November 2018
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Be Afraid … Be Very Afraid! By John Rachel
Alarm, fear, panic, hysteria, dread are loose in Washington DC. Here are sample headlines which sum up why our lawmakers have emptied the shelves of smelling salts in the local apothecaries Continue reading
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Bipartisan panel: US must prepare for “horrendous,” “devastating” war with Russia and China By Andre Damon
A bipartisan commission appointed by Congress issued a lengthy report Tuesday backing the Pentagon’s plans to prepare for a “great-power” war against Russia, China, or both, making clear that the Trump administration’s belligerent policies are shared by the Democratic Party. Continue reading
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Countering Washington’s Confrontation By Brian Cloughley
The United States continues to brandish its military power all round the globe and has recently been concentrating on confronting Russia and China. Its policy and deployments were explained by the US Air Force Secretary in September when she declared that Washington felt threatened because “Less than a week ago Russia began the largest exercise… Continue reading
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Yemen’s Condemnation of Washington, London & Paris
There was something grotesque and repugnant about US President Donald Trump conducting the ritual pardoning of a plump turkey for the annual American Thanksgiving holiday this weekend. In the same week, a British charity reported 85,000 children under the age of five have died from malnutrition in the war in Yemen. Continue reading
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At least 85,000 child deaths in Yemen highlight Saudi-US-UK war crimes By Mike Head
A new estimate by the aid agency Save the Children that 85,000 children have died of hunger since in Yemen since Saudi Arabia’s US-backed bombings of the country began in 2015 underscores the criminal character of Washington’s sponsorship of this horrific slaughter. Continue reading
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Corbyn auditions for government before big business and intelligence agencies By Robert Stevens
Once denied access to critical intelligence briefings on the basis that he was deemed by many in ruling circles as a threat to “national security,” Corbyn has met with both the UK’s main intelligence agencies in recent weeks. After first meeting the domestic agency, MI5, for a briefing on the struggle against “extremism,” he then… Continue reading
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A secret court reverses the British government’s decision to make two men stateless
Citizenship-stripping is a practice that should have died with Nazi Germany. Instead, we find that the modern day British government is destroying the lives of British citizens at the stroke of a pen. We must abolish this power and pay compensation to its victims if we ever want to live in a truly free society… Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report 22 November 2018: House Dem Leaders Shun Medicare For All; RussiaGate is a Fool’s Game; The Amazon Robbery, #Protect Mueller is Liberal Fascism
22 November 2018 — Black Agenda Report New Democratic House Leaders Steer Clear of Medicare For All – Bruce A. Dixon, BAR managing editor Unlike Republicans who repealed Obamacare 54 times when they held only the House, Democrats have no spirit to fight, to create persuasive theater, unless it benefits their campaign investors Continue reading
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IRR News (8 – 21 November)
As we document in our calendar of racism and resistance, the last few weeks have been momentous for campaigners; with dedicated work achieving significant gains. Not only has the government announced that Campsfield House immigration removal centre in Oxfordshire will close down, but an inquiry into the Gangs Matrix carried out by the Information Commissioner… Continue reading
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Trump Claims He Knows “Nothing” About the Julian Assange He Cited Hundreds of Times During in His Campaign By Whitney Webb
Footage of Trump mentioning WikiLeaks and its releases over 140 times in October 2016 alone has since resurfaced, suggesting that Trump’s recent claims of ignorance in regard to Assange and WikiLeaks are insincere at best Continue reading
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Israeli forces continue systematic crimes in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) 18-21 November 2018
22 November 2018 — PCHR (14 – 21 November 2018) Israeli Forces Killed a Fisherman in the Northern Gaza Strip Israeli forces continued to use excessive force against unarmed civilians and peaceful protestors in the Gaza Strip – 113 civilians, including 25 children, 3 women, 3 journalists, and 6 paramedics were wounded. Continue reading
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Hope against history for Gaza ceasefire By Omar Karmi
Negotiations for a longer term indirect ceasefire agreement between Palestinian factions in Gaza led by Hamas and Israel, mediated by Egypt, the UN and (to some degree) Qatar, seemed to be bearing fruit. Continue reading
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Assange’s Persecution Highlights Dangers to the Freedom of Speech and Free Media By Philip M. Giraldi
If you are a journalist and you discover something that is clearly unethical, and possibly even illegal, and you choose to report it what happens next? Well, you could win a Pulitzer Prize or, on the other hand, you might wind up hiding in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London for six years. Continue reading
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State control and repression of dissent in Britain through legislation and policing methods By Sarah Pickard
There has been a move towards tougher legislation, ambiguous terminology, lower thresholds and legislation allowing police greater rights, together with an escalation of militaristic forms of policing in recent years. Continue reading
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US used misinformation, intimidation to secure OPCW vote it sought, says envoy
THE HAGUE, November 21. /TASS/. The United States engaged in a campaign of misinformation and intimidation of small nations to secure the result it needed in the vote on financing an OPCW attribution mechanism, Russian Permanent Representative to the OPCW Alexander Shulgin told journalists on Wednesday. Continue reading
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Liar Liar By John Steppling
Trump grew up with an abusive authoritarian father, one who humiliated and belittled the boy Trump, and the world of that boy was one of cruelty and abuse. And if that is the only world you know growing up, that is the world you will see everywhere around you later. And the only way to… Continue reading
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You Can Always Tell By S.Artesian
Leading indicator: Here’s how you know when an upturn in the economy is beyond its peak, has run its course; that the wolf at the door is actually a bear; that it’s time to head for the exits before they get nailed shut; that the next big thing in this world of, by, and for… Continue reading
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A Strategy of War Crimes, Killing Civilians to Win a War – Daniel Ellsberg on RAI (10/12
General Curtis LaMay, who directed the firebombing and nuclear attacks on Japan said, “War is killing people, when you kill enough of them, the other guy quits” – quotes Daniel Ellsberg on Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay (inc. transcript). Continue reading
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Gaza as Israel’s Military Training Ground: Selected Stories
21 November 2018 — Global Research U.S Green Party Urges International Criminal Court to Prosecute Israel for Crimes Against Palestinians By Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese Members of the delegation understand they have a responsibility to act and to educate others in the United States about the truth of the violent Israeli occupation of Palestine and apartheid state. Read more… Continue reading
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