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on April 23, 2015 in World News

‘Victim blaming’ judge says murdered girl put herself ‘in vulnerable position’

‘Victim blaming’ judge says murdered girl put herself ‘in vulnerable position’ A judge has caused a furor by suggesting a student who was murdered after a night out in Scotland “put herself in a vulnerable position” by drinking. Karen Buckley, a 24-year-old student from Glasgow Caledonian University, went missing on Saturday April 11 after a night out in the city’s West End. After a “demoralizing” four-day hunt, Buckley’s body was discovered near a farm in North Glasgow on Thursday April 16. Buckley’s friends who were with her the night she disappeared claimed she had only consumed a few drinks before… View Article

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on April 23, 2015 in World News

British intelligence service to hunt human traffickers in Mediterranean

British intelligence service to hunt human traffickers in Mediterranean Britain’s intelligence services may be deployed to hunt for traffickers who smuggle refugees on overcrowded and rickety boats into Europe across the Mediterranean Sea. Thousands of people have died attempting the dangerous crossing. Prime Minister David Cameron will also back an expanded EU search and rescue program, according to reports. He is expected to offer financial support and assistance from UK’s security services at Thursday’s emergency meeting in Brussels, the Times reports. EU officials are trying to find a cross-national response to the migrant crisis. The proposal to hunt down traffickers’… View Article

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on April 23, 2015 in World News

No whites, no men: ‘Equality’ protest accused of racism & sexism

No whites, no men: ‘Equality’ protest accused of racism & sexism A group of students at Goldsmiths University in London has been accused of organizing a racist and sexist event after banning whites and men from their ‘equality’ rally. The event, which took place on Wednesday and was organized by the students’ union Welfare and Diversity chair Bahar Mustafa, was branded divisive after students of non-BAME (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic) background were told not to attend. Mustafa, who is a representative of the student union, wrote on the event’s Facebook page: “If you’ve been invited and you’re a man and/or… View Article

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on April 23, 2015 in World News

It Just Cost Deutsche Bank $25,000 Per Employee To Keep Its Libor Manipulating Bankers Out Of Jail

It Just Cost Deutsche Bank $25,000 Per Employee To Keep Its Libor Manipulating Bankers Out Of Jail Source: Zero Hedge And so another historic scandal involving the manipulation and rigging of one of the most important global markets, that of Libor which is the reference security for several hundred trillion in derivatives, goes in the history books. Moments ago the NY Department for Financial Services announced that Deutsche Bank would pay $2.5 billion “in connection with the manipulation of the benchmark interest rates, including the London Interbank Offered Bank (“LIBOR”), the Euro Interbank Offered Rate (“EURIBOR”) and Euroyen Tokyo Interbank… View Article

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on April 23, 2015 in World News

Corporate Sovereignty Trumps National Laws

Corporate Sovereignty Trumps National Laws; Here’s How The US Thinks It Can Get Around That For a while now, Techdirt has been writing about the extraordinary corporate sovereignty chapters in trade agreements that grant foreign companies far-reaching powers to sue a government simply for issuing regulations that impact their investments. Recently, there has been a textbook example of how the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) tribunals that adjudicate corporate sovereignty cases are literally a law unto themselves. A post on The Hill explains the background: A company sought to develop a mining and marine terminal project in Canada, but it had… View Article

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on April 23, 2015 in World News

What Does Putin Want?

What Does Putin Want? By Rostislav Ishchenko Foreword by the Saker: The analysis below is, by far, the best I have seen since the beginning of the conflict in the Ukraine.  I have regularly posted analyses by Ishchenko on this blog before, because I considered him as one of the best analysts in Russia.  This time, however, Ishchenko has truly produced a masterpiece: a comprehensive analysis of the geostrategic position of Russia and a clear and, I believe, absolutely accurate analysis of the entire “Putin strategy” for the Ukraine.  I have always said that this conflict is not about the… View Article

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on April 23, 2015 in World News

Australia: The Secret Country Again Wages War on its Own People

Australia: The Secret Country Again Wages War on its Own People By John Pilger Australia has again declared war on its Indigenous people, reminiscent of the brutality that brought universal condemnation on apartheid South Africa.  Aboriginal people are to be driven from homelands where their communities have lived for thousands of years. In Western Australia, where mining companies make billion dollar profits exploiting Aboriginal land, the state government says it can no longer afford to “support” the homelands. Vulnerable populations, already denied the basic services most Australians take for granted, are on notice of dispossession without consultation, and eviction at… View Article

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on April 23, 2015 in World News

Oregon kidnaps mom’s three children after deciding her family isn’t tall enough

Oregon kidnaps mom’s three children after deciding her family isn’t tall enough The kidnapping of children by Child Protection Services has become all too common in recent years. Often, the removal of children from their homes is completely unjustified and carried out for the flimsiest of reasons. Such is the case concerning Angela Borths, a caring mother whose three young children have been taken into custody by Oregon CPS authorities. Borths has been accused of “medical neglect,” a very serious-sounding charge, and one which seems totally unfounded when one examines the details involved in the decision. In fact, the removal… View Article

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on April 23, 2015 in World News

Lobbyist Calling the Shots for #SB277; Community Outpour Ignored

Confirmed: Lobbyist Calling the Shots for #SB277; Community Outpour Ignored After the historic outpouring of families to halt the passing of SB-277 last Wednesday in California, information has now been made public to further put into question the bill’s credibility.  After passing the Sacramento Health Committee vote, the bill was delayed as committee chair Senator Carol Liu wisely told the bill’s author Richard Pan “If I were you, I would not take a vote today.” At the conclusion of the vote, Liu asked Senator Pan point blank how he wanted to proceed. To this, Pan, appearing to have no power… View Article

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