TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
A former Swiss banker-turned-whistleblower has accused the CIA of playing a key role the Panama Papers leak, which implicated numerous foreign leaders, companies, organizations and individuals in offshore tax evasion, among other offenses. Bradley Birkenfeld, a former American banker for Swiss firm UBS, toldCNBC “the CIA I’m sure is behind this, in my opinion,” in an Read More…
(ANTIMEDIA) France — France is the latest in a growing number of countries to ban glyphosate-based weed killers for their potential risks to human health. This week, ANSES — French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety — sent manufacturers a letter of intent to withdraw its authorization for herbicides containing glyphosate with Read More…
(TFTP) Prior to the United States arming “freelance jihadists” with ties to al Qaeda and dropping countless bombs on their cities, Libya was a bastion of development and quality of life in Africa. Prior to 2011, Libya played a key role in eliminating poverty and developing the country’s educational and health infrastructure. According to Italian Journalist Yvonne de Read More…
These two orphans were best friends in Africa, so imagine their surprise (and happiness) when they happened to be adopted by neighboring American families. “Best Friends Forever” is a term used lightly in the U.S., but not for Kelvin and Alfonso, two orphans from Mozambique who have been through more than most people at the Read More…
International findings on the safety of Genetically Modified Organisms are rarely reported on in Western mainstream media. Despite fierce resistance to GMOs in other countries, North Americans are just now starting to learn that GMOs are unsafe for human consumption, and that they pose significant environmental risks, too. This is precisely why dozens upon dozens of countries around the Read More…
Local officials and elders in Afghanistan said U.S. airstrikes had killed at least 17 civilians on Thursday, contradicting Pentagon claims that only militants had been hit and fomenting continued “destruction and anger.” The New York Times reported that Hajji Muhammad Hasan, a former senator from the Gomal District in Paktika Province, said three drones had hit Read More…