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Here’s the Real Reason the US Must Talk to Russia By Pepe Escobar, July 24 2018

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Future historians may well identify Russian President Vladimir Putin’s landmark March 1 speech as the ultimate game-changer in the 21st-century New Great Game in Eurasia. The reason is minutely detailed

Corporate Spin: Genetically Modifying the Way to Food Security? By Colin Todhunter, July 24 2018

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Those familiar with the debate around genetically modified organisms (GMOs) may be forgiven for thinking that science alone can solve the world’s food problems. The industry asserts that GMOs are vital

UK Favours Extremism Over Democracy in Syria By Mark Curtis, July 24 2018

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How does a British government respond when an allied state invades another territory with the backing of jihadists, overthrows a democratic experiment and consolidates an occupation? Judging by what Turkey is

The Might of Petro Dollar: Why Saudi Arabia Can Continue Its Atrocities in Yemen? By Paul Antonopoulos, July 24 2018

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Back in April 2018,  The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres explained at a conference in Geneva that three-quarters of the Yemeni population were in desperate need of aid and protection

Israel: The Ultimate Racist Colony. The Jewish Nation State Law By Dr. Elias Akleh, July 24 2018

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After 70 years of Israeli colonization of Palestine and discrimination against the Palestinians treating them as subhuman goyims, Israelis; the racist self-proclaimed holy people, light on all nations, have just crowned

What Should “We” Do About Julian Assange? By Kim Petersen, July 24 2018

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Ecuador’s president Lenín Moreno is reportedly close to reneging on asylum granted to WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange by Ecuador. Assange, who holds Ecuadorian citizenship and is entitled to protection as such

Washington Approves Military Assistance to Ukraine After US-Russia Helsinki Summit By Arkady Savitsky, July 24 2018

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On July 20, the US Defense Department announced in a statement that it will provide $200 million to Ukraine in security-cooperation funds earmarked for additional training, equipment, and advisory efforts to

BRICS and the Fiction of “De-Dollarization” By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, July 24 2018
The BRICS Development Bank (NDB) & its Contingency Reserve Arrangement (CRA) are dollar denominated entities. Unless they are coupled with a multi-currency system of trade & credit, they do not threaten dollar hegemony.
The BRICS Summit. A Multipolar World Order? What’s Russia’s Role? By Andrew Korybko, July 24 2018

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The 10th BRICS Summit will take place in Johannesburg from 25-27 July and will see the most important figures from the emerging Multipolar World Order congregate together on the African

Betraying the President. Trump Attacked by American Political and Academic Community over Helsinki Summit By Oriental Review, July 24 2018

President Trump was savagely attacked by the American political and academic community over the Helsinki summit, during which, in their opinion, he capitulated to President Putin on every issue.

All attempts to defend him have been in vain

The American …

Son of Frankenstein? UK Body Backs Human Embryo Gene Editing By F. William Engdahl, July 24 2018

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Though the announcement is couched in terms that make it seem humanitarian, as potentially a huge advance in science, an agency tied to the British government is encouraging efforts in gene-editing

Canadian Government Offers Safe Haven to …. Al Qaeda By Mark Taliano, July 24 2018

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Most Canadians believe the dominant narrative from our controlled, monopoly media. But the dominant narrative is a lie. Russia is not the enemy.  We are.  We are the one’s supporting al

Trudeau Government Admits Terrorist Auxiliaries to Canada By Hamilton Coalition to Stop the War, July 24 2018

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The fact that Canada is admitting as refugees at least 250 White Helmets and their family members exposes the involvement of the Trudeau government, like the Harper government before it, in

The Expansion of U.S. Military Installations in Argentina and Their Implications for Argentine Sovereignty By Dr. Birsen Filip, July 24 2018

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At present, the US maintains more than 800 military bases in over hundred countries, which cost in excess of $100 billion annually to operate. That means the Americans currently have more

Does Living Near a Nuclear Plant Give Children Cancer? By Cindy Folkers, July 24 2018

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More than 60 studies have shown increases of childhood leukemia around nuclear facilities worldwide. Despite this finding, there has never been independent analysis in the US examining connections between childhood cancer

Nepal’s Economy – Can Contented Tourists Match Desperate Migrant Laborers? By Barbara Nimri Aziz, July 24 2018
Ecuador Will Imminently Withdraw Asylum for Julian Assange and Hand Him Over to the U.K. What Comes Next? By Glenn Greenwald, July 24 2018

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Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno traveled to London on Friday for the ostensible purpose of speaking at the 2018 Global Disability Summit (Moreno has been using a wheelchair since being shot in

Trump Issues All-caps Threat to Iranian President: ‘You Will Suffer Consequences Few Throughout History Have Ever Suffered’ By Sarah K. Burris, July 24 2018

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In a late-night Twitter rant, President Donald Trump issued an all-caps threat to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. The threat came after Rouhani urged Trump not to “play with the lion’s

Blair Advising Saudis Under $12m Deal with His Institute: Report By Middle East Eye, July 24 2018

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Tony Blair is advising the Saudi government under a £9m ($11.8m) deal with his “institute for global change,” the Sunday Telegraph reported.

The former UK prime minister’s group reached an agreement …

Video: Israel Evacuates White Helmets’ Members From Southern Syria By South Front, July 24 2018

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During the past three days, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies entered up to 40 villages and settlements in the southern provinces of Quneitra and Daraa after militants, mostly

It’s All Fake: Reality TV That Masquerades as American Politics By John W. Whitehead, July 24 2018

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Big Brother does not watch us, by his choice. We watch him, by ours…. When a population becomes distracted by trivia, when cultural life is redefined as a perpetual

Israel Intervenes to Extract US-UK-backed White Helmets From Syria By Bill Van Auken, July 24 2018

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Israeli troops, with the backing of Washington and other major NATO powers, carried out an operation over the weekend to evacuate some 800 operatives of the so-called White Helmets organization from

Trump – The De-Globalizer?
 By Peter Koenig, July 24 2018

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Looks like Trump is running amok with his “trading policies”. Not only has he upset the European Union – which doesn’t deserve any better, frankly, for having been and still being

Why Education Isn’t the Only Solution: An Overview of Female Employment in Morocco and the Region By Katherine O’Neill, July 24 2018

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Featured image: The Aboghlou women’s cooperative meets outside in Ourika Valley, Morocco. (Source: author)

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has the lowest female employment rate of anywhere in the

Mainstream Media Obscure Most Important Issues From Public Eyes By Shane Quinn, July 24 2018

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As the summer moves on, the world is literally burning under intense heat due to ever worsening climate change, mainly as a result of government impotence under corporate sway. Areas near

MSM Disinformation Scam, Trump/Putin Meeting Fake Hysteria, Wells Fargo Troubles By Greg Hunter, July 23 2018

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Putin dropped a bomb in the recent Trump/Putin meeting in Helsinki, Finland. Putin charged that an investment fund manager named Bill Browder (a British citizen) took $1.5 billion out of Russia

A Change to Government Financing. How Economics Changed to Work Against Us By Bryant Brown, July 23 2018

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Nations rely on taxes – the people pay all the bills. For long-term projects a nation has choices. For example, a government can print money, or print bonds and sell them.

The Democratic Party’s Pitch to Billionaires By Eric Zuesse, July 23 2018

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The wing of the Democratic Party that looks for the dollars instead of the votes is called “The Third Way” and it presents itself as representing the supposedly vast political center,

Distraction. Trapped into Hating Donald Trump By Massoud Nayeri, July 23 2018

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This short communiqué is to my friends who are trapped in hating Donald Trump so much that any “alternative fact” (as long as it is against President Trump) is virtue to

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Chickens with Their Heads Cut Off, Coming Home to Roost. The “Treason Narrative” By Helen Buyniski, July 23 2018

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Featured image: President Donald J. Trump and President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation | July 16, 2018 (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

It’s been nearly a week since

Report: Former FBI Lawyer Lisa Page Revealed Under Oath That There Was No Basis for Mueller’s Appointment By Thomas Lifson, July 23 2018

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The Mueller special counsel investigation was launched to probe charges that the key FBI officials developing evidence in the case thought were baseless.  That’s a bombshell accusation that appears to have

Trump Regime Plot to Topple Iran’s Government? By Stephen Lendman, July 23 2018

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Private citizen Trump was a geopolitical know-nothing. As president, he only knows what’s fed him by hard-right regime handlers and advisers, congressional leaders, and Fox News – his favorite source for

Russiagate Is Like 9/11, Except It’s Made of Pure Narrative By Caitlin Johnstone, July 23 2018

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The last few days have been truly amazing. I didn’t even write an article yesterday; I’ve just been staring transfixed by my social media feeds watching liberal Americans completely lose their

Madness in Helsinki By Eric Margolis, July 23 2018

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Featured image: President Donald J. Trump and President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation hold a joint press conference | July 16, 2018 (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)

Comedy?  

Israeli Parliament Votes to Approve Nation-State Law That Enshrines Jewish Supremacy Over Palestinian Citizens By Adalah, July 23 2018

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The Israeli Knesset voted 62 to 55 early today, Thursday, 19 July 2018, to approve the Jewish Nation-State Basic Law that constitutionally enshrines the identity of the State of Israel as

5 Times the US Actively Supported ISIS or Similar Groups By Mint Press, July 23 2018

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Everyone knows U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East has more to do with destabilization than diplomacy. Whether arming terror states like Israel and Saudi Arabia or flattening entire countries like

Bloomberg: “America’s New World Order Is Officially Dead” By Tony Cartalucci, July 23 2018

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Hal Brands – the Henry Kissinger Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies and a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments – pines

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Americans Are Brainwashed to be Hostile Toward Russia By Stephen Lendman, July 23 2018

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Most Americans are ill-informed, dis-informed, and uninformed easy marks to be fooled time and again – no matter how many previous times they were duped.

They’re victims of falsified state narratives …

Violent Coup Fails in Nicaragua, US Continues Regime Change Efforts By Kevin Zeese, July 23 2018

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Featured image: Nicaraguans celebrate 39th Anniversary of the 1979Nicaraguan Revolution in Managua, July 2018. Source Redvolution.

Author’s Note: Before the update on Nicaragua, I an providing two recent interviews that provide

Six Facts That Differentiate Israel From All 194 UN Member States By Hans Stehling, July 23 2018

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It is represented globally by a political pressure group, the international Israel Lobby that exerts an undue influence over not only the US Congress but also the British Parliament and other

Saudi-UK Media Tie-up: Targeting the Non-Arabic-Speaking Middle East By James M. Dorsey, July 23 2018

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Long satisfied to attempt to dominate pan-Arab media and battle it out with Qatar’s state-owned Al Jazeera television network, Saudi Arabia has now set its hegemonic sights on influencing the media

Two Cheers for Mexico’s AMLO: A Great Victory for the Left By Immanuel Wallerstein, July 23 2018

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On July 1, 2018, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, known by his initials as AMLO, was elected President of Mexico by a sweeping margin. He won 53% of the votes. His closest

Three Other Presidents Targeted for Befriending Russia By Jacob G. Hornberger, July 23 2018

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In my article “Was Reagan a Traitor Too?,” I detailed how three U.S. presidents since World War II have been vilified and condemned for befriending Russia, America’s World War

Selected Articles: Trump, The Manchurian Candidate By Global Research News, July 23 2018

For almost seventeen years, Global Research, together with partner independent media organizations, has sought Truth in Media with a view to eventually “disarming” the corporate media’s disinformation crusade.

To reverse the tide, we call upon our readers to participate in

US Diplomats Act Like Imperial Governors Riding Roughshod Over Sovereignty of National Governments By John Laughland, July 22 2018

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On the world’s Grand Chessboard, the US is fighting for control and influence. And there are countries where its ambassadors are perceived more as imperial governors than simple channels of communication.

The Iraq Report: Basra’s Fury Spreads to Baghdad as New Protests Erupt By The New Arab, July 22 2018

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For more than a fortnight the fires of fury have been stoked in the oil-rich and Shia-majority south of Iraq after the government was accused of doing nothing to alleviate a

Israel Declares Itself Apartheid State, and Governments Must Hold It Accountable — Omar Barghouti By Palestinian BDS National Committee, July 22 2018

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This statement was released today by the Palestinian Boycott National Committee. “Israel effectively declares itself an apartheid state. Palestinian Civil Society Reacts to Israel’s Jewish Nation-State Law.”​

Today, Israeli lawmakers gave …

UK Poisonings: New Novichok Related Allegations Expose More Contradictions By Steve James, July 22 2018

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On Thursday, the British media uncritically regurgitated Press Association reports that police had “identified the suspected perpetrators of the novichok” attacks in Salisbury.

In March, former Russian spy and British double …

Thousands of Scientists Sign Pledge Against Developing Lethal Artificial Intelligence By Aaron Kesel, July 22 2018

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Thousands of leading scientists have urged their colleagues against helping governments create killer robots, making the movie The Terminator a reality.

2,400 scientists have pledged to block the development of lethal …

U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Kavanaugh Scorns International Law and Loves Executive Power By Prof. Marjorie Cohn, July 22 2018

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Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has nothing but contempt for international law. But he has shown uncritical deference to executive power, particularly in the so-called war on terror cases.

The two …

10 of the Most Lethal CIA Interventions in Latin America By Telesur, July 22 2018

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Since July 26, 1947, the CIA has played a role in hundreds of assassinations, military coups, and rebellions around the globe, from Argentina to Zaire.

Despite its championing of freedom, the …

Russiagate and Black Misleadership By Margaret Kimberley, July 22 2018

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“Members of the Congressional Black Caucus prove themselves to be happy tools of the neoliberal war party.”

“Outraged by President Trump’s 2 hr meeting w/Putin, the man who orchestrated attacks on

NATO and the Irony of Its “Everyday Fight Against Terrorism” By Adeyinka Makinde, July 22 2018

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A recently released animated video produced by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) depicts the body as being resolutely involved in what the video describes as the “international fight against terrorism”.

An Apartheid State: Israel Makes It Official By Richard Becker, July 22 2018

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On July 19, 2018, the Israeli parliament ratified into law an apartheid system that has long been a reality. “Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People” is the newly approved

Manifest Destiny and Orwell’s Doublethink: “Democracy as Cognitive Dissonance” By F. William Engdahl, July 22 2018

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Introduction

Freedom is Slavery: Destroying Nations in the Name of Democracy

In 1945, British writer and social critic George Orwell wrote a book titled 1984 on the theme of a fictional

Video: Al Qaeda Militants in Western Quneitra Fully Surrender to Syrian Army By South Front, July 22 2018

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The defense of non-ISIS militants in southern Syria has fully collapsed under pressure from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), the Tiger Forces and their allies.

Government troops have liberated al-Shaikh Sa’d, …

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Russiagate Is Constructed of Pure Bulls**t, No Facts By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, July 22 2018

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All day today the presstitute at NPR went on and on about President Trump, using every kind of guest and issue to set him up for more criticism as an unfit

Ecuador’s Agenda: Squeezing and Surrendering Assange By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, July 22 2018

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It is perhaps typical in a time where a star of the fleshy celluloid wonder Baywatch, should feature as a political voice.  Pamela Anderson’s views are treated with judicious seriousness

Clinton Insiders Reveal ‘Blame Russia’ Plan Hatched ‘Within 24 Hours’ of Election Loss By Jack Burns, July 22 2018

Wikileaks’ latest tweet has the potential to destroy the Democrat Party’s narrative the election of 2016 was corrupted by Russian election meddling. The news agency detailed the contents of the book “Shattered” — written by Jonathan Allen

Video: “My Jerusalem”: Responding to the U.S. Embassy Announcement By Michael Welch, July 22 2018

“But today, we finally acknowledge the obvious: that Jerusalem is Israel’s capital. This is nothing more or less than a recognition of reality. It is also the right thing to do. It’s something that has to be done.”  – U.S. …

“Democratic Institutions?” – 10 Lessons From history That Will Destroy Your Trust in the CIA By Kit, July 21 2018

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In the hysterical wake of the Trump-Putin Summit in Helsinki, President Donald Trump was roundly criticised in the media for taking the side of a “hostile state” over his own intelligence

Do Western Warmongers Want Us All Dead, or What? By Phil Butler, July 21 2018

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For those of you who understand our world has gone nutty here’s a headline to cement your understanding. POLITICO Magazine exclaims – “The Will Die in Tallinn: Estonia Girds for War

Israeli War on Gaza Over Kites? By Stephen Lendman, July 21 2018

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Hamas is a legitimate political organization, not a terrorist group as falsely designed by Israel and Washington in deference to the Jewish state.

The shameful designation gives Israel an unjustifiable pretext

Video: Suppressed Evidence. “Machine Gun Like Holes”, Malaysian Airlines MH17 Was Not Brought Down By a BUK Missile? By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, July 21 2018

Click image below to view Michel Chossudovsky’s video presentation under the auspices of The International Movement for a JUST World, JUST Malaysia

The evidence amply confirms that Malaysian Airlines MH17 was not brought down by a surface to air missile.

Shaking U.S. Establishments: The Ocasio-Cortez Effect By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, July 21 2018

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Dana Milbank wrote it off as a victory of demographics, a minor, inconsequential point which left the “down-the-line liberal” Rep. Joe Crowley in its wake, a simple ploy that avoids any

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Video: U.S. Backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Political Wing Seeks to Normalize Relations with Damascus By South Front, July 21 2018

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On July 18, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said that their members, backed up by the US-led coalition, had captured 1,100km2, which included sixteen villages, from ISIS in the provinces of

If NATO Cares About International Crimes of Aggression, Why Have Only 14 Member States Ratified the New ICC Statute? By Dr. Ian Davis, July 20 2018

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From the 17 July 2018, the International Criminal Court (ICC) will be able to prosecute leaders responsible for waging aggressive war – with conditions. This is the fourth ‘core’ crime

Land Allocation in the West Bank – For Israelis Only By Americans for Peace Now., July 20 2018

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Following a request under the Freedom of Information Act submitted by Peace Now and the Movement for Freedom of Information (and after refusing to give the information and a two-and-a-half year

Trump Administration Aims Wrecking Ball at Endangered Species Act By Center For Biological Diversity, July 20 2018

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In a massive attack on imperiled wildlife, the Trump administration announced a series of rollbacks today to the regulations implementing key provisions of the Endangered Species Act.

The three proposed rules …

When the US Invaded Russia By Jeff Klein, July 20 2018

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Featured image: A Bolshevik soldier shot dead by an American guard, 8 January 1919.

Amid the bi-partisan mania over the Trump-Putin Summit in Helsinki, fevered, anti-Russian rhetoric in the United States

Read in Full: Israel’s Nation State of the Jewish People Law By Middle East Eye, July 20 2018

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Note from MEE: The following is a translation of the final version of the Basic Law: Israel as the Nation State of the Jewish People, as published on the Knesset website.

Syria’s Assad Set to Recover Golan Frontier as Surrender Deal Agreed: Sources By The Daily Star, July 20 2018

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President Bashar Assad is set to recover control of the Syrian frontier with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights in a major victory over rebels who have agreed to surrender terms, sources on

Cost of UK Air and Drone Strikes in Iraq and Syria Reach £1.75 Billion By Chris Cole, July 20 2018

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Analysis of figures released in response to Freedom of Information requests by Drone Wars UK indicate that the UK has spent £1.75bn on armed air missions against ISIS in Iraq and

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Video: The US Establishment Behind the Helsinki Summit By Manlio Dinucci, July 20 2018

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Featured image: President Donald J. Trump and President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation | July 16, 2018 (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

“We need to talk about everything,

The Coming Coup to Overthrow President Trump? Sedition at the Highest Levels By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, July 20 2018
The annual budget of the military/security complex is $1,000 billion. This vast sum is drawn from US taxpayers who have many unmet needs. To justify such an enormous budget a major enemy is required. The military/security complex and the media and politicians that the complex owns have designated Russia to be that enemy.
The Prophecy of Orwell’s 1984. Totalitarian Control and the Entertainment Culture that Takes Over By Edward Curtin, July 20 2018
There is a vast literature analyzing the political prophecy of George Orwell’s 1984. Big Brother, double speak, telescreens, crimestop, etc. all applied to our current political situation. The language has become part of our popular lexicon, and as such, has become clichéd through overuse.
Donald Trump was Elected by Russia? Mass Dementia in the Western Establishment By Diana Johnstone, July 20 2018
Where to begin to analyze the madness of mainstream media in reaction to the Trump-Putin meeting in Helsinki? By focusing on the individual, psychology has neglected the problem of mass insanity, which has now overwhelmed the U.S. establishment, its mass media and most of its copycat European subsidiaries.
Selected Articles: Deep State Sours US-Russia Relations, Is Trump a Pawn? By Global Research News, July 19 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

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Western Governments Seek to Evacuate White Helmets From Syria, Resettle Them in Canada By Whitney Webb, July 19 2018

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Throughout much of the Syrian conflict, the exploits of the rescue organization that calls itself the Syrian Civil Defense, better known to Western media as the White Helmets, have been a

Why Has a U.S. Republican Attack Operation Opened Shop in the UK? By Tamasin Cave, July 19 2018

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Speaking to a Conservative commentator this week, I asked was he aware of any changes in the UK lobbying industry. Had he, for example, noticed the arrival of any specialists in