Author Archives
-
Afghan Policeman Kills Two US Troops in Insider Attack
Officials Offer Few Details on Uruzgan Province Killings A man in an Afghan police uniform attacked and killed two US soldiers today in the Uruzgan Province in the latest apparent “green-on-blue” attack in Afghanistan. Officials have yet to confirm the attacker’s identity, and don’t… Read More ›
-
Native Americans ‘slaughtered, sacrificed, fenced in reservations’ in US
The prominent Native American activist Russell Means passed away on Monday. In 2008 he met with RT to talk about the Native Americans withdrawal from the US, their fight for recognition and his unhappiness with US citizenship. At the end… Read More ›
-
Libyan forces take control of Bani Walid after fighting pro-Gaddafi fighters
LIBYAN pro-government forces seized control of Bani Walid, one of the last bastions of Muammar Gaddafi’s ousted regime, an AFP correspondent in the town said. Hundreds of fighters, mostly former rebels from the rival town of Misrata, converged on the… Read More ›
-
Poll: Majority of Israeli Jews Would Support Apartheid Regime in Israel
About a third of the Jewish public – and 70 percent of the orthodox community – would support barring Israeli Arabs from voting by John Glaser Most Israeli Jews support the establishment of an apartheid regime in Israel if it… Read More ›
-
Richard Mourdock On Abortion: Pregnancy From Rape Is ‘Something God Intended’ [UPDATE]
by Michael McAuliff WASHINGTON — Indiana GOP U.S. Senate candidate Richard Mourdock declared Tuesday night he opposes aborting pregnancies conceived in rape because “it is something that God intended to happen.” Debating Rep. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) in their final Senate… Read More ›
-
Wisconsin Lawmaker Claims ‘Some Girls Rape Easy’
By Igor Volsky A Wisconsin state lawmaker endorsed by Paul Ryan has come under criticism for suggesting that “some girls rape easy.” While discussing a case in which “a 17-year-old high school senior was charged with sexual assault for having sex… Read More ›
-
Anti-abortion Tea Party congressman demands mistress get an abortion
BY: LOU COLAGIOVANNI Tea Party Congressman Scott DesJarlais of Tennessee is facing national scrutiny because damning evidence has surfaced which implicates him in adultery and shows him negotiating with his sexual partner outside of his marriage to have an abortion…. Read More ›
-
US Homelessness: 1.6 Million Children Are Homeless, Up by 38 Percent Since 2007
By Gilbert Mercier NEWS JUNKIE POST According to a report released today by the National Center on Homelessness, more than 1.6 million children are currently homeless in America. This amounts to one child in 45. It represents a dramatic increase… Read More ›
-
Follow the Money, Find the Leader
Billion Dollar Candidates by P. SAINATH The point is not whether Barack Obama wins re-election as President. The point is not whether Mitt Romney can win. The point is that you can’t dream of contesting without a billion dollars. That… Read More ›
-
Israel Seizes Gaza-Bound Aid Ship
This was just the latest attempt by activists to bring attention to Israel’s strict blockade on Gaza Israeli navy commandos on Saturday seized a ship headed to the Gaza Strip carrying about 30 pro-Palestinian activists as it attempted to break Israel’s harsh blockade of… Read More ›
-
Syrian Terrorists Involved in Illegal Human Organ Trade
By Global Research News Global Research Editor’s note Originally reported in the Turkish Newspaper Yurt, sofar unconfirmed by Western media sources. ANKARA. The so-called Free Syrian Army is trafficking the body organs of Syrian civilians and army soldiers after kidnapping… Read More ›
-
Eleven killed as Libyan militia shell Gaddafi stronghold
Clashes between Libyan authorities and Gaddafi loyalists have left 11 dead during the siege of anti-regime bastion Bani Walid. Libyan authorities continue to struggle against multiple militia groups in the midst of growing political disarray. Libya’s President of the General… Read More ›
-
One million more Americans sign up for food stamps in only a year
The number of Americans going to the government for assistance has once again hit a new high. More than 46 million Americans are now enrolled in the federal welfare food stamps system, more than double the amount from only a… Read More ›
-
Blind justice: Cops taser disabled man after mistaking walking stick for samurai sword
Police tasered and handcuffed a blind two-time stroke victim in northern England, reportedly mistaking his walking stick for samurai sword. Colin Farmer, a retired architect who is 61 and cannot move unaided, was on his own and walking down a… Read More ›
-
US Begins Talks to Extend Troop Presence in Afghanistan Beyond 2014
Reports say Washington is vying for an agreement with Kabul that would keep tens of thousands of troops there until 2024 by John Glaser The US has begun negotiations with the Kabul government over the extension of troop presence past… Read More ›