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Friday, 21 March 2014
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U.S. pushing Israel to stop assassinating Iranian nuclear scientists
WASHINGTON -- As Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
flies to Washington - due to arrive on Sunday (March 2), to prepare for
talks with President Barack Obama at the White House on Monday - it's
clear that there are several points of friction between Israel and the
United States.
Obama Administration - more than a hint - to stop carrying out assassinations inside Iran.
The two countries are allies, but their leaders often differ on the
details of key issues: Israel's peace talks with the Palestinians,
America's nuclear talks with Iran, how to approach political turmoil in
Egypt, what might be done to limit Syria's horrible civil war, and a
broader issue of whether the Middle East sees President Obama as a
powerful, influential leader.
Recently, as I sought to update a book I co-wrote about the history of
Israel's intelligence agencies, sources close to them revealed that they
felt pressure from the
Obama Administration - more than a hint - to stop carrying out assassinations inside Iran.
Friday, 21 February 2014
Tough austerity measures in Greece leave nearly a million people with no access to healthcare, leading to soaring infant mortality, HIV infection and suicide
Austerity measures imposed by the Greek
government since the economic crisis have inflicted “shocking” harm on
the health of the population, leaving nearly a million people without
access to healthcare, experts have said.
In a damning report on the impact of spending cuts on the Greek health system, academics found evidence of rising infant mortality rates, soaring levels of HIV infection among drug users, the return of malaria, and a spike in the suicide count.
Greece’s public hospital budget was cut by 25 per cent between 2009 and 2011 and public spending on pharmaceuticals has more than halved, leading to some medicine becoming unobtainable, experts from Oxford, Cambridge and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) said.
Read more Tough austerity measures in Greece leave nearly a million people with no access to healthcare, leading to soaring infant mortality, HIV infection and suicide
In a damning report on the impact of spending cuts on the Greek health system, academics found evidence of rising infant mortality rates, soaring levels of HIV infection among drug users, the return of malaria, and a spike in the suicide count.
Greece’s public hospital budget was cut by 25 per cent between 2009 and 2011 and public spending on pharmaceuticals has more than halved, leading to some medicine becoming unobtainable, experts from Oxford, Cambridge and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) said.
Read more Tough austerity measures in Greece leave nearly a million people with no access to healthcare, leading to soaring infant mortality, HIV infection and suicide
Charge people to appeal benefit decision, DWP document proposes
The government is considering charging people who appeal against the decision to withdraw their benefits.
A leaked Department for Work and Pensions document obtained by The Guardian said the “introduction of a charge for people making appeals against decisions to social security tribunals” would be one possibility of raising money.
The newspaper cited figures showing that nearly 900,000 people had their benefits terminated in the last year, the highest figure for any 12 month period since jobseekers allowance was brought in 18 years ago.
Rachel Reeves, the shadow work and pensions secretary, accused the government of presiding over a “broken” benefits system. She said that 58 per cent of appeals against DWP decisions to withdraw jobseekers allowance are upheld.
Read more Charge people to appeal benefit decision, DWP document proposes
Gina Robins cooked kitten to death in microwave
Robins (right) had claimed the kitten was shut in the microwave oven by other cats
A woman who microwaved a 10-week-old kitten to death has been found guilty of causing it unnecessary suffering.
Gina Robins, 31, of Salisbury Avenue, Torquay, had denied the charge, claiming the kitten had been shut in the microwave oven by other cats.
Magistrates heard Robins was angry at Ms Knutton for reporting her boyfriend to police over a separate matter.
Robins was released on bail and is due to be sentenced at the court on 14 December.
'Made it worse'
Prosecutor Iain O'Donnell, for the RSPCA, told the court: "We say the defendant put the 10-week-old kitten in the microwave and cooked it to death."
Prior to the incident, on 16 February, the court was told that Robins had sent Ms Knutton a text
Read more Gina Robins cooked kitten to death in microwave
Tuesday, 18 February 2014
If America Continues To Go Down This Path, This Is What Life Will Be Like...
Becoming more like Europe is not a good
thing. But that is the path that we are currently on. For the most
part, Europeans live in a socialist “Big Brother” system in which the
government completely dominates your life from the cradle to the grave.
Of course there are differences from country to country, but generally
speaking the lives of most Europeans are very tightly regulated. You
see, the truth is that high levels of individual liberty and freedom are considered to be “dangerous” by the European elite.
They believe that if we are all allowed to just do whatever we want that it would result in utter chaos. They are convinced that life is better when those that are smarter (them) control the lives of everyone else.
In essence, Europe is like a giant religious cult in many ways (minus the religion). With each passing year, the number of rules and regulations governing the daily lives of Europeans steadily grows, as does the level of control. If you try to live outside of that control, you could very well find yourself in a direct confrontation with the authorities very rapidly.
Just consider what is happening in Germany. Authorities there have stated repeatedly that they do not believe in having any “parallel societies”, and therefore everyone must participate in the system that the government has established.
That includes all children. In Germany today, almost all forms of homeschooling are illegal. In fact, one judge shockingly ruled that one set of parents could not have custody of their children because they might move them to another country and homeschool them there…
Read more If America Continues To Go Down This Path, This Is What Life Will Be Like...
They believe that if we are all allowed to just do whatever we want that it would result in utter chaos. They are convinced that life is better when those that are smarter (them) control the lives of everyone else.
In essence, Europe is like a giant religious cult in many ways (minus the religion). With each passing year, the number of rules and regulations governing the daily lives of Europeans steadily grows, as does the level of control. If you try to live outside of that control, you could very well find yourself in a direct confrontation with the authorities very rapidly.
Just consider what is happening in Germany. Authorities there have stated repeatedly that they do not believe in having any “parallel societies”, and therefore everyone must participate in the system that the government has established.
That includes all children. In Germany today, almost all forms of homeschooling are illegal. In fact, one judge shockingly ruled that one set of parents could not have custody of their children because they might move them to another country and homeschool them there…
Read more If America Continues To Go Down This Path, This Is What Life Will Be Like...
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