Wednesday, March 4, 2015

RSN: A Lifetime Achievement--Destruction of the State of Israel, F-35 Can't Carry its Most Advanced Weapon Despite $1 Trillion in Development




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A Lifetime Achievement--Destruction of the State of Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu addressing Congress. (photo: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images)
Niva Lanir, Haaretz
Lanir writes: "Netanyahu the coward is sometimes even more dangerous than the diligent fool. After all, his speech to Congress showed he has the 'courage' to endanger Israel-U.S. relations."
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Noam Chomsky: Keeping Ukraine Neutral Offers Path to Peace With Russia
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now
Excerpt: "'It's fashionable in the United States and Britain to condemn Putin as some sort of distorted mind,' says Noam Chomsky, but he notes no Russian leader can accept the current Ukrainian move to join NATO."
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Supreme Court Obamacare Fight Over Four Words Could Affect Healthcare for Millions
Dan Roberts, The Guardian
Roberts writes: "Democratic lawmakers have launched a last-ditch effort to defend the Affordable Care Act from a looming supreme court challenge that could strip health insurance from millions of Americans."
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DOJ: Ferguson Police Routinely Racially Biased
Julia Edwards, Reuters
Edwards writes: "The U.S. Justice Department has concluded that the Ferguson, Missouri, police department routinely engages in racially biased practices, a law enforcement official familiar with the department's findings said on Tuesday."
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F-35 Can't Carry its Most Advanced Weapon Despite $1 Trillion in Development
Jeremy Bender, Business Insider
Bender writes: "Lockheed Martin's F-35B variant has hit yet another snag which could seriously impact the aircraft's overall ability to strike at ground targets."
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Netanyahu's Long History of Crying Wolf About Iran's Nuclear Program
Murtaza Hussein, The Intercept
Hussein writes: "Almost two decades ago, in 1996, Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress where he darkly warned, 'If Iran were to acquire nuclear weapons, this could presage catastrophic consequences, not only for my country, and not only for the Middle East, but for all mankind.'"
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Canada Is Pushing First Nations to Give Up Land Rights for Oil and Gas Profits
Martin Lukacs, The Guardian
Lukacs writes: "The Harper government is trying to win support for its pipelines and resource agenda by pushing First Nations to sideline their aboriginal rights in exchange for business opportunities, documents reveal."
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