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• ‘Not Your Colony’: Bolivia Threatens Shutdown of US Embassy

  By Editor-in-Chief on July 7, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  South American leaders flank the Bolivian President as he rails against US air piracy in manhunt for Snowden – Sarah Lazare, staff writer Bolivian President Evo Morales threatened Thursday to shut down the U.S. embassy in his country after a forced… Read More ›

• Cop cleared of wrongdoing after shooting kittens in front of screaming kids

  By Editor-in-Chief on July 6, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  An Ohio policeman shot to death a litter of kittens on Wednesday, telling a group of screaming children that the animals would be going to “kitty heaven”. But instead of firing the officer, the local police department cleared him of… Read More ›

• New mayor of Miss. capital rejects gentrification

  By The Red Phoenix on July 6, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A one-time black nationalist was inaugurated as mayor of Mississippi’s capital city Monday, saying he wants Jackson to be a unified community where people of diverse backgrounds can make a living…. Read More ›

• ‘I watch him bleed out:’ Drone operator who helped kill 1,626 targets reveals trauma of watching them die on a computer screen

  By Editor-in-Chief on July 5, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Brandon Bryant, 27, served as a drone operator from 2006 to 2011 at bases in Nevada, New Mexico and Iraq He could clearly see his targets through thermal images on a computer  When he was recruited to the job, he… Read More ›

• Statement by PCR Brazil on events in that country

  By The Red Phoenix on July 5, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians, mostly young people, are in the streets to demand the reduction of the absurd buses fares and a free pass. Public transport in our country is of poor quality, though it is one of the… Read More ›

• On the Day of American Independence

  By The Red Phoenix on July 4, 2013 • ( 0 )

  Today is the 4th of July, a holiday celebrated all over the nation as the date of American Independence from the British crown. I was considering burning an American flag to protest US foreign policy, imperial aggression, indigenous holocaust, sponsorship… Read More ›

• Egypt’s ‘full military coup:’ How it happened

  By Editor-in-Chief on July 4, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi was ousted in a military coup Wednesday, with security forces forbidding him from leaving the country, arresting a number of top Muslim Brotherhood officials, and raiding media outlets in the midst of broadcasts. Saad El-Katani, the… Read More ›

• ‘Game Over’: Morsi ousted, constitution suspended, army in control

  By Editor-in-Chief on July 3, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  President Mohamed Morsi was stripped of his power and detained by the Egyptian army as the constitution has been suspended. Those gathered on Cairo’s Tahrir Square welcomed the news with cheers, although post-coup Egypt remains highly unstable. Morsi has reportedly… Read More ›

• FARC and ELN Call for Colombian Left-wing Alliance

  By The Red Phoenix on July 3, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Bogota, July 1 (Prensa Latina) The insurgent Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP) and the National Liberation Army (ELN) called today for an alliance and mobilization of all sectors of society and the left. In a document titled Declaration… Read More ›

• Egyptian deadline: President rejects army ultimatum to resolve conflicts within 48 hours

  By The Red Phoenix on July 2, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Egypt’s president has rejected an army ultimatum to resolve the ongoing crisis within 48 hours. The military insisted that unless a solution is found, they will introduce a roadmap for the country’s future, stressing that national security was at risk…. Read More ›

• 16 dead, scores injured as millions take to Egypt streets, demand Morsi resignation

  By The Red Phoenix on July 2, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Millions spilled out on to the streets of Egypt to demand the resignation of President Mohamed Morsi on the first anniversary of his inauguration, with sporadic outbreaks of violence leaving over a dozen dead and hundreds injured. On Monday, protesters… Read More ›

• Manitoba First Nations serve eviction notices to mining companies

  By The Red Phoenix on July 1, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Two Manitoba First Nations are serving eviction notices to mining companies they say are operating illegally on their land. A delegation from Red Sucker Lake First Nation descended on the work camp of Mega Precious Metals Inc., a mineral exploration company, to… Read More ›

• Francois Murad, Catholic Priest ‘Beheaded By Jihadist Fighters In Syria’

  By The Red Phoenix on July 1, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  By Sara C Nelson A Catholic priest has been killed in Syria, it has been confirmed by the official Vatican news agency. Franciscan Father Francois Murad died after fighters linked to the jihadist group Jabhat al-Nusra attacked the monastery he was staying… Read More ›

• Putin: Snowden can stay in Russia if he stops damaging USA

  By The Red Phoenix on July 1, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  President Vladimir Putin says NSA leaker Edward Snowden may stay in Russia, if he wants to, but only if he stops activities aimed against the United States. “There is one condition if he wants to remain here: he must stop… Read More ›

• Illicit financial flows have made Africa ‘a net creditor to the world’

  By The Red Phoenix on June 30, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  by Mark Tran Report challenges traditional thinking that the west is pouring money into Africa through aid without receiving much in return Africa lost up to $1.4tn in illicit financial flows in 1980-2009, far exceeding money coming in over the same… Read More ›

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