Developer behind the Dakota Access pipeline shelled out $15 million to North Dakota for policing protests

Associated Press/James MacPherson DAPL developer picks up the tab for North Dakota’s policing costs — and it ain’t cheap. Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners wired the state $ 15 million Thursday to help cover law enforcement expenses associated with the protests over the Dakota Access Pipeline. The funds will help alleviate the more than $ 22 […]

Mosul shelled indiscriminately, refugees forced through ‘horrendous’ filtration – HRW

The Mosul siege, supposed to liberate people from ISIS, poses a grave threat to civilians, while those who manage to flee the indiscriminate shelling are forced through a poorly organized jihadist filtering process, a senior HRW official told RT. Iraqi troops have been systematically using heavy artillery and crude improvised rocket-assisted munitions (IRAM) in the […]