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"More than 150 years ago, scientists discovered what they termed a 'greenhouse effect'."
"Governments knew what was coming... In 1938 a British scientist published the first observational study".
By the late 1950s, the science about global warming was so well established that Frank Capra made a documentary to educate the public.
"Thatcher warned in 1989 of a climate crisis. She did nothing. Nor will her successors".
jonathan-cook.net/blog/2026-08…
#USPol #EUPol #ClimateCatastrophe #news #BigOil .2
Thatcher warned in 1989 of a climate crisis. She did nothing. Her successors will be the same
Governments knew what was coming. They failed to act because the political costs of taking on the corporate sector were too immense. Those corporations are now more powerful than ever.www.jonathan-cook.net
"More than 150 years ago, scientists discovered what they termed a 'greenhouse effect'."
"Governments knew what was coming... In 1938 a British scientist published the first observational study".
By the late 1950s, the science about global warming was so well established that Frank Capra made a documentary to educate the public.
"Thatcher warned in 1989 of a climate crisis. She did nothing. Nor will her successors".
jonathan-cook.net/blog/2026-08…
#USPol #EUPol #ClimateCatastrophe #news #BigOil .2
Thatcher warned in 1989 of a climate crisis. She did nothing. Her successors will be the same
Governments knew what was coming. They failed to act because the political costs of taking on the corporate sector were too immense. Those corporations are now more powerful than ever.www.jonathan-cook.net
Climate crisis wipes out EU's economic growth.
Brutal summer set to cost EU economy €180 billion this year — equivalent to 1 % of GDP, which is all the growth expected in 2026.
“Every year adaptation without mitigation is a year borrowed against a hotter baseline.”
#GreenDeal #EnergyTransition #EUpol
politico.eu/article/europes-sc…
Europe’s scorching summer is erasing its economic growth, says report
Dutch growth is set to be almost entirely wiped out, and France could be pushed into a contraction.Milena Wälde (POLITICO)
Interview: "Israel aims to make Palestine disappear physically, economically, culturally and politically”.
Fmr pres of Ireland, Mary Robinson, says weapons decommissioning "does not happen before a withdrawal of troops or before x, y, z happens."
"That happens as part of a process. It took... 12 years for the full decommisioning of the IRA".
16 min in:
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#USPol #EUPol #WestBank #gaza #palestine #news #IsraeliCrimes #HamasDecommissioning .
Israel is ‘trying to make Palestine disappear’: The Elders
Former Irish President Mary Robinson: Israel ‘erasing Palestine physically, economically, culturally and politically’.Al Jazeera
Israeli general says Gaza should remain ‘destroyed for generations’
Ret Maj Gen Giora Eiland said that "rebuilding Gaza would run against Israeli interests. Israel has no interest in Gaza being rebuilt, it is better for us that it be destroyed for generations to come."
~Giora Eiland
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#USPol #EUPol #News #Gaza #GazaGenocide #palestine #israeliCrimes .
Israeli general says Gaza should remain ‘destroyed for generations’
A former head of Israel’s National Security Council has called for Gaza to remain devastated for decades, openly presenting Palestinian despair and destruction as desirable outcomes after Israel’s genocide in tElis Gjevori (Middle East Eye)
"An American oil company connected to Donald #Trump is preparing to sink wells in remote #Greenland despite not having received permission from the local authorities."
theguardian.com/world/2026/aug…
Greenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill
Island’s government says no approval given after Greenland Energy brings kit ashore for exploratory drillingTom Burgis (The Guardian)
Israel pays Trump’s fmr campaign manager Brad Parscale $46m to train chatbots to spread Israeli lies about Gaza.
When one chatbot was asked "whether it would be beneficial for the US to enhance military cooperation with Israel, the chatbot responded with a one-word answer: 'Yes'.”
"The top source cited was a website created by Parscale’s firm for the Israeli government."
democracynow.org/2026/7/30/hea…
#USPol #EUPol #GazaGenocide #Gaza #palestine #news #IsraeliLies .
Drop Site News: Trump’s Former Campaign Manager Working to Influence How AI Chatbots Talk About Gaza
Drop Site News is reporting Trump’s former campaign manager Brad Parscale has been quietly working with Israel to help influence how artificial intelligence chatbots talk about Gaza. Israel awarded Parscale’s firm a $46.Democracy Now!
Interview: "We are in this new phase where genocide is profitable."
"Nations, leaders, have become incentivized to pursue genocidal policies knowing they can get away with it & also benefit from it".
"Israel's arms exports have soared during the Gaza genocide, precisely because Israel can market these weapons & systems as having been battle tested during the Gaza genocide or in Lebanon."
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#USPol #EUPol #Gaza #GazaGenocide #GazaPlan #news #palestine #WarProfiteering .
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"With Karim Khan’s dismissal, the elimination of the war crimes court is near-complete".
"Khan is not the first ICC chief prosecutor to face extreme pressures" not to take on Israel.
Kahn's predecessor, Fatou Bensouda, was warned "she was going too far in investigating Israeli crimes", & that she “could be harmed... be killed, or family members could be harmed in some way.”
jonathan-cook.net/blog/2026-07…
#USPol #EUPol #ICC #KarimKahnDismissal #IsraeliCrimes #news #Mossad #YossiCohen .
With Karim Khan’s dismissal, the elimination of the war crimes court is near-complete
Millions of people around the globe will now find themselves even more exposed to the criminal actions of predatory states. Unlike Khan’s accuser, they are unlikely to ever get their day in court.www.jonathan-cook.net
Report: Francesca Albanese: The removal of ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan cannot be read in isolation from the campaign to overturn the ICC's arrest warrant against Netanyahu.
"Khan's removal lines up neatly with the fight to neutralise Netanyahu's arrest warrant."
Israel's Gideon Saar, "played an active role in efforts to remove Khan."
"If the ICC is paralysed, lawyers & judges worldwide must do more."
middleeasteye.net/news/un-expe…
#FrancescaAlbanese #ICC #UN #USPol #EUPol #GazaGenocide #news .
UN expert Albanese says Khan's removal 'lines up neatly with fight to neutralise Netanyahu's warrant’
The UN's special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories on Saturday said the removal of International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan cannot be read in isolation from the campaign to overturn the arrest warrant against Is…MEE staff (Middle East Eye)
Report: The planned merger of the US & Israeli militaries
The $1.5 trillion war budget passed by the House this week includes a provision for permanently integrating US & Israeli military tech advancements...
... in a way that would, as Netanyahu put it, "turn Israel from a foreign aid recipient to a full-scale partner."
"Future presidents would not be able to simply withdraw from such a project."
middleeasteye.net/news/buried-…
#USPol #EUPol #USIsraelRelations #USDefenseBudget #ForeignTakeover .
Buried in the new defence budget, a plan to merge the US and Israeli militaries
When the US House of Representatives narrowly passed a $1.5 trillion budget for the Department of War this week, the bill included a controversial provision that would permanently integrate US and Israeli military tech advancements in a way that woul…Yasmine El-Sabawi (Middle East Eye)
"No, Israel does not have ‘a right to exist.’ Quite the contrary, actually..... my assertion is rooted in international law".
~Craig Mokhiber, fmr UN official
"Of course, given Israel’s propensity for violating such laws, it’s no surprise they’re still claiming a right that has no basis in reality."
"The statement that Israel “has a right to exist” has always been nonsense, unrooted as it is in either law or fact."
mondoweiss.net/2026/07/no-isra…
#USPol #EUPol #IsraeliCrimes #news #palestine .
No, Israel does not have ‘a right to exist.’ Quite the contrary, actually.
Unlike the Zionist claim that “Israel has a right to exist,” my assertion is rooted in international law. Of course, given Israel’s propensity for violating such laws, it’s no surprise they’re still claiming a right that has no basis in reality.Craig Mokhiber (Mondoweiss)
"No, Israel does not have ‘a right to exist.’ Quite the contrary, actually..... my assertion is rooted in international law".
~Craig Mokhiber, fmr UN official
"Of course, given Israel’s propensity for violating such laws, it’s no surprise they’re still claiming a right that has no basis in reality."
"The statement that Israel “has a right to exist” has always been nonsense, unrooted as it is in either law or fact."
mondoweiss.net/2026/07/no-isra…
#USPol #EUPol #IsraeliCrimes #news #palestine .
No, Israel does not have ‘a right to exist.’ Quite the contrary, actually.
Unlike the Zionist claim that “Israel has a right to exist,” my assertion is rooted in international law. Of course, given Israel’s propensity for violating such laws, it’s no surprise they’re still claiming a right that has no basis in reality.Craig Mokhiber (Mondoweiss)
Report: More than 80 British politicians have demanded that the UK government "impose comprehensive sanctions on Israel in line with the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion”.
"The UK's obligations under international law are clear. What is needed now is the political courage to act.”
"Keir Starmer’s government has continued to enable Israel’s atrocities."
middleeasteye.net/news/uk-poli…
#USPol #EUPol #ICJ #BDS #IsraeliCrimes #news #palestine .
UK politicians call for sanctions on Israel as Starmer's Gaza legacy slammed
Over 80 British MPs and lords have called on their government to impose comprehensive sanctions on Israel, as a collection of charities slammed outgoing prime minister Keir Starmer's legacy on Palestine.Oscar Rickett (Middle East Eye)
