Tag: human rights

Serial Criminals Rule Israel. That’s Where the Collapse Begins

Israel no longer has a genuine state comptroller, state prosecutor, Civil Service Commission or Justice Ministry department for investigating police misconduct. Netanyahu’s influence is everywhere (sounds familiar to Indians) GAZA casualties, live statistics Mordechai Gilat Here’s a question that no sane family in Israel can avoid asking: How did we get to the situation where… Read More Serial Criminals Rule Israel. That’s Where the Collapse Begins

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Dennis Kucinich: America Prepares for Global War and Restarts the Draft for 18-26 Year Olds

Greetings to Young Americans: You are Automatically Registered for the Draft Conscription without Representation? Where and WHY are we sending our Kids to War? Our government is planning a big draft, conscripting millions of young Americans for an even bigger war! I call to your attention a Democratic amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act… Read More Dennis Kucinich: America Prepares for Global War and Restarts the Draft for 18-26 Year Olds

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New World Order?

Kate Mackenzie, Tim Sahay We live in a dysfunctional system in which money flows out of the countries that need it most and into the coffers of the wealthiest. In 2023, the private sector collected $68 billion more in interest and principal repayments than it lent to the developing world. International financial institutions and assistance agencies… Read More New World Order?

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Over 117 million people now displaced worldwide: UN Report

The number of people forced out of their homes around the world last year was the equivalent of the population of London, according to the UN’s refugee agency. 1.5% of the world’s population is now forcibly displaced The latest annual assessment from the United Nations high commissioner for refugees (UNHCR) said a sharp rise in the number… Read More Over 117 million people now displaced worldwide: UN Report

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U.S. Jewish Army Officer Quits over Gaza, says he sees echoes of Holocaust

U.S. Jewish Army Intel Officer Quits over Gaza, Says Impossible Not to See Echoes of Holocaust We speak with U.S. Army Major Harrison Mann, the first military and intelligence officer to publicly resign over the Biden administration’s support for Israel’s war on Gaza. Mann left his role at the Defense Intelligence Agency after a 13-year… Read More U.S. Jewish Army Officer Quits over Gaza, says he sees echoes of Holocaust

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Underdevelopment and War

Dependency, neocolonialism, and the agrarian problem in Colombia Sandra Jaramillo Restrepo In the 1960s and ‘70s, the Colombian national government embarked on an ambitious agrarian reform program to address poverty in the increasingly violent countryside. Under the bipartisan project of the National Front, which alternated power between the Conservative and Liberal parties, these efforts sparked… Read More Underdevelopment and War

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Naidu, Nitish Ignore the Pain of All Those Who Have Suffered During Modi’s 10-Year Tenure

It’s all the more striking that Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar have run to be alongside Narendra Modi as he prepares once again to step into the role of the prime minister after describing the country’s largest minority group as “infiltrators”.  Anand Sahay It is noteworthy that two leading political figures — the resurrected Andhra… Read More Naidu, Nitish Ignore the Pain of All Those Who Have Suffered During Modi’s 10-Year Tenure

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The Amini effect: The impact of a single life and the importance of accountability

NB: The crimes of the Iranian theocracy prompt the question: what is it in God’s will that calls for such barbarous cruelty and killing of people for leading an ordinary life? Does the tyranny of the Ayatollahs represent God’s will or is it simply the murderous rage of old men and hooligans using any opportunity… Read More The Amini effect: The impact of a single life and the importance of accountability

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The Brutalization of Israel Is Well Underway. If we do not act, collapse is only a matter of time

This is Haaretz’s lead editorial for June 7, 2024; as published in Hebrew and English newspapers in Israel Israeli right-wing activists attacking Palestinian freelance journalist Saif Kwasmi during a march commemorating Jerusalem Day, on Wednesday. Credit: Hazem Bader/AFP It is impossible to watch the photographic documentation of the ugly, violent demonstrators during Wednesday’s parade of… Read More The Brutalization of Israel Is Well Underway. If we do not act, collapse is only a matter of time

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