Secretary of State John Kerry has wrung a concession from the Arab League, which now says that some minor changes in the 1967 border between Israel and the Palestinians are acceptable, with small land swaps. This position would have been important if there were a peace process, since many Israeli settlements on the Palestinian West […]
After unsafe Factory kills 400 in Bangladesh, on May Day workers Demand Rights (Democracy Now!)
As deaths in the Bangladesh textile factory fire mount to over 400, on May Day workers demand they be afforded as many legal protections as the products they make. Amy Goodman’s Democracy Now! Reports: The CBC reports: “Dozens of Bangladeshi garment workers, their bodies too battered or decomposed to be identified, were buried in a […]
UNICEF: Facebook likes don’t save lives, Contributions do
UNICEF reminds us that Facebook ‘likes’ don’t save children’s lives– cash contributions do. Plus, it helps if the US Congress steps up. The Israel lobbies have been threatening congressional UNICEF funding over Palestine issues. Really, Congress? You think that would help Israel or its image?
Saudi Arabian hunter stalks desert Gazelle with pet Cheetah
Saudi Arabian man keeps cheetah as pet to help with hunting gazelle in the desert.
Top Ten Problems in South Carolina Lindsey Graham should worry more about than Benghazi
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) slammed President Obama for a deterioration in US security because, he said, of four Americans having been killed in Benghazi last September and then another four at the Boston Marathon. If we were not convinced that such allegations are mere political posturing, we’d have to think he is exhibiting signs of […]
Cargo Plane Crash at Bagram (Video)
Warning: some may find this footage disturbing. A cargo plane crashed Monday at Bagram air base in Afghanistan, killing all 7 passengers aboard (Americans). . This article says, “The Boeing 747-400 — owned by National Airlines, a Florida-based subsidiary of National Air Cargo — was en route to Dubai, carrying vehicles and other cargo.” The […]
The Failure of Gun Legislation in the Senate Tells us we Need to fight for our Democracy (Graeber)
David Graeber, author of The Democracy Project, writes in a guest column for “Informed Comment” The recent defeat of gun buyers’ background check legislation in the Senate—legislation backed by an almost unimaginable 90% of the American public—has been taken as a somber day in the history of American democracy. We’ve been having a lot of […]
Karzai admits taking CIA money; Galbraith: We’re not getting what we pay for
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Monday confirmed an NYT report that he has been receiving cash payments in a paper bag every month from the US Central Intelligence Agency. Karzai maintained that the money actually goes to the director of national intelligence to be used for intelligence work, but the implication of the NYT article […]
How to Become an Expert in Iran’s Nuclear Program (in less than four minutes) (Video)
How to become an expert in Iran’s nuclear program (in less than four minutes): courtesy EA Worldview
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