After "my" war, I realized that I need to continue doing news. In 2008 I developed "The Crossing Borders Project" That provides cameras to those who have little or no voice in the mainstream media. We are currently preparing the Haiti Project, where we will distribute cameras to locals who have a story they want to share. Please visit the Crossing Borders website, and help us with this cause.
Request for Participation
1) The Crossing Borders Project is looking for participants in the Middle East areas. If interested, please email or leave a comment on this blog and I will contact you.
2) I am looking for bloggers to come together to generate a LARGE voice on American topics to help wake up our country and solve our problems.
Previous Projects
The "Crossing Borders Project" just finished the Florence, Italy project with American and Italian University students. Finished with Refugees and Palestinian Voices from the West Bank. The videos are posted on the CB website and on You Tube.
If we had a dime for every kooky, left-wing theory we've heard alleging some vast corporate conspiracy to exploit the treasures of the earth, destroy the environment and poison people with unknown carcinogens all while buying off politicians to cover their tracks, we would be rich. The problem, of course, is that sometimes the kooky conspiracy theories prove to be completely accurate.
Lets take the case of the $60 billion ag-chemicals powerhouse, Monsanto, and their controversial herbicide, Roundup as an example. For those who aren't familiar, Roundup Ready is Monsanto’s blockbuster weedkiller, credited with transforming U.S. agriculture, with a majority of farm production now using genetically modified seeds resistant to the chemical.
For years the company has assured farmers that their weed killing product was absolutely safe to use. As proof, Monsanto touted the approval of the chemical by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
That said, newly unsealed court documents released earlier today seemingly reveal a startling effort on the part of both Monsanto and the EPA to work in concert to kill and/or discredit independent, albeit inconvenient, cancer research conducted by the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)....more on this later.
But, before we get into the competing studies, here is a brief look at the 'extensive' work that Monsanto and the EPA did prior to originally declaring Roundup safe for use (hint: not much). As the excerpt below reveals, the EPA effectively declared Roundup safe for use without even conducting tests on the actual formulation, but instead relying on industry research on just one of the product's active ingredients.
For more please click on the link below.
I want my readers to be "aware" Not in Mainstream News: Please share about these findings and get people aware!
Talk about a country that really cares...talk about media blackout. The 110% of the value of the real-estate mortgage debt forgiveness will provide some stability. Although, many are still in other debt, it frees up some expenditures to payback the rest. Iceland decided to listen to the population and sideline the bankers and politicians after their actions in 2008 destroyed the economy. The bankers are the accused throughout Europe and the United States. It is refreshing to see a nation stand up for what is right
Did you read about this in any US news outlet including alternative news? I hardly think so.
I don't understand why the nations will not allow journalists to tell stores about what is going on in their countries. The people in Venezuela are suffering, starving and poverty is increasing. Violence is a reaction. The BBC makers of this documentary were deported after being caught with a camera.
Conflict in Asia is moving fast and difficult to analyze quickly. First of all, it is hard for me to trust mainstream given their admitted "fake news" with the NY Times. (video below this article). Taking what is out there for us to cypher through takes being there to really know the reality.
Second, North Korea launched a failed missile last week to show muscle strength. (video below). I doubt that NK has the weapons that can reach the west coast of the United States. The way they may be able to succeed is by the use of submarines. However, President Trump and other nations are attempting to peacefully hold them back through sanctions. We need to have a good relationship with South Korea and their election for a new president will be in the beginning of May. It would be best if Trump would wait to see who gets elected to understand their stance on the threat of conflict in that region. At this point, South Korea and Japan are quickly installing a THAAD anti-missle system to track and shoot down incoming rockets from hitting the ground. Surely, they feel the tension in the region. North Korea, regularly threatens Japan, but this time with other nations ships in the sea, they feel the threat has increased in possibilities.
I do not think that North Korea will launch a nuclear weapon, because to do this would be suicide for them and Kim Jung Un is an intelligent man. Culturally, he need to flex some muscles at this point. It is also important to be aware that the need to maintain ones identity in face of the perceived threat from the US, is culturally strong. When any nation, including the United States feels threatened, they will not just sit down and watch. As with any leader, the leader must show equal force to the threat and take a stand for his or her people and country.
China's foreign minister views our presence as a threat to the region and would like us to withdrawal our missiles and stated that the US and North Korea are like" two speeding trains hurtling towards each other", he revealed in his speech (video below) Yesterday, China continued to conduct training exercises near the Korean peninsula as their way of showing NK, to be careful. Although China requests that the US withdrawal our nuclear weapons, they
Many nations have felt threatened either perceived or real with the election of President Trump, after he decided to have a clear military presence of generals near his side. When military strength starts to become evident and flocked around, people get nervous keeping in mind the continuous military take incursions of other nations. Iraq is a good example of a war that has been continuous costing trillions of US dollars and killing thousands of people was based on lies that were admitted and yet that "war" that was said to have stopped rolls on and on. We have started wars over the bombing of the Trade Towers and yet, it is not yet proven without a doubt who was responsible and how the buildings fell down. The US is still in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and now Syria because of the US created (admitted) ISIS group, then Osama Bin Ladan, who does not exist anymore...or does he? (I had to throw that in there). Of course the other nations do not trust the US who flexes its muscles at whomever it desires to do so.
In the meantime, Iran is in the picture with the United States considering lifting sanctions on nuclear deals. (video below) while Russia warns the US if they attack North Korea (video below). Russia feels that moving the DPRK missiles is not a way to come to a peaceful resolution. I agree.
The UN Security Council warns NK from continuing with their nuclear tests or face sanctions while Russia moved troops and equipment to the NK border. (video below) It is time for Kim Jung Un to humble himself before his people and stop the testing of his weapons. He is surrounded by armies of many nations and to continue to do his testing could possibly be an act of suicide.
Now keep in mind that there has been an international problem with North Korea for a long time and this conflict has finally come to a head, hopefully they can resolve this problem peacefully.
As for Syria, they recently moved its warplanes to a Russian base in fear of US strikes. (today, 20 April). Nikki Haley the US ambassador to the United Nations said that "Regime Change in Syria is now a top priority for Trump." We knew that a regime change was the objective, and this is against Russia's desires. Note: Regime change was a concern 6 months and a year ago. It seems that Trump is keeping the same objectives as the past presidents of the US. (video's below)
Venezuela is in the middle of a huge economic crisis the people stand in line for hours to acquire what little food is on the shelves. Rioting hits the streets daily. The people are fed up and yet, unlike Arab Spring, there is a media blackout.
This is an example of how independent news can get a bad rap. He does uncover some things, and somehow has a ton of money to report...but doing this? Is not creditable for the battle against MSM.
This is an example of how independent news can get a bad rap. He does uncover some things, and somehow has a ton of money to report...but doing this? Is not creditable for the battle against MSM.
On 28 April, I was putting tags on this blog, when I noticed that this clip was taken off the air. Why?
Sorry folks, it is not here anymore.
Is this real? He realizes that he snapped, but still plans on killing another person? he is talking about shaming, not going to work etc...strange. I feel like something is off here with the media. If they could catch an independent journalist reporting in the field, streaming live, then why could they not find this shooter?
What is an ex- war photojournalist supposed to do after they are finished reporting on the wars? The media has changed, newspapers are closing and do not replace their photographers. If a photojournalist has a news job, they hold on to it with dear life and most of the time reporting on the things that our corrupt media will let us report on. They are paid by the big buck corporations, as is our government.
Times are changing. I still have the "need" to be involved in what is going on in our world with the conflicts, politics and news it is in my blood. I write about these things now as are so many others. I see injustice, corruption, senseless killings, changes in the U.S. laws and civil rights, corrupt foreign policies, censorship, attacks on journalists and whistle blowers and watch the arrests of photographers and journalists. I see fear in most of my fellow citizens eyes, the failing economy, failing health system, failing and unsafe food system and a threat to the very soil from pesticides and GMO's.
I see corporate pay-offs, CEO's hopping from one company to another receiving an enormous pay while taking more away from the already poor. I see only service jobs available with misleading employment numbers and delusion the American public.
I see propaganda likened to the days of Fascism increasing each day. What gets me, is that people are buying it. In the end, I started photography tours...with private and group instructions any takers?
For almost 9 years I covered the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians living, breathing the situation and smelling the olive trees. I moved to Florence, Italy, among more olive trees and continue to work on photography workshops, consulting and photography. My life is in a continual learning phase, at this time, I am trying to sharpen my documentary skills, do Italian weddings, Shoot in Food and Fashion!
