Syria: 'Chemical attack' in Syria draws international outrage - take action

A suspected chemical attack in Syria has drawn international condemnation, with the United States, France and Britain all pointing the finger at President Bashar al-Assad's forces.

At least 58 people, including 11 children, were killed in the rebel-held Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib province on Tuesday, doctors and a monitor said.

The United Nations said it would investigate the bombing raid as a possible war crime, and an emergency Security Council meeting was scheduled for Wednesday.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attack caused many people to choke or faint, and some to foam from the mouth, citing medical sources who described the symptoms as signs that gas was used.

Note EU-Digest: Shame on our governments and to those of us who rather prefer to stick their heads in the sand than taking any action against war and injustice. What is happening in Syria is not only evil, but a disgrace, blemishing the leaders of Russia, the US , the EU, Britain, France, and Syria, Their leaders don't seem to have the will and courage to end this totally horrendous and cruel war. 

At least we as concerned citizens of the world can flood the e-mail boxes of those Nations and leaders who are actively involved in these crimes against humanity,  in protests To help you along here are some of the links to e-mail addresses for: the White House : https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/, The EU: https://ec.europa.eu/info/contact_en, Russia: http://government.ru/en/letters/form/ , Britain: https://www.gov.uk/contact/govuk, France: https://www.opengovpartnership.org/country/france/contact, Syria:  http://portal.egov.sy/contact_us.en_contactus/en/0/ /module.page.html . 

It will take very little of your time, but at least you will do humanity a service. Also please pass this along. 

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US Presidential Elections: United States: Primary Lunacy - by Beat Guldimann

With the Democratic and Republican primaries in full swing, the spectacle on American TV screens could not be more entertaining, even outrageous.

Democrats have a choice between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. She is the incarnation of the Clinton Dynasty, keen on creating an air of inevitability.

But she comes with a lot of baggage that makes her intrinsically unworthy of trust.

Sanders has long been regarded as an independent “socialist” (by American standards) dinosaur who just recently decided to re-join the Democratic Party to have a shot at the White House, very remote as that prospect always seemed.

However, his call to “start a new American revolution” has received a remarkably positive reaction in the Democratic electorate.

Republicans will most likely have to choose between Trump, Cruz and Rubio, now all frontrunners. Unlike the Democrats, it appears as if the Republicans have shed their “dynasty” issue, with “princeling” Jeb Bush completely missing his launch.

(That, of course, makes Hillary’s dynastic factor all the more problematic for Democrats. Their party certainly is supposed to be less stodgy than the Republicans.)

Trump is a pure populist who will do and say anything, without filter, that might get him his next trophy. He is a self-centered narcissist who believes he can buy the Presidency because he is “really, really rich” and comes up with completely outrageous ideas that will never see the light of day.

What is different this time is how many angry voters have decided to participate in the early stages of the U.S. election.

And they gravitate to both extremes: to Sanders in the Democratic and to Trump in the Republican camp. Their rhetoric is a telltale echo reflecting the void of the shattered American Dream.

Note EU-Digest: The huge win of both Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump in New Hampshire shows the US voter is totally fed-up with the political establishment, most, if not all, funded by Corporate Super Pacts, and an American economy where 1 percent of the population controls all the wealth. As crazy as this may sound - if the corporate supported political status quo is maintained, it could eventually lead to either a popular revolution, or God forbid, maybe even an unthinkable military take over. Anger of the US voter in both parties has unfortunately become the common denominator.

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