Need To Know News From G. Edward Griffin

Published: Wed, 04/19/17

G. Edward Griffin's Essential News & Analysis
 
 
Long Island, New York: MS-13 gang violence appears to be responsible for the murders of four teens who were brutally beaten and hacked to death with machetes. The US war on drugs and drug prohibition draws criminals seeking to dominate the highly profitable black market. [...]
 
 
Arizona: Representative Jesus Rubalcava, a legislator and elementary school teacher, wrote on Facebook that he wanted to punch his colleague, Debbie Lesko, in the throat, which is considered to be a death blow. [...]
 
 
Dr. David Brownstein says that the two-dose vaccine for chicken pox does lower the rate of that childhood illness. However, shingles, which is a painful recurrence of chickenpox, mostly in adults, has become an epidemic that is directly related to the vaccine. Shingles is far more serious and life-threatening than chicken pox. [...]
 
 
WikiLeaks has disclosed that, in 2012, Hillary Clinton's policy adviser, Jake Sullivan, sent her an email declaring, “AQ [Al-Qaeda] is on our side in Syria” which confirms that Clinton knew from the beginning that the US and Al Qaeda were working together in Syria. [...]
 
 
Turkey: A national referendum won by a slim majority, 51% to 49%, gives dictatorial power to President Erdogan by replacing the parliamentary system with an executive presidency. The term limits for Erdogan will be extended, he will be able to directly appoint top public officials, the president will decide whether to impose a state of emergency, and he will have the power to override the judiciary. [...]
 
 
Dr. Kang Lee headed a pair of studies at the University of Toronto that he says show that all babies are biased in favor of their own race even when they are just six months old. Commentator, Tucker Carlson, warns that the studies will legitimize government becoming even more deeply involved in teaching attitudes to children and will further diminish the role of parents and families. [...]
 
 
Advertisements creating fear over the possibility that lower drug prices will lead to lower quality and drug reactions have been appearing in newspapers to diminish support for new bills designed to lower drug prices. These ads were placed organizations that have ties to the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, which wants to keep drug prices high. [...]
 
 
A leaked email shows that a Google contractor was directed to demote InfoWars' search results by rating it as "low to medium" in quality, regardless of content or public interest. That rating prevents sites from being listed as top choices when people search a topic. [...]