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UN Human Rights Council Establishing Database Of Israeli Settlement Companies
Stephen Lendman
The normally pro-Western UN Human Rights Council (HRC) surprisingly intends establishing a database of Israeli settlement companies operating illegally on stolen Palestinian and Syrian land - including in the Occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem and Syria’s Golan.
Netanyahu blasts initiatives, reports or publicly revealed information critical of oppressive Israeli policies, especially its high crimes. Whenever he opens his mouth he puts his foot in it. He called the HRC “an anti-Israeli circus…attack(ing) the only democracy (sic) in the Middle East…instead of dealing with the Palestinians’ terrorist attacks (sic)…”
He called on “responsible governments (sic) not to honor the decisions of the Council that discriminate against Israel.
Politics Isn’t for Sissies
Stephen Lendman
Harry Truman once reportedly said “(i)f you want a friend in Washington get a dog.” Political campaigns are rough and tumble, virtually no-holds-barred, notably this year with everyone bashing Trump.
His campaign features regular ad hominem attacks on all his rival aspirants, and now Cruz is accused of multiple extramarital affairs.
If true, it’s hardly a Washington anomaly. Numerous past presidents had them, including Washington, Jefferson, Franklin Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, Jack Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and Bill Clinton, among others.
Cruz denied a story leaked to the National Enquirer, blaming Trump for planting “complete and utter lies. It is a tabloid smear…from Donald Trump and his henchmen,” he maintains.
Trump issued a statement, saying he has “no idea” whether the story is true, stressing he had nothing to do with it, adding:
“Ted Cruz’s problem with the National Enquirer is his and his alone, and while they were right about O.J. Simpson, John Edwards, and many others, I certainly hope they are not right about Lyin’ Ted Cruz.”
NAFTA and Obama’s Proposed ‘Trade’ Deals Are UnConstitutional
Eric Zuesse
NAFTA and other mega-‘trade’ deals are actually about lots more than merely ‘trade’; they’re about sovereignty — the ability of each of the participating nations to establish laws and regulations restricting toxicity of products, environmental pollution, protecting workers’ rights, and many other things that are essential to the public's welfare. These ‘trade’ deals lock-in existing laws and regulations so that no matter what is found by future scientific studies which may indicate, for example, that a given product is actually far more toxic than had previously been known, the laws and regulations can’t be increased, because any such increase would subject the given nation to multi-billion-dollar lawsuits by international corporations for ‘infringing on the rights of stockholders to profit’ by any stiffening of those regulations existing at the time the ‘trade’ deal became law. Thus, for the first time in world history, the rights of the holders of the controlling blocs of stock in international corporations are coming to supersede the rights of any government, so that those stockholders can sue taxpayers of any such country, not in any democratically accountable court and judicial system, but in private panels of unaccountable international ‘arbitrators’ who won’t be subject to any nation’s laws. It’s an international-corporate world government now forming, and the U.S. Constitution prohibits the U.S. from being any part of it (because what’s forming is an international-corporate dictatorship); so, in the U.S., it’s being done entirely unConstitutionally.
The Scourge of State-Sponsored Terrorism
Stephen Lendman
Brussels blasts like similar incidents in US and other European cities have clear earmarks of state-sponsored false flags - 9/11 the mother of them all, acts initiated with internal and geopolitical aims in mind, governments blaming convenient patsies for their crimes.
State-sponsored terrorist acts are declarations of war on fundamental freedoms, used to achieve objectives not otherwise possible to attain - including transforming free societies into tyrannical ones, waging wars on humanity at home and abroad on the phony pretext of protecting security, things made less secure, unstable and intolerable. America’s war on terrorism is a complete fabrication, the public manipulated by fear-mongering, hyped by media scoundrels ad nauseam, mouthpieces for power.
New UN Human Rights Special Rapporteur for Palestine
Stephen Lendman
Canadian Law Professor Stanley Michael Lynk replaces Indonesian diplomat Makarim Wibisono - leaving his post effective March 31 because of Israeli obstructionism.
The UN post is a thankless job. Wibisono said his best “efforts to help improve the lives of Palestinian victims (were) frustrated every step of the way.”
Human rights defenders aren’t safe in Israel. They risk arrest, physical assault and death threats.
Falk explained Israel and Zionist zealots vilified him. He was expelled him from the country in his first term, denied free access to Occupied Palestine, obstructed from doing his job to keep Israeli human rights abuses suppressed.
Lynk is critical of Israeli policies. Expect no cooperation from its regime when he assumes his post. The ultra-Zionist UN Watch called his appointment “a travesty of justice and a breach of the world body’s own rules.”
US Rejects Emergency Meeting with Russia on Syria Ceasefire Violations
Stephen Lendman
Farcical peace talks accomplished nothing so far, chances for conflict resolution virtually nil.
On Sunday, Assad urged Arab and Islamic world unity in fighting terrorism. Syrians are combatting this scourge on behalf of all its people, confident of eventual victory, he stressed.
Longterm struggle continues. Syrian UN envoy/chief peace talks negotiator Bashar al-Jaafari resisted pressure by Steffan de Mistura, proximity talks go-between, serving Western, not Syrian interests.
Al-Jaafari blasted Security Council members and other rogue states supporting terrorism.
Media Hype Terrorism Following Brussels Blasts
Stephen Lendman
Western media operate irresponsibly in lockstep, reporting state-sponsored propaganda, keeping news consumers misinformed about major issues affecting everyone.
Knee-jerk reporting following Tuesday’s Brussels blasts hyped “terrorism” - despite no credible evidence proving it.
The official narrative is accepted unquestioningly. Big Lies and misinformation substitute for hard truths. Dissenting views aren’t allowed, notably when evidence corroborates them.
New York Times editors shun responsible journalistic standards. “Standing With Brussels Against Terrorism and Fear,” they hyped - blaming ISIS for what happened despite no credible evidence proving it, repeating the official narrative proving nothing.
Duma Arson Murder Witness’ Home Set Ablaze
Stephen Lendman
Last July, extremist settlers set the Dawabsha family home ablaze, immolating 18-month-old Ali, husband and wife Saad and Riham later succumbing to third-degree burns too severe to save them.
Four-year-old Ahmad alone survived, enduring months of excruciating treatment, recovering from third-degree burns covering most of his body.
Now aged five, his treatment continues in Ramat Gan’s Sheba Medical Center, the PA paying his medical expenses. Israel doesn’t recognize him as a terror victim. He needs many more months, maybe years, for full recovery. His scars remain deep. Perhaps lifetime trauma awaits.
Israel Investigating Breaking the Silence
Stephen Lendman
Breaking the Silence (BTS) is comprised of former IDF soldiers, committed to expose the harsh reality of life in Occupied Palestine, state-sponsored Israeli high crimes regime authorities want suppressed.
BTS publishes testimonies of soldiers based on their participation in military action, experiences “chang(ing) them immensely.”
Netanyahu announced the organization is being investigated for allegedly publishing classified information, soldiers exposing war crimes Israel wants suppressed.
The group “crossed yet another red line,” Netanyahu raged. “The defense establishment’s investigative bodies are looking into the issue.”
Pro-Palestinian, Anti-AIPAC Protests
Stephen Lendman
On Sunday, thousands of Palestinian supporters rallied in Washington - protesting in front of the White House and outside AIPAC’s policy conference venue.
Activists chanted “Free, free Palestine.” “End the genocide.” “Support the right of return.” “Stop US funding of Israeli apartheid.” Speakers had their say.
ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism) coalition activists sponsored the “national march on Washington to support Palestine.” A march and rally coincided with the opening of AIPAC’s annual policy conference. ANSWER urged Palestinian supporters to come to Washington.
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