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West-Bank: Palestinian Mosque Torched By Settlers

West-Bank: Palestinian Mosque Torched By Settlers

A West-Bank mosque was set on fire and vandalized with graffiti in Hebrew late Sunday night in what police suspects to be an attack by Israeli settlers in protest of any extension of the settlement freeze. Residents of the village Bayt Fajar, near the city of Bethlehem, said that a group of settlers coming from […]

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Guatemala: US Infected Hundreds With Syphilis In The Late 40’s

Guatemala: US Infected Hundreds With Syphilis In The Late 40’s

Most of us remember the so called “medical” tests conducted by the Nazis “doctors” in the concentration camps. Needless to say, the experiments in question were the worst kind of torture imaginable, and treated human beings like lab rats. However, during the late 1940’s the self described “benevolent” super-power was conducting similar inhuman experiments than […]

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Global Land Grab: The New World Order Of The Shadow Market

Global Land Grab: The New World Order Of The Shadow Market

Eric J. Weiner is a serious writer and journalist who has contributed for publications such as Dow Jones Newwires, the Wall Street Journal and the Los Angeles Times. His new book, “The Shadow Market: How a Group of Wealthy Nations and Powerful Investors Secretly Dominate the World” sounds a lot like a line New World […]

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AfPak: NPR Confirms Obama’s Secret War In Pakistan

AfPak: NPR Confirms Obama’s Secret War In Pakistan

For quite a while, independent media, including the News Junkie Post (in February 2010), have reported on President Obama’s  covert operations within Pakistan’s borders. The confirmation of this, is now coming simultaneously from Bob Woodward and National Public Radio. 2010 is already the deadliest year in Afghanistan for US and allied troops. So far 530 […]

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Press Freedom 2009: EU In Decline, Israel In Free Fall And Iran Close To Bottom

Press Freedom 2009: EU In Decline, Israel In Free Fall And Iran Close To Bottom

The French organization Reporters Without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontieres ) released its annual report, which is based on questionnaires that are completed by hundreds of journalists, news organizations and media experts. The 2009 press freedom index survey reflects violations that occurred between 9/1/2008 and 8/31/2009. “The basis of our governments being the opinion of the […]

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