Al Jazeera | 6 March 2015 With Iran building influence in Iraq, US faces a strategic dilemma as it tries to support fight against ISIL Iraq’s military this week launched its most ambitious offensive yet to roll back the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), moving to recapture the city of Tikrit in an operation…
Sputnik | 6 March 2015 Turkish Governor Confirms ISIL Commander Being Treated in Local Hospital An Islamic State commander injured in a bomb attack in northern Syria is being treated in a Turkish hospital in the border province of Antakya. Emrah C., a Turkish national, was admitted to Pamukkale University Hospital on Feb. 28, according to a statement…
The Electronic Intifada | 27 Feb 2015 Israel reportedly allows the military to kill one of its own soldiers in order to prevent his or her capture by resistance fighters Israel used the “disappearance” of a soldier in Gaza as a pretext to kill 225 Palestinians over a three-day period last summer, a new study suggests.…
Xinhua | 7 March 2015 The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is planning to create new units in a series of reorganizations, aiming to “cover the entire universe” amid modern threats and crises, CIA Director John Brennan said Friday. Announcing the restructuring to the 67-years-old agency Friday, Brennan said the move comes after nine outside…
RT | 7 March 2015 The number of Americans aged 16 and older not participating in the labor force hit 92,898,000 in February, tying December’s record, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Over the longer trend, the labor force participation rate was between 62.9 percent and 62.7 percent from April…
Bloomberg | 4 March 2015 Eight of the biggest U.S. technology companies added a combined $69 billion to their stockpiled offshore profits over the past year, even as some corporations in other industries felt pressure to bring cash back home. Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., Google Inc. and five other tech firms now account for more…
GWPF | 7 March 2015 UK Winter Rainfall Back To Normal A year ago, we were told that the wet winter was due to climate change. Apparently the climate has changed again, because this rainfall is pretty much back to average this winter. The consensus of Dr Slingo [the Met Office Chief Scientist] and her pals…
Rob Pell | NewsWithViews.com | March 7, 2015 In Four Basic Parts: • The Discussion • Safety & Effectiveness • Conflicts of Interested • Conclusion The “Discussion” The quality of the discussion (or lack thereof) about the 141 measles cases in a country of 318 million has red-lined into the absurd. Last year in the…
Dave Mihalovic | Prevent Disease | March 6, 2015 Even the CDC’s own publication admitted the fact that the flu vaccines is not effective Many are still hypnotized by all the propaganda on influenza. Over 200 different types of viruses can cause a cold, and only a rare few can cause the flu. According to…
The Telegraph | 7 March 2015 A charity founded by Tony Blair helped the president of Guinea with public relations advice after security forces shot protesters in anti-government clashes Tony Blair advised an African president on how to win over public support in the aftermath of clashes in which opposition protesters were shot dead by…