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Academics and Diplomats Contest the Washington Post’s Propaganda on Venezuela. By Larry Birns COHA Director; Frederick B.

Academics and Diplomats Contest the Washington Post’s Propaganda on Venezuela

Mills, COHA Senior Fellow and Professor at Bowie State University; and Ronn Pineo, COHA Senior Fellow and Professor at Towson University. British PM David Cameron: “Non-Violent Extremists” Including “9/11 Truthers” and “Conspiracy Theorists” are Just as Dangerous as ISIL Terrorists. Dear Mr Cameron I write this open letter to you in response to your recent speech at the United Nations calling for military intervention in Iraq and Syria over the threat of ISIL.

British PM David Cameron: “Non-Violent Extremists” Including “9/11 Truthers” and “Conspiracy Theorists” are Just as Dangerous as ISIL Terrorists

In particular I would like to make mention of your reference to the so called threat to society of what you have termed ‘non-violent extremists’, including those who are attempting to bring forward information and evidence about 9/11 which contradicts the official version of events. Putting aside the direct issue of ISIL for a moment, I find this position on 9/11 evidence to be quite incredible. Statement of NCTA President & CEO Michael Powell Regarding Today’s FCC Vote on Open Internet Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. "The cable industry remains fully committed to giving American consumers the open Internet experience they expect and deserve.

Statement of NCTA President & CEO Michael Powell Regarding Today’s FCC Vote on Open Internet Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Mexico probes mass fish death in Lake Cajititlan. 1 September 2014Last updated at 05:40 ET Fishermen first reported the dead fish on Wednesday, since then, tonnes have been removed.

Mexico probes mass fish death in Lake Cajititlan

Indian Minister Arun Jaitley Stirs Anger By Making Light Of Delhi Gang Rape Case. NEW DELHI, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley faced criticism on Friday for making light of the gang rape of a Delhi woman in 2012 and her subsequent death by saying it was a small incident that had cost India billions of dollars in tourism.

Indian Minister Arun Jaitley Stirs Anger By Making Light Of Delhi Gang Rape Case

Jaitley, who is also defense minister and a key lieutenant of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, denied he was trying to lessen the magnitude of the crime which shook the country and turned the spotlight on women's safety. Delete our filthy searches: Paedophiles and politicians ask Google to remove their search results. Google is back in the news for all the wrong reasons!

Delete our filthy searches: Paedophiles and politicians ask Google to remove their search results

According to reports from BBC, a European Court of Justice ruled that an individual can force a search engine for removing “irrelevant and out-dated” search results. After the ruling the multinational US-based search engine Google has received new takedown requests. This ruling was an outcome of numerous complaints filed against Google by European citizens. Struggling to Keep Afghan Girl Safe After a Mullah Is Accused of Rape. Photo.

Struggling to Keep Afghan Girl Safe After a Mullah Is Accused of Rape

Tell President Obama this fight isn't over. Do doctors understand test results? 6 July 2014Last updated at 19:04 ET By William Kremer BBC World Service.

Do doctors understand test results?

The river where swimming lessons can be a health hazard. 1 July 2014Last updated at 16:09 ET By Sudhiti Naskar Varanasi The monsoon is about to come to Varanasi, India's ancient city on the Ganges, putting an end to the daily swimming lessons held in the river after school.

The river where swimming lessons can be a health hazard

The children will miss the cooling water, but some experts say it is so polluted the lessons should never be allowed at all. Hundreds of children take the swimming lessons every summer, from April into the rainy season, in addition to the thousands who wash or bathe in the holy river at other times of day. Exposed: Creationists in Texas Putting Pressure on Schoolbook Publishers to Bring God into Biology.

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Exposed: Creationists in Texas Putting Pressure on Schoolbook Publishers to Bring God into Biology

Join our email list: Stay up to date with the latest headlines via email. War Pundits Like David Brooks Are Trying to Push Obama to Make Disastrous Military Decisions. Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com/Vepar5 May 4, 2014 | Like this article? Join our email list: Stay up to date with the latest headlines via email. Cheneys: Obama is 'so wrong' on Iraq. 18 June 2014Last updated at 11:37 ET By Anthony Zurcher Editor, Echo Chambers "Rarely has a US president been so wrong about so much at the expense of so many. " This line appears near the top of an opinion piece in Tuesday's Wall Street Journal written by former Vice-President Dick Cheney and his daughter Liz Cheney. In the column, they level a 1,000-word broadside against President Barack Obama's Iraq policy, accusing him of "abandoning Iraq" and "snatching defeat from the jaws of victory".

The Gun Lobby And A Dumb Law Are Keeping Us From Safer Guns. Blair's Supporters Should Stage an Intervention - And Make Him Shut Up About Iraq. Those lucky Americans. On 20 January 2009, George W. Bush boarded a helicopter and flew out of Washington, DC, never to be heard from again. Turn Me On, Dead Man: The Beatles No. 9 Conspiracy Theory Lives! You didn't need a lot to freak out in 1968, and the Beatles pushed more than a few fans over the edge when those fans got near the end of the band's iconic 1968 masterpiece, popularly known as, "The White Album. " As the song "Revolution No. 9" begins, amid a Yoko Ono-influenced avant-garde mishmash, you hear, over and over again, a creepy British voice saying "Number 9 .... Number 9 ... Number 9 ... " along with screaming, crying, the sounds of a crash, and other disturbing sounds.

#BBCtrending: Did voodoo rumours on Facebook lead to a murder? Thwarted: Apple Wanted an Audacious $40 for Every Android Sold, But Lost — Consumers Win in Big Court Case. Apple CEO Tim CookPhoto Credit: Markus Spiering / Creative Commons. DOGS ARE NOT FOR EATING.