Cliven Bundy Leaves GOP, Joins The Independent American Party – 28 May 2014

With the Republican embrace of Cliven Bundy softening as soon as he offered his controversial views on the state of African Americans in the US, the Nevada rancher has decided to switch his allegiances.

According to the Associated Press, Bundy officially left the Republican Party last Friday, when both he and his wife registered as voters with the Independent American Party. The switch took place at an event held by his new political group, which was organized to honor “his courage in standing up for state sovereignty.”

Asked why he was changing parties, the Elko Daily quoted Bundy saying, “Well, I haven’t got much good out of the Democrats and Republicans so I decided to try a new one.”

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‘Without Outside Pressure On Israel The Issue Of Palestine Won’t Be Solved’ – 28 May 2014

Outside pressure on the current Israeli government is critical for the progress of the Israel-Palestine peace process, but many are reluctant to confront Israel directly, the former director general of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, Alon Liel, told RT.

Dozens of Palestinians have rallied in Gaza city to demand Hamas and the Palestine Liberation Organization form a unity government on Wednesday, on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Palestine Liberation Organization. The Two political groups are currently negotiating the process of ruling together.

Alon Liel believes the momentum among the Palestinians is improving.

RT: There have been decades of confrontation and years of attempts at talks between Israel and Palestinians. Are there any visible results?

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Reports Of Shooting In Donetsk, As City Braces For Third Day Of Fighting – 28 May 2014

Sporadic shooting has been reported in various parts of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine; fighting has not completely subsided since a major attack by the government troops on Monday. Residents fear a new outbreak of violence.

Shooting was heard in the afternoon on Wednesday in the center of Donetsk, near the local office of the Ukrainian intelligence service. It prompted a warning by the mayor’s office, which urged residents to avoid that area of the city and not to “come close to the windows, step out onto the balconies or go outside,” unless it’s really necessary.

The Donetsk self-defense forces later explained it was their people who were shooting.

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Judges Warned Against Foreign Trips Over US extradition Fears – 28 May 2014

The head of the Supreme Court’s legal department is advising all Russian judges and other court workers not to spend their summer vacations in countries that have extradition agreements with the United States.

Aleksandr Gusev wrote an official letter reminding of a warning that was issued by the Foreign Ministry in April this year, the business daily Kommersant reported. The Foreign Ministry document suggests US special services had launched a worldwide “hunt” for Russian citizens.

“Without any reason the US administration is refusing to recognize the reunification between Russia and Crimea that fully meets the international legal standards and the UN charter. It tries to make a routine practice out of hunting for Russian citizens in third countries with subsequent extradition and conviction in the USA, usually over dubious charges,” the statement read.
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Bliss 100.000 Angels – 28 May 2014

Just a bit of music interlude by Bliss, performer I love to hear now and then.

‘US Needs To Be Aware Of China, Russia Trading In Their Own Currencies’ – 28 May 2014

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There are many emerging markets, and particularly China and Russia, which do not really want to hold many US dollars, consequently they will move away from it in trade deals, the CEO of The Motley Fool Singapore David Kuo told RT.

The biggest energy deal between China and Russia could be the catalyst that dethrones the greenback as the world’s reserve currency. Some economists, commenting on Russia and China’s 400 billion dollar natural gas accord, say that the dollar is becoming rather weak since many countries are likely to prefer trading in their national currencies.

RT: How could Russia and China trading in their own currencies threaten the dollar?

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Clearing Up Detroit’s Dilapidated Buildings To Cost $1.9Bn – 28 May 2014

Some $1.9 billion is to be spent on clearing abandoned or unusable properties in Detroit. Around 70,000 unusable properties across the city will need to be cleared in the next five years – at a cost of $1.9 billion to the taxpayer.

Uninhabited or unusable properties make up one in five of all the city’s properties.

“Detroit will need as much as $850 million just to address neighborhood blight in the next few years. Addressing the larger-scale commercial sites across the city could add an additional $500 million to $1 billion because of their much larger size and their potential for greater environmental issues,” stated a new report from the city’s Blight Removal Task Force.

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The Pentagon Moves To Keep Nigeria Locked Down – 28 May 2014

Author: Caleb Maupin is a political analyst who lives in New York City, and is an activist with the International Action Center and Workers World Party. He was part of the Occupy Wall Street mo

The African country of Nigeria supplies nearly 3% of the world’s oil, and is currently the top producer in Africa. Despite the country’s vast natural wealth and exports, the average person in Nigeria does not live so well.

According to the CIA World Factbook, the average life expectancy is only 52.6 years. Only 61.3% of the population is literate. 29% of Nigerians between the age of 5 and 14 are child laborers.

The government of Nigeria has long been a tool of European and US corporations. In 2013, the Nigerian regime received $652 million in US foreign aid. Protests were launched all over the world, when Ken Saro Wiwa, an environmental activist, was executed by a military tribunal in 1995. The execution was blatantly done on behalf of Shell Oil, so much so that in 2009 $15.5 million was paid to the families of Wiwa and Shell’s other victims in order to prevent a trial in a United States District Court.

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Wes Annac – The Spirit World Chronicles: More On The Presence Of Deceased Friends And Family – Part 6 – 28 May 2014

Written by Wes Annac, The Aquarius Paradigm

Continued from Part 5

In another one of Joy’s accounts, we’re told about a dying father’s experience perceiving his young, departed son.

“About an hour before [another friend of Joy’s, who was dying of pneumonia,] died he called [his wife] by name and, pointing upwards, said: ‘Look, L-, there is B-! He is waiting for me. And now he smiles and holds out his hands to me. Can’t you see him?’

ActivistPost – Lily Dane – Activist Moms Confront EPA About Roundup Herbicide – 28 May 2014

Roundup is Monsanto’s best-selling herbicide product, and it contains a toxic ingredient known as glyphosate.

It is widely known that glyphosate is profoundly damaging to human health. Two major peer-reviewed studies showed links to breast cancer cell proliferation and intestinal and gut damage, which can lead to diseases such as diabetes, gastrointestinal disorders, heart disease, obesity, autism, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.

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