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The war on smoking continues: Bangladesh aims to make its country tobacco-free by 2040


United News of Bangladesh
Sun, 27 May 2018 18:42 UTC
Fascist anti-smoking journalists
© UNB
Stressing the importance of proper enforcement of law to reduce tobacco consumption in Bangladesh, speakers at a programme here on Sunday said the young generation needs to be made aware to make Bangladesh a tobacco-free country.

Speaking at a programme titled 'Tobacco Control Journalism Award-2018' organised by Progga at the Cirdap auditorium ahead of the World No Tobacco Day to be observed on May 31, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said anti-tobacco awareness needs to be created among the new generation so that they do not get habituated to it and pressure others to quit tobacco.

Mentioning that topics like anti-terrorism and anti-drug messages have been included in school textbooks, the minister promised that there will be clear message against tobacco in the textbooks from 2020, aiming to create awareness among children.

Comment: See also: Lies, Damned Lies & 400,000 Smoking-related Deaths: Cooking the Data in the Fascists' Anti-Smoking Crusade

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Star of David

Labour Friends of Israel rightfully slammed for visiting country after recent massacre of Palestinians


RT
Wed, 30 May 2018 17:06 UTC
IDF arrests Palestinians
© Ammar Awad / Reuters
Labour Friends of Israel (LFI) have been heavily criticized for promoting their latest trip to Israel with a series of pictures on social media, just weeks after the 'massacre' of Palestinian protesters by Israeli Defense Forces.

LFI are currently in Israel to "promote bilateral ties and meet politicians", according to Britain's Jewish News. They've been marking their trip with a series of smiley photos and meetings with Israel's Labor party, much to the dismay of many of those on Twitter who are outraged at Israeli military action against civilians.

Their first tweet said: "We're in Israel this week for a parliamentary delegation - here's the group in Jerusalem this morning."


Comment: Those who make excuses for Israel's genocide against the Palestinians are essentially condoning pathological behavior making them complicit in those crimes.

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Propaganda

NYT is still whitewashing Israel's massacre in Gaza - ignores fact that Israel deliberately provoked latest violence

James North
Mondoweiss
Wed, 30 May 2018 17:34 UTC
new york times building
© Shannon Stapleton / Reuters
You can turn to Haaretz, the distinguished Israeli newspaper, to see how the New York Times slanted today's article about the increase in violence inside Gaza and across the border in Israel. Haaretz quotes Jamal Zahalka, a Palestinian member of the Israeli Knesset, who blames Benjamin Netanyahu's government for the escalation:
The Israeli government is being pushed into a corner by the non-violent demonstrations in Gaza and is initiating a military confrontation to stop them.
The timeline proves that Israeli is provoking the latest violence. On Sunday, Israeli tanks killed 3 members of the small Islamic Jihad group who were inside Gaza. (The Israeli military said it killed the 3 because a bomb had been planted overnight near the border; it offered no proof the dead had anything to do with the alleged bomb.)


Comment: That's because in the minds of the Israelis and their supporters, "if A wrongs B, B can wrong C in return."


In response, Islamic Jihad, and the much larger Hamas, supposedly fired 70 mortars or rockets into Israel, killing no one but allegedly injuring 3 soldiers and one civilian. Israel knows full well that Hamas fears losing support if it makes no answer to the most extreme Israeli provocations. The Times article fails to report that during months of murderous Israeli aggression against Gazan civilians, the Palestinians until now have not launched a single rocket.
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Bad Guys

Shooter in Liege attack labeled 'terrorist', was on radical watchlist


RT
Wed, 30 May 2018 17:07 UTC
liege shooting
© Francois Lenoir / ReutersPolice at the scene of the deadly shooting in Liege, Belgium, on May 29, 2018
The Liege attack which left three dead, along with the gunman, was a "terrorist murder," Belgium's federal magistrate said Wednesday.

On Tuesday, Benjamin Herman attacked two policewomen in Liege, Belgium with a knife. He then seized a gun from one of the officers before shooting both women dead. A man in a nearby car was also fatally wounded by gunfire.


Comment: Previously: Liège, Belgium shooting: Two police and a passer-by dead


The attacker then ran into a school and took a woman hostage inside. As he attempted to flee the building, he threatening police and was shot dead by officers on the street. Several police officers were wounded in the incident.

"The signs are pointing towards a terrorist act," prosecutor spokesman Eric Van Der Sypt told reporters Wednesday. "Facts are qualified as terrorist murder and attempted terrorist murder."
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Red Flag

Europe's biggest prison is "cracking" under pressure from radicalization of inmates and with overworked staff resorting to suicide


RT
Wed, 30 May 2018 16:56 UTC
Fleury-Merogis prison
© AFPThe Fleury-Merogis prison
French prison Fleury-Merogis, which holds 20 female jihadist inmates and is notorious for Islamic radicalization, is "simply cracking." The staff struggles with violence and exhaustion, a prison union representative told RT.

The facility for imprisoned women within the Fleury-Mérogis Prison, located just 24km from Paris, has 290 female inmates, 20 of whom the administration tagged as Islamic terrorists, or TIS.

"Due to their specific profiles [of these 20 women], all their movements must be accompanied by prison staff, but we do not have enough personnel to carry out this task properly," the regional secretary of the Ile-de-France branch of the CGT Penitentiaries union, Ambroise Koubi, told RT France.

One significant problem is that the French intelligence services hesitate to share information with the prison administration. "We know that some were detained following terrorist acts, but we do not know under what conditions," the official explained, noting that the staff are often not aware of what to expect from the radicalized women.
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Bulb

UK interviewer abruptly cuts off UK Defense Minister Gavin Williamson for refusing to give straight answer to question on Russia


RT
Wed, 30 May 2018 16:27 UTC
Gavin Williamson
© Tom Nicholson / Global Look PressGavin Williamson has a good, hard look at himself in the reflection of Number 10's shiny door
Gavin Williamson was cut off midway through a live TV interview after failing to give a straight response to a question on Russia, leaving a frustrated host, Richard Madeley, to put an end to the Defence Secretary's waffle.

Good Morning Britain presenter Madeley queried comments made by the Defence Secretary earlier that "Russia should go away and should shut up", shortly after Britain expelled 23 Russian diplomats in the aftermath of the Skripal poisoning.

Madeley - of the Richard and Judy fame - warned Williamson that he would not accept anything but a straight answer to whether or not he regretted using 'Trump-esque language' when commenting on Russia and the Skripals.

The Defence Secretary tried to launch into a long-winded answer referencing the incident, but the usually affable Madeley cut him off, saying: "No, no, Mr Williamson, I asked you a straight question. Do you regret using casual language? Can you answer the question? Do you feel that's too casual an expression?"
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Quenelle

Are you insane? Pro-Trump activist rightly roasted on Twitter for applauding US military interventions


Sputnik
Wed, 30 May 2018 16:21 UTC
US bombing oil fields
© Wikipedia/US Air ForceUSAF aircraft of the 4th Fighter Wing (F-16, F-15C and F-15E) fly over Kuwaiti oil fires, set by the retreating Iraqi army during Operation Desert Storm in 1991
A pro-Trump political activist caused a storm on social media after he praised the US for its aggressive and interventionist foreign policy, hailing the US as "the kindest, most gentle, benevolent superpower ever to exist."

American conservative campaigner Charlie Kirk posted a tweet on Monday paying tribute to the US military's apparent selflessness, claiming "No other country in the history of the world consistently sends their own soldiers to die for the freedom of others. The world is a much better place thanks to America, and those who died protecting us."
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Beaker

UK allies and British media wondering what the truth is in Skripal poisoning case


RT
Wed, 30 May 2018 15:15 UTC
Skripal investigation
© I-Images/Global Look Press
A former UN chemical weapons inspector has told RT that the British government is exercising damage control in their claims that the Russian government was behind the Salisbury poisoning.

Anton Unkin, who worked with the UN in Iraq, called out Britain's changing claims about the incident, including their charge that use of a "weapons grade agent", such a Novichok, could only come from Russia and exposure to it would be fatal. Unkin also queried the claim that London had no antidote to the nerve agent identified in the attack.

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Light Sabers

Saudi Arabia meets with Kurdish YPG to form new rebel group in Syria

Frank Sellers
The Duran
Wed, 30 May 2018 15:06 UTC
Erdogan
Back when it was cool to be a part of the gang that was going to oust Assad from power in Syria, Turkey's Erdogan thought it might be advantageous to get in on the action, helping to destabilize Syria. Then the Syria thing turned into a real quagmire and the Americans started backing the Kurds while the Russians were backing Assad, putting the Turks in a bit of a tight spot.

The Turks can't abide the Kurds, and they can't afford to get on Moscow's bad side. Then, of course, there's the whole Iran and Israel thing going on. But we can't forget America in all of this, they've got this bright idea to create an 'Arab Coalition' to act as yet another centrifugal force to help carry out their agenda, and that 'Coalition' envisions bringing in the Saudis.
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Star of David

IDF continues terrorizing Palestinians, destroys Gaza tunnel with airstrikes


RT
Wed, 30 May 2018 16:11 UTC
gaza air strike
© Suhaib Salem / Reuters
The IDF has released a video claiming to show the destruction of a Gaza tunnel that stretched nearly 1km into Israeli territory. The Israeli Air Force struck more than 30 targets in Gaza in response to two rocket barrages.

Released by the Israeli military on Tuesday, the short video shows an airstrike against a "Palestinian terror tunnel that entered 900m inside Israel," according to Israeli journalist Amichai Stein.

The tunnel, located near the Kerem Shalom border crossing, extended inside Israeli and Egyptian territory and was used "for transporting weapons to the territory of Egypt," the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed.


Comment: Perhaps, but the tunnel was also likely used to bring in much needed supplies to Gaza that Israel cruelly won't allow past their inspection site. Food and medical supplies are in short supply, and now Israel has cut off another way for Palestinians to live like normal humans.


The tunnel was targeted after dozens of mortars and projectiles were reportedly fired at Israel from inside Gaza on Tuesday. Israel says that most of the projectiles were intercepted by its Iron Dome missile defense system. At least one civilian and three soldiers were injured in the attacks, according to Israeli media.
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