#Lying by #Omission Is Still Lying

Lying by Omission Is Still Lying
By Nino Pagliccia
In its 22-paragraphs long article clearly the focus is on Guaidó. However, some half-statements – the other half being what is not said – are of concern because they do not give a balanced understanding of the event that took place in Venezuela with the visit of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet. Read more...

‘Modified’: A Film About GMOs and the Corruption of “Food Supply for Profit”
By Colin Todhunter
Parts of the documentary Modified are spent at the kitchen table. But it’s not really a tale about wonderful recipes or the preparation of food. Ultimately, it’s a story of capitalism, money and power and how our most basic rights are being eroded by unscrupulous commercial interests. Read more...

Hundreds of 737 Max Pilots Sue Boeing over ‘Unprecedented Cover-Up”

By Zero Hedge
The lawsuit, filed by a plaintiff who goes by “Pilot X” in court documents out of “fear of reprisal from Boeing and discrimination from Boeing customers,” accuses the Chicago-based aviation giant of “an unprecedented cover-up of the known design flaws of the MAX, which predictably resulted in the crashes of two MAX aircraft and subsequent grounding of all MAX aircraft worldwide.” Read more...

“Theoretical Lies” of the World Bank. Developing Countries and the Hidden Agenda of the “Washington Consensus”
By Eric Toussaint
In 2019, the World Bank (WB) and the IMF will be 75 years old. These two international financial institutions (IFI), founded in 1944, are dominated by the USA and a few allied major powers who work to generalize policies that run counter the interests of the world’s populations. Read more...

The Mechanism of Economic Sanctions: Changing Perceptions and Euphemisms
By Elias Davidsson
The increasing imposition of unilateral coercive measures by the United States against developing countries prompted the adoption, over a period exceeding 20 years, of numerous United Nations resolutions and declarations, sponsored by such countries, against the use of unilateral economic coercion. Read more...

Memo to the President: Is Pompeo’s Iran Agenda the Same as Yours?
By Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
Pompeo’s behavior betrays a strong desire to resort to military action — perhaps even without your approval — to Iranian provocations (real or imagined), with no discernible strategic goal other than to advance the interests of Israel, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Read more...

Trained to Lie: The Making of the Modern Politician
By Julian Rose
It would appear these days, that unless one can show that one is important or an expert in some way or other, one will not be taken seriously by those who only see life as a social climbing highway called ‘career making’. Read more...