Friday, February 8, 2019

How to Legalize Cannabis Throughout US

The process that ended Prohibition provides a template, writes former Senator Mike Gravel. By Senator Mike Gravel Special to Consortium News In the interest of full disclosure, I have been on the board of Cannabis Sativa, Inc., for five years,…
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http://propagandaguard.blogspot.com/2019/02/how-to-legalize-cannabis-throughout-us.html

Join the 16th Assange Vigil Webcast Here at 4pm EST

Unity4J presents the 16th online vigil for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at 4 pm Eastern Standard time on Friday. You can watch it live here.
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http://propagandaguard.blogspot.com/2019/02/join-16th-assange-vigil-webcast-here-at.html

Thursday, February 7, 2019

Britain and the Iranian Revolution: Arms & Secret Deals

Mark Curtis reviews the expediency that for many decades has marked U.K. policy toward Iran. By Mark Curtis British Foreign Policy Declassified Forty years ago, the Iranian revolution sent a shockwave through the Middle East, overthrowing the Western client, Shah Mohammad…
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http://propagandaguard.blogspot.com/2019/02/britain-and-iranian-revolution-arms.html

US Military Fuel Tanks Threaten Aquifer in Hawaii

A major spill of jet fuel in 2014 should have shut down this aging, leaking, storage complex, says Ann Wright. By Ann Wright in Honolulu Special to Consortium News The North Korean missile scare in Hawaii a year ago was…
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http://propagandaguard.blogspot.com/2019/02/us-military-fuel-tanks-threaten-aquifer.html

Okinawa and the US Military Link to PFAS Toxins

The Japanese island hosting U.S. military bases and training sites is a forerunner in exposing the contamination, writes Pat Elder.  Fire-Fighting Exercises Spread ‘Forever Chemicals’ By Pat Elder World BEYOND War Contaminants are being detected in water samplings in communities…
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http://propagandaguard.blogspot.com/2019/02/okinawa-and-us-military-link-to-pfas.html

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

The Progressive Except Palestine Problem

The Jewish community has a special responsibility to fight Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian lands, says Marjorie Cohn. By Marjorie Cohn Truthout As a progressive Jew, I find that many of my family members and friends are still what we…
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http://propagandaguard.blogspot.com/2019/02/the-progressive-except-palestine-problem.html

Israel’s Surprise Elections Catch Palestinian ‘Joint List’ in Disarray

Divisions in the coalition could reduce turnout in April and strengthen the right-wing bloc under Netanyahu, reports Jonathan Cook. By JonathanCook Jonathan-Cook.net A political coalition representing Israel’s Palestinian minority – currently the third biggest faction in the Israeli parliament, the…
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http://propagandaguard.blogspot.com/2019/02/israels-surprise-elections-catch.html