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Journalist: To end war ------

prosecute UK, US officials

who wage(d) it illegally

October 22nd, 10:12pm (PressTV)

The world must finally put an end to the impunity of war

criminals, by holding US and UK officials responsible

for launching the illegal war on Iraq, done without

the approval of the UN Security Council, and

prosecuting them --- under the Nuremberg

principles, US journalist Don DeBar said.

DeBar made the remarks in an interview with Press TV while

commenting on a report which has revealed that the British

military inquiries into abuse against Iraqi nationals... have

been closed without a single prosecution being brought,

even though the credibility of many "shocking and

shameful incidents" during the war in the Middle

Eastern country, have been confirmed.

British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said in a statement

this week that the Service Police Legacy Investigations,

which was looking at claims of abuse in Iraq, had now

"officially closed its doors."

In March 2003, the US and Britain invaded Iraq in blatant

violation of international law and under the pretext of

finding WMDs; but no such weapons were ever

More than one million Iraqis were killed - as the result of

the US-led invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq

--- according to the California-based investigative

organization, Project Censored.

The US war in Iraq cost US taxpayers $1.7 trillion with

an additional $490 billion in benefits owed to war
veterans, expenses that could grow to more than
$6 trillion over the next four decades counting
interest, according to a study called Costs of
War Project --- by the Watson Institute for

International Studies at Brown University.

DeBar told Press TV that the Iraq war

was illegal from the very beginning.

"It is illegal for a nation to make war on another nation if it

does not have the approval of the UN Security Council, if

any of those nations are signatories to the original UN

Charter. And it’s been adopted - that happened with

the US, as a charter member of the UN -- and it was

approved by the US Senate in the 1940s.

Consequently, the US involvement in Iraq from
the beginning, and the UK involvement in Iraq
from the beginning, was illegal,” he said.

“And under the Nuremberg standards, which would then

apply, each and every death consequent – intentional

or not - to either US or UK military action there, or

condoning of the US action there, by the media

or public officials, or any act facilitating that,

is an individual war crime. And, by the way,

there’s a death penalty for that,” the

“No one will prosecute these people. That’s why I started

with the word impunity. And we might bookend with that

because that’s the problem. And until the world puts an

end to that impunity, until the world sees the major

contradiction in all international relations, is US,

UK, and EU imperialism, then it’s going to

continue until this eats our species,”

A damning White House memo had revealed details of the

so-called “deal in blood” forged by former British Prime

Minister Tony Blair and US President George W. Bush

The document, titled “Secret... Memorandum for the

President”, was sent by then-US Secretary of State

Colin Powell to President Bush on March 28th,
2002, a week before Bush’s summit with Blair
at his Crawford ranch in Texas.

The sensational memo, revealed that Blair had agreed to

support the war a year before the invasion even started

while publicly, the British prime minister was working
to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis.

The document also disclosed that Blair agreed to act as a

spin doctor for Bush and convince a skeptical public that

Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had Weapons of Mass

Destruction, which actually did not exist.

In response, Bush would flatter Blair and give the

impression that London was not Washington’s

poodle but an equal partner in the

“special relationship.”

Powell told Bush that Blair “will be with us” on the

Iraq war, and assured the president that “"the UK

will follow our lead in the Middle East."

Blair has always denied the claim that he and Bush

signed a deal “in blood”, at Crawford, to launch a

war against Iraq that began on March 20th, 2003,

that has killed hundreds of thousands of people.

The Powell memo, however, showed how Blair and

Bush secretly prepared the Iraq war plot behind

closed doors at Crawford.

Powell told Bush: “He will present to you the strategic,

tactical and public affairs lines, that he believes will

strengthen global support for our common cause.”

People hold up a banner as they protest

against Israel at the entrance of the

International Criminal Court.

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Israeli Defense Chiefs Warn against

Gaza City Offensive: “Wild Gamble

on Hostages’ Lives”

August 30th, 10:40am

(al Manar)

Israeli defense chiefs will call on the security cabinet on Sunday

to accept the current proposal for a ceasefire and hostage

release deal in Gaza, Hebrew media reported on Friday.

The Israeli defense chiefs: “will present an all-but united front to

the security cabinet on Sunday, beseeching ministers to accept

the current proposal for a ceasefire and hostage release deal in

Gaza over the government’s desired offensive in Gaza City,”

The Times of Israeli cited Israeli Channel 12 as reporting

on Friday.

The chiefs include Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, Mossad Director

David Barnea and National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi, the

report said, noting that the stance of the acting chief of the

Shin Bet ...was not clear.

Security chiefs will also question why Israel has not held a cabinet

meeting to at least seriously consider the latest offer on the table

— an offer Tel Aviv had itself recently approved.

The phased proposal crafted by Arab mediators that Hamas

approved on August 18 envisions the release of 10 Israeli

captives along with the bodies of 18 dead hostages in

five batches over a 60-day ceasefire, during which

the sides will hold talks on the terms of the

release of the remaining hostages and a

permanent end to the war.

“There is a deal on the table that Israel fought for. We must grasp

the opportunity to bring the hostages back alive and to use the

ceasefire to reach an end to the fighting,” a senior security

source told the network.

“Any other decision, based on the thought that Hamas will

surrender if we enter Gaza [City], is a wild gamble on the

lives of hostages and soldiers.”

The unnamed official added that multiple living hostages could

have returned last week and been home safe by now, had

Israel accepted the deal, as it had in the past.

Source: Israeli media (edited by Al-Manar)

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IRGC Busts Mossad-linked

Cell in Northeast Iran

August 30th, 10:21am

(al Manar)

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) intelligence forces

arrested a cell linked to the Zionist entity’s Mossad spy

service in the country’s northeast, Iranian media

reported on Saturday.

The IRGC division in Khorasan Razavi announced in a statement

that its intelligence forces have carried out a targeted operation

in the province, successfully identifying and arresting eight

operatives affiliated with Mossad.

The cell was involved in hostile operations during the 12-day

Israeli-US war on Iran in June, according to Iranian media.

The team had been involved in sending the coordinates of vital and

sensitive facilities, as well as information on prominent military

figures, to Mossad intelligence officers, the statement said.

The arrested elements were planning to design and carry out

operations against civilian and military officials, as well as

to sabotage key facilities in the holy city of Mashhad.

The network had in its possession materials for

making launchers, bombs, explosives, and

improvised explosive devices, which

were confiscated, according to

the IRGC statement.

The arrestees were in contact with

separatist groups as well, it added.

The IRGC emphasized that the arrests highlight the vigilance

and operational readiness of its intelligence units in

safeguarding national security against foreign

espionage and sabotage efforts.

Source: Iranian media

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Abu Ubaida: Israeli Prisoners in Gaza

Will Be with Al-Qassam Fighters

Confronting Occupation Troops

August 29th, 7:01pm

(al Manar)

The spokesman for Al-Qassam Brigades ---- the military wing of

Hamas Movement, maintained on Friday that the occupation

of Gaza will be a disaster for the Israeli political and

military command.

In a social media post, Abu Ubaida stressed that the Israeli

occupation army will meet more deaths and capture

attempts in Gaza, affirming that Al-Qassam

fighters are on alert ....and completely

ready to fight the enemy.

Abu Ubaida indicated that the Israeli prisoners will be in the war

zones, have the same living conditions as Al-Qassam fighters,

and share with them the same threats, affirming --- that

Al-Qassam will announce the death of every prisoner

killed by the Zionist gunfire.

In this context, Abu Ubaida pointed out that the Israeli premier

Benjamin Netanyahu and his Nazi ministers decided to raise

the number of the dead prisoners and keep their bodies

concealed in Gaza forever.

“Netanyahu and his ministers are

completely responsible for that.”

The Palestinian resistance groups announced on Friday

several military operations against the Israeli

occupation forces in the Gaza Strip.

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Palestinian Resistance --- Targets

Several Merkava Tanks in Gaza

August 29th, 5:01pm

(al Manar)

The Palestinian resistance groups announced on Friday

several military operations against the Israeli

occupation forces in the Gaza Strip.

In this context, Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas

Movement, revealed targeting an Eitan personnel carrier with

a Kornet guided missile, directly hitting it east of the Zeitoun

neighbourhood in Gaza City - last Tuesday.

Our fighters monitored the landing of a helicopter

for evacuation of casualties, Al-Qassam stated.

Al-Qassam fighters managed on Thursday to strike a Merkava

tank and a Zionist personnel carrier with Al-Yaseen 105

shells in Jabalia, north of Gaza.

Al-Qassam fighters managed to blow up two Israeli Merkava

tanks with two highly explosive landmines last Monday and

Tuesday, in the east and centre of Jabalia city, north of the

Gaza Strip.

Meanwhile, Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic

Jihad Movement, posted a video which shows targeting the

Israeli occupation forces and vehicles advancing in Khan

Younis --- with mortar shells.

Source: Al-Manar English Website

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Speaker Berri: US Policy Serves ‘Israel’

More than America Itself, and

Lebanon Won’t Pay More

August 29th, 5pm

(al Manar)

The Lebanese House Speaker, Nabih Berri, voiced his

disappointment with the US stance pertaining to the

ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and the

Zionist entity --- to the extent of saying that

even the May 17 agreement is better.

'May 17 Agreement' refers to the deal between the Lebanese

President Amin Gemayyel and the Israeli enemy signed in

1983, to give the Zionist entity security privileges in

Lebanon and fight the resistance groups.

“How wonderful the May 17 Agreement is (in comparison

to the current US proposal),” Speaker Berri said

in a press interview.

“The American guarantor of the ceasefire agreement,

which took effect on November 27, 2024, has made

it worse than the May 17 deal.”

The US envoy Thomas Barrack did not convey any Israeli

concessions, nor did he present any US guarantees,

Speaker Berri added.

Speaker Berri denounced involving the Lebanese Army

in the arms restriction issue, stressing that it is

political and must be handled by the council

of ministers.

Source: Al-Manar English Website

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Lebanese Martyred as Israeli Enemy

Stages More Ceasefire Violations

August 29th, 5pm

(al Manar)

A Lebanese citizen was martyred in an Israeli strike on

south Lebanon on Friday, with other Zionist attacks

being reported in violation of the ceasefire that

ended the brutal Israeli 66-day war on

Lebanon... in late 2024.

Al-Manar correspondent in south Lebanon reported an

Israeli drone strike on a vehicle in the southern town

of Seer Al-Garbiya.

The Lebanese Health Ministry then announced -- that

a Lebanese citizen was martyred in the Israeli strike.

Local media reported that the martyr was injured last year

during the Israeli pager attacks which killed or injured

thousands of Lebanese citizens including women

and children.

Meanwhile on Friday, Al-Manar correspondent reported

that an Israeli glider dropped four bombs on the border

town of Kfar Kila.

A fifth bomb was dropped by an Israeli glider earlier on

Friday in an area to the north of Kfar Kila, according

to our reporter.

Constant buzz of Israeli drones was also reported in several

towns across south Lebanon, local media reported.

Israeli warplanes meanwhile, flew over Western Bekaa,

Al-Manar correspondent reported.

The Israeli enemy continues to bomb Lebanon, mainly the

country’s south, almost daily and maintains occupation

over five posts along the southern border, in violation

of a ceasefire deal reached following a brutal 66-

day Israeli war between September and

November 2024.

Despite the continuous Israeli attacks, the Lebanese

Government approved earlier this month “objectives”

of a US plan to disarm Hezbollah, yielding to US and

Israeli pressures.

The cabinet session on August 7 followed another session

on August 5, in which the Lebanese Government tasked

the Lebanese Army with drafting a plan to confine all

weapons to the State by the end of the year.

The Lebanese State has been subjected to unprecedented

pressure by the US, the first sponsor of the Zionist entity,

to tackle the issue of disarming Hezbollah.

Source: Al-Manar English Website

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Russia, China Back Iran

Against Western

Sanctions Push

August 29th, 1:59pm

(al Manar)

In a significant escalation at the UN, China and Russia have

firmly supported Iran ---- in opposing a move by European

powers to reimpose international sanctions on Tehran.

The diplomatic confrontation threatens to unravel the

2015 nuclear deal and has sparked a fierce war of

words over international law.

The E3 — France, the UK and Germany — submitted a formal

notification to the UN Security Council to trigger the snap-

back mechanism under Resolution 2231, which endorsed

the 2015 nuclear agreement. The move sets off a 30-day

process that could restore all the sanctions lifted

under the deal.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry rejected the initiative as “invalid and

legally ineffective,” warning it would suspend cooperation

with the International Atomic Energy Agency if the snap-

back mechanism is enforced.

“This action is a legally defective and politically motivated effort

to revive cancelled resolutions,” the ministry said. “It is in clear

contradiction to Resolution 2231 and lacks any legal standing.”

Tehran argued the Europeans bypassed the Joint Comprehensive

Plan of Action’s Dispute Resolution Mechanism, which requires a

multi-stage process. “As confirmed by several Council members,

including China and Russia, the E3 have not completed the

legal process required,” the statement said.

Iran slammed the Europeans for aligning with the United States,

which withdrew from the JCPOA in 2018 and reimposed

sanctions. “These countries cannot claim to act in

good faith while they have long failed to meet

their JCPOA obligations,” the ministry said.

The statement pointed to fresh restrictions placed on Iran’s

civilian industries and noted continued attacks on nuclear

facilities. “Rather than condemning sabotage against

Iranian facilities, these countries are rewarding the

violator and punishing the victim,” it said.

Iran also cited the E3’s failure to fulfill commitments due on

October 18, 2023 — the agreement’s “Transition Day” —

including lifting the remaining sanctions.

“Their ongoing noncompliance disqualifies them from

invoking any rights under the deal,” the ministry said.

Warning of wider consequences, Tehran said the move

could erode confidence in the Security Council and

put peace and security at risk.

Russia and China countered the European move by circulating a

draft resolution proposing a six-month “technical extension” of

Resolution 2231. The text would suspend substantive JCPOA

discussions until April 2026 and urge all sides back to talks.

Russia’s Deputy UN Ambassador, Dmitry Polyanskiy, said

the Security Council must choose between diplomacy

and coercion. “One path leads to diplomacy, peace,

and normal human relations. The other path is

coercion — the path chosen by France, the

UK, and Germany,” he said.

Also, Iran’s UN mission called the moment 'decisive' for diplomacy.

“The E3’s response to the Russian-Chinese draft will demonstrate

whether they are serious about dialogue or intent on escalating

tensions,” it said.

Source: Mehr News Agency

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Lebanese Army Affirms Commitment

to National Duties --- with Utmost

Responsibility

August 29th, 12:58pm

(al Manar)

The Lebanese Army affirmed on Friday its commitment

to national duties ----- with the utmost responsibility

and professionalism.

In a statement, the Lebanese Army Command’s Directorate of

Orientation urged media outlets “to refrain from speculating

about the military institution and its decisions, and to refer

to official statements for accurate information.”

“Media outlets have been circulating information regarding the

Army Command’s stance on the duties currently undertaken

by the military institution. The Command affirms, that it is

carrying out its responsibilities with the highest levels of

professionalism and commitment to national security

and internal stability, in accordance with decisions

made by the political authority and in full

dedication to duty, regardless of the

challenges faced,” the

statement read.

It added that “the national duty that the army is honoured

to perform remains a steadfast commitment.”

“The Soldiers of all ranks have made significant sacrifices

throughout various stages, especially in light of the

ongoing Israeli aggression against our country.”

Earlier on Thursday, two Lebanese Army soldiers were martyred

and another was injured as an Israeli drone exploded in the

southern border town of Naqoura.

Source: Al-Manar English Website

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Gaza Under Intense Bombardment

as Civilian Casualties Mount and

Famine Worsens

August 29th, 10:57am

(al Manar)

For the 693rd consecutive day, intense Israeli airstrikes and

artillery fire struck multiple locations across the Gaza Strip

on Friday, resulting in dozens of Palestinian casualties,

according to reports from local medical sources and

correspondents on the ground.

The attacks exacerbate an already severe humanitarian crisis

where over two million displaced people are facing famine

amid widespread destruction.

Medical officials at Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat confirmed that 30

people were killed by the Israeli occupation forces since dawn on

Friday. Among the reported casualties were several individuals

shot near aid distribution points --- in both northern and

southern Gaza.

The Israeli enemy employed a variety of methods throughout the

day, including airstrikes by drones and fighter jets, artillery

shelling, and the detonation of booby-trapped robots

in residential areas.

Palestinian media reports -- detailed a series of attacks throughout

the region. Israeli drones struck the Al-Mawasi area west of Khan

Younis, while booby-trapped robots were detonated in Jabalia al-

Nazla and the Zarqa area in the north.

Artillery shelling continued in Gaza City’s Sabra neighbourhood, and

drone strikes were reported near the Abu Iskandar area and the al-

Rayes area. Loud explosions were heard in al-Zeitoun and

al-Sabra --- as buildings were destroyed.

Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat announced it received four fatalities,

including a child, and 18 wounded following an airstrike on

civilians near the Baba Mall in the Bureij refugee camp.

The victims were identified as Nahla al-Awawdeh, Hanan al-

Awawdeh, Khaled al-Bahbahani, and the child Muhammad

Abd Jarwan. Additional strikes on Thursday evening

killed two people in a tent in Khan Younis, four at

the entrance to the Bureij camp, and five near

a school in Jabalia al-Nazla.

Deepening Humanitarian Catastrophe

The ongoing Israeli aggression has resulted in a staggering number

of casualties. According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, the war

has left 62,966 dead and 159,266 injured, with over 10,000

people still missing. The ministry also reports - that 317

people, including 121 children, have died from famine

and malnutrition.

Vulnerable groups have been disproportionately affected, with

19,000 children and 14,500 women among the killed. The

health officials state that 18,000 of the children

martyred arrived at hospitals --- after being

targeted by airstrikes, artillery, or

sniper fire.

The report accuses Israel, with US political and military support,

of turning aid points into “killing traps,” assuring 2,180 have

been killed and 16,064 wounded since May 27 in such

incidents. It further condemns what it calls an

“unprecedented failure” of the international

community to stop the violence.

Source: Agencies and Al-Manar English Website

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Araghchi on E3 Move to Trigger

Snapback Mechanism:

Unjustified Political

Manipulation

August 29th, 10:57am

(al Manar)

Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, underlined Tehran’s resolve

to respond to a decision by France, Germany, and the UK to trigger

the UN Security Council’s “snapback” mechanism.

In a letter to the UNSC on Thursday, the top Iranian diplomat called

the move “unjustified, illegal, and lacking any legal basis,”

stressing that Iran will respond appropriately to protect

its national rights and interests.

He called on all UNSC members “to reject the unjustified political

manipulations and to uphold the integrity of international law

and authority of the Council.”

The snapback process, a veto-proof measure embedded in the

2015 nuclear deal, was initiated despite Tehran’s continued
commitment to diplomacy and transparency, the top

diplomat said.

“Iran has acted responsibly and in good faith, in adhering to

diplomacy for resolving nuclear-related issues,” Araghchi

said, stressing that Iran’s stance remains firm in

defending its legal rights, under international

law and the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

“The Islamic Republic of Iran... will respond appropriately

to this unlawful and unwarranted measure by the three

European countries to protect its national rights and

interests,” he stated.

The three countries, in coordination with the EU’s foreign

policy chief, formally notified Iran by phone on Thursday

of their intention to inform the UN Security Council to

begin the “dispute resolution” process under the

JCPOA framework.

This move sets a 30-day countdown aimed at potentially

re-imposing UN sanctions on Tehran, suspended since

the 2015 accord, known as the Joint Comprehensive

Plan of Action.

Araghchi, meanwhile, expressed hope that

the European countries would reconsider

and reverse their decision.

“We hope the three European countries will, by adopting

a responsible approach and understanding existing

realities, properly correct their wrong move in the

coming days.”

Source: Iranian media

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UK Bars Israeli Defense Ministry

from London Arms Fair

August 29th, 8:56am

(al Manar)

The British government has blocked Israeli officials from attending a

major defense conference in London next month, amid continued

criticism of the campaign in Gaza.

A spokesman for the UK government told POLITICO that the Israeli

Defense Ministry will not be invited to the DSEI, a huge
exhibition of weapons and other military equipment
which takes place in London every other year.

Israeli arms companies will however be able to take part in DSEI

as normal, according to Whitehall officials, and their presence..

is expected to draw large-scale protests.

The spokesman said: “The Israeli government’s decision to further

escalate its military operation in Gaza is wrong. As a result, we

can confirm that no Israeli government delegation will be

invited to attend DSEI UK 2025.”

“There must be a diplomatic solution to end this war now, with an

immediate ceasefire, the return of the hostages ...and a surge in

humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza,” the spokesman added.

The move by the British government follows scenes of confusion

at the Paris Air Show in June, when Israeli firms were ordered to

remove some weapons from display and refused to comply.

Officials close to the British decision said the Israeli government

had been informed, and that the ban could be lifted --- if it

demonstrated 'a commitment', to upholding international

humanitarian law in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

“Harmful, Disgraceful Move”

Responding to the decision, the Israeli Defense Ministry said the

British Government’s move was “harmful and disgraceful.”

It said it “will not establish a national pavilion at the exhibition,

though Israeli defense industries that choose to attend will

still receive full ministry support.”

The Israeli ministry criticized the decision as a political step, that

“serves extremists, grants legitimacy to terror, and is driven by

political considerations that fall outside the professional and

customary framework of international defense exhibitions.”

Source: Politico and Israeli media

(edited by Al-Manar)

Iranian MPs - urge dozens of countries

to impose sanctions on Israel

July 17th, 9:54am

(PressTV)

Members of the Iranian Parliament’s Judiciary and Legal

Committee have called on dozens of countries to work

towards imposing sanctions on Israel ----------- over the

regime’s “systematic violation of international rules

and human rights.”

In a letter sent to the parliaments of 44 states on Thursday,

the lawmakers - asked the legislatures’ legal committees

to condemn last month’s illegal Israeli-US aggression

against the Islamic Republic ....and notify the

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) of

their decision.

They also urged those parliaments to put on their agenda

the legislative process for taking restrictive measures

against the criminal Zionist regime.

“Likewise, the legal committees have been asked to place

investigations into Israel’s crimes within the jurisdiction

of their country's legal authorities, in order to prevent

the impunity of the Zionist regime and the US, and

stop the Israeli warmongering in the world,”

the letter read, signed by Mohammad
Sargazi, head of the Iranian
Parliament’s Judiciary

and Legal Committee.

On June 13, Israel launched a blatant and unprovoked aggression

against Iran, killing at least 1,060 people, including high-ranking

military commanders, nuclear scientists, and ordinary civilians.

The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society says that

civilians suffered the most casualties during the

Israeli aggression against Iran.

The United States also entered the war on June 22 and bombed

three Iranian nuclear sites in a grave violation of the United

Nations Charter, international law, and the Nuclear

Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

In response, Iranian Armed Forces targeted strategic sites across

the occupied territories as well as the al-Udeid air base in Qatar,

the largest US military base in West Asia.

On June 24, Iran, through its successful retaliatory operations

against both the Israeli regime and the US, managed to

impose a halt to the terrorist assault.

Today, August 30th, in 1672,

philosopher and teacher,

He is considered to be one of the most influential Confucian

scholars of seventeenth century Japan, and the Tokugawa

period (1600–1868) generally.

Jinsai's school, known as the Kogigaku, advocated a

philosophical vision based on an understanding of

the meanings of key terms in Confucius'

Analects and the Mencius.

Jinsai is often described as an apolitical philosopher.

However, the Gomo jigi, can easily be seen as an

inherently political text, one which defines the

very philosophical foundations of an ideal

In the Analects, 13/3, Confucius, when asked by a disciple what he

would do if given political authority, replied that he would "rectify

terms" (zheng ming). When his disciple responded with

bewilderment, Confucius explained that if words

were not used correctly, then in effect there

could be little hope for order in a state.

For that reason, Confucius added,

the prince is always careful

in his use of words.

Jinsai's project of defining philosophical terms rightly, is very much

a later day expression of Confucius' view --- that in order to govern

effectively, one must ensure that words are understood and used

correctly. If that is not done, then all will be lost.

jigi 1705 (The Meaning of Words

in the Analects and Mencius).

jimon 1705 (Questions From Children).

Daigaku teihon 1705 (The Established

Text of the Great Learning).

Hakushimonj 1704 (Postscripts to

the Collected Works of Bo Juyi).

Keir Hardie - Britain's first Labour MP - opposed World War One.

His namesake is stammering his way in the opposite direction.

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ROGER WATERS
TO MUSICIANS:-
"BOYCOTT ISRAEL"

Roger Waters formerly of Pink Floyd, in an open letter,
calls on his fellow musicians --- to boycott the Zionist
Israeli regime and follow the example of the cultural
boycott against the ex S. African Apartheid regime.

“Given the inability or unwillingness of our governments
[to act] …. I write to you now, my brothers and sisters …
to ask you to join with me, & thousands of other artists
around the world, to declare a cultural boycott
on Israel,” Roger Waters says in his letter.

Waters says the Zionist regime has been found guilty of
major breaches of human rights and international law
by international organizations, UN officials and the
International Court of Justice.

He touches on two such cases, saying the regime has been
identified as perpetrating the “crime of Apartheid”, including
in a statement on March 9th, 2012 by the UN Committee on
the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, and the “crime of
ethnic cleansing” including in East Jerusalem (al-Quds).

Waters adds that he has been a member of the Boycott,
Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against the
Israeli regime’s occupation of the Palestinian lands and
Tel Aviv’s violations of Palestinian human rights for 7
years, and now wants other musicians to also join
the anti-Israeli front.

“Please join me and all our brothers and sisters in global
civil society in proclaiming our rejection of Apartheid in
Israel & occupied Palestine, by pledging not to perform
or exhibit in Israel or accept any award or funding from
any institution linked to the government of Israel, until
such time as Israel complies with international law
and universal principles of human rights.”

The former Pink Floyd Musician also says he has recently
faced a boycott by the US media after his November 29th,
2012 address at the UN on behalf of the Russell Tribunal.

In the address, he sought accountability for the Zionist
regime’s violations of the international law and the lack
of United Nations resolve that prevents the Palestinian
people from achieving their inalienable rights,
especially the right of self-determination.

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The Parc & Dare, Treorchy

Lunchtime Concerts in the Lounge Bar.

Indulge in a delicious cake and a cup of tea
while enjoying music and sing-along songs
from fantastic Welsh musicians.

Ticket information:

The Cultural Services Booking & Information Line:

08000 147 111
or book online at

www.rct-arts.co.ukÃ‚Â

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Mid Rhondda Modelling Club...

7pm - 9pm

Tonyrefail Comprehensive School
Mid Rhondda Modelling Club

has been running for over 30 years.

We meet on a regular basis

& enjoy making models for display.

We encourage both Gentlemen

and Ladies to attend,
and also young people aged 12+.

However, Young people under 16,
must be accompanied by an adult.

Ticket information

£1 contribution every week. Under 16's free

Telephone Mr. Davies on 01443 686658

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Comedy In The Laughter Lounge

The Park & Dare Theatre, Treorchy.

COMEDY IN THE LAUGHTER LOUNGE

Join us once a month in the intimate setting
of the Laughter Lounge for some
top notch comedy with some of the
biggest and brightest
rising comedians on the circuit.

Laugh? You'll snort like a pig!

Hilarious - TimeOut.

www.rct-arts.co.uk

Rhondda Records exists to express the Rhondda's
vision --- when it was confident, powerful, caring,
and socialist.

A Rhondda very aware of the media's poisonous
tricks -- how they con working class people into
attacking each other, or racial groups, or, often,
even their best allies and friends... instead of
seeing their real enemies:--- an elite who hate
the very idea that working people can think,
create, or achieve a fairer society.

Thatcher said her proudest achievement was
Blair and New Labour - who parachuted in
careerists and expenses fiddlers - to stop
local Labour members having a say, and
who made genuine socialist MPs leave
the Labour party in disgust and many
members and voters to despair...
and the young to stop voting.

Jeremy Corbyn was always attacked because
he was trying to reverse all that New Labour
corruption --- that's why membership was
flooding in all over the UK.

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Get Involved!

– If you feel you’ve been ‘purged’,
take this online survey:

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/857YMDK

or this one:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc0du5YuhPZ8ahI
oxC_b6pvBprmGA4XFdG-0r2dOVYyc4UNFg/viewform?c=0&w=1

– Request all your own data that
the Labour Party holds on you:

http://www.labour.org.uk/pages/privacy

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IF - YOU THINK you HAVE
BEEN UNFAIRLY BARRED:

“Any member who is suspended & intends
to appeal the decision should throw in a
‘Subject Access Request in accordance
with the Data Protection Act’ --- for ALL
data that the Labour Party hold on them.

The Labour Party are Data Controllers and
therefore have to, by law, provide you with
all material/information they hold on you.”

If anyone is in contact with anyone who
was barred from voting --- please can
you pass this info on:

The Labour leadership election was under the
jurisdiction of the electoral reform services.

If you were unfairly deprived of your vote you
can call them on 0208 365 8909 and lodge
your complaint, and inform them of your
Data Protection request.

https://www.electoralreform.co.uk

The notification letters barring new members
did not give a clear reason, or information on
how to appeal, so Vox Political suggests that
anyone in this situation, could also contact
Liz Davies here: http://www.whycantivote.com

She is a barrister --- who can
advise members on what to do.

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PONCY LABOUR MPS PROBLEM?

A huge drop in working-class Labour MPs,
caused a massive drop in support among
voters with similar backgrounds, reveals
research seeking to explain why support
has dwindled in the party’s heartlands.

The study says past leaders like Kinnock
and Blair made a concerted effort to pick
“more and more middle-class candidates
to run for office, during the 80s and 90s,
as part of an effort to rebrand” -- which
had initial successes at the ballot box.

But this “conscious electoral strategy”
stored up problems, as working-class
voters who initially, just didn’t vote in
response, now seek an alternative.

The solution? Trust each constituency to put
forward its own candidates, and don't impose
‘party-approved’ choices who can't do the job.

Now, unfortunately, there are "entryist" MPs who, for
decades, have been groomed by CIA cold war relic
organisations -- like the Atlantic Council -- and are
now trying to misdirect the Labour Party towards
cuts, a militarised police, and a US war agenda...
- and their anti-Corbyn slant is hobbling Labour.

‘How Can I Deselect My Labour MP?’ A Short Guide
to Reselection and Democratic Accountability
by Eric Sim, excellent free advice here:

http://novaramedia.com/2016/07/13/how-can-i-
deselect-my-labour-mp-a-short-guide-to-
reselection-and-democratic-accountability/

CHRIS BRYANT - SUPPORT THE MEMBERS'
LEADERSHIP CHOICE & POLICIES - OR GO!

Chris Bryant, the Rhondda's dodgy MP,
was on TV -- as soon as the PLP coup
started -- telling us that Jeremy MUST
go, because it was the ONLY way to
act in the Labour Party's interest...

Chris Bryant's voting record:
from TheyWorkForYou.com

On Tuition Fees:

On 27 Jan 2004:
Chris Bryant voted in favour of university tuition
fees increasing from £1,125 per year, to up to
£3,000 per year.

On 31 Mar 2004:
Chris Bryant voted to allow university tuition fees
to increase from £1,125 per year, to up to £3,000
per year.

On 31 Mar 2004:
Chris Bryant voted for the introduction of variable
university tuition fees (top-up fees) of up to £3,000
per year in place of the previous fixed fee of £1,250
per year.

On 31 Mar 2004:
Chris Bryant voted to allow university tuition fees
to increase from £1,125 per year to up to £3,000
per year, and to make other changes to higher
education funding and regulation arrangements.

On 14 Sep 2004:
Chris Bryant voted against: the immediate abolition
of all tuition fees, the re-introduction of maintenance
grants of up to £2,000 for students from low-income
homes, and changes to the country's higher
education system.

On 14 Sep 2004:
Chris Bryant voted to reject the Liberal
Democrat policy of abolition of tuition fees.

On 25 May 2016:
Chris Bryant was absent for a vote on Queen's
Speech - Forcing Schools to Become Academies
- Further Rises in University Tuition Fees

On Human Rights:

Consistently voted for introducing ID cards

Almost always voted for requiring the mass
retention of information about communications

Generally voted for mass surveillance of
people’s communications and activities

On the Environment:

Generally voted against greater regulation
of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract
shale gas

On Special Interests:

Almost always voted against limits
on success fees paid to lawyers in
no-win no fee cases

Generally voted against a
statutory register of lobbyists

On War or Peace:

Generally voted for use of UK military
forces in combat operations overseas

Consistently voted for the Iraq war

Consistently voted against an
investigation into the Iraq war

Generally voted for replacing Trident
with a new nuclear weapons system

On 2 Dec 2015:
Voted to support UK airstrikes in Syria
[without UN authorisation]

On 2 Dec 2015:
Voted to support UK airstrikes in Syria
[without UN authorisation]

On Independence:

Generally voted for more EU integration

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Chris Bryant Labour MP
From Wikipedia

(aka 1962-1986: Mr Christopher John Bryant
1986-1991: The Reverend Christopher John
Bryant, 1991-2001: Mr Christopher John
Bryant, 2001-: Mr Christopher John
Bryant MP.)

Born in Cardiff, to a Scottish mother & a Welsh
father, Bryant grew up in Cardiff, Wales (where
his father worked for 5 years), and Cheltenham.

He was educated at Cheltenham College, an
independent school for boys in the spa town
of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, where he
was captain of the school swimming team,
and Mansfield College at the University of
Oxford, where he graduated in 1983, with
a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in English.
This was later promoted to a Master of
Arts degree (MA (Oxon)), as per tradition.

After completing his first degree, Bryant began
training to be a priest in the Church of England
at Ripon College, Cuddesdon, in Oxfordshire.
There, he obtained a degree in theology.

Although a member of the Conservative
Party, and an elected office-holder in the
Oxford University Conservative Association,
he joined the Labour Party in 1986, after
leaving Oxford.

He was ordained deacon in 1986 and priest in
1987. He served as a Curate at the Church of
All Saints, High Wycombe, from 1986 to 1989;
then as a Youth Chaplain in Peterborough,
as well as travelling in Latin America.

In 1991 Bryant left the ordained ministry, after
deciding that being gay and being a priest,
were incompatible. Statements made by
Richard Harries, then Bishop of Oxford,
also influenced his decision.

After leaving the priesthood in 1991, Bryant
worked as the election agent to the Holborn
and St Pancras Constituency Labour Party,
where he helped Frank Dobson hold his seat
in the 1992 general election.

From 1993, he was Local Government officer
for the Labour Party; he lived in Hackney and
was elected to Hackney Borough Council in
1993, serving until 1998. He became Chair of
the Christian Socialist Movement.

He is both a member of the Labour Friends
of Israel and Labour Friends of Palestine &
the Middle East. From 1994 to 1996 he was
London manager of the leader-grooming
"charity", Common Purpose.

He was Labour candidate for Wycombe, in the
1997 general election (he lost by 2,370 votes),
and Head of European Affairs for the BBC,
from 1998.

His selection for the very safe Labour seat of
Rhondda, South Wales in 2000, shocked many
people given Bryant's background – gay, an ex-
Anglican vicar, and someone who was a Tory,
while studying at Oxford, and a member now,
of the Henry Jackson Society 'think tank' ---
described by The Guardian newspaper as
'neoconservative'. It is pro-US, pro-NATO
and pro-military intervention, as well as
being fundamentally anti-socialist.

Fifty-two people applied for the candidature
and a local councillor was hot favourite to
win, before Bryant was parachuted in.

In 2004, a photograph of Mr Bryant in his
underpants, which he had posted to a gay
dating website, was published in 'papers.

When an interviewer suggested he was
a 'disgrace to the Rhondda', he replied:
"They can't get rid of me."

His pay, allowances and some expenses:

The basic annual salary for an MP, from
April 1st, 2016 is £74,962. MPs also get
expenses: to cover the costs of running
an office, employing staff, having some-
where to live in London, plus, in their
constituency and travelling between
Parliament and their constituency.

His MP's expenses story:

Chris Bryant changed second home
twice to claim £20,000: the deputy
leader of the House of Commons,
"flipped" his second home twice,
in 2 years, allowing him to claim
almost £20,000 for renovations
and fees.

Chris Bryant, MP for the Rhondda, split over
£92,000 of expenses between 3 properties
in Wales and London --- within five years.

In 2004, he attempted to claim £58,000 to
overhaul his second home in Wales, after
allegedly complaining that properties in
his constituency were "terrace or mine
owners' houses".

Mr Bryant, a former Church of England clergyman,
wanted the money for a new bathroom & kitchen,
and to demolish his conservatory. He'd bought the
detached house for £97,500, under a year earlier.

He submitted a claim to the Commons fees office for
£58,493.26 --- almost 3 times the annual maximum.
He noted that the claim exceeded his allowance.

His alleged justification was disclosed... in
correspondence between Commons officials.
By email, an official wrote: "He had problems
finding a suitable property because in the
Rhondda there is a choice mainly of terraced
property or mine owners' houses." When
approached by the Daily Telegraph,
Mr Bryant said: "I have never said
or thought anything of the sort".

In all, he successfully claimed over £13,000
for renovations, repairs & appliances, in 2004.
Along with other bills, his annual claim was
£20,902.

In April 2005, he flipped his expenses to his flat in
west London, which he bought for £400,000 in April
2002. He also claimed £630 a month for mortgage
interest, along with other bills. After claiming over
£3,600 over 3 months, he sold the flat in July 2005
for £477,000.

Mr Bryant used his profits to buy a more expensive
flat in west London, which was valued at £670,000.
He immediately flipped his second home expenses
there, claiming almost £6,400 in stamp duty, legal
fees and mortgage fees, incurred in the purchase.

He then began claiming interest of £1,000 a month
on the mortgage. He also claimed a further £6,000
a year for the flat's service charge and ground rent.

In all, he claimed £92, 415 in second
home expenses, from 2004 to 2009.

Mr Bryant said at the time: "I moved flat in
London, so as to be closer to Parliament."

Research by Channel 4 News in 2015 found that
at least 46 MPs had this kind of system in place
– a move one Labour backbencher described as
“a new fiddle”. Channel 4 reported then:

“Our investigation found that many of the MPs
bought their London properties with the help of
the taxpayer, when a previous expenses system
allowed them to claim back mortgage payments.
But when those claims were banned, following
the expenses scandal, they switched to letting
out their properties, in some cases for up to
£3,000 a month. They then started claiming
expenses for rent and hotels in the capital.”

Among those identified was Chris Bryant, shadow
leader of the House of Commons. He had already
bought a penthouse in London back in 2005 and
claimed around £1,000 a month in mortgage
claims under the old system.

But after the expenses scandal, he started renting
the property out. It’s since been advertised by estate
agents as having a private lift and a porter, with rent
at about £3,000 a month. Meanwhile, Bryant moved
into a new flat;- claiming his own rent on expenses.

Russian/Scottish scientists hail long-range
secure quantum communication system.

A group of scientists from ITMO University
in Saint Petersburg, Russia, has developed
a new approach to constructing quantum
communication systems for secure data
exchange.

The experimental device based on the results of the
research is capable of transmitting single-photon
quantum signals across distances of 250 klmtrs
or more, which is on par with its cutting edge
analogues, the ITMO press-service says.

"Now researchers are on a mission -- to create
a fully-fledged quantum cryptographic system,
that will generate & distribute quantum keys
and transmit useful data simultaneously",
ITMO says.

Information security is becoming more and more
of a critical issue not only for large companies,
banks and defense enterprises but even for
small businesses and individual users.

But the data encryption algorithms we currently
use for protecting our data are imperfect - in the
long-term, their logic can be cracked. Regardless
of how complex and intricate the algorithm is,
getting around it, is just a matter of time.

Unlike algorithm-based encryption, systems
that protect information, by making use of
fundamental laws of quantum physics, can
make data transmission totally immune to
hacker attacks, in the future.

Information in a quantum channel is carried
by single photons that change irreversibly
if an eavesdropper tries to intercept them.
The legitimate users will instantly know
about any kind of intervention.

Researchers at the Quantum Information Centre
of the International Institute of Photonics and
Optical Information Technology at ITMO Uni.,
Russia, along with their colleagues from the
Heriot-Watt University, in Edinburgh, have
devised a new way to generate and
distribute, quantum bits.

This makes it possible to share quantum signals
--- via optical fibres --- 250 kilometres in distance.

"To transmit quantum signals, we use the so-
called side frequencies," says Artur Gleim,
head of the Quantum Information Centre,
at ITMO University,

"This unique approach gives us a number
of advantages -- such as a considerable
simplification of the device architecture
and the large pass-through capacity of
the quantum channel. In terms of bit rate
and operating distances, our system is
comparable to absolute champions in
the field of quantum communications."

According to Robert Collins, research associate
at the Institute of Photonics & Quantum Sciences
at Heriot-Watt University, and one of the authors
of the study, this may become a pivotal point for
the whole field of quantum communication and
cryptography:

"Down the track, this new approach can enable
smooth coexistence of numerous data streams
with different wavelengths in one single optical
cable. On top of it, these quantum streams can
be fed into the already existing fibre optic lines
--- along with conventional communications."

The research paper is published
in the Optics Express journal.

Scottish universities are to be
congratulated for their strong
& growing links with Chinese
and Russian universities....

What a shame, that Wales is
lying low --- with academics
too scared to break from
US military research.

KILLING THE ELDERLY BY CLOSING CARE HOMES

Did you know that each time a local authority

closes a care home for the elderly, within 8

months, around half the residents are dead?

Campaigners liken the cuts and their effect
to euthanasia of the UK's elderly.
What to do?

We can start by urging our MPs to sign EDM 2251:

EDM 2251: The contents

This House notes with deep concern the worsening
crisis for elderly care as growing numbers of local
authority and private care homes face closure

Acknowledges concerns that the loss of elderly
people's care homes causes fear, anxiety and,
in many cases, a higher mortality rate, when
vulnerable, elderly people are forced to
leave their homes

Further notes that the Southern Cross crisis
will increase needs for local authority care

And therefore calls on the government to
hold a public inquiry into the deaths after
closures, of local authority care homes,
and impose a moratorium on the closure
of local authority care homes, until that
inquiry publishes its results, to ensure
that vulnerable, elderly people's lives
are not put at further risk.

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MAKING THE CONNECTION IN WALES

Households across three more English areas
will be able to access superfast broadband
in the latest phase of a Government scheme
to connect rural homes and businesses.

The £50 million funding package for Devon and
Somerset (£30 million), Norfolk (£15 million)
and Wiltshire (£4 million) will aid the roll- out
of superfast broadband services unable to
be reached by the market alone.

Areas will also receive financial support from
their local authorities and private investors,
the Department for Culture, Media and
Sport says.

So it's Broadband Heaven for England...

and crapola for Wales' broadband - the

slowest, worst Broadband in the UK !!!

Lib Dems in Scotland might have received a
pummeling for Clegg and his betrayals, yet,
in Scotland, their campaign centred on it
becoming the "most connected country in
Europe," to massively boost their economy.

In Wales, which political party is now
willing to put into practice scientists'
recommendations: that Wales' hilly
topography requires establishing

free 'wireless' broadband?

It could connect the people of Rhondda and the
world, boosting Wales' economic regeneration,
like no other move. Wireless technology is now
supplying free broadband to an entire island
off New Zealand's coast.

Come on; if New Zealand can do it - so can we !!!

Western China has embraced "green-mode
development" - with painful changes
from which, Wales could well learn.

Eastern China has seen fast growth and
urban mess. The West, a mining and
agricultural area, has not.

Xi'an Chan-ba Ecological District, is a model
for reclaiming old mining areas.

It took six hard years, but now Xi'an is showing
the world how best to change, by turning a
badly polluted rubbish landfill site, into an all
new environment-friendly development.

As China's economic focus moves from east to
west, it's using the lessons learned during 30
or more years of rapid industrial development.

The green way for China's west, is to combine
green industrialization & green urbanization.

The western region's strategy is to adopt
effective energy-saving and environmental
protection technologies... AND to extend
its industry through science and products
unique to China's West, together with strong
vertical growth in agriculture and all its
ancilliary economic & professional spin-offs.

In undertaking this industrial revolution, the
western region will keep a sharp eye out - to
avoid all polluting non-sustainable industries.

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A BIG DROP OF HONEY !!!

Spring is beekeeping and honey-processing
season in Yunnan province, in China.

Waves of bees flit across vast fields of flowers.

Local beekeepers and many from other places,
such as Sichuan and Fujian provinces - set up
their base in tents among the rapeseed farms.

The 430,000 hectares of rapeseed blooms in
Luoping attract myriads of bees, which
produce 15 - 20 million tons of honey a year.

Local people now look to brand their county
as a honey production base & increase sales
to outside markets.

Luoping Tianyuanmiyu Bee Industry Co Chair,
Zhu Hongkun, founded his enterprise in 2009.

It mainly produces honey, propolis and
propolis powder.

His company works with 270 plus beekeepers,
who each earn 80,000 yuan a year on average.

Some earn 200,000 yuan annually, Zhu says.

Who says beauty endowed by nature isn't worth a fortune?

The whole of the uplands of south Wales could
be as beautiful & productive, if used wisely!

CHINA's PREMIER POINTS WAY FORWARD

As the Tories threaten a "bonfire of the Quangos",
perhaps Wales should take note. Now extracting
all our mineral wealth has been stopped (apart
from sand and rock) we find ourselves "in" the
1st World of the UK, but with a 3rd World
economy, only just kept going by quangos
which promise much... but deliver little...
and rely on weak public support.

We could WAKE UP & understand that we either
do something, or stay as begging bowl cases.

China's premier points the way forward for Wales:

"Industrial restructuring is the key... only by
developing energy-efficient, indigenous innovative
and high value added products can our companies
and economy, achieve sustainable development."

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WHILE FRANCE, GREECE, IRELAND, ETC, STRUGGLE TO
STOP THE PENSION AGE RISING HIGHER AND HIGHER...

An online survey on qq.com, a popular Chinese
news portal, finds that 91% of its over 800,000
respondents, are against raising the current
official Chinese retirement age.

745,123 of those surveyed say they oppose
raising retirement ages -- 72,456 support it.

China's scholars & the public have been debating
whether to raise the retirement age, for the past
few years, but the issue rose to prominence after
remarks by an official.

Wang Xiaochu, the official vice minister of the
Ministry of Human Resources & Social Security,
said at a press conference that the government
was "studying the matter"...

The retirement age in China is generally set
at 60 for men and 50-55 for women.

Wow! Bet you didn't know that !!!

FARMING AND SCIENCE
COULD REGENERATE WALES

A new UN General Assembly report warns
"vast areas" of cultivated land are lost each
year, and that this could lead to unrest.

The report says up to 30 million hectares,
an area the size of Italy, is lost each year
to environmental degradation, industry &
urbanization - the growth of cities - and all
because of speculative building and greed.

The UN special rapporteur Olivier De Schutter,
gives the example of eastern Africa, where
the amount of cultivated land has declined
by half --- in just one generation! "

As rural populations grow and competition
with large industrial units increases, plots
cultivated by smallholders are shrinking
year after year," says De Schutter.

"Farmers are often relegated to soils that
are arid, hilly or without irrigation."

The UN officer also mentions India as another
example, where the average landholding fell
from 2.6 hectares in 1960 to 1.4 hectares in
2000. A cut of nearly half in 40 years!

He says 500 million small farmers suffer
from hunger, partly because their right to
land is being violated.

The expert warns of the devastating
consequences, as foreign investors
compete for larger and larger areas of
the world's land for "their" agriculture.

Rhondda Records says Wales could rebuild
its new economy by basing it on a fresh
approach to high-value added products,
using science and agriculture... such as
the Altzeim project in Gwent.

What have we got to lose?