Barack Obama | (Whitehouse.gov) – “President Obama traveled to the Hill Air Force Base in Salt Lake City, Utah to discuss his initiative to connect veterans with jobs in the burgeoning solar energy industry. April 3, 2015.” The White House: “President Obama Speaks on Jobs in America’s Solar Energy”
Eyewitness: How the Bush invasion of Iraq created the ISIL Threat
Lindsey Hilsum | (Channel 4 News) – “Learn how the 2003 invasion of Iraq, by the US and its allies, led to sectarian violence, terror and sowed the seeds of the Islamic State. Our International Editor, Lindsey Hilsum, recounts her experiences of Iraq during the first months of conflict and explains how ISIS has grown […]
Elon Musk: Solar Energy, Electric Cars will avert Wars for Oil
Elon Musk | (Elon Musk Videos) – “Elon Musk is a South African-born, Canadian-American entrepreneur, engineer, inventor and investor. He is the CEO and CTO of SpaceX, CEO and chief product architect of Tesla Motors, and chairman of SolarCity. He is the founder of SpaceX and a cofounder of Paypal, Inc.,Tesla Motors, and Zip2. He […]
How will Kenya respond to Al-Shabab Terror?
NTV | – “Terror On Campus Interview with MP for Bala Mbala, Abdikadir Aden & Deputy Secretary General of the Kenya Red Cross, James Kisia discuss the Garissa Attack with Smriti Vidyarthi.” NTV Kenya: “Interview Bala Mbala MP & Kenya Red Cross Deputy Sec.Gen on the Garissa attack”
Netanyahu on Iran Deal: threatens ‘survival of Israel’, ‘horrific war’
RT | —- A nuclear deal with Iran based on current framework will “threaten the survival of Israel”, said PM Benjamin Netanyahu, warning it would increase the risk of a “horrific war.” In a phone conversation with the US President, the Israeli Prime Minister expressed his opposition to a framework agreement reached with [Iran] on […]
Saudi Arabia’s intervention in Yemen is Morphing into Major War
By Paul Rogers Since it was first announced, the Saudi Arabia-led war in Yemen has developed very rapidly. Air strikes have already hit numerous targets, resulting in many civilian deaths. Clearly, the Saudis are not prepared to watch Yemen’s long-running domestic turmoil become a full-blown collapse. Ever since a rebellion led by the Shia Houthi […]
Why Palestine joining the International Criminal Court could be a total game changer
By Kurt Mills, University of Glasgow | (The Conversation) – After more than five years and much diplomatic wrangling, Palestine has joined the International Criminal Court (ICC). Now, the prospect of Israel being held accountable for war crimes has greatly increased, and that will have significant repercussions for the peace process and for Palestinian statehood. […]
Boycotting Indiana over anti-Gay Religious Discrimination
Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks) – “Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) and John Iadaola (https://twitter.com/jiadarola) host of The Young Turks discusses the backlash and boycotts from other states against Indiana over its Religious Freedom Restoration Act being put into law. First it was Connecticut that is boycotting Indiana and now Washington State joins in the fun […]
Israel’s Hidden Palestinians fight Eviction
AJ+ – “100,000 Palestinian Bedouins living in villages in Israel’s Negev desert are being threatened with eviction. Their communities are not recognised by the State of Israel, and so they have no paved roads, and aren’t connected to the electricity or water networks. Ayman Odeh, leader of the third-largest political group in Israel, led an […]

