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Spanish police seize synthetic drug '80 times stronger' than marijuana, detain two Brits

RT
Sun, 16 Apr 2017 13:59 UTC

Spanish authorities have arrested two Britons suspected of smuggling a new type of synthetic drug - said to be "80 times stronger" than regular cannabis - into the country.

The two British men, aged 36 and 37, have been arrested in connection with the new synthetic drug that was smuggled inside coffee sacks into Alicante and nearby resort towns, the Spanish publication La Informacion reported.

The drug came to Spain through the airport in Alicante camouflaged as coffee packets from Hong Kong. The special operation was launched in mid-March when a suspicious substance was detected by agents of the Civil Guard under the Analysis and Tax Investigation unit at the Alicante-Elche Airport.

Libya: The last country the US "liberated" from an "evil" dictator is now openly trading slaves

Carey Wedler
Activist Post
Sat, 15 Apr 2017 00:00 UTC

It is widely known that the U.S.-led NATO intervention to topple Libya's Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 resulted in a power vacuum that has allowed terror groups like ISIS to gain a foothold in the country.

Despite the destructive consequences of the 2011 invasion, the West is currently taking a similar trajectory with regard to Syria. Just as the Obama administration excoriated Gaddafi in 2011, highlighting his human rights abuses and insisting he must be removed from power to protect the Libyan people, the Trump administration is now pointing to the repressive policies of Bashar al-Assad in Syria and warning his regime will soon come to an end — all in the name of protecting Syrian civilians.

But as the U.S. and its allies fail to produce legal grounds for their recent air strike — let alone provide concrete evidence to back up their claims Assad was responsible for a deadly chemical attack last week — more hazards of invading foreign countries and removing their heads of state are emerging.

German Antifa protests turn violent as brawls erupt, riot police pepper spray the crowd

RT
Sun, 16 Apr 2017 11:54 UTC

German police used pepper spray to disperse a crowd that took part in an Antifascist Action (Antifa) protest, while a simultaneous Neo-Nazi demonstration reportedly passed through Cologne.

Two rival protests took place in Cologne on Saturday, April, 15. One was organized by the right movement Cologne for German Socialism and the other by the Antifa union Cologne North, the German RP-Online news outlet reported.

Antifa is a a far-left, anti-fascist network operating in a number of European countries, including Germany. It stands on a platform against sexism, racism, and classism and aims to "smash fascism in all its forms."

Comment: Further reading: 'Anti-fascist' protesters storm pro-Trump rally with violence, smoke bombs

Report finds Berlin Christmas attacker Anis Amri 'acted on orders of top IS commander'

RT
Sun, 16 Apr 2017 11:54 UTC

Anis Amri, who ploughed a truck into a crowded Berlin Christmas market killing 12 people, received orders directly from the top organizer of Islamic State's "external operations," Abu Baraa al-Iraki.

Germany's security authorities received a tip off about Amri's ties with Abu Baraa al-Iraki from the United Arab Emirates' intelligence services back in January, Der Spiegel reported.

According to the German media, the Prosecutor General and Federal Criminal Police Offices are currently investigating the report.

Comment: Further reading: How German authorities allowed well-known terror suspect Anis Amri to attack Berlin

LitHub editor fired, reinstated after refusing to cut paragraph on Palestine solidarity

Philip Weiss
Mondoweiss
Sun, 16 Apr 2017 11:54 UTC

Sarah Schulman

Here is a hopeful story involving censorship of the Israel/Palestine issue in a leading New York publication. It's got some dark twists and turns; but it comes right in the end.

On Monday at the Whitney museum, Sarah Schulman read an essay called "Open Casket" about the free-speech controversy unfolding at the museum's biennial over the painting by Dana Schutz, a white artist, of the iconic 1955 photograph of Emmett Till dead and beaten in an open casket. You can read Schulman's essay here. Schulman was very critical of corporatist institutions, including museums; and said that the claim of free speech "is regularly manipulated and used as a trick to hide the deliberate power grabs of White Supremacy."

Rabbis write Trump to "act decisively" in response to Syria gassing attack propaganda

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz
Forward
Thu, 06 Apr 2017 00:00 UTC

Dear President Trump,

We write to you with angst just days before the Passover holiday when the Jews escaped the oppressive tyranny of Pharaoh in Egypt. The Assad regime in Syria appears to have conducted a nerve gas attack against Syrian civilians yesterday. At least 58 civilians have been killed in the attack, marking the worst chemical attack in Syria since the August 21, 2013 chemical massacre. We believe that a strong response from the U.S. is essential to stopping these war crimes.

This attack is a violation of multiple U.N. Security Council resolutions prohibiting the Assad regime from using chemical weapons passed under Chapter 7 of the UN Charter. Local medical workers observed that victims were gasping for air, and video footage from the area showed dozens of dead bodies with no apparent external injuries.

Comment: That's a lot of Rabbis who, at best, seem to know nothing about what's actually going on Syria. And, at worst, are frothing at the mouth at the possibility of destroying the leadership of a country that is willing to stand up to Israel's genocidal tendencies.

Pro- and anti-Trump activists clash at rally in Berkeley

RT
Sat, 15 Apr 2017 21:43 UTC

Clashes broke out between hundreds of protesters and counter-protesters at rallies in Berkley, California, as supporters and opponents of US President Donald Trump squared off at the Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park.

At least 200 people gathered at the park where supporters of President Trump were holding a "Patriots Day" rally, US media report. The Patriot's Day rally was organized by a pro-Trump group, the Liberty Revival Alliance.

Among those taking part in the counter-demonstration were black-clad Antifa activists, while on the pro-Trump side were members of the Oath Keepers militia from Montana, as well as a group of bikers.

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64yo mom has twin babies taken into care - 3 years after losing custody of daughter

RT
Mon, 10 Apr 2017 13:01 UTC

A woman who gave birth to twins at age 64 has lost custody of her children after an investigation by social services found there were "signs of lack of protection."

Mauricia Íbañez became Spain's second oldest mother when she gave birth to the twins in February after undergoing fertility treatment in America. She spent more than a month in hospital before leaving on March 26 after signing an agreement with social services to have a 24-hour support person.

After about 10 days at home it was decided that the mother was unable to care for the babies because of mental health issues. "All the reports conclude that the twins need protection in another setting," a spokesperson for social services told El Pais.

Íbañez, who is from the town of Burgos in northern Spain, went through a similar experience three years ago when her daughter was also taken away by social services. The girl, who is six years old, now lives with family in Canada.

The 64-year-old underwent fertility treatment in the US because Spanish clinics refused to provide her with the treatment due to her age.

Comment: This is unconscionable! Any doctor that would preform such a procedure despite the woman's age, being diagnosed with a paranoid personality disorder in her mid 50s, and a similar experience three years ago when her daughter was also taken away by social services, should have their license taken away.

Easter Bunny is real: Foster parents lose children after refusing to 'lie'

RT
Sat, 15 Apr 2017 10:23 UTC

Two Canadian foster parents had their foster children removed from their home because they refused to say the Easter Bunny is real. The Christian couple has taken court action, saying their rights have been violated.

Derek and Frances Baars filed court papers against Hamilton Children's Aid Society after the agency said they must tell their foster children that the Easter Bunny is a "real entity."

"We were committed to not lying to children," Derek Baars said, adding "they could expect the truth from us and we expected the truth from them."

The couple, who are devout Christians, told the agency that they "do not endorse Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny as they do not wish to lie to children." They had noted that they don't celebrate Halloween before they were approved as foster parents.

Comment: To adapt an infamous Bushism: the practice of propagandizing children must be catapulted as soon as possible. No ifs, ands, or buts.

Sick cop assaults two women with a sex toy during traffic stop

Jack Burns
The Free Thought Project
Sat, 15 Apr 2017 21:09 UTC

In the latest blight on the already tarnished reputation of the Cleveland Police Department, a 16-year-veteran of the force has been arrested and charged with multiple misdemeanor and felony offenses.

Kenneth Bolton Jr. was fired from the PD after he admitted to crimes against two young women he pulled over for a traffic stop in February. A subsequent investigation led to his firing on March 3rd.

And late breaking news this week revealed a grand jury has indicted Bolton for crimes against the two young women he pulled over. Cleveland.com reported Bolton has been charged with "gross sexual imposition, abduction and interfering with civil rights charges tied to the Feb. 23 traffic stop."

Bolton allegedly pulled over the two women ages (22) and (23) after learning from a fellow officer they'd recently been ticketed. (Although the news reports do not reveal the practice, officers often share information about traffic stops between each other, such as how beautiful they believe the women to be, which sports cars are going where, etc.).

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Society's Child

Spanish police seize synthetic drug '80 times stronger' than marijuana, detain two Brits

Libya: The last country the US "liberated" from an "evil" dictator is now openly trading slaves

German Antifa protests turn violent as brawls erupt, riot police pepper spray the crowd

Report finds Berlin Christmas attacker Anis Amri 'acted on orders of top IS commander'

LitHub editor fired, reinstated after refusing to cut paragraph on Palestine solidarity

Rabbis write Trump to "act decisively" in response to Syria gassing attack propaganda

Pro- and anti-Trump activists clash at rally in Berkeley

64yo mom has twin babies taken into care - 3 years after losing custody of daughter

Easter Bunny is real: Foster parents lose children after refusing to 'lie'

Sick cop assaults two women with a sex toy during traffic stop

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