Israeli Missile Attack Turns Refugee Camp Into Rafah Hellscape

 

Israeli Missile Attack Turns Refugee Camp Into Rafah Hellscape By Mike Whitney On Sunday, Israel launched multiple missile strikes on a “safe zone” in the Tal al-Sultan neighborhood of Rafah. The explosions –which could be heard miles away– ignited a massive fire that swept rapidly through the encampment trapping many people in their tents where they were burned alive. Read here

What Awaits Julian Assange After the May 20 Appeal Hearing? By Karen Sharpe On May 20, British High Court judges Dame Victoria Sharp and Justice Jeremy Johnson ruled that Julian Assange could be granted an appeal against his extradition to the U.S. where he faces 175 years in a supermax prison charged with 17 counts under the 1917 Espionage Act and one for computer intrusion—essentially for revealing truthful information about war crimes, for practicing journalism.  Read here

Niger Orders the U.S. Military Out and Invites Russia In By Steven Sahiounie Niger has demanded American troops to leave the country “no later” than 15 September, and the U.S. has agreed. The official statement said the two countries had “reached a disengagement agreement to effect the withdrawal of U.S. forces, which has already begun”. Read here

Using Blood from mRNA COVID Vaccine Recipients: Japanese Researchers Call for Urgent Action to Address Mass Contamination of Blood Supply By Dr. Joseph Mercola In a recent meta-analysis posted on preprints.org, Japanese researchers warn of potentially deadly risks to patients who receive blood from people who have taken mRNA COVID jabs and call for urgent action to ensure the safety of the global blood supply. Read here

Germany Considers Forcibly Returning Ukrainian Refugees to Fight Russia By Ahmed Adel The German government plans to establish a mechanism for sharing Ukrainian immigrants between European Union countries and reducing the number arriving as it has brought social services to the brink, according to German authorities cited by Die Welt. To also deal with this issue, Berlin is now considering returning fighting-age Ukrainians even though the regime will send them to die on the front lines. Read here

Dubious Debt Rage, Root Cause of Poverty. Global Debt of $315 Trillion By Abdul Raqeeb Awan According to official figures, the global debt has reached a mammoth amount of 315 trillion dollars. Fifteen trillion was added only in the last quarter of 2023, this figure was at 210 trillion dollars a decade ago. This global debt is the real elephant in the room that no one is talking about, it’s the root cause of poverty. The real weapon of mass destruction. Read here

The US Is Discrediting All Arguments for “Why It Should Lead the World” By Caitlin Johnstone One by one, the US empire is discrediting all of its own arguments for why it should lead the world. All the violence, tyranny and injustice it claims to be keeping at bay with its globe-dominating leadership is being inflicted by the empire itself, in more and more brazen and egregious ways each year. Read here