December 2017
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NYT Prints Government-Funded Propaganda About Government-Funded Propaganda By Adam Johnson
An op-ed by the president of the right-wing human rights group Freedom House, published in the New York Times Monday (12/11/17)—later boosted by New York Times chief White House correspondent Peter Baker—warned of the menace of “commentators, trolls, bots, false news sites and propaganda,” and their negative effects on democracy. Missing from its analysis was… Continue reading
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Russia or Corporate Tax Cuts: Which Would Comcast Rather MSNBC Cover? By Eoin Higgins
At the beginning of December, liberal TV hosts Chris Hayes and Rachel Maddow—the anchors of MSNBC‘s primetime schedule—were confronted with ever-escalating breaking news. In the span of a week, from December 1 through December 7, President Donald Trump shrank two national monuments, recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, saw his travel ban upheld by… Continue reading
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Forced Privatization of The Greek Port of Piraeus, One Year Later
Dimitri Lascaris in Greece, speaks with Giogros Gogos, general Secretary of the Dockworkers Union at the Port of Piraeus. The Troika forced the privatization of 67% of Port of Piraeus, this means that the most secure and lucrative asset in Greece, that could have generated money to pay the debt, is now the hands of… Continue reading
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Deadlock for Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process? Selected Articles
9 December 2017 — Global Research In view of Trump’s recent declaration of Jerusalem as capital of Israel, contesting reactions arose from different civil societies. This unlawful act resulted in mass protests in Palestine condemning Trump and his uninhibited decisions. Are we approaching a cul-de-sac in Israeli-Palestinian rapprochement? Read our selection of articles below and share it far and Continue reading
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Google hiring 10,000 reviewers to censor YouTube content By Zaida Green
Google is escalating its campaign of internet censorship, announcing that it will expand its workforce of human censors to over 10,000, the internet giant announced on December 4. The censors’ primary focus will be videos and other content on YouTube, its video-sharing platform, but will work across Google to censor content and train its automated… Continue reading
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Engaging North Korea II: Evidence from the Clinton Administration
The Clinton administration made plans for war against North Korea during the 1994 nuclear crisis. While U.S. officials believed they could “undoubtedly win,” however, they also understood “war involves many casualties,” according to documents posted today by the George Washington University-based National Security Archive. Continue reading
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The Anti-Empire Report #153 By William Blum – Published December 5th, 2017
The Cold War strategist, George Kennan, wrote prophetically: “Were the Soviet Union to sink tomorrow under the waters of the ocean, the American military-industrial establishment would have to go on, substantially unchanged, until some other adversary could be invented. Anything else would be an unacceptable shock to the American economy.” Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report 7 December 2017
7 December 2017 — Black Agenda Report Slavery in Libya A Surprise? You Weren’t Reading Black Agenda Report Bruce A. Dixon, BAR managing editor Black Agenda Report covered the catastrophic US intervention ion Libya with over 60 articles since 2011… this is why Google censors us as “fake news”… Continue reading
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Media Downplay Class Warfare as 'GOP Victory' By Ben Norton
The fallacy of “neutral,” “both sides” journalism rings loud and clear in corporate media reporting on the Republican Party’s tax plan. The GOP bill, passed by the Senate in the early hours of December 2 and described by major media outlets as a “tax cut,” is in reality an explicit handout to large companies and… Continue reading
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Crisis in the Middle East, Change of Alliances? Selected Articles
6 December 2017 — Global Research Trump Gives Away Jerusalem to Settle $100m Campaign Debt By Hans Stehling, December 06, 2017 In a politically motivated move the repercussions of which will incite anger throughout the world, Donald Trump the elected President of the United States has made a dangerous decision, so stupidly inept as to be unbelievable, that could Continue reading
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‘This Is Very Much a US/Saudi War on Yemen By Janine Jackson
More than a half million children suffer from severe acute malnutrition, and millions more lack access to any healthcare at all. This while Yemen faces an outbreak of cholera that’s being called possibly the worst in history. Yet Americans have heard little about what’s happening in Yemen, and still less about how it relates to… Continue reading
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'This Is Very Much a US/Saudi War on Yemen By Janine Jackson
More than a half million children suffer from severe acute malnutrition, and millions more lack access to any healthcare at all. This while Yemen faces an outbreak of cholera that’s being called possibly the worst in history. Yet Americans have heard little about what’s happening in Yemen, and still less about how it relates to… Continue reading
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COLDTYPE Issue 150 December 2017 – is now on line
6 December 2017 — Coldtype Continue reading
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Video: Trump's Jerusalem Embassy Move Was Long in the Works
President Trump will recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the American embassy there. Ali Abunimah of the Electronic Intifada says years of US policy set the stage. (inc. transcript) Continue reading
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Video: Trump’s Jerusalem Embassy Move Was Long in the Works
President Trump will recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the American embassy there. Ali Abunimah of the Electronic Intifada says years of US policy set the stage. (inc. transcript) Continue reading
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Selected Articles: Israel Upped Its Status as Warmonger
5 December 2017 — Global Research Escalated Israeli Aggression on Syria: Begging for War By Stephen Lendman, December 05, 2017 On Monday evening, for the second time in three days, an Israeli warplane flying illegally in Lebanese airspace fired multiple missiles at Syria’s Jamarya military facility and research center, northwest of Damascus. Continue reading
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Is Trump Contemplating Nuclear War against North Korea? Selected Articles
4 December 2017 — Global Research Will Trump Launch a Nuclear Holocaust? US Hysteria Blooms in Wake of North Korean Missile Splashdown By William Boardman, December 03, 2017 The most dangerous thing about the North Korean missile launch is the reaction of the unprincipled, under-informed, white identity extremist sitting in the Oval Office. If there’s a nuclear war coming Continue reading
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Video Empire Files: Death & Biostitutes – The US Opioid Crisis
With the US government failing to address the opioid crisis, one law firm has taken to a massive lawsuit. Head of that case is Mike Papantonio, who also won major lawsuits against big tobacco, chemical corporations and more. Abby Martin interviews him about this new suit, and why he is pushing for many executives to… Continue reading
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US and South Korea Begging for War with North Korea. Preparation for Military Onslaught under Operation “Vigilant Ace” By Carla Stea
On November 23, the U.S. and South Korea confirmed that they will be deploying yet another menacing military demonstration against North Korea, with 230 aircraft, including F-22 Raptor stealth fighters and F-35 aircraft, 12,000 U.S. personnel, with the participation of the U.S. marines and navy. This preparation for military onslaught against the DPRK, called “Vigilant… Continue reading
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The Uncounted: debunking Pentagon claims that few civilians have died in airstrikes
The Pentagon claims that its air war against ISIS is one of the most accurate in history and that the 14,000 US airstrikes in Iraq have killed only 89 civilians – those not listed are here called ‘The Uncounted’. Continue reading
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