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Archives for January 2016

Myanmar’s Rohingya Genocide Is Aided By Friends In High Places

The United States supports Myanmar, despite the atrocities against its Muslim minority, in the hopes of accessing its oil reserves and putting increased pressure on China.

Kit O'Connell
By Kit O'Connell
President Barack Obama holds a meeting with President Thein Sein of Burma at the Burma Parliament Building in Rangoon, Burma, Nov. 19, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

SITTWE, Myanmar --- In 2012, after centuries of tension, Myanmar's Buddhist majority began oppressing the nation's Muslim minority, forcing them into concentration camps and carrying out widespread murder and genocidal acts. But more than racism and bigotry have inflamed tensions in this South Asian country, as the United States and its allies

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2 Dead, 3 Wounded In Mass Shooting At Seattle Homeless Encampment

Assistant Seattle Police Chief Bob Merner said at a news conference the victims lived at the encampment. He said of the shooting that police “have reason to believe it was very targeted.”

Associated Press
By Associated Press

Two people were killed and three others wounded as shooting erupted Tuesday night at a Seattle homeless encampment known as 'The Jungle,' officials said. Police responded to reports of shots fired at about 7:20 p.m. near Airport Way South and South Atlantic Street south of downtown. They did a search of the wooded area and found five victims,

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Netanyahu Accuses UN Chief Of Supporting Terror After UN Denounces Settlement Expansion

The comments came after Moon stated: “As oppressed peoples have demonstrated throughout the ages, it is human nature to react to occupation, which often serves as a potent incubator of hate and extremism.”

AFP
By AFP
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, left and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands at a press conference

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday accused the U.N. chief of "encouraging terror" after Ban Ki-moon spoke of Palestinian frustration at Israel's occupation and said it was natural to resist. "The comments of the U.N. Secretary General encourage terror," Netanyahu said in a statement. "There is no justification

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Sweden Detains Turkish Ship Laden With Explosives Bound For The Middle-East

Authorities are remaining very quiet as to the exact nature of the cargo and it’s intended recipients.

AFP
By AFP
Whiskey Trio at the harbour in Varberg, Sweden. Photo: Private

The Panamanian-flagged Whiskey Trio, belonging to a Turkish company called Trio Shipping, has remained at the Varberg port in Halland county since Friday. Thomas Åström, a senior official at the Swedish Transport Agency told AFP: "We are prohibiting them from leaving port, mainly for safety reasons, but also because of the working conditions for

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Seattle Sues Monsanto Over Toxic Waste Spill In Duwamish River

“When the profit motive overtakes concern for the environment, this is the kind of disaster that happens,“I’m proud to hold Monsanto accountable.”

The Seattle Times
By The Seattle Times
Boaters paddle on the Duwamish River while their dog wades in the mudflats. (Photo: Patrick Robinson)

The city of Seattle is suing to make Monsanto pay for cleanup of toxic PCBs from the city’s drainage system and the Duwamish River. Monsanto was the sole producer of PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) for commercial use in the U.S. from 1935 to 1977, and continued to profit from their sale for years even as its officials knew the chemicals were

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Video: Israel Exploits Lifting Of Iran Sanctions To Extort Money From American Taxpayers

Israeli PM Netanyahu recently called for more US funding to Israel in light of the lifting of sanctions on Iran.

Eric Draitser
By Eric Draitser
Benjamin Netanyahu (Debbie Hill/Pool Photo via AP)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb3zPyK_3MA&feature=youtu.be Eric Draitser of http://StopImperialism.org provides his commentary (Jan. 22, 2016) on Israeli PM Netanyahu's recent address in which he called for more US funding to Israel in light of the lifting of sanctions on Iran. Draitser explains that this is standard operating procedure for

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