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Thursday, 30 October 2014

More GMO contamination: USDA skeptical over GMO wheat mishaps

© truthstreammedia.comWhile GMO wheat is not currently on the U.S. market, that does not mean it isn't being grown here. The discovery of another unapproved variety of genetically modified wheat in Montana has increased pressure to tighten the regulation of biotech crops, a change that could cause havoc for farmers in Iowa and across the U.S. eager to get their hands on the newest varieties.The popular crops are staunchly defended by farmers who...

Putin - a thorn in the side of US imperialism

Is Washington a revisionist power?The idea that the United States must exercise "global leadership" is rationalized by our interventionists as a necessary prerequisite for maintaining some type of "world order." Who will guard the sea lanes? Who will deter "aggression"? Who will defend the "rules" against those "rogue states" just waiting for an opportunity to wreak havoc, if not the United States of America?No "mainstream" politician dares challenge...

Six haunting tales of ghost ships throughout history

© taringa.net Ghost ships have long sparked fascination and fear, from mariners and nonmariners alike. These spooky vessels run the gamut from phantom ships that appear as eerie apparitions to real-life abandoned wrecks to those craft that disappeared mysteriously with no survivors, such as the HMS Erebus that was lost in the Canadian Arctic in 1845. Here's a look at some of the most haunted ships throughout history.El Caleuche El Caleuche is a...

Russia's pragmatic take on the post-Cold War global order

© Mikhail Klimentyev / RIA NovostiVladimir Putin speaks to political experts at a meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, October 24. This year's meeting of the Valdai Club brought together many of the world's top Russia experts to debate the changing needs of the global security system. Over a three-day period, participants discussed key issues related to Russia's future role in this global security...

Racist Halloween 'lynching decor' removed from Fort Campbell military base

© ClarksvilleNowDisgusting display of idiocy Military authorities removed a Halloween display that depicted a black family hanging in effigy from a tree at Fort Campbell.A photograph of the display, which was set up at a residence on the base that straddles Kentucky and Tennessee, was sent to Army officials for investigation.Authorities at the base said the occupant, who was not identified, told military officials the display was not intended to...

Definitive proof that Nostradamus predicted Star Wars

© Tara Jacoby/Getty The prophecies of the French astrologer Nostradamus remain famous more than 400 years after his death. He has been credited with predicting events like the French Revolution and World War II. But, after careful scrutiny, we present evidence that his prophecies were, in fact, plot spoilers for the films.Nostradamus' prophecies were written in such vague, metaphorical language, that, over the years, people have selectively quoted...

Growing boycott movement forces SodaStream to close illegal West Bank settlement factory

Palestinian boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) activists today welcomed the news that SodaStream has announced it is to close its factory in the illegal Israeli settlement of Mishor Adumim following a high profile boycott campaign against the company. © Shai Efrati/Who Profits "SodaStream's announcement today shows that the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement is increasingly capable of holding corporate criminals to account for...

Thousands treated for animal bites in Cumbria as pets turn nasty, UK

Ouch: Terry Bowes from Wetheriggs Animal Rescue Centre with a tarantula. ‘Spiders and reptiles can never be fully domesticated’ he warns The staggering statistic has been revealed by the NHS trust which runs the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle and Whitehaven's West Cumberland Hospital.While the benefits of pet ownership are well documented, the figures - released in response to a Freedom of Information request - show the potential dangers.Since...

100 years of racist policies has turned Ferguson into a pocket of concentrated despair

© Reuters/Mario AnzuoniDemonstrator Keisha Gray cries while protesting the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri August 13, 2014. Ferguson, Missouri, was a powder-keg waiting for a match long before August 9 and Michael Brown's fateful encounter with Police Officer Darren Wilson. It is one of many predominantly black communities across the United States plagued by highly concentrated poverty, and all of the social problems...

Former Lockheed Martin senior scientist on deathbed says aliens are real

Aliens, some as old as 200 years, are real and have visited Earth, a former Lockheed Martin senior scientist has claimed. In his final moments, he provided "photo evidence" while sharing his personal experiences of UFOs and extraterrestrials.The controversial 33-minute video was made shortly before Boyd Bushman died on August 7, 2014. However, the footage has only recently emerged and is starting to garner widespread attention."I do have a top...

Baby awaits surgery after rat attack in South Africa

© WikipediaA 3-month-old awaits surgery after being attacked by rats in her Alexandra home. The rats attacked Erena Yekanyi at her home last Monday, reported on Wednesday."I was washing outside while Erena was sleeping inside the house. I heard her cry and when I ran into the house, I found her covered in blood," the baby's mother, Thandaza reportedly said.The baby would continue to await reconstructive surgery at Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital...

Poisonous tropical puffer fish found dead on Dutch island beach

The puffer found on Hors A dead puffer fish has been found washed up on the beach of the Wadden Sea island of Texel.The bizarre find was made by staff of the Ecomare marine centre during a walk. The fish, 51 centimetres long, has the latin name Lagocephalus lagocephalus and is only found in tropical and sub-tropical eastern Atlantic waters. 'It was a real tropical surprise,' Ecomare workers Pierre Bonnet and Arthur Oosterbaan said on the organisation's...

Many Interacting Worlds theory: Scientists propose existence and interaction of parallel worlds

© Griffith UniversityProfessor Howard Wiseman, Director of Griffith University's Centre for Quantum Dynamics. Griffith University academics are challenging the foundations of quantum science with a radical new theory based on the existence of, and interactions between, parallel universes.In a paper published in the prestigious journal , Professor Howard Wiseman and Dr Michael Hall from Griffith's Centre for Quantum Dynamics, and Dr Dirk-Andre Deckert...

Sweden becomes first European state to recognize Palestine

© DreamstimeThe Swedish Parliament building in Stockholm The Swedish government officially recognized Palestine as a state Thursday morning, during its morning session. In doing so, it became the first European state to recognize a Palestinian state."Today the government takes the decision to recognize the state of Palestine," Sweden's Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom said in a statement published in the Dagens Nyheter daily, AFP reported."It is...

The world must judge America's human rights abuses

"If Eric Holder doesn't prosecute Michael Brown's killer any resulting violence ought to be called the Barack Obama Riots." © Global Research Black people in this country are brutalized by police on a daily basis. That has always been true but thanks to modern technology there is a steady stream of proof caught on video. Accessing the internet means inevitably being confronted with awful imagery such as Marlene Pinnock being beaten by a highway patrolman...
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