The biofuels industry is being blamed for record food prices and high price volatility. Earlier this month a report from the World Trade Organization and other international agencies recommended that governments cut support for biofuels to ease that volatility. On the heels of that report, the U.S. Department of Agriculture […]
Geopolitics
In early February of this year, a six-man squad of British mercenaries were caught red-handed in the midst of preparing an attempt to assassinate the top leadership of the Eritrean government in the port city of Massawa on the Red Sea. [ Not very sporting ] Of the six, […]
Global B.D.S. (Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions) has been Flash Mobbing in stores and streets around the world, teaching shoppers how the purchase of things made in Israel supports Apartheid and the Oppression of the Palestinian People. Here are a few videos of BDS Flash Mobs in U.S. Cities: Portand, St. Louis, Emerville, […]
It is clear that the United States and its Western European allies were caught completely unprepared for the revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, and Bahrain, as well as the upheavals throughout the Arab world. On the other hand, many of us in the region have been repeatedly and explicitly […]
Did you know that governments can and do ask YouTube to remove certain videos? The US and the UK are the biggest customers of this “service.” How it works: Video : – Brasscheck
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[youtube]32t2bUzKmjE[/youtube] Europe is seeing a surge in anti-Israeli sentiment, with a growing clamour for governments to stop turning a blind eye to the occupation of Palestinian land. Activists say they want actions not words, and are demanding an embargo on exports from illegal settlements. But, as Daniel Bushell reports, politicians […]
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