Are some diets 'mass murder'?

© http://www.primalbody-primalmind.com Yes, hallelujah, the headline on a paper in the by Richard Smith, the previous editor of the journal. He has finally, if belatedly, come to realise that the dietary advice that has dominated western medicine for the last fifty years, or so, is complete nonsense.This damascene conversion is mainly due to the fact that he read Nina Teicholz's book . As he states:'...the forensic demolition of the hypothesis that...

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New Jersey bids to privatize water without public votes

© Julio Cortez / APWorkers deal with a broken water main in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 2013. A bill that would allow New Jersey municipalities to sell their public water utilities to private, for-profit corporations without putting the measure to voters is awaiting Gov. Chris Christie's signature.Until now, any municipality in New Jersey that sought to sell off its water system to a private bidder had to hold a public vote. But a bill passed with bipartisan...

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Obama fantasy: says US 'strategic patience' with Russia yields results

© AP Photo/ Jacquelyn Martin, File The United States has used "strategic patience" to steadily apply the pressure of sanctions against the Russian economy as oil prices have plummeted in recent months, US President Barack Obama said on Monday."Part of our rationale in this process was that the only thing keeping that [Russian] economy afloat was the price of oil. And if, in fact, we were steady in applying sanction pressure, which we have been,...

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Hollywood following government's demonization script of North Korea - The Interview and regime change policy

"And if it does start a war, hopefully people will say, 'You know what? It was worth it. It was a good movie!'" - Seth Rogen"Wacky dictators sell newspapers, and magazines - for example, the 2003 Newsweek cover depicting Kim [Jong Il] in dark sunglasses over a cover line that read 'Dr. Evil.' ... But demonization, and ridicule, can be dangerous. At its worst, dehumanizing the other side helps to lay the groundwork for war." - Donald MacintyreRepresentations...

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Why the U.S. just can't stop

Mikhail Khazin. On several past occasions I have written that the United States is deliberately destroying the entire system of international security, the same system that they had built together with the USSR. Why did they start dismantling the international security system is also understandable, in the 1990s the generation of "victors" came to power in that country, these people are convinced that they had "defeated" the USSR (as our theory...

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ISIS and Al-Nusra banned in Russia, labelled terrorists

© Reuters/StringerMembers loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) wave ISIL flags as they drive around Raqqa. Islamic State and Al-Nusra Front have been banned in Russia by the Supreme Court, which has ruled both the organizations as 'terrorist'.Once the ruling comes into force, those suspected of being involved with either Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) or Al-Nusra Front (also known as Jabhat al-Nusra), will face prosecution...

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SOTT EXCLUSIVE: Year of the planes: Cluster of plane problems as 2014 comes to a close

In addition to Ebola, ISIS, and Ukraine in general, some of the biggest events of 2014 have involved passenger jets. First there was the mysterious disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 and its 239 passengers and crew on March 8, followed by the shoot-down of MH17 over Ukraine on July 17, killing all 298 aboard. A week later, July 24, Air Algerie Flight AH5017 enigmatically crashed in Mali, burning to a crisp and killing all 116 aboard....

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Large volumes of methane being released in Arctic Ocean

© NASAKara Sea is a section of the Arctic Ocean between Novaya Zemlya and the Yamal Peninsula on the Siberian mainland. Siberian permafrost extends to the seabed of the Kara Sea, and it is thawing. Researchers from Norway and Russia have found significant amount of the greenhouse gas methane is leaking from an area of the Arctic seabed off the northern coast of Siberia.According to the team's report in the , the melting of permafrost on the seafloor...

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Police investigating cop for choking and body slamming man filming arrest

The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a claim by a Virginia man who reported he was choked and slammed to the ground by an officer while filming an arrest, after surveillance video showed officers lied in their incident report, according to WAFB.Daniel Clement, 22, said he was using his cell phone to film the arrest outside of a club when an officer ripped his phone from his hand, and another officer grabbed him around the throat and...

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The prison state of America

© Shutterstock Prisons employ and exploit the ideal worker. Prisoners do not receive benefits or pensions. They are not paid overtime. They are forbidden to organize and strike. They must show up on time. They are not paid for sick days or granted vacations. They cannot formally complain about working conditions or safety hazards. If they are disobedient, or attempt to protest their pitiful wages, they lose their jobs and can be sent to isolation...

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