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Israel: A De Facto Member of NATO

Israel: A De Facto Member of NATO

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen received Israel’s president Shimon Peres at NATO headquarters in Brussels on March 7.

The order of the day: to enhance military cooperation between Israel and the Atlantic Alliance focusing on issues of counter-terrorism.

Viral Video Shows the Extent of U.S. Wealth Inequality

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This video posted to YouTube back in November 2012 is starting to go viral after Mashable posted it to its site on Saturday.

The video both shows how it is commonly accepted that there are gross disparities in wealth, but shows in graphic detail just how much most of us understimate the the extent of that disparity.

Declassifying Canada in Haiti: Canadian officials planned military intervention weeks before Haitian coup

Declassifying Canada in Haiti: Canadian officials planned military intervention weeks before Haitian coup

by Anthony Fenton and Dru Oja Jay | Global Research, April 10, 2006

Part I . Canadian officials planned military intervention weeks before Haitian coup

Castlegar resident makes headlines in Mexico for hockey demo

Castlegar resident makes headlines in Mexico for hockey demo

Castlegar resident Dean Carter, a retired letter carrier, got his 15 minutes of fame after participating in a rare hockey demonstration in Mexico that drew the attention of the Guadalajara Reporter last week.

The War in Mali and AFRICOM’s Agenda: Target China

The War in Mali and AFRICOM’s Agenda: Target China

by ​​​​F. William Engdahl, Global Research,

Part I: Africa’s New Thirty Years’ War?

Mali at first glance seems a most unlikely place for the NATO powers, led by a neo-colonialist French government of Socialist President Francois Hollande (and quietly backed to the hilt by the Obama Administration), to launch what is being called by some a new Thirty Years’ War Against Terrorism.

Syria's Muslim Brotherhood Propped Up by US Since 2007 Under Bush

Syria's Muslim Brotherhood Propped Up by US Since 2007 Under Bush

In 2007, the Wall Street Journal published an article titled, "To Check Syria, U.S. Explores Bond With Muslim Brothers." And even then, it was noted that the Brotherhood held close links with groups the US recognizes and lists as terrorist organizations, including Hamas and Al Qaeda.

Briton sentenced to death in Indonesia

Briton sentenced to death in Indonesia

A British woman has been sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug smuggling. Lindsay Sandiford, 56, was found guilty of breaking the tough drug laws in place in Indonesia at the Denpasar district court yesterday, having being found with 10.6 lb of cocaine, worth about £1.6m, in the lining of her suitcase at Bali's main airport in May last year.

Fires burning up eastern Australia in summer heatwave

Aerial view of fire at Copping/Forcett, Tasmania on January 4. Image: Chuq.

Despite earlier cooler weather, heatwave conditions are expected to resume in New South Wales, Australia. Local weather service forecasts expect temperatures to rise above 40°C (104°F), as-experienced earlier in the week.

The percentage of uncontained fires jumped as high as 20%. On Friday, local fire authorities have declared total fire bans across Victoria, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. Fire crews at the east coast of Australia are readying to battle an increased rate of bushfires during the weekend.

Canada Wages a 'Low Level War' Against Iran

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Yves Engler: Harper government at forefront of supporting "killer sanctions" against Iran amidst deepening ties with Israel.

Mass shootings do little to change state gun laws

Mass shootings do little to change state gun laws

By: Joaquin Sapien, Propublica

Following the mass shooting in Connecticut, the Obama administration and lawmakers around the country have promised to re-examine gun control in America.

ProPublica decided to take a look at what's happened legislatively in states where some of the worst shootings in recent U.S. history have occurred to see what effect, if any, those events had on gun laws.

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