News you might not have heard

Gullscorer · Post by **Gullscorer** » 19 Jul 2014, 14:28

â€œThey Have To Dieâ€ : Israeli Politicianâ€™s Calls for Killing of Palestinian Mothers Trigger International Backlash:

http://jonathanturley.org/2014/07/17/th ... -backlash/

Gullscorer · Post by **Gullscorer** » 19 Jul 2014, 18:07

Connecticutt man arrested for sticking knife into water melon: http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/carm ... -1.8804124

Gullscorer · Post by **Gullscorer** » 30 Jul 2014, 08:03

Hamas sets humanitarian conditions for a ceasefire: "We cannot talk about a humanitarian solution while there is a blockade (imposed in 2007) on Gaza, where we do not have medicine, essential needs, and reconstruction materials entering Gaza. You cannot put Palestinians in a jail and tell them to live quietly." http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeas ... 18753.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockade_of_the_Gaza_Strip

Travel companies are forcing parents to pay a premium by charging MORE for children than they do for adults. For example, a Thomas Cook holiday is being sold as £245 per person (including all extras for the school holidays), but the holiday is based on four adults sharing. But if you book two adults and two kids, for the same flights, same hotel, same everything, the price goes up to £344 each.
http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/fo ... f-Families

Hampshire Police confirm Caroline Nokes MP involved in violent attack on home of founder of Fathers4Justice:
http://www.fathers-4-justice.org/category/latest-news/

Kurdish Iraqi oil ship dispute outside US judge's jurisdiction:
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeas ... 90764.html

Australian government blindfolds citizens with â€˜unprecedentedâ€™ media gag order: http://rt.com/news/176580-wikileaks-aus ... media-gag/

Richinns · Post by **Richinns** » 30 Jul 2014, 09:22

Gullscorer wrote:Hampshire Police confirm Caroline Nokes MP involved in violent attack on home of founder of Fathers4Justice:
http://www.fathers-4-justice.org/category/latest-news/

As you know I do not share many of your views but I have had a quick look at this and I am struggling to understand how this has not been national news? This should be all over the red tops (they love things like this??) but not a mention anywhere. Has Caroline Nokes not just received a promotion??

Does make you wonder a little I must say.............

Gullscorer · Post by **Gullscorer** » 06 Aug 2014, 00:03

Ebola: Ebola spreading: http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/ins ... 84154.html
Possible Ebola case in Wales: http://rt.com/uk/178204-wales-ebola-monitor-uk/
Top UK public health doctor attacks pharmaceutical industry: http://rt.com/news/177656-ebola-vaccine ... nt-africa/

Gaza tunnels aid siege economy not Hamas: http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/wit ... 56893.html
NSA shares with Israel: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/s ... -documents
UK Banks Target Muslim Charities: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/featur ... 85804.html

US popular support for Edward Snowden: http://rt.com/usa/163516-americans-think-snowden-right/
Surveillance: new Snowden leak: http://rt.com/usa/169500-snowden-nsa-eyes-intercept/
New US whistleblower: http://rt.com/usa/178232-us-national-se ... r-snowden/

European Court: Justice or ideology? Equality or discrimination? For how long? From 1997 (not for EmeteDadsBeard's eyes): http://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/12/world ... elbias%3Ar

Gullscorer · Post by **Gullscorer** » 07 Aug 2014, 18:59

Met Office Warning Issued For Torbay - Updated 10.37 7 August 2012

Yellow alert of rain from: 0015 on Sun 10 AugustTo: 2345 on Sun 10 August

There's a risk of severe weather during Sunday as a depression tracks over, or close to, the UK. At this stage there is more than average uncertainty in the forecast, but the public should be aware of the risk of heavy rain, strong winds and large waves, sufficient to disrupt transport and make outdoor activities dangerous.

This is a particularly volatile situation, and this warning is likely to be changed as the event approaches.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2635650#weather-warnings

Gullscorer · Post by **Gullscorer** » 08 Aug 2014, 10:36

Amir Mehdi: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28696985

Gullscorer · Post by **Gullscorer** » 15 Aug 2014, 15:44

Ebola outbreak: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/20 ... 27938.html

Innocent woman forced off plane by bungling passport officials: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/trave ... s-ago.html

On A-level results:
http://www.inside-man.co.uk/2014/08/15/ ... y-picture/

Journalism under fire:
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/spotlight/freeajstaff/
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeas ... 52765.html

Why did this ever come to court? http://www.essexchronicle.co.uk/Blackma ... story.html

Mongolian trek: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/trave ... ALONE.html

Gullscorer · Post by **Gullscorer** » 16 Aug 2014, 09:53

Missouri cop beats up innocent man, then charges him with bleeding on his uniform: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2 ... y-lie.html

Gullscorer · Post by **Gullscorer** » 17 Aug 2014, 12:04

Killer asteroid headed for earth: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/scien ... 70910.html

Gullscorer · Post by **Gullscorer** » 18 Aug 2014, 12:47

Nigeria: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/15/world ... ?hpt=hp_t3

Alpine Joe · Post by **Alpine Joe** » 18 Aug 2014, 18:42

With Michelle Obama fronting the #bringbackourgirls campaign, and the Western media's big organisations being quick off the mark to publicise any new kidnappings by Boko Haram, then this could well be news you will have heard. A fact given far less prominence, and which would help explain to anyone interested in knowing some of the origins behind the spate of kidnappings in Nigeria, can found by clicking the link at the bottom of the page that Gullscorer has drawn our attention to.

There you will read: They almost got him in September 2012 when they raided his home, where he had snuck in for his six-day-old baby's naming ceremony, according to the International Crisis Group. He managed to get away with a gunshot wound to the leg; his wife and three children were taken by the military.

Yes that's right, back in 2012 the Nigerian military raided the home of Abubakar Shekau and kidnapped his wife and 3 children. It seems that in retaliation he's played the regime at their own game and has proved to be rather good at it.

A sorry state of affairs with plenty of fault on both sides, but also a reminder that if you live in a glass house, it's sometimes wise to think twice before you start throwing stones.

Gullscorer · Post by **Gullscorer** » 19 Aug 2014, 09:36

Seems to be like that across much of Africa. But the most shameful thing is, when those girls were kidnapped there was rightly a huge outcry and the 'bring back our girls' campaign began, but when a much greater number of boys was killed and kidnapped, both before and after, the world was silent.

Gullscorer · Post by **Gullscorer** » 19 Aug 2014, 09:38

Early Learning Centre apologises for sexist tweet ridiculing dads: http://www.inside-man.co.uk/2014/08/

Palestinian farmers lose land for failed economic zones: Industrial zones are stripping farmers of their food sovereignty and increasing Palestinian dependency on Israel. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinio ... 90947.html

Israel bars Amnesty & HRW from entering Gaza: http://rt.com/news/181184-israel-hrw-amnesty-barred/

Richinns · Post by **Richinns** » 20 Aug 2014, 15:06

Gullscorer - are you he?
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey- ... bs-7643964

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