Gadaffi Over Obama
NOVANEWS Question, when does our dictator become more of a dictator than their dictator? Answer, when our dictator is in his last term and has nothing to lose. Libya, under Gaddafi, was Africa’s most prosperous […]
Category: USA
Terror in the Skies. The Downing of Iran Air Flight 655
NOVANEWS By Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich Global Research On July 3, 1988, in an unprovoked move, US carrier USS Vincennes fired two missiles at an Iranian passenger plane, Iran Air flight 655 which was on route to Dubai. […]
Watching the World Destroy Itself
NOVANEWS by Robert C. Koehler The video opens with a few bars of adrenalin-pumping music. We see a topsy-turvy camera angle, sky, trees, darkness, then a staccato pop pop pop that blends rhythmically with the music, […]
Wake Up America: “A Commercially Successful Human Rights Violation” in Detroit ”VIEDO”
NOVANEWS Emily Wurth and Tom Stephens say that the city is turning off residents’ water so that they are forced to pay their bills, thereby driving up the commercial value of the public water system […]
Death Row Inmates: Execution Would be ‘Biological Experimentation’
NOVANEWS Oklahoma prisoners charge their execution would be unconstitutional following botched killing in April – Max Ocean Photo: Ken Piorkowski/cc/flickrFollowing a botched execution in Oklahoma, death row prisoners in the state are arguing their executions […]
In Stand Against Big Oil, Small Maine City Moves to Ban Tar Sands
NOVANEWS Coastal Maine residents are pushing to formally prohibit tar sands from being shipped from their port – Sarah Lazare Standing ovation for the South Portland Draft Ordinance Committee as it unveils plan to block […]
In Blow to Safe Abortion Access, Supreme Court Rejects ‘Buffer Zone’
NOVANEWS Justices unanimously side with argument that safe zones around clinics violate protesters’ free speech – Lauren McCauley A sign warning of a buffer zone outside of a Planned Parenthood facility in Portland, Maine. (Photo: […]
Win for ‘Rightful Stewards of the Land’: Canadian Court Sides With First Nations
NOVANEWS Ruling marks first time Canadian Supreme Court grants aboriginal land title – Max Ocean A First Nations protest At Queen’s Park in Ontario (Credit: Rainforest Action Network/cc/flickr)In a landmark ruling on Thursday with potential […]
Military Experts: Killer Drones Will Trigger ‘Slippery Slope’ into Endless War
NOVANEWS The use of drones as a ‘pillar’ of military policy raises significant strategic, legal and ethical questions, warns a high-level panel of military and foreign policy experts. – Lauren McCauley The M-Q 9 Reaper, […]
UN to Detroit: Denial of Water to Thousands ‘Violates Human Rights’
NOVANEWS Experts slam city’s aggressive drive to disconnect water from residents who are unable to pay – Sarah Lazare (Photo: Davide Restivo / Wikimedia Creative Commons)United Nations experts declared Wednesday that the city of Detroit’s […]