Mainstream Media Still Silent As Dakota Access Pipeline Protests Spread, Construction Blocked In Iowa

Archives for September 2016

U.S. Threatens To End Diplomatic Talks With Russia On Syria If Aleppo Offensive Continues

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has allowed government forces to continue military offensives targeting the terrorist groups Al Nusra and Islamic State, as well as disputed groups who are called legitimate opposition by US officials.

September 29th, 2016

Baran Hines

September 29th, 2016

By Baran Hines

Secretary of State John Kerry is threatening to cut off all contacts with Moscow over Syria, unless Russian and Syrian government attacks on Aleppo end. The State Department says Kerry issued the ultimatum in a Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, telephone call to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

The United States announced it is prepared to suspend “bilateral engagement” with Russia for a solution to end the Syria proxy war if the Syrian government forces continue offensive operations, Department of State spokesperson John Kirby said Wednesday. Secretary of State John Kerry told his counterpart Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that

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White House: Veto Override ‘The Single Most Embarrassing Thing’ Senate Has Done

White House spokesman Josh Earnest terming the override “an abdication” of the Senate’s basic responsibilities to represent the people, and “the single most embarrassing thing that the United States Senate has done.”

September 29th, 2016

Jason Ditz

September 29th, 2016

By Jason Ditz

Barack Obama pauses as he speaks during a news conference at the G-7 summit

After weeks of heavily lobbying the Senate to kill the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA), there was no consoling the White House for a decisive loss today. The Senate voted 97-1 to override President Obama’s veto of JASTA, and the House quickly followed suit, albeit in a slightly closer vote. JASTA would allow 9/11 victims’

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North Carolina Police Will Soon Be Able To Block Release Of Camera Footage

A new North Carolina law will make it harder for the public to acquire police dash cam and body camera footage.

September 29th, 2016

Derrick Broze

September 29th, 2016

By Derrick Broze

A Police body camera is displayed at a news conference

North Carolina has been the scene of recent riots and protests as the public calls for accountability in the police shooting of Keith LaMont Scott. After initially fighting the release of body camera footage, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney reluctantly allowed the public to see the shooting with their own eyes. Beginning October 1,

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US Drone Strike Kills 13 Civilians In Eastern Afghanistan

The Pentagon previously announced the strike killed 13 ISIS targets, but has since confirmed that they are investigating reports of civilian deaths.

September 29th, 2016

Jason Ditz

September 29th, 2016

By Jason Ditz

Amid the latest ISIS resurgence along the Afghan-Pakistan border, US drones attacked the area in the eastern Nangarhar Province, killing at least 13 civilians and wounding 14 others, according to officials. The attack centered around a house that apparently belonged to a public health employee. The Pentagon had previously announced a strike in

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Oil CEO Says Bribing Native Americans Will Stop Dakota Protests

The oil CEO’s comments ignored some of the fundamental reasons behind ongoing Native American opposition.

September 29th, 2016

teleSUR

September 29th, 2016

By teleSUR

© The CEO of North Dakota’s biggest oil company said that simply paying off native communities with oil related work would defuse the ongoing standoff against the US$3.7 billion Dakota Access pipeline. Native American communities say that economics are not a factor faced with the irreparable damage. James J. Volker, CEO of Whiting Petroleum

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Unarmed Black Man Shot After Police Confuse E-Cigarette For Gun

The lastest incident follows one in Tulsa, Oklahoma last week when 40-year-old unarmed black man Terence Сrutcher was fatally shot by the police after his SUV stalled on the road.

September 29th, 2016

Sputnik News

September 29th, 2016

By Sputnik News

This undated cellphone photo released by Dan Gilleon, the attorney for the family of Alfred Olango, shows Alfred Olango, the Ugandan refugee killed Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016, in El Cajon, Calif. The fatal police shooting of Olango, who drew something from his pocket and extended his hands in a "shooting stance" happened about a minute after officers in a San Diego suburb arrived at the scene where a mentally unstable man was reportedly walking in traffic, a police spokesman said Wednesday.

The police in El Cajon, California, who have shot dead an unarmed African-American man at a strip mall, allegedly confused the vape smoking device he was pointing at them for a gun, local media reported on Thursday. On Wednesday night, El Cajon police received phone calls about a man who was behaving erratically and walking in traffic, USA

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