November 14, 2018
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United States Will Bring Assange to US in Chains By Ann Garrison
It appears increasingly likely Wikileaks founder and publisher Julian Assange will wind up in the clutches of the U.S. government. Continue reading
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Washington’s Weak Hand in Syria By Tony Cartalucci
The United States – stretched by global wars of aggression, decades-long military occupations, and significantly diminished geopolitical clout – finds itself depending more on political ploys than producing any meaningful military or diplomatic leverage. Continue reading
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Decoding the Hypersonic Putin on a Day of Remembrance By Pepe Escobar
Much to the horror of the US establishment, Macron proposes a real “European army” capable of autonomous self-defense side by side with a “real security dialogue with Russia.” Continue reading
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Media Lens: The Filter Bubble – Owen Jones And Con Coughlin
The nightmare version of ‘news’ is maintained by a corporate ‘filter bubble’ that blocks facts, ideas and sources that challenge state-corporate control of politics, economics and culture. It is maintained by a mixture of ruthless high-level control and middle- and lower-level compromise, conformity and self-serving blindness. Continue reading
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Global Breaking News on GMOs and Pesticides 14 November 2018
14 November 2018 — Sustainable Pulse Editors’ picks New Study Finds Harmful Agricultural Pesticides in Rural New York State Homes Despite the existence of chemical-free methods to eradicate pests, Americans use more than a billion pounds of agricultural pesticides per year. These chemicals are mostly out of sight and out of mind to unsuspecting homeowners, Continue reading
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America’s Withdrawal From The INF Treaty: Clear Reasons And Ulterior Motives By Vladimir KOZIN
This year, the US has started to stress its intention of withdrawing from the 1987 INF Treaty not just because of Russia’s alleged non-compliance with it, but also because Asia has such delivery systems, particularly China. Donald Trump’s national security advisor, John Bolton, outlined Washington’s position during a recent visit to Moscow. The same message… Continue reading
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Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Meet with New UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and UN Commission of Inquiry on Return Protests in Geneva
On Monday, 12 November 2018, lawyer Raji Sourani, Director of the Palestinian center for Human Rights (PCHR) and ‘Issam Younis, Director of al-Mezan Center for Human Rights, met with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. That was the first meeting to be held between the Palestinian human rights organizations and the new High Commissioner,… Continue reading
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Israeli forces continue systematic crimes in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) 8-13 November 2018
14 November 2018 — PCHR (08 – 13 November 2018) New Israeli Military Esclation in the Gaza Strip: – The Israeli warplanes carried out dozens of airstrikes, launching 197 missiles at civilian buildings and military sites belonging to Palestinian Armed Groups. – 2 Palestinian civilians were killed and 20 others were wounded, including 5 children and 4 Continue reading
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The Statewatch Library & Archive Launch
The Statewatch Library & Archive is being launched on Thursday 22 November 2018 at May Day Rooms in London: 18.00 -20.00: If you would like to come to the Launch please send us an email with “LAUNCH” in the subject line to: office@statewatch.org Continue reading
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The Short War With Gaza Exposed Israel’s Weakness By Moon of Alabama – Updated
On Sunday night Israeli special forces broke the ceasefire by invading Gaza under disguise. Such incursions happen quite often but are usually left unreported. The invaders wore civilian clothing and some were cloaked as women. Their cars arrived at the house of a local Qassam commander but suspicious guards held them up. A firefight ensued… Continue reading
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John Bolton Wins “Defender of Israel” Award from Zionist Lobby Group that Helped Appoint Him By Whitney Webb
The ZOA, Bolton’s enthusiastic sponsor, led the campaign to remove former National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster from his post after railing against McMaster’s “anti-Israel” positions, most notably his support for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran nuclear deal. Continue reading
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Macron and Facebook announce joint social media censorship plan in France By Alex Lantier
On Monday, less than a week after he provoked disgust among working people in France and beyond, by praising France’s Nazi-collaborationist dictator, Philippe Pétain, French President Emmanuel Macron held meetings with Facebook to plan the censoring of social media in France. Continue reading
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Facebook deletes WSWS post on Sri Lanka By Andre Damon
On Monday, Facebook removed a post on Sri Lanka by the World Socialist Web Site’s official Tamil-language Facebook page. The alleged reason was violation of unspecified restrictions in Facebook’s “community standards,” which is no explanation at all. Continue reading
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The destroyers of Libya are now ‘for Libya’ By Manlio Dinucci
After Emmanuel Macron’s failure to solve the Libyan crisis, it’s now Giuseppe Conte’s turn to take a shot at it. It’s true that Rome is better placed than Paris, insofar as it enjoys the support of the White House. However, there is little chance that any progress of any sort will be made, since these… Continue reading
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