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Sunday, 31 August 2014

If Russia really had invaded Ukraine, this is what the picture would look like

Comment: A sensible analysis of the "Russia has invaded Ukraine" nonsense being propagated by the Western presstitute media. How can you tell whether Russia has invaded Ukraine? Last Thursday the Ukrainian government, echoed by NATO spokesmen, declared that the the Russian military is now operating within Ukraine's borders. Well, maybe it is and maybe it isn't; what do you know? They said the same thing before, most recently on August 13, and then on August 17, each time with either no evidence or fake evidence. But let's give them the benefit...

Polish prime minister Donald Tusk selected to become new undemocratic 'president' of Europe

The European Union should be brave but reasonable in its actions on the Ukraine crisis the newly appointed president of the European Council said. © UnknownDonald Tusk, a dangerous warmonger. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Saturday was elected the new president of the Council of Europe, its outgoing President Herman Van Rompuy said on Twitter. Tusk will officially take office in November.The European Union should be brave but reasonable in...

Hands up! Don't shoot! Michael Brown solidarity march in Washington, DC

© Reuters/Larry DowningProtesters march as they call for a thorough investigation of the shooting death of teen Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, on a street in front of the White House in Washington, August 28, 2014 A crowd of protesters has taken to the streets of Washington, DC, expressing their solidarity with the people of Ferguson who gathered earlier on Saturday in remembrance of Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager killed by police...

Mort Zuckerman: Obama "has lost the confidence of the business community"

US News and World Report Chairman and Editor-in-Chief and publisher of The New York Daily News, Mort Zuckerman argued that President Obama "has lost the confidence of the business community" on Friday's broadcast of "The McLaughlin Group." "[The economy] has...grown by about 2%, 2.1%, for the last five years, which is the lowest rate of growth coming out of a recession we have had ever, since the Great Depression. And what's more, that only took place, not because of the fact that the economic environment was that good, it's because we have a hugely...

Spreading of the fear: Italy steps up security over alleged ISIS plot to kill the pope

© Tony Gentile/ReutersPope Francis recently decided to stop using the bullet-proof 'Pope-mobile' in favour of greeting crowds in the open air As Pope Francis continues to straddle the fine line betweencalling for the end of persecutionof Christians in Iraq andblessing American airstrikesagainst the Islamic State (also known as the "Caliphate," ISIS, or ISIL), there is increasing concern for the pontiff's - and the public's - safety.Earlier this...

Iceland volcano blasts back to life

© University of Iceland/Ármann HöskuldssonLava fountains during an Iceland eruption on Aug. 31. A new volcanic eruption in southeast Iceland on Sunday (Aug. 31) fountained lava nearly 200 feet (60 meters) into the air.Lava is spewing from the same crack as a small eruption that occurred Friday (Aug. 29). The fissure slices through the 200-year-old Holuhraun lava field, betweenBardarbunga volcanoand Askja volcano.The "calm" eruption is 50 times more...

Tax policies drive corporations to join multitude renouncing U.S. citizenship

Don't be surprised to lose if you don't make an effort at being competitive. And if you go out of your way to make yourself less competitive,expectto lose. If that sounds like simple common sense, that's because it is.But it's also exactly what the US has been doing for years - enacting tax policies that sabotage its global economic competitiveness. It's like trying to get in shape for a marathon by going on an all-McDonald's diet. (Speaking of McDonalds,check...

Is Ecuador dropping the US dollar by creating state-backed digital currency?

© flickr.com Ecuador is planning to create the world's first digital currency issued by the country's central bank, in what is seen by many as a step to abandon the US dollar, the currency now used by the Central American country.The currency is expected to start circulating in December, according to the country's Central Bank.The technical details or the name of the currency have not been revealed, although the officials stated that it would not...

Russian State Duma: EU paying the price for US led sanctions on Russia

© RIA NovostiSergey Naryshkin at RT on August 30, 2014 Blacklisting Russian individuals and targeting the country's economy is but anemotional step the EU took after an apparent instruction from the US, Russian State Duma speaker Sergey Naryshkin told RT. But Moscow hasn't sought to even the score, he added.Naryshkin called the personalized sanctions imposed on Russian MPs, including Naryshkin himself, by European counterparts "strange, or even...

International Labor Organization: More chance of dying from work than going to war

© Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji Going to war may seem one of the most hazardous ordeals on the planet, but perhaps not. The International Labor Organization (ILO) says there is more chance of dying from work than fighting for your country on the battlefield.The admission was made by Guy Ryder, the ILO's director-general, who was speaking at the 20th World Congress in Frankfurt to participants from 141 countries in what is the world's largest occupational...

Hyping fake terror threats: Israeli sources say ISIS targeting the Pope

© VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty ImagesPope Francis waves as he leads the weekly general audience at St Peter’s square on Aug. 27, 2014 in Vatican City. A new report claims that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is targeting Pope Francis - a report that the Vatican says is simply not true.According toIl Tempo,Israeli sourcesreportedly told the Italian newspaper that the pope is "in the crosshairs of ISIS." The report stated that Francis is being targeted...

New York federal court rules Microsoft must handover personal data stored abroad

© Reuters/Bogdan Cristel Microsoft has been told it must handover emails stored abroad to US prosecutors by a New York court. However, the software giant says it will fight the ruling, saying that an email deserves the same privacy protection as a paper letter sent by mail.The company says they will not release any emails to US authorities, while it appeals the ruling, made by Chief Judge Loretta Preska of the US District Court in Manhattan. She...

Ebola virus is rapidly mutating

© CDC/ Frederick MurphyElectron micrograph of Ebola virus A study of some of the earliest Ebola cases in Sierra Leone revealsmore than 300 genetic changes in the virus as it has leapt from person to person.These rapid changes couldblunt the effectiveness of diagnostic tests and experimental treatmentsnow in development, say researchers."We found the virus is doing what viruses do. It's mutating," says study lead author Pardis Sabeti of Harvard University...

'Soul of the sun' revealed - deep neutrinos detected for the first time

© borex.lngs.infn.it Scientists have for the first time detected the solar neutrino particles forged in the sun's heart that are eventually emitted into the galaxy as light.More than 100 international scientists from the University of Massachusetts Amherst worked together using the Borexino detector in Italy to make the discovery, which provides humans with a peak into the process of nuclear fusion that is responsible for bathing the Earth with...

Ukrainians having to get creative in their natural gas and heating solutions

Comment: Below we see one of the effects of the U.S. "cold war" against Russia. The U.S. sees this as merely collateral damage, they care very little for the suffering of the average Ukrainian and whether or not they have to live without heat in the brutal Eastern European winter. The comforts of the average person is of little consideration in the war against Russia. In the minds of psychopaths, such things are not even considered. With natural...

Study suggests low doses of marijuana may slow progression of Alzheimer's

© Reuters / David McNew Extremely low levels of THC compound, a chemical found in marijuana, may slow down or halt the progression of Alzheimer's disease, US neuroscientists have found, thus laying the ground for the development of effective treatment in the future.In recent researchpublishedin the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, scientists from University of South Florida revealed their findings, that may shed light on controversial therapeutic...

Protest group pours fake blood in Belgium's Liege airport - 'No weapons for Israel!'

© AFP/Nicolas Lambert A Belgian feminist activist group LilithS literally painted Liege Airport red with a hundred liters of fake blood at the facility's role in arming Israel. The red pool of 'blood' symbolized their perceived 'slaughter' of Palestinians in Gaza by Israel.Six women took part in the protest at 11.30 am on Tuesday. The members were all wearing t-shirts bearing the colors of the Palestinian flag as well as the slogans "Terrorism is...

'United Continent' travels to fight fascism: European volunteers fighting Kiev troops in Eastern Ukraine

© RTFrench fighter Nikola European volunteers are streaming into Ukraine to join the fighting on both sides.While Kiev's forces are beefed up withmercenaries from private military companies,Europeans have also come to defend the rebel Donbass region of their own free will.One of the latest reinforcements of anti-Kiev troops in Eastern Ukraine are four French ex-serviceman who have come to fight this war, thousands of kilometers from home."It's our...

Moscow warns of retaliation after Poland's ridiculous closure of airspace causing Russian minister's plane to be grounded

© http://mil.ru/Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu Polish closure of its airspace for the plane of the Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu will not go without an "appropriate response" as it caused a "real threat to flight safety," Russia's Foreign Ministry has stated.The diplomatic standoff on Friday took hours to resolve after Poland refused to grant free passage to Shoygu's plane as he was returning from celebrations of the 70th anniversary of...

​IMF throws fascists in Kiev $1.4bn lifeline

© UnknownVultures of Capitalism The International Monetary Fund has given a green light for Ukraine to receive the second tranche of financial assistance totalling $1.39 billion, meaning more austerity measures for the already struggling economy."The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the first review of Ukraine's performance under an economic program supported by a Stand-By Arrangement (SBA),"the organization...
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