Alison Flood and David CrouchOctober 5, 2015The Guardian (UK) Diagnosed with cancer in 2014, he was a leading figure in Nordic noir, and a social activist, best known for crime novels made into the TV hit, Wallender. Last year he wrote: it is possible to live with cancer. It is possible to fight against it. Nothing is ever too late. Everything is still … [Read more...] about Henning Mankell, Swedish Author of Wallander, Dies at 67
Doctors Without Borders: “Even War Has Rules”; Kunduz Fact Sheet
Jason Cone, Doctors Without Borders, USA Exec. DirectorOctober 7, 2015Doctors Without Borders Today we are fighting back for the respect of the Geneva Conventions. As a medical humanitarian organization, we are fighting back for the sake of our patients. We need you, as members of the public, to stand with us to insist that even wars have rules. This was not just an … [Read more...] about Doctors Without Borders: “Even War Has Rules”; Kunduz Fact Sheet
Media Reports ISIS Nuclear Plot That Never Actually Involved ISIS (FAIR)
Media Reports ISIS Nuclear Plot That Never Actually Involved ISISCBS‘s claim of a “plot to sell nuke materials to ISIS” is misleading; the assertion that “ISIS looks to buy nuclear weapons” is just wrong.The AP published this week (10/5/15) a thrilling account of how the FBI, in concert with Moldovan authorities, “disrupted” a smuggling ring that was supposedly trying … [Read more...] about Media Reports ISIS Nuclear Plot That Never Actually Involved ISIS (FAIR)
A Syria Without Assad from the Real News network
A Syria Without Assad?Journalist Patrick Cockburn, who just returned from Syria, speaks about the impact of the Russian airstrikes in Syria and weather it can play a role in bringing the civil war to an endView StoryDefeat and Demoralization in GreeceStathis Kouvelakis, member of Popular Unity, says the SYRIZA capitulation to creditors was followed by a voter turnout of … [Read more...] about A Syria Without Assad from the Real News network
The Other Israel (Critical Articles on Israel and Palestine from the israeli left)
After 5 years WAC-MAAN recognized by “Movilei Dror” Company to represent formerly unorganized truck drivers Assaf Adiv - WAC-MAAN - Out of about 15,000 drivers of heavy trucks, only about 1200 are organized within the Histadrut. The unorganized truckers include three main groups: veteran Israeli Jews, Russians whose Hebrew is not fluent, and Arabs. … [Read more...] about The Other Israel (Critical Articles on Israel and Palestine from the israeli left)