The Hill | 5 Aug 2016 Hillary Clinton on Friday said that she may have mischaracterized FBI Director James Comey’s statements about her truthfulness during the investigation into her use of a private email server. Clinton was asked at the National Association of Black Journalists-National Association of Hispanic Journalists Convention if she misrepresented Comey’s conclusions in…
RT | 5 Aug 2016 The US National Institutes of Health wants government money to fund research that would mix human cells into animal embryos. It is hoped it could lead to major breakthroughs to tackle diseases. Critics worry that it will raise serious ethical issues. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) had issued a…
Raw Story | 5 Aug 2016 [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T2zRavMJaY&w=560&h=315] While discussing Wikileaks’ release of information concerning the Democratic National Committee, Real Time host Bill Maher took a second to ask the site’s editor-in-chief, Julian Assange, about taking on the other side. “Why don’t you hack into Donald Trump’s tax returns?” Maher asked Assange, who was…
The National Interest | 1 Aug 2016 In Iraq, the U.S. intervened and occupied, and the result was a costly disaster. In Libya, the U.S. intervened and did not occupy, and the result was a costly disaster. In Syria, the U.S. neither intervened nor occupied, and the result is a costly disaster. “Eight years in…
Adan Salazar | 5 Aug 2016 Keeping public informed literally a running joke to government elite A State Department spokesman broke into hysterics at the mention of “transparency and democracy” Thursday in a bizarre display caught on video. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWM8S9J_dNo?rel=0] Deputy spokesman Mark Toner welcomed staffers and reporters to a press briefing, but couldn’t…
The Independent | 4 Aug 2016 There are no ‘good guys’ among the Syrian warlords yet, despite all the evidence, we want to find them. It’s time to stop lying to the people of the Middle East As armed rebels – “terrorists” in the eyes of the regime – tighten their grip on the country, at…
RNZ | 6 Aug 2016 Goddard asked to explain resignation The New Zealand judge who headed an independent inquiry into child sexual abuse in Britain has been asked to appear before British MPs to explain why she has quit. The Home Affairs Committee chair Keith Vaz said it was “not enough” for Dame Lowell…
The Namibian | 5 Aug 2016 SIX parents whose babies died after they were vaccinated have approached the Legal Assistance Centre for help to sue the health ministry. The Namibian understands that 21 babies countrywide have died since 2006 after receiving the vaccines which are normally administered to children at six weeks and 12 weeks…
Kit Daniels | 5 Aug 2016 Bill Clinton comes to her mind when Hillary says “opponent” In a bizarre slip of the tongue, Hillary Clinton confused Donald Trump with her husband Bill Clinton: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUy42KvNpSM] Does Hillary actually view Bill as an opponent who stood in the way of her political career? Or is this…
Metro | 6 April 2016 Part one: Bewitched in the Bay It’s been five years since Harry Potter last steered his broomstick across our screens. J.K. Rowling’s wildly popular boy wizard was such a fixture of the past decade that it’s easy to forget the outcry when he first landed. Remember the warnings from the…