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• US chalks up more first-day newborn deaths than rest of industrialized world combined – report

  By The Red Phoenix on May 17, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  The number of babies dying in their first day of life remains significantly higher in the United States than 33 other leading industrialized nations combined, an annual report compiled by Save the Children reveals. The London-based charity’s “State of the… Read More ›

• “Rapid descent into sectarian violence”: Video shows Syrian rebel biting into soldier’s heart

  By The Red Phoenix on May 16, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  A disturbing video which shows a Syrian rebel commander cutting the heart out of a soldier and biting into it shows that the country’s civil war has rapidly descended into sectarian violence and revenge killings, Human Rights Watch said on… Read More ›

• Ancient Mayan pyramid destroyed by construction company in Belize

  By The Red Phoenix on May 16, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  One of the oldest and most famous Mayan pyramids has been destroyed by a construction company in Belize, while digging for crushed rock for a road they were building. The authorities reported on Monday that the company was using bulldozers… Read More ›

• 1/3rd of Women in US Military Raped

  By The Red Phoenix on May 15, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  [TRIGGER WARNING: DISCUSSION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE] By Ole Ole Olson According to NPR, “In 2003, a survey of female veterans found that 30 percent said they were raped in the military. A 2004 study of veterans who were seeking help for post-traumatic stress… Read More ›

• Fast Food Strikes Hitting Fifth City: Milwaukee

  By The Red Phoenix on May 15, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  by Josh Eidelson Two updates, including the filing of Unfair Labor Practice charges yesterday against companies, appear below. Hundreds of Milwaukee workers plan to walk off the job starting at 6 Central Time this morning, launching the nation’s fifth fast… Read More ›

• Ronald Reagan: Accessory to Genocide – Ex-Guatemalan Dictator Rios Montt Guilty of Mayan Genocide

  By Editor-in-Chief on May 14, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  By Robert Parry More than any recent U.S. president, Ronald Reagan has been lavished with honors, including his name attached to Washington’s National Airport. But the conviction of Reagan’s old ally, ex-Guatemalan dictator Rios Montt, for genocide means “Ronnie” must face… Read More ›

• Jaw Dropping Air Force Brochure Advises Rape Victims to ‘Submit’ Instead of Resisting

  By Editor-in-Chief on May 13, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  BY SPENCER ACKERMAN An Air Force brochure on sexual assault advises potential victims not to fight off their attackers. “It may be advisable to submit [rather] than resist,” reads the brochure (.pdf), issued to airmen at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina,… Read More ›

• Mali under indefinite occupation

  By The Red Phoenix on May 13, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  France Parliament Votes to Extend Combat Mission While UN Security Council Readies a Policing Force by Roger Annis France’s National Assembly and Senate have voted to extend the country’s military intervention in Mali. A resolution passed both houses of parliament on April… Read More ›

• Under the black flag of al-Qaeda: the Syrian city ruled by gangs of extremists

  By The Red Phoenix on May 12, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  by Richard Spencer Islamists are tightening their grip in the power vacuum in the uprising, reports Richard Spencer. The black flag of al-Qaeda flies high over Raqqa’s main square in front of the governor’s smart new palace, its former occupant… Read More ›

• Former U.S.-Backed Military Dictator Efrain Rios Montt Found Guilty of Genocide in Guatemala

  By The Red Phoenix on May 11, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Efraín Ríos Montt held to account for abuses in campaign that killed an estimated 200,000 and led to 45,000 disappearances The former Guatemalan dictator Efraín Ríos Montt was convicted of genocide on Friday after a court found him guilty of… Read More ›

• Fast Food Strike Wave Spreads to Detroit

  By The Red Phoenix on May 11, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  by Josh Eidelson Credit: Detroit15.org. Four updates appear below. Hundreds of Detroit fast food workers plan to walk off the job beginning at 6 am today, making the motor city the fourth in five weeks to see such strikes. Organizers expect participants from at… Read More ›

• Abercrombie & Fitch Refuses To Make XL and XXL Womens’ Clothes

  By The Red Phoenix on May 11, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  by Ashley Lutz Teen retailer Abercrombie & Fitch doesn’t stock XL or XXL sizes in women’s clothing because they don’t want overweight women wearing their brand. They want the “cool kids,” and they don’t consider plus-sized women as being a part of that group…. Read More ›

• US wants 9 permanent bases in Afghanistan after 2014 ISAF withdrawal

  By The Red Phoenix on May 10, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Afghan President Hamid Karzai vowed Thursday to wring concessions out of the United States in negotiations for a security pact for the country, as Washington wants to maintain nine military bases in Afghanistan after ISAF troops withdraw in 2014. As… Read More ›

• Abercrombie Says It Would Rather Burn Clothes Than Give Them To Poor People

  By The Red Phoenix on May 10, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Abercrombie and Fitch is a popular clothing retailer, but is certainly not loved by all. Many people have a negative impression of the clothing industry giant due to the atmosphere of the store, the prices, or even the clothing themselves…. Read More ›

• Dad who died during arrest ‘begged for his life’; witness videos seized

  By Editor-in-Chief on May 9, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  BY LAURA LIERA AND JASON KOTOWSKI Californian staff writers lliera@bakersfield.com; jkotowski@bakersfield.com Blood stains are still visible on the sidewalk at the corner of Flower Street and Palm Drive, where a Bakersfield man struggled with as many as nine officers and… Read More ›

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