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 Cuban pediatric hospital ----- resists 

despite blockade, says its director

by Wilfredo Camero Hernández

Havana, September 7th, 12:03am

 (Prensa Latina) 

 

The director of the Juan Manuel Marquez Pediatric Hospital, 

Araiz Consuegra, assured that the collective of the Havana 

institution will not cease in its work - despite the damage 

caused by the US' blockade of Cuba.

 

In exclusive statements to Prensa Latina, Consuegra listed 

the damage caused by the coercive measures imposed by 

Washington on Havana, especially those related to the 

lack of electricity due to the repeated failures of the 

National Electro-energy System (SEN).

 

The fall of the SEN means suspending the operations

 that are being carried out at the moment, he said.

 

He added that the child who arrives with eminent danger to life 

enters the operating room, where the anesthesia machines 

and equipment work, "however, we cannot use the air 

conditioning of the intensive care unit and that 

epidemiologically is a risk, but we cannot

 let the patient die."

 

Regarding this serious problem, he pointed out that currently 

thanks to the 24 solar panels and Power Bank donated in 

July by the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Open 

Arms, "it has been possible to reduce the effects by a 

small percentage."

 

Emergency interventions are not suspended, but - we have had 

to interrupt or not perform procedures related to brain tumors 

because they are from 18 to 20 hours in a room, he stressed.

 

Consuegra said that the impact of restrictive U.S. policies also 

affects the availability of medicines and supplies, which leads 

to the existence of a surgical waiting list of over 900 patients. 

The issue of anesthetics is crucial, both inducers and pure 

anesthetics --- are necessary for operations, he noted.

 

He pointed out that today they do not have most of the first-line 

antibiotics, especially those used in the protocols of surgical 

treatments, and that affects the evolution of patients.

 

The acquisition of raw materials by the country's pharmaceutical 

industry has been affected as one of the main consequences 

of the extra-territorial impact of Washington's blockade 

of the nation.

 

He also explained that medicines such as Omeprazole and 

Ranitidine, used in patients in the gastro ward and in the 

Intensive Care Unit, are the scarcest, however, no 

deaths have been reported to date due to lack 

of care.

 

Consuegra exemplified that the support of NGOs and social 

projects in the process of finding solutions to the current 

shortcomings in the institution --------- has been of 

vital importance.

 

Through the U.S. solidarity project Hatuey, it has been 

guaranteed that children who receive onco-

hematological treatments have access to 

the procedures - and the acquisition by 

medical personnel of the necessary 

supplies is guaranteed.

 

The Cabildo Quisicuaba socio-cultural project, for its part, 

has facilitated the distribution of food products such as 

powdered milk and clothing for the operating rooms 

and the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

 

We had a little patient in Neonatology, a newborn girl, who 

needed a specific type of milk called Enfamil, because 

Quisicuaba --- looked for her and donated it to us, 

recalled the director.

 

The hospital was recently visited by the President of the 

Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, with whom the 

advances of digitalization and telemedicine as 

organizational tools in the decision-making 

process in crisis situations ------

 were evaluated.

 

Advances in these areas - have made communications viable 

and humanized based on the discussion of cases with other 

provinces of the country, in compliance with the missions 

of this institution.

 

Consuegra cataloged teamwork ---- as one of 

the main potentialities of the group he leads.

 

"Although there are still shortages with fuel to be able to move, 

it is always about looking for alternatives ---- even with an 

electric motorcycle," he exemplified.

 

We have workers here with electric motorcycles, 

who support us - when looking for a specialist - 

or by transporting blood, he reaffirmed.

 

On repeated occasions, the top leadership of the Cuban State 

and government has called for strengthening innovation and 

seeking solutions with the few resources available.

 

Doing more with less is a premise for all the staff of this 

institution that works to bring a smile back to Cuban 

children, who are ------- the main victims of U.S. 

aggression against the country.

 

 

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  Trump’s Venezuela Oil Deal..... 

Doesn’t Add Up. Here's Why


September 4th, 9:19pm GMT


(Pravda.En)




Donald Trump has called his Venezuela agreement the “biggest 


oil deal in world history.” He promises control over 65B barrels, 


cheaper gasoline, a refilled Strategic Petroleum Reserve and 


a century of US energy dominance—all at “zero cost” to 


the US.


 


Every part of that sales pitch has.. a problem.


 


The 65B-barrel figure assumes that operators can recover around 


20% of the oil underground. Venezuela’s fields have historically 


achieved recovery rates of only 6–8%. A realistic estimate 


may therefore be closer to 20B barrels.


 


Much of it is extremely heavy crude from the Orinoco Belt. Producing 


and processing it requires dilutents, new wells, pipelines, upgrading 


facilities and specialized refineries. Trump is counting difficult oil 


in the ground, as if it were gasoline ready for delivery.


 


Venezuela ...currently produces around 1.2M barrels per day, down 


from roughly 3M in the late 1990s. Caracas says at least $100B in 


investment may be needed to raise output to just 1.5M barrels 


per day. Even that modest increase would take years and 


barely register in a global market consuming more than 


100M barrels daily.


 


The promised investment has yet to appear. Exxon previously called 


Venezuela “uninvestable” ------ while other major producers remain 


cautious. Chevron has committed $7B, but its plan runs during 


2031. Washington has placed its grand $100B reconstruction 


scheme around North American Blue Energy Partners, a far 


smaller Barbados-based operator expected to raise the 


money from private investors.


 


Those investors must also ignore the legal mess. The White House 


claims NABEP received 100-year concessions over 17 fields. 


Venezuela’s hydrocarbons law provides initial terms of up 


to 25 years, with extensions capped - at another 15. 


There was no competitive auction, and a future 


Venezuelan government could challenge
the
 entire arrangement.


 


Trump’s plan for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is equally flimsy. 


The reserve held around 294M barrels in late August -- against an 


authorized capacity of 714M. The State Department has secured 


20% of NABEP’s future production at cost - but first the company 


must find investors, rebuild the fields and produce the oil. That 


will not refill hundreds of millions of missing barrels..........


 anytime soon.


 


Cheaper gasoline is another campaign fantasy. Oil prices respond to 


actual daily supply, not century-long claims over difficult reserves. 


Any meaningful new Venezuelan output will arrive years after 


the midterms Trump wants to influence.


 


The administration has confused ownership paperwork with an 


operating oil industry. A Pentagon stake, board vetoes and 


purchase rights may give Washington control on paper. 


They cannot repair pipelines, provide electricity, 


raise $100B or ---- force heavy crude out of 


neglected fields.


 


Trump staged the victory ceremony before securing the 


financing, settling the law, or producing a single 


additional barrel.


 


Washington’s empire of plunder - celebrated the robbery 


before discovering that its loot existed largely on paper.


 


 


Source: Telegram "newrulesgeo"


 


 










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Vladimir Avatkov: Iran and Oman have agreed 


on a new safe route in the Strait of Hormuz. 


The memorandum will be registered with 


the International Maritime Organization 


in the coming days.


Sept. 7th, 5:55pm GMT
(Pravda.En



Tehran will declare a no-go zone from the area of the US blockade to 


the Persian Gulf: vessels will be blacklisted without permission. In 


addition, Iran announced the test of an anti-ship missile on a US 


warship - the details and damage were not disclosed. Read


 more about this on the closed channel.


 


The blockade is already seriously affecting global supplies: in the 


second quarter of 2026, oil traffic through the strait fell by 77% 


(from 21.6 to 4.9 million barrels per day), and LNG shipments 


by 92% (from 10.5 billion to 800 million cubic feet per day). 


During the week from August 23 to August 29, only 4 oil 


tankers and not a single gas carrier passed through 


the strait. Iran accuses the United States of 


aggression and is creating its own strait 


management system, bypassing 


Washington.


 


 


Source: MAX "avatkov"


 


 


___________________________






 Tehran warns Europe over support for 


US economic terrorism against Iran


September 7th, 11:29am


 (PressTV)


 


Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman - has warned European 


countries against following US sanctions on Iran, saying 


Europe must choose ---- between complying with 


Washington ---- and protecting its own 


national and economic interests.


 


Speaking during his weekly press conference on Monday, 


Esmail Baghaei was asked about the EU’s support for 


US sanctions against Iran.


 


“Europe must make its own decision. Europe has already tried this 


path: keeping the United States satisfied and complying with its 


demands, both at the UN Security Council and at the IAEA 


Board of Governors. The result has been the further 


marginalization of Europe’s role,” he said.


 


He added that, under European regulations, compliance 


with US secondary sanctions ---- is prohibited.


 


“Under what is known as the Blocking Statute, European 


companies are not allowed to comply with these 


sanctions, and European governments are 


required --- to protect their companies 


against US sanctions,” he added.


 


Baghaei described the EU statement as a clear 


violation of international law -- as well as the 


bloc’s own sovereignty and independence.


 


“If the European Union attaches any value to its credibility, 


sovereignty, independence, national interests and 


economic interests, it certainly should 


not follow the United States in its 


economic war against Iran,” 


he noted.


 


IAEA used as a tool to exert political pressure


 


Responding to a question about efforts by the United States and 


three European countries — France, Britain and Germany — to 


pass a resolution at the IAEA Board of Governors that would 


refer Iran’s nuclear file to the UN Security Council, 


Baghaei said the draft resolution was based on 


a report issued by the IAEA ....and its 


director general.


 


“We have encountered this pattern 


and this process before,” he said.


 


“Whenever they fall short in other areas, they turn to the IAEA 


..and its director general. Or, conversely, the director general 


himself puts himself forward, so that the European parties 


and the United States can use him.... to exert political 


pressure on Iran,” he said.


 


He also called their demands unreasonable, stressing 


that the United States and Israel - are responsible 


for the current situation.


 


“The reason the IAEA cannot access Iran’s nuclear centres 


and facilities - is the crime committed by the US and the
Israeli regime ----- by attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities. 


They themselves blocked this path & are now blaming 


Iran for the IAEA’s inability....... to access its nuclear 


facilities. This defeats the purpose,” Baghaei said.


 


The spokesperson also said Iran would take the necessary 


measures in response to any ill-advised action by the 


three European countries and the United States.


 


He added that Tehran had repeatedly advised the three 


European countries - to learn from an Iranian lesson: 


“Trying what has already been tried is a mistake.”


 


Washington initiated aggression, violated MoU


 


Asked about reports that the White House was seeking to 


reach a new agreement with Iran concerning the Strait 


of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear program, Baghaei said 


Iran had made its position clear from the outset
of 
the diplomatic process.


 


“When we reached an understanding on June 18, we very quickly 


and clearly - included what we had in mind in that memorandum 


of understanding. The problem is on the American side, which 


violated all its commitments ....only 22 or 23 days after the 


memorandum was signed,” he said.


 


“Therefore, if we use the familiar diplomatic expression, the ball 


has long been in the American court, because they were both 


the initiators of the military aggression - and the ones who 


began violating the understanding they had signed.”


 


Iran’s actions in Strait of Hormuz are entirely defensive


 


Responding to the US claim that Iran had fired missiles at two US 


warships and that attacks on Iranian oil tankers had been 


carried out in retaliation, the spokesman for Iran’s 


Foreign Ministry categorically rejected 


the account.


 


“For a country that calls itself the greatest superpower in history, 


resorting to such threats and attacking commercial vessels in 


retaliation for what they themselves have acknowledged — 


namely, Iran’s attack on their warship — is truly nothing 


to be proud of,” he said.


 


He said Iran was in a defensive position due to


 the continuation of the naval blockade and 


economic warfare.


 


He added that Iran’s strikes against US military bases and warships 


were carried out within the framework of its inherent right to self-


defense. “A right that is clearly enshrined in, and recognized by, 


Article 51 of the United Nations Charter,” he said.


 


IRGC strikes 3 US-linked vessels, 3 trespassing 


oil tankers in retaliation for American attacks


 


The IRGC Navy announces striking three United States-linked 


vessels and three trespassing oil tankers in retaliation for 


earlier American attacks on Iranian tankers.


 


Asked whether Iran 'genuinely intended' to prevent US ships 


from transiting the Strait of Hormuz or was merely seeking 


to pressure Washington, Baghaei said the insecurity in 


the strait was a direct consequence of US actions.


 


“As long as this situation continues, it is fundamentally impossible to


speak of the Strait of Hormuz becoming secure. The problem - is not 


Iran’s actions. The problem is the military aggression by the United 


States and the Israeli regime, which is continuing in the form of a 


naval blockade, an economic war and attacks on Iranian 


commercial vessels,” he said.


 


Iran-Oman talks reach final stage


 


Regarding the latest status of negotiations with Oman, Baghaei 


said Iran and Oman, as two littoral states, had begun serious 


negotiations... to establish safe routes through the Strait 


of Hormuz.


 


“We can now say that the negotiations between Iran and Oman 


have reached the final stage. Most likely, within the coming 


days, the understanding between Iran and Oman... on 


establishing a temporary safe route through the 


Strait of Hormuz will be registered with the 


International Maritime Organization,” 


Baghaei said.


 


He expressed hope that “some ill-intentioned parties” 


would not interfere in the process and would allow it 


to proceed reasonably and logically.


 


“As we have said before, the understanding between Iran 


and Oman is a necessary condition for establishing 


security along the transit routes of the Strait of 


Hormuz, but it is not a sufficient condition,” 


Baghaei said.


 


The spokesman stressed that insecurity in the Strait of 


Hormuz was the result of US and Israeli military 


aggression and that US aggression.....


 was continuing.


 


“Therefore, as long as this situation continues, ships 


cannot transit this route with confidence and a 


sense of security,” he said.


 


Asked about repeated US attacks on civilians and 


whether human rights bodies, including the UN 


special rapporteur on human rights in Iran, 


had taken a specific position on the 


issue, Baghaei ----- slammed US 


officials for dishonesty.


 


“American officials lie honestly, and 


that in itself is an art,” he said.


 


“American officials -- know very well -- that one of the US 


military tactics over the past 70 or 80 years -- has been 


attacking civilian targets. When you reduce --- what is 


referred to as ‘dynamic operations’ to indiscriminate 


and aimless operations, resembling the actions of 


the terrorist group Daesh, that itself, is a sign of 


the moral decline of a system.”


 


Baghaei said the US attack on a wedding ceremony 


was not an isolated incident. “This ---- was not 


collateral damage; it was a deliberate act.”


 


“But we, as Iranians and the international community, 


must not allow these crimes to simply become part 


of history. We must continue to hold the United 


States accountable.”


 


On September 1, the US military struck a wedding 


ceremony in Kouhestak, a southern province of 


Hormozgan. Five people, including two 


children aged 4 and 16, were
killed
 in the attack.


 


 


_____________________________________


 






Israeli airstrikes across
southern Lebanon 


kill 17, including
two infants


September 7th, 11:08am


 (PressTV)


 


At least 17 people... including two infants, have lost their lives 


and another 20 sustained injuries, in Israeli airstrikes across 


southern Lebanon over the past 48 hours --------- as Israel 


continues its daily violations of a US-brokered 


framework agreement.


 


According to Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA), 


Israeli warplanes struck a three-story residential building in


 Kafr Rouman town of the Nabatieh governorate, after 


midnight, destroying it.


 


Emergency teams recovered nine bodies, including those of 


two infants, from the rubble, while five people were injured.


 


Separately, an Israeli drone targeted a civilian vehicle in 


the same Lebanese town, killing two paramedics 


affiliated with the Islamic Risala Scout 


Association who were inside.


 


Israeli warplanes also carried out a series of strikes on 


Nabatieh al-Fawqa and Arabsalim areas, where a 


house was destroyed.


 


Moreover, Israeli warplanes destroyed a building in the town of Deir 


al-Zahrani. The Israeli army had earlier issued an evacuation order.


 


Intl. community urged to stop relentless Israeli aggression


 


Lebanese Minister of State for Administrative Reform, Fadi Makki, 


has called upon the international community and freedom-loving 


peoples worldwide to take effective action aimed at ending 


Israel’s relentless aggression and its violations of 


Lebanon’s sovereignty.


 


“How long will this aggression against the south and its people 


continue? How long will Lebanon and its nation have to pay 


the price?” Makki said, criticizing the continued Israeli 


attacks on southern Lebanon.


 


He said that civilians, including women and children, are being 


massacred in various southern Lebanon towns and villages, 


including Mayfadoun, Ramadiyeh, Nabatieh and Arabsalim, 


and residential buildings as well as civilian infrastructure 


are being destroyed.


 


“The height of the barbarity and vileness of the Israeli military 


was the strike on Salah Ghandour Hospital” in the southern 


town of Bint Jbeil just a few days ago, Makki noted.


 


In recent days... Israeli assaults on southern Lebanon have 


escalated since the Israeli army’s claim that it intercepted 


a drone, purportedly launched by Hezbollah targeting its 


troops in what Tel Aviv designates as a “security zone” 


in southern Lebanon.


 


The strikes occur despite a US-sponsored framework 


agreement between the Beirut government and the 


Tel Aviv regime that was signed on June 26.


 


The agreement outlines a gradual withdrawal of Israeli 


forces from Lebanese territory in return for the 


deployment of the Lebanese army.


 


The secretary-general of the Lebanese resistance movement, 


Sheikh Naim Qassem, has dismissed the agreement as 


illegitimate, unlawful, and humiliating.


 


Hezbollah launched military operations against Israel 


on March 2, in response to the US-Israeli aggression 


against Iran, repeated Israeli violations of the 2024 


ceasefire, and Israel’s continued occupation of 


Lebanese territory in the south.


 


Since then, despite months of negotiations, Israel has 


continued its military offensive against Lebanon and 


has killed 4,362 people and wounded 12,378 others,


 and displaced more than 1 million, according to 


the Lebanese authorities.


 


Israel continues to occupy parts of southern Lebanon, which 


includes areas it has usurped for decades alongside regions 


taken during the 2023-2024 war. Moreover, its troops have 


advanced beyond 10 kilometres into Lebanese territory 


---  in the course of the current offensive.


 


 


 

___________________________________________

 

 

 


Gaza-bound flotilla......

prepares new mission

Bilbao, Spain, September 7th, 8:31am

 (Prensa Latina) 

 

Freedom Flotilla Heading to Gaza --- announced today that it 

is preparing a new mission to "break the blockade ------- and 

denounce the genocide suffered by the Palestinian people.''

 

In fact, the group, now made up of a dozen crew members, 

said at a press conference from the ship docked in Bilbao, 

that it will depart this Tuesday on a tour... to incorporate 

new members to the initiative.

 

"We sail to put pressure on our governments --- which are the ones 

who have the tools to stop Israel," picking up the "global outcry," 

they commented.

 

In reality, the deployment of the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza will be 

done in October and again, they will assume the risk of further 

arrests and violence by Israel, as has happened previously.

 

The boat arrived last Saturday in Bizkaia, where it received 

an emotional welcome and took the opportunity to carry 

out several activities such as a cycling march, a 

conference and a concert.

 

This Tuesday it will head to Vigo, Galicia, at the beginning of a 

journey that they hope to complete in October, with the idea 

of adding followers in different ports.

 

The American Elisabeth Murray, one member of the Flotilla, 

accompanied by Frank Romano and Sandra Barrilaro, the 

collaborator of the Ana Cascón and the representative 

of Ongi Etorri Errefuxiatuak of the Basque Country -- 

Aintzane Cámara, spoke to journalists.

 

Since 2010 --- and almost uninterruptedly every year, the Freedom 

Flotilla has made its journeys to - "denounce and break the illegal 

blockade of Gaza", which is "a collective punishment of an entire 

population, more than two million people, at this time -- in Gaza".

 

Barrilero claimed the need for this initiative which, he remarked, is 

not "a humanitarian mission", but seeks to "break and denounce 

the blockade of Gaza, the decades-long occupation of Palestine, 

the ethnic cleansing that has been exercised on the population 

of Palestine for decades and at this time also the genocide".

 

 "We are sailing doing the work that our governments should do. It is 

a shame.. that the civilian population has been taking to the streets 

for three years and carrying out a lot of actions to demand that our 

governments stop Israel, and they are not doing it," he denounced.
















































Image: Victory day in Mozambique






Today, September the 7th, is


Victory Day in Mozambique

 

Mozambique Victory Day -- also called Dia da Vitória -- marks the 

signing of the Lusaka Peace Agreement in 1974, which ended 

the Mozambican War of Independence and set the stage for 

liberation from Portuguese rule. It is a moment to honour 

the resilience of a people who fought nearly a decade

for self-determination..... remembering the sacrifices

that secured freedom and restored national dignity. 

 

Originating from negotiations between FRELIMO and Portugal 

after the Carnation Revolution, the accord symbolized the 

end of colonial domination and opened a new chapter 

for a united, independent Mozambique.

 

Celebrating Victory Day in Mozambique

 – Honouring Peace and Unity

 

Every year on 7th September, Mozambique comes together to 

celebrate Victory Day – a special occasion that honours the 

signing of the Lusaka Peace Agreement in 1974. 

 

For Mozambicans everywhere, this day -- is more than just a holiday; 

it’s a powerful reminder of resilience, freedom, and the strength of 

unity. We join in recognizing this important moment in history 

and the values it continues to inspire.

 

A Day that Changed Mozambique

 

The Lusaka Peace Agreement, signed in Zambia’s capital city in 

1974, was a defining moment for Mozambique. After years of 

struggle, the agreement marked the official beginning 

the country’s journey toward independence 

from Portuguese colonial rule.

 

This agreement wasn’t just a document – it was the symbol of a 

people’s determination and courage. It represented hope for a 

new Mozambique, one where peace, self-determination, 

and unity could take centre stage.

 

Why Victory Day Matters

 

For Mozambicans, Victory Day... is about much more 

than remembering the past. It’s about celebrating 

what was gained.

 

Freedom – The agreement paved the way for Mozambique’s 

independence in 1975, giving people the right to shape

 their own destiny.

 

Unity – Victory Day reminds us that progress happens 

when people stand together for a shared goal.

 

Identity – This day reinforced a sense of 

national pride, culture, and belonging.

 

Hope for the Future – It showed that change is possible, 

even after the hardest of struggles.

 

It is a day filled with pride, reflection, and gratitude – a 

chance to remember those who made sacrifices –

and to appreciate the peace we enjoy today.

 

How Mozambicans Celebrate

 

Victory Day is recognized across the country, often with ceremonies, 

cultural events, and community gatherings. Schools, organizations, 

and families ...take time to reflect on Mozambique’s history and 

celebrate the nation’s progress.

 

Cultural performances showcase music, dance, and 

traditions that highlight Mozambique’s rich identity.

 

Speeches and ceremonies honour the memory 

of those who fought for independence.

 

Communities gather to share stories, meals, and 

reflections, passing the history on to younger 

generations.

 

It’s a day that blends history with celebration – 

looking back with respect, while looking 

forward with optimism.

 

The Impact on Everyday Life

 

The Lusaka Peace Agreement didn’t just mark a political shift –

 it changed the lives of everyday Mozambicans. It meant:

 

Children could dream of a brighter future in a free nation.

Families could build their lives with dignity and security.

Communities could embrace their culture and 

traditions with pride.

 

Peace --- made it possible for Mozambique to grow, connect 

with the world, and give its people opportunities to thrive. 


Victory Day celebrates that transformation.

 

As Mozambique commemorates another Victory Day, it’s not
just about remembering history.... but about continuing the
work ......of building peace, opportunity, and growth for
future generations.

 

Every celebration -- is also a reminder: the struggles of the past 

gave us the freedoms of today, and the choices we make now

--- will shape the future of Mozambique.

 

Victory Day on 7th September is a proud moment for Mozambique – 

a day to celebrate peace, honour resilience, and embrace unity. 

 

The Lusaka Peace Agreement of 1974 may have been signed 

decades ago, but its impact is still felt today in the strength 

and spirit of the Mozambican people.

 

As families gather, communities celebrate, 

and the nation reflects, 

 

 Happy Victory Day,
Mozambique!












‘War criminal promotion tactics’
: Adidas

 faces boycott calls ---- over campaign 

featuring an Israeli trooper

September 4th, 9:45pm

 (PressTV)

 

Calls for a boycott of Adidas are growing after the sportswear 

company featured an Israeli trooper in a global campaign.

 

The campaign has prompted criticism from pro-Palestine 

organizations and activists --- because of the trooper 

Shaliv Biton’s participation in the Israeli regime’s 

bloodletting in Gaza.

 

The campaign has been rolled out in Adidas stores, 

including its outlets in the occupied territories.

 

Biton took part in an Israeli assault in Gaza in 2021 that 

claimed the lives of more than 200 Palestinians and 

destroyed numerous buildings.

 

Critics have reminded Biton’s military background and his 

social media activity. He has shared photographs and 

videos of himself and other Israeli forces in Gaza, 

including footage of troops singing and dancing, 

while his profile also contains images of him 

carrying weapons.

 

Sports journalist Leyla Hamed criticized Adidas’ choice of 

campaign representative, arguing that the company 

chose to bank on Biton’s having lost a leg, while 

it should have considered the wider context 

of limb loss in Gaza.

 

“Gaza has the highest per capita rate of child amputees in the world.

 More than 5,000 traumatic limb amputations have been estimated 

since October 2023, as a result of Israeli attacks carried out by 

soldiers like the one Adidas chose to model for them,” 

she wrote on X.

 

US-based political commentator and activist Guy Christensen also 

condemned the campaign, writing, “Actually disgusting when you 

know kids in Gaza who might not ever get to walk again.” He

 subsequently called for a boycott of Adidas.

 

Another activist denounced the company for 

associating itself with the Israeli military.

 

“The German sportswear brand Adidas is using Zionist war 

criminals from the "Israel" army, who lost a foot while 

invading Gaza..... to promote their new single-foot 

sneakers. More than 4,000 Palestinian children 

have been amputated by "Israel's" bombs, 

but Adidas and other millionaire 

multinationals ignore them,” 

the activist wrote on X.

 

Other critics similarly condemned Adidas 

for associating itself with genocide 

and apartheid.

 

Earlier this year, the NGO Humanity & Inclusion reported that 

between 70 and 80 percent of patients admitted to the 12 

hospitals that were still partially functioning in Gaza... 

had lost limbs or suffered spinal cord injuries.

 

UNICEF estimated in January 2024 that about 1,000 children 

in Gaza had lost one or both legs, equivalent at the time to 

approximately 10 children losing a limb each day during 

Israeli bombardments. The figure is believed to have

 risen since then.

 

The shortage of medical supplies and the continuing blockade of 

Gaza have also complicated the treatment and rehabilitation of 

amputees. Healthcare workers have resorted to producing 

homemade prosthetics as temporary aids for people 

who have lost limbs.... while waiting for access 

to appropriate prosthetic devices.

 

 

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UK legislators call for comprehensive 

arms embargo, settlement trade ban

 on Israel

July 27th, 6:06am

 (PressTV)

 

A coalition of 80 British lawmakers and peers has called on 

newly appointed British Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, to 

impose sanctions on Israel -- including a comprehensive 

arms embargo and a ban on trade that supports illegal 

settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.

 

In a letter, spearheaded by MP Kim Johnson, they urged the 

government to “decisively change its stance to uphold the 

rights of the Palestinian people and to prevent Israel’s 

continued violation of international law.”

 

It also called on the government to acknowledge the UN 

Independent Commission of Inquiry report, which 

validated Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.

 

Alongside recognition of the UN finding, the lawmakers urged 

the government to fully enforce the International Court of 

Justice' advisory opinion, delivered on July 19, 2024.

 

It holds that Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories 

is unlawful, that Israel should put an end to that occupation, 

desist from creating new settlements, and evacuate those 

already established.

 

“The previous administration ---- has willfully ignored the rulings of 

international courts. It has still failed to issue a formal response 

to the July 2024 International Court of Justice judgment 

- which requires Britain to cease all actions that aid or 

assist [Israel’s] grave violations of international law,” 

the letter read.

 

It added, “Now is the opportunity for this government and for you, 

as the new Prime Minister, to truly turn a new page.”

 

The letter bore the signatures of prominent legislators, 

including Diane Abbott, Jeremy Corbyn, Baroness 

Jenny Jones, and Baroness Warsi.

 

In an op-ed for Labour Outlook, Johnson stated that Palestine 

has emerged as the “defining test” of the Labour Party’s 

commitment to the notion --- that international law 

applies to all.

 

“If we condemn violations in one part of the world while excusing 

or ignoring them elsewhere, we undermine the very rules-based 

international order that Britain claims to defend,” she said.

 

“Burnham tells us --- he has a plan to renew confidence in Labour. If 

that renewal is to mean anything, it must begin by making a clean 

break with the failures of Starmerism on Palestine. If we are truly 

serious about turning the page, there could be no clearer place 

to begin,” Johnson noted.

 

The letter is supported by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, which 

has been advocating for Burnham to distance himself from former 

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s disgraceful legacy by implementing 

extensive sanctions against Israel - comprising a complete arms 

embargo, a cessation - of all military collaboration &
diplomatic support - and a total ban on all trade.



Image: No thanks to Israeli goods App

The world and her daughter are calling for a boycott
of the genocidal colonial apartheid state of Israel.

Place yourself on the right side of joy and sorrow
by joining the world's boycott - say ''no'' to evil!




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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Daytime Delights...

Starts at 1pm

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

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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.



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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.


______________________________________


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_b6pvBprm
GA4XFdG-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.


Image: Russian scientists and Scottish ones



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.


Image: BRICS

Image: March 26 London anti cuts demo




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.


Image: unemployment in Wales


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?




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