitive Dissonance, F. William Engdahl By F. William Engdahl and Michael Welch, August 24 2018

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F. William Engdahl was interviewed for the Global Research News Hour radio program about his recent book, Manifest Destiny: Democracy as Cognitive Dissonance. 

In the book, Engdahl outlines a weapon of

Hijacked Democracy: Normalised Instability in Australia By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, August 24 2018

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You can sense Australian politicians – or at least a good number of them – fuming at being cobbled together with the counterparts of other states deemed less worthy of the

The Genoa Morandi Bridge Tragedy: The Western Media Unchained Against Italy. The Campaign to Declare Italy a “Failed State” has already Begun By Umberto Pascali, August 23 2018

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On Aug 15, the popular British tabloid Daily Mail “explained” to the British public the Morandi Bridge disaster in one of its usually longish, cliché-dominated and gossipy stories as follows:

Are

Is Paying Hush Money to Trump’s Paramours a Criminal Offense? By Stephen Lendman, August 23 2018

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Former US Federal Election Commission chairman Bradley Smith explained “almost anything a candidate does can be interpreted as intended to ‘influence an election,’ from buying a good watch to make sure

The Empire’s Greatest Trick and “Let Them Eat Cake” By Philip A Farruggio, August 23 2018

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In director Bryan Singer‘s fantastic 1995 film The Usual Suspects the bad guy in the film was being interviewed by investigators. They had no idea that he was the villain

Elections and War. A United Front against War and Totalitarian Government By Massoud Nayeri, August 23 2018

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Elections ideally are designed to allow voters the opportunity to make “educated decisions” in electing the right representatives. However, in the “democratic” societies, the genuine working people candidates have limited

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Pope Francis, Apology and Child Abuse By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, August 23 2018

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It was long overdue, but Pope Francis’s letter of condemnation and apology regarding the abuse of children by Catholic priests did sent a few ripples of comfort and reckoning.  He conceded

US-Saudis Enlist Al Qaeda Mercenaries for Yemen War By Tony Cartalucci, August 23 2018

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Associated Press has revealed that the US-backed, Saudi-led war against Yemen includes the use of Al Qaeda as a mercenary force against Houthi rebels.

This confirms as fact what was widely …

Inside America’s Meddling Machine: The US Funded Group That Interferes in Elections Around the Globe By Max Blumenthal, August 23 2018

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On June 13, 2018 the US government-funded National Endowment for Democracy presented its 2018 Democracy Award to a collection of Korean activists who aim to topple the communist government of North

US Leaders Aid and Abet War Crimes in Yemen By Prof. Marjorie Cohn, August 23 2018

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US leaders who provided military support to the Saudi-led coalition that bombed civilians in Yemen this August could be charged with aiding and abetting the commission of war crimes under customary

Samir Amin on Centre, Periphery and the World Economy: An Appreciation of His Original Insights By Peter Lawrence, August 23 2018

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Samir Amin, already a major figure in the political economy of development, was the author of the first article in the first ever issue of ROAPE, in 1974.  As

Consequences of Childhood Chemical Injury By E. Margaret Stuart O’Nan, August 23 2018

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Individuals severely injured by chemicals during childhood are often disabled for life. However, many challenges children with chemical disabilities must overcome are frequently overlooked. These include; being denied an education, treatment

European Holocaust Had Roots in Africa, Now Namibia Is Suing Germany By Andre Vltchek, August 23 2018

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It doesn’t take rocket science to discover what I did in Namibia. There, I met common people, in slums and universities. I met UN experts and Namibian government officials. I undusted

Weaponizing the US Dollar Is Accelerating Global De-Dollarization By Federico Pieraccini, August 23 2018

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Donald Trump has in just over two years abandoned the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), ditched the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), withdrawn the US from the Paris climate agreement, and unilaterally

Leaving Afghanistan Won’t be Easy By Philip Giraldi, August 23 2018

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Getting into Afghanistan was easy. Working with the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance, US special forces and CIA paramilitaries quickly overcame resistance leading to the fall of the capital Kabul. American Marines and

Censorship in America: The New Normal. Suppressing “Inauthentic Behavior” By Stephen Lendman, August 23 2018

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In America free speech, media, and academic freedoms are threatened. 

Social media, Google, and other tech giants are complicit in a campaign to suppress content conflicting with the official narrative.

What’s …

Large Quakes Hit Oregon, Alaska and Mexico as the Number of Major Earthquakes over the Last 7 Days Rises to 157 By Michael Snyder, August 23 2018

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North America has been hit by three major earthquakes within the last 24 hours.  A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck just off the coast of Oregon early on Wednesday, and that was

Israeli Restrictions Strangle Gaza’s Cancer Patients By Ahmad Kabariti, August 23 2018

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Featured image: Joory Basheer, 3, and her father at the Palestinian Society for Cancer Care.

For the fourth time in two months, Nevin Abu El-Jidian failed to cross the Erez checkpoint,

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Politicians in High Office Who Wage Wars of Aggression Should be Prosecuted. Michel Chossudovsky By Cynthia Ng, August 22 2018

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Those who wage wars of aggression are criminals despite holding high office and should be prosecuted for crime against humanity, says Dr Michel Chossudovsky, Director of the Centre for Research

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Washington’s Strategic Interest: Overthrowing Progressive and Revolutionary Governments in Latin America By Network in Defense of Humanity, August 22 2018

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The Network of Intellectuals, Artists and Social Movements in Defense of Humanity calls attention to Washington’s strategic interest of overthrowing the progressive and revolutionary governments of our region with the support

Is the 50-year Gold Mining Bear Market Coming to an End? By Hubert Moolman, August 22 2018

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Gold stocks is in a 50-year bear market when measured in gold. This (very) roughly means that on average, it has been more economical to buy gold rather than to mine

The Energy Charter Treaty (ECT): Secret Deal Which Allows Energy Giants to Sue Governments which take Action to Protect Environment, Stop Climate Breakdown By Pia Eberhardt and Cecilia Olivet, August 22 2018

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Featured image:  US Forest Service, CC 2.0

Twenty years ago, and without any public debate, an arcane international agreement entered into force. The Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) gives sweeping powers to

‘Secret Directive’ Bans UN Agencies From Helping Rebuild Syria Until ‘Political Transition’. Lavrov By RT News, August 22 2018

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Featured image: Yarmouk Refugee Camp liberated from terrorists in Syria. (Source: Mikhail Voskresenskiy / Sputnik)

Washington’s “absolutely deconstructive” stance is hampering the rebuilding of Syria and constricts the UN in aiding
Video: US, France, UK: New Threats against Assad, Accuse Syrian Government of Chemical Attacks against Civilians By South Front, August 22 2018

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Militant groups are constantly violating the ceasefire regime in the Idlib de-escalation zone, the Russian Centre for Reconciliation said in a statement on August 21. According to the statement, the ceasefire

Selected Articles: Waging War by Other Means By Global Research News, August 22 2018

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Global Research strives for peace, and we have but one mandate: to share timely, independent and vital information to readers across the globe. We act as a global platform to let

Prime Ministerial Chaos in Australia: Turnbull’s Last Days By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, August 22 2018

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No one is in charge in Australia.  Monday’s leadership challenge by Home Affairs minister, the potato-headed former police officer Peter Dutton, was cutting enough to leave Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull a