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New York City brutal hate crime attack ignored by the media
Attacked: Three people were punched in New York by a man who allegedly said he would attack the next white person to walk by
More black-on-white violence largely ignored by the mainstream media.
Another unprovoked black-on-white attack in the wake of the George Zimmerman trial has received little national media attention even though it is being investigated as a hate crime.
In New York City last Wednesday,...
Pentagon aiming at heavier Syria strike
Despite stiff opposition at home and abroad to any military solution to the Syrian chemical weapons crisis, the Pentagon is preparing for a much broader attack on Syria than it originally had planned, the Los Angeles Times reports.
The revised plan calls for three-days of cruise missile attacks followed by a second wave of attacks on targets that the initial salvos failed to destroy, anonymous sources...
US: ‘Irrefutable’ evidence for Syria chemical weapons claims lacking
White House chief of staff Denis McDonough (L), US President Barack Obama (R)
The administration of US President Barack Obama has admitted that it lacks “irrefutable, beyond-a-reasonable-doubt evidence” for its claims that the Syrian government used chemical weapons in an attack last month.
The Obama White House has accused the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of using chemical weapons...
NSA act like they are at war with ordinary US citizens
It’s almost like an arms race right now in the US between the spies and the ordinary people, who just want to be private and pay their taxes and do their jobs, Chris Kitze, founder of Unseen encrypted secure server, told RT.
RT: Reports have emerged claiming the NSA and GCHQ actually work to hack the codes protecting data like e-mail and bank records. Given the assistance of major service providers,...
Globesity: US junk food industry tips global scales
From Mexico to Qatar, obesity rates are soaring to unprecedented levels. The alarming trend is damaging economic performance, as well as the health of millions of consumers worldwide.
Take our increasingly sedentary lifestyles, mix in a generous portion of American fast-food and dubious agricultural practices, add a dash of corporate duplicity and you have a recipe for high obesity rates across the...
Iran to send second living creature into space soon
Iran launched its first indigenous satellite Omid (Hope) (shown) into space in 2009.
Deputy Head of Iran Space Agency (ISA) Hamid Fazeli says Iran plans to send second living creature into space in the near future.
Fazeli said Saturday that the living organism would be sent to space on board a liquid-fuel carrier within the next 45 days.
Iran managed to successfully send a living creature into space...
AIPAC to push Congress to authorize US strikes against Syria
US President Barack Obama during an American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) event.
A new report says the pro-Israel lobby group, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), is planning to launch a major campaign to push US lawmakers into backing White House plans for a strike against Syria.
Some 250 AIPAC leaders and activists will storm the halls on Capitol Hill during the next...
Americans widely oppose Syria strike despite drumbeat in Washington
While Congress considers United States President Barack Obama’s request to use military force against the regime of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, fewer than four-in-ten Americans say they are in favor of launching a strike.
According to the results of a Washington Post/ABC poll released on Tuesday, only 36 percent of Americans surveyed say they would support a US military initiative that would involve...
Sen Graham Warns of Nuke Strike After Missing Warheads Report
Senator warns South Carolina is nuclear bomb target following Infowars report on black ops nuke transfer.
Senator Lindsey Graham has warned South Carolinians about the threat of a ‘terrorist nuclear attack’ on the same day our exclusive high level military intel revealed to us that nuclear warheads were being shipped to South Carolina from a major Texas airforce base under an ‘off the record’...
US will bomb Syria with long-range bombers, official says
US stealth B-2 bomber
An American national security official has reportedly outlined Washington’s war strategies for Syria, saying the US administration is preparing to use B-2 and B-52 bombers for a potential military strike against the country.
President Barack Obama’s national security team is preparing for a “significantly larger military attack than most had anticipated,” ABC News reported.
The...
US farmers challenging Monsanto patent claims appeal to Supreme Court
Public advocacy groups and farmers have joined forces to challenge biotech giant Monsanto’s claims on genetically engineered seed patents, and to halt the company’s aggressive lawsuits against anyone whose fields are contaminated by their GMOs.
Seventy-three US farmers, seed companies, and public advocacy groups appealed their case against Monsanto Co. to the Supreme Court on Thursday.
The case...
Monsanto took over regulatory bodies all over the world to lobby GMO
Monsanto is trying to take full control of the world’s seed supply for a greater profit, hiding any report of damage GMO does to the ecosystem and human health, Jeffrey M. Smith, GMO researcher from the Institute for Responsible Technology, told RT.
Jeffrey M. Smith spoke about the dangers posed by GMO products and Monsanto aggressive policies on RT’s SophieCo.
SS: Do you disagree with the use...
US Senate Foreign Relations Committee approves plan to strike Syria
The United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted on Wednesday to approve President Barack Obama’s plan to strike Syria in retaliation for the reported use of chemical weapons by leader Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
A committee vote on Wednesday afternoon ended with the advancement of a bill compelling the US military responds to Assad’s regime, and will next go to the full Senate for...
Obama will attack Syria if Congress votes down military action
A senior State Department official says US President Barack Obama has made up his mind to attack Syria even without congressional approval.
“That’s going to happen, anyway,” the unnamed official said in an interview with Fox News.
The official added that that was why Obama, in his Rose Garden remarks over the weekend, was careful to establish that he believes he has the authority to launch a...
Kerry: ‘US tests show sarin used in Syria chemical attack’
Samples collected by first responders after the Aug. 21 chemical attack in a Damascus suburb have tested positive for the Sarin nerve agent, US Secretary of State John Kerry told US media as he sought build support for a military strike.
Kerry made his comments as part of a series of nine TV appearances to persuade the US public opinion of the need for military retaliation on Syria, following Saturday’s...