December 28, 2018
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UK: New ‘secure school’ as part of wave of new children’s prisons
The Government has announced its plans to create a new ‘Secure School’ that will lock up children aged 12-17 as part of a bigger programme to construct more purpose-built secure schools in the coming years ahead. Continue reading
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Trump’s visit to Iraq and Washington’s never-ending war in the Middle East
Donald Trump’s brief, unannounced visit to Iraq on the day after Christmas was staged with a patent political motive. His appearance with assembled troops—for a grand total of 45 minutes—was aimed at shoring up support within the Pentagon as well as among rank-and-file soldiers in the wake of the resignation in protest of his defense… Continue reading
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Trump Extricates Himself from the Trap in Syria, Abandoning the Kurds By Dimitri Minin
It is not only many members of the US establishment who have labeled President Trump’s order to withdraw America’s forces (2,200 troops) from Syria as a betrayal, but also the allies of the United States. They claim that Trump is throwing the Syrian Kurds under the bus and leaving Israel in a state of “strategic… Continue reading
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Trump’s Troop Pullout Not Peace, More Imperialist Reconfiguration
President Trump’s sudden call for US troops to withdraw from Syria and Afghanistan has left many observers scratching their heads. Continue reading
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Labour and anti-Semitism in 2018: The truth behind the relentless smear campaign against Corbyn By Jonathan Cook
Bombarded by disinformation campaigns, many British Jews are being misled into seeing Corbyn as a threat rather than as the best hope of innoculating Britain against the resurgence of right-wing anti-Semitism menace Continue reading
The New Dark Age 