Posts Tagged ‘role’

3 Current Phenomena Expose 1984 Being Used As Instruction Manual for the State

Assessing current conditions in the United States, it would be next to impossible not to grasp innumerable parallels to George Orwell’s dystopic portent, 1984. by Claire Bernish Though other fictional dystopias could similarly elicit comparisons to the dark turn taken by American empire, aspects of 1984’s creepy authoritarian nightmare ring all-too-true. And Big Brother-like surveillance […]

Israel lobby pushing to ban Palestinian film at Cannes

Ali Abunimah Lobby Watch 13 May 2016 Palestinian director Nasri Hajjaj, left, seen with Lebanese director Zeina Daccache at the 6th Dubai International Film Festival in 2009. Ammar Abd Rabbo abacapress.com Israel lobby groups in France are applying intense pressure to block the screening of a Palestinian documentary at the Cannes Film Festival, which began […]

The self you never knew: The human microbiome

     The Living Organisms Sharing Your Body Can a basic understanding of the Human Microbiome change the way we think of ourselves and provide substantial food for thought as we reflect on who and what we are as a species? We know that we are made of bones, blood, cells, muscle, etc. and we tend […]

BEST OF THE WEB: Worldwide ‘Immortal Regiment’ marches pay tribute to Second World War heroes

     The “Immortal regiment” movement has spread from Russia to cities worldwide, with thousands of people in 42 countries across the globe already marching or getting ready to march in commemoration of their loved ones who fought in World War Two. The marches, which are taking place from May 7 through May 9, are an […]

Colorado Orders Parents To Register Unvaccinated Children

Officials in Colorado are illegally asking all parents to register any children they have that are unvaccinated.  The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment sent a letter to parents saying that if they do not vaccinate their kids they must register and exempt themselves via a state website. Offthegridnews.com reports: The department later said […]

Harvard biotechnology conference whitewashes Israeli occupation

This past week, Harvard’s program in Science, Technology and Society (STS) hosted a conference titled “The Molecularization of Identity: Science and Subjectivity in the 21st Century” (the full program is available). It was presented as an ordinary STS meeting whose goal was to explore the “complex ways in which the molecular realm is an emerging site for […]

4.1 magnitude earthquake felt around Vienna, Austria

     A small earthquake hit Lower Austria and Vienna around Monday lunchtime, with residents feeling the impact across different districts in the city. The earthquake measurement website EMSC confirmed an earthquake happened 18 kilometres south-west of Vienna at around 12.28pm. EMSC measured the magnitude around 4.4, although the Austrian Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics […]

Canadian student union will divest from firms aiding Israeli abuses

Ali Abunimah Activism and BDS Beat 22 April 2016 Yazan Khader, right, says it took a year of campaigning to persuade Dalhousie Student Union to divest from firms that violate human rights. The student union at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is to sell its investments in nine companies involved in human rights abuses. Four […]

MIT Artificial Intelligence Can Predict 85% of Cyber-Attacks

AI2 A new artificial intelligence (AI) system being developed at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory is being trained by researchers to aid humans in identifying potential cyber-attacks. Typically, when trying to pinpoint possible attacks, analysts are required to sift through massive amounts of data to find abnormalities and discrepancies—a method […]

Watch the fighting in Handaraat. These are Palestinian members of Liwaa` Al-Quds which is loyal to the Syrian government

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Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have extended debate exchange over differences on Israel

    Source: Washington Free Beacon Transcript: Loading… Loading… The views expressed herein are the views of the author exclusively and not necessarily the views of Intifada-Palestine.com or any other I. P. authors. Notices. Posted in Activisim & BDS, Foreign Policy, News & Analysis, Palestine/Israel, U.S. Politics, […]

We are rapidly approaching an environmental catastrophe: Plastic waste in the ocean will outnumber fish by 2050

     A dump truck full of plastic is unloaded into the sea every minute, and experts say the situation is growing worse, with plastic debris expected to outnumber fish by 2050. With plastic production currently at a twentyfold increase since 1964, generating 311m tonnes in 2014, a new report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation has […]

Iran’s president slams any ‘divisive’ measure at OIC

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has slammed as unacceptable “any divisive move” at the ongoing Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) conference. Rouhani made the remark in an address to the 13th OIC summit in the Turkish city of Istanbul, which kicked off on Thursday. “No message which would fuel division in the Islamic Ummah should come out of the conference of the Organization […]

72 new asteroids discovered near Earth, says NASA

     Of the more than 600,000 known asteroids in our Solar System, almost 10 000 are known as Near-Earth Objects (NEOs). These are asteroids or comets whose orbits bring them close to Earth’s, and which could potentially collide with us at some point in the future. As such, monitoring these objects is a vital part […]

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 11

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Monday and picked headlines from 20 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. Abrar: 1- Supreme Leader: Operational capability and spiritual motivations of the Armed Forces should be strengthened day by day. 2- 5% price […]

Consciousness and a World Asleep

When a human being is asleep, which is to say, in a trance, he continues to create subconsciously, because creation doesn’t stop. by Jon Rappoport The question is: what is the purpose of the trance? It’s a state of mind aimed at excluding alternative realities. So a person can be walking around and carrying on […]

Not only did the USA not abide by the Geneva Conventions in Abu Ghraib it also deviated from the civilised world

‘It Was Torture’: An Abu Ghraib Interrogator Acknowledges ‘Horrible Mistakes’ Books of The Times By MICHIKO KAKUTANI The infamous photos of torture at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq that became public in the spring of 2004 — a pyramid of naked prisoners, a hooded man forced to stand in a crucifixion like pose, a cowering […]

European Commission ready to cooperate with Iran in railway projects

Tehran, April 5, IRNA – Managing Director of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (IRIR) Mohsen Pour-Seyed Aqaei in a meeting with Director General for mobility and transport of European Commission Henric Hololei discussed development of railway cooperation between the two sides. In the meeting, Aqaei enimerated IRIR’s capabilities and presented a report on ways to […]

Fracking Puts 7 Million In US At Risk Of Earthquakes

Print Friendly Above Photo: USGS map displaying potential to experience damage from a natural or human-induced earthquake in 2016. Chances range from less than one percent to 12 percent. For the first time, new USGS maps identify potential ground-shaking hazards from both human-induced and natural earthquakes. In the past, USGS maps only identified natural earthquake hazards. This is […]

Family Wants Justice After Cops Taser Their Son to Death then ‘High Five’ Over Body

Image via The Free Thought Project “His parents did what everybody is supposed to do, you call 911, because 911 brings help. But in the case of Chase, 911 brought death,” said Chris Stewart, the attorney representing the family, at a press conference in Atlanta on Thursday, according to WXIA. In […]

Eton Student Who Made Vile Child Porn Allowed To Use False Name In Court

The former Eton student who was spared jail despite making and distributing vile child porn images, was allowed to use a false name in court to protect his wealthy family. Many had began to question whether Piccard, the son of a lawyer, would have received such a light sentence if he had not come from […]

Eton Student Who Made Vile Child Porn Allowed To Use False Name In Court

The former Eton student who was spared jail despite making and distributing vile child porn images, was allowed to use a false name in court to protect his wealthy family. Many had began to question whether Piccard, the son of a lawyer, would have received such a light sentence if he had not come from […]

Chinese banks halts cash flow to North Korea

     The four largest Chinese banks have stopped yuan and dollar cash transfers to North Korea, reports the Japanese newspaper Tokyo Shimbun. The reported measure is part of rising international pressure on Pyongyang following its latest nuclear test and rocket launch earlier this year. Last month, several Chinese banks reportedly froze suspended cash deposits and […]

Miami Foam Party Creates “Stop Trump” Initiative

Andrew AnglinDaily Stormer February 26, 2016 Friends don’t let friends vote for con artists. https://t.co/M4DcgEEF7r — Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) February 26, 2016 Marco Rubio, a Cuban homosexual and foam party aficionado, has formed a coalition to beat his opponent. Cubans are not known for their creativity. They are, however, known for being criminal filth. The […]

You Will Be Defeated in Lebanon

Ibrahim Al-Amin Let the oppressive regime in Saudi Arabia do what it wants. Let the Saud Family exhaust it self the way it wants, and grunt what they want all the time. Let them raise their voices and lift their banners and weapons as high as they think they can reach, and let their madness […]

Israel bars family from visiting gravely ill hunger striker

Ali Abunimah Rights and Accountability 19 February 2016 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus take part in a demonstration on 17 February calling for the release of Muhammed al-Qiq, a Palestinian journalist on hunger strike since November against his administrative detention by Israel. Nedal Eshtayah APA images Israel is refusing to allow […]

Zarif to leave for Brussels for talks with EU officials

Tehran, Feb 14, IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is to depart Tehran for Brussels at the head of delegation in order to consult with European Union officials Sunday afternoon. Zarif is to discuss issues of mutual interests with EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini as well as senior officials of Belgium. Meanwhile, Mogherini […]

Turkey shelling supports terrorists: Syria

Syria has taken Turkey’s shelling of its territory to the UN, saying it amounts to “direct Turkish support for terrorist groups.” In a letter on Sunday, the Syrian foreign ministry called on the UN Security Council to “put an end to the crimes of the Turkish regime.” “The foreign ministry strongly condemns the repeated Turkish […]

Illuminati Hand Seen in "Flat Earth" Conspiracy

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