Protests against austerity measures have also flared in cities across Europe. Portugal has ground to a halt, as workers stage a 24-hour general strike over public sector pay cuts and tax rises. It comes two days before parliament votes on a severe new budget.

Associated Press / Paul Haven (2010-08-27) HAVANA – Fidel Castro says al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden is a bought-and-paid-for CIA agent who always popped up when former President George W. Bush needed to scare the world, arguing that documents recently posted on the Internet prove it. “Any time Bush would stir up fear and make [...]

Moscow’s warned Washington against striking Iran. Russia’s chief-of-staff revealed on Wednesday the U.S. could attack Iran after wrapping up its campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. He claimed his American counterpart had told him about the possibility. In an exclusive interview to RT, General Nikolai Makarov outlined Moscow’s concerns.

CNN reports how the U.S. government is colluding with BP to censor the media in the Gulf of Mexico so they can’t film or take pictures of the damage being done by the oil spill.

Press TV / RZS/TG/HRF (2010-06-20) An armada of more than twelve US and Israeli warships has passed through the Suez Canal toward the Red Sea and is reportedly heading to the Persian Gulf. Egypt allowed the vessels to pass through the Suez Canal to the Red Sea Friday, UPI reported on Saturday. The final destination [...]

The New American / Dennis Behreandt (2010-06-18) The Federal Communications Commission is set to begin a move to regulate the Internet. According to CNSNews.com, by a “3-2 party-line vote on Thursday at the FCC,” the agency “began the formal process of reclassifying the Internet as a telecommunications service instead of an information service — it’s [...]

Justmeans.com (2010-06-05) Once again the World Health Organization, the international health arm of the United Nations, is being accused of coziness with the drug companies that manufacture the swine flu vaccine while simultaneously urging governments to stockpile the medications. A new report released Friday gives specifics: It says three experts from the international health panel [...]

Maailman terveysjärjestö WHO on joutunut kiusalliseen tilanteeseen sikainfluenssalääkitystä koskevan kohun vuoksi. Riippumattoman raportin mukaan WHO:ta lääkityksestä konsultoineet kolme tiedemiestä saivat palkkaa myös suurilta lääkejäteiltä, jotka valmistivat pandemialääkkeitä. Tutkimusraportin takana ovat British Medical Journal sekä Britannian tutkivan journalismin osasto.

Huffington Post has quickly censored a 9/11 related blog entry by Jesse Ventura. Several reader comments were left before the article disappeared from HP’s web page. In place of the original article is now the following editor’s note: The Huffington Post’s editorial policy, laid out in our blogger guidelines, prohibits the promotion and promulgation of [...]