May 21, 2018
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Arms Manufacturers Use Israel’s Massacres in Gaza to Test New Technology
As the Israeli military mows down unarmed Palestinian protesters, arms trade expert Andrew Feinstein explains how weapons companies use Gaza as a laboratory to test new products and rake in profits Continue reading
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UK: Tories seek to defuse anger over Grenfell fire ahead of official public inquiry By Robert Stevens
The 156-page report, published more than 11 months after last June’s fire that killed at least 72 people, was denounced by the Grenfell families and other campaigners. Continue reading
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Venezuela News Links 21 May 2018
21 May 2018 — williambowles.info Venezuela’s Maduro wins presidential vote boycotted by opposition https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/05/venezuela-maduro-wins-presidential-vote-boycotted-opposition-180521024447255.html Venezuela election result: Socialist leader Nicolas Maduro wins by landslide in vote criticised as illegitimate http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/venezuela-election-latest-results-maduro-vote-win-landslide-turnout-a8360791.html Continue reading
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The Rich Have an Escape Plan – RAI with Rana Foroohar (5/6)
On Reality Asserts Itself, Ms. Foroohar says many wealthy people understand that the climate crisis, deep recession and war are real threats, but they believe “apres moi le deluge [after me comes the floods];” the Financial Times columnist and author of “Makers and Takers” says many of the rich have escape plans thinking “they can… Continue reading
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Iran News Links 20-21 May 2018
21 May 2018 — williambowles.info Europe Has the Potential to Preserve the JCPOA, But Does It Have the Political Will as Well? http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/Europe-Has-the-Potential-to-Preserve-the-JCPOA-But-Does-It-Have-the-Political-Will-as-Well-.htm Europe’s Efforts to Preserve the JCPOA and Political Identity http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/Europe-s-Efforts-to-Preserve-the-JCPOA-and-Political-Identity.htm Continue reading
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Gaza News Links 17-21 May 2018
21 May 2018 10:04:43 — williambowles.info Zionism: the history of a contested word https://www.opendemocracy.net/jonathan-shamir/zionism-history-of-contested-word The UK Is Complicit in Israel’s Violence http://novaramedia.com/2018/05/21/the-uk-is-complicit-in-israels-violence/ Continue reading
The New Dark Age 