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Troops from NATO Allies and partners are taking part in a series of long-planned military exercises stretching from the High North to the Balkans to enhance the readiness and interoperability of NATO forces. 13 May 2022 | NATO Press Release “Hedgehog” exercises, 15,000 NATO troops in Estonia “Wettiner Heide” exercises, 7,500 in Germany “Iron Wolf”…
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Mama’s Broke’s ‘dark, fiery folk-without-borders sound’ absorbs traditions from their maritime home in Eastern Canada all the way to Ireland and Indonesia. Photo: Canadian folk duo Mama’s Broke (Amy Lou and Lisa Marie) live at Sidmouth Folk Festival 2019 16 May 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News We find ourselves at a place in time when…
Vladimir Lenin famously claimed that “There are decades where nothing happens and there are weeks when decades happen.” Recent events appear to be a powerful confirmation. 14 April 2022 | Lorenzo Kamel | The National Interest In 1989, American sociologist Janet Abu-Lughod predicted that the era of Western hegemony would be superseded by “a return…
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Michael Kotutwa Johnson knows the Hopi Native American land practices can provide lessons for growing food and sustaining the Earth. Photo: Hopi farmer Michael Kotutwa Johnson in his corn field in northeastern Arizona [Courtesy of Michael Kotutwa Johnson] 15 May 2022 | Jane Palmer | Al Jazeera English Arizona, United States – Michael Kotutwa Johnson scans…
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Learn what Apartheid means and how it applies to Israel’s control over Palestinian lives whether located inside Israel, the occupied Palestinian territory, or the Palestinian diaspora. 06 May 2022 | YUMNA PATEL | Mondoweiss For decades Palestinians have accused Israel of the crime of Apartheid, imposing two different systems on the land between the Jordan River…
Under Operation Orbital, the UK trained the Ukrainian Armed Forces after the illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014. 15 May 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News Operation Orbital is the code-name for a British military operation to train and support the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It was launched in 2015 in response to the…
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Buffy Sainte-Marie sings four songs with the same passion she has shown throughout her nearly 60-year career Photo: Screenshot: Singer/songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie 15 May 2022 | Ann Powers | NPR PLEASE NOTE: The video is available to view on the NRP site and YouTube (linked below) “Tiny Desk at home? I kinda live on the…
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The ‘media’ is always telling us not to trust the media. Isn’t it time we started to listen to them? By James Porteous 14 May 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News by James Porteous In theory, North East West South (news) just happens. Much like the myth that the word ‘news’ was derived…
Berlin police argued the vigil for Shireen Abu Akleh presented an “immediate risk” of anti-Semitic chants, intimidation and violence. Photo: A Palestinian holds a lit candle and a picture of Abu Akleh in Gaza City [File: Adel Hana/AP] 13 May 2022 | Tom Wills | Al Jazeera English Berlin, Germany – Police in Berlin have banned a…
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The US says it’s a ‘strategy designed to defeat Islamic State through economic stabilization,’ without mentioning the sanctions that created many of those issues. 12 May 2022 | Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis | International Business The United States on Thursday authorized some foreign investment in areas of northern Syria that are outside government control,…
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The murder of Shireen Abu Akleh is a horrid, despicable snapshot of the relentless, manufactured violence that has become part of our daily lives. By James Porteous UPDATE: Today (13 May 2022) the funeral service for Shireen Abu Akleh was held in Jerusalem. If you live in the West, it is unlikely that you have…
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The strong and confident field reporter for the Al Jazeera network was part of the daily intake of anyone following the news of Palestine. Photo: Protesters wave Palestinian flags outside of the family home of veteran journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. (AP) 11 May 2022 | DAOUD KUTTAB | Arab News The soft-spoken voice, the emotionless…
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