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Rumor Mill Claims Monsanto Purchased Blackwater (XE) as its own Private Army

A translation mistake started an information whiplash; the nation's most deadly company, Monsanto, is not buying XE.

(SALEM) - The article 'Blackwater's Black Ops' - by Jeremy Scahill, carried by The Nation, was republished by a number of groups that took the additional step of concluding that Blackwater was purchased by Monsanto, the driving force behind both Agent Orange, and Genetically Modified Food (GMO).

As it turns out, Monsanto did not purchase Blackwater (XE), however there is no question that the groups have done their share of dancing.

Palestine Tree Planting Campaign Focuses on Areas Targeted by Israeli Government and Jewish National Fund

Despite poor weather, there was a large turnout for the planting and the event was welcomed by those involved.

(ABERDEEN, Scotland) - Members of a Stop the Jewish National Fund (JNF) delegation joined with several groups to take part in a new project to re-plant trees in previously devastated areas of Palestine.

The group planted 111 trees, representing the number of years that the JNF has been in existence, playing a key role in Israel’s policy of displacing and dispossessing Palestinians.

North Carolina Firm Recalls Diced Beef Products that May Contain Foreign Materials

The problem occurred as a result of a conveyor belt being damaged during production.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - RSW Distributors, LLC, is recalling approximately 3,104 pounds of seasoned diced beef products that may contain foreign materials, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.

The Attack on our Seeds

Genetic engineering is an imperfect technology. It is a cell invasion technology through which inter-specie barrier is transcended.

(NEW DELHI) - Once again, our seeds are under attack. Trans-national seeds companies like Monsanto, Syngenta and Bayer are pushing GM seeds in India without proper biosafety assessment.

The Land of the Chile Pilgrims

The chile pilgrims who come to Hatch every year get a glimpse of a rural society that has changed in many respects but still has passed on certain traditions.

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - As the winter sky rehearsed a coming storm, noisy gulls out for cheap pickings swooped low over a McDonalds’ parking lot on the edge of New Mexico’s Elephant Butte Reservoir.

A half hour downriver in the village of Hatch, green and red Christmas decorations mimicked the colors that pump life into the community every year...

Rwanda: Attack with grenades near a market in Kigali

The spokesman of the police, Theos Badege told Reuters that a single grenade was responsible for this tragedy.

(KIGALI, Rwanda) - 20 people were injured on the evening of Tuesday, January 3 in a grenade attack near an outdoor market of vegetables and fruits being at Nyabisindu in Gasabo District, close to the Stade Amahoro Kigali.

Among the 20 injured, two of them would have died in the meantime, according to a diplomatic source who nevertheless remains to be confirmed by the police, we are told the correspondent on the spot from Reuters, Graham Holliday on his Twitter account.

Senate Declares US Bestial Military Dictatorship

For the Senate, in its infinite wisdom, not only has unleashed the military against dissidents – but also against household pets: Senate Repeals Bans on Sodomy and Bestiality in the Military

(SUNDANCE, Wyoming) - On December 31, 2011, Obama signed the NDAA, codifying into law for the first time in American history that the military can imprison citizens or non-citizens indefinitely, inside or outside the United States, without charges or trial. - ACLU

This obscene bill was the work of the US Senate.

Vietnam-era chemical poison on US farms

America's farmlands are to be carpet-bombed with Vietnam-era Agent Orange chemical if approved, in what is the latest example of how the US commits acts of war against humanity.

(WASHINGTON D.C. Press TV) - Considered by world nations to be a "Weapon of Mass Destruction" (WMD), a key chemical in Agent Orange, 2, 4-D, may be dropped on US farmland in a few months time.

According to an article published on Tuesday, the US govt. may soon approve the petition of the Dow AgroSciences Chemical Company to unleash Agent Orange on agricultural land across the United States.

35, 40 or 50 - Jump Start to General Fitness & Good Health

Remember its exercise, you decide when, where and how long. Get started and don’t give up!

(GUELPH, Ontario) - I have been Powerlifting for 15 years and a member of the National Masters Powerlifting Team for 3 out of the last 6 years. I finished 6^th at the World Championships in the Czech Republic in 2010 and placed in the top 10 in 2005 and again in 2009.

The Biotech Industry Is Growing Bioweapons

Properly defined as bio-weapons, the public may be in a better position to stop the release of GMOs of all kinds.

(CHICAGO) - The pharmaceutical industry (which is synonymous with the Biotech Industry) has, without public involvement or even awareness, created a situation in which people could be consuming "drugs" without realizing it. And people are already trapped into eating unlabeled, genetically engineered stuff that is not even food to begin with.

But the graver reality isn't mentioned. Though the pharmaceutical industry may say they are growing pharmaceutical crops, in reality they are growing genetically engineered diseases.