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Destroyed Assange Files: Why Judge’s Rebuke Against Crown Prosecution Service Was So Significant
A British judge issued an unusually critical rebuke against the Crown Prosecution Service of England and Wales.
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Scientists Drill Nearly 2 Miles To Pull 1.2M-Year-Old Ice Core From Antarctic
An international team of scientists announced Thursday they’ve successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles (2.8 kilometers) to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice they say is at least 1.2 million years old.
World’s Biggest Meatpacker JBS Wants Public Money to Fight Climate Change
Major Brazilian polluter champions agribusiness as a solution to hunger at G20.
REVEALED: The Israeli Lobbyists Writing America’s News
A MintPress News investigation has found hundreds of former employees of Israel lobbying groups such as AIPAC, StandWithUs and CAMERA working in top newsrooms across the country, writing and producing America’s news – including on Israel-Palestine. These outlets include MSNBC, The New York Times, CNN and Fox News.
Blair wanted Assad to work with MI6 against Jolani
Syrian dictator was seen by Tony Blair as a potential bulwark against terrorists entering Iraq, newly declassified files confirm.
Israeli Spies Are Writing the News (w/ Alan MacLeod) [VIDEO]
Senior Staff Writer at Mint Press News, Alan MacLeod, joins Bad Faith to discuss this explosive report on the sheer number of former Israeli intelligence officers who work in US media & tech, and how they influence US news coverage of Israel’s occupation of Palestine.
Israel kills Hezbollah media chief – AP
Mohammed Afif was killed in an Israeli airstrike on central Beirut, a member of the militant group has said.
Jury awards $42 million to 3 Iraqis tortured in Abu Ghraib prison 20 years ago, holding US military contractor responsible
Last Tuesday, a federal jury in Alexandria, Virginia, awarded $42 million in damages against US military contractor CACI Premier Technology, Inc., for its role in the torture of three Iraqis in Abu Ghraib prison during the US imperialist occupation.
492 killed, 1645 wounded in Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon
The Israeli regime’s warplanes have conducted extensive airstrikes against towns and villages across Lebanon, killing at least 492 people.
Brand Behind Walkie-Talkie Devices Transformed into Bombs Supplies the U.S. Military
Today’s second round of exploding devices in Lebanon were linked to ICOM, a Japanese manufacturer that supplies the Pentagon. ICOM insists devices were counterfeit.
Mysterious Nine-Day Seismic Event Triggered By Greenland 950-Foot Mega-Tsunami
A melting glacier caused a mountain in Greenland to collapse into a narrow fjord, setting off an oscillating wave that rattled seismic detectors around the world.
Mainstream Media Is Ignoring Israel’s Sexual Torture
For the past two weeks, a sickening scandal around Israeli torture of Palestinians has roiled the country’s politics. Many Americans likely have no idea about it, because mainstream media is all but ignoring it.
Bombshell: Blair, UK Government Warned Over NATO War Crimes in Belgrade
Thousands were killed or injured in NATO’s aggression against the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1999 as the alliance was fully unmasked as a tool of Western militarism.
EXPOSED: Israel has been FORCING Palestinian civilians to be its human shields
By James Wright Israel’s army routinely forces detained and innocent Palestinian civilians to be human shields, an investigation from Israeli outlet Haaretz has found. Several sources testified that this was Read More…
Mass Graves In Gaza Show Victims’ Hands Were Tied, Says UN Rights Office
Disturbing reports continue to emerge about mass graves in Gaza in which Palestinian victims were reportedly found stripped naked with their hands tied, prompting renewed concerns about possible war crimes amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.