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Russian Foreign Ministry Statement on the Delivery of Humanitarian Relief Aid to Southeastern Ukraine By Global Research News, August 22 2014

The endless delays hampering the initial deliveries of the Russian humanitarian relief aid to southeastern Ukraine have become intolerable.

A lorry convoy with many hundreds of tonnes of humanitarian relief aid, urgently needed by the people in these regions, has

A Vicious Circle of Crisis and Cultural Decline. Towards a Rebirth of the West? By Werner de Gruijter, August 22 2014

Scientists are pushing the panic button. Since it is reasonable to assume the advent of more humanitarian misery due to increased wealth differences. Yet nothing happens to prevent this; mainly because ethical language has lost its popularity among politicians when …

Israeli False Pretences for Renewal of Gaza Offensive By Global Research News, August 22 2014

The Ministry of Health Gaza abhors the ongoing massacres of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip by Israeli military forces, in which 65 people have been killed and 220 injured since the collapse of the ceasefire agreement on Tuesday – a …

MH17: Call for Independent Inquiry of the Airplane Crash in Ukraine And its Catastrophic Aftermath By Global Research News, August 22 2014

To: all the heads of states of NATO countries, and of Russia and Ukraine, to Ban-Ki Moon and the heads of states of countries on the UN Security Council

At this very moment in history, when so many people and

Canadian MP quits the NDP Opposition for being a “Pro-Israel Party” By Middle East Monitor, August 22 2014

Sana Hassainia, a New Democratic Party (NDP) MP, has quit the party parliamentary bloc over what she felt was an excessively pro-Israel stance on the current war on Gaza.

Hassainia was critical of NDP Leader Tom Mulcair in a blog …

Desmond Tutu: “My Plea to the People of Israel: Liberate Yourselves by Liberating Palestine” By Desmond Tutu, August 22 2014

A child next to a picture of Nelson Mandela at a pro-Palestinian rally in Cape Town. August 9, 2014 / Photo by AP

The following text is the statement of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, published by Haaretz. 

“It calls for

After Oregon Rejects Coal Export Plan, Long Beach Votes to Export Coal and PetKoch By Steve Horn, August 22 2014
Demand Swells for Straight Answers on the Downing of Malaysian Airlines’ MH17 in Ukraine By David Swanson, August 22 2014

A long list of prominent individuals has signed, a number of organizations will be promoting next week, and you can be one of the first to sign right now, a petition titled “Call For Independent Inquiry of the Airplane Crash

MH17 Downing: CIA Analysts Won’t Support White House Claims of Russian Culpability By Dave Lindorff, August 22 2014

With the US continuing to push its submissive European “allies” towards an ever more confrontational stance towards Russia over the crisis in Ukraine (a crisis initially provoked by the US itself through CIA and State Department actions that led to …

Iraq: Mainstream Media’s Biased Reporting on US-UK Bombing By Interventions Watch, August 22 2014

On August 8th 2008, the U.S. announced that they had started carrying out air strikes in northern Iraq. The major reason given for this was that the United States couldn’t stand idly by while the Islamic State killed, displaced and …

What Would Happen if Palestine Joined the International Criminal Court? By Dr. Michael Kearney, August 22 2014

Destruction in the Shujaiya neighborhood east of Gaza City, 19 August. (Mohammed Asad / APA images)

What would happen if Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas signs up to join the International Criminal Court (ICC)? The question has acquired …

Kiev Accuses Russia of Invading Ukraine By Paul Joseph Watson, August 22 2014

Kiev has accused Russia of “invading” Ukraine after President Poroshenko said a convoy of over 100 aid vehicles entered Ukrainian territory without permission.

“Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has accused Russia of a “flagrant violation of international law” after Russian humanitarian

Israeli F-16 Missile Attacks Venezuelan Humanitarian Aid Mission in Gaza By Global Research News, August 22 2014

Venezuelan ambassador to Egypt, Juan Antonio Hernandez, said Wednesday that an Israeli aircraft attacked the Venezuelan humanitarian delegation in Rafah along the border post between Egypt and Palestine. The delegation was delivering twelve tons of aid to the Palestinian people. …

Second St. Louis Area Police Shooting Highlights Unrestrained Police Violence in the US By Andre Damon, August 22 2014

On Wednesday, St. Louis police released a video showing the killing of 25-year-old Kajieme Powell a day earlier. The killing of Powell came just ten days after the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown, which sparked mass protests in …

Mortgage Fraud: Too Big to Jail – Bank of America’s Sweetheart Settlement with US Department of Justice By Gabriel Black, August 22 2014

On Thursday, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had reached an anticipated $16.7 billion settlement with Bank of America. The settlement related to charges that BoA and two banks it purchased, Countrywide Financial and Merrill Lynch, knowingly …

US Begins Selling “Syria Intervention” Using ISIS Pretext By Tony Cartalucci, August 22 2014

In a previous report titled, “Growing Mayhem – US Operating on Both Sides of Syrian-Iraqi Border,” it was reported that (emphasis added):

“Clearly, the answer, left for readers to arrive at on their own, is that these “successful”

Our ‘Enemies’ in Ukraine Speak By Eric Zuesse, August 22 2014

America’s ‘news’ media do not let the victims of Ukraine’s civil war — the people who are dying and being driven out from the southeastern regions of that country by the new Ukrainian Government — speak, and tell their story. …

The Killing Fields of Gaza By Anthony Bellchambers, August 22 2014

In the killing fields of Gaza where heavily-armed Israeli troops in Merkava tanks and US-supplied F16 strike aircraft, fire high-explosive missiles into a civilian population in acts of collective punishment – to date, over 2000 lives, the majority of which …

The Police, the Military, and Ferguson By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, August 22 2014

The dominant visual aspect of the story, however, has been the sight of overpowering police forces confronting unarmed protesters who are seen waving signs or just their hands.” Walter Olson, Cato at Liberty, Aug 13, 2014

A terrible vision …

Fighting Al Qaeda by Supporting Al Qaeda in Syria: The Obama Administration is a “State Sponsor of Terrorism” By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, August 22 2014
A "New Normal" is unfolding. An Al Qaeda affiliated organization, namely Syria's Al Nusrah, is being supported "overtly" by the US President, rather than "covertly" by the CIA.
“Thanks, Ukraine Air Force”: Bombarded Villagers Accuse Kiev of Killing Civilians By RT, August 22 2014

July 2014 Report

The village of Kondrashovka in eastern Ukraine lies devastated after shelling by Kiev troops which killed seven people. Bodies torn to pieces are strewn across the settlement and those who survived are asking: why did Kiev kill

Ferguson Unmasks the War on Black America By Glen Ford, August 21 2014

Ferguson Unmasks the War on Black America A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford “The military character and mission of the police is more clear today than when the Black Panther Party and others sounded the alarm …

Extensive War Crimes in East Ukraine: Donbass. Chronicle of Genocide. Banned on Mainstream TV By Global Research News, August 21 2014
This unspoken humanitarian crisis is not the object of media coverage. Most of the footage and interviews you will see in this documentary film have never been shown by the mainstream media
Humanitarian Crisis in East Ukraine: 730,000 Refugees. Moscow Invites Council of Europe to Visit Refugee Camps By Ria Novosti, August 21 2014

Moscow invites the Council of Europe mission to visit Russia’s camps for Ukrainian refugees, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

“We express our readiness to accept the Council of Europe mission for studying the situation in Ukrainian refugee camps on …

“I Never Saw People Die Before”: Injured Girl Shares Horrors of Donetsk Shelling By RT, August 21 2014

Still from Ruptly video

Ukrainian army shelling has forever changed the life of a teenage girl near Donetsk. She is now lying in hospital with a shattered arm and shrapnel wounds. The teen saw several people, including children, being killed …

French Volunteers Join Donetsk People’s Army By Ria Novosti, August 21 2014

The military conflict in southeastern Ukraine has been the focus of politicians, the military and journalists around the world for almost six months now. The world is divided between supporters of Kiev’s new government and those who support the self-defense …

Ukraine Forces Experience Significant Losses. Military Equipment Captured by Donbass Army By Global Research News, August 21 2014

By Cyberberkut

We continue to monitor the Ukrainian Armed Forces’s computer networks and provide the data we obtained to the public.

In order to protect our sources of information we have decided not to publish the documents obtained as a

Crocodile Tears for Iraq By Nick Alexandrov, August 21 2014

“This is an act of ethnic cleansing, if you will, almost genocide,” a U.S. military official warned. He was referring to bombings that killed nearly800 members of the minority Yazidi sect in northern Iraq. “Among the wounded, one …

‘Only’ American Fighter Within Kiev Forces Dies in Battle in East Ukraine By RT, August 21 2014

The only American known to have joined a volunteer unit within the Ukrainian military, fighting the anti-government forces in the country’s east, has been killed in action, authorities confirm.

The killed fighter is Mark Paslawsky, a New York-born 55-year-old investment …

The Killer on the (Saudi) King’s Highway By Pepe Escobar, August 21 2014

There’s danger on the edge of town 
Ride the king’s highway, baby 
Weird scenes inside the gold mine 
Ride the highway west, baby
The Doors, The End

The killer awoke before dawn. He put his American desert boots on. …

The Historical Perspective of the 2014 Gaza Massacre By Illan Pappé, August 21 2014
An historical evaluation and contextualization of the present Israeli assault on Gaza and that of the previous three ones since 2006 expose clearly the Israeli genocidal policy, instrumented by an incremental policy of massive killing.
Ferguson: No Justice in the American Police State By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, August 21 2014

There are reports that American police kill 500 or more Americans every year. Few of these murdered Americans posed a threat to police. https://www.dojmedia.com/u-s-police-have-killed-over-5000-civilians-since-911/ Police murder Americans for totally implausible reasons. For example, a few days before Michael Brown was …

More Violations of Oslo: Israeli Military Begins Deporting Palestinian Politicians in the West Bank By Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, August 21 2014

The Israeli Military Governor in the West Bank has signed a military order expelling Palestinian Legislative Council Member and Addameer board member Khalida Jarrar to Jericho for a period of six months, with immediate effect.

At 1.30 A.M on 20 …

Outrage! On The Beheading of Our Media Brother James Foley By Danny Schechter, August 21 2014

James Foley in Aleppo in November 2012.

New York, New York: Outrage has been the response to reports, still officially unconfirmed a day later, that the Islamic State-Isis maniacs in Iraq beheaded an American journalist. Unlike, American politicians who want …

CNN Attempts Actual Journalism–But Reverts to Embedded Reporting By Josmar Trujillo, August 21 2014

Jake Tapper in unembedded mode. (Screen shot by http://noarmycanstopanidea.com/ )

Watching coverage of the unrest in Ferguson on CNN last night (8/18/14), I was struck at the actual journalism I was treated to byCNN‘s Jake Tapper.…

Former Mafia Boss: Buy Physical Gold and Silver, Because Wall Street Steals Your Money By Washington's Blog, August 21 2014

Crime Boss: Wall Street Has No Ethics

The Colombo crime family’s former boss – Michael Franzese – says even he doesn’t trust Wall Street.

Franzese – played by Joseph Bono in the 1990 Martin Scorsese movie “GoodFellas” – spent 10 …

Obamacare Is A Disaster For Businesses, Philadelphia Federal Reserve Report By Zero Hedge, August 21 2014

Remember all those allegations that Obamacare would be an unmitigated disaster for businesses, especially smaller companies? Well, now we have proof.

As the Philly Fed, which mysteriously soared at the headline level even as the vast majority of its components …

Cracking Down on Truth-Telling: Obama is “the Greatest Enemy to Press Freedom in a Generation” By Marcy Wheeler, August 21 2014

President Barack Obama, with Vice President Joe Biden, attends a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Dec. 12, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama entered office vowing to run a transparent government. But

US Operating on Both Sides of Syrian-Iraqi Border – Providing Cover for Terrorists in Syria; Fighting ISIS in Iraq By Tony Cartalucci, August 21 2014

US may attempt to arm and provide air cover for terrorists in Syria after claiming success in fighting ISIS in Iraq using Kurds.

As predicted, the “sudden” appearance of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIS) in northern …
UK Police: Merely Watching James Foley Beheading Video May Be an Act of Terrorism By Paul Joseph Watson, August 21 2014

British police have warned the public that merely watching the James Foley beheading video may be a criminal offense under terrorism legislation, a draconian escalation that threatens to create an ominous pretext for the free flow of information on the …

Private Military Contractor with Experience in Iraq, Afghanistan Deploys “High Threat Team” in Ferguson By Mac Slavo, August 21 2014

Photo Credit: Asymmetric Solutions

The events in Ferguson, Missouri are a harbinger of things to come. In addition to the deployment of National Guard troops and the heavy militarization of local and federal law enforcement agents in the area, it …

Attorney General Holder Backs Police-Military Siege in Visit to Ferguson, Missouri By Andre Damon, August 21 2014

US Attorney General Eric Holder visited Ferguson, Missouri Wednesday, aiming to convince residents that the Obama administration was seeking a “fair and thorough” investigation of the August 9 police killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown.

In fact, the basic purpose of …

War Crime: Israeli Airstrike Kills Wife and Baby Son of Hamas Leader By Patrick Martin, August 21 2014

In an action that can only be described as a terrorist murder, Israeli warplanes killed the wife and baby son of Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif, in a targeted air strike Tuesday night.

A Hamas spokesman confirmed the deaths of …

U.S. Police State: Veteran International War Journalist’s First Arrest Happens in Ferguson Speech Crackdown By Robert Barsocchini, August 21 2014

Veteran international war journalist Ansgar Graw has reported in Georgia, the Gaza Strip, the Soviet Union, Afghanistan, Iraq, Vietnam, China, and Cuba, but has never once been arrested.

Now, under the boot of the man who Pulitzer winning journalist James …

Kosovo and Ukraine: US-NATO Operations, Compare and Contrast By Neil Clark, August 20 2014

Local residents stand in front of an apartment block damaged by recent shelling in the settlement of Makiivka, on the outskirts of Donetsk, August 19, 2014 (Reuters / Maxim Shemetov)

There have been at least two countries in Europe in …

Staged Provocations Ahead. Possible US-Syrian War By Tony Cartalucci, August 20 2014

With the alleged brutal murder of American journalist James Wright Foley, a wave of anger and aggression across Western audiences has been generated. Upon that wave rides two objectives. One is to create plausible deniability for the West which created …

Big Rail Cites Bin Laden, Al Qaeda to Fend Off Oil-by-Rail Route Transparency By Justin Mikulka and Steve Horn, August 20 2014

While many states around the U.S. havereleased information to the public about the frequency and routes of trains carrying oil obtained from hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) in North Dakota’sBakken Shale basin, holdouts still remain.

Why the delay? Homeland security …

“Western Media Neglect of Moscow’s MH17 Evidence is Shameful” By Nile Bowie, August 20 2014

Members of a group of international experts inspect wreckage at the site where the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed, near the village of Hrabove (Grabovo) in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine (Reuters / Sergey Karpukhin)

Nearly one month has passed …

More NATO False Claims: Ukraine Humanitarian Aid Flounders By Renee Parsons, August 20 2014

As the violence in east Ukraine continues to spiral out of control, it is readily apparent that US diplomatic efforts to bring peace to the region are non existent – except to stir opposition against a 280 vehicle humanitarian convoy …

Comprehensive Data on Palestinian Deaths in Gaza (July 6 – August 17, 2014) By Global Research News, August 20 2014

Israeli Aggression against Palestinian in Gaza Strip

From 06-07-2014

Date of report: 17/08/2014
The total number of victims: 12,209 (2016 Martyrs, 19101 Injured)
1.  Martyrs 2. Injured
Total Number of martyrs 2016 (1552 M , 464 F) Total Number
Ukraine Crisis Continues By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, August 20 2014

Having served Washington’s propaganda purposes, the downed Malaysian airliner and the alleged Russian armored column that entered Ukraine and was allegedly destroyed have dropped out of the news even though both stories remain completely and totally unresolved.

Washington’s stooge government …

Discovery Channel Show Glorifies Warfare Technology: Discovering the Hidden Politics in “Future Weapons” By Gouthama Siddarthan, August 20 2014

The Discovery Channel has been doing a yeoman’s service in visually capturing day-to-day activities of dangerous animals and rare birds in forests untouched by human footfalls, animals living in depths of oceans and animals facing extinction threat.It has been winning

The Real “Dirty Wars” in the Horn of Africa – “Expiration by Starvation” Sanctioned by the Obama White House By Thomas C. Mountain, August 20 2014

When award winning journalist Jeremy Scahill landed at Mogadishu’s International Airport in the summer of 2011 Somalia was in the midst of its worst drought and famine in 60 years. Yet when Mr. Scahill reported on his visit he seemed …

Are the Rocket Attacks Which Break Israeli Ceasefires False Flags? By Washington's Blog, August 20 2014

Is Hamas that Stupid … Or Are They Being Framed?

The West looks at Hamas as the aggressor in Gaza, because of the numerous rockets fired into Israel.

But undercover Israeli soldiers admitted in 2005 to throwing stones at other …

Ferguson and Racism in the US: The Occupation and Ethnic Cleansing of Africa-America By Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo and Kevin Berends, August 20 2014

There is always context – the larger gestalt of any given time. The sixties are symbolized by Birmingham, Selma, Little Rock. Both racial divides and historic photographs are frozen in black and white of menacing police, German shepherds, water hoses. …

Iraq War: U.S. Argues Nuremberg “Irrelevant” to Immunity of Bush Officials By Global Research News, August 20 2014

According to D. Inder Comar, attorney in the case,

“In the latest round of court papers in Saleh v. Bush, Case No. 3:13-cv-1124 JST (N.D. Cal. Mar. 13, 2013), the United States has argued that the holdings from
Provocateur Caught Throwing Bricks At Ferguson Police By Kit Daniels, August 20 2014

An alleged provocateur was caught throwing bricks at Ferguson, Mo., riot cops while hiding behind peaceful demonstrators who were being assaulted by the police.

At the time, the cops were forcibly removing protestors from public areas and one heavily-armed officer …

The New York Times’ Lies and Distortions Strengthens Israeli Impunity and Undermine Human Rights Workers in Gaza By Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, August 20 2014

On 5 August, The New York Times published an article by its Jerusalem bureau chief Jodi Rudoren headlined “Civilian or Not? New Fight in Tallying the Dead From the Gaza Conflict.”

In discussing the statistics of casualties, Rudoren …

Senior Government Scientist Breaks 13 Years’ Silence on Centers for Disease Control Vaccine-Autism Fraud By Global Research News, August 20 2014

Listen to audio from the whistleblower HERE.  Below is an unofficial transcript from the audio.

CDC Whistleblower

“Oh my God. I cannot believe we did what we did, but we did.”

Dr. Andrew Wakefield: “This is a real story of

Vaccines: U.S. Centers for Disease Control Manipulated Data, Covered-Up Higher Incidence of Autism in African American Boys By Global Research News, August 20 2014

WATCHUNG, NJ –  A top research scientist working for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) played a key role in helping Dr. Brian Hooker of the Focus Autism Foundation uncover data manipulation by the CDC that obscured a

War Propaganda: Supposed ISIS Beheading Of American Journalist – Pretext for Military Intervention in Syria? By Kurt Nimmo, August 20 2014

The corporate media is employing adverbs – purportedly, seemingly, apparently – to describe the reported beheading of American freelance journalist James Wright Foley.

Foley was reportedly abducted in Syria. Soon after his disappearance the Columbia Journalism Review said he was …

Israel: Violent Racist Frenzy – Right-Wing Groups Chant “Death to Arabs”; Palestinians Beaten, Arrested for Gaza Support By Patrick Strickland, August 20 2014

Israeli police arrest a protester in Haifa during a protest against the assault on Gaza, 18 July. (Faiz Abu Rmeleh / ActiveStills)

As a Palestinian political activist living in present-day Israel, Tareq Yassin, 23, has grown accustomed to …

Israel Resumes Assault on Gaza By Bill Van Auken, August 20 2014

A relative carries the body of four-year-old Qassim Elwan during his funeral in Gaza City on 19 July. Qassim was killed along with his brother by Israeli shelling the previous day. (Caption from Electronic IntifadaEzz al-Zanoun / APA

ISIS: Region-wide Genocide Portended in 2007 Now Fully Realized By Tony Cartalucci, August 20 2014

Dead American Journalist: The Latest Ploy to Cover-up Regional Genocide Years in the Making

American journalist James Wright Foley was allegedly brutally murdered on video by terrorists of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIS). The development would at …

De Facto Martial Law in Ferguson, Missouri By Barry Grey, August 20 2014

The state of Missouri, with the full backing of the Obama administration, has responded to continuing protests against the police murder of Michael Brown, an unarmed African American teenager, by imposing de facto martial law on the largely working class …

Islamic State (IS) Recruits Terrorists throughout North Africa and Middle East By Global Research News, August 19 2014

ISIL leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi.

CAIRO — Islamic State of Iraq and Levant, with control over large parts of Iraq and Syria, has set its sights on North Africa.

Islamist sources said ISIL has intensified recruiting in several countries …

MSNBC Host: Maybe Cops Need Military Gear To Deal With “Anti-Government” Groups By Paul Joseph Watson, August 19 2014

MSNBC host Ed Schultz suggested on his show last night that police like those currently occupying Ferguson, Missouri may need military gear in order to deal with the threat posed by “anti-government groups.”

“The Department of Homeland Security recently came …

Police Captain: Ferguson Police Will Continue To Arrest Journalists By Kit Daniels, August 19 2014

Riot police in Ferguson, Missouri, will continue to arrest journalists for simply walking down the street while covering the riots, according to a police captain early Tuesday.

Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson made the startling statement at a

EU Advisors Advocate use of Military Against Strikes and Protests By Denis Krassnin, August 19 2014

Experts at a European Union (EU) think-tank are demanding that the EU prepare to put down strikes and protests with military force. Due to the deepening social inequality in a globalised economy and growing military conflicts within the EU’s borders, …

“They Invaded Ferguson Like they Invaded Iraq” – Ferguson Residents Say Crackdown Turns City Into War Zone By Andre Damon and Eric London, August 19 2014

After Monday’s deployment of the National Guard to Ferguson by Missouri Governor Jay Nixon following more than a week of protests, police tightened down on protesters’ right to peaceable assembly. In this video, residents speak about the connection between the …

US “Pivot” to Asia Stumbles in Thailand By Tony Cartalucci, August 19 2014

Months after the May 22, 2014 military coup that ousted the regime of Thaksin Shinawatra, the military-led government has been working in earnest to uproot the Shinawatra political machine as well as realign the Kingdom’s foreign policy to represent a …

Hemp-Based Batteries Could Change the Way We Store Energy Forever By Marco Torres, August 19 2014

As hemp makes a comeback in the U.S. after a decades-long ban on its cultivation, scientists are reporting that fibers from the plant can pack as much energy and power as graphene, long-touted as the model material for supercapacitors. They’re …

Nazi Safaris in Ukraine: Militiaman Fighting Against Government Forces Speaks Out – “Some Are Willing to Pay to Hunt Insurgents” By Ilja Degtjarov, August 19 2014

As a basic principle we refrain from showing videos in which prisoners of war are questioned. However with this article we make an exception, because the video confirms what the interviewed insurgent states as well in the following text: that

Order Out of Chaos: The Global Elites Plan for a “Middle Eastern Union” By Steven MacMillan, August 19 2014

The Middle East has been engulfed in a state of chaos for decades now, with the region becoming increasingly unstable in recent years largely due to western sponsored proxy wars. The current map of the Middle East was created in …

Bolivia and the Large Scale Extraction of Natural Resources By Federico Fuentes, August 19 2014

Labeling the government of Bolivia as “pro-extractivist” or “neoextractivist” ignores the reality that Bolivia has made significant advances in breaking with the extractivist framework inherited from previous governments and enforced by the existing global relationship of forces.

A central challenge

National Guard Deployment, Declaration of State of Emergency Fuels Anger, Unrest By Abayomi Azikiwe, August 19 2014

Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American youth, was shot at least six times by a Ferguson, MO white police officer Darren Wilson according to the preliminary results of an independent autopsy requested by the family. The fatal shot went directly …

Ukraine Atrocities: The Illegal Use of White Phosphorous Fire Bombs Against Donetsk Civilians By Eric Zuesse, August 19 2014

report on August 15th from Russian Television alleged that the Ukrainian government that the U.S. installed in February of this year was resorting to internationally banned white phosphorous firebombs in order to help destroy the million people who lived

How to Start a War: The American Use of War Pretext Incidents By Richard Sanders, August 19 2014
Throughout history, war planners have used various forms of deception to trick their enemies. The most common pretext for war is an apparently unprovoked enemy attack. Such attacks, however, are often fabricated, incited or deliberately allowed to occur. They are then exploited to arouse widespread public support for ilitary “retaliation.”
What The World Bank Actually Does By James Corbett, August 18 2014

As many have heard by now, the leaders of the so-called BRICS nations – Brazil, India, China, Russia and South Africa – used the occasion of the 6th BRICS Summit in Brasilia, Brazil to announce the creation of the long-awaited …

Buddhism in Myanmar: Extremism and Crimes Against Humanity By Sufyan bin Uzayr, August 18 2014

Myanmar is undergoing a state of upheaval and transformation. As of now, the country is experiencing changes on the political, economic and social frontiers.

Amidst such transitions, Myanmar is also witnessing increased cases of religious intolerance. In spite of its