Whistleblowers, Ecocide, top secret trade deals, and shady ties between the Islamic State and the West’s closest allies…here are a few hot topics the mainstream media barely covered in 2015. 1. Any Tragedy That’s Not Western-Centric The outpouring of fury, despair and grief by the corporate press over the November 13 Paris attacks highlighted the bias of the Read More…
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Taiwan elects 1st female president and rejects pro-China party: Is Independence Next?
Rejecting the China-friendly party that has led the self-governing island for eight years, Taiwan elected Tsai Ing-wen as its first female president Saturday, handing her pro-independence party its first majority in the national legislature. With the vote count still underway, Tsai led with 60 percent of the vote, indicating a landslide victory; the ruling Nationalist party Read More…
First Arrest Made in Oregon Standoff
On Friday, January 15th, the United States government made its first official move against the armed militia in Oregon that has occupied a local wildlife refuge. When 62 year-old occupier Kenneth Medenbach drove a government vehicle off the refuge to get groceries at a local Safeway, he was met with a cluster of law enforcement and arrested Read More…
Local Fire Marshal Resigns and Joins Armed Militia
Authorities in Harney County were shocked today when local Fire Marshal Chris Briels defected to join the armed militia groups at the Malheur County Wildlife Refuge now known as the Harney County Resource Center. Briels made the decision to resign his office after discovering FBI agents poking around the county Armory. He then followed the Read More…
New California Bill Allows for Preemptive Gun Seizure
Beginning January 1st, new gun-safety legislation goes into effect which will allow authorities to seize a person’s weapon for 21 days if a judge determines that there is a potential for violence. The bill is presented as a means of having an emergency “gun violence restraining order” to impose on a loved one should they Read More…
I Helped Create ISIS: A First Hand Account of the Iraq War
Recently teleSUR released an article with a first hand account of the barbarism that took place during the Iraqi war. Told by Vincent Emanuele, who was stationed in Iraq with the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 2003-2005, he pulls the veil from the horrors that were allowed to take place following the invasion of Iraq. He goes on to discuss how Read More…