Days of Palestine, Jerusalem -Israeli occupation has put Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour under house arrest over a poem criticising Israeli aggression against Palestinians. An Israeli police officer read loud a Hebrew version of a poem written by Tatour with the title ‘Resist, my people, resist’ at the Nazareth Court hearing on April 13. Tatour was charged […]
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‘Backslide on fundamental freedoms’: MEPs want Turkey migrant deal untied from EU accession talks
The talks on Turkey’s EU-membership should not speed up in the face of the last month’s Joint Action Plan struck between Ankara and Brussels, states the resolution agreed on by the European Parliament on Thursday. Most Germans oppose EU migrant deal with ‘untrustworthy’ Turkey – poll The EU legislators have denounced what they called a “serious […]
Erdogan greets Saudi King with Russian military march (VIDEO)
Video footage shows uniformed soldiers lined up in formation as Erdogan walks down a blue carpet and makes his way towards a microphone. Live music plays as the president makes his entrance – but the tune is very clearly the pre-revolutionary Russian march “Toska po rodine” (Longing for Home). Although there is debate over the […]
Al-Nusrah Downs Syrian SU-22 with Surface to Air Missile
nsnbc : A SU-22 of the Syrian Arab Air Force was shot down by Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusrah, using a Surface to Air Missile. The pilot has been captured by the terrorists. SAM-7 missiles from Libya were smuggled via Turkey to Syria in 2012 and distributed among “rebels” with the aid of Turkish authorities. SAM-7 missiles […]
Zarif meets Lavrov in Munich
Munich, Feb 11, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov met here on Thursday before the Munich meeting on Syria. The meeting lasted for 45 minutes and the two sides discussed bilateral ties and regional developments. Zarif who is currently in the German city to attend Munich Security […]
US Unleashing Deadly Virus in Donbass, Ukraine?
Chemical, biological and radiological warfare is a longstanding US practice, used in direct and proxy wars, Syrians and Yemenis notably affected. On January 22, the Donbass International News Agency (DINA) headlined “Deadly virus leaked from US laboratory – DPR Army and Intelligence,” saying: “More than 20 Ukrainian soldiers have died and over 200 are hospitalized,” […]
La reacción de Venezuela al comunicado emitido por Costa Rica: breves observaciones
La semana pasada, se dio a conocer un inusual cruce de comunicados entre Costa Rica y Venezuela. Se trata del comunicado oficial de Venezuela en el que las autoridades venezolanas le exigieron a Costa Rica no intervenir en sus asuntos internos (ver nota de La Nación). Inusualmente vehemente (con expresiones extremadamente duras) y emitido en […]
The Mysterious Death of Dr. David Kelly. Was He Murdered? The Official Verdict Was Suicide…
Provided herewith are the introductory sections of this important report on the Death of Dr. David Kelly. Read complete report here. Dr David Kelly was a British scientist, who worked as a weapons inspector for the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM). He was renowned for his expertise in his field; over the course of his career, he […]
Rescuing the 1948 Palestinian Mind is Crucial to Achieving Justice for All
We often hear from Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank on the struggle for freedom from occupation. One group of Palestinians who are not heard from as often is the 1948 Palestinians, those who after the 1948 Nakbe were able to remain within what became the State of Israel. While 750,000 -800,000 Palestinians were […]
Open Letter To The Chief Of Police In Bethlehem PA
Excuse me, Mr. Diluzio, but this statement seems very misleading on a number of fronts. As a member of the public that has met you, and considered you to be an honest man, I thought some things needed to be cleared up. The number of officer assaults/deaths have consistently decreased every year over the last […]
Assessing Venezuela’s Elections: The Good, the Bad, and the Indifferent
The streets of Caracas were eerily quiet late Sunday evening (December 6) as the city, and indeed the whole of Venezuela, anxiously awaited the results of the critical legislative elections. Everyone knew the vote would be close: the polls had indicated as much in the weeks leading up to the elections, with many experts predicting a victory […]
Afghanistan at ebb of precipice – Veterans Today
Asif Haroon Raja The strategic import of Afghanistan can hardly be overstressed. The rising power, China, and reemerging power, Russia, energy and resource rich Central Asia and Middle East, and strategically located Pakistan surround Afghanistan. In real-politick terms, stability in Afghanistan and regional concord among all the countries surrounding it would contribute in the fast-paced […]
We fabricated drug charges against innocents to meet arrest quotas, detective testifies
NY Daily News October 14, 2011 A former NYPD narcotics detective snared in a corruption scandal testified it was common practice to fabricate drug charges against innocent people to meet arrest quotas. The bombshell testimony from Stephen Anderson is the first public account of the twisted culture behind the false arrests in the Brooklyn South and Queens narc squads, which […]
We fabricated drug charges against innocent people to meet arrest quotas, former detective testifies
JOHN MARZULLINew York Daily News Thursday, October 13, 2011 A former NYPD narcotics detective snared in a corruption scandal testified it was common practice to fabricate drug charges against innocent people to meet arrest quotas. The bombshell testimony from Stephen Anderson is the first public account of the twisted culture behind the false arrests in […]