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Thursday, 1 January 2015

The pathological harvesting of Palestine - The Zionist Project Prevails?

© UnknownPalestinian woman arrives at a Jordanian refugee camp escaping the 1967 war. With the recent failed bid by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the Arab League at the UN security council, to try and end Israelis' occupation of Palestinian land and to create a Palestinian State within the 1967 borders, it seems an appropriate moment to review the situation for Palestinians since 1915.What is the background to the demonization and brutalization...

British TV orders up a comedy series about the Irish famine

© WikimediaPlaying the Great Hunger for laughs! Holocaust, Ebola next? British TV station Channel 4 has commissioned a sitcom about the Irish Famine in which one million Irish died of starvation and one million emigrated. What a great subject for cheap laughs!No this is not an April Fools story, this is a January 1st story, incredible as it may seem.The writer will be Dublin-based Hugh Travers, a 31-year-old, who has already had a major hit with...

Ancient Mexico provides lesson on human unity, experts say

© Latin America Herald Tribune Mexico City - Scientists have found substantial genomic differences among Mexico's indigenous populations that persist despite the widely popular concept of a homogeneous mestizo , experts say."There is a high degree of differentiation among indigenous populations, and more so between those who are more isolated," Victor Acuna Alonzo, an anthropologist at the National School of Anthropology and History, told Efe.An...

The mystery of UVB-76: Radio station has 'buzzed' every second since the 1970s - but no one knows why

Suddenly the piercing buzzing noise that has continued incessantly for months stops. A cold voice takes over.'U-V-B-7-6,' is read out in a thick Russian accent, before listing a series of code words and numbers. Then, just as suddenly, it ends. The buzzing returns, for another few months.That is what has greeted listeners of a mysterious radio station nicknamed 'The Buzzer' - and code named UVB-76, or more recently MDZhB - since the 1970s.But what...

The police state just got stronger: Supreme Court rules that cops can pull you over even if they only 'believe' you've broken the law

© Wikipedia CommonsWATCH OUT: A U.S. Supreme Court ruling has found that officers can initiate traffic stops even if motorists haven’t broken a law. In a ruling handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court, the nation's top court found that a police officer who mistakenly interprets a law and pulls someone over hasn't violated their Fourth Amendment rights.The case pertained to a traffic stop initiated on Nicholas Heien in North Carolina, on account of...

New Jersey judge rules to allow cops to entrap suspects using Instagram

© CBS Philly In what might be the slowest tech news week of the year, there's a weird tidbit out of New Jersey. A U.S. District Judge has ruled that cops are allowed to create fake identities on Instagram to follow suspects. As we've seen in the past, criminals occasionally post evidence of their crimes on social media applications, and image-heavy Instagram is no different.The ruling came about after police officers befriended a serial burglar...

Rainforest growth speeds up with high carbon dioxide emissions

Nasa study shows tropical forests absorb 1.5 billion tonnes of CO2 a yearRainforests absorb more than half of CO2 taken up by vegetation globallyScientists previously believed tropical forests emitted carbon dioxideResearchers claim their findings emphasise the need to protect rainforests from deforestation to help counteract human greenhouse gas emissions Trees and plants in tropical forests are absorbing 1.5 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide a year....

Oliver Stone: Ukrainians are suffering from US 'ideological crusade' against Russia

In response to those who took exception with his claims that the Ukrainian crisis involved “outside agitators,” Oliver Stone took to social media to advance his argument, saying that Ukrainians are the victims of a US strategy akin to Cold War 2.0.This week, Stone stirred a political firestorm with his views on what he believed sparked the Ukrainian crisis, following a private interview with Viktor Yanukovich, the former Ukrainian president who was...

Suffering together: The hell in Donbass, brought to you by the U.S.

This documentary follows the citizens of Donbass, southeastern Ukraine, the target of Kiev's "anti-terrorist operation" for the better part of last year. It documents their suffering, where they live, work, and fight, in this senseless war instigated by the U.S. desire to weaken Russia and her people. What the barbarians directing this war don't understand is that suffering together makes you stronger. The point of no return is passed, the people...

Uruguay suffers severe flooding with much of Montevideo under water

© EPATorrential rain left much of Montevideo under water .Several days of torrential rain has led to widespread flooding across Uruguay. Among the worst hit is the capital city, Montevideo, much of which has been left under water. Thousands of homes and businesses have been damaged in the process. This has been described as the worst flooding in almost a century. Friday saw an incredible amount of rainfall with 63mm of rain falling in around half...

Putin won't back down, lauds Crimean accession as 'landmark in national history'

© PPIO In his New Year address to the nation, Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Russians for their "invariable readiness to defend Russia's interests, to be with it both in days of triumph and in times of trial".Russia is struggling to avoid a recession next year having been hit hard by the steep fall in oil prices and economic sanctions imposed by the US, EU and their allies over Moscow's alleged role in the Ukraine unrest.The Russian currency...

Brought down by a meteor? AirAsia plane soared 'as fast as a fighter jet' and then fell almost vertically

Experts examining flight data leaked from the AirAsia crash investigation said the plane behaved in ways 'bordering on the edge of logic' after rising thousands of feet into the air before falling almost vertically The AirAsia jet which plunged into the Java Sea rose up as fast as a fighter jet and then dropped almost vertically into the water as if being thrust down by a giant hand, crash experts agreed today.Their conclusion is that the Airbus...

Moose charges at ski patrolman on the slopes in Colorado

A moose charges a ski patrolman on the slopes of Steamboat Springs in Colorado As if there weren't already enough potential perils on the slopes, skiers in Steamboat Springs in Colorado had to contend with a charging moose this week.In footage shot on Sunday, December 28, a moose wandered onto the popular ski fields of Routt County and took aim at a red jacket-wearing ski patrolman.Luckily for the patrolman, who was not on skis, he was fleet of...

Putin's New Year message to Obama: You're not the only superpower

Happy New Year to all our readers!As a token of our appreciation, when you donate $20 or €20 you will receive a fabulous and unique 2015 Sott calendar. For more details see the bottom of this page:Happy New Year 2015: Sott.net - Shining ever brighter, thanks to YouA big thank you to all our readers who continue to help us keep shining the light in these increasingly dark times! © Presidential Press and Information OfficePutin's New Year Address...

"Shameful and disgraceful": Ashrawi on UN Palestine vote

Hanan Ashrawi PLO Executive Committee member Hanan Ashrawi on Wednesday condemned the UN Security Council vote against a bid to end the Israeli occupation of Palestine as "outrageously shameful.""It is ironic that while the United Nations designated 2014 as the International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, the resolution failed to pass as an indication of a failure of will by some members of the international community," she said...

Refined and bleached salts in processed foods linked to autoimmune diseases

The modern diet of processed foods, takeaways and microwave meals could be to blame for a sharp increase in autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, including alopecia, asthma and eczema.A team of scientists from Yale University in the U.S and the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, in Germany, say junk food diets could be partly to blame.'This study is the first to indicate that excess refined and processed salt may be one of the environmental...

Rare deep sea Ocean Sunfish found for the first time in Pakistan's waters

An extremely rare breed of fish called the Ocean Sunfish was found by fishermen in Pakistan’s waters for the first time The fishermen released it back into the sea upon realising the special rarity and uniqueness of the breed.According to WWF Pakistan, it was caught in a net by fishermen in Ormara town in Gwadar District of Balochistan.The fish was a common 'mola' (), that was seen in Pakistan's waters for the first time ever. According to experts,...

Bulls 2 Matadors 0: Female bullfighters gored and spectators attacked, Mexico

© AlToroMexico.comKarla de los Angeles was gorded twice by the bull Two female Mexican bullfighters, one a single mother competing for the first time in three years, have been gored in a bloody annual festival.The two fighters, Karla de los Angeles and Lupita Lopez, were taking part in an all-women event called the "festejo de damas", alongside Hilda Tenorio. The event was staged at one of the world's biggest bullrings, Plaza Mexico.De los Angeles,...

Deadly winter storm kills at least 5 in California

© UnknownA stretch of Interstate 17 in northern Arizona seen with an unaccustomed blanket of snow on December 31, 2014. A severe winter storm across the western United States has taken five lives in the state of California.The New Year in the US has started with a winter system bringing very cold temperatures, heavy snow and freezing rain from southern California through the southern Plains, the National Weather Service reported Thursday.Strong...

Freak 'tornado' hits Pasadena festival

Gust: A large gazebo is sent flying through the air in Pasadena, Northern California Four people were injured as tents and marquees were sent flying through the air when a freak tornado-like wind tore through a US music festival.The violent gust was caught on camera at Fan Fest, in Pasadena, as terrified crowds ran for cover near The Rose Bowl outdoor athletic stadium.People can be heard screaming shortly after a black gazebo is whipped up into...

Freezing temperatures and snow in Greece, Turkey and the Balkans

Icy weather and heavy snowfall has hit a large part of Greece, resulting in many roads closing in northern and central Greece, as well as near the capital. Cold air has made its way across much of Europe over the past week bringing snow to many parts. The snow was probably most welcome when it made its way across the Alps, finally allowing the long awaited ski-season there to get underway.The wintry weather has since dug further south. It now extends...

FLASHBACK: Ukrainians force Russians to turn their back on their language and change their names - Is Sevastopol the world's most absurd city?

Imagine some future Brussels edict has finally broken up Britain and handed Devon and Cornwall over to rule by Wales.Imagine the Royal Navy, much shrunk and renamed the English Navy, being told it has to share Plymouth with a new Welsh fleet; that is, if it is allowed to stay there at all. © Keith WaldegraveIdentity crisis: Peter Hitchens at Sevastopol's port, now home to two fleets - Russian and Ukrainian Picture the scene as cinemas in Plymouth...
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